3M (NYSE:MMM) reported quarterly earnings of $1.83 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.80 by 1.72 percent. This is a 8.93 percent increase over earnings of $1.68 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.000 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $6.012 billion by 0.20 percent. This is a 3.31 percent increase over sales of $5.808 billion the same period last year.