Down 3.2% on a down day: the S&P 500 is down 4.4% and 9 in 10 stocks are lower; health care stocks are down 5.2%; fertilizer stocks and telecom stocks rose.
Rose on Nov 4
Up 10% on Nov 4, a up day for the market: the S&P 500 rose 2%, 71% of stocks rose, and medical device stocks a median 7%.
MMM's Quality Score fell 4 points on Thu, Nov 5, to 13.
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| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 4 |
TodayOn a down day.
Fri Nov 13: Ex-dividend, $0.78 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 11.
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
MMM is #13 of 85 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: MMM -2.9%, GMED -0.1%, SOLV -0.8%.
Expected to report Tue Jan 19, before the open (in 75 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $6.6B, 1% more than a year ago; a profit of $2.63 a share, from $1.55.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
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| Safety and Industrial | $3.2B | $2.9B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 20)
| Measure | Figure |
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| Adjusted organic sales growth | 3.5% |
Sales fell 5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.12 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Oct 20, 2026 | +0.6% | +5.8% | +6.7% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | +6.3% | +7.3% | +12.0% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | +0.2% | -1.9% | -3.7% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $25B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 61% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $3.12 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $1.6B a year |
| Free cash flow | $2.7B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 2 years |
5 insiders sold $4.3M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
9 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: MMM is 1.6% of JEPI, 0.4% of VYM, and 0.2% of SPYI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
3M, a multinational conglomerate founded in 1902, sells tens of thousands of products ranging from sponges to respirators. The firm is well known for its extensive research and development capabilities and for pioneering new uses for its proprietary technologies. 3M has three business segments: safety and industrial (around 44% of revenue), transportation and electronics (36%), and consumer (20%). The firm recently spun off its healthcare business, now known as Solventum. Nearly half of 3M's revenue comes from outside the Americas.
MMM scores 13 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #13 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 10% on Nov 4, a up day for the market: the S&P 500 rose 2%, 71% of stocks rose, and medical device stocks a median 7%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
MMM scores 13 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #13 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MMM's 13.
5 insiders sold $4.3M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Rodriguez Beatriz Karina Chavez, Group President, who sold $663K on Aug 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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