CLAIM #42627 · 3M Company (MMM) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 21, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2026
“Alongside growth, we will improve productivity in our supply chain and G&A to more than offset investments, stranded costs and anticipated tariff impacts, resulting in margin expansion in 2026.”
Anurag Maheshwari · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Full-year operating margin (or adjusted operating margin), fiscal year 2026
It came true if: FY2026 operating margin higher than FY2025 reported operating margin
Where: Company income statement / earnings release segment and margin disclosures (10-K and Q4 2026 earnings call)
In context
“ct free cash flow conversion of greater than 100% with absolute free cash flow dollars being higher reflecting the increase in earnings. Please turn to Slide 9. This updated 2025 guidance is ahead of the initial guidance set at the beginning of the year and positions us well to achieve the financial commitments we made at our Investor Day earlier this year. For 2026, we will provide formal guidance on our Q4 earnings call in January, but our framework remains consistent with what we communicated at our Investor Day in February. Growth above macro, continued margin expansion and earnings growth and strong free cash flow generation. While the macroeconomic outlook is uncertain, we will outperform by scaling commercial excellence across all business units and leveraging new product launches. Alongside growth, we will improve productivity in our supply chain and G&A to more than offset investments, stranded costs and anticipated tariff impacts, resulting in margin expansion in 2026. For EPS, we expect operational performance to be the primary driver of earnings growth similar to this year. Nonoperational performance will be influenced by changes in interest rates and FX while tax rates should remain stable and share buybacks will continue to be accretive. Finally, we continue to expect to deliver cash flow conversion that exceeds 100%. Before we open the call for questions, I would like to acknowledge and thank the 3M team for their strong commitment to operational and commercial excellence and focus on delivering improvement day after day. Our performance to date and opportunities ahead of us provides us with increased confidence in delivering on our updated 2025 guidance and commitments we laid out at the Investor Day. With that, let's open the line for questions.”
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SEC filings for MMM ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q3 earnings call.