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CLAIM #42725 · 3M Company (MMM) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 21, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026

What we've seen so far and expect is about $125 million of cost increase there, which are offsetting into pricing. As I mentioned earlier on that we expect about a 50 basis point uplift on price coming from that oil-based exposure.

William Brown · CEO

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How to check this claim

Look at: Oil-based raw material cost increase (polychem exposure) and corresponding price uplift

It came true if: Disclosed/implied cost increase approximately $125 million AND price uplift approximately 50 basis points (within +/- 20% of stated figures)

Where: Management commentary on subsequent earnings calls / 10-K raw material cost commentary

In context

or a little bit of the input cost that goes up, so I guess it gets spread between the two, Joe, to be honest. Our objective right now is to continue driving what we control on the NPI commercial excellence continue to outperform the macro and drive more productivity so that we don't have to use the contingency in the second half. William Brown: And Joe, on the oil price, the way we look at it is really two pieces. One is on the supply side. The other is demand. And on the supply side, we have about 45% of our cost of goods is raw materials and about 1/3 of that -- so it's about $6 billion of raw material spend. And about 1/3 of that is its basis in polychem. So it's ethylene, it's propylene, esters, acrylates, all those various things. And we are seeing some upward cost pressure on that. What we've seen so far and expect is about $125 million of cost increase there, which are offsetting into pricing. As I mentioned earlier on that we expect about a 50 basis point uplift on price coming from that oil-based exposure. How that affects the overall macro economy? What's going to happen with consumer spending, auto? I mean that's still all unfolding as we speak and depending upon what happens in the Middle East, but that's our current assumption as we speak today. Joseph O'Dea: Got it. And then just on the transportation, electronics commercial excellence program, can you talk about where you are on that trajectory? I think you started to see traction in SIBG last year, and that continues, but just the efforts that are underway. And as we think about the growth acceleration, just any quantification of how you're thinking about commercial excellence contributing to better T&E growth as you move through the year? William Brown: Yes. So it's a good question. I mean, they're doing a great job on this. They're

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SEC filings for MMM · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.