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CLAIM #42727 · 3M Company (MMM) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 21, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026

Again, I think CE, or consumer electronics, may soften a little bit. But we are seeing better trajectory and growth in the data center and the semiconductor business.

William Brown · CEO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2026 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Electronics segment (TEBG) organic growth trajectory, specifically relative performance of consumer electronics vs. data center/semiconductor sub-businesses

It came true if: Company commentary or disclosed segment data shows data center/semiconductor growth outpacing consumer electronics, with consumer electronics growth flat-to-declining, over the remaining quarters of fiscal 2026

Where: Quarterly earnings call management commentary and segment disclosures (10-Q/10-K) for Transportation and Electronics segment

In context

bout weakness in consumer electronics. So does that mean that we are offsetting consumer electronics into the second half? William Brown: Yes, Andrew, it's exactly what's happened and will happen. In fact, when you -- again, when you discern with TEBG, just in Q1, I mean they were flattish, but half of the business was up mid-single digits and half the business was down mid-single digits. And you can really isolate that in the 2 areas, which is auto, auto OEE and commercial vehicles, and consumer electronics. So we show in our slides that electronics as a whole is flattish. What you see there is you see very strong semiconductor, data center business offsetting a weaker consumer electronics business. As we look at the balance of the year, we see electronics start to get modestly positive. Again, I think CE, or consumer electronics, may soften a little bit. But we are seeing better trajectory and growth in the data center and the semiconductor business. Andrew Obin: And Bill, just to follow up on that. At CES, you showcased some pivot in strategy on consumer electronics. You've also talked to your analyst -- your first Analyst Day about the need to rebuild the R&D pipeline, particularly on the electronics side. Can you just talk about how these two internal initiatives impacting your growth and the growth trajectory over the next 12 months, let's say? William Brown: Yes, that's a great question. I mean, we're putting a lot of time and effort into making sure we have good new product introductions in consumer electronics, both for the premium segment as well as for the mainstream segment. Wendy has been talking about this quite a bit. We are seeing good traction here. Unfortunately, the market isn't cooperating with us. We do see a greate

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