3M

American multinational corporation
Organization conglomerate Q159433
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 10 annual filings
Revenue
$24.95B
▲ 1.5% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$3.25B
▼ 22.1% YoY FY2025
Assets
$37.73B
▼ 5.4% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$6.00
▼ 20.5% YoY FY2025
$0.00$9.72B$19.45B$29.17B$38.89B FY2016: $30.11B · NI $5.05B (16.8% margin)FY2017: $31.66B · NI $4.86B (15.3% margin)FY2018: $32.77B · NI $5.35B (16.3% margin)FY2019: $32.14B · NI $4.52B (14.1% margin)FY2020: $32.18B · NI $5.45B (16.9% margin)FY2021: $35.35B · NI $5.92B (16.7% margin)FY2022: $26.16B · NI $5.78B (22.1% margin)FY2023: $24.61B · NI -$7.00B (-28.4% margin)FY2024: $24.57B · NI $4.17B (17.0% margin)FY2025: $24.95B · NI $3.25B (13.0% margin) '16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000066740-26-000014

3M

Summary

3M is a conglomerate[1]. 3M draws 5,401 Wikipedia views per month (conglomerate category, ranking #11 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • 3M received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].
  • 3M received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • 3M received the Silver Anvil Award[5].
  • 3M received the Wirtschaftspreis des Landkreises Starnberg[6].
  • 3M was a member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik[7].
  • 3M is in the country of United States[8].
  • 3M's instance of is recorded as conglomerate[9].
  • 3M's instance of is recorded as public company[10].
  • 3M's instance of is recorded as business[11].
  • 3M's founder is recorded as Q140460557[12].
  • 3M is owned by The Vanguard Group[13].
  • 3M is owned by BlackRock[14].
  • 3M is owned by State Street Corporation[15].
  • Minnesota is named after 3M[16].
  • mining is named after 3M[17].
  • 3M's headquarters location is recorded as Maplewood[18].
  • 3M's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Paul[19].
  • 3M's chief executive officer is recorded as William M. Brown[20].
  • 3M's has organizational division is recorded as 3M Mincom[21].
  • 3M's child organization or unit is recorded as 3M Innovative Properties[22].
  • 3M's child organization or unit is recorded as 3M (Canada)[23].
  • 3M's child organization or unit is recorded as 3M (Israel)[24].
  • 3M's child organization or unit is recorded as 3M (France)[25].
  • 3M's child organization or unit is recorded as 3M (United Kingdom)[26].
  • 3M's child organization or unit is recorded as 3M (Germany)[27].

Body

Founding

3M's founder is recorded as Q140460557[12]. 1902 marks the founding of 3M[28]. 3M's location of formation is recorded as Two Harbors[29].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average[30], a stock market index[31], in United States[32], founded in 1896[33]; S&P 500[34], a stock market index[35], in United States[36]; Dow Jones Global Titans 50[37], a stock market index[38]; and S&P 100[39], a stock market index[40], in United States[41], founded in 1976[42]. 3M's short name is recorded as 3M[43].

Leadership

3M's chief executive officer is recorded as William M. Brown[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Maplewood[18], a city in the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1957[46] and Saint Paul[19], a city in the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1854[49]. Subsidiaries include 3M Innovative Properties[22]; 3M (Canada)[23], a conglomerate[50], in Canada[51], headquartered in Brockville[52]; 3M (Israel)[24], a conglomerate[53], in Israel[54], founded in 1902[55], headquartered in Herzliya Pituah[56]; 3M (France)[25]; 3M (United Kingdom)[26]; and 3M (Germany)[27], a business[57], in Germany[58], headquartered in Neuss[59].

Industry

Industries include occupational safety[60], consumer goods industry[61], and mining industry[62].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group[13], a business[63], in United States[64], founded in 1975[65], headquartered in Malvern[66]; BlackRock[14], a company[67], in United States[68], founded in 1988[69], headquartered in New York City[70]; and State Street Corporation[15], a business[71], in United States[72], founded in 1792[73], headquartered in Boston[74]. 3M's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[75].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3], a science award[76], in United States[77], founded in 1980[78]; Silver Anvil Award[4], an award[79], in United States[80], founded in 1944[81]; and Wirtschaftspreis des Landkreises Starnberg[6], an award[82], in Germany[83].

Why It Matters

3M draws 5,401 Wikipedia views per month (conglomerate category, ranking #11 of 65).[2] 3M has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[84] 3M is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[85]

FAQs

What awards did 3M receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3], Silver Anvil Award[4], Silver Anvil Award[5], and Wirtschaftspreis des Landkreises Starnberg[6].

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  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 42324082
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 42324082, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/42324082 in United States"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3502-837C-CAAE-F789-9FC6
    Headquarters location → Maplewood, St. Paul, Two Harbors +1
    Opencorporates id → us_de/262413
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 3502-837C-CAAE-F789-9FC6, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  3. 12w ago · WikiBunny2K1 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Q140460557
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P112]]: [[Q140460557]]"
  4. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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