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MMM Q2 FY2026 earnings: EPS beat by 5.7%, revenue beat by 1.5%

3M CO reported Q2 FY2026. EPS came in at $2.40 against a $2.27 consensus, beat by 5.7%. Revenue was $6.5B versus $6.4B expected, beat by 1.5%. Gross margin was 41.3%, up 60 bps from last quarter.

§ From the call / model-read, verbatim-grounded
Sentiment
0.46
Net tone of the full call — above 0 positive, below 0 negative
Q&A Evasiveness
+32.7
Question-dodging vs this company's own baseline — spikes matter, not the level
Guidance Tone
0.58
Tone of the forward-guidance language
Novelty Share
95%
Language not seen in this company's prior calls
Guidance “The updated guidance implies second half organic sales growth of high-3s or better over 2x macro and margin expansion of about 100 basis points from the prior year resulting in EPS growth of approximately $0.30 at the midpoint.”
Capacity & Capex “Though oil price cost is dollar neutral, it impacts margin rate by 20 basis points which we will mitigate through higher volume and better productivity resulting in operating margin expansion in line with our prior expectations.”

4 more flagged statementsand 3 tone events from this call are in the Pro read.

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§ The quarter in numbers
Metric Actual Consensus Surprise
EPS $2.40 $2.27 beat by 5.7%
Revenue $6.5B $6.4B beat by 1.5%
Line This quarter QoQ YoY
Revenue $6.5B +7.8% +2.5%
Gross profit $2.7B +9.2% +1.3%
Operating income $984.0M -29.6% -10.7%
Net income $-659.0M -200.9% -191.1%
Diluted EPS $1.78 +44.7% +32.8%
Gross margin: 41.3%.
§ The trend

Revenue is up 2.5% from the same quarter last year. Gross margin sits at 41.3%, 70 bps off its 8-quarter high.

§ How it stacks up Pro

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