Benzinga | Apr 27, 2021 06:32AM EDT

3M Q1 Adj. EPS $2.77 Beats $2.29 Estimate, Sales $8.90B Beat $8.47B Estimate

3M (NYSE:MMM) reported quarterly earnings of $2.77 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.29 by 20.96 percent. This is a 28.24 percent increase over earnings of $2.16 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.90 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.47 billion by 5.08 percent. This is a 10.22 percent increase over sales of $8.07 billion the same period last year.