Benzinga | Jul 27, 2021 11:10AM EDT

3M Q2 EPS $2.59 Beats $2.26 Estimate, Sales $8.90B Beat $8.55B Estimate

3M (NYSE:MMM) reported quarterly earnings of $2.59 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.26 by 14.6 percent. This is a 45.51 percent increase over earnings of $1.78 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.90 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.55 billion by 4.09 percent. This is a 24.02 percent increase over sales of $7.18 billion the same period last year.