Seeking Alpha 财报前瞻：3M 将于 10 月 20 日盘前公布 Q3 业绩，市场预期 EPS $2.39、营收 $6.61B

3M ( MMM ) is scheduled to announce Q3 earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th, before market open. Wall Street, on average, expects the global technology manufacturer to post a quarterly EPS of $2.39 (+9.1% Y/Y) on revenue of $6.61B (+4.9% Y/Y). 3M ( MMM ) beat Wall Street's second-quarter revenue and earnings expectations after the industrial conglomerate raised its full-year guidance and pointed to continued momentum across its business. For FY26 the company now expects adjusted total sales growth of more than 4.5% and adjusted earnings forecast between $8.80 to $8.95. Recently, 3M announced plans to challenge the legal basis of Australia’s A$2B ($1.38B) lawsuit over PFAS contamination linked to its firefighting foam, arguing that the government’s public nuisance claim is not legally sustainable under Australian law. Bernstein analyst Varun Govindaraj said he now believes 3M has been structurally transformed through an "R&D factory" approach that manages product commercialization like a portfolio, with pipeline reviews, data, and an ROI focus for capital deployment. The analyst thinks PFAS is less of a risk than previously thought, seeing 3M ( MMM ) as well-positioned to absorb any incremental negative news. “MMM's innovation pipeline is accelerating, notably with Expanded Beam Optics gaining traction among hyperscalers, supporting multi-year revenue growth targets,” pointed out a recent Seeking Alpha analysis. Over the last 2 years, MMM has beaten EPS estimates 100% of the time and has beaten revenue estimates 50% of the time. Over the last 3 months, EPS estimates have seen 8 upward revisions and 2 downward. Revenue estimates have seen 10 upward revisions and 0 downward. Since the start of the year, MMM shares have fallen added about 2 %, compared to the 12% rise in the broader S&P 500 index ( SP500 ). Seeking Alpha's Quant recommended the stock as a Strong Buy while the Wall Street analysts see the company as a Buy. MMM shares were down 1% on Monday.