3M (MMM) Stock Rises 24% in 2025, Restructuring Yields Significant Results
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Stock Performance: 3M's stock rose 24% in 2025, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's 16.4% gain, reflecting the company's success in restructuring and operational improvements despite a challenging economic backdrop.
- Operational Metrics Improvement: Under CEO Bill Brown's leadership, key operational metrics such as on-time delivery rates improved from 87% to over 90%, and overall equipment effectiveness increased from 60% to 63%, demonstrating the company's ongoing efforts to enhance production efficiency.
- New Product Launches: 3M launched 284 new products in 2025, a substantial increase from 169 in 2024, with management expecting 350 new product introductions in 2026, indicating strengthened innovation and market responsiveness.
- Profitability Enhancement: Operating profit margin rose to 23.4% in 2025 from 21.4% in 2024, and while management's guidance for 2026 organic sales growth is only 3%, the company is well-positioned for future growth.
Analyst Views on MMM
Wall Street analysts forecast MMM stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MMM is 152.00 USD with a low forecast of 100.00 USD and a high forecast of 184.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
6 Buy
3 Hold
2 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 160.630
Low
100.00
Averages
152.00
High
184.00
Current: 160.630
Low
100.00
Averages
152.00
High
184.00
About MMM
3M Company is a diversified technology company. The Company is a manufacturer and marketer of a variety of products and services. The Company’s segments include Safety and Industrial; Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. Its Safety and Industrial segment includes industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; industrial specialty products, such as personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials, and others. Its Transportation and Electronics segment includes advanced ceramic solutions; attachment/bonding, films, sound and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage. Its Consumer segment includes cleaning products for the home; consumer air quality products, and picture hanging accessories. Its brands include 3M Cubitron II abrasives, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command, Scotchgard, Meguiar’s, Nexcare, Post-it and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
