Industrial, commercial and consumer supplies manufacturing conglomerate 3M reported its 2025 second quarter financial results on July 18, showing an increase in organic sales across all business units, as well as a gain in margins.

Total sales for the quarter reached $6.3 billion, up 1.4% year-over-year. Adjusted sales were $6.2 billion, reflecting an organic growth increase of 1.5% year-over-year.

3M reported a 2Q operating profit of $1.1 billion, on a margin of 24.5% increased 290 basis points year-over-year. Net profit of $678 million decreased year-over-year from $1.4 bullion.

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Here is how 3M’s 2Q performed within its three business units:

• Safety & Industrial – Sales of $2.8 billion were up 3.6% year-over-year, with organic sales up 2.6%. While total sales accelerated from 1Q25’s 0.5% gain, organic sales also ticked up from 2.5%. Operating profit increased to $721 million year-over-year.
• Transportation & Electronics – Sales of $1.9 billion were up 1.9% year-over-year, with organic sales up 1.0%. Operating profit increased to $462 million.
• Consumer – Sales of $1.2 billion were up 0.6% year-over-year, with organic sales up 0.3%. Operating profit increased to $268 million.

3M updated its 2025 outlook, reflecting a positive change in the impact of tariffs on the company’s financials. 3M expects organic sales growth of approximately 2% (was lower end of 2-3% in April update), an increase in operating margin between 150 and 200 bps (up from higher end of 130-190 bps) and lowered its expected tariff impact on earnings per share to from an approximate $0.20-$0.40 eps net impact to to $0.10, helping expected total EPS guidance to raise from $7.60-$7.90 in April to now $7.75 to $8.00.

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“We delivered strong results in the second quarter, posting positive organic sales growth and double-digit EPS growth,” 3M Chairman and CEO William Brown said the company’s financial release. “This continues our trend from Q1 with all three business groups growing organically for the third quarter in a row. Our 3M excellence operating model is the foundation for delivering on each of our strategic priorities, and it drives the operating rigor and rhythm of our performance culture. With execution improving and solid results in the first half, we have confidence in our increased full-year EPS guidance, which now embeds the expected impact of tariffs.”