Will Earnings Beat Change 3M Stock Narrative (MMM)

3M reported third quarter 2026 sales of US$6.58b and GAAP EPS of US$2.63, raised full year adjusted earnings guidance to US$9.10 to US$9.15 per share, and highlighted growing demand in industrial, data center and optical connectivity businesses. The expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services around 3M's Expanded Beam Optical platform ties earnings momentum directly to data center and AI infrastructure build out, shifting more of the business mix toward higher complexity connectivity...