3M CO

3M Company is a diversified technology manufacturer that develops and markets products across three core segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. Its product portfolio spans industrial abrasives, structural adhesives, tapes, personal safety equipment, electrical infrastructure components, automotive repair and sound-management materials, and electronics display films. It also offers consumer goods such as home air filters, stationery, cleaning sponges, and healthcare bandages. The company sells to retail consumers, original equipment manufacturers, and commercial clients across various industries directly and through e-commerce platforms, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and dealers.

The company operates globally, with international activities generating approximately 56 percent of its net sales. As of year-end 2025, the enterprise employed roughly 60,500 full-time equivalent staff members, comprising approximately 22,500 workers based in the United States and 38,000 stationed across other countries. The corporate entity is organized under Delaware jurisdiction to carry on operations that originally began in 1902, though the provided text does not identify its specific corporate headquarters location.

Summary of the business section of 3M's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

“Human Capital: On December 31, 2025, the Company employed approximately 60,500 people (full-time equivalents), with approximately 22,500 employed in the United States and 38,000 employed internationally.”