NYSE$MMM

3M · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.

3M reported Q4 2022 results with sales of $8.1 billion, a decrease of 6 percent year-on-year. Organic sales growth was 0.4 percent. The company reported GAAP earnings per share of $0.98 and adjusted earnings per share of $2.28.

  • GAAP earnings per share of $0.98, which included a $1.15 per share pre-tax charge relating to PFAS manufacturing exit costs adjusted for in special items.
  • Adjusted earnings per share of $2.28, excluding the impact of special items.
  • Sales of $8.1 billion, down 6 percent year-on-year, which included impacts of negative 2 percent from divestitures and negative 5 percent from foreign currency translation.
  • Organic sales growth of 0.4 percent year-on-year which included a 2.6 percentage point headwind from the decline in disposable respirator demand, along with the exit of Russia.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.08B

Previous: $8.61B-6.2%
EPS (adj)

$2.28

Previous: $2.31-1.3%
Organic Revenue Growth

0.4%

Previous: 1.3%-69.2%
Capital Expenditures

$506M

Previous: $556M-9.0%
Free Cash Flow

$1.42B

Previous: $1.45B-2.3%
Net Income

$541M

Previous: $1.34B-59.6%
Operating Income

$632M

Previous: $1.62B-60.9%
Gross Profit

$3.49B

Previous: $3.91B-10.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.66B

Previous: $4.56B-19.9%
Total Assets

$46.5B

Previous: $47.1B-1.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$37M

Previous: $47M-21.3%

Revenue & EPS history

3M · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.08B

Q4 2022-6.2%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

3M · $1.32B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Consumer
    $1.32B-6.7%

Forward guidance

3M's full-year expectations for 2023 include -6 to -2 percent adjusted total sales growth and Adjusted earnings per share of $8.50 to $9.00.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

-0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

35 / 73 earnings

Positive

+21.1%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-13.7%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.9%-3.6%-0.1%
Q4 2025-7.0%-3.1%-1.6%
Q3 2025+7.9%+8.9%+6.4%
Q2 2025-2.2%-3.7%-1.5%
Q1 2025+8.1%+8.9%+18.8%
Q4 2024+5.7%+6.0%+5.7%
Q3 2024-5.1%-7.5%-5.6%
Q2 2024+21.1%+23.4%+26.3%
Q1 2024+6.8%+5.4%+6.6%
Q4 2023-13.7%-11.1%-14.6%
Q3 2023+4.4%+2.2%+11.4%
Q2 2023+8.0%+7.3%-5.5%
Q1 2023-2.0%+1.1%-7.6%
Q4 2022-7.9%-4.6%-10.6%
Q3 2022+3.7%+6.9%+8.1%
Q2 2022+3.5%+6.8%+6.4%
Q1 2022-3.0%-2.9%-1.0%
Q4 2021-2.0%-2.6%-11.8%
Q3 2021-2.3%-2.0%-2.6%
Q2 2021-1.7%-1.8%-3.1%
Q1 2021-1.9%-1.2%+1.8%
Q4 2020+9.5%+3.1%+4.9%
Q3 2020-4.6%-3.7%+6.6%
Q2 2020-4.3%-7.8%+0.5%
Q1 2020+1.7%-3.3%+2.1%
Q4 2019-7.8%-9.7%-14.5%
Q3 2019-1.6%+0.0%-0.7%
Q2 2019-3.0%-1.0%-13.1%
Q1 2019-12.5%-13.5%-24.2%
Q4 2018+3.1%+3.1%+7.3%
Q3 2018-8.4%-8.1%-1.3%
Q2 2018+2.8%+4.3%+2.0%
Q1 2018-7.9%-9.2%-7.6%
Q4 2017+4.4%+1.6%-4.3%
Q3 2017+7.3%+6.0%+4.5%
Q2 2017-5.2%-4.9%-3.8%
Q1 2017+0.4%+0.8%+2.7%
Q4 2016-1.0%-0.6%+4.9%
Q3 2016-2.8%-3.2%+0.6%
Q2 2016-0.8%-0.7%-0.0%
Q1 2016-0.4%
Q4 2015+5.8%
Q3 2015+4.0%
Q2 2015-3.9%
Q1 2015-3.5%
Q4 2014-0.2%
Q3 2014+6.9%
Q2 2014+0.3%
Q1 2014-1.0%
Q4 2013-1.6%
Q3 2013+1.0%
Q2 2013+0.5%
Q1 2013-3.8%
Q4 2012+1.1%
Q3 2012-4.5%
Q2 2012+3.3%
Q1 2012+1.9%
Q4 2011+0.6%
Q3 2011+1.6%
Q2 2011-4.0%
Q1 2011+0.7%
Q4 2010+0.8%
Q3 2010-1.3%
Q2 2010+0.6%
Q1 2009-3.9%
Q1 2010-0.5%
Q4 2009+1.2%
Q4 2007+1.2%
Q3 2009-1.6%
Q3 2008-1.6%
Q4 2008+3.2%
Q2 2009+3.2%
Q2 2008+3.2%

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