3M: brands it owns and its ownership tree
3M (NYSE: MMM) is a publicly listed company headquartered in St. Paul, United States that owns 6 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1][2]
Diversified industrial and consumer products company headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Its consumer pages describe brands for the home and office, from tapes and adhesives to cleaning, air filtration and first aid products, sold alongside its safety, industrial and electronics businesses. Its former health care business is now Solventum, so brands from that division are not listed here.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- 3M Company (also 3M, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 St. Paul, United States
- Tickers
- NYSE: MMM
- Revenue
- $24.9 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000066740
- Website
- www.3m.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What 3M's annual report says about its business
Read from 3M's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, Consumer:
The reportable segments are Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Aearo Technologies (2008).
3M acquired Aearo Technologies in 2008 and sold these earplugs from 2008 through 2015, when the product was discontinued.
- Sold or exited: PFAS manufacturing (end of 2025).
3M completed its exit of PFAS manufacturing at the end of 2025.
- Sold or exited: Solventum Corporation (April 1, 2024).
On April 1, 2024, the Company completed the planned spin-off of its health care business, which is known as Solventum Corporation, as an independent company.
3M in numbers
- 3M owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home care with 5 brands.[1]
3M financial history
Headline figures from 3M's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $32.2bn to $24.9bn, an average of -5.0% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24.9bn | $4.63bn | 18.6% | $3.25bn | $37.7bn | $10.9bn | 10-K | |
| $24.6bn | $4.82bn | 19.6% | $4.17bn | $39.9bn | $11.1bn | 10-K | |
| $24.6bn | $-10,689,000,000 | -43.4% | $-6,995,000,000 | $50.6bn | $13.1bn | 10-K | |
| $26.2bn | $4.37bn | 16.7% | $5.78bn | $46.5bn | $14bn | 10-K | |
| $35.4bn | $7.37bn | 20.8% | $5.92bn | $47.1bn | $16.1bn | 10-K | |
| $32.2bn | $7.16bn | 22.3% | $5.45bn | $47.3bn | $18bn | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything 3M owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 6 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Recent changes to this record
3M SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Termination of a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does 3M own?
3M owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Command, Scotchgard, Scotch, Scotch-Brite, Nexcare and Post-it.
Is 3M an American company?
Yes. 3M is headquartered in St. Paul, United States.
Who owns 3M?
3M is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MMM on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] 3M Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] 3M Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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