3M Co (MMM) Earnings Rise 2.6 Percent

3M Co (NYSE:MMM) released its earnings report for the three months through July 39 this morning before the market closed. The company showed earnings per share of $1.71 for the quarter on revenue totaling $7.75. On Wednesday, shares in 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) traded down a fraction to close the day at $116.33.

Analysts following 3M Co were looking for earnings of $1.70 per share from this morning's earnings report by consensus. Consensus revenue estimates for the second quarter came in at $7.8 billion. The second quarter of last year saw the company earn $1.66 ...