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The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3 Cheers for 3M? Sales and margin improvements underlie the value for investors here.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M's 3 Challenges Despite at least three significant challenges, 3M looks like a solid value. While the P/E seems a bit elevated, quality large-cap stocks usually do get a bit of a premium.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M Keeps Posting Profits With some companies disappointing, the Post-It maker turns in a solid quarter.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M Joins a Wacky, Wild, and Wooly Earnings Season Tangled European economies and an LCD TV slowdown aren't helping 3M.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Seth Jayson	3M's Biggest Acquisition: Itself If you think 3M is aggressive in buying other companies, take a look at what it's spending at home. This looks like a good thing for investors who are buying at the same levels.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Picks Its New Man The former head of Brunswick may not seem like a scintillating choice, but 3M made a solid selection for its CEO. Both the company and the stock look like winners.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M's Shares Rise Amid Sinking Earnings With its earnings down 37%, 3M tacked on 2% in a forlorn market.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M's Tiny Beat Hurts Its Shares While it topped the analysts' forecast, the market found 3M's results less than inspiring.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 David Lee Smith	Grey Skies to Clear Up at 3M? Stephen Roell, 3M's chief executive, displays some new optimism about the second half of this year.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	3M: Money, Margins, Magnificent Trusty old 3M is no ordinary industrial conglomerate.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Seth Jayson	3M Steering Straight Solid earnings and straight talk make this a stock worth owning.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	New World Leader 3M Co.'s James McNerney, CEO of the Year, is committed to operating excellence and organic growth through innovation, international strength, leadership development and Six Sigma.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	3 Cheers for 3M Recent share price gains at diversified industrial and technology giant 3M may be due as much to a happy Mr. Market as to strong first-quarter results, but investors aren't complaining.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	MMM'mmm Good Like other conglomerates, 3M is coupling decent upper-single-digit revenue growth with margin improvements and driving nice double-digit earnings growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Investors Whack 3M Old news is bad news for 3M. It doesn't make too much sense to see even more weakness in a stock on the same negative news investors already expected.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Rolls On Some analysts may get hung up on a revenue shortfall, but results from the first quarter were good.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	3M Bucks the Trend Given its track record, it's hard to argue against 3M, and judging by a recently cranky Mr. Market, more investors may be heading into 3M's stable arms.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	3M Sticks to Your Portfolio Despite a sluggish economy, 3M managed across-the-board improvement.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M Means Make Mucho Money Like lots of big U.S. industrial companies, 3M smacked the analysts' estimates.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Does 3M Spell Bingo? With 3M's projected earnings growth of 12% per annum over the next five years, you'd probably want its P/E of 19 and price-to-free cash flow ratio 17 to drop a bit before buying this one.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Really See 3M to Appreciate It A familiar story: Earnings are up, but the stock is down. Is value piling up within the stock?
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	3M's Downside-Up Quarter Take away year-ago asset sales, and 3M has grown earnings nicely.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Brian Richards	Here's Where 3M Makes Money A look at where the company is selling its goods.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	James McNerney No matter that the manufacturing sector was on the skids before he even showed up at 3M. The conglomerate has been flying since McNerney rolled out his five-part productivity overhaul in 2001.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2010 Travis Hoium	3M Goes Shopping for Growth 3M has started buying again, but beware, the cost is high, and past acquisitions haven't made a big impact.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Michael Arndt	Why 3M Feels Right At Home In China Today, 3M is selling goods worth nearly $500 million annually in China, from industrial gear and components for consumer electronics to respiratory masks and the latest in Post-it Notes.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Brian Gorman	3M's Global Focus 3M's emphasis on developing countries poses new opportunities and risks. 3M's investors should understand that future growth may be on shakier ground.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007	Scrutinizing Six Sigma The story on 3M's evaluation of Six Sigma triggered a vigorous debate among readers.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2001 William H. Miller	New Leader, New Era Jim McNerney, passed over for GE's top job, sets 3M on a growth course...
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Brian Gorman	Drinking In 3M's CUNO Purchase The conglomerate gets more than just a niche business with the water filter company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M = Miraculous Money Maker 3M hits on all sectors and geographic areas while posting yet another solid quarter.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010	The Recovery: Is It Fake or Real? Recent gross domestic product and manufacturing-activity data left investors wondering whether to trust hopeful signs of a recovery.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Michael Arndt	3M's Rising Star Jim McNerney is racking up quite a record at 3M. Now, can he rev up its innovation machine?
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Brian Gorman	3M Is Worth the Wait Third-quarter results were mixed, but the long-term outlook looks promising.
CIO April 29, 2010 Rick Swanborg	Social Networks in the Enterprise: 3M's Innovation Process When 3M wanted to expand the reach of its innovation process it deployed an internal social network to access all 75,000 global employees, bringing in hundreds of new ideas.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Jack Uldrich	3M: Great at the Little Things The maker of Scotch Tape, Post-It Notes, and Thinsulate is also a nanotech powerhouse well-positioned to employ the emerging science of the small across its entire line of diversified products. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	3M: Punished for Performance Despite rolling out record third-quarter sales and earnings, the company watched its shares tumble amid an increasingly cautious look ahead.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3M Plays Catch-Up Despite volatility, the industrial conglomerate could still be a good long-term option.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Jim Gillies	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: 3M Constant innovation and rewards for shareholders -- there's a lot for investors to like here.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Simpson & Parmelee	Diving Into the Dow: The First Five The authors banter about the relative merits and investment opportunities of some of the biggest companies in America: 3M... Alcoa... American International Group... American Express... Boeing...
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Michael Olsen	3M In and Out: Fool by Numbers 3M released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 John Bluis	Follow the Leader An enjoyable and enriching way investors can find new companies to research is to play "Follow the Leader." As an example, let's take a look at 3M.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2011 Eric Bleeker	Here's Where 3M's Finding Its Growth Where's your company generating its sales? Here's a look at where 3M's sales and earnings come from and how its sales abroad have changed over time.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	STERIS Still Looks Sickly Respectable free cash flow generation doesn't erase the more basic problem of flagging sales growth at this infection-prevention and -control company.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Lawrence Meyers	3M Looks Mmm-Mmm Good It's easy to overlook this stalwart, but doing so means missing out on a solid investment. Its stock price has doubled over the past five years and quadrupled over the past 15 years.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Brian Richards	3M: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats A look inside the conglomerate.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Stanley Holmes	"I Like A Challenge -- And I've Got One" Fixing Boeing's image and assuring future growth won't be easy for new CEO Jim McNerney.
Food Engineering February 1, 2005 Jim Getchell	Engineering Brain Drain? New Strategies for Coping Does the food industry still have the engineering competencies to deliver innovation and great bottom line results? It's business challenges are as intense as ever, and the winners will be the ones who can uncover the keys to successfully converting the opportunities to real business results.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	3M's Getting It Done Worldwide 3M is among a small group of companies doing well domestically and internationally. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 David Compton	3M's Pharma Unit for Sale The branded-drugs unit is on the block, and Wall Street likes the move. It allows 3M to focus on its core strengths, and the branded drugs will be much better marketed by a large pharmaceutical company.