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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 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 January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Needs to Get MMMoving New CEO George Buckley seems a bit more interested in engineering and innovation than his predecessor. Should he succeed in leveraging 3M's great base of engineering talent, better future growth is attainable. Investors, take note.
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.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	3M: Money, Margins, Magnificent Trusty old 3M is no ordinary industrial conglomerate.
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 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 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.
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 October 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	3M Sticks to Your Portfolio Despite a sluggish economy, 3M managed across-the-board improvement.
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 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 February 23, 2011 Brian Richards	Here's Where 3M Makes Money A look at where the company is selling its goods.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 Seth Jayson	Value at Fair Value? Does holding out for the ultra-cheap hold us back? A 16% drop isn't normally enough to get my value sensors buzzing. But in the case of 3M, maybe a small discount should be enough to pique one's interest.
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 7, 2006 Seth Jayson	3M's Weakness on Display Investors, it's not the size of the miss that matters this time, but the culprit. We're looking at a minor problem that's likely to be solved within months. So, as an investor, you can approach this sort of situation in a few ways.
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 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 June 10, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason Why the Future Looks Bright for 3M Although 3M shows inventory growth that outpaces revenue growth, the company may also display positive inventory divergence, suggesting that management sees increased demand on the horizon.
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 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 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 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 November 16, 2006 Anders Bylund	Gymborrific Quarter, Gymboree!: Fool by Numbers The children's clothing retailer released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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 September 10, 2010 Seth Jayson	How's 3M's Performance at the Margin? Here's the current margin snapshot for 3M and some of its sector and industry peers and direct competitors.
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.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Why Pay for Pall? Filtration is still a good business, but this firm's modest performance doesn't impress shareholders.
Information Today April 16, 2015	3M Cloud Library Expands Into the U.K. and Australia To support its entry into the new markets, 3M will supply dedicated sales and support resources across the U.K. and Australia.
Information Today February 6, 2014	3M Cloud Library Launches in Canada and Debuts Automation Tool 3M announced that the 3M Cloud Library ebook lending system from 3M Library Systems is now available in Canada.
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.
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 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 November 2, 2006 Anders Bylund	TTM's Zesty Quarter: Fool by Numbers The quick-release printed circuit board maker released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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 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 November 11, 2011	A Brief History of 3M's Returns The good news is that, at 15 times earnings, shares look reasonably valued today.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	World Cup Headbutts LG.Philips The market fails to meet expectations, as do the company's earnings. Investors, it's hard to find a compelling reason to invest in the flat-panel sector.
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 August 31, 2006 Anders Bylund	Global Joy for Joy Global: Fool by Numbers The mining equipment specialist released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Seth Jayson	Ceradyne Rock Solid: Fool by Numbers The body armor maker released third-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	3M Strong Despite Stock's Slip Experienced leadership keeps 3M, maker of Post-It Notes and Thinsulate, performing well.
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 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 August 17, 2005 David Meier	The Power of Margins The way you think about margins can give you an investing edge.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3M Makes More Money 3M boosts its 2004 outlook again. It's an adhesive charm.
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 October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3 Cheers for 3M? Sales and margin improvements underlie the value for investors here.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2010 Alex Dumortier	6 Blue Chip Stocks to Beat the Market High-quality companies are cheap. One subset of Dow stocks looks even more promising.
InternetNews October 18, 2004 Paul Shread	Big Blue Beats The Street IBM's results exceed Wall Street's expectations... After the close, Texas Instruments beat estimates... Stocks rose during the day despite disappointing results from Dow component 3M... The Nasdaq surged 25 to 1936... etc.