Brown is aiming to take 3M's gross profit margin to the "high 40s" compared to 41.2% in 2024 and 39.1% in 2023, partly by cutting the cost of goods sold (COGS) by 2% a year through productivity ...

Brown talks about implementing three key priorities: generating sustained organic growth, improving operational performance, ...

3M stock is trading above both its 50-day and ... However, weakness in the automotive electrification market, due to a decline in automotive OEM build rates, remains a concern.

and home and auto care -- 3M's management is undergoing an ongoing transformation intended to improve long-term growth and near- to medium-term margins. You can think of it in terms of two roughly ...

Caterpillar's shares are up $8.25, or 2.3%, while those of 3M have climbed $2.67 (2.0%), combining for a roughly 67-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are ...

M announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Venture Tape Corp., a global provider of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes based in Rockland, Mass. Terms of the ...