3M Company beat Wall Street expectations for the second quarter of 2025 and raised its full-year outlook, helped by stronger margins and steady demand across its diversified portfolio. Adjusted earnings rose 12% from a year earlier to $2.16 a share, topping the $2.01 average analyst estimate, while revenue increased 1.4% to $6.3 billion, about $200 million above forecasts. Organic sales grew 1.5%, and the adjusted operating margin widened to 24.5%, up 290 basis points year-on-year. On the back of the stronger performance, the maker of Post-it notes and Scotch tape lifted its 2025 adjusted earnings forecast to a range of $7.75 to $8.00 a share from $7.60 to $7.90 previously. The company now anticipates adjusted total sales growth of roughly 2.5%, compared with a prior target of 0.5% to 1.5%. The revised guidance factors in the recently implemented 145% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods, which 3M estimates will trim $0.20 to $0.40 a share from profit this year. Operating cash flow in the quarter was $1.3 billion, and the company returned $1.3 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Investors welcomed the results; the stock gained about 3% to 4% in pre-market trading, touching its highest level in four years.