CEO & Chairman, 3m
Search every verified William Brown interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. William Brown, CEO and Chairman of 3M, discussed the company's Q2 FY26 results during a July 21, 2026 earnings call. He reported earnings per share of $2.40, above the estimated $2.24, and revenue of $6.50 billion, above the estimated $6.39 billion. Brown stated that the company is "driving hard on procurement" and seeing "net savings even after inflation," and noted that 3M has "doubled the number of Kaizen events" internally. He described the next step in the company's transformation as "simplifying, standardizing, automating more of our processes" on both the SG&A and factory sides, and expressed confidence in the ability to "hit the high 40s over time" on margins. Brown also addressed the impact of rising oil prices, stating that the company expects to offset higher oil costs "on a dollar-for-dollar basis through pricing," adding that 3M is "executing in this a little bit better" and "got on it faster this time." He noted that productivity has improved and that the team is focused on "design cost" to bring new features that drive price while reducing costs. Brown concluded by thanking 3M employees for "delivering another outstanding quarter of great execution."
“We entered a strategic partnership with Microsoft who will become the first hyperscaler to deploy our patented expanded beam optics or EBO technology in Azure data centers. This is a powerful proof point of how we're applying 3M's innovation to one of the fastest growing markets in the world.”
“Given our strong first half performance, we're raising our guidance for the year for sales, EPS, and free cash flow. Our results today exceeded our expectations, demonstrate the progress we're making to build a higher performing company, and continue to give us confidence we're on the right path forward.”
“We delivered strong performance in Q2, including organic growth of 5.4%, operating margin of 24.9% up 40 basis points, earnings per share of $2.40, 40 up 11% and free cash flow of $1.3 billion with 107% conversion. We returned $1.4 billion to shareholders in the quarter, including 400 million in dividends and a billion...”
“We entered a strategic partnership with Microsoft who will become the first hyperscaler to deploy our patented expanded beam optics or EBO technology in Azure data centers. This is a powerful proof point of how we're applying 3M's innovation to one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Our connectors install fas...”
“Detaching from the outcome allows things to come more easily, whether in relationships or business. When you stop trying to force results, you create an energy that attracts success.”
“If you get too intense or desperate in pursuit of a goal, you might actually repel what you want. The key is to focus on your actions without obsessing over the outcome.”
“In business and money, trying to force results can lead to stress and failure. Instead, doing the right things consistently—like creating good content and building funnels—brings success naturally.”
“When you detach from the outcome, you project confidence and ease, which in turn attracts opportunities and people to you, whether in personal relationships or business.”
“Trying to control everything often leads to frustration. The real power lies in focusing on your actions and trusting that the results will follow in their own time.”
“I just blindly do it immediately and trust that they know more than me, which has always worked well.”
“When tax becomes a problem or the weather pisses you off too much or you know something like that then solve the problem by moving.”
“The zero point energy is a source term necessary for the stability of matter, counterbalancing the radiative damping of the dipole moment. Without this energy, oscillators like atoms and molecules would collapse, losing their stability.”
“We identify a mechanism in which ultra high frequency oscillators of the electromagnetic quantum vacuum fluctuations couple across scale via angular momentum conservation, from fine scale space-time dynamics to the biological scale of molecules and cells.”
“Water molecules act as effective zero point field antennas resonantly activating the O bond of water, driving the formation of coherence domains that lower the entropy of the dissipative system of the biological organism.”
“Our plunk coupling constant outputs precise frequencies for oscillators ranging from the proton to the carbon nucleus, benzene rings, microtubules, and even neurons, matching empirical measurements across 34 orders of magnitude.”
Thank you this concludes the question and answer portion of our conference call i will now turn the call back over to Bill Brown for ...
07/21/2026 Q&A: 22:29 3M Company provides diversified technology services in the America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment provides industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; industrial specialty products, such as personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and elect…
3M Co (MMM) — Q2 FY26 Earnings Call Live coverage with Benzinga. Q2 FY26 Results EPS: $2.40 (est. $2.24) — inline Revenue: $6.50B (est. $6.39B) — inline Reported: 2026-07-21 Recent Quarters Q1 FY26 (2026-04-21): EPS $2.14 vs est $2.00 · Rev $6.00B vs est $6.01B Q4 FY25 (2026-01-20): EPS $1.83 vs est $1.81 · Rev $6.02B vs est $6.04B Q3 FY25 (2025-10-21): EPS $2.19 vs est $2.08 · Rev $6.30B vs est $6.25B Q2 FY25 (2025-07-18): EPS $2.16 vs est $2.01 · Rev $6.16B vs est $6.08B About 3M Co 3M, a multinational conglomerate founded in 1902, sells tens of thousands of products ranging from sponges…
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