3M (NYSE:MMM) reported quarterly earnings of $2.42 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.31 by 4.76 percent. This is a 11.01 percent increase over earnings of $2.18 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.69 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.70 billion by 0.09 percent. This is a 4.78 percent decrease over sales of $8.08 billion the same period last year.