3M (NYSE:MMM) reported quarterly earnings of $2.14 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.99 by 7.54 percent. This is a 13.83 percent increase over earnings of $1.88 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.000 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $6.011 billion by 0.19 percent. This is a 3.81 percent increase over sales of $5.780 billion the same period last year.