BRAND_ANALYSIS #3M INDUSTRIAL #14 OF 17 IN INDUSTRIAL ALIGNED

3M

· Public · Updated 09 Apr 2026 08:47 UTC
#1022 of 1208 overall by tension · #14 of 17 in Industrial
7 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

Industrial giant 3M (C=58, B=65, T=7) is a reminder that boring compounds: high cultural relevance from century of competence, higher business numbers, yet -0.30 sentiment reflects PFOA scandal and climate anxiety.

IN THE NEWS (100 articles this week)
More than 3 million eye drop products recalled in CT, nationwide due to sterility issues - CT Insider
3M and Bain will buy fire and rescue firm for nearly $2B in joint venture - MSN
FDA issues nationwide voluntary recall for over 3M eye drop bottles - Eyes On Eyecare
Cultural Score
58 / 100
Business Score
65 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 22/40
News Presence 36/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 16/30
Market Position 19/25
Revenue Growth 15/25
Earnings Health 15/20
WIKIPEDIA DATA
Avg Daily (7d)794
Avg Daily (90d)878
7d/90d Ratio0.91x
STOCK DATA
Price$149.17
30d Change-1.6%
Market Cap$78.6B
Profit Margin13.0%
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman