Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Equity compensation plans’ information is incorporated by reference from Part III, Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” of this document, and should be considered an integral part of Item 5. At January 31, 2026, there were 53,850 shareholders of record. 3M’s stock ticker symbol is MMM and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE) and NYSE Texas, Inc, and the SIX Swiss Exchange. Cash dividends declared and paid totaled $0.73 per share for each quarter of 2025; $1.51 per share for the first quarter of 2024; and $0.70 per share for each of the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2024. 3M typically declares and pays dividends in the same quarter.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities: Repurchases of 3M common stock are made to support the Company’s stock-based employee compensation plans and for other corporate purposes. In February 2025, 3M’s Board of Directors replaced the Company’s 2018 repurchase program with a new repurchase program. This new program authorizes the repurchase of up to $7.5 billion of 3M’s outstanding common stock, with no pre-established end date.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act)
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)
Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b)
Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (Millions)
October 1 - 31, 2025
1,055,270 151.00 1,055,270 5,026
November 1 - 30, 2025
762,200 166.94 762,200 4,899
December 1 - 31, 2025
1,589,541 165.27 1,589,541 4,636
Total
3,407,011 161.22 3,407,011
(a) The total number of shares purchased includes: (i) shares purchased under the Board’s authorizations described above, and (ii) shares purchased in connection with the exercise of stock options.
(b) The total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs includes shares purchased under the Board’s authorizations described above.
Item 6. [Reserved]
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