3M Company Q4 2025: Make 3M Great Again? - 1.20.2026 (013)

3M is calling 2025 a "foundation year," but after seeing Q4 results, the concrete still looks wet. In this episode, Susie and Miro break down a messy quarter where revenue slid to $6.13B and GAAP operating margins collapsed to 13% as litigation charges returned to haunt the balance sheet. Is this just a stumble in the turnaround, or a sign of deeper structural friction?We dig past the headline numbers to unpack the most controversial strategic shift on the call: 3M’s decision to pivot its premium electronics business into the "mainstream" market. We analyze what "Design-to-Cost" really means for 3M’s famed innovation culture and investigate the "Consumer Head-Fake"—why a double-digit sales spike in December might be masking weakness rather than signaling recovery. 🏗️📉