3M Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
3M's CEO is Bill Brown, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of 1.5 years. total yearly compensation is $21.19M, comprised of 5.7% salary and 94.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.001% of the company’s shares, worth €675.22K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 2.8 years respectively.
Key information
Bill Brown
Chief executive officer
US$21.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 5.66% |
| CEO tenure | 1.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.0009% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$21m | US$1m | US$4b |
Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD21.19M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.72M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Bill's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Bill Brown (62 yo)
Mr. William M. Brown, also known as Bill, serves as CEO & Director of 3M Company since May 01, 2024. He serves as Independent Director at Becton, Dickinson and Company since February 28, 2022. He had been...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman | 1.5yrs | US$21.19m | 0.00088% € 675.2k | |
| CFO & Executive VP | 1.2yrs | US$9.95m | 0.0012% € 928.4k | |
| Senior VP | 6.6yrs | US$3.05m | 0.00059% € 452.7k | |
| Group President of Safety & Industrial | 2.8yrs | US$5.84m | 0.00055% € 422.0k | |
| Group President of Transportation & Electronics Business Group | 1.4yrs | US$5.82m | 0.00088% € 675.2k | |
| Executive VP | 8.3yrs | no data | 0.0060% € 4.6m | |
| Executive VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer | 4.1yrs | no data | 0.0012% € 951.4k | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | 6.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 3.8yrs | US$6.71m | 0.0029% € 2.2m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | no data | no data | 0.0012% € 928.4k | |
| Managing Director of 3M Brazil | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: MMM's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman | 1.5yrs | US$21.19m | 0.00088% € 675.2k | |
| Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$359.15k | 0.00023% € 176.5k | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$353.87k | 0.00024% € 184.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$333.51k | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$372.76k | 0.0022% € 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$334.23k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$335.26k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$357.88k | 0.00037% € 283.9k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$333.98k | 0.00095% € 728.9k |
Experienced Board: MMM's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/03 12:33 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
3M Company is covered by 32 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Julian Mitchell | Barclays |
| Robert Cornell | Barclays |