3M NYSE: MMM stock has been in recovery mode since early in 2024, when it began to emerge from legacy issues: liabilities from its decades of producing PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals" linked to environmental contamination and health concerns, and the class-action lawsuits that followed. These issues still affect results today, but their impact is fading and is priced into the outlook. The 2026 narrative is that the company sustains growth, widens margins, and returns ample capital to investors, all ...