What is 3M's foreign currency effect?

3M (MMM) reported foreign currency effect of $3.25M in Q4 2025.

What does foreign currency effect mean?

Changes in the value of tax liability reserves caused by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.

3M Foreign currency effect remained flat by 0.0% to $3.25M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter.

StatementIncome Statement

SectionOther

CategoryRisk

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2023

Last reportedQ4 2025Feb 3, 2026

This is primarily a mechanical accounting adjustment and does not necessarily reflect a change in tax strategy or risk.

Reflects the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the valuation of unrecognized tax benefit liabilit...

Standard adjustment line item in the tax footnote for multinational companies with global operations.

Metric ID: other_unrecognized_tax_benefits_increases_resulting_from_0e6d84

2 years

	FY'23	FY'25
Value	$1.00M	$13.00M
YoY Change	—	>999%

Range$1.00M – $13.00M

Avg YoY Growth>999%

Median YoY Growth>999%

What is 3M's foreign currency effect?: 3M (MMM) reported foreign currency effect of $3.25M in Q4 2025.
What does foreign currency effect mean?: Changes in the value of tax liability reserves caused by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.