In the report released after the close of trading in New York, earnings per share were reported at $3.25, significantly higher than the $2.86 that analysts had expected, according to research firm LSEG.
Sales were $10.26 billion, which was slightly lower than the expected $10.27 billion.
Sales thus increased by 8.6 percent compared to the same period last year, reports CNBC .
About half an hour after the report was released, the stock had risen 5.6 percent in after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
