ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $1.68 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Issaquah, Washington-based company said it had profit of $3.78.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.70 per share.

The warehouse club operator posted revenue of $58.52 billion in the period.

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