NEW YORK (AP) _ Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $634 million.

The New York-based company said it had profit of 75 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to extinguish debt, came to 81 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 79 cents per share.

The consumer products maker posted revenue of $4.41 billion in the period, matching Street forecasts.

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