WASHINGTON (AP) _ Danaher Corp. (DHR) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.79 billion.

The Washington-based company said it had profit of $2.39 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.69 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.50 per share.

The industrial and medical device maker posted revenue of $8.15 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.81 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $6.43 billion, or $8.61 per share. Revenue was reported as $29.45 billion.

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