DALLAS (AP) _ Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $165.8 million.

The Dallas-based company said it had profit of 83 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.64 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.48 per share.

The construction and technical services company posted revenue of $3.58 billion in the period.

Jacobs Engineering expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.15 to $6.35 per share.

Jacobs Engineering shares have climbed 23% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 57% in the last 12 months.

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