PARIS (AP) _ Sanofi (SNY) on Friday reported third-quarter net income of $2.09 billion.

The company said it had net income of 84 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.45 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.32 per share.

The drugmaker posted revenue of $12.58 billion in the period.

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