By Colin Kellaher

Procter & Gamble Co. on Wednesday posted fiscal second-quarter sales and earnings that topped expectations, bolstered by surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Cincinnati consumer-products giant reported net income of $3.85 billion, or $1.47 a share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from $3.72 billion, or $1.41 a share, a year earlier.

On an adjusted basis, P&G reported a profit of $1.64 a share for the quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet, on average, were expecting adjusted earnings of $1.51.

Sales rose 8% to $19.745 billion, topping the $19.3 billion Wall Street was expecting. Organic sales, which exclude the impacts of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures, also rose 8%, P&G said.

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

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