PITTSBURGH (AP) _ United States Steel Corp. (X) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $882 million.

On a per-share basis, the Pittsburgh-based company said it had net income of $3.02. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.05 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3 per share.

The steel maker posted revenue of $5.23 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.34 billion.

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