SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Visa Inc. (V) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $3.58 billion.

The San Francisco-based company said it had profit of $1.65 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.62 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.53 per share.

The global payments processor posted revenue of $6.56 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.48 billion.

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