Discover Financial Services (DFS) released earnings for its third quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.
The company's bottom line came in at $928 million, or $3.69 per share. This compares with $647 million, or $2.59 per share, in last year's third quarter.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $3.42 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the quarter rose 10.1% to $4.453 billion from $4.044 billion last year.
Discover Financial Services earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings (Q3): $928 Mln. vs. $647 Mln. last year.
-EPS (Q3): $3.69 vs. $2.59 last year.
-Revenue (Q3): $4.453 Bln vs. $4.044 Bln last year.
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