INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $6.45 billion.

The Indianapolis-based company said it had profit of $7.22 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $7.48 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.38 per share.

The drugmaker posted revenue of $24.4 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $22.11 billion.

Lilly expects full-year earnings in the range of $35 to $36 per share, with revenue in the range of $91 billion to $92 billion.

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