HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Chevron Corp. (CVX) on Friday reported third-quarter profit of $9.92 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of $5.06. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses, were $5.28 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations, but Chevron does not adjust its reported results based on one-time events such as asset sales. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.78 per share.

The oil company posted revenue of $67.8 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $60.49 billion.

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