JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Organon & Co. (OGN) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $164 million.

The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 60 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 94 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 91 cents per share.

The pharmaceutical company posted revenue of $1.57 billion in the period.

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