CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald's Corp. (MCD) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.49 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had profit of $3.51. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $3.57 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.36 per share.

The world's biggest hamburger chain posted revenue of $7.16 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.28 billion.

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