RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — Discover Financial Services (DFS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.53 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Riverwoods, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $6.06.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 17 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.06 per share.

The credit card issuer and lender posted revenue of $5.99 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $4.54 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Sixteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.16 billion.

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