NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $588 million.

The New York-based company said it had net income of $1.69 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.68 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.56 per share.

The utility posted revenue of $4.09 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.02 billion.

Con Ed expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.30 to $5.40 per share.

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