IRVING, Texas (AP) — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $2.55 billion.

The Irving, Texas-based company said it had profit of $5.47 per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to $5.54 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.55 per share.

The construction equipment company posted revenue of $17.42 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $16.44 billion.

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