04:38 PM EDT, 10/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Discover Financial Services ( DFS ) reported Q3 earnings late Wednesday of $3.69 per diluted share, up from $2.59 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $3.61.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 rose to $4.45 billion from $4.04 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $4.35 billion.

The company's board kept the quarterly cash dividend at $0.70 per share, payable on Dec. 5 to shareholders of record on Nov. 21.

Shares of the company fell 0.6% in after-hours activity.

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