07:18 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Procter & Gamble ( PG ) reported fiscal Q3 core earnings Friday of $1.52 per diluted share, up from $1.37 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.41.

Net sales for the quarter ended March 31 were $20.20 billion compared with $20.07 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $20.44 billion.

The consumer products giant raised its full-year core EPS growth outlook to between 10% and 11%, from the previous range of 8% to 9%, and maintained its sales growth guidance of 2% to 4% Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect $6.41 in adjusted EPS on revenue of $84.75 billion.