Investing.com - Nike (NYSE:NKE) reported first quarter earnings that beat analyst's expectations on Tuesday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $0.67 on revenue of $9.95B. Analysts polled by Investing.com EPS of $0.62 on revenue of $9.94B. That compared to EPS of $0.57 on revenue of $9.07B in the same period a year earlier The company had reported EPS of $0.69 on revenue of $9.79B in the previous quarter.
Nike shares gained 0.62% to trade at $81.76 in after-hours trade following the report.
For the year, Nike shares are up 34.91%, outperforming the Dow 30 which is up 6.78% year to date.
Nike follows other major Consumer Cyclical sector earnings this month
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PVH earnings beat analyst's expectations on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, with second quarter EPS of $2.18 on revenue of $2.33B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $2.09 on revenue of $2.29B