BP Q3 EPS $2.59 Beats $2.07 Estimate, Sales $55.01B Miss $64.76B Estimate

BP (NYSE:BP) reported quarterly earnings of $2.59 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.07 by 25.12 percent. This is a 161.62 percent increase over earnings of $0.99 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $55.01 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $64.76 billion by 15.05 percent. This is a 52.07 percent increase over sales of $36.17 billion the same period last year.