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COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Cummins Inc. (CMI) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $824 million.

On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Indiana-based company said it had net income of $5.96.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.82 per share.

The engine maker posted revenue of $8.17 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.07 billion.

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