Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Earnings report

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Companies reporting quarterly earnings Tuesday included:

Caterpilla­r Inc., the constructi­on equipment company, a profit of $802 million, or $1.35 a share, up from $553 million, or 93 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was $11.33 billion. Shares rose $6.36 to close at $114.52.

DuPont Co., a profit of $862 million, or 99 cents a share, down from $1.02 billion, or $1.16 a share, a year ago. Revenue was $7.42 billion. Shares rose $1.14 to close at $85.46.

Eli Lilly & Co., the drugmaker, a profit of $1.01 billion, or 95 cents a share, up from $747.7 million, or 71 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue grew 8 percent to $5.82 billion. Shares fell $2.55 to close at $82.19.

McDonald’s Corp., the fast food chain, a profit of $1.4 billion or $1.70 a share, up from $1.09 billion, or $1.25 a share, a year ago. Revenue was $6.05 billion. Shares rose $7.22 to close at $159.07. 3M Co., the maker of Postit notes, industrial coatings and ceramics, a profit of $1.58 billion, or $2.58 a share, up from $1.29 billion, or $2.08 a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 1.9 percent to $7.81 billion. Shares fell $10.61 to close at $199.33.

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