ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — The Home Depot Inc. (HD) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $3.6 billion.

The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $3.63 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.61 per share.

The home-improvement retailer posted revenue of $36.42 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $36.65 billion.

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