- Net income of $335M, or $0.74 per diluted share vs. $270M, or $0.58 per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago. On an as-adjusted basis, Q3 net income was $311M, or $0.67 per diluted share.
- During the quarter, the company returned $472M to shareholders, including $300M in share repurchases and $172M in dividends.
- Free cash flow was $358M in Q3 despite higher capex and the loss of $41M of free cash flow from businesses divested in 2014.
- The company is confident it can meet fourth quarter forecasts for $0.67 of adjusted earnings per diluted share, exceeding the upper end of its 2015 guidance of $2.55 a share. The firm also expects to exceed the upper end of its full year free cash flow guidance of $1.5B.
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