Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $177.1 million.

The Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of $1.33 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to $1.78 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.71 per share.

The construction materials company posted revenue of $2.09 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2 billion.