The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.14 per share.

The consensus estimates for Paychex’s first-quarter fiscal 2025 revenues are pegged at $1.3 billion, indicating a 2.2% increase from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. The top line is anticipated to have been driven by client growth, higher average worksite employees and increased average interest rates.

United Natural expects full-year earnings in the range of 20 cents to 80 cents per share, with revenue in the range of $30.3 billion to $30.8 billion. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on UNFI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/UNFI

The spices and seasonings company posted revenue of $1.68 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.66 billion. McCormick expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.85 to $2.90 per share.

McCormick (MKC) reported $1.68 billion in revenue for the quarter ended August 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.3%. EPS of $0.83 for the same period compares to $0.65 a year ago. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.