Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), Waltham, MA, reported sales for the third quarter of $4.1 billion, down 1.2 percent year-over-year. Profit increased 1 percent to $476.1 million.
For the first nine months of the year, sales were $12.3 billion, down 0.7 percent over the prior-year period. Profit increased 6.2 percent to $1.4 billion.