LafargeHolcim said it remained on course to achieve its full-year profit target as the world's largest cement maker reported a 10.5% increase in core earnings during the third quarter.
The Swiss-based company posted adjusted operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 1.685 billion Swiss francs ($1.73 billion).
The figure just beat analyst forecasts of 1.67 billion francs in a Reuters poll.
Operating EBITDA adjusted for merger costs on a like-for-like basis rose by 2% in the nine months of the year.
LafargeHolcim said it would reach its goal of "at least" a high-single-digit percentage increase in operating EBITDA for the full year.
The company's chief executive Eric Olsen said LafargeHolcim was delivering on higher prices and cost costs.
It said it had already achieved its 2016 synergies target of 450 million Swiss francs, and expanded the goal to 550 million francs for the full year.
Pricing also continued to improve, with prices for cement rising by 0.3% during the quarter, the company said.
"With these results, we are demonstrating that our focus on pricing, synergies and cash flow is delivering results," Olsen said in a statement. "Our earnings momentum is accelerating and we are on track to achieve our commitments for 2016."
He retained his outlook for the global cement market to rise between 1-3% this year.
LafargeHolcim's third-quarter revenue fell to 7.04 billion francs, missing analyst estimates of 7.37 billion francs, reflecting the sale of some businesses during the year.
Analysts were broadly positive, highlighting the improvement in profitability despite the sales decline.
