CGI Inc. says it earned a fourth-quarter profit of $362.4 million, up from $345.9 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue rose eight per cent compared with a year ago.

The business and technology consulting firm says the profit amounted to $1.51 per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from a profit of $1.39 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

Revenue for the three-month period totalled $3.25 billion, up from $3.01 billion a year earlier.

The company says its revenue was up 13.9 per cent compared with a year ago, when excluding $177.9 million of unfavourable foreign currency impact.

Excluding specific items, CGI says it earned $1.56 per diluted share in its latest quarter, up from $1.40 per diluted share in its fourth quarter last year.

Analysts on average had expected a profit of $1.55 per share and nearly $3.21 billion in revenue, according to estimates compiled by financial markets data firm Refinitiv.