Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.55 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.54 by 0.65 percent. This is a 4.32 percent decrease over earnings of $1.62 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $9.807 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $9.635 billion by 1.79 percent. This is a 9.86 percent increase over sales of $8.927 billion the same period last year.