Shares of Starbucks Corp. inched higher after hours Tuesday after the coffee chain reported quarterly results that beat expectations, as it tries to revive sales following a year marked by cautious consumers.

Starbucks reported a smaller-than-expected fall in first-quarter comparable sales on Tuesday, in early signs of the struggling coffee chain benefiting from CEO Brian Niccol's efforts to revive demand.

Starbucks is scheduled to report earnings after today’s close. Here's a closer look at what the Street expects from SBUX.

Brian Niccol, who is four months into his new role, has set forth a raft of measures to improve the coffee chain's business.

Quarterly profit and same-store sales decline, but CEO Brian Niccol cites “positive response” to chain’s efforts to woo back customers.

Starbucks has reported better-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter as some of its turnaround efforts start to take hold

Operating margin contracted to 11.9% of sales from 15.7% in the prior year, primarily driven by deleverage and investments in support of the Back to Starbucks initiative, including store partner wages,

Since taking over as chief executive of Starbucks last fall, Mr. Niccol has tried to come up with fixes for the many challenges facing the coffee giant. One of his top goals: Getting coffee to customers in four minutes or less.