SEATTLE (AP) _ Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.76 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had profit of $1.49. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1 per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1 per share.

The coffee chain posted revenue of $8.15 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.26 billion.

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