Strong U.S. demand pumped up Starbucks' results in its fiscal fourth quarter, but the coffee giant still fell short of revenue expectations.

Starbucks said its global same-store sales rose 7. 2% for the July-September period, which was higher than the 6% increase Wall Street was expecting, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

That was largely due to strong demand in the U.S., where same-store sales jumped 7. 7%.