Coca-Cola Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday after the world's largest soft drink maker sold more beverages. The maker of Sprite, Minute Maid orange juice and vitaminwater said its first-quarter profit was $2.05 billion, or 89 cents per share, up from $1.90 billion, or 82 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 6 per cent to $11.14 billion. Analysts on average were expecting earnings of 87 cents per share on revenue of $10.82 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Sales volume rose 5 per cent, with growth across every geographic region. Coke shares were up 0.8 per cent at $73 in premarket trading.