The troubled retail pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance reported financial results early Friday that weren’t quite as bad as analysts had anticipated, sending shares sharply higher in morning trading. For the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, which ended November 30, Walgreens reported adjusted earnings of 51 cents a share, beating Wall Street’s call for 38 cents, according to FactSet. Sales of $39.5 billion topped the consensus estimate of $37.4 billion and grew 7.5% from the year-ago quarter.