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    NetScout Systems Inc (NTCT)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SOFTWARE - INFRASTRUCTURE • NASDAQ

    $38.83
    -0.23 (-0.59%)

    Market Cap: $2.82B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    93%(37/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +21.06%
    Streak
    4 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.67
    Range$0.66 - $0.67
    2 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$0.71+6.8%
    60d ago$0.71+6.8%
    30d ago$0.71+6.8%
    7d ago$0.71+6.8%
    Current$0.67
    Revenue Consensus
    $219M
    Range$218M - $220M
    2 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.96
    Range$0.91 - $1.02
    2 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$1.01+4.7%
    60d ago$1.01+4.7%
    30d ago$1.01+4.7%
    7d ago$1.01+4.7%
    Current$0.96
    Revenue Consensus
    $259M
    Range$256M - $262M
    2 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Mar 27EST
    		-$0.72---
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.96---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.67---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.32$0.21+52.38%Beat+220.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$0.52$0.46+13.04%Beat+0.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.00$0.82+21.95%Beat+6.4%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.62$0.45+37.78%Beat+31.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.10$0.12-16.67%Miss-64.3%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 8
    		$0.52$0.49+6.12%Beat-5.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.94$0.69+36.23%Beat+28.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.47$0.45+4.44%Beat-23.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.28$0.11+154.55%Beat-9.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 9
    		$0.55$0.52+5.77%Beat+44.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.73$0.37+97.30%Beat-27.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.61$0.61+0.00%Beat+7.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.31$0.31+0.00%Beat+29.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$0.38$0.50-24.00%Miss+31.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 26
    		$1.00$0.70+42.86%Beat+12.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.57$0.49+16.33%Beat+21.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.24$0.22+9.09%Beat+20.0%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$0.29$0.21+38.10%Beat-40.8%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 27
    		$0.89$0.62+43.55%Beat+34.8%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.47$0.38+23.68%Beat+23.7%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.20$0.18+11.11%Beat+17.6%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$0.49$0.45+8.89%Beat-2.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 28
    		$0.66$0.53+24.53%Beat-9.6%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.38$0.27+40.74%Beat+35.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.17$0.12+41.67%Beat+142.9%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.50$0.48+4.17%Beat-24.2%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.73$0.58+25.86%Beat+62.2%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.28$0.25+12.00%Beat+12.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.07$0.07+0.00%Beat+133.3%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.66$0.61+8.20%Beat+83.3%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.45$0.40+12.50%Beat-34.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.25$0.14+78.57%Beat-13.8%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.03$0.04-25.00%Miss-62.5%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$0.36$0.35+2.86%Beat-44.6%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.69$0.67+2.99%Beat+15.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.29$0.27+7.41%Beat-25.6%
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.08$0.08+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.65$0.62+4.84%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.60$0.56+7.14%Beat-
    Sep 16
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.39$0.35+11.43%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio15.78EV/EBITDA11.48x
    Price/FCF9.76xFCF Yield10.25%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin13.70%Operating Margin6.89%
    ROE7.54%ROIC5.17%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.01xInterest Coverage62.39x
    Current Ratio1.83xQuick Ratio1.80x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.70Avg Volume610.46K
    52-Week High$45.2852-Week Low$24.36

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$38.55
    SMA 20$39.13
    SMA 50$40.52
    SMA 200$33.82
    EMA 10$38.81
    EMA 20$39.14
    EMA 50$39.57
    EMA 200$34.97

    MACD

    Line: -0.48Signal: -0.57Hist: 0.09

    ADX

    ADX: 21.9+DI: 18.0-DI: 22.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up24.0
    Aroon Down32.0
    PSAR$40.88

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$41.26
    Lower Band$37.00
    %B Position1089%(Upper)
    Band Width0.43

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    46.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K64.3
    Stoch %D56.1
    Williams %R-47.3
    ROC (10d)-0.8%
    Momentum-0.31
    CCI (20d)-2.6
    MFI (14d)48.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.17(3.0%)
    StdDev (20d)1.07
    Hist Vol29.0%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$39.10
    OBV-1.3M
    AD Line18.4M
    CMF (20d)-0.034

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)611.2K
    Vol Ratio1.4x
    VWMA (20d)$39.09

    Pivot Points

    R3$40.19
    R2$39.95
    R1$39.51
    Pivot Point$39.27
    S1$38.83
    S2$38.59
    S3$38.15

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-11.59
    Ultimate Osc50.4
    KST-57.08

    Financial Data

    QuarterMar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023Jun 2023
    Total Revenue$203.03M$250.68M$219.02M$186.75M$204.99M$252.02M$191.11M$174.56M$203.44M$218.07M$196.80M$211.14M
    Cost of Revenue$43.93M$46.03M$43.61M$43.42M$45.70M$46.61M$42.06M$44.37M$50.34M$43.62M$43.05M$50.40M
    Gross Profit$159.11M$204.65M$175.41M$143.32M$159.29M$205.41M$149.05M$130.20M$153.10M$174.45M$153.75M$160.74M
    Operating Expenses$139.52M$140.34M$142.92M$149.89M$139.40M$143.69M$134.93M$593.52M$190.08M$308.89M$127.46M$165.44M
    R&D$39.77M$39.63M$40.27M$39.79M$36.74M$37.75M$35.91M$42.47M$43.56M$37.02M$35.11M$45.52M
    SG&A$24.94M$24.13M$26.26M$27.86M$23.92M$23.48M$23.74M$25.58M$21.91M$23.11M$22.65M$28.21M
    Operating Income$19.59M$64.31M$32.49M$-6,564,000$19.89M$61.71M$14.12M$-463,324,000$-36,976,000$-134,447,000$26.29M$-4,695,000
    Interest Income$3.81M$3.28M$3.53M$3.21M$2.56M$2.53M$2.55M$3.10M$2.66M$2.15M$2.51M$2.29M
    Interest Expense$413,000$456,000$421,000$415,000$765,000$2.65M$1.80M$1.95M$2.18M$2.21M$2.17M$2.09M
    Income Before Tax$23.35M$66.61M$31.38M$-2,828,000$18.20M$57.38M$12.33M$-453,696,000$-32,932,000$-133,718,000$27.47M$-5,334,000
    Income Tax Expense$5.11M$11.47M$5.55M$851,000$-416,000$8.56M$3.30M$-10,320,000$-513,000$-1,141,000$6.01M$-1,134,000
    Net Income$18.24M$55.14M$25.83M$-3,679,000$18.62M$48.81M$9.03M$-443,376,000$-32,419,000$-132,577,000$21.46M$-4,200,000
    EBITDA$36.54M$79.75M$45.13M$8.83M$34.56M$75.80M$30.30M$-435,838,000$-12,682,000$-112,498,000$48.74M$16.50M
    EBIT$19.95M$63.79M$28.27M$-5,624,000$16.41M$57.49M$11.58M$-454,849,000$-33,416,000$-133,655,000$27.14M$-5,529,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Frequently Asked Questions About NTCT

    Does NTCT pay dividends?
    NetScout Systems Inc (NTCT) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
    What is NTCT's P/E ratio?
    NetScout Systems Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.78.
    What is NTCT's market cap?
    NetScout Systems Inc (NTCT) has a market capitalization of $2.82B with a current stock price of $38.83.

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