NetScout Systems/$NTCT
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About NetScout Systems
NetScout Systems Inc is engaged in providing enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS), protection solutions. It bases its solutions on proprietary adaptive service intelligence technology, which helps customers monitor and identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats. These solutions also deliver real-time and historical information, which provides insight to restore service and understand the quality of user experience. The company derives revenue from the sale of network management tools and security solutions. Its geographical regions include USA, which derives maximum revenue, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.
- Ticker
- $NTCT
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 2,063
- Headquarters
- Westford, United States
- Website
- www.netscout.com
NetScout Systems Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.8B
23.37
$1.63
0.70
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Price and volume
Market cap
$2.8B
Beta
0.7
52-week high
$45.28
52-week low
$24.94
Average daily volume
615K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.825
Quick ratio
1.677
Long term debt to equity
1.752
Total debt to equity
2.404
Interest coverage (TTM)
61.44%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
187.759
Gross margin (TTM)
79.84%
Net profit margin (TTM)
13.71%
Operating margin (TTM)
14.86%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
13.72%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$430,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.67%
Return on equity (TTM)
7.54%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
23.374
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.102
Price to book
1.66
Price to tangible book (TTM)
8.14
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
10.616
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.42%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.584
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
5.79%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
60.37%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.24%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-2.38%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
23.55%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.93%
What the Analysts think about NetScout Systems
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NetScout delivered GAAP net income of $95.5 million in fiscal year 2026, reversing a GAAP net loss of $366.9 million in fiscal 2025 and underscoring significant profitability improvements. (Press Release Q4 FY26 Results)
For fiscal 2027, the company raised its revenue guidance to $885 million–$915 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS to $2.65–$2.80, implying ~9.9% year-over-year EPS growth, demonstrating management’s confidence in continued earnings momentum. (Press Release Q4 FY26 Results)
NetScout closed the May 1 2026 acquisition of DigiCert’s DDoS protection business, expected to contribute ~$20 million in annualized revenue, and in July doubled Arbor Cloud mitigation capacity to 33 Tbps to bolster its cybersecurity offerings and recurring revenue streams. (Press Release Q4 FY26 Results; Press Release Q1 FY27 Results)
Fiscal 2027 revenue growth guidance of ~4.7% at the midpoint ($885 million–$915 million) remains modest, potentially lagging industry peers targeting higher expansion rates. (Press Release EX-99.1)
Cybersecurity revenue remained flat year-over-year in Q1 FY27, suggesting challenges in expanding its high-margin security segment amid competitive pressures. (Press Release EX-99.1)
As of June 30 2026, total product backlog stood at only $33 million (with $28 million fulfillable), representing less than 0.16× quarterly revenue and indicating limited near-term order visibility. (Press Release EX-99.1)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing NetScout Systems
AllEURUSDGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $NTCT weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Digital Security€L0CK | €1.7B | 0.60% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.15% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.15% |
iShares Digitalisation$DGTL | $793M | 0.12% |
iShares Digitalisation£DGIT | £585M | 0.12% |
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