Netscout Systems Inc
NTCT Nasdaq· Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$40.50
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Netscout Systems Inc had $859M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 4.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +0.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 12.8%, up 57.5 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 13 is left after running the business.
- Netscout Systems Inc made $95.5M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 15.3% a year.
- Free cash flow was $285M in fiscal 2026, 33.2% of revenue.
- Netscout Systems Inc returned $60.8M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 21% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 2.4%.
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue
$859M
Net income
$95.5M
Free cash flow
$285M
Operating margin
12.8%
Netscout Systems Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+4.5%
Only a little. Sales grew 4.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
11.1%
Yes. It keeps 11.1% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
33.2%
Yes. 33.2% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 8
Mixed. It passes 6 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
24.7x
One share costs 24.7 times its yearly profit per share.
What Netscout Systems Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · May 14, 2026
- Legal name
- NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
- CIK
- 0001078075
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $856M | $915M | $829M | $823M | $859M |
| Revenue growth | 2.9% | 6.9% | −9.3% | −0.8% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 75.0% | 75.6% | 77.4% | 78.3% | 79.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 8.5% | −18.1% | −44.7% | 12.8% |
| Net income | $35.9M | $59.6M | −$148M | −$367M | $95.5M |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 6.5% | −17.8% | −44.6% | 11.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.48 | $0.82 | −$2.07 | −$5.12 | $1.30 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $296M | $157M | $58.8M | $218M | $295M |
| Capital expenditure | $10.4M | $10.5M | $6.4M | $5.4M | $9.1M |
| Free cash flow | $286M | $146M | $52.4M | $212M | $285M |
| FCF margin | 33.4% | 16.0% | 6.3% | 25.8% | 33.2% |
| Share buybacks | $35.7M | $150M | $50.0M | $25.3M | $60.8M |
| Share count change | 1.7% | −2.7% | −2.2% | 0.2% | 2.4% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $703M | $419M | $390M | $457M | $586M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $350M | $100M | $100M | $0.0M | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.4x | −2.0x | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 1.4x | 1.7x | 1.7x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | 6.0x | 7.6x | −17.3x | −51.3x | 64.4x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 2.4% | 4.0% | −7.4% | −26.3% | — |
| Return on equity | 1.8% | 2.9% | −7.5% | −21.3% | 6.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | — | — | −183.3% | −162.8% | 26.2% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$2.6M
6 insiders
Of sales under plans
94%
$2.5M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $40.50 a share, the company is worth $3.0B: 24.7 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001078075). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.