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NTCT

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC

Next earnings Aug 5, 2026 · consensus $0.39 EPS, $199M rev

Last earnings +7.8% on 2026-05-07

Hold
$41.59
▲ +2.51%
$41.59▲ +72.29%
over 1Y
L $20.77EODHDH $43.43
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+2.5%
1W+3.1%
1M+1.1%
3M+30.5%
YTD+54.9%
1Y+72.3%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
B
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 9 analysts
Buy

Healthy net margin (11.1%).

Revenue (FY2026) $859M · FY2026

The read

Middling fundamentals offset by an attractive price (~17% below fair value) — worth a look on the value angle.

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC shows $859M in FY2026 revenue (+4.5% YoY), a 11.1% net margin, and 5.8% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue$856M$915M$829M$823M$859M
Gross profit$641M$691M$642M$644M$682M
Operating income$48.6M$77.7M-$150M-$368M$110M
Net income$35.9M$59.6M-$148M-$367M$95.5M
Diluted EPS$0.48$0.82-$2.07-$5.12$1.30
Net margin4.2%6.5%-17.8%-44.6%11.1%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$2.39B
EV / EBITDA14.3
EV / Sales2.8
EV / FCF8.4
P / FCF10.4
PEG (trailing)0.25
Earnings yield3.2%
FCF yield9.6%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)5.3%
Free cash flow$285M
Total debt$0.00
Net cash$586M
Altman Z-Score3.28 safe
Piotroski F-Score7/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield2.0%
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield2.0%
Shares Δ YoY+0.2%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Auditor change2026-06-03
  2. 10-K Annual report2026-05-14
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-07
  4. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-05
  5. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-02-05
  6. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-06
  7. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-11-06
  8. 8-K Officer / director change2025-09-12
  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-08-07

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

B
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueC
GrowthB+
ProfitabilityB-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✓Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$48.56

Undervalued +17% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $1.30 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 0.90 quality = 37.4× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$859M
+4.5% YoY
Net margin
11.1%
ROE
5.8%
P/E
32.0

SEC fundamentals · FY 2026

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■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$859M+4.5%
Net income$95.5M+126.0%
Gross profit$682M+6.0%
Operating income$110M+129.9%
Diluted EPS$1.30+125.4%
Cash & equivalents$586M+28.2%
Total assets$2.35B+7.7%
Total liabilities$705M+12.6%
Stockholders' equity$1.65B+5.7%
Gross: 79.4%Op.: 12.8%L/E: 0.43x

Frequently asked

Is NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC (NTCT) a buy?
NTCT currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Healthy net margin (11.1%).
What is NTCT's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on NTCT's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $48.56. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is NTCT overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, NTCT currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC's quality score?
NTCT scores 71.15686274509804/100 (grade B) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001078075, latest 10-K filed 2026-05-14) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 6:45:44 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-19
SZABADOS MICHAEL
Director
Exercise6.05K
2026-06-19
SZABADOS MICHAEL
Director
Tax1.78K @ $39.67$70.7K
2026-06-19
SINGHAL ANIL K
President & CEO
Exercise10.4K
2026-06-19
SINGHAL ANIL K
President & CEO
Tax4.61K @ $39.67$183K
2026-06-19
DOWNING JOHN
EVP, World-Wide Sales
Exercise5.18K
2026-06-19
DOWNING JOHN
EVP, World-Wide Sales
Tax2.31K @ $39.67$91.4K
2026-06-15
SZABADOS MICHAEL
Director
Exercise6.30K
2026-06-15
SZABADOS MICHAEL
Director
Tax1.86K @ $41.42$76.9K
2026-06-15
SINGHAL ANIL K
President & CEO
Exercise10.8K
2026-06-15
SINGHAL ANIL K
President & CEO
Tax4.20K @ $41.42$174K
2026-06-15
Munshi Sanjay
Chief Operating Officer
Exercise2.40K
2026-06-15
Munshi Sanjay
Chief Operating Officer
Tax585.00 @ $41.42$24.2K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-07Beat +11.6% est▲ +7.80%8-K ↗
2026-02-05Beat +18.6% est▼ -4.75%8-K ↗
2025-11-06Beat +37.1% est▲ +7.10%8-K ↗
2025-08-07Beat +13.0% est▼ -2.03%8-K ↗
2025-05-08—▲ +1.65%8-K ↗
2025-01-30—▲ +12.13%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2015-06-07Thomas MacArthurSell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

Recent news

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Vs tracked universe

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1043 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score71 vs 67
Revenue growth4.5% vs 7.1%
Net margin11.1% vs 10.5%
Return on equity5.8% vs 12.3%
P/E32.0 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 10d
Bullish
+0.18
vs typical · 19 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.