Technology
NetScout Systems, Inc.(NTCT)
Live Price
Offline$40.34
+1.69% today
1Y Change
+60.48%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.45B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.8%
- EPS Growth
- -146.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $2.45B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $40.34 and up 60.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.8%, EPS growth of -146.9%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.8%, EPS -146.9%, free cash flow +302.1% with operating margin 12.8% and ROIC 4.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 25.4 and price/sales 2.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NTCT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-0.8% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+12.8% vs +22.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
25.4 vs 18.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.8% and EPS is at -146.9%, with operating margin around 12.8%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | -1.2% | +1.3% | +6.4% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +16.3% | +2.2% | +5.3% | +10.1% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +39.9% | -1.8% | -7.7% | -8.0% |
Benchmark Edge
NTCT vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
NTCT Max Drawdown
-17.38%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NTCT and SPY.
Company Overview
NetScout Systems, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
NetScout Systems, Inc. provides service assurance and cybersecurity solutions for protect digital business services against disruptions in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers nGeniusONE management software that enables customers to predict, preempt, and resolve network and service delivery problems, as well as facilitate the optimization and capacity planning of their network infrastructures; and specialized platforms and analytic modules that enable its customers to analyze and troubleshoot traffic in radio access and Wi-Fi networks. It also provides nGeniusPULSE, an active testing tool that enables enterprises to identify infrastructure performance issues and determine application availability, reliability, and performance; and nGenius Business Analytics solution, which enables service providers to analyze their network traffic. In addition, the company offers ISNG, an advanced passive network probe; packet flow systems that deliver targeted network traffic access to various monitoring and security tools and systems; and a suite of test access points that enable non-disruptive access to network traffic. Further, it provides cybersecurity solutions to protect their networks against distributed denial of service attacks under the Arbor brand, such as Arbor Sightline, Arbor Threat Mitigation System, Arbor Insight, Arbor Edge Defense, and Arbor Cloud. Additionally, it offers advanced threat detection solutions, such as Omnis Cyber Investigator. It serves enterprise customers in various industries, including financial services, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, education, transportation, and retail; mobile operators, wireline operators, cable operators, Internet service providers, and cloud providers; and governmental agencies through a direct sales force, and indirect reseller and distribution channels. NetScout Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
- Leadership
- Anil K. Singhal
- IPO Date
- Aug 12, 1999
- Employees
- 2.3k
- Street Address
- 310 Littleton Road
- Mailing
- Westford, MA, 01886-4105
- Region
- Westford, MA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 978 614 4000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 25.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 11.3
- Price/Sales
- 2.8
- Price/Book
- 1.5
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.8%
- EPS
- -146.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +302.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 79.2%
- Operating Margin
- 12.8%
- Net Margin
- 11.1%
- ROE
- 6.1%
- ROIC
- 4.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.04
- Current Ratio
- 1.92
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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