NetScout Systems, Inc. logo NTCT - NetScout Systems, Inc.

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| PRICE TARGET: $38.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $38.00
LOW: $38.00
MEDIAN: $38.00
CONSENSUS: $38.00
DOWNSIDE: 7.34%
Metric 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Revenue
Revenue 859.5 822.7 829.5 914.5 855.6 831.3 891.8 909.9 986.8 1,162.1 955.4 453.7 396.6 350.6 308.7 290.5 260.3 267.6 169.0 102.5 97.9 85.2 71.5 71.7 82.3 108.0 86.2 67.6
Cost of Revenue 221.6 178.7 187.4 223.1 214.2 222.1 242.2 254.1 271.9 346.1 328.4 94.6 84.5 74.0 65.7 61.4 56.1 64.1 47.7 22.6 23.6 20.6 17.4 17.8 22.1 25.1 19.9 18.4
Gross Profit 637.9 643.9 642.0 691.4 641.4 609.2 649.6 655.8 714.9 816.0 627.0 359.1 312.1 276.5 243.0 229.2 204.3 203.5 121.3 79.9 74.3 64.6 54.2 53.8 60.2 82.9 66.2 49.2
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 159.4 152.9 161.2 176.2 171.1 179.2 188.3 203.6 215.1 232.7 208.6 75.2 70.5 61.5 49.5 40.6 36.6 40.2 30 18.3 18.1 16.8 14.7 17.1 19.8 15.4 9.5 7.5
SG&A Expenses 366.8 364.8 366.9 380.4 361.9 331.7 376.5 385.4 422.0 447.1 411.0 183.7 160.2 146.5 137.1 128.6 119.7 124.9 95.8 54.0 49.3 45.0 40.9 40.8 44.1 48.4 32.6 24.5
Other Expenses 0 493.9 263.8 57.2 59.7 61.2 67.2 (0.4) (3.8) (1.7) (1.3) (1.5) 0.3 (0.0) (0.7) 1.9 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.1 0 0.3 1.1 10.5 7.9 2.9 26.6
Operating Expenses 526.2 1,011.5 791.9 613.8 592.8 572.1 632.0 663.3 713.7 749.9 652.1 262.3 234.1 210.9 188.7 171.1 158.4 167.1 126.6 72.5 67.6 61.8 55.9 59.0 74.4 71.7 45.0 34.1
Operating Income
Operating Income 111.7 (367.6) (149.8) 77.7 48.6 37.1 17.6 (71.6) (4.1) 62.1 (25.6) 96.8 78.0 64.5 53.7 58.1 45.9 36.4 (5.3) 7.4 6.5 2.8 (1.7) (5.2) (14.3) 6.8 21.2 15.1
Interest Expense 1.7 7.2 8.7 10.2 8.0 10.9 20.6 26.1 12.6 9.2 6.3 0.8 0.8 1.3 2.8 1.8 3.5 6.3 0 0 2.6 1.0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 13.8 10.7 9.6 4.9 0.3 0.6 4.5 5.2 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 168.2 (294.8) (60.9) 174.0 146.7 139.0 138.6 69.0 145.6 222.2 114.0 116.5 78.0 82.5 69.3 72.6 60.9 51.1 3.8 11.1 12.8 6.2 2.2 (0.3) 0.7 23.2 24.1 17.2
EBIT 111.7 (358.6) (135.9) 78.7 50.9 33.2 22.5 (66.8) (6.0) 61.4 (26.1) 96.8 78.0 65.0 52.7 58.7 46.5 37.3 (5.3) 7.4 6.7 2.8 (1.7) (5.2) (14.3) 11.2 21.2 15.1
Income Before Tax 118.5 (365.8) (144.5) 68.4 42.9 22.3 1.9 (92.9) (18.7) 52.2 (32.4) 95.0 77.9 63.7 50.9 56.3 43.1 31.0 (6.5) 11.3 9.2 3.8 (1.0) (4.1) (12.3) 10.7 23.8 16
Income Tax Expense 23.0 1.1 3.2 8.8 7.0 3.0 4.7 (19.6) (98.5) 18.9 (4.1) 33.8 28.8 23.1 18.5 19.0 15.2 11.0 (4.5) 3.6 3.4 0.9 (0.5) (1.5) (0.9) 7.0 8.5 5.7
Net Income 95.5 (366.9) (147.7) 59.6 35.9 19.4 (2.8) (73.3) 79.8 33.3 (28.4) 61.2 49.1 40.6 32.4 37.3 27.9 20.0 (2.1) 7.7 5.8 2.9 (0.5) (2.5) (11.4) 3.7 15.2 10.3
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 1.33 -5.11 -2.07 0.83 0.48 0.26 -0.04 -0.93 0.91 0.36 -0.35 1.49 1.19 0.97 0.77 0.89 0.69 0.51 -0.06 0.24 0.19 0.09 -0.02 -0.08 -0.39 0.13 0.70 0.55
EPS (Diluted) 1.30 -5.06 -2.07 0.82 0.48 0.26 -0.04 -0.93 0.90 0.36 -0.35 1.47 1.17 0.96 0.76 0.87 0.67 0.49 -0.06 0.23 0.18 0.09 -0.02 -0.08 -0.39 0.12 0.56 0.43
Shares Outstanding 71.7 71.7 71.5 71.8 74.0 73.1 75.2 78.6 87.4 92.2 81.1 41.1 41.4 41.7 42.0 42.1 40.7 39.4 34.9 31.7 31.0 30.6 30.2 29.9 29.5 28.5 21.8 18.7
Metric 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 586.5 457.4 389.7 386.8 636.2 467.2 340.2 409.8 370.7 304.9 210.7 82.2 56.7 19.0 43.8 19.3 61.4 48.5 25.5
Short-Term Investments 81.5 34.1 33.5 32.2 67.0 9.3 48.0 76.3 77.9 137.9 128.0 24.2 10.5 50.4 27.4 44.8 0 21.8 0
Net Receivables 151.5 163.7 192.1 143.9 148.2 197.7 213.5 235.3 213.4 294.4 247.2 48.2 37.1 13.0 11.9 12.9 11.8 10.4 6.6
Inventory 13.3 11.1 14.1 17.5 21.2 19.4 21.5 26.3 34.8 40.0 58.0 6.8 12.1 3.4 3.0 3.7 8.7 3.1 3.2
Other Current Assets 22.3 33.6 32.1 34.7 39.9 27.0 24.8 38.6 32.6 37.0 18.3 2.8 6.1 1.7 3.6 1.3 3.8 6.6 2.1
Total Current Assets 861.2 713.2 672.5 617.4 921.9 722.5 659.7 801.2 752.4 854.5 740.5 169.2 135.9 89.6 91.2 85.0 88.7 90.5 37.4
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 59.1 59.2 69.0 86.2 96.3 110.0 126.3 59.0 52.5 61.4 62.0 13.8 16.7 5.4 6.9 8.6 6.9 5.7 4.2
Goodwill 1,070.6 1,076.4 1,502.8 1,724.4 1,723.2 1,717.6 1,725.7 1,715.5 1,712.8 1,718.2 1,709.4 128.2 131.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 214.3 258.7 308.7 366.6 433.4 511.9 582.2 669.1 831.4 931.3 1,054.0 59.6 65.6 28.8 29.1 30.2 41.5 0 0
Long-Term Investments 37.2 1.0 1.0 8.9 0 0 2.6 1.0 (6.7) 21.9 13.4 29.5 33.8 6.0 (5.9) 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 18.4 11.8 10.6 12.5 13.0 15.1 17.8 17.0 19.6 7.7 7.4 1.4 2.2 0.9 5.9 5.9 0 0.6 2.4
Total Non-Current Assets 1,493.3 1,473.4 1,922.8 2,203.2 2,272.8 2,362.6 2,460.8 2,468.8 2,616.2 2,747.0 2,852.4 267.5 285.0 49.6 43.7 52.3 53.4 6.3 6.6
Total Assets 2,354.5 2,186.6 2,595.3 2,820.6 3,194.7 3,085.0 3,120.5 3,270.0 3,368.6 3,601.5 3,592.8 436.7 420.9 139.2 134.9 137.3 142.1 96.7 44
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 23.5 18.2 14.5 16.5 22.0 18.0 20.0 24.6 30.1 37.4 44.0 6.4 9.2 2.0 1.4 2.5 4.2 2.8 3.9
Short-Term Debt 9.9 11.0 12.0 11.7 11.4 12.4 10.3 0 0 0 0 10 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 16.2 13.1 10.1 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 350.6 321.1 316.5 337.8 362.6 290.9 292.1 295.5 335.1 340.1 328.7 76.2 82.8 0.5 1.0 0.5 0 12.8 9
Total Current Liabilities 470.1 407.9 395.1 453.6 476.2 411.3 399.0 379.9 413.3 460.2 457.1 117.5 122.9 25.1 23.1 24.6 21.0 15.6 12.9
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 0 32.5 138.1 148.8 403.9 411.3 520.7 550 600 300 300 82.5 92.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities 2.2 2.6 4.4 24.9 78.9 92.3 114.4 124.2 151.6 277.6 285.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 203.2 150.6 133.2 114.7 121.4 103.2 77.9 150.4 135.0 127.5 107.0 (32.8) (33.5) 0 0 0 0 0 44.2
Total Non-Current Liabilities 235.1 218.3 308.2 337.3 658.2 668.0 783.6 824.6 886.5 705.1 692.4 58.6 65.8 1.0 1 0 0 0 44.2
Total Liabilities 705.3 626.2 703.2 790.9 1,134.3 1,079.3 1,182.6 1,204.6 1,299.8 1,165.3 1,149.5 211.0 223.6 26.1 23.1 24.6 21.0 15.6 57.1
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Retained Earnings 51.1 (44.4) 322.5 470.2 410.6 374.7 355.3 358.1 396.5 316.7 283.4 63.2 43.2 28.9 29.4 32.0 43.4 39.7 24.5
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 4.0 4.1 3.6 5.7 0.1 (1.9) (3.2) (2.6) 2.9 (3.5) (1.5) (1.5) 0.2 0.0 (0.1) (1.1) (3.4) (0.6) (4.3)
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,649.3 1,560.4 1,892.1 2,029.6 2,060.4 2,005.8 1,937.9 2,065.4 2,068.8 2,436.2 2,443.4 225.7 197.3 113.1 111.8 112.7 121.0 81.1 (13.1)
Total Liabilities & Equity 2,354.5 2,186.6 2,595.3 2,820.6 3,194.7 3,085.0 3,120.5 3,270.0 3,368.6 3,601.5 3,592.8 436.7 420.9 139.2 134.9 137.3 142.1 96.7 44
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 39.6 76.0 182.6 209.3 469.3 484.9 601.7 550 600 300 300 92.5 98.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Debt (546.9) (381.4) (207.1) (177.5) (166.9) 17.7 261.4 140.2 229.3 (4.9) 89.3 10.3 42.0 (19.0) (43.8) (19.3) (61.4) (48.5) (25.5)
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Operating Activities
Net Income 95.5 (366.9) (147.7) 59.6 35.9 19.4 (2.8) (73.3) 79.8 33.3 (28.4) 2.9 (0.5) (2.5) (11.4) 3.7 15.2 10.3
Depreciation & Amortization 66.4 63.8 75.0 85.9 95.8 105.8 116.1 137.9 153.5 160.9 140.1 3.4 3.9 4.9 14.9 12.0 2.9 2.1
Stock-Based Compensation 59.9 64.8 70.8 62.0 56.1 51.9 50.9 56.3 47.3 39.2 28.4 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital 89.4 55.5 (111.9) (8.9) 110.9 50.6 59.5 17.2 69.0 5.2 (9.2) 3.9 2.6 (1.0) 9.5 (0.2) (3.3) 24.4
Other Non-Cash Items 11.4 438.1 218.6 12.0 10.0 10.0 11.1 45.2 0.7 0.3 6.6 0.1 0.1 1.9 2.4 2.2 0.5 0.3
Operating Cash Flow 294.5 217.7 58.8 156.7 296.0 213.9 225.0 149.8 222.5 227.8 95.3 10.5 5.9 3.1 13.7 17.7 15.3 12.8
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (9.1) (6.7) (6.3) (10.6) (10.4) (16.5) (19.9) (23.5) (16.6) (32.1) (30.4) (3.4) (1.7) (2.1) (6.2) (4.9) (4.4) (2.5)
Acquisitions 0 0 7.8 0 0 0 (11.3) (3.3) (8.3) 8.3 37.0 0 0 0 0 (23.2) 0 0
Purchases of Investments (163.4) (45.1) (52.8) (114.5) (78.4) (15.7) (117.4) (229.8) (114.2) (199.8) (100.3) (68.6) (129.2) (96.2) (88.0) (18.6) (23.8) 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 67.9 44.8 64.7 140.5 20.6 56.8 144.3 230.4 196.0 181.3 118.9 98.1 100.2 118.7 43.1 40.4 2 8.8
Other Investing Activities 11.8 (1.3) (0.0) (0.2) (0.2) (4.4) (0.0) (0.1) 0.2 0.1 (0.1) 0 (1.3) 0 0 0 2 0
Investing Cash Flow (92.8) (7.0) 13.4 15.3 (68.4) 24.7 (4.3) (26.3) 57.1 (42.3) 25.1 26.1 (32.0) 20.4 (51.1) (6.3) (24.2) 6.3
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 0 (100) 0 (250) (3.7) (100) (100) (50) 294.6 0 294.6 0 0 0 0 (1.2) 0 0
Stock Repurchased (76.7) (25.3) (50) (150.0) (35.7) (3.3) (175) (14.5) (501.3) (89.6) (311.9) 0 (0.1) 0 (0.4) 0 0 (44.4)
Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities 0 (16.8) (19.4) (19.4) (14.9) (15.0) (11.9) (14.8) (0.7) (1.0) 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financing Cash Flow (76.7) (142.0) (69.4) (419.4) (54.2) (118.3) (286.9) (79.3) (221.0) (90.6) (15.3) 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.5 32.0 0
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 129.1 67.7 2.9 (249.4) 169.0 126.9 (69.6) 39.1 65.0 94.2 105.8 38.1 (24.8) 24.5 (37.0) 12.9 23.0 19.1
Cash at Beginning 457.4 389.7 386.8 636.2 467.2 340.2 409.8 370.7 305.7 210.7 104.9 19.0 43.8 19.3 56.4 48.5 25.5 6.3
Cash at End 586.5 457.4 389.7 386.8 636.2 467.2 340.2 409.8 370.7 304.9 210.7 57.1 19.0 43.8 19.3 61.4 48.5 25.4
Free Cash Flow 285.4 211.0 52.5 146.0 285.6 197.4 205.1 126.3 205.9 195.7 64.9 7.0 4.1 1.0 7.5 12.8 10.9 10.3
Key Metrics 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Income Statement
Revenue 859.5 822.7 829.5 914.5 855.6 831.3 891.8 909.9 986.8 1,162.1 955.4 453.7 396.6 350.6 308.7 290.5 260.3 267.6 169.0 102.5 97.9 85.2 71.5 71.7 82.3 108.0 86.2 67.6
Gross Profit 637.9 643.9 642.0 691.4 641.4 609.2 649.6 655.8 714.9 816.0 627.0 359.1 312.1 276.5 243.0 229.2 204.3 203.5 121.3 79.9 74.3 64.6 54.2 53.8 60.2 82.9 66.2 49.2
Operating Income 111.7 (367.6) (149.8) 77.7 48.6 37.1 17.6 (71.6) (4.1) 62.1 (25.6) 96.8 78.0 64.5 53.7 58.1 45.9 36.4 (5.3) 7.4 6.5 2.8 (1.7) (5.2) (14.3) 6.8 21.2 15.1
Net Income 95.5 (366.9) (147.7) 59.6 35.9 19.4 (2.8) (73.3) 79.8 33.3 (28.4) 61.2 49.1 40.6 32.4 37.3 27.9 20.0 (2.1) 7.7 5.8 2.9 (0.5) (2.5) (11.4) 3.7 15.2 10.3
EPS (Diluted) 1.30 -5.06 -2.07 0.82 0.48 0.26 -0.04 -0.93 0.90 0.36 -0.35 1.47 1.17 0.96 0.76 0.87 0.67 0.49 -0.06 0.23 0.18 0.09 -0.02 -0.08 -0.39 0.12 0.56 0.43
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 586.5 457.4 389.7 386.8 636.2 467.2 340.2 409.8 370.7 304.9 210.7 82.2 56.7 19.0 43.8 19.3 61.4 48.5 25.5
Total Assets 2,354.5 2,186.6 2,595.3 2,820.6 3,194.7 3,085.0 3,120.5 3,270.0 3,368.6 3,601.5 3,592.8 436.7 420.9 139.2 134.9 137.3 142.1 96.7 44
Total Debt 39.6 76.0 182.6 209.3 469.3 484.9 601.7 550 600 300 300 92.5 98.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stockholders' Equity 1,649.3 1,560.4 1,892.1 2,029.6 2,060.4 2,005.8 1,937.9 2,065.4 2,068.8 2,436.2 2,443.4 225.7 197.3 113.1 111.8 112.7 121.0 81.1 (13.1)
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 294.5 217.7 58.8 156.7 296.0 213.9 225.0 149.8 222.5 227.8 95.3 10.5 5.9 3.1 13.7 17.7 15.3 12.8
Capital Expenditure (9.1) (6.7) (6.3) (10.6) (10.4) (16.5) (19.9) (23.5) (16.6) (32.1) (30.4) (3.4) (1.7) (2.1) (6.2) (4.9) (4.4) (2.5)
Free Cash Flow 285.4 211.0 52.5 146.0 285.6 197.4 205.1 126.3 205.9 195.7 64.9 7.0 4.1 1.0 7.5 12.8 10.9 10.3