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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC NTCT

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design · website · IPO 1999-08-12 · LEI

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.0B
P / E31.1×
P / S3.5×
P / B1.8×
P / FCF10.4×
Net margin11.1%
Return on equity5.8%
FCF margin33.2%
Return on capital5.8%
Graham number -35.1%$25.64

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($25.64); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.90% 8.10% -8.10% -0.30% 2.30% 4.20% 6.50% -17.80% -44.60% 11.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
70.20% 72.40% 72.10% 72.80% 73.30% 75.00% 75.60% 77.40% 78.30% 79.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
5.30% -0.40% -7.90% 2.00% 4.50% 5.70% 8.50% -18.10% -44.70% 12.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
1.40% 3.90% -3.60% -0.10% 1.00% 1.70% 2.90% -7.80% -23.50% 5.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
92.9M 88.3M 78.6M 75.2M 73.8M 75.1M 73.0M 71.5M 71.6M 73.4M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$4.9M $230.2M $140.4M $111.5M -$117.2M -$286.2M -$286.8M -$289.7M -$457.4M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
0.90% 2.40% -2.20% -0.10% 0.60% 1.10% 2.10% -5.70% -16.80% 4.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
17.00% 20.90% 13.90% 23.00% 24.30% 33.40% 16.00% 6.30% 25.80% 33.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.12× 0.29× 0.27× 0.23× 0.17× 0.17× 0.05× 0.05× 0.00× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.36 $0.90 -$0.93 -$0.04 $0.26 $0.48 $0.82 -$2.07 -$5.12 $1.30 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC trades at about 30.4× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.8×–104.6×, median 33.2×).

23.8× 104.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (23.8×–104.6×); dot = today's 30.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin79.4%78.3%77.4%75.6%75.0%73.3%72.8%72.1%72.4%70.2%
Operating margin12.8%-44.7%-18.1%8.5%5.7%4.5%2.0%-7.9%-0.4%5.3%
Net margin11.1%-44.6%-17.8%6.5%4.2%2.3%-0.3%-8.1%8.1%2.9%
FCF margin33.2%25.8%6.3%16.0%33.4%24.3%23.0%13.9%20.9%17.0%
Return on assets4.1%-16.8%-5.7%2.1%1.1%0.6%-0.1%-2.2%2.4%0.9%
Return on equity5.8%-23.5%-7.8%2.9%1.7%1.0%-0.1%-3.6%3.9%1.4%
Debt / equity—0.00×0.05×0.05×0.17×0.17×0.23×0.27×0.29×0.12×
Current ratio1.851.751.701.361.941.761.652.111.821.86

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.