NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
NTCT on Nasdaq
Location
Westford, MA
Fiscal year end
31 March
Latest financial report
05 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • NTCT - NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 6.1%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-125%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 26 Jan 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-26) highlights Return On Equity 6.1%, Return On Assets 4.3%, and Operating Margin 12.8%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

57.1/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

6.1%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

4.3%

Metric score 28.3/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.94x
Quick Ratio
1.75x
Debt to Equity
0.4x

Strengths

Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

6.1%

YoY: -125%

Industry median: -0.88% (n=54)

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Return On Assets

4.3%

YoY: -124%

Industry median: -8.2% (n=54)

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Operating Margin

13%

YoY: -125%

Industry median: -4.2% (n=42)

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Current Ratio

1.94x

YoY: +6.8%

Industry median: 1.43x (n=60)

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Quick Ratio

1.75x

YoY: +9.1%

Industry median: 1.06x (n=47)

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Debt-to-equity

0.4x

YoY: -4.2%

Industry median: 0.44x (n=51)

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Revenues YoY

4.9%

YoY:

Industry median: -0.32% (n=16)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

13%

YoY:

Industry median: -2.8% (n=53)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 6.1% -125%
Return On Assets 4.3% -124%
Operating Margin 13% -125%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.94x +6.8%
Quick Ratio 1.75x +9.1%
Debt-to-equity 0.4x -4.2%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 4.9%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 13%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 72,220,350 +0.65%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 72,219,830 +0.66%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $136,000 +2.3%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 72,211,000 +0.66%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 73,820,000 +1.7%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $861,434,000 +4.9%
Cost of Revenue $178,758,000 -2.5%
Research and Development Expense $156,430,000 -2%
Selling and Marketing Expense $267,474,000 +1.5%
General and Administrative Expense $102,166,000 +7.9%
Operating Income (Loss) $110,123,000 +4.2%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $3,240,000 -57%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $113,363,000 +16%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $17,455,000 +1593%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 1.34 +12%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 1.33 +12%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $540,642,000 +36%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $234,554,000 +9.3%
Inventory, Net $12,409,000 -14%
Assets, Current $856,849,000 +24%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $85,054,000 +36%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $21,922,000 -0.6%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $37,574,000 +2.7%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $226,787,000 -16%
Goodwill $1,069,028,000 -0.93%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $11,232,000 -0.43%
Assets $2,321,597,000 +6.8%
Accounts Payable, Current $17,247,000 +26%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $74,156,000 +36%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $321,305,000 +13%
Liabilities, Current $442,586,000 +16%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent $165,694,000 +30%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $2,887,000 -21%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $31,751,000 -0.15%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $7,771,000 +3.3%
Liabilities $680,375,000 +4%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $3,979,000 +28%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $32,848,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $1,641,222,000 +7.9%
Liabilities and Equity $2,321,597,000 +6.8%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 300,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 136,376,483 +2%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $540,642,000 +36%
Operating Lease, Liability $41,804,000 -2.2%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $96,767,000 +15%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $45,856,000 -2.9%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $10,053,000 -8.3%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $10,351,000 +18%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $11,476,000 -3.7%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.044 +2.3%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $4,052,000 -9.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $9,231,000 +20%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 5,000,000 0%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $7,932,000 +16%
Additional Paid in Capital $3,306,213,000 +2.2%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets $48,011,000 -9%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $61,547,000 -7.8%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY