NetScout Systems Inc (NTCT) stock
NTCTNasdaqServices-Computer Integrated Systems DesignFiscal year ends March 31
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 21/3031% below fair value
$32.55−0.17 (-0.52%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $2.37BP/E 18.5Yield –
NetScout Systems statistics
104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 7.28
- 4.95
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.47
- 13.16
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.18
- 2.04
- EV / EBIT
- 14.18
- 20.87
- EV / FCF
- 8.01
- 15.27
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.46%
- 1.97%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -2.28%
- 0.07%
- Float
- 70M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 3.74%
- 13.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 94.7%
- 62.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -14.9%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 4.30%
- 5.81%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.14%
- 4.22%
- Days to Cover
- 7.11
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $45.28
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $25.29
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $36.88
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $38.19
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $36.66
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.53
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.26%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -15.7%
- 0.00%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -17.9%
- -7.14%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -16.4%
- 0.84%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 20.3%
- -14.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 15.0%
- -14.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 61.9%
- -12.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 0.96%
- -56.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 3.01%
- 45.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 650,108
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 534,935
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 581,534
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.84
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 30.3
- 47.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 35.0%
- 65.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.73
- 1.19
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 16.9%
- -0.63%
- EBITDA Margin
- 21.8%
- 0.85%
- FCF Margin
- 27.2%
- 9.88%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 8.07%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.82%
- -3.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 10.3%
- -0.29%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 7.34%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.73
- 1.37
- Quick Ratio
- 1.36
- 0.93
- Interest Coverage
- 78.96
- -0.55
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 2.73%
- 9.45%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 44.7%
- 9.41%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 43.1%
- 12.4%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -5.86%
- 14.5%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.05%
- 7.44%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 0.67%
- 12.3%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 16.6%
- 13.7%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 38.0%
- 12.4%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.40
- 0.64
- Inventory Turnover
- 8.49
- 13.86
- Revenue Per Employee
- $427.56K
- $396.32K
- Profits Per Employee
- $62.52K
- -$6.68K
- Employee Count
- 2,073
- 525
- WACC
- 8.64%
- 10.2%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $149.59M
- -$294.07K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $438.36M
- $1.79M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $6.03
- $0.13
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.64B
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $22.51
- $1.99
- Tangible Book Value
- $325.23M
- $2.78M
- Working Capital
- $307.07M
- $14.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$9.13M
- -$5.59M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.31
- $0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.48%
- 0.38%
- FCF Yield
- 10.2%
- 4.32%
- Buyback Yield
- 4.49%
- 3.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.49%
- 3.80%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $1.72M
- $3.48M
- Income Tax
- $19.99M
- $1.62M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 13.4%
- 22.3%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $29.86
- $16.66
- Graham Upside
- -8.27%
- -55.3%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.04
- 1.98
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.98
- -2.82
- Lynch Fair Value
- $44.00
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 35.2%
- -35.4%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NTCT | S&P 500 | Difference | NTCT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -18.7% | -2.7% | −16.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -17.6% | -1.7% | −15.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +20.3% | +11.9% | +8.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +15.4% | +12.0% | +3.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +59.2% | +78.2% | −18.9 pts | +16.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +1.0% | +73.2% | −72.3 pts | +0.2% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +3.0% | +309.6% | −306.6 pts | +0.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M NTCT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 14.9% from the previous report, or 4.30% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,006,885 | -14.9% | 422,870 | 7.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,534,635 | +5.6% | 512,186 | 6.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,346,186 | -9.4% | 695,164 | 4.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3,693,254 | -2.9% | 641,021 | 5.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3,805,301 | +28.0% | 547,415 | 7.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,971,976 | -10.3% | 653,379 | 4.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,314,300 | +20.9% | 504,240 | 6.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,740,573 | -16.6% | 590,049 | 4.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,287,541 | +19.4% | 800,035 | 4.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,753,150 | +0.3% | 711,537 | 3.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,743,990 | +12.2% | 565,852 | 4.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,444,905 | -9.3% | 635,648 | 3.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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