NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC

Listed Company

NTCTCIK 0001078075NasdaqLarge AcceleratedServices-Computer Integrated Systems DesignDelawareFY ends Mar 31

Period

FY 2026

Revenue

$859.48M

Net Income

$95.53M

Total Assets

$2.35B

Equity

$1.65B

Shares Out

71.50M

Op. Cash Flow

$294.54M

NTCT$41.29+80.31% · past yearDBEQ Basic

Daily closing prices

Business

NetScout Systems is an industry leader in enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and DDoS protection solutions powered by deep packet inspection technology. The company provides service assurance solutions for network observability and analytics, cybersecurity solutions including DDoS protection under the Arbor brand, and Omnis Insights for streaming smart data to third-party platforms and AI workflows. NetScout serves enterprises, telecommunications service providers, government agencies, and cloud providers globally through direct sales and indirect reseller channels, with products deployed as hardware appliances, software-only, virtualized, or SaaS solutions.

Summary from 10-K filed 2026-05-14

Financials

Consolidated Statement of Income

Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2026 2026-03-31	FY 2025 2025-03-31	FY 2024 2024-03-31	FY 2023 2023-03-31	FY 2022 2022-03-31
Total revenue	859	823	829	915	856
Total cost of revenue	177	179	187	223	214
Gross profit	682	644	642	691	641
Research and development	159	153	161	176	171
Sales and marketing	265	268	271	277	264
General and administrative	103	97	96	104	98
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	45	46	50	55	60
Restructuring charges	883,000	21	0	2	0
Goodwill impairment	0	427	217	0	0
Gain on divestiture of a business	0	0	−4	0	0
Total operating expenses	573	1,012	792	614	593
Income (loss) from operations	110	−368	−150	78	49
Interest income	14	11	10	5	297,000
Interest expense	−2	−7	−9	−10	—
Other (expense) income, net	−3	−2	4	−4	2
Total interest and other income, net	9	2	5	−9	−6
Income (loss) before income tax expense	119	−366	−145	68	43
Income tax expense	23	1	3	9	7
Net income (loss)	96	−367	−148	60	36
Basic net income (loss) per share	1.33	−5.12	−2.07	0.83	0.48
Diluted net income (loss) per share	1.3	−5.12	−2.07	0.82	0.48
Net income (loss) per share-basic	72	72	71	72	74
Net income (loss) per share-diluted	73	72	71	73	75

Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2026 2026-03-31	FY 2025 2025-03-31	FY 2024 2024-03-31	FY 2023 2023-03-31	FY 2022 2022-03-31
Cash and cash equivalents	586	457	390	387	636
Marketable securities	81	34	33	32	—
Accounts receivable and unbilled costs, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $129 and $214 at March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively	151	164	192	144	148
Inventories and deferred costs	13	13	14	18	28
Prepaid income taxes	6	13	11	2	9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29	32	32	34	33
Total current assets	868	713	672	617	922
Fixed assets, net	24	22	26	35	41
Operating lease right-of-use assets	36	38	42	51	55
Goodwill	1,100	1,100	1,503	1,724	1,723
Intangible assets, net	214	259	309	367	433
Deferred income taxes	94	66	31	5	7
Long-term marketable securities	37	1	994,000	9	0
Other assets	12	12	11	13	13
Total assets	2,355	2,187	2,595	2,821	3,195
Accounts payable	23	18	15	16	22
Accrued compensation	85	57	51	83	76
Accrued other	20	19	15	26	32
Income taxes payable	2	883,000	764,000	4	4
Deferred revenue and customer deposits	331	302	302	312	331
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	10	11	12	12	11
Total current liabilities	470	408	395	454	476
Other long-term liabilities	7	8	7	8	7
Deferred tax liability	2	3	4	25	79
Accrued long-term retirement benefits	28	27	28	26	35
Long-term deferred revenue and customer deposits	168	148	130	130	133
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	30	33	38	49	54
Total liabilities	705	626	703	791	1,134
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)	—	—	—	—	—
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 5,000,000 authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0	0	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value: 300,000,000 authorized; 136,628,693 and 134,038,262 issued and 71,464,664 and 72,060,237 outstanding	136,000	134,000	131,000	128,000	126,000
Additional paid-in capital	3,325	3,255	3,181	3,100	3,023
Accumulated other comprehensive income	4	4	4	6	141,000
Treasury stock at cost, 65,164,029 and 61,978,025	−1,731	−1,655	−1,615	−1,546	−1,374
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)	51	−44	322	470	411
Total stockholders equity	1,649	1,560	1,892	2,030	2,060
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	2,355	2,187	2,595	2,821	3,195

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2026 2026-03-31	FY 2025 2025-03-31	FY 2024 2024-03-31	FY 2023 2023-03-31	FY 2022 2022-03-31
Depreciation and amortization	57	64	75	86	96
Loss on extinguishment of debt (non cash portion)	0	1	0	0	596,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets	10	10	11	11	10
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	23,000	15,000	303,000	49,000	5,000
Share-based compensation expense associated with equity awards	60	65	71	62	56
Change in fair value of derivative instrument	0	0	−206,000	1	0
Deferred income taxes	−28	−38	−46	−54	−13
Loss (gain) in equity investment	988,000	−393,000	−5	—	—
Other gains (losses)	15,000	−9,000	−1,000	−1,000	−11,000
Accounts receivable and unbilled costs	12	29	−48	5	49
Inventories	−2	128,000	609,000	9	−8
Prepaid expenses and other assets	11	−2	−6	5	−13
Accounts payable	5	3	−2	−6	4
Accrued compensation and other expenses	35	21	−34	12	2
Operating lease liabilities	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12
Income taxes payable	1	83,000	−4	165,000	−3
Deferred revenue	49	17	−7	−23	91
Net cash provided by operating activities	295	218	59	157	296
Purchase of marketable securities	−163	−45	−53	−115	−78
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities	68	45	65	140	21
Purchase of fixed assets	−9	−5	−6	−10	−10
Purchase of intangible assets	0	−1	0	−161,000	−50,000
Proceeds from sale of equity investment	12	0	0	—	—
Proceeds from divestiture of a business	0	0	8	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	−93	−7	13	15	−68
Issuance of common stock under stock plans	2,000	3,000	3,000	2,000	2,000
Treasury stock repurchases	−61	−25	−50	−150	−36
Tax withholding on restricted stock units	−16	−14	−19	−19	−16
Payment of debt issuance costs	0	−3	0	0	−4
Repayment of long-term debt	0	−175	0	−250	−350
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	75	0	0	350
Net cash used in financing activities	−77	−142	−69	−419	−54
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	4	−922,000	63,000	−2	−5
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	129	68	3	−249	169
Cash paid for interest	0	4	6	8	5
Cash paid for income taxes	43	42	62	56	32
Transfers of inventory to fixed assets	2	1	2	1	3
Additions to property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable	1	461,000	158,000	56,000	197,000
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans	12	11	14	14	15
Stock-based compensation included in fixed assets and other assets	586,000	0	0	—	—

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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC (NTCT) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001078075-26-000027). This is NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.

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