NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Software - Infrastructure industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
NetScout Systems, Inc. specializes in delivering comprehensive service assurance and robust cybersecurity solutions, designed to protect digital business services from potential disruptions worldwide, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Is NetScout Systems, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) trades at 23.3× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 317 technology companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At its sector median (31.5×) $52 (+35 %).
Kaplio overview: NetScout Systems, Inc.
Market cap $3B · 52 weeks $25 – $45 (14 % below the high) · P/E 23.3× · 2027 est. P/E 14.0× · Dividend none · Next earnings November 5, 2026 · expected EPS $0.66 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Aug 6.
- Valuation: TTM P/E 23.3× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 6 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 3.1× (solid).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At its sector median (31.5×) $52 (+35 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in technology: 5 of 8 pass
- 3y revenue growth −2.0 %, fails.
- Rule of 40 (SaaS only) 31, fails.
- ROIC 5.9 %, fails.
- Gross margin 74.2 %, passes, near the threshold.
- FCF / Revenue 33.2 %, passes.
- SBC / Revenue 7.0 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −3.1×, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 11.1×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — NetScout Systems, Inc.: P/E 23.2×; EV/EBITDA 11.1×; ROIC 6.0 %; $2.8B. Qualys, Inc. (P/E 38.8×; EV/EBITDA 27.6×; ROIC 30.2 %; $7.8B), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (P/E 33.4×; EV/EBITDA 16.5×; ROIC 3.0 %; $13.3B), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (P/E 15.6×; EV/EBITDA 17.2×; ROIC 13.9 %; $15.5B).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 7.42% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.95% |
| Return on Assets | 5.24% |
| Gross Margin | 78.57% |
| Operating Margin | 14.82% |
| Net Margin | 13.71% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.02 |
| Current Ratio | 1.83 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.69 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -6.32% |
| 3 months | -9.10% |
| Year-to-date | +41.80% |
| 1 year | +38.02% |
| 3 years | +76.98% |
| 5 years | +16.10% |
| 10 years | +37.04% |
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