NetScout Systems Inc.
We are an industry leader with four decades of experience in providing service assurance and cybersecurity solutions that are based on our pioneering deep packet inspection technology at scale, which is used by many Fortune 500 companies to protect their digital business services against disruption. Service providers and enterprises, including local, state and federal government agencies, rely …
$38.07
-$0.69 (-1.78%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
12.78% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 5.28%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 4.5%, steady but not accelerating.
Even for strong businesses, today's 23x P/E means the stock needs to keep delivering. There's no margin of safety if growth disappoints.
23.2x earnings, 10.6x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$883M
▲ +4.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$121M
▲ +126.0% YoY
Op. Margin
14.82%
▲ +57.5pp YoY
ROIC
6.67%
▲ +21.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$261M
▲ +34.5% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$272M
▲ +35.3% YoY
Net Debt
-$589M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$629M
5Y CAGR: +0.7%
5Y CAGR: +7.2%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 28 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 8 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Mar. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is NetScout Systems (NTCT) overvalued?
At a P/E of 23.2 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 10.6, NetScout Systems (NTCT) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $68.54 per share, so at $38.07 the stock looks undervalued (80.0% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, NetScout Systems scores 65/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is NetScout Systems's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $68.54 per share for NTCT, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $51.41. At today's $38.07, that puts the stock about 80.0% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is NetScout Systems a high-quality business?+
NetScout Systems scores 65 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 14.8% operating margin and a 6.7% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is NetScout Systems a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. NTCT currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 65/100 on quality (solid). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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