Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 30.22 | 37.54 | 31.79 | 9.02 | 17.94 | — | 21.01 | 8.08 | 41.83 | — | — | — | 24.16 | — | — | 11.29 | 32.63 | — | — | 12.92 | 61.27 |
| — | — | +51.3% | +11.6% | -57.1% | — | — | — | +73.2% | — | — | — | -26.0% | — | — | -12.6% | -46.8% | — | — | -26.5% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.32 | 3.86 | 2.81 | 1.94 | 2.11 | 2.38 | 1.86 | 1.56 | 2.04 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.79 | 2.59 | 2.62 | 2.45 | 2.20 | 2.50 | 2.94 | 3.10 | 2.36 | 2.39 |
| — | +62.0% | +51.0% | +24.1% | +3.5% | +27.3% | -2.6% | -12.8% | -21.1% | -28.6% | -21.9% | -18.8% | +3.5% | -10.7% | -21.1% | -6.8% | +4.8% | +6.0% | +25.7% | +6.7% | +23.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.71 | 1.95 | 1.38 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.15 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.01 |
| — | +69.9% | +41.5% | +14.4% | +10.0% | +26.0% | +19.0% | +26.1% | +7.1% | -16.3% | -18.1% | -30.8% | -15.1% | -15.2% | -12.9% | -2.1% | +16.3% | +22.2% | +9.7% | +18.2% | +23.1% | |
| P/FCF | 10.01 | 18.32 | 3.80 | 8.19 | 104.77 | 6.21 | 2.72 | 9.93 | — | 8.79 | 4.22 | 30.68 | — | — | 4.60 | 13.76 | 80.18 | — | 3.89 | 6.86 | 23.48 |
| — | +195.1% | +39.6% | -17.5% | — | -29.4% | -35.6% | -67.6% | — | — | -8.2% | +122.9% | — | — | +18.1% | +100.7% | +241.6% | — | -34.0% | -16.2% | -51.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.73 | 23.65 | 12.81 | 4.88 | 7.33 | 32.78 | 8.06 | 4.13 | 10.30 | — | — | — | 12.23 | 30.09 | 19.98 | 6.84 | 13.31 | 48.84 | 35.75 | 7.58 | 14.03 |
| — | -27.8% | +59.0% | +18.1% | -28.8% | — | — | — | -15.8% | — | — | — | -8.1% | -38.4% | -44.1% | -9.7% | -5.2% | +26.2% | +184.6% | -17.4% | -2.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 20.68 | 35.28 | 18.24 | 5.53 | 11.37 | — | 15.07 | 5.51 | 23.94 | — | — | — | 16.52 | — | 214.12 | 9.19 | 26.26 | — | — | 10.47 | 41.47 |
| — | — | +21.0% | +0.4% | -52.5% | — | — | — | +45.0% | — | — | — | -37.1% | — | — | -12.2% | -36.7% | — | — | -39.5% | -71.0% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 74.2% | 78.9% | 72.9% | 81.6% | 80.1% | 76.7% | 77.7% | 81.5% | 78.0% | 74.6% | 75.3% | 80.0% | 78.1% | 76.1% | 75.5% | 78.9% | 74.7% | 72.4% | 75.1% | 76.9% | 75.6% |
| — | +2.7% | -6.2% | +0.2% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +3.3% | +1.9% | -0.2% | -2.0% | -0.3% | +1.4% | +4.5% | +5.2% | +0.6% | +2.6% | -1.2% | +1.3% | +1.1% | +1.5% | +6.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 13.0% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 25.7% | 14.8% | -3.5% | 9.7% | 24.5% | 7.4% | -265.4% | -18.2% | -61.7% | 13.4% | -2.2% | 0.8% | 23.7% | 9.4% | -4.4% | -4.4% | 21.2% | 5.7% |
| — | +295.7% | -0.4% | +4.8% | +100.7% | +98.7% | +153.4% | +139.7% | -44.7% | -11835.8% | -2409.1% | -360.7% | +42.4% | +49.1% | +118.1% | +11.8% | +63.5% | +22.0% | -157.8% | +52.3% | +211.9% | |
| Net Margin | 11.1% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 22.0% | 11.8% | -2.0% | 9.1% | 19.4% | 4.7% | -254.0% | -15.9% | -60.8% | 10.9% | -2.0% | -1.5% | 19.5% | 7.6% | -3.4% | -4.4% | 18.2% | 3.7% |
| — | +626.7% | -1.1% | +13.6% | +149.7% | +99.2% | +157.0% | +131.9% | -56.7% | -12668.4% | -929.5% | -411.4% | +43.1% | +41.8% | +64.8% | +7.2% | +104.5% | +42.7% | -182.0% | +43.5% | +307.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 6.0% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | -0.2% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 0.6% | -26.7% | -1.7% | -6.7% | 1.1% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 2.7% | 0.9% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 2.4% | 0.4% |
| — | +657.0% | -8.3% | +4.7% | +165.1% | +99.1% | +170.8% | +148.7% | -40.8% | -12793.6% | -969.6% | -351.9% | +16.6% | +42.4% | +61.0% | +13.2% | +129.2% | +36.5% | -171.3% | +59.2% | +307.1% | |
| ROA | 4.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.2% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | -18.9% | -1.3% | -5.0% | 0.8% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 1.8% | 0.6% | -0.2% | -0.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| — | +652.5% | -8.6% | +6.6% | +174.4% | +99.1% | +168.3% | +145.9% | -45.1% | -12421.3% | -1011.6% | -372.9% | +28.2% | +36.2% | +57.7% | +18.4% | +136.2% | +36.0% | -172.4% | +66.4% | +317.5% | |
| ROIC | 7.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 2.1% | -0.4% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 0.9% | -23.8% | -1.6% | -5.4% | 1.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 0.8% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| — | +326.1% | +6.2% | +12.2% | +148.0% | +98.2% | +176.6% | +168.4% | -16.3% | -12603.9% | -2567.4% | -318.2% | +21.3% | +48.2% | +120.0% | +17.6% | +84.5% | +9.1% | -155.1% | +84.6% | +241.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| — | -48.5% | -50.7% | -54.4% | -53.6% | -57.5% | -51.0% | -3.4% | +8.1% | +9.1% | -3.5% | -34.2% | -38.7% | -38.8% | -54.7% | -33.1% | -33.0% | -31.2% | -5.8% | -22.5% | -22.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.24 | 1.38 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 1.56 | 6.95 | 2.14 | 1.87 | 4.69 | — | — | — | 4.97 | 11.80 | 9.00 | 3.64 | 7.22 | 25.19 | 30.44 | 5.97 | 13.11 |
| — | -80.1% | -45.4% | -47.9% | -66.7% | — | — | — | -5.7% | — | — | — | -31.2% | -53.2% | -70.4% | -39.0% | -44.9% | -28.7% | +165.3% | -41.0% | -31.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.68 | 1.54 | 1.70 | 1.59 | 1.51 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.89 |
| — | +3.3% | +4.8% | +6.0% | +11.6% | +14.8% | +2.7% | +13.7% | +11.7% | +7.3% | +25.1% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +5.7% | -29.7% | -20.4% | -22.7% | -28.4% | +10.2% | +1.2% | +2.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.80 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1.67 | 1.56 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.51 | 1.41 | 1.30 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.84 |
| — | +2.4% | +4.8% | +6.6% | +12.5% | +15.3% | +3.1% | +14.1% | +12.5% | +8.7% | +26.3% | +3.0% | +4.1% | +6.5% | -30.1% | -20.8% | -23.5% | -29.2% | +10.6% | +1.8% | +2.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 70.51 | 44.99 | 57.53 | 146.07 | 75.54 | -5.81 | 24.79 | 22.66 | 7.84 | -232.26 | -14.13 | -59.56 | 13.64 | -1.55 | 0.67 | 21.79 | 9.64 | -4.63 | -4.47 | 32.83 | 5.08 |
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NetScout Systems, Inc.'s current P/E is 30.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 24.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
NetScout Systems, Inc.'s current operating margin is 13.0%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking NetScout Systems, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.