NetScout Systems (NTCT) reported $219.02 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.6%. EPS of $0.62 for the same period compares to $0.47 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $200.15 million, representing a surprise of +9.43%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +37.78%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.45.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how NetScout performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Service: $124.31 million versus $116.36 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.9% change.
- Revenue- Product: $94.71 million versus $83.8 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.9% change.
- Gross Profit- Service: $92.29 million versus $87.42 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Gross Profit- Product: $83.12 million versus $71.01 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of NetScout have returned +3.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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