For the quarter ended December 2025, NetScout Systems (NTCT) reported revenue of $250.68 million, down 0.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.00, compared to $0.94 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $235.78 million, representing a surprise of +6.32%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.96%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.86.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $128.98 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $118.04 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.2%.
- Revenue- Product: $121.7 million compared to the $117.75 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.1% year over year.
- Gross Profit- Service: $97.75 million compared to the $89.03 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Gross Profit- Product: $106.91 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $103.17 million.
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Shares of NetScout have returned +2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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