AI Earnings Predictions for NetScout Systems Inc. (NTCT)

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NETSCOUT Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results

- Delivers Strong First Quarter Results Providing Solid Start to the Fiscal Year; Reaffirms Full Year Outlook -

WESTFORD, Mass.– NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of network observability, AIOps, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection, announced financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Remarks by Anil Singhal, NETSCOUT’s President & Chief Executive Officer:

“We delivered strong first quarter results, providing a solid start to our fiscal year 2027. Performance was driven by our Service Assurance offering, which benefited in part from government-related orders, some of which were received earlier than anticipated. Growth also reflected traction in some of our newest innovations, including our Omnis Sensor and Streamer solutions. Our Cybersecurity revenue was consistent with the prior year against a strong comparison. Together, these underscore how enterprises and service providers continue to rely on NETSCOUT for mission-critical, high-fidelity visibility across increasingly complex digital environments and reflect our continued focus on technology advancements across our portfolio. Additionally, in June, we marked a major milestone in NETSCOUT’s 40-year history of innovation with the issuance of our 750th patent.

“We are reaffirming our fiscal year 2027 outlook as we continue to execute on our strategy to drive revenue, expand margins, and generate solid free cash flow. As customers accelerate adoption of new AI-enabled applications, we are well positioned to deliver the intelligence that strengthens network resilience, improves operational efficiency, and supports confident, data-driven decision-making.”

First Quarter Financial Results: FY2027 compared with FY2026

▪ Total revenue grew 12.7% to $210.4 million, compared with $186.7 million.

o Product revenue increased 17.8% to $86.0 million, or 41% of total revenue, compared with $73.0 million, or 39%. As of June 30, 2026, total product backlog was $33 million, including $28 million of fulfillable backlog, compared with $31 million and $23 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2025.

o Service revenue increased 9.4% to $124.4 million, or 59% of total revenue, compared with $113.8 million, or 61%.

▪ GAAP income from operations was $14.5 million, or 6.9% of total revenue. This compares with a GAAP loss from operations of $6.6 million, or negative 3.5% of total revenue.

▪ Non-GAAP income from operations was $43.7 million, or 20.8% of total revenue, compared with $26.6 million, or 14.2%.

▪ GAAP net income was $21.8 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net loss of $3.7 million, or a loss of $0.05 per diluted share.

▪ Non-GAAP net income was $38.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared with $24.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share.

▪ Adjusted EBITDA was $46.9 million, or 22.3 % of total revenue, compared with $29.3 million, or 15.7 %.

▪ A reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results is included in the financial tables below.

As of June 30, 2026, cash, cash equivalents, and short and long-term marketable securities totaled $668.5 million, compared with $705.1 million as of March 31, 2026, primarily reflecting the impact of the previously disclosed acquisition of DigiCert's DDoS attack protection business assets.

Financial Outlook

For fiscal year 2027, NETSCOUT is reaffirming its outlook, reflecting anticipated continued growth and margin expansion:

▪ Revenue to range from $885.0 million to $915.0 million, implying 4.7% year-over-year growth at the midpoint;

▪ GAAP net income per diluted share to range from $1.55 to $1.70; and

▪ Non-GAAP net income per diluted share to range from $2.65 to $2.80, implying 9.9% year-over-year growth at the midpoint.

▪ A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP fiscal year 2027 outlook is in the financial tables below.

Recent Highlights

▪ In July, NETSCOUT announced the doubling of Arbor Cloud mitigation capacity to 33 terabits per second, building directly on our May acquisition of DigiCert’s DDoS attack protection business assets. Together, these actions reflect a deliberate strategy to scale Arbor Cloud with greater control, efficiency, and speed by bringing the platform fully in-house, enabling faster and more efficient capacity investment, tighter alignment between infrastructure and threat intelligence, accelerated innovation, and improved margin potential from recurring revenue, while strengthening our ability to deliver resilient, high-performance protection against increasingly complex and large-scale attacks.

▪ In June, NETSCOUT was awarded its 750th patent for “Systems and Methods for Performing Computer Network Service Chain Analysis.” The patent portfolio covers a broad spectrum of technologies, including packet capture and real-time analysis at carrier and enterprise scale; DDoS

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Exhibit 99.1

NETSCOUT Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

Company Delivers Strong Fiscal Year 2026 Results and Achieves Key Strategic Objectives Fiscal Year 2027 Outlook Signals Continued Top and Bottom-Line Growth

WESTFORD, Mass. – NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) protection solutions, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.

Remarks by Anil Singhal, NETSCOUT’s President & Chief Executive Officer:

“We delivered strong fiscal year 2026 top- and bottom-line results, fueled by revenue growth across both our Cybersecurity and Service Assurance offerings, as we successfully navigate a dynamic macro environment. We achieved our key strategic objectives for the fiscal year by accelerating product innovation, driving annual revenue growth, and expanding margins, underscoring the strength of our strategy and the discipline of our execution.

“Looking ahead, we are excited about the year in front of us and are leaning into this momentum. We are committed to executing our strategy and driving continued innovation, sustained revenue growth, and further operating margin expansion. We see significant opportunities over the long term to leverage NETSCOUT’s deep expertise in cybersecurity and network observability, together with our AI-ready data platform, to help customers advance their AI and digital transformation initiatives and to manage an increasingly complex digital environment where network performance, availability, and security are mission-critical.”

Q4 FY26 Financial Results

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $203.0 million, compared with $205.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Product revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $80.7 million, or approximately 40% of total revenue for the period. This compares with product revenue of $89.5 million, or approximately 44% of total revenue, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. As of March 31, 2026, NETSCOUT had a total product backlog of approximately $50 million, which includes $45.8 million of fulfillable backlog. This compares to product backlog of approximately $33 million as of March 31, 2025, which included $25.1 million of fulfillable backlog.

Service revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 increased to $122.3 million, or approximately 60% of total revenue for the period. This compares with service revenue of $115.5 million, or approximately 56% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

NETSCOUT’s GAAP income from operations was $19.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. This compares with GAAP income from operations of $19.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The Company’s GAAP operating margin was 9.6% in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, versus 9.7% in the same period in fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP income from operations was $43.9 million, with a non-GAAP operating margin of 21.6%. This compares to non-GAAP income from operations of $47.3 million with a non-GAAP operating margin of 23.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. A reconciliation of all GAAP and non-GAAP results are included in the financial tables below.

Net income (GAAP) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $18.2 million, or $0.25 per share (diluted), versus a GAAP net income of $18.6 million, or $0.25 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP net income was $38.5 million or $0.52 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, compared with $38.0 million, or $0.52 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $46.4 million, or 22.9 % of quarterly revenue for the period. This compares to adjusted EBITDA of $50.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, or 24.5 % of quarterly revenue for the period.

During the fourth quarter, NETSCOUT repurchased 1.0 million shares of its common stock for approximately $29 million. As of March 31, 2026, cash, cash equivalents, short and long-term marketable securities and investments increased to $705.1 million, compared with $492.5 million as of March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had no debt outstanding under its $600 million revolving credit facility, which expires in October 2029.

Full Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

▪ Total revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $859.5 million, up from $822.7 million in fiscal year 2025.

▪ Product revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $370.1 million, up from $359.9 million in fiscal year 2025.

▪ Service revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $489.3 million, up from $462.8 million in fiscal year 2025.

▪ NETSCOUT’s income from operations (GAAP) for fiscal ye

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 5, 2026 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 000-26251 (Commission File Number) 04-2837575 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

310 Littleton Road Westford, MA 01886

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On February 5, 2026, NetScout Systems, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended December 31, 2025, its expectations of future performance and its intention to hold a conference call regarding these topics. The Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibit:

Exhibit NumberDescription 99.1 Press release titled "NETSCOUT Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results" issued by NetScout Systems, Inc. on February 5, 2026

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 5th day of February, 2026.

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.

By: /s/ Anthony Piazza Name: Anthony Piazza Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer