---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001078075-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NTCT"
cik: "0001078075"
company_name: "NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:23:16.769865+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NETSCOUT Q4 rev $203M, FY26 rev $859.5M; FY27 guidance up 4.7% midpoint; acquires DigiCert DDoS

## Summary
- Q4 FY26 revenue $203M (down 1% YoY), product $80.7M, service $122.3M; non-GAAP EPS $0.52 flat.
- Full year FY26 revenue $859.5M (+4.5% YoY); GAAP net income $95.5M vs prior year loss of $366.9M (incl $427M goodwill charge).
- Non-GAAP net income FY26 $182M ($2.48 diluted) up 13% from $160.4M ($2.22); adjusted EBITDA margin 26.5%.
- FY27 guidance: revenue $885M-$915M, non-GAAP EPS $2.65-$2.80; acquired DigiCert DDoS assets, adds ~$20M annual revenue.
- Cash $705.1M, no debt; repurchased 2.5M shares for $60.8M in FY26.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001078075-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NTCT
- cik: 0001078075
- company_name: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000107807526000027/0001078075-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000107807526000027/ntct-20260507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001078075-26-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001078075-26-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001078075-26-000027.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 04eb5a93c437f4f1e208b238bdfdd72c59d91beb
  claim: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC reported fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue 203.0 million, net income 18.2 million, EPS 0.25 per share (diluted).
  evidence_excerpt: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000107807526000027/0001078075-26-000027-index.htm
- claim_id: aac247df3767133ff256ed03b71eba76922eca6a
  claim: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC reported full fiscal year 2026 ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue 859.5 million, net income 95.5 million, EPS 1.30 per share (diluted).
  evidence_excerpt: Total revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $859.5 million, up from $822.7 million in fiscal year 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000107807526000027/0001078075-26-000027-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.