---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-038596"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NTCT"
cik: "0001078075"
company_name: "NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T17:03:22.218868+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NetScout Q1 FY26 rev $186.7M (+7% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $0.34 vs $0.28; guidance reaffirmed

## Summary
- Product revenue $73.0M (39% of total) vs $61.2M; service revenue $113.8M (61%) flat YoY.
- GAAP net loss $3.7M ($0.05 loss) vs $443.4M loss last year; non-GAAP net income $24.7M ($0.34) up from $20.6M.
- Non-GAAP operating margin 14.2% vs 8.0% YoY; product backlog grew to $30.9M from $15.3M.
- Cash & investments $543.5M, no debt on $600M revolver; repurchased 761K shares for $15M in Q1.
- FY26 outlook reaffirmed: rev $825M-$865M, non-GAAP EPS $2.25-$2.40; sold foreign investment for ~$12M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-038596
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NTCT
- cik: 0001078075
- company_name: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2025-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000162828025038596/0001628280-25-038596-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000162828025038596/ntct-20250807.htm

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