Fair value · NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC (NTCT) · updated 2026-09-12 · from 10-K FY2026
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS trades at $38.05. That price implies a P/E of 23.2×, 15.6% yearly EPS growth for a decade, 12.4× EV/EBITDA and a 11.9% free-cash-flow yield.
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Are those assumptions reasonable? Use NTCT’s filed growth history and the AI chat to decide, then set your own inputs below — the range you build is yours.
What the price implies
- P/E
- 23.2×
- EPS growth
- 15.6%
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.4×
- FCF yield
- 11.9%
price ÷ trailing EPS
per year for 10 years, discounted at 10%
(market cap + net debt) ÷ EBITDA
free cash flow ÷ enterprise value (8.4× EV/FCF)
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With preset inputs the methods land at $31 – $50 (presets are filed history and our reference settings, not a recommendation)
How each method got its number
Bear, base and bull are the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of the methods that produced a usable estimate. Weights say how much a method is trusted for this sector; they do not change the range.
| Method | Estimate | vs price | Weight | Why this method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Earnings Power Value Medium weight Greenwald’s Earnings Power Value: what current earnings are worth if they never grow. Everything above it is what you pay for growth. | $22 | -42% | Medium weight | Greenwald’s Earnings Power Value: what current earnings are worth if they never grow. Everything above it is what you pay for growth. |
Graham Number Low weight Benjamin Graham’s 1949 rule of thumb: √(22.5 × EPS × book value). It punishes asset-light companies, so it reads low for big tech. | $29 | -23% | Low weight | Benjamin Graham’s 1949 rule of thumb: √(22.5 × EPS × book value). It punishes asset-light companies, so it reads low for big tech. |
EV/EBITDA Medium weight Values the whole business at 10× EBITDA and divides by the share count. A mid-cycle industrial multiple; fast growers trade far above it. | $32 | -15% | Medium weight | Values the whole business at 10× EBITDA and divides by the share count. A mid-cycle industrial multiple; fast growers trade far above it. |
DCF High weight Projects free cash flow for the coming years and discounts it back to today. The most complete method, and the most sensitive to the growth and discount-rate assumptions. | $39 | +1% | High weight | Projects free cash flow for the coming years and discounts it back to today. The most complete method, and the most sensitive to the growth and discount-rate assumptions. |
P/E vs sector Medium weight Trailing diluted EPS times the sector median P/E. What the stock would be worth if the market priced it like an average peer. | $42 | +9% | Medium weight | Trailing diluted EPS times the sector median P/E. What the stock would be worth if the market priced it like an average peer. |
Growth-trajectory DCF Medium weight A two-stage DCF that grows earnings at the company’s own EPS trend, then fades to the industry’s long-run rate. Two-stage DCF using weighted EPS CAGR and industry median terminal rate | $58 | +52% | Medium weight | A two-stage DCF that grows earnings at the company’s own EPS trend, then fades to the industry’s long-run rate. |
EV/FCF Medium weight 20× free cash flow per share, i.e. a 5% cash yield. Reads low for companies the market expects to keep growing. | $80 | +111% | Medium weight | 20× free cash flow per share, i.e. a 5% cash yield. Reads low for companies the market expects to keep growing. |
P/B vs sector Low weight Sector median price-to-book times book value per share. Works for banks and asset-heavy businesses, says little about software. P/B comparable is optional for non-financial companies | No estimate | Low weight | Sector median price-to-book times book value per share. Works for banks and asset-heavy businesses, says little about software. | |
What this means
- The methods differ by about 62%, from $31 to $50. That is normal: cash-flow methods and peer multiples see different things. Use the range, not a single number.
- The base case, $39, is the median of the 7 methods with data. It assumes NETSCOUT SYSTEMS’s current margins, cash generation and share count persist; it does not price in a new product cycle, a recession or a buyback surge.
- The number moves when the filings move. The next 10-Q replaces the oldest quarter in the trailing-twelve-month EPS and cash-flow inputs; the last one (Q1 FY2027) was filed 2026-08-06. The price changes every day; the fair value only changes with the filings.
The filing behind these numbers
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC- Revenue
- $859.5M
- Diluted EPS
- $1.30
- Free cash flow
- $285.4M
- operating cash flow − capital expenditure
- Diluted shares
- 73.4M
- weighted average
10-K FY2026 · fiscal year ended 2026-03-31 · filed 2026-05-14 · accession 0001078075-26-000050
Trailing-twelve-month EPS also uses the quarterly 10-Qs through Q1 FY2027 (filed 2026-08-06).
Open this filing on sec.gov