NetScout Systems (NTCT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.52
- Estimate
- $0.39
- Surprise
- +33.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $210.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.9 → 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
NetScout Systems (NTCT) beat the $0.39 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.52 — a large 33.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.9/10) to Hold at 6.1/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates NTCT Hold at 6.5/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +33.3% surprise compares with a +27.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: sole source suppliers (hardware components)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $38.51
- Price target
- $44.29
- Stop
- $36.69
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
The stock trades at 23.4× trailing but 13.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
NTCT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $2.79B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 23.4
- 52-week range
- $25.08–$45.28
- Off 52-week high
- 15.0%
- RSI (14)
- 50
- Volume vs avg
- 0.95×
- Score today
- 6.5/10