NetScout Systems
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

20262027
Price/Earnings ratio
22.2623.65
Price/Sales ratio
1.991.90
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.02$0.96

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
29.45-65.62105.1328.86-30.85-646.00106.3766.1934.47-10.5537.95-30.85
Price/Sales ratio
3.971.943.012.332.481.992.472.772.241.872.301.99
Price/Book Value ratio
4.130.761.431.111.090.911.021.151.010.821.030.91
Price/Cash Flow ratio
16.8519.5315.3610.3515.107.909.628.0213.1226.5010.3510.35
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
19.1828.6817.8811.1917.918.6710.428.3114.0829.7011.0111.01
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.160.53-0.510.180.156.72-0.130.780.470.030.440.15
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
79.15%65.62%70.21%72.44%72.07%72.84%73.28%74.96%75.60%77.40%75.51%72.07%
Operating Profit Margin
21.33%-2.67%5.34%-0.41%-7.86%1.97%4.46%5.81%8.49%-18.06%7.55%-7.86%
Pretax Profit Margin
20.93%-3.39%4.49%-1.89%-10.21%0.21%2.68%5.14%7.48%-17.42%6.68%-10.21%
Net Profit Margin
13.48%-2.96%2.86%8.08%-8.05%-0.30%2.32%4.19%6.52%-17.81%6.06%-8.05%
Effective Tax Rate
35.56%12.54%36.20%527.74%21.08%243.13%13.23%15.95%12.81%-2.23%9.21%243.13%
Return on Assets
9.14%-0.78%0.92%2.36%-2.24%-0.08%0.62%1.12%2.11%-5.69%1.87%-2.24%
Return On Equity
14.04%-1.16%1.36%3.85%-3.55%-0.14%0.96%1.74%2.93%-7.80%2.75%-3.55%
Return on Capital Employed
20.10%-0.81%1.97%-0.13%-2.47%0.64%1.38%1.82%3.28%-6.80%2.75%-2.47%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.791.621.851.822.101.651.75N/AN/AN/A1.541.65
Quick Ratio
1.731.491.761.732.031.591.701.881.321.661.421.59
Cash ratio
0.550.460.660.891.070.841.131.330.850.980.800.84
Days of Sales Outstanding
66.1594.4392.4578.9494.3987.3886.8163.2457.4184.5387.7687.76
Days of Inventory outstanding
46.8264.4842.1846.6737.7333.4937.4948.0929.3727.4529.2233.49
Operating Cycle
112.97158.92134.63125.62132.12120.88124.30111.3386.79111.9850.86120.88
Days of Payables Outstanding
50.4748.8639.4440.4435.3030.1429.5237.4226.9528.2525.6530.14
Cash Conversion Cycle
62.49110.0695.1985.1796.8190.7394.7873.9159.8483.7369.3190.73
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.080.080.170.160.140.110.110.030.040.300.16
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A0.120.120.290.260.230.180.170.050.050.440.26
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.100.100.220.210.180.140.140.040.050.110.18
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.100.100.220.210.190.150.140.050.050.110.19
Interest Coverage Ratio
125.19-3.967.190.09-0.280.983.41N/AN/AN/A7.74-0.28
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.310.750.370.270.480.590.811.400.520.760.27
Company Equity Multiplier
1.531.471.471.621.581.611.531.541.381.371.441.61
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.230.090.190.220.160.250.250.340.170.070.220.16
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.870.680.850.920.840.910.920.960.930.890.940.84
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.310.750.370.270.480.590.811.400.520.760.27
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A21.7617.3125.9413.444.9018.5121.76
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A