Netscout Systems (NTCT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
Netscout Systems (NTCT) posted Operating Margin of 25.66% for Q4 2025, up 72.97% on a QoQ basis from 14.83% in Q3 2025, and up 117.0% year-over-year from 11.82% in Q4 2024.
Netscout Systems (NTCT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Netscout Systems' Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.66% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 117.0% year-over-year to 25.66% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 12.78% (up 6448.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 44.68%, down 2662.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 25.66% for Q4 2025 at Netscout Systems, up from 14.83% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 25.66% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 265.42% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 10.08% and a median of 6.57% in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin plunged 26319 bps — and 2025, when it surged 26190 bps.
- Netscout Systems' Operating Margin stood at 21.15% in 2021, then gained by 12 bps to 23.65% in 2022, then tumbled by 361 bps to 61.65% in 2023, then soared by 140 bps to 24.49% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 25.66% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows NTCT's Operating Margin at 25.66% in Q4 2025, 14.83% in Q3 2025, and 3.51% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 46.33% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 75.95% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 31.97% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 46.18% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.30% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.06% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 31.36% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.69% |
| 10 | Netscout Systems | 2.87 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 204.65 Mn | 25.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -265.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -61.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.53% |