Netscout Systems (NTCT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Netscout Systems (NTCT) reported Research & Development of $39.6 million for Q4 2025, up 4.99% on a YoY basis from $37.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 1.57% quarter-over-quarter from $40.3 million in Q3 2025.

Netscout Systems (NTCT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Netscout Systems has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $39.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 4.99% year-over-year to $39.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $156.4 million (down 2.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $152.9 million, down 5.18% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at $39.6 million, down from $40.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $46.2 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $35.1 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $41.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $42.3 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development fell 20.05% — and 2025, when it rose 12.14%.
  • Netscout Systems' Research & Development stood at $41.6 million in 2021, then gained by 2.21% to $42.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 13.01% to $37.0 million in 2023, then grew by 1.97% to $37.8 million in 2024, then increased by 4.99% to $39.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $39.6 million (Q4 2025), $40.3 million (Q3 2025), and $39.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,957.81 Bn 2,879.54 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,062.12 Bn 1,047.96 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 576.96 Bn 538.38 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 312.40 Bn 304.48 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 182.37 Bn 177.84 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 162.52 Bn 159.46 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.63 Bn 99.33 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 87.41 Bn 87.29 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 77.39 Bn 76.44 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Netscout Systems 2.90 Bn 2.33 Bn 204.65 Mn 39.64 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 39.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 39.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 36.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 37.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 35.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 42.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 35.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 45.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 46.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 42.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 43.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 43.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 42.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 41.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 44.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 42.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 43.56 Mn