Netscout Systems NTCT
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Netscout Systems' (NTCT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $65.4 million in Q4 2025, down 6.49% on a YoY basis from $69.9 million in Q4 2024, and up 0.72% quarter-over-quarter from $64.9 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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

Netscout Systems (NTCT) has reported Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with $65.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 6.49% year-over-year to $65.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $267.5 million (up 1.55% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $268.1 million, down 1.08% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $65.4 million in Q4 2025 per NTCT's latest filing, from $64.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $79.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $61.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $67.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $66.3 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development grew 15.71% in 2022, then slipped 10.97% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $66.0 million in 2021, then rose by 1.43% to $67.0 million in 2022, then gained by 3.18% to $69.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.17% to $69.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.49% to $65.4 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $65.4 million, $64.9 million, and $70.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Datadog 74.71 Bn 69.72 Bn 881.34 Mn 477.97 Mn
2 Dynatrace 14.74 Bn 13.63 Bn 451.10 Mn 181.63 Mn
3 AvePoint 2.76 Bn 2.35 Bn 91.01 Mn 45.54 Mn
4 Netscout Systems 2.67 Bn 2.00 Bn - -
5 PagerDuty 1.03 Bn 561.41 Mn 104.40 Mn 38.33 Mn
6 N-able 722.46 Mn 606.65 Mn 106.20 Mn 42.69 Mn
7 Radcom 161.85 Mn 52.15 Mn - 5.72 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 65.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 64.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 70.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 69.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 70.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 61.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 69.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 60.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 67.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 66.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 66.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 76.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 66.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 65.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 65.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 62.06 Mn