Netscout Systems (NTCT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)
Netscout Systems' (NTCT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $65.4 million in Q4 2025, up 73.21% YoY from $37.8 million in Q4 2024, and up 0.72% on a QoQ basis from $64.9 million in Q3 2025.
Netscout Systems (NTCT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Netscout Systems (NTCT) has 16 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $65.4 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 73.21% year-over-year to $65.4 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $237.6 million (down 11.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $152.9 million, down 43.59% from the prior year.
- Research & Development advanced to $65.4 million in Q4 2025, from $64.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $153.3 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $35.9 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $61.6 million and a median of $65.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development soared 127.22% — and 2025, when it sank 76.04%.
- Tracing NTCT's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $66.0 million in 2021, then grew by 1.43% to $67.0 million in 2022, then increased by 3.18% to $69.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 45.38% to $37.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 73.21% to $65.4 million in 2025.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $65.4 million (Q4 2025), $64.9 million (Q3 2025), and $70.6 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 339.50 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | 4.01 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 669.10 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 276.12 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 396.38 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 60.00 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 664.96 Mn |
| 10 | Netscout Systems | 2.81 Bn | 2.14 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 65.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 64.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 70.60 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 | 153.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 69.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 60.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 67.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 66.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 43.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 66.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 65.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 62.06 Mn |