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

Netscout Systems (NTCT) posted Research & Development of $65.4 million for Q4 2025, up 0.72% on a QoQ basis from $64.9 million in Q3 2025, and up 73.21% year-over-year from $37.8 million in Q4 2024.

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

Netscout Systems' Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $65.4 million for 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 was $65.4 million for Q4 2025 at Netscout Systems, up from $64.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $153.3 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $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 plunged 76.04%.
  • Netscout Systems' 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 slumped by 45.38% to $37.8 million in 2024, then soared by 73.21% to $65.4 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows NTCT's Research & Development at $65.4 million in Q4 2025, $64.9 million in Q3 2025, and $70.6 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Netscout Systems 2.87 Bn 2.30 Bn 204.65 Mn 65.39 Mn

Historic Data

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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