Netscout Systems (NTCT) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2025)
Netscout Systems (NTCT) recorded Share-based Compensation of $13.83 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), down 4.6% from $14.5 million a year earlier but up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
Netscout Systems (NTCT) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Netscout Systems' Share-based Compensation came in at $61.55 million as of Dec 31, 2025, down 7.8% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Mar 31, 2025), it came in at $64.79 million, down 8.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation came in at $70.8 million in FY2024 (+14.2%), $61.99 million in FY2023 (+10.5%), $56.07 million in FY2022 (+8.1%) and $51.89 million in FY2021 (+2.0%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has ranged from $11.54 million in fiscal Q4 2021 to $21.2 million in fiscal Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 27.4% in fiscal Q1 2024, against a decline of 19.3% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $13.56 million (Q2 2026), $19.96 million (Q1 2026) and $14.2 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Netscout Systems | 2.82 Bn | 526.09 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.54 Mn |
Netscout Systems Share-based Compensation API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=NTCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "NTCT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=NTCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();