NETSCOUT Systems Inc. filings document formal disclosures for an operating technology company providing enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity and DDoS protection solutions. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, future-performance expectations and related earnings-release exhibits.
The company’s definitive proxy statement covers annual meeting governance matters, shareholder voting, director-related disclosures and compensation topics tied to its public-company oversight. These filings frame NETSCOUT’s reporting around service assurance, cybersecurity, operating performance, governance and recurring public-company disclosure obligations.
State Street Corporation reported beneficial ownership of common stock of NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC. The filing states beneficial ownership of 3,579,289 shares of common stock, representing 5% of the class as of the reporting date.
State Street reports no sole voting or dispositive power over these shares. It has shared voting power over 3,343,057 shares and shared dispositive power over 3,579,289 shares, reflecting holdings managed through subsidiaries including various State Street Global Advisors entities.
NetScout Systems reported stronger results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue was $210.4 million, up 13% year over year, with product revenue up 18% to $86.0 million and service revenue up 9% to $124.4 million. U.S. revenue grew 24% while international revenue was roughly flat. Service assurance revenue rose 20% and cybersecurity revenue 1%.
Gross margin improved to 79% from 77%, helped by higher software mix, and income from operations shifted to $14.5 million from a loss. Net income was $21.8 million, or $0.29 diluted EPS, versus a $3.7 million loss a year earlier. On a non‑GAAP basis, net income was $38.6 million and diluted EPS $0.52; adjusted EBITDA was $46.9 million.
Liquidity remained solid with $668.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and no borrowings under a $600 million revolving credit facility. The balance declined $36.7 million since March 31, 2026, primarily due to the $55.0 million cash acquisition of DigiCert's DDoS protection business, which added $24.7 million of goodwill and a $24.3 million customer‑relationship intangible and is expected to contribute about $20 million in annualized revenue. Deferred revenue and customer deposits totaled $472.3 million, with 66% expected to be recognized within 12 months.
NetScout Systems reported strong first‑quarter fiscal 2027 results for the period ended June 30, 2026. Total revenue was $210.4 million, up 12.7% year over year from $186.7 million, with product revenue of $86.0 million (41% of revenue) and service revenue of $124.4 million (59%). Growth was led by Service Assurance, which benefited from government-related orders and traction for Omnis Sensor and Streamer solutions, while cybersecurity revenue was consistent with a strong prior-year comparison.
GAAP income from operations reached $14.5 million (6.9% margin) versus a prior-year loss, and GAAP net income was $21.8 million, or $0.29 per diluted share. Non‑GAAP net income was $38.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA was $46.9 million, or 22.3% of revenue. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $668.5 million, reflecting the acquisition of DigiCert’s DDoS protection assets. NetScout reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 outlook, guiding revenue between $885 million and $915 million, GAAP EPS of $1.55–$1.70, and non‑GAAP EPS of $2.65–$2.80, which at the midpoints represent 4.7% revenue growth and 9.9% non‑GAAP EPS growth year over year.
Vanguard Capital Management LLC, together with certain affiliated entities, reports beneficial ownership of 3,585,382 shares of NetScout Systems Inc common stock on a Schedule 13G. This represents 5.01% of the company’s outstanding common shares.
Vanguard has sole voting power over 530,236 shares and sole dispositive power over all 3,585,382 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The holdings include securities held by various Vanguard funds and managed accounts where these Vanguard entities exercise voting and/or dispositive authority; no other single person has more than a 5% interest in the reported securities.
NetScout Systems, Inc. will hold its 2026 annual stockholder meeting on September 9, 2026 in Westford, Massachusetts to elect three Class III directors, approve executive compensation on an advisory basis, update its 2019 equity incentive plan and 2011 employee stock purchase plan, and ratify KPMG as auditor.
The board is majority independent, uses a Lead Independent Director structure, and reports that 33% of directors are women and 33% are from underrepresented communities, with aggregate board and committee attendance of 96.7% in fiscal 2026.
For fiscal 2026, NetScout reports revenue of $859.5 million, cybersecurity revenue of $312.5 million, GAAP net income of $95.5 million and non-GAAP net income of $182.0 million, and emphasizes a pay-for-performance program tied to revenue, non-GAAP EPS and cybersecurity growth.
Watt Eric Todd reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
NetScout Systems Chief Accounting Officer Eric Todd Watt reported a compensation-related grant of 10,000 restricted stock units, each tied to one share of common stock. The units were awarded at no cash cost to him.
The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on June 19, 2027. Following this grant, Watt directly holds 21,250 units/underlying shares. This is not an open-market purchase or sale, but part of his equity-based compensation.
NETSCOUT Systems director Michael Szabados reported routine equity compensation activity. On June 19, 2026, 6,048 shares of Common Stock were acquired upon vesting of previously granted performance stock units, with no cash exercise price involved.
On the same date, 1,782 shares of Common Stock were withheld to cover his tax withholding obligation, using a reference price of $39.67 per share, which was the closing price on June 18, 2026. After these transactions, Szabados directly held 45,654 shares of Common Stock. The performance stock units were part of a 16,800-unit grant tied to relative total shareholder return over a 36‑month period starting on June 15, 2023.
NETSCOUT Systems President & CEO Anil K. Singhal reported equity compensation activity tied to performance stock units. On June 19, 2026, 10,368 performance stock units vested into an equal number of common shares, based on the Compensation Committee’s decision that 36% of a prior 28,800-unit award would vest.
To cover related taxes, 4,609 common shares were withheld at a reference price of $39.67 per share, described as the closing price on June 18, 2026. After these transactions, Singhal directly holds 455,034 common shares and indirectly holds 1,443,960 common shares through various trusts for the benefit of himself and his spouse.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS EVP, World-Wide Sales John Downing reported compensation-related stock activity involving performance stock units (PSUs). On June 19, 2026, 5,184 PSUs vested and were converted into the same number of shares of Common Stock. In connection with this vesting, 2,305 shares of Common Stock were withheld to cover his tax withholding obligation, using the closing price of $39.67 per share on June 18, 2026 as the reference value. Following these transactions, he holds 135,809 shares of Common Stock directly and 43,200 PSUs, after forfeiture of unachieved PSUs, including 14,400 “Prior PSUs” of which 36% vested based on relative total shareholder return over a 36‑month performance period.