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How NetScout Systems, Inc. stacks up
NTCT · against 501 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
66/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #204 of 502 · scores higher than 58% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score54 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including NTCT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 66?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 9.3% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 67% of peers. Return on assets: 5.2% vs peer median 3.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 76% of peers. Operating margin: 14.8% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NTCT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NTCT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 474 reported | 9.3% | 7.4% | 56% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 501 reported | 14.8% | 6.9% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | 5.2% | 3.4% | 59% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 465 reported | 7.5% | 9.2% | 46% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 505 reported | 79.8% | 51.0% | 88% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NTCT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.10T USD | 99 | 56 | |
| 1 | 96.7B USD | 99 | 67 | |
| 1 | 576.7B USD | 99 | 60 | |
| 1 | 4.3B USD | 99 | 83 | |
| 1 | 15.1B USD | 99 | 64 | |
| 198 | 48.6B USD | 67 | 57 | |
| 204 | 21.1B USD | 66 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score