{"url_path":"/sec/ntct/10-k/2026/item-5","section_key":"item-5","section_title":"Item 5 Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/0001078075-26-000050-index.html","accession_number":"0001078075-26-000050","cik":"0001078075","ticker":"NTCT","issuer_name":"NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/0001078075-26-000050-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001078075","primary_entity_name":"NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC"},"word_count":621,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities\n\nMarket Information\n\nOur common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, under the symbol NTCT.\n\nStockholders\n\nAt May 7, 2026, we had 70 stockholders of record. We believe that the number of beneficial holders of our common stock exceeds 24,000.\n\nStock Performance Graph\n\nThis performance graph shall not be deemed \"filed\" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of NetScout under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.\n\nThe Stock Performance Graph set forth below compares the yearly change in the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock during the five-year period from March 31, 2021 through March 31, 2026 with the cumulative total return of the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Nasdaq U.S. Benchmark Computer Services TR Index. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on March 31, 2021 in our common stock or in the Nasdaq Composite Index, or the Nasdaq U.S. Benchmark Computer Services TR Index, as applicable, and assumes reinvestment of dividends, if any.\n\nThe stock price performance shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future price performance. Information used in the graph was obtained from Zacks Investment Research, Inc.\n\nCOMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN\n\nAssumes Initial Investment of $100\n\n \n\n36\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc_page)\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n3/31/2021\n\n \n\n \n\n3/31/2022\n\n \n\n \n\n3/31/2023\n\n \n\n \n\n3/31/2024\n\n \n\n \n\n3/31/2025\n\n \n\n \n\n3/31/2026\n\n \n\nNetScout Systems, Inc.\n\n \n\n$\n\n100.00\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n113.91\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n101.72\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n77.53\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n74.57\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n112.82\n\n \n\nNasdaq Composite – Total Returns\n\n \n\n$\n\n100.00\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n108.06\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n93.71\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n126.58\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n134.65\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n169.11\n\n \n\nNasdaq US Benchmark Computer Services TR Index\n\n \n\n$\n\n100.00\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n103.01\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n86.59\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n109.50\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n119.88\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n122.25\n\n \n\n \n\nDividend Policy\n\nIn fiscal years 2026 and 2025, we did not declare any cash dividends and do not anticipate declaring cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, the terms of our credit facility limit our ability to pay cash dividends on our capital stock. It is our intention to retain all future earnings for reinvestment to fund our expansion and growth, and to fund our stock buyback program further described under \"Liquidity and Capital Resources\" in Item 7. Any future cash dividend declaration will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our future earnings, general financial conditions, capital requirements, existing bank covenants and general business conditions.\n\nRecent Sales of Unregistered Securities\n\nNone.\n\nPurchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer\n\nThe following table provides information about purchases we made during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTotal Number\nof Shares\nPurchased (1)\n\n \n\n \n\nAverage Price\nPaid per Share\n\n \n\n \n\nTotal Number of\nShares Purchased\nas Part of Publicly\nAnnounced Plans\nor Programs\n\n \n\n \n\nMaximum Number\nof Shares That May\nYet be Purchased\nUnder\nthe Program\n\n \n\n1/1/2026 - 1/31/2026\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n21,521,049\n\n \n\n2/1/2026 - 2/28/2026\n\n \n\n \n\n589,000\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n29.03\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n589,000\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n20,932,049\n\n \n\n3/1/2026 - 3/31/2026\n\n \n\n \n\n411,000\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n29.53\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n411,000\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n20,521,049\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n \n\n1,000,000\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n29.23\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,000,000\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n20,521,049\n\n \n\n \n\n(1) On May 3, 2022, the Company's board of directors approved a share repurchase program that enables the Company to repurchase up to twenty-five million shares of its common stock (2022 Share Repurchase Program). The 2022 Share Repurchase Program became effective in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The Company is not obligated to acquire any specific amount of common stock within any particular timeframe as a result of the 2022 Share Repurchase Program. During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 1,000,000 shares of its common stock."}