Netskope, Inc. (NTSK)
NASDAQ:NTSK
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Netskope, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NTSK)
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
$8.50
▲(0.12% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/13/26
The score is driven primarily by mixed financial performance: strong growth and a shift to positive operating/free cash flow are outweighed by very large losses and elevated leverage. Technicals further pressure the score given a clear downtrend and weak momentum. The earnings call is a partial offset, with constructive guidance and improving unit economics, but near-term free cash flow and profitability headwinds remain significant.
Positive Factors
Sustained Top-Line and ARR Growth
Consistent high-teens to low-30s growth in revenue and ARR demonstrates durable demand for Netskope's SSE platform and successful enterprise land-and-expand motions. This scale expansion supports multi-year contract scalability, recurring revenue visibility and provides a structural base for margin leverage as the business grows.
Negative Factors
Large GAAP Losses and Operating Deficits
Massive GAAP losses and deep negative operating margins highlight structural cost intensity and dilution risk. Until operating expenses are sustainably aligned with revenue scale, profitability remains fragile, creating long-term pressure on returns and constraining the company's ability to convert growth into durable net income.
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Negative Factors
Sustained Top-Line and ARR Growth
Consistent high-teens to low-30s growth in revenue and ARR demonstrates durable demand for Netskope's SSE platform and successful enterprise land-and-expand motions. This scale expansion supports multi-year contract scalability, recurring revenue visibility and provides a structural base for margin leverage as the business grows.
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Netskope, Inc. (NTSK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.79B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.75M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.09
Revenue Growth31.27%
EPS Growth-86.64%
CountryUS
Employees2,605
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.04
Shares Outstanding85,188,410
10 Day Avg. Volume4,790,617
30 Day Avg. Volume4,747,695
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.68
Price to Book (P/B)163.28
Price to Sales (P/S)44.80
P/FCF Ratio2.10K
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.30
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.12
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.53
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-5.79
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$17.67Price Target Upside108.13% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering16
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.19
Revenue Forecast (FY)$867.58M
Netskope, Inc. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
A cloud-security company offering a unified platform (“Netskope One”) for data protection, secure access, visibility across apps/web/cloud, threat prevention, and networking optimizations especially for SaaS, web, hybrid, and AI workloads....
How the Company Makes Money
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Netskope, Inc. Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 11, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Dec 10, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive operational and strategic picture: strong revenue and ARR growth (both +32%+), record net new ARR, improved gross and operating margins, first full-year positive free cash flow, meaningful product/AI innovation, and diversified enterprise wins. Near-term headwinds include a deliberate shift to annual billings that will cause a sizable Q1 free cash flow drag ($50M–$60M), ongoing investments that pressure operating margins in the first half of the year, a slower FY2027 growth guide versus FY2026, and typical ramp/macro uncertainty. Overall, the positives around growth, margin improvement, platform differentiation in AI, and the first full year of positive FCF materially outweigh the near-term, planned financial headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Top-Line and ARR Growth
Q4 revenue $196M, up 32% year-over-year; full-year revenue $709M, up 32% YoY. Ending ARR $811M, up 31% YoY; record net new ARR of $57M in Q4 and net new ARR $193M for FY2026, up 35% YoY.
Negative Updates
Near-Term Free Cash Flow Headwind from Billing Transition
Transition to annual billings is expected to drive negative free cash flow in Q1 FY2027 of $50M–$60M and reduce FY2027 free cash flow margin by ~6 percentage points (company still expects positive FCF by year-end at 2%–4%).
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Top-Line and ARR Growth
Q4 revenue $196M, up 32% year-over-year; full-year revenue $709M, up 32% YoY. Ending ARR $811M, up 31% YoY; record net new ARR of $57M in Q4 and net new ARR $193M for FY2026, up 35% YoY.
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Company Guidance
Netskope guided Q1 FY2027 revenue of $197–199M (≈26% growth at the midpoint), operating margin of roughly -16%, non‑GAAP net loss per share of $0.06–0.07 on ≈405M weighted average shares, and negative free cash flow of $50M–$60M (reflecting the billing transition). For full‑year FY2027 they forecast revenue of $870–876M (≈23% growth at the midpoint), gross margin of ~77% (on the path to an 80% long‑term target), operating margin of ~-10% (improving from ~-16% in H1), non‑GAAP net loss per share of ~$0.19 on ≈415M weighted average shares, and a full‑year free cash flow margin of 2%–4% (with the annual‑billing transition estimated to lower FCF margin by ~6 percentage points and cash flow returning to positive in H2).Netskope, Inc. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
32
Negative
Cash Flow
46
Neutral
| Breakdown | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||
| Total Revenue | 709.00M | 538.27M | 406.88M |
| Gross Profit | 482.67M | 347.90M | 243.25M |
| EBITDA | -652.58M | -204.20M | -263.25M |
| Net Income | -679.39M | -354.51M | -344.85M |
Balance Sheet | |||
| Total Assets | 1.77B | 858.51M | 773.79M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.16B | 246.69M | 286.96M |
| Total Debt | 755.15M | 662.70M | 508.50M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.58B | 1.34B | 1.03B |
| Stockholders Equity | 194.53M | -485.59M | -256.82M |
Cash Flow | |||
| Free Cash Flow | 15.15M | -151.10M | -208.32M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 38.07M | -110.68M | -167.17M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -628.65M | 2.24M | 176.95M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 895.37M | 109.86M | 6.29M |
Netskope, Inc. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 Outperform | $45.73B | 23.77 | 19.72% | 1.70% | 16.56% | 3.19% | |
74 Outperform | $307.82B | 23.23 | 23.64% | 2.09% | 8.91% | 14.53% | |
72 Outperform | $60.04B | 31.84 | 123.64% | ― | 14.78% | 22.52% | |
69 Neutral | $15.65B | 18.84 | 36.62% | ― | 6.31% | 25.27% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
61 Neutral | $23.24B | 89.95 | 2.68% | 2.40% | 4.26% | -75.98% | |
50 Neutral | $2.79B | ― | 342.69% | ― | 31.27% | -86.64% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Netskope, Inc. Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Netskope Delivers Strong Q4 Results and Cash Flow
Positive
Mar 12, 2026
On March 11, 2026, Netskope reported strong results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, with ARR up 31% year over year to $811 million and Q4 revenue rising 32% to $196.3 million. The company expanded GAAP and non-GAAP g...
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