Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM SPX
Akamai Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of security, delivery, and cloud computing solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers security solutions that include web application and application programming interfaces (API) protection solutions, which protect web, API, and mobile app traffic from attacks; Bot & Abuse portfolio, which provides solutions to help customers protect against threats; full account lifecycle protections including the ability to defend against account takeover and opening abuse, adversarial bot protection, protection against credential stuffing, inventory scalping, and hoarding; and solutions designed to stop persistent scrapers from stealing content; API security, which discovers, audits, and monitors API; and microservice and application component protection that analyzes and protects application traffic that moves between application components. The company also offers cloud computing services, which include compute, storage, and cloud native and networking services; and Akamai App Platform, provides ready-to-run templates that address challenges in deploying, managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters at scale. In addition, it offers delivery solutions that include web and mobile performance solutions, which enables dynamic websites and applications, as well as global traffic management, site acceleration, application load balancing, large-scale load testing, and real-user monitoring; and media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 50.5.
- Earnings shrank at -4.8% CAGR over 5 years.
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. SPX | 149.54 | 50.52 | $21.74B | - | 6.02% | 9.17% | 5.18% | -4.79% |
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| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 312.06 | 37.73 | $4.58T | 0.35% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 450.24 | 26.82 | $3.34T | 0.81% | 26.37% | 34.01% | 12.42% | 11.87% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 418.45 | 35.86 | $2.17T | 0.91% | 32.04% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 971.00 | 45.87 | $1.10T | 0.06% | 14.20% | 39.82% | 6.71% | -0.57% |
| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,612.76 | 53.76 | $621.59B | 0.54% | 43.81% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 567.73M | 572.13M | 584.07M | 616.12M | 600.29M | 608.91M | 621.40M | 663.45M | 668.72M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.02B | 1.04B | 1.05B | 1.09B | 1.07B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 418.94M | 426.54M | 429.53M | 452.50M | 471.30M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 596.19M | 616.96M | 625.10M | 642.41M | 602.31M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 441.15M | 461.12M | 459.07M | 491.07M | 488.39M |
| Operating Income | 114.12M | 110.18M | 111.77M | - | 105.33M | 85.59M | 91.25M | - | 68.56M | 57.12M | 116.54M | - | 134.53M | 135.78M | 143.29M | - | 152.33M | 190.43M | 181.16M | - | 182.36M | 199.43M | 205.26M | - | 173.32M | 175.04M | 160.44M | - | 126.64M | 149.78M | 176.13M | 166.73M | 147.99M | - | - | 155.04M | 155.84M | 166.03M | 151.34M | 113.92M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 354.15M | 333.58M | 355.35M | 300.65M | 314.01M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.75M | 6.18M | 5.56M | 14.23M | 8.26M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 173.38M | 151.94M | 173.16M | 103.92M | 122.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.21M | 48.32M | 32.99M | 18.85M | 15.68M |
| Net Income | 74.86M | 73.64M | 76.00M | 91.64M | 74.58M | 56.75M | 63.91M | 27.52M | 53.71M | 43.06M | 107.58M | 94.02M | 107.13M | 113.92M | 137.89M | 119.10M | 123.15M | 161.91M | 158.62M | 113.37M | 155.69M | 156.50M | 178.92M | 160.53M | 133.38M | 137.84M | 123.69M | 128.76M | 97.11M | 128.82M | 160.54M | 175.42M | 131.69M | - | - | 123.17M | 103.62M | 140.17M | 85.07M | 106.32M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 0.86 | - | - | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.97 | 0.58 | 0.71 |
| R&D Expense | 40.84M | 37.69M | 42.34M | - | 52.16M | 53.37M | 57.23M | - | 65.06M | 59.71M | 61.05M | - | 66.14M | 61.44M | 64.89M | - | 71.22M | 64.09M | 66.77M | - | 82.05M | 77.25M | 82.90M | - | 99.94M | 92.07M | 94.05M | - | 91.86M | 99.04M | 105.94M | 116.93M | 113.35M | 120.35M | - | 123.55M | 125.84M | 124.72M | - | 141.58M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 636.41M | 790.92M | 859.77M | 1.02B | 1.16B | 1.37B | 1.58B | 1.96B | 2.20B | 2.34B | 2.50B | - | - | - | - | 3.62B | 3.81B | 3.99B | 4.21B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.38B | 1.51B | 1.62B | 1.73B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.23B | 2.30B | 2.37B | 2.48B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.52B | 1.60B | 1.73B | 1.85B |
| Operating Income | 144.93M | 212.26M | 223.48M | 254.28M | 290.65M | 314.49M | 413.97M | 489.52M | 466.15M | 466.51M | 314.29M | 362.50M | 548.92M | 658.53M | 783.15M | 711.04M | 703.42M | 636.35M | 628.24M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.26B | 1.24B | 1.26B | 1.34B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.10M | 17.71M | 27.12M | 30.76M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 658.00M | 652.53M | 587.01M | 602.40M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 126.70M | 106.37M | 82.09M | 150.37M |
| Net Income | 100.97M | 145.14M | 145.91M | 171.22M | 200.90M | 203.99M | 293.49M | 333.95M | 321.41M | 320.73M | 222.77M | 298.37M | 478.04M | 557.05M | 651.64M | 523.67M | 547.63M | 504.92M | 452.03M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.56 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.61 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 1.29 | 1.76 | 2.90 | 3.37 | 3.93 | 3.26 | 3.52 | 3.27 | 3.07 |
| R&D Expense | 44.14M | 39.24M | 43.66M | 54.77M | 52.33M | 74.74M | 93.88M | 125.29M | 148.59M | 167.63M | 222.43M | 246.16M | 261.37M | 269.31M | 335.37M | 391.43M | 406.05M | 470.88M | 513.56M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.18% |
| 1 Year: | 5.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -4.79% |
| 1 Year: | -13.40% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +96.94% |
| 6 Months: | +64.86% |
| 3 Months: | +51.99% |
| 1 Month: | +49.84% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.88B | 2.09B | 2.35B | 2.35B | 2.60B | 2.96B | 4.00B | 4.18B | 4.37B | 4.65B | 5.46B | 7.01B | 7.76B | - | 8.31B | 8.23B | 8.14B | 8.30B | 9.90B | 10.37B | 11.48B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.97B | 1.80B | 2.58B | 2.29B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 80.59M | 145.08M | 156.07M | 181.31M | 231.87M | 559.20M | 201.99M | 333.89M | 238.65M | 289.47M | 324.17M | 313.38M | 1.04B | 393.75M | 352.92M | - | - | - | - | 542.34M | 489.47M | 517.71M | 930.23M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 490.16M | 516.17M | 508.93M | 577.91M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 312.18M | 348.79M | 175.07M | 189.25M | 254.87M | 328.25M | 1.06B | 1.06B | 1.15B | 1.29B | 2.27B | 3.35B | 3.51B | - | 4.00B | 3.92B | 3.86B | 3.94B | 5.30B | 5.49B | 6.50B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 100.46M | 327.29M | 145.15M | 148.39M | 202.94M | 263.17M | 334.01M | 332.44M | 374.59M | 456.69M | 1.21B | 693.34M | 758.17M | - | - | - | - | 818.87M | 836.04M | 2.09B | 967.52M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.29B | 3.54B | 2.40B | 4.11B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.17B | 4.54B | 4.63B | 5.68B |
| Total Equity | 954.69M | 1.36B | 1.57B | 1.74B | 2.18B | 2.16B | 2.35B | 2.63B | 2.95B | 3.16B | 3.27B | 3.36B | 3.19B | 3.66B | 4.25B | - | 4.31B | 4.31B | 4.28B | 4.36B | 4.60B | 4.88B | 4.98B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 156.49M | 151.23M | 155.65M | 149.71M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 236.95M | 343.49M | 424.41M | 402.45M | 446.28M | 530.02M | 563.91M | 658.07M | 793.45M | 871.81M | 800.98M | 1.01B | 1.06B | 1.22B | - | 1.27B | 1.35B | 1.52B | 1.52B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -226.71M | -364.44M | -357.50M | -335.36M | 177.35M | -779.11M | -313.11M | -1.18B | -435.56M | -469.43M | -459.17M | -506.53M | -1.67B | -1.04B | - | -622.31M | -1.85B | -798.68M | -540.74M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 52.46M | 33.14M | -42.54M | -17.68M | -294.04M | -108.03M | -115.24M | 436.03M | -297.03M | -359.78M | -365.00M | 233.61M | -35.68M | -223.64M | - | -634.18M | 443.38M | -679.63M | -588.04M |
| Capital Expenditure | -81.41M | -90.37M | -80.92M | -159.28M | -133.44M | -166.77M | -187.96M | -207.16M | -311.68M | -180.95M | -254.15M | -217.61M | -359.67M | -514.31M | - | -458.30M | -730.04M | -685.27M | -819.50M |
| Free Cash Flow | 155.55M | 253.12M | 343.49M | 243.18M | 312.83M | 363.25M | 375.94M | 450.91M | 481.78M | 690.86M | 546.84M | 790.72M | 698.64M | 700.69M | - | 816.37M | 618.40M | 833.90M | 699.26M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.19M | -56.42M | 40.86M | 389.99M |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 66.50M | 92.42M | 324.07M | 141.47M | 160.42M | 268.65M | 302.61M | 373.79M | 361.19M | 750.00M | 334.52M | 193.59M | 522.25M | 608.01M | 654.05M | 557.47M | 799.96M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.7% | 60.4% | 59.4% | 58.9% |
| Operating Margin % | 22.8% | 26.8% | 26.0% | 24.8% | 25.1% | 22.9% | 26.2% | 24.9% | 21.2% | 19.9% | 12.6% | - | - | - | - | 19.7% | 18.5% | 15.9% | 14.9% |
| Net Margin % | 15.9% | 18.4% | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 14.8% | 18.6% | 17.0% | 14.6% | 13.7% | 8.9% | - | - | - | - | 14.5% | 14.4% | 12.7% | 10.7% |
| ROE % | 7.4% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 10.2% | 9.8% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 13.1% | 13.1% | - | 12.0% | 11.9% | 10.4% | 9.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 11.9% | 12.7% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 13.3% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 9.4% | - | 9.5% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 6.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.16% | 10.41M | $1.56B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.46% | 9.39M | $1.40B |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.18% | 7.53M | $1.13B |
| 4 | Capital World Investors | 4.65% | 6.76M | $1.01B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 3.79% | 5.52M | $824.89M |
| 6 | First Trust Advisors LP | 3.29% | 4.78M | $714.87M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.83% | 4.12M | $615.58M |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.39% | 3.48M | $520.25M |
| 9 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.38% | 3.46M | $518.13M |
| 10 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 2.27% | 3.30M | $493.60M |
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