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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Stock Analysis

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) is a Software - Infrastructure stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

AKAM

$105.22

−$1.28 (−1.20%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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AKAM Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$105.00
Previous Close
$106.50
Day's Range
104.00–106.50
52-Week Range
70.82–165.45
Volume
1.76M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.64
Valuation
Market Cap
$15.12B
P/E Ratio
38.12
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
14.64
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.08
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
3.50
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
2.76
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$4.21B+5.44%
Net Income (FY)
$452.03M−10.47%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
9.51%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
143.72M
1-Year Return
+36.31%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
3.63M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

AKAM Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+20.60%
2025−8.78%
2024−19.18%
2023+40.39%
2022−27.97%
2021+11.48%
2020+21.54%
2019+41.42%
2018−6.09%
2017−2.46%
2016 (partial year)+32.80%

As of September 4, 2026.

AKAM Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.21B$452.03M10.7%
2024$3.99B$504.92M12.7%
2023$3.81B$547.63M14.4%
2022$3.62B$523.67M14.5%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.21B$2.48B$628.24M$452.03M10.7%
2024$3.99B$2.37B$636.35M$504.92M12.7%
2023$3.81B$2.30B$703.42M$547.63M14.4%
2022$3.62B$2.23B$711.04M$523.67M14.5%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

AKAM Valuation vs Software - Infrastructure Median

Median of 187 stocks
MetricAKAMSoftware - Infrastructure medianvs median
P/E38.1225.5149% above
P/S ratio3.503.481% above
Profit margin9.51%0.00%9.5 pts above

Medians across 187 Software - Infrastructure stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) is capitalised at $15.12B on the latest close. The company sits in the Technology sector, in the Software - Infrastructure industry. The company reports 11,000 employees.

The 52-week range on file runs from $70.82 to $165.45. AKAM last closed at $105.22 on September 4, 2026. That is −$1.28 (−1.20%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 48.57% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $4.21B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $3.99B, that is a change of +5.44%. Net income for the same year was $452.03M. That is −10.47% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 9.51%. That is 9.5 percentage points above the Software - Infrastructure median of 0%. Trailing earnings per share are 2.76.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $3.62B in 2022 to $4.21B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 38.12. That is 49.43% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 25.51. The forward P/E on file is 14.64. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.08. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 3.5 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.6% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 3.48. The medians here are taken across 187 Software - Infrastructure companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.64. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 34.88%. The trailing one-year price return is +36.31%. Measured over 10 years, that is +6.64% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The record shows no dividend for AKAM.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +41.42% and 2022 returned −27.97%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is +20.60%.

Peer Comparison

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) operates in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM $15.12B 38.1
Microsoft Corporation MSFT $3.71T 28.4
Oracle Corporation ORCL $457.36B 27.3
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR $418.93B 155.7

The Software - Infrastructure industry average P/E ratio is 25.5x. Akamai Technologies, Inc. trades at a P/E of 38.1.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Akamai Technologies, Inc.

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. The company has a strategic alliance with Deloitte Canada to help organizations achieve platform-based resilience against AI-accelerated cyberthreats. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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