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Akamai TechnologiesAKAM

Internet Services & Infrastructure · Cambridge, Massachusetts · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$92.72−6.70%After hours: $92.98 (+0.29%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 27.0% over 1 year
Akamai Technologies over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$75$100$125$150Nov2026MarMayJulSep$92.72$150NovMarJul$92.72
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$13.32B
Price to earnings33.5x
Forward P/E14.1x
Dividend yield–
Year to date+6.3%
One year+27.0%
Next earningsThu 5 Nov, after the close
SectorInformation Technology
52-week range (closes)
$71.97$161.14

Quality and valuation

How Akamai Technologies compares with other information technology stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Akamai Technologies and 5 internet services & infrastructure peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among information technology companies, priced below most of them.

Akamai Technologies trades at 14.1 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 22.2x for the 99 information technology stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +5.9% vs +20.6%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 57.5% vs 61.5%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 10.5% vs 17.0%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 22.1% vs 21.7%
AKAM trades at 14.1x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Internet Services & Infrastructure peers
AKAM14.1xGDDY14.6xVRSN30.0xSHOP74.9xNET190.2xSector median 22.2xAKAM14.1xGDDY14.6xVRSN30.0xSHOP74.9xNET190.2xSector median 22.2x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 33.4x earnings, AKAM is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
30x40x50xAverage 30.4x2025202633.4x40xAverage 30.4x2025202633.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Akamai Technologies's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 5.4% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.1bnQ2 ’26$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.1bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +5.4% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%4%6%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’255.4%Q2 ’260%2%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’255.4%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 7.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.3%Q2 ’260%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $956 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$100m$200m$300mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$181mQ2 ’26$0m$200mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$181mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsAKAMSector median
Revenue growth+5.9%+20.6%
Gross margin57.5%61.5%
Operating margin10.5%17.0%
Free cash flow margin22.1%21.7%
Price to earnings33.5x33.1x

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