Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) posted Cost of Revenue of $485.93 million for Q2 2026, up 13.9% from $426.54 million a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Cost of Revenue at Akamai Technologies was $1.84 billion, up 10.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.73 billion, up 6.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Cost of Revenue has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Akamai Technologies' Cost of Revenue was $1.62 billion in FY2024 (+7.3%), $1.51 billion in FY2023 (+9.2%), $1.38 billion in FY2022 (+9.1%) and $1.27 billion in FY2021 (+12.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue has increased in each of the last 50 quarters, with growth averaging 8.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Cost of Revenue ranged from 5.1% (Q3 2025) to 13.9% (Q2 2026).
- According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue for the three prior quarters was $471.3 million (Q1 2026), $452.5 million (Q4 2025) and $429.53 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,833.59 Bn | 3,756.75 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 29.53 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 212.47 Bn | 163.37 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 7.26 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.40 Bn | 95.93 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 196.54 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.47 Bn | 88.02 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 60.05 Bn | 33.48 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 133.60 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.26 Bn | 35.35 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 879.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.97 Bn | 23.18 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 50.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.41 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 105.73 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 16.36 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 485.93 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.67 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 126.52 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 485.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 471.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 452.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 429.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 426.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 418.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 414.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 408.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 402.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 394.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 393.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 383.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 373.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 361.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 357.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 346.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 346.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 332.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 325.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 316.87 Mn |
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Akamai Technologies Cost of Revenue API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "AKAM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();