Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) posted Gross Margin of 85.37% for Q1 2026, down 1.17% sequentially from 86.39% in Q4 2025, and down 142.0% YoY from 203.26% in Q1 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 85.37% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 142.0% year-over-year to 85.37% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 72.76% (up 1307.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 86.35%, up 2696.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin eased to 85.37% in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, from 86.39% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 86.79% in Q1 2025, with the low at 18.5% in Q4 2024.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 72.32%, with a median of 85.81% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin tumbled 7896 bps in 2024 and soared 10489 bps in 2025.
- Akamai Technologies' Gross Margin stood at 61.42% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 60.46% in 2023, then sank by 131 bps to 18.5% in 2024, then jumped by 567 bps to 86.39% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 85.37% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AKAM's Gross Margin at 85.37% in Q1 2026, 86.39% in Q4 2025, and 59.27% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 85.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 86.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 59.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 59.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 86.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 86.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 85.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 86.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 86.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 85.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 85.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 85.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 86.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 64.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 63.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 62.48% |