Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Gross Margin of 56.1% for Q1 2026, down 263.0% on a YoY basis from 34.42% in Q1 2025, and down 4.38% sequentially from 58.67% in Q4 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 56.1% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 263.0% year-over-year to 56.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 58.28% (down 79.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 58.95%, down 44.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin slipped to 56.1% in Q1 2026, from 58.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 63.18% in Q1 2022 to a low of 56.1% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 59.87% and a median of 60.0% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 264 bps in 2022 and climbed 25 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AKAM's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 61.42% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 60.46% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 59.37% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 58.67% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 56.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKAM's Gross Margin at 56.1% in Q1 2026, 58.67% in Q4 2025, and 59.27% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 37.74%
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4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 Akamai Technologies 16.28 Bn 15.35 Bn 602.31 Mn 56.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 56.10%
Dec 31, 2025 58.67%
Sep 30, 2025 59.27%
Jun 30, 2025 59.12%
Mar 31, 2025 58.73%
Dec 31, 2024 59.37%
Sep 30, 2024 59.31%
Jun 30, 2024 58.87%
Mar 31, 2024 60.00%
Dec 31, 2023 60.46%
Sep 30, 2023 60.32%
Jun 30, 2023 60.11%
Mar 31, 2023 60.54%
Dec 31, 2022 61.42%
Sep 30, 2022 60.72%
Jun 30, 2022 61.63%
Mar 31, 2022 63.18%
Dec 31, 2021 64.06%
Sep 30, 2021 63.17%
Jun 30, 2021 62.48%