Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' (AKAM) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 85.37% in Q1 2026, down 142.0% year-on-year from 203.26% in Q1 2025, and down 1.17% quarter-over-quarter from 86.39% in Q4 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 85.37% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 85.37%, down 142.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 72.76% (up 1307.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 86.35%, up 2696.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 85.37% for Q1 2026 at Akamai Technologies, down from 86.39% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 86.79% in Q1 2025 to a low of 18.5% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 85.81% (2024), against an average of 72.32%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 7896 bps in 2024 and surged 10489 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Akamai Technologies' Gross Margin stood at 61.42% in 2022, then slipped by 2 bps to 60.46% in 2023, then plunged by 131 bps to 18.5% in 2024, then jumped by 567 bps to 86.39% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 85.37% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 85.37% (Q1 2026), 86.39% (Q4 2025), and 59.27% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 67.63% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 61.73% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 88.06% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 86.78% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 73.59% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 76.12% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 80.29% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 73.54% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 71.21% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 20.01 Bn | 19.08 Bn | 916.55 Mn | 85.37% |
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% |