Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Operating Expenses of $959.1 million for Q1 2026, up 11.45% on a YoY basis from $860.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.09% sequentially from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $959.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 11.45% year-over-year to $959.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.7 billion (up 6.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.6 billion, up 5.31% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $959.1 million in Q1 2026, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $721.5 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $833.7 million and a median of $820.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 18.33% in 2024 and retreated 4.86% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AKAM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $760.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.57% to $810.2 million in 2023, then increased by 7.61% to $871.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 14.7% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then slipped by 4.09% to $959.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKAM's Operating Expenses at $959.1 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $888.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -363.49 Mn
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 13.05 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 Akamai Technologies 16.28 Bn 15.35 Bn 602.31 Mn 959.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 959.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 888.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 892.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 860.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 871.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 934.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 831.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 820.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 810.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 789.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 785.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 789.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 760.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 721.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 728.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 730.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 709.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 655.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 653.39 Mn