Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) posted Operating Expenses of $959.1 million for Q1 2026, down 4.09% sequentially from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 11.45% YoY from $860.6 million in Q1 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $959.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 11.45% year-over-year to $959.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.7 billion (up 6.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.6 billion, up 5.31% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $959.1 million in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.0 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses rose 18.33% in 2024, then slipped 4.86% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $760.3 million in 2022, then rose by 6.57% to $810.2 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.61% to $871.9 million in 2024, then rose by 14.7% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then fell by 4.09% to $959.1 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $959.1 million, $1.0 billion, and $888.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.02 Bn |
| 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 |