Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' (AKAM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $959.1 million in Q1 2026, up 11.45% year-on-year from $860.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.09% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $959.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $959.1 million, up 11.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.7 billion (up 6.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.6 billion, up 5.31% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $959.1 million for Q1 2026 at Akamai Technologies, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $820.2 million (2024), against an average of $833.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 18.33% in 2024 and retreated 4.86% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Akamai Technologies' Operating Expenses stood at $760.3 million in 2022, then grew by 6.57% to $810.2 million in 2023, then rose by 7.61% to $871.9 million in 2024, then grew by 14.7% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then dropped by 4.09% to $959.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $959.1 million (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $888.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.42 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 20.01 Bn | 19.08 Bn | 916.55 Mn | 959.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |