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

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Operating Margin of 10.66% for Q1 2026, down 456.0% on a YoY basis from 3.0% in Q1 2025, and up 23.07% sequentially from 8.67% in Q4 2025.

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

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 10.66% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 456.0% year-over-year to 10.66%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.35% (down 62.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.47%, up 11.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 10.66% in Q1 2026, from 8.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 19.38% in Q2 2022 to a low of 7.03% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 15.28% and a median of 15.74% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 1121 bps in 2024 and soared 871 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AKAM's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 18.05% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 18.57% in 2023, then declined by 22 bps to 14.52% in 2024, then sank by 40 bps to 8.67% in 2025, then advanced by 23 bps to 10.66% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKAM's Operating Margin at 10.66% in Q1 2026, 8.67% in Q4 2025, and 15.74% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 75.95%
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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 46.18%
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
10 Akamai Technologies 16.28 Bn 15.35 Bn 602.31 Mn 10.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.66%
Dec 31, 2025 8.67%
Sep 30, 2025 15.74%
Jun 30, 2025 14.51%
Mar 31, 2025 15.23%
Dec 31, 2024 14.52%
Sep 30, 2024 7.03%
Jun 30, 2024 15.11%
Mar 31, 2024 16.89%
Dec 31, 2023 18.57%
Sep 30, 2023 18.24%
Jun 30, 2023 16.01%
Mar 31, 2023 13.83%
Dec 31, 2022 18.05%
Sep 30, 2022 18.19%
Jun 30, 2022 19.38%
Mar 31, 2022 19.18%
Dec 31, 2021 21.66%
Sep 30, 2021 23.86%
Jun 30, 2021 23.39%