Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' (AKAM) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 10.66% in Q1 2026, down 456.0% year-on-year from 3.0% in Q1 2025, and up 23.07% quarter-over-quarter from 8.67% in Q4 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 10.66% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 10.66%, down 456.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.35% (down 62.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.47%, up 11.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 10.66% for Q1 2026 at Akamai Technologies, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 15.74% (2025), against an average of 15.28%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 1121 bps in 2024 and soared 871 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Akamai Technologies' Operating Margin stood at 18.05% in 2022, then gained by 3 bps to 18.57% in 2023, then fell by 22 bps to 14.52% in 2024, then plunged by 40 bps to 8.67% in 2025, then climbed by 23 bps to 10.66% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 10.66% (Q1 2026), 8.67% (Q4 2025), and 15.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 46.33% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.91% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 31.79% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 46.18% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.30% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.06% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 31.36% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.43% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.69% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 20.01 Bn | 19.08 Bn | 916.55 Mn | 10.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |