Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) recorded Operating Margin of 7.30% in Q2 2026, down 7.21 percentage points from 14.51% a year earlier and down 3.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Akamai Technologies' Operating Margin came in at 10.54% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 2.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.47%, up 0.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -7.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 13.36% in FY2024 (-3.35 pp), 16.72% in FY2023 (-1.98 pp), 18.70% in FY2022 (-3.93 pp) and 22.63% in FY2021 (+2.04 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 8.71 percentage points in Q3 2025, against a drop of 11.21 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.66% (Q1 2026), 8.67% (Q4 2025) and 15.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,932.24 Bn | 3,855.40 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 45.11% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.04 Bn | 169.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 15.24% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.70 Bn | 88.23 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -29.55% |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.19 Bn | 85.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 25.33% |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.23 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.76 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.46 Bn | 24.67 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 68.18% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.98 Bn | 9.67 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.83 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 26.39% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.69 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 7.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.30% |
| 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% |
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Akamai Technologies Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "AKAM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();