Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Research & Development of $141.6 million for Q1 2026, up 5.55% on a YoY basis from $134.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.52% sequentially from $139.5 million in Q4 2025.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $141.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 5.55% year-over-year to $141.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $531.6 million (down 10.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $513.6 million, down 7.76% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $141.6 million in Q1 2026, from $139.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $206.2 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $91.9 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $125.5 million and a median of $124.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 52.05% in 2022 and jumped 88.78% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AKAM's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $105.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.62% to $109.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 88.78% to $206.2 million in 2024, then sank by 32.35% to $139.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.52% to $141.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKAM's Research & Development at $141.6 million in Q1 2026, $139.5 million in Q4 2025, and $124.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Akamai Technologies 16.28 Bn 15.35 Bn 602.31 Mn 141.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 141.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 139.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 124.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 125.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 134.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 206.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 138.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 113.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 116.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 109.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 105.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 136.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 91.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 105.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 94.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 126.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 122.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 219.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 108.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 111.89 Mn