Growth Metrics

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies has reported Research & Development over the past 18 years, most recently at $141.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $141.6 million for Q1 2026, up 14.59% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $531.6 million (up 11.33% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $513.6 million, up 9.06%.
  • Research & Development reached $141.6 million in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, up from $139.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $141.6 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $91.9 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $113.4 million (2024), compared with a mean of $113.1 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development dropped 8.08% in 2023 before it grew 27.29% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $105.4 million in 2022, then rose by 3.62% to $109.2 million in 2023, then grew by 10.11% to $120.2 million in 2024, then grew by 15.97% to $139.5 million in 2025, then rose by 1.52% to $141.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for AKAM at $141.6 million in Q1 2026, $139.5 million in Q4 2025, and $124.7 million in Q3 2025.