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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Akamai Technologies' Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $139.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 15.97% year-over-year to $139.5 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $513.6 million, up 9.06%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $513.6 million, 9.06% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $139.5 million at Akamai Technologies, up from $124.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $139.5 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $77.3 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $105.7 million (2022), against an average of $105.9 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development soared 38.59% in 2021 before it decreased 8.08% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $93.2 million in 2021, then increased by 13.1% to $105.4 million in 2022, then grew by 3.62% to $109.2 million in 2023, then increased by 10.11% to $120.2 million in 2024, then increased by 15.97% to $139.5 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AKAM's Research & Development are $139.5 million (Q4 2025), $124.7 million (Q3 2025), and $125.8 million (Q2 2025).