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

Akamai Technologies has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $141.6 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 5.55% year-over-year to $141.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $531.6 million (down 10.23% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $513.6 million, down 7.76% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $141.6 million in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, from $139.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $206.2 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $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.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development plunged 52.05% in 2022, then soared 88.78% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $105.4 million in 2022, then increased by 3.62% to $109.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 88.78% to $206.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 32.35% to $139.5 million in 2025, then increased by 1.52% to $141.6 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $141.6 million, $139.5 million, and $124.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.