Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.53% in Q3 2026, down 2.21 percentage points from 4.74% a year earlier and down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Akamai Technologies came in at 4.14%, down 0.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -3.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.98% in FY2024 (-1.02 pp), 6.00% in FY2023 (-0.46 pp), 6.46% in FY2022 (-1.91 pp) and 8.37% in FY2021 (+0.65 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 0.73 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 2.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AKAM's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 3.08% (Q2 2026), 3.76% (Q1 2026) and 4.05% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 18.55% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 7.27% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -3.37% |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 3.85% |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | -2.91% |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | 0.43% |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 55.13% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 35.49% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 12.09% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 2.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.19% |
API Access
Akamai Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();