Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.0% for Q1 2026, down 138.0% on a YoY basis from 13.17% in Q1 2025, and down 10.05% sequentially from 5.56% in Q4 2025.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.0% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 138.0% year-over-year to 5.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.0% (down 138.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.69%, down 94.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 5.0% in Q1 2026, from 5.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.52% in Q1 2022 to a low of 5.0% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 7.58% and a median of 7.44% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 79 bps in 2022 and sank 278 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AKAM's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.14% in 2022, then fell by 22 bps to 7.16% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 6.51% in 2024, then fell by 15 bps to 5.56% in 2025, then declined by 10 bps to 5.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKAM's Return on Capital Employed at 5.0% in Q1 2026, 5.56% in Q4 2025, and 6.37% in Q3 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.00%
Dec 31, 2025 5.56%
Sep 30, 2025 6.37%
Jun 30, 2025 5.60%
Mar 31, 2025 6.39%
Dec 31, 2024 6.51%
Sep 30, 2024 6.99%
Jun 30, 2024 8.38%
Mar 31, 2024 7.44%
Dec 31, 2023 7.16%
Sep 30, 2023 7.60%
Jun 30, 2023 8.16%
Mar 31, 2023 8.50%
Dec 31, 2022 9.14%
Sep 30, 2022 9.49%
Jun 30, 2022 10.06%
Mar 31, 2022 10.52%
Dec 31, 2021 10.67%
Sep 30, 2021 9.90%
Jun 30, 2021 9.66%