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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 138.0% year-over-year to 5.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.0% (down 138.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.69%, down 94.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 5.0% in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, from 5.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.52% in Q1 2022, with the low at 5.0% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.58%, with a median of 7.44% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 79 bps in 2022 and sank 278 bps in 2025.
  • Akamai Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.14% in 2022, then dropped by 22 bps to 7.16% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 6.51% in 2024, then dropped by 15 bps to 5.56% in 2025, then slipped 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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10 Akamai Technologies 16.39 Bn 15.46 Bn 916.55 Mn 5.00%

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%