Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' (AKAM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.0% in Q1 2026, down 138.0% year-on-year from 13.17% in Q1 2025, and down 10.05% quarter-over-quarter from 5.56% in Q4 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.0% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.0%, down 138.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.0% (down 138.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.69%, down 94.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.0% for Q1 2026 at Akamai Technologies, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.44% (2024), against an average of 7.58%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 79 bps in 2022 and tumbled 278 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Akamai Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.14% in 2022, then retreated by 22 bps to 7.16% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 6.51% in 2024, then retreated by 15 bps to 5.56% in 2025, then fell by 10 bps to 5.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.0% (Q1 2026), 5.56% (Q4 2025), and 6.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |