Growth Metrics

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 5.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 5.0% for Q1 2026, down 138.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 5.0% (down 138.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 5.69%, down 94.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 5.0% in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, down from 5.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.52% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 5.0% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 7.44% (2024), compared with a mean of 7.58%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 79bps in 2022 before it plummeted -278bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.14% in 2022, then dropped by -22bps to 7.16% in 2023, then dropped by -9bps to 6.51% in 2024, then dropped by -15bps to 5.56% in 2025, then fell by -10bps to 5.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for AKAM at 5.0% in Q1 2026, 5.56% in Q4 2025, and 6.37% in Q3 2025.