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

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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%