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
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% |