Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.51% for Q2 2026, down 0.87 percentage points from 9.38% a year earlier and down 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Akamai Technologies posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.17%, down 1.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -5.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.66% in FY2024 (-1.54 pp), 12.19% in FY2023 (+0.24 pp), 11.95% in FY2022 (-3.21 pp) and 15.16% in FY2021 (+0.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2018.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 2.10 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 3.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.80% (Q1 2026), 9.31% (Q4 2025) and 11.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 31.25% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 31.58% |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 11.38% |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -15.50% |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 0.70% |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -39.41% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 8.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.88% |
API Access
Akamai Technologies Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AKAM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();