Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 9.69% for Q3 2026, down 6.05 percentage points from 15.74% a year earlier but up 2.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Akamai Technologies reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 9.07%, down 5.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 13.47%, up 0.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -7.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.36% in FY2024 (-3.35 pp), 16.72% in FY2023 (-1.98 pp), 18.70% in FY2022 (-3.93 pp) and 22.63% in FY2021 (+2.04 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 7.03% (Q3 2024) to 21.66% (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 8.71 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 11.21 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AKAM's Return on Sales [ROS] at 7.30% (Q2 2026), 10.66% (Q1 2026) and 8.67% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 49.76% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -8.68% |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 23.34% |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 5.65% |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | 5.14% |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 66.93% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 9.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.69% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.66% |
API Access
Akamai Technologies Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();