Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported Share-based Compensation of $35.0 million for Q1 2026, down 68.75% on a YoY basis from $112.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 90.36% sequentially from $363.1 million in Q4 2025.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $35.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 68.75% year-over-year to $35.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $382.4 million (down 20.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $459.4 million, up 16.78% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation eased to $35.0 million in Q1 2026, from $363.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $363.1 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$128.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $59.1 million and a median of $26.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 1235.03% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 624.03% in 2024.
  • Tracing AKAM's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at -$106.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 121.87% to $23.4 million in 2023, then soared by 1235.03% to $311.7 million in 2024, then rose by 16.48% to $363.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 90.36% to $35.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKAM's Share-based Compensation at $35.0 million in Q1 2026, $363.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$128.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,899.00 Bn 2,774.56 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,665.77 Bn 2,665.77 Bn 358.92 Mn 6.84 Mn
3 Repay Holdings 345.18 Bn 345.04 Bn - -
4 Oracle 341.28 Bn 309.39 Bn - 4.70 Bn
5 Palantir Technologies 297.37 Bn 289.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 221.30 Bn 216.77 Bn 1.91 Bn -261.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 181.55 Bn 178.45 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.09 Bn
8 Fortinet 108.85 Bn 105.56 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
9 Cloudflare 94.95 Bn 94.00 Bn 455.60 Mn 15.07 Mn
10 Akamai Technologies 16.07 Bn 15.14 Bn 602.31 Mn 34.99 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 34.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 34.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 363.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 363.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -128.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -128.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 112.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 112.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 111.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 111.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 311.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 311.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -124.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -124.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 179.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 179.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.35 Mn