Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) posted Short-term Investments of $1.88 billion for Q2 2026, compared with $116.32 million a year earlier and up 508.7% from the prior quarter.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Akamai Technologies' Short-term Investments came in at $256.3 million, down 76.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Akamai Technologies' Short-term Investments was $1.08 billion in FY2024 (+187.7%), $374.97 million in FY2023 (-33.4%), $562.98 million in FY2022 (+4.0%) and $541.47 million in FY2021 (-27.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 4.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 251.1%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 90.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $308.06 million (Q1 2026), $256.3 million (Q4 2025) and $190.81 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,833.59 Bn | 3,756.75 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 212.47 Bn | 163.37 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.40 Bn | 95.93 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.47 Bn | 88.02 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 60.05 Bn | 33.48 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.26 Bn | 35.35 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.97 Bn | 23.18 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.41 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 16.36 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.67 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 154.66 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 308.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 256.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 190.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 116.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 224.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 374.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 479.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 491.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 453.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 562.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 406.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 263.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 129.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 541.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 652.70 Mn |
Akamai Technologies Short-term Investments 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=AKAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();