Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Akamai Technologies' (AKAM) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 12.85% in Q1 2026, down 1611.0% year-on-year from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and down 29.14% quarter-over-quarter from 18.14% in Q4 2025.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Akamai Technologies has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 12.85% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 12.85%, down 1611.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.02% (up 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 24.96%, up 1098.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 12.85% for Q1 2026 at Akamai Technologies, down from 18.14% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 31.8% in Q2 2025 to a low of 6.82% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 19.05% (2025), against an average of 18.55%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate plunged 1665 bps in 2024 and soared 2214 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Akamai Technologies' Tax Rate stood at 23.54% in 2022, then slipped by 24 bps to 17.87% in 2023, then sank by 36 bps to 11.51% in 2024, then jumped by 58 bps to 18.14% in 2025, then retreated by 29 bps to 12.85% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 12.85% (Q1 2026), 18.14% (Q4 2025), and 19.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.22% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 23.68% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 15.74% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.37% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 21.31% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -6.22% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 18.58% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.14% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -7.01% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 20.01 Bn | 19.08 Bn | 916.55 Mn | 12.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.87% |