Akamai Technologies AKAM
NASDAQ AKAM
$115.18 -7.79 (-6.33%)
At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) posted Tax Rate of 12.85% for Q1 2026, down 29.14% sequentially from 18.14% in Q4 2025, and down 1611.0% YoY from 0.85% in Q1 2025.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Akamai Technologies has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 12.85% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 1611.0% year-over-year to 12.85% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.02% (up 14.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.96%, up 1098.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 12.85% in Q1 2026 per AKAM's latest filing, from 18.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 31.8% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 6.82% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 18.55% and a median of 19.05% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate plunged 1665 bps in 2024, then surged 2214 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 23.54% in 2022, then declined by 24 bps to 17.87% in 2023, then sank by 36 bps to 11.51% in 2024, then soared by 58 bps to 18.14% in 2025, then slipped by 29 bps to 12.85% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 12.85%, 18.14%, and 19.05% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,576.39 Bn 3,443.64 Bn 60.48 Bn 24.84%
2 Palantir Technologies 412.58 Bn 403.17 Bn 1.64 Bn 1.42%
3 Oracle 407.66 Bn 375.77 Bn - -10.34%
4 Palo Alto Networks 299.27 Bn 296.16 Bn 2.03 Bn -13.46%
5 Fortinet 115.83 Bn 111.76 Bn 1.64 Bn 15.97%
6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn -1.22%
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 18.14%
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn -10.99%
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 71.11%
10 Akamai Technologies 16.71 Bn 13.36 Bn 613.75 Mn 20.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.62%
Jun 30, 2026 20.62%
Jun 30, 2026 20.62%
Mar 31, 2026 12.85%
Mar 31, 2026 12.85%
Mar 31, 2026 12.85%
Dec 31, 2025 18.14%
Dec 31, 2025 18.14%
Dec 31, 2025 18.14%
Sep 30, 2025 19.05%
Sep 30, 2025 19.05%
Sep 30, 2025 19.05%
Jun 30, 2025 31.80%
Jun 30, 2025 31.80%
Jun 30, 2025 31.80%
Mar 31, 2025 28.96%
Mar 31, 2025 28.96%
Mar 31, 2025 28.96%
Dec 31, 2024 11.51%
Dec 31, 2024 11.51%