Business Segments — Capitalized salaries and related costs
Akamai Technologies Business Segments — Capitalized salaries and related costs decreased by 18.9% to -$90.02M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 11.5%, from -$80.77M to -$90.02M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Capitalized salaries and related costs shows a downward trend with a 16.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher capitalization suggests significant investment in long-term product development, while lower capitalization may indicate a shift toward maintenance or reduced R&D activity.
Detailed definition
The portion of payroll costs for internal software development and network engineering that is capitalized as an asset r...
Peer comparison
Similar to capitalized software development costs reported by other SaaS and technology firms.
akam_segment_reportable_segment_capitalized_salaries_and_related_costsHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$50.70M | -$50.70M | -$50.70M | -$50.70M | -$65.43M | -$65.43M | -$65.43M | -$65.43M | -$78.65M | -$75.27M | -$75.90M | -$73.01M | -$80.77M | -$80.18M | -$86.01M | -$75.74M | -$90.02M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -29.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -20.2% | +4.3% | -0.8% | +3.8% | -10.6% | +0.7% | -7.3% | +12.0% | -18.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.1% | -29.1% | -29.1% | -29.1% | -20.2% | -15.0% | -16.0% | -11.6% | -2.7% | -6.5% | -13.3% | -3.7% | -11.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Akamai Technologies's business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs?
- Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs of -$90.02M in Q1 2026.
- How has Akamai Technologies's business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs changed year-over-year?
- Akamai Technologies's business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs decreased by 11.5% year-over-year, from -$80.77M to -$90.02M.
- What is the long-term trend for Akamai Technologies's business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Akamai Technologies's business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs has grown at a 16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$202.79M to -$322.70M.
- What does business segments — capitalized salaries and related costs mean?
- Employee costs that are treated as long-term investments rather than immediate expenses.