Akamai Technologies Business Segments — Total stock-based compensation increased by 7.9% to $128.68M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.9%, from $111.98M to $128.68M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Total stock-based compensation shows an upward trend with a 28.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests higher dilution or a shift toward equity-based incentives, while a decrease may indicate cost-cutting or a change in compensation strategy.
Represents the total non-cash expense recognized for equity-based awards granted to employees and directors within the r...
Commonly reported by technology firms as a non-cash operating expense that impacts GAAP profitability.
akam_segment_reportable_segment_total_stock_based_compensation| 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 | |
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| Value | $54.30M | $54.30M | $54.30M | $54.30M | $82.12M | $82.12M | $82.12M | $82.12M | $93.26M | $98.47M | $102.61M | $99.05M | $111.98M | $112.78M | $115.42M | $119.23M | $128.68M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +51.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.6% | +5.6% | +4.2% | -3.5% | +13.1% | +0.7% | +2.3% | +3.3% | +7.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +51.2% | +51.2% | +51.2% | +51.2% | +13.6% | +19.9% | +25.0% | +20.6% | +20.1% | +14.5% | +12.5% | +20.4% | +14.9% |