Akamai Technologies Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 4.0% to $662.38M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.4%, from $584.32M to $662.38M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 15.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | $339.34M | $351.60M | $366.00M | $382.04M | $398.69M | $416.65M | $433.09M | $449.33M | $466.28M | $484.13M | $504.50M | $524.45M | $532.17M | $555.13M | $584.32M | $614.71M | $642.82M | $636.84M | $662.38M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.6% | +4.1% | +4.4% | +4.4% | +4.5% | +3.9% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +4.2% | +4.0% | +1.5% | +4.3% | +5.3% | +5.2% | +4.6% | -0.9% | +4.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.5% | +18.5% | +18.3% | +17.6% | +17.0% | +16.2% | +16.5% | +16.7% | +14.1% | +14.7% | +15.8% | +17.2% | +20.8% | +14.7% | +13.4% |