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Akamai Technologies AKAM Operating margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+5.8%
Gross profit$602.3M+1.0%
Operating income$114.5M-25.9%
Net income$106.3M-13.7%
EPS (diluted)$0.71-13.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$626.9M-43.0%
Total debt$1.8B+64.3%
Total equity$4.9B+7.1%
Total assets$11.6B+16.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$312.5M+24.4%
CapEx$101.7M-13.7%
Free cash flow$210.8M+58.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$18.59B+37.5%
Enterprise value$19.72B+47.2%
P/E42.7×+12.9×
P/S4.4×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin58.3%-0.8pp
Net margin10.2%-1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.2%-0.7pp
Debt / equity0.4×+0.1×
Current ratio2.1×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Akamai Technologies’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Akamai Technologies’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Akamai Technologies's operating margin?
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reported operating margin of 12.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Akamai Technologies's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Akamai Technologies's operating margin decreased by 4.8% year-over-year, from 13% to 12.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Akamai Technologies's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Akamai Technologies's operating margin has grown at a -10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 85.8% to 54.3%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.