Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Key Metrics
AKAM valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $12.62B
- Enterprise value
- $23.01B
- P/E (TTM)
- 31.8 10-yr median 30.5
- Forward P/E
- 15.0
- PEG ratio
- 1.44
- Price / sales
- 2.9 10-yr median 4.7
- Price / book
- 3.6 10-yr median 3.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.3 10-yr median 14.7
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.62
AKAM key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsAKAM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
AKAM returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
AKAM per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
AKAM financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
AKAM efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
AKAM valuation history
AKAM returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
AKAM debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
AKAM cash returned to shareholders
AKAM price vs earnings per share
AKAM key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $12.83B | $14.76B | $18.39B | $13.53B | $19.41B | $17.35B | $14.22B | $10.33B | $11.23B | $11.75B |
| Enterprise value | $18.55B | $17.80B | $22.06B | $15.60B | $21.19B | $19.02B | $15.35B | $10.00B | $11.47B | $11.79B |
| P/E ratio | 28.4 | 29.2 | 33.6 | 25.8 | 29.8 | 31.1 | 29.7 | 34.6 | 50.4 | 36.6 |
| Price / sales | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Price / book | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 18.3 | 17.7 | 29.7 | 16.6 | 22.6 | 35.9 | 28.6 | 17.1 | 29.1 | 21.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.4 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| EV / sales | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.8 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 16.3 | 14.4 |
| EV / free cash flow | 26.5 | 21.3 | 35.7 | 19.1 | 24.7 | 39.4 | 30.9 | 16.6 | 29.7 | 21.2 |
| Earnings yield | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 2.7% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.5% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 4.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | 0.0% | 0.9% | — | — | 0.4% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.2% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $87.25 | $95.65 | $118.35 | $84.30 | $117.04 | $104.99 | $86.38 | $61.08 | $65.04 | $66.68 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $28.62 | $25.86 | $24.53 | $22.54 | $20.88 | $19.36 | $17.58 | $16.04 | $14.41 | $13.32 |
| Earnings per share | $3.07 | $3.27 | $3.52 | $3.26 | $3.93 | $3.37 | $2.90 | $1.76 | $1.29 | $1.82 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $10.33 | $9.84 | $8.68 | $7.94 | $8.47 | $7.35 | $6.43 | $5.96 | $4.64 | $4.95 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.76 | $5.40 | $3.98 | $5.09 | $5.18 | $2.92 | $3.02 | $3.56 | $2.24 | $3.15 |
| Cash per share | $8.07 | $10.34 | $5.56 | $6.89 | $6.50 | $6.65 | $9.34 | $11.18 | $4.12 | $4.75 |
| Book value per share | $33.85 | $31.61 | $29.58 | $27.17 | $27.32 | $25.73 | $22.23 | $18.87 | $19.17 | $18.30 |
| Tangible book value per share | $7.86 | $6.48 | $7.79 | $7.20 | $12.43 | $14.18 | $11.41 | $9.08 | $9.33 | $10.48 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $0.00 | $0.78 | — | — | $0.35 | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $5.57 | $4.44 | $4.70 | $2.86 | $3.29 | $4.43 | $3.42 | $2.40 | $2.40 | $1.79 |
| Debt per share | $46.99 | $30.03 | $29.19 | $19.78 | $17.24 | $16.81 | $16.23 | $9.22 | $5.48 | $4.99 |
| Shares outstanding | 147.0M | 154.3M | 155.4M | 160.5M | 165.8M | 165.2M | 164.6M | 169.2M | 172.7M | 176.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −4.7% | −0.7% | −3.2% | −3.2% | +0.4% | +0.4% | −2.7% | −2.0% | −2.0% | −2.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.2% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 14.8% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 9.2% | 6.8% | 10.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 5.1% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 9.8% | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.1% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 7.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 5.9% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 10.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.6% | 20.9% | 16.2% | 22.6% | 24.8% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 22.2% | 15.5% | 23.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 3.36 | 3.01 | 2.46 | 2.43 | 2.16 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 3.38 | 3.60 | 2.72 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $6.91B | $4.63B | $4.54B | $3.17B | $2.86B | $2.78B | $2.67B | $1.56B | $946.7M | $878.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.19B | $1.60B | $864.4M | $1.11B | $1.08B | $1.10B | $1.54B | $1.89B | $711.9M | $837.0M |
| Net debt | $5.72B | $3.04B | $3.67B | $2.07B | $1.78B | $1.68B | $1.13B | −$331.5M | $234.7M | $41.8M |
| Debt / equity | 1.39 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.29 | 0.27 |
| Debt / assets | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.26 | 2.41 | 2.96 | 1.64 | 1.32 | 1.44 | 1.11 | −0.40 | 0.33 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | 2.29 | 1.23 | 2.16 | 2.41 | 2.43 | 2.54 | 3.22 | 2.09 | 2.82 | 3.50 |
| Quick ratio | 2.29 | 1.23 | 2.16 | 2.41 | 2.43 | 2.54 | 3.22 | 2.09 | 2.82 | 3.50 |
| Interest coverage | 20.4 | 19.7 | 36.0 | 60.9 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 16.7 | 25.0 |
| Working capital | $1.25B | $486.8M | $968.8M | $1.15B | $1.13B | $1.17B | $1.54B | $1.32B | $845.0M | $935.3M |
| Invested capital | $10.70B | $7.92B | $8.27B | $6.43B | $6.31B | $5.93B | $4.79B | $2.86B | $3.55B | $3.27B |
| Tangible asset value | $1.16B | $999.7M | $1.21B | $1.15B | $2.06B | $2.34B | $1.88B | $1.54B | $1.61B | $1.85B |
| Net current asset value | −$4.29B | −$2.91B | −$3.50B | −$1.97B | −$1.69B | −$1.58B | −$1.12B | $265.4M | $16.8M | $161.1M |
| Graham number | $48.39 | $48.23 | $48.43 | $44.67 | $49.15 | $44.18 | $38.11 | $27.36 | $23.59 | $27.37 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$32.11 | −$21.69 | −$25.07 | −$14.51 | −$12.20 | −$11.62 | −$8.49 | −$0.11 | −$1.37 | −$0.20 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | $2,001 | $125.0M | — | — | $57.1M | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $800.0M | $557.5M | $654.0M | $608.0M | $522.3M | $193.6M | $334.5M | $750.0M | $361.2M | $373.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 0.0% | 23.9% | — | — | 11.9% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 114.4% | 66.9% | 105.8% | 89.8% | 60.8% | 40.1% | 78.9% | 124.5% | 93.5% | 67.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 19.5% | 17.2% | 19.2% | 12.7% | 15.8% | 22.9% | 19.4% | 14.9% | 16.7% | 13.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 54.0% | 45.1% | 54.1% | 36.0% | 38.8% | 60.2% | 53.1% | 40.2% | 51.8% | 36.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 0.77 | 0.99 | 1.53 | 1.28 | 0.93 | 1.11 | 0.95 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 10.9% | 9.9% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| R&D / revenue | 12.2% | 11.8% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 7.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 15.6% | 27.6% | 27.7% | 27.2% | 26.6% | 30.2% | 32.7% | 36.2% | 35.7% | 34.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 66.0 | 66.4 | 67.2 | 68.4 | 70.4 | 69.2 | 65.1 | 63.1 | 60.7 | 58.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 24.5 | 31.2 | 35.3 | 33.7 | 32.9 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 34.3 | 32.6 | 31.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 41.5 | 35.2 | 31.9 | 34.7 | 37.6 | 27.7 | 21.1 | 28.8 | 28.1 | 27.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.53 | 5.50 | 5.43 | 5.34 | 5.18 | 5.28 | 5.61 | 5.78 | 6.01 | 6.27 |
| Payables turnover | 14.92 | 11.69 | 10.34 | 10.84 | 11.11 | 8.80 | 8.30 | 10.63 | 11.20 | 11.72 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 1,511,063,000.00 | 1,383,819,000.00 | 1,268,956,000.00 | — | 987,624,000.00 | 1,906,970,000.00 | — | 1,618,212,000.00 |
| Asset turnover | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| Average receivables | $760.7M | $726.0M | $701.8M | $677.6M | $668.0M | $606.0M | $515.9M | $469.5M | $413.9M | $374.5M |
| Average payables | $127.8M | $138.7M | $146.2M | $127.7M | $114.2M | $128.7M | $119.0M | $89.7M | $78.2M | $69.1M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $1 | $1 | $1 | — | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 33.3% | 37.4% | 34.2% | 38.6% | 30.3% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 30.3% | 36.9% | 31.5% |
Computed from AKAM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
AKAM valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Akamai traded at 28.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 30.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 31.8 and the forward P/E is 15.0. Akamai earned a return on equity of 9.2% and a return on invested capital of 5.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $6.9 billion of debt and $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $5.7 billion. It returned $800.0 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $800.0 million in share buybacks, 114% of free cash flow. The share count fell 16.6% from 176.2M to 147.0M over 9 years.
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AKAM key metrics FAQ
What is Akamai's P/E ratio?
Akamai's trailing P/E ratio is 31.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 15.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 28.4, compared with a 10-year median of 30.5.
What is Akamai's EV/EBITDA?
Akamai's enterprise value was 13.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $18.6 billion, EBITDA $1.3 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 18.3.
What is Akamai's return on equity?
Akamai's return on equity (ROE) was 9.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $452.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $4.9 billion.
What is Akamai's ROIC?
Akamai's return on invested capital was 5.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Akamai have?
Akamai had total debt of $6.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39 and $5.7 billion of net debt (4.26 times EBITDA).
Does Akamai buy back its shares?
Yes. Akamai spent $800.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −4.7% over the year, to 147.0M..
What is Akamai's free cash flow yield?
Akamai generated $699.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.5% on its market value at year-end ($12.8 billion).
What is Akamai's current ratio?
Akamai's current ratio was 2.29 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.29 times current liabilities.