AKAM Stock Analysis: Akamai Technologies | NASDAQ

Cloud Security, Content Delivery, Cloud Computing, Media Delivery

Total Rating 48

Safety 79

Buy Signal 0.07

Software - Infrastructure
Industry Rotation: +4.8

Market Cap: 17.6B
Avg Turnover: 431M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility67.1%

VaR 5^th Pctl10.1%

VaR vs Median-6.42%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio1.11

Rel. Str. IBD62.1

Rel. Str. Peer Group55.3

Character TTM

Beta1.211

Beta Downside1.723

Hurst Exponent0.541

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD46.84%

CAGR/Max DD0.16

CAGR/Mean DD0.32

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 0.10%
EPS Trend: 2.5%

Last SUE: -3.54
Qual. Beats: -1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 5.03%
Rev. Trend: 99.4%

Last SUE: 0.87
Qual. Beats: 1

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Tailwind

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +1.4% 27

Feb -9.0% 35

Mar +3.4% 43

Apr +0.2% 5

May +0.8% 5

Jun -2.0% 21

Jul -0.3% 5

Aug +1.2% 14

Sep -4.0% 31

Oct -1.0% 13

Nov +4.3% 18

Dec -2.2% 28

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: AKAM Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) is a U.S.-based provider of cybersecurity, content delivery, and cloud computing services, operating both domestically and internationally. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company is classified within the Internet Services & Infrastructure sub-industry and is generally regarded as a pioneer in the content delivery network (CDN) space, which uses distributed edge servers to deliver web content closer to end users.

Its security portfolio covers web application and API protection, bot and abuse mitigation, account takeover defense, credential stuffing prevention, and microservice traffic protection. The cybersecurity sector has been a key growth area for Akamai, as enterprises increasingly rely on edge-based security to defend against application-layer attacks and automated threats.

In cloud computing, Akamai offers compute, storage, networking, and container orchestration services, including its App Platform for managing Kubernetes clusters at scale. These offerings position the company within the competitive edge cloud market, where it competes against hyperscalers and specialized providers to support distributed application workloads.

The companys delivery solutions span web and mobile performance optimization, global traffic management, load balancing, real-user monitoring, video streaming, game and software delivery, and broadcast operations. Akamai went public in 1999 and currently trades as a large-cap stock with a market capitalization of approximately $17.5 billion USD.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Security solutions revenue growth outpaces legacy delivery business
Cloud computing segment accelerates post-Linode acquisition
CDN pricing pressure intensifies from Cloudflare and hyperscaler competition

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0

Net Income: 411.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.26 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 41.84% < 20% (prev 28.24%; Δ 13.60% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 1.45b > Net Income 411.0m
Net Debt (7.76b) to EBITDA (1.29b): 6.03 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.64 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (153.7m) vs 12m ago 5.81% < -2%
Gross Margin: 56.41% > 18% (prev 59.13%; Δ -2.72% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 33.76% > 50% (prev 38.75%; Δ -5.00% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.42 > 6 (EBIT TTM 557.7m / Interest Expense TTM 75.1m)

Altman Z'' 2.34

A: 0.12 (Total Current Assets 4.65b - Total Current Liabilities 2.84b) / Total Assets 15.1b
B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 3.61b / Total Assets 15.1b)
C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 557.7m / Avg Total Assets 12.8b)
D: 0.46 (Book Value of Equity 4.75b / Total Liabilities 10.3b)
Altman-Z'' = 2.34 = BBB

Beneish M -2.93

DSRI: 1.16 (Receivables 953.4m/779.2m, Revenue 4.32b/4.08b)
GMI: 1.05 (GM 59.13% / 56.41%)
AQI: 0.82 (AQ_t 0.40 / AQ_t-1 0.50)
SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 4.32b / 4.08b)
TATA: -0.07 (NI 411.0m - CFO 1.45b) / TA 15.1b)
Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of AKAM shares?

As of August 17, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 124.99 with a total of 2,114,430 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +13.07%, over one month by +5.20%, over three months by -17.10% and over the past year by +66.03%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 117.40 (which is 6.1% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is AKAM a buy, sell or hold?

Akamai Technologies has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.09. Therefore, it is recommended to buy AKAM.

StrongBuy: 12
Buy: 2
Hold: 8
Sell: 1
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the AKAM price?

Analysts Target Price	156.3	25.1%

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 14 August 2026

Market Cap USD = 17.6b (17.6b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 42.1924
P/E Forward = 17.3913
P/S = 4.0819
P/B = 3.5607
P/EG = 1.3802
Revenue TTM = 4.32b USD
EBIT TTM = 557.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.29b USD
Long Term Debt = 5.86b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.08b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 11.1b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.78b
Net Debt = 7.76b USD (calculated: Debt 11.1b - CCE 3.36b)
Enterprise Value = 25.4b USD (17.6b + Debt 11.1b - CCE 3.36b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.42 (Ebit TTM 557.7m / Interest Expense TTM 75.1m)
EV/FCF = 40.33x (Enterprise Value 25.4b / FCF TTM 629.9m)
FCF Yield = 2.48% (FCF TTM 629.9m / Enterprise Value 25.4b)
FCF Margin = 14.57% (FCF TTM 629.9m / Revenue TTM 4.32b)
Net Margin = 9.51% (Net Income TTM 411.0m / Revenue TTM 4.32b)
Gross Margin = 56.41% ((Revenue TTM 4.32b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.88b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 55.81% (prev 56.10%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.69 (Enterprise Value 25.4b / Total Assets 15.1b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.68% (Interest Expense 75.1m / Debt 11.1b)
Taxrate = 17.66% (88.1m / 499.1m)
NOPAT = 459.2m (EBIT 557.7m * (1 - 17.66%))
Current Ratio = 1.64 (Total Current Assets 4.65b / Total Current Liabilities 2.84b)
Debt / Equity = 2.34 (Debt 11.1b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 4.75b)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.03 (Net Debt 7.76b / EBITDA 1.29b)
Debt / FCF = 12.32 (Net Debt 7.76b / FCF TTM 629.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 4.84b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.21% (Net Income 411.0m / Total Assets 15.1b)
RoE = 8.49% (Net Income TTM 411.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 4.84b)
RoCE = 5.21% (EBIT 557.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 4.84b + L.T.Debt 5.86b))
RoIC = 3.26% (NOPAT 459.2m / Invested Capital 14.1b)
WACC = 6.50% (E(17.6b)/V(28.8b) * Re(10.24%) + D(11.1b)/V(28.8b) * Rd(0.68%) * (1-Tc(0.18)))
Discount Rate = 10.24% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -56.85 | Cagr: -1.07%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.40% ; FCFF base≈649.5m ; Y1≈612.7m ; Y5≈572.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 8.86 (EV 9.03b - Net Debt 7.76b = Equity 1.27b / Shares 143.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -7.22% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 2.45 | EPS CAGR: 0.10% | SUE: -3.54 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 99.44 | Revenue CAGR: 5.03% | SUE: 0.87 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.68 | Chg30d=-0.83% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=22
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.70 | Chg30d=-0.22% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-5.9% | GrowthRev=+6.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.16 | Chg30d=+0.29% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+7.0% | GrowthRev=+13.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +17% (up=2, down=1)