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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM)

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Akamai acts as the internet's invisible backbone, speeding up websites and protecting them from cyberattacks through a massive global network of servers.

$115.18

Is Akamai Technologies, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Akamai acts as the internet's invisible backbone, speeding up websites and protecting them from cyberattacks through a massive global network of servers.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price+20.7%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range+43% past year
$115.18
Low $69.78High $165.45
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Akamai Technologies, Inc.
$1,207+21%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$16.75B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
4.96M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$112.50 – $116.63
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$69.78 – $165.45
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
38.5
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
0.0%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.63
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.63
Calm
Wild
Steadier than most

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▼ -8% past week · ▲ +43% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Akamai becomes an essential layer for the future of the internet.

The bear case

Obsolescence of current delivery technology.

What does Akamai Technologies, Inc. do?

Think of Akamai as a giant digital delivery service that stores copies of websites closer to where you live, making pages load in a blink. Businesses pay to use this network to deliver content quickly and keep their sites safe from hackers. Notice how they balance their traditional web-speed business with their growing focus on cloud security services.

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Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and value, and weakest on income.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 45Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 43Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 24Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 55Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 16
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Essential infrastructure for the modern internet
  • Strong profit margins on core services
  • Lower price volatility compared to the broader market
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (24/100)
  • Income screens low (16/100)
  • Rapid changes in internet technology could make their network less relevant
  • Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving and require expensive updates
  • Reliance on a small number of very large corporate clients

What do Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s numbers mean?

P/E
42.6
This shows how much investors are currently paying for every pound of the company's recent annual profit.
Forward P/E
17.5
This is a measure of the price relative to expected future profits, suggesting analysts anticipate a significant jump in earnings soon.
Gross Margin
58.3%
This tells us that for every pound of sales, the company keeps over 58 pence after paying the direct costs of running its servers.
Beta
0.6
A number below 1.0 suggests the share price tends to be less jumpy and volatile than the wider stock market.

How much money does Akamai Technologies, Inc. make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$273.73M$547.46M$821.18M$1.09BQ1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26
Gross margin
58.3%
Net margin
10.2%
Return on equity
9.2%

Does Akamai Technologies, Inc. pay a dividend?

No - Akamai Technologies, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.

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What are the scenarios for Akamai Technologies, Inc.?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$168$115$65today · $115▲ Bull · $124• Base · $115▼ Bear · $107in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Strong demand for cybersecurity services boosts quarterly results.
Base
-2% to +2%Steady, predictable performance in line with current trends.
Bear
-5% to -10%Higher operational costs eat into profit margins.

What are the pros and cons of Akamai Technologies, Inc.?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Essential infrastructure for the modern internet
  • Strong profit margins on core services
  • Lower price volatility compared to the broader market
The catch3
  • Earnings have recently seen a decline
  • No dividend payments for income-focused investors
  • High competition from massive cloud giants
Key risks3
  • Rapid changes in internet technology could make their network less relevant
  • Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving and require expensive updates
  • Reliance on a small number of very large corporate clients
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.