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Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) 2025 results, 2026 guidance and growth mix

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Akamai Technologies reported steady growth for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Q4 revenue was $1.095 billion, up 7% year over year, led by 11% growth in security revenue and 14% growth in cloud computing, while delivery revenue declined 2%.

Full-year revenue reached $4.208 billion, up 5%. GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.58 in Q4, down 36%, reflecting a $55 million restructuring charge tied to workforce reductions and asset impairments. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.84, up 11%, and $7.12 for 2025, up 10%.

Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 was $1.802 billion, with a 43% margin, and cash from operations was $1.519 billion, or 36% of revenue. The company spent $800 million repurchasing 10.0 million shares in 2025 and ended the year with $1.920 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. For 2026, Akamai guides revenue to $4.4–$4.55 billion and non-GAAP EPS to $6.20–$7.20, targeting a 26–28% non-GAAP operating margin.

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Solid 2025 growth with mix shift toward higher-value security and cloud, but GAAP earnings pressured by restructuring and higher costs.

Akamai delivered 5% full-year revenue growth to $4.208 billion, with security up 10% and cloud computing up 12%, while legacy delivery revenue fell 5%. This shows the business increasingly driven by security and cloud infrastructure, including Cloud Infrastructure Services, which grew 36% to $314 million.

Profitability trends diverged: GAAP net income fell 10% to $452 million, reflecting a $55 million restructuring charge and higher operating expenses, but non-GAAP net income rose 5% to $1.046 billion and non-GAAP EPS grew 10% to $7.12. Adjusted EBITDA margin remained strong at 43%, and cash from operations of $1.519 billion funded $800 million of buybacks.

Guidance for 2026 points to revenue of $4.4–$4.55 billion and non-GAAP operating margin of 26–28%, slightly below the 30% achieved in 2025. Non-GAAP EPS is expected between $6.20 and $7.20, suggesting management is balancing continued investment, including capex at 23–26% of revenue, with maintaining healthy profitability.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: February 19, 2026
(Date of earliest event reported)

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware0-2727504-3432319
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

145 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 444-3000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueAKAMNasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
    Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 






Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 19, 2026, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information provided under this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

Exhibit No.Description
99.1
Press release dated February 19, 2026
104Cover page interactive data file (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:February 19, 2026AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
/s/ Edward McGowan
Edward McGowan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:
Johanna SchmittMark Stoutenberg
Media RelationsInvestor Relations
Akamai TechnologiesAkamai Technologies
AkamaiPR@akamai.commstouten@akamai.com

AKAMAI REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2025 AND
FULL-YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS


Fourth quarter highlights
Revenue of $1.095 billion, up 7% year-over-year and up 6% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Cloud Infrastructure Services** revenue of $94 million, up 45% year-over-year and up 44% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Security revenue of $592 million, up 11% year-over-year and up 9% when adjusted for foreign exchange*; Guardicore Segmentation and API Security revenue of $90 million, up 36% year-over-year and up 34% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.58, down 36% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*, and non-GAAP net income per diluted shared* of $1.84, up 11% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*

Full-year highlights
Revenue of $4.208 billion, up 5% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Cloud Infrastructure Services** revenue of $314 million, up 36% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Security revenue of $2.243 billion, up 10% year-over-year and up 9% when adjusted for foreign exchange*; Guardicore Segmentation and API Security revenue of $293 million, up 43% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*
GAAP net income per diluted share of $3.07, down 6% year-over-year and down 5% when adjusted for foreign exchange*, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share* of $7.12, up 10% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. February 19, 2026 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2025.

“Akamai delivered strong year-end performance, with better-than-expected results on the top and bottom lines. We were particularly pleased to achieve 36% year-over-year revenue growth in Q4 across our Guardicore Segmentation and API Security products, and 45% year-over-year revenue growth for Cloud Infrastructure Services (CIS),” said Dr. Tom Leighton, Akamai’s Chief Executive Officer. “These rapidly growing products are well-positioned to drive faster overall revenue growth for Akamai in the future, with Cloud Infrastructure Services growth, in particular, benefiting from strong customer interest in our new Akamai Inference Cloud and the overall growth of AI applications and agents in the marketplace.”

Akamai delivered the following results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2025:

Revenue: Revenue for the fourth quarter was $1.095 billion, a 7% increase over fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $1.020 billion and a 6% increase when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Total revenue for 2025 was $4.208 billion compared to $3.991 billion for 2024, up 5% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Revenue by solution:

Security revenue for the fourth quarter was $592 million, up 11% year-over-year and up 9% when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Security revenue for 2025 was $2.243 billion, up 10% year-over-year and up 9% when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Guardicore Segmentation and API Security revenue for the fourth quarter was $90 million, up 36% year-

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over-year and up 34% when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Guardicore Segmentation and API Security revenue for 2025 was $293 million, up 43% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Delivery revenue for the fourth quarter was $311 million, down 2% year-over-year and down 3% when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Delivery revenue for 2025 was $1.257 billion, down 5% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Cloud computing revenue for the fourth quarter was $191 million, up 14% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Compute revenue for 2025 was $708 million, up 12% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Cloud Infrastructure Services** revenue for the fourth quarter was $94 million, up 45% year-over-year and up 44% when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Cloud Infrastructure Services revenue for 2025 was $314 million, up 36% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Revenue by geography:

U.S. revenue for the fourth quarter was $553 million, up 4% year-over-year. U.S. revenue for 2025 was $2.139 billion, up 3% year-over-year.

International revenue for the fourth quarter was $542 million, up 11% year-over-year and up 8% when adjusted for foreign exchange.* International revenue for 2025 was $2.069 billion, up 8% year-over-year and up 7% when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Restructuring charge: Fourth quarter 2025 GAAP income from operations, GAAP net income, and GAAP EPS in the paragraphs below were affected by the $55 million restructuring charge recognized in the fourth quarter of 2025. This charge primarily related to severance costs in connection with a workforce reduction and impairments of certain intangible assets as the Company continues to strategically align its investments and organizational structure with long-term growth priorities.

Income from operations: GAAP income from operations for the fourth quarter was $95 million, a 36% decrease from fourth quarter 2024 income from operations of $148 million. GAAP operating margin for the fourth quarter was 9%, down 6 percentage points from the same period last year. GAAP income from operations for 2025 was $567 million, a 6% increase from the prior year's GAAP income from operations of $533 million. Full-year GAAP operating margin was 13%, flat from the same period last year.

Non-GAAP income from operations* for the fourth quarter was $316 million, a 6% increase from fourth quarter 2024 non-GAAP income from operations* of $298 million. Non-GAAP operating margin* for the fourth quarter was 29%, flat from the same period last year. Non-GAAP income from operations* for 2025 was $1.254 billion, a 7% increase from the prior year's non-GAAP income from operations* of $1.167 billion. Full-year non-GAAP operating margin* was 30%, up 1 percentage point from the same period last year.

Net income: GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was $85 million, a 39% decrease from fourth quarter 2024 GAAP net income of $140 million. GAAP net income for 2025 was $452 million, a 10% decrease from the prior year's GAAP net income of $505 million.

Non-GAAP net income* for the fourth quarter was $270 million, a 6% increase from fourth quarter 2024 non-GAAP net income* of $254 million. Non-GAAP net income* for 2025 was $1,046 million, a 5% increase from the prior year's non-GAAP net income* of $996 million.

EPS: GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter was $0.58, a 36% decrease from fourth quarter 2024 GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.91 and when adjusted for foreign exchange.* GAAP net income per diluted share for 2025 was $3.07, a 6% decrease from the prior year's GAAP net income per diluted share of $3.27 and a 5% decrease when adjusted for foreign exchange.*

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share* for the fourth quarter was $1.84, an 11% increase from fourth quarter 2024 non-GAAP net income per diluted share* of $1.66 and when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Non-GAAP net income per diluted share* for 2025 was $7.12, a 10% increase from the prior year's non-GAAP net income per diluted share* of $6.48 and when adjusted for foreign exchange.*


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Adjusted EBITDA*: Adjusted EBITDA* for the fourth quarter was $458 million, a 7% increase from fourth quarter 2024 Adjusted EBITDA* of $429 million. Adjusted EBITDA* for 2025 was $1.802 billion, a 7% increase from the prior year's Adjusted EBITDA* of $1.682 billion.

Supplemental cash information: Cash from operations for the fourth quarter was $367 million, or 33% of revenue. Cash from operations for 2025 was $1.519 billion, or 36% of revenue. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was $1.920 billion as of December 31, 2025.

Share repurchases: The Company did not repurchase shares of its common stock in the fourth quarter of 2025. For the full-year 2025, the Company spent $800 million to repurchase 10.0 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $79.77 per share. The Company had 145 million shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

Financial guidance: The Company reports the following financial guidance for the first quarter and full year 2026:

Three Months Ending
March 31, 2026
Year Ending
December 31, 2026
Low EndHigh EndLow EndHigh End
Revenue (in millions)$1,060 $1,085 $4,400 $4,550 
Non-GAAP operating margin *
26 %27 %26 %28 %
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share *
$1.50 $1.67 $6.20 $7.20 
Non-GAAP tax rate*19 %19 %19 %19 %
Shares used in non-GAAP per diluted share calculations * (in millions)
148 148 147 147 
Capex as a percentage of revenue *
23 %25 %23 %26 %

The guidance that is provided on a non-GAAP basis cannot be reconciled to the closest GAAP measures without unreasonable effort because of the unpredictability of the amounts and timing of events affecting the items Akamai excludes from non-GAAP measures. For example, stock-based compensation is unpredictable for Akamai’s performance-based awards, which can fluctuate significantly based on current expectations of the future achievement of performance-based targets. Amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related costs and restructuring costs are all impacted by the timing and size of potential future actions, which are difficult to predict. In addition, from time to time, Akamai excludes certain items that occur infrequently, which are also inherently difficult to predict and estimate. It is also difficult to predict the tax effect of the items Akamai excludes and to estimate certain discrete tax items, such as the resolution of tax audits or changes to tax laws. As such, the costs that are being excluded from non-GAAP guidance are difficult to predict and a reconciliation or a range of results could lead to disclosure that would be imprecise or potentially misleading. Material changes to any one of the exclusions could have a significant effect on our guidance and future GAAP results.

*    See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions
**    Cloud Infrastructure Services consist of the compute and storage solutions based on Linode, along with our EdgeWorkers product and the partner solutions running on our cloud platform


Quarterly Conference Call
Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-833-634-5020 (or 1-412-902-4238 for international calls) and using passcode Akamai Technologies Call. A live webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor Relations section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the conference by calling 1-855-669-9658 (or 1-412-317-0088 for international calls) and using passcode 5393108. The archived webcast of this event may be accessed through the Akamai website.

About Akamai
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. Our market-leading security solutions, superior threat intelligence and global operations team provide defense in depth to safeguard enterprise data and applications everywhere. Akamai’s full-stack cloud computing solutions deliver performance and affordability on the world’s most distributed platform. Global enterprises trust Akamai to provide the industry-leading reliability, scale and expertise they need to grow their business with confidence. Learn more at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on X and LinkedIn.

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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$930,231 $517,707 
Marketable securities256,302 1,078,876 
Accounts receivable, net 793,666 727,687 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets306,481 253,827 
Total current assets2,286,680 2,578,097 
Marketable securities733,228 275,592 
Property and equipment, net2,333,462 1,995,071 
Operating lease right-of-use assets1,469,700 1,006,738 
Acquired intangible assets, net614,542 727,585 
Goodwill3,206,525 3,151,077 
Deferred income tax assets622,776 483,249 
Other assets212,730 151,376 
Total assets$11,479,643 $10,368,785 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$125,054 $130,447 
Accrued expenses319,622 370,888 
Deferred revenue151,186 149,222 
Convertible senior notes— 1,149,116 
Operating lease liabilities336,613 259,134 
Other current liabilities35,043 32,516 
Total current liabilities967,518 2,091,323 
Deferred revenue17,088 26,314 
Deferred income tax liabilities31,089 16,066 
Convertible senior notes4,105,355 2,396,695 
Operating lease liabilities1,233,420 829,660 
Other liabilities147,802 130,370 
Total liabilities6,502,272 5,490,428 
Total stockholders’ equity4,977,371 4,878,357 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$11,479,643 $10,368,785 



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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Revenue$1,094,912 $1,054,630 $1,019,939 $4,208,175 $3,991,168 
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue (1) (2)
452,501 429,532 414,356 1,727,513 1,620,793 
Research and development (1)
139,453 124,720 120,245 513,560 470,876 
Sales and marketing (1)
149,065 144,867 144,621 574,302 556,781 
General and administrative (1) (2)
176,490 161,719 155,544 656,739 621,785 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets27,925 27,783 25,614 111,066 92,081 
Restructuring charge (benefit)54,602 (15)11,499 58,051 95,441 
Total costs and operating expenses1,000,036 888,606 871,879 3,641,231 3,457,757 
Income from operations94,876 166,024 148,060 566,944 533,411 
Interest and marketable securities income, net18,256 18,893 22,746 70,808 100,280 
Interest expense(7,893)(7,915)(6,735)(30,759)(27,117)
Other expense, net(1,320)(3,837)(5,962)(4,588)(19,561)
Income before provision for income taxes103,919 173,165 158,109 602,405 587,013 
Provision for income taxes(18,847)(32,995)(18,204)(150,374)(82,095)
Net income$85,072 $140,170 $139,905 $452,031 $504,918 
Net income per share:
Basic$0.59 $0.98 $0.93 $3.11 $3.34 
Diluted$0.58 $0.97 $0.91 $3.07 $3.27 
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic144,224 143,577 150,240 145,402 151,392 
Diluted146,970 144,811 153,091 147,023 154,346 

(1)    Includes stock-based compensation (see supplemental table for figures)
(2)     Includes depreciation and amortization (see supplemental table for figures)


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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$85,072 $140,170 $139,905 $452,031 $504,918 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization182,505 176,623 167,949 708,611 648,410 
Stock-based compensation119,225 115,423 99,045 459,402 393,378 
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes
2,307 (19,717)(71,206)26,653 (70,268)
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,877 1,926 1,588 7,053 6,521 
(Gain) loss on investments(57)— 5,000 (9,370)5,066 
Other non-cash reconciling items, net42,121 1,359 19,797 47,462 65,488 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable(34,871)8,551 (50,392)(59,437)(22,300)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(25,648)11,598 (20,614)(43,749)(46,094)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses13,917 22,047 79,535 (48,577)344 
Deferred revenue(16,811)(19,360)6,709 (13,054)20,687 
Other current liabilities25,527 (2,105)(15,490)965 26,860 
Other non-current assets and liabilities(28,580)5,317 (18,038)(9,225)(13,839)
Net cash provided by operating activities366,584 441,832 343,788 1,518,765 1,519,171 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired(55,902)— — (55,112)(434,066)
Cash paid for asset acquisitions— — (127,973)(29,930)(132,835)
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs(204,695)(195,016)(162,859)(819,500)(685,267)
Purchases of short- and long-term marketable securities(113,325)(181,470)(34,535)(964,590)(236,176)
Proceeds from sales, maturities and redemptions of short- and long-term marketable securities7,459 6,999 81,368 1,333,683 685,692 
Other, net71 1,156 (187)(5,294)3,973 
Net cash used in investing activities(366,392)(368,331)(244,186)(540,743)(798,679)


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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility— — — 250,000 — 
Repayment of borrowings under revolving credit facility— — — (250,000)— 
(Payment) proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs(594)(392)— 1,701,202 — 
Proceeds from the issuance of warrants related to convertible senior notes— — — 330,855 — 
Purchases of note hedges related to convertible senior notes— — — (605,820)— 
Repayment of convertible senior notes— — — (1,149,992)— 
Proceeds related to the issuance of common stock under stock plans13,553 19,656 13,805 62,450 61,513 
Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards(13,789)(12,052)(16,061)(123,770)(173,176)
Repurchases of common stock— — (138,371)(799,963)(557,468)
Other, net(872)(91)(213)(2,998)(10,504)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(1,702)7,121 (140,840)(588,036)(679,635)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,496 (759)(12,431)22,238 (12,243)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(14)79,863 (53,669)412,224 28,614 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period931,322 851,459 572,753 519,084 490,470 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$931,308 $931,322 $519,084 $931,308 $519,084 



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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE DATA REVENUE BY SOLUTION

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Security$592,358 $568,437 $534,602 $2,243,404 $2,042,661 
Delivery311,113 306,495 317,842 1,256,721 1,318,131 
Cloud computing191,441 179,698 167,495 708,050 630,376 
Total revenue$1,094,912 $1,054,630 $1,019,939 $4,208,175 $3,991,168 
Revenue growth rates year-over-year:
Security11 %10 %14 %10 %16 %
Delivery(2)(4)(18)(5)(15)
Cloud computing14 24 12 25 
Total revenue%%%%%
Revenue growth rates year-over-year, adjusted for the impact of foreign exchange rates (1):
Security%%14 %%16 %
Delivery(3)(4)(18)(5)(14)
Cloud computing14 25 12 25 
Total revenue%%%%%

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE DATA REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHY

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
U.S.$552,849 $529,978 $529,879 $2,139,173 $2,075,533 
International542,063 524,652 490,060 2,069,002 1,915,635 
Total revenue$1,094,912 $1,054,630 $1,019,939 $4,208,175 $3,991,168 
Revenue growth rates year-over-year:
U.S.%%%%%
International11 
Total revenue%%%%%
Revenue growth rates year-over-year, adjusted for the impact of foreign exchange rates (1):
U.S.%%%%%
International
Total revenue%%%%%

(1) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a definition

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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands, except end of period statistics)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Stock-based compensation:
Cost of revenue$19,196 $19,738 $16,129 $77,176 $61,177 
Research and development44,918 42,415 37,843 169,404 152,114 
Sales and marketing23,082 22,413 18,730 90,198 77,593 
General and administrative32,029 30,857 26,343 122,624 102,494 
Total stock-based compensation$119,225 $115,423 $99,045 $459,402 $393,378 
Depreciation and amortization:
Network-related depreciation$85,827 $82,245 $74,949 $328,221 $282,106 
Capitalized internal-use software development amortization39,383 37,964 40,343 155,501 168,355 
Other depreciation and amortization16,313 16,219 15,983 64,290 63,994 
Non-GAAP depreciation and amortization (1)
141,523 136,428 131,275 548,012 514,455 
Capitalized stock-based compensation amortization (2)
12,919 12,285 10,952 49,031 41,452 
Capitalized interest expense
amortization (2)
138 127 108 502 422 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets27,925 27,783 25,614 111,066 92,081 
Total depreciation and amortization$182,505 $176,623 $167,949 $708,611 $648,410 
Capital expenditures (1) (3):
Purchases of property and equipment$80,474 $141,641 $122,694 $505,702 $383,392 
Capitalized internal-use software development costs73,270 82,522 69,974 312,286 292,509 
Total capital expenditures$153,744 $224,163 $192,668 $817,988 $675,901 
Capex as a percentage of revenue (1)
14 %21 %19 %19 %17 %
End of period statistics:
Number of employees
11,382 11,161 10,748 

(1) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a definition.
(2) Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and interest expense in this table excludes amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and interest expense capitalized related to cloud-computing arrangements and contract fulfillment costs. However, the amounts are included in our total amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and interest expense that is excluded from our non-GAAP measures (see reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP measures).
(3) Capital expenditures presented in this table are reported on an accrual basis, which differs from the cash-basis presentation in the statements of cash flows. The primary difference between the two is the change in purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs accrued for, but not paid, at period end versus prior periods.

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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS, NET INCOME AND TAX RATE

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Income from operations$94,876 $166,024 $148,060 $566,944 $533,411 
GAAP operating margin%16 %15 %13 %13 %
Amortization of acquired intangible assets27,925 27,783 25,614 111,066 92,081 
Stock-based compensation119,225 115,423 99,045 459,402 393,378 
Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and capitalized interest expense13,490 12,753 11,264 50,890 42,910 
Restructuring charge (benefit)54,602 (15)11,499 58,051 95,441 
Acquisition-related costs 1,861 17 115 3,247 7,502 
Legal settlements4,000 — 2,500 4,000 2,500 
Operating adjustments221,103 155,961 150,037 686,656 633,812 
Non-GAAP income from operations$315,979 $321,985 $298,097 $1,253,600 $1,167,223 
Non-GAAP operating margin29 %31 %29 %30 %29 %
Net income$85,072 $140,170 $139,905 $452,031 $504,918 
Operating adjustments (from above)221,103 155,961 150,037 686,656 633,812 
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,877 1,926 1,588 7,053 6,521 
(Gain) loss on cost method investments, net(57)— 5,000 (9,370)5,066 
Income tax effect of above non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items(37,929)(29,150)(42,605)(89,945)(154,735)
Non-GAAP net income$270,066 $268,907 $253,925 $1,046,425 $995,582 
GAAP tax rate18 %19 %12 %25 %14 %
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items
(1)— (6)
Non-GAAP tax rate17 %19 %19 %19 %19 %



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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME PER DILUTED SHARE

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)December 31,
2025
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
GAAP net income per diluted share$0.58 $0.97 $0.91 $3.07 $3.27 
Adjustments to net income:
Amortization of acquired intangible assets0.19 0.19 0.17 0.76 0.60 
Stock-based compensation0.81 0.80 0.65 3.12 2.55 
Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and capitalized interest expense0.09 0.09 0.07 0.35 0.28 
Restructuring charge (benefit)0.37 — 0.08 0.39 0.62 
Acquisition-related costs0.01 — — 0.02 0.05 
Legal settlements0.03 — 0.02 0.03 0.02 
Amortization of debt issuance costs0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.04 
(Gain) loss on cost method investments, net— — 0.03 (0.06)0.03 
Income tax effect of above non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items(0.26)(0.20)(0.28)(0.61)(1.00)
Adjustment for shares (1)
— — — — 0.03 
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share$1.84 $1.86 $1.66 $7.12 $6.48 
Shares used in GAAP per diluted share calculations146,970 144,811 153,091 147,023 154,346 
Impact of benefit from note hedge transactions (1)
— — (368)— (744)
Shares used in non-GAAP per diluted share calculations (1)
146,970 144,811 152,723 147,023 153,602 

(1) Shares used in non-GAAP per diluted share calculations have been adjusted for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, for the benefit of Akamai's note hedge transactions. During these periods, Akamai's average stock price was in excess of $95.10, which was the initial conversion price of Akamai's convertible senior notes that matured in May 2025. See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for further definition.

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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA

Three Months EndedYear Ended
(in thousands)December 31, 2025September 30,
2025
December 31, 2024December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Net income$85,072 $140,170 $139,905 $452,031 $504,918 
Net income margin%13 %14 %11 %13 %
Interest and marketable securities income, net(18,256)(18,893)(22,746)(70,808)(100,280)
Provision for income taxes18,847 32,995 18,204 150,374 82,095 
Depreciation and amortization141,523 136,428 131,275 548,012 514,455 
Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and capitalized interest expense13,490 12,753 11,264 50,890 42,910 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets27,925 27,783 25,614 111,066 92,081 
Stock-based compensation119,225 115,423 99,045 459,402 393,378 
Restructuring charge (benefit)54,602 (15)11,499 58,051 95,441 
Acquisition-related costs1,861 17 115 3,247 7,502 
Legal settlements4,000 — 2,500 4,000 2,500 
Interest expense7,893 7,915 6,735 30,759 27,117 
(Gain) loss on cost method investments, net(57)— 5,000 (9,370)5,066 
Other expense, net1,377 3,837 962 13,958 14,495 
Adjusted EBITDA$457,502 $458,413 $429,372 $1,801,612 $1,681,678 
Adjusted EBITDA margin42 %43 %42 %43 %42 %



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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai provides additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP financial measures). Management uses non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for financial and operational decision making, for planning and forecasting purposes, to measure executive compensation and to evaluate Akamai's financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP tax rate, capital expenditures, non-GAAP depreciation and amortization, capex as a percentage of revenue and impact of foreign currency exchange rates, as discussed below.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Akamai's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in the business, as they facilitate comparison of financial results across accounting periods and may be comparable to those of our peer companies. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enable investors to evaluate Akamai's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management. These non-GAAP financial measures may exclude expenses and gains that may be unusual in nature, infrequent or not reflective of Akamai's ongoing operating results.

The non-GAAP financial measures do not replace the presentation of Akamai's GAAP financial measures and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, Akamai's financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Akamai has provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in its financial reporting and investor presentations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. This reconciliation can be found in the “Supplemental Financial Information” on the Investor Relations section of Akamai's website.

The non-GAAP adjustments, and Akamai's basis for excluding them from non-GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:

Amortization of acquired intangible assets – Akamai has incurred amortization of intangible assets, included in its GAAP financial statements, related to various acquisitions Akamai has made. The amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and term of its related amortization can vary significantly and is unique to each acquisition; therefore, Akamai excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with a consistent basis for comparing pre- and post-acquisition operating results.

Stock-based compensation and amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation – Stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation paid to Akamai's employees which includes long-term incentive plans to encourage retention, performance-based plans to encourage achievement of specified financial targets, short-term incentive awards with a one year vest and shares issued as part of a retirement savings program. The grant date fair value of the stock-based compensation awards varies based on the stock price at the time of grant, varying valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. This makes the comparison of Akamai's current financial results to previous and future periods difficult to interpret; therefore, Akamai believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation from its non-GAAP financial measures in order to highlight the performance of Akamai's core business and to be consistent with the way many investors evaluate its performance and compare its operating results to peer companies.

Acquisition-related costs – Acquisition-related costs include transaction fees, advisory fees, due diligence costs and other direct costs associated with strategic activities. Acquisition-related costs are impacted by the timing and size of the acquisitions, and Akamai excludes acquisition-related costs from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide a useful comparison of operating results to prior periods and to peer companies because such amounts vary significantly based on the magnitude of the acquisition transactions and do not reflect Akamai's core operations.

Restructuring charge – Akamai has incurred restructuring charges from programs that have significantly changed either the scope of the business undertaken by the Company or the manner in which that business is conducted. These charges include severance and related expenses for workforce reductions, impairments of long-lived assets that will no longer be used in operations (including acquired intangible assets, right-of-use assets, other facility-related property and equipment and internal-use software) and termination fees for any contracts cancelled as part of these programs. Akamai excludes these items from its non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating its continuing business performance as such items vary significantly based on the magnitude of the restructuring action and do not reflect expected future operating expenses. In addition, these charges do not necessarily provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of its business.

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Amortization of debt issuance costs and capitalized interest expense – The issuance costs of Akamai's convertible senior notes are amortized to interest expense and are excluded from Akamai's non-GAAP results because management believes the non-cash amortization expense is not representative of ongoing operating performance.

Gains and losses on cost method investments – Akamai has recorded gains and losses from the disposition, changes to fair value and impairment of cost method investments. Akamai believes excluding these amounts from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as the types of events giving rise to these gains and losses are not representative of Akamai's core business operations and ongoing operating performance.

Legal settlements – Akamai has incurred losses related to the settlement of legal matters. Akamai believes excluding these amounts from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as the types of events giving rise to them are not representative of Akamai's core business operations.

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items – The non-GAAP adjustments described above are reported on a pre-tax basis. The income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments is the difference between GAAP and non-GAAP income tax expense. Non-GAAP income tax expense is computed on non-GAAP pre-tax income (GAAP pre-tax income adjusted for non-GAAP adjustments) and excludes certain discrete tax items (such as the impact of intercompany sales of intellectual property related to acquisitions), if any. Akamai believes that applying the non-GAAP adjustments and their related income tax effect allows Akamai to highlight income attributable to its core operations.

Akamai's definitions of its non-GAAP financial measures are outlined below:

Non-GAAP income from operations GAAP income from operations adjusted for the following items: amortization of acquired intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized interest expense; acquisition-related costs; restructuring charges; legal settlements; and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Non-GAAP operating margin – Non-GAAP income from operations stated as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP net income GAAP net income adjusted for the following tax-affected items: amortization of acquired intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; acquisition-related costs; restructuring charges; legal settlements; amortization of debt issuance costs; amortization of capitalized interest expense; gains and losses on cost method investments; and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share, or EPS – Non-GAAP net income divided by weighted average diluted common shares outstanding. Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding are adjusted in non-GAAP per share calculations for the shares that would be delivered to Akamai pursuant to the note hedge transactions entered into in connection with the issuances of Akamai's convertible senior notes. Under GAAP, shares delivered under hedge transactions are not considered offsetting shares in the fully-diluted share calculation until they are delivered. However, Akamai would receive a benefit from the note hedge transactions and would not allow the dilution to occur, so management believes that adjusting for this benefit provides a meaningful view of operating performance. With respect to the convertible senior notes due in each of 2033, 2029 and 2027 and those that matured in 2025, unless Akamai's weighted average stock price is greater than $93.01, $126.31, $116.18 and $95.10, respectively, the initial conversion prices, there will be no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

Adjusted EBITDA – GAAP net income excluding the following items: interest and marketable securities income and losses; income taxes; depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; acquisition-related costs; restructuring charges; legal settlements; foreign exchange gains and losses; interest expense; amortization of capitalized interest expense; gains and losses on cost method investments; and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Adjusted EBITDA margin – Adjusted EBITDA stated as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP tax rate – GAAP tax rate excluding the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items.

Capital expenditures, or capex – Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs presented on an accrual basis, which differs from the cash-basis presentation included in the statements of

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cash flows. The primary difference between the two is the change in purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs accrued for, but not paid, at period end versus prior periods.

Capex as a percentage of revenue – Capital expenditures, or capex, stated as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP depreciation and amortization – GAAP depreciation and amortization (which consists of depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, capitalized stock-based compensation, capitalized interest expense and acquired intangible assets), less depreciation and amortization excluded from non-GAAP results (which consists of depreciation and amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation, capitalized interest expense and acquired intangible assets).

Impact of foreign currency exchange rate – Revenue and earnings from international operations have historically been important contributors to Akamai's financial results. Consequently, Akamai's financial results have been impacted, and management expects they will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. For example, when the local currencies of our international subsidiaries weaken, our consolidated results stated in U.S. dollars are negatively impacted.

Because exchange rates are a meaningful factor in understanding period-to-period comparisons, management believes the presentation of the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on revenue and earnings enhances the understanding of our financial results and evaluation of performance in comparison to prior periods. The dollar impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates presented is calculated by translating current period results using monthly average foreign currency exchange rates from the comparative period and comparing them to the reported amount. The percentage growth rate impacted by foreign currency exchange rates, sometimes referred to as constant currency, is calculated by comparing the prior period amounts as reported and the current period amounts translated using the same monthly average foreign currency exchange rates from the comparative period.


Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
This release and related management commentary on our quarterly earnings conference call scheduled for later today contain statements that are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements about expected future financial performance, expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai, including our outlook, guidance, growth objectives and statements about our products, including Akamai Inference Cloud, and their anticipated capabilities, scalability and performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, inability to continue to generate cash at the same level as prior years; failure of our investments in innovation to generate solutions that are accepted in the market; inability to increase our revenue at the same rate as in the past and keep our expenses from increasing at a greater rate than our revenues; effects of competition, including pricing pressure and changing business models; changes in customer or user preferences or demands; impact of macroeconomic trends, including economic uncertainty, turmoil in the financial services industry, the effects of inflation, fluctuating interest rates, foreign currency exchange rate and monetary supply fluctuations, international tensions and volatility in capital markets; conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment, including sanctions and disruptions resulting from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war; continuing supply chain and logistics costs, constraints, changes or disruptions; defects or disruptions in our products or IT systems, including outages, cyber-attacks, data breaches or malware; difficulties in integrating our acquisitions and investments; failure to realize the expected benefits of any of our acquisitions, reorganizations or investments; changes to economic, political and regulatory conditions in the United States and internationally, including changes in government policies , regulations and resources; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; delay in developing or failure to develop new products, service offerings or functionalities, and if developed, lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and functionalities or failure of such solutions to operate as expected, and other factors that are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents filed with the SEC.

In addition, the statements in this press release and on our quarterly earnings conference call represent Akamai's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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FAQ

How did Akamai (AKAM) perform financially in Q4 2025?

Akamai reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.095 billion, up 7% year over year. Security revenue grew 11% to $592 million, cloud computing rose 14% to $191 million, while delivery revenue declined 2% to $311 million, reflecting a continued mix shift toward higher-growth segments.

What were Akamai (AKAM) full-year 2025 revenue and earnings?

For 2025, Akamai generated $4.208 billion in revenue, up 5% year over year. GAAP net income was $452 million, down 10%, while non-GAAP net income was $1.046 billion, up 5%. Non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 10% to $7.12, supported by strong margins and segment growth.

How did Akamai’s security and cloud businesses perform in 2025?

In 2025, Akamai’s security revenue reached $2.243 billion, up 10% year over year, with Guardicore Segmentation and API Security at $293 million, up 43%. Cloud computing revenue was $708 million, up 12%, including Cloud Infrastructure Services at $314 million, up 36%.

What restructuring actions affected Akamai (AKAM) results in 2025?

Akamai recorded a $55 million restructuring charge in Q4 2025, mainly for severance and asset impairments. Management stated this aligns investments and organizational structure with long-term growth priorities. The charge reduced GAAP income from operations and contributed to lower GAAP net income and EPS.

What 2026 guidance did Akamai (AKAM) provide for revenue and EPS?

For 2026, Akamai guides revenue to $4.4–$4.55 billion. The company expects a non-GAAP operating margin of 26–28% and non-GAAP diluted EPS between $6.20 and $7.20, assuming a non-GAAP tax rate of 19% and roughly 147 million diluted shares.

How strong were Akamai (AKAM) cash flow and share repurchases in 2025?

Akamai generated $1.519 billion in cash from operations during 2025, equal to 36% of revenue. The company spent $800 million repurchasing 10.0 million shares at an average price of $79.77 and ended the year with $1.920 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

What is Akamai (AKAM) targeting for 2026 capital expenditures and margins?

For 2026, Akamai expects capex to be 23–26% of revenue, supporting its infrastructure and cloud growth. The company targets a non-GAAP operating margin of 26–28%, compared with a 30% non-GAAP operating margin achieved in full-year 2025.

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