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How Akamai Technologies, Inc. stacks up
AKAM · against 200 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
57/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #131 of 201 · scores higher than 33% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score21 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including AKAM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 57?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Its metrics sit close to the Technology norm.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.7% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.0% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 10.5% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AKAM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AKAM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 192 reported | 11.0% | 12.5% | 45% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 201 reported | 10.5% | 10.7% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 198 reported | 2.7% | 6.0% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 193 reported | 8.9% | 15.4% | 29% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 203 reported | 57.5% | 43.1% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AKAM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 4 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 4 | 76.2B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 130 | 605.4B TWD (≈$18.8B) | 58 | 59 | |
| 131 | 161.4B CNY (≈$22.6B) | 57 | 43 | |
| 131 | 256.0B TWD (≈$7.9B) | 57 | 70 | |
| 131 | 108.6B CNY (≈$15.2B) | 57 | 55 | |
| 131 | 12.4B USD | 57 | 44 | |
| 131 | 15.0B USD | 57 | 50 | |
| 136 | 11.6B USD | 56 | 57 | |
| 137 | 431.5B TWD (≈$13.4B) | 55 | 52 | |
| 137 | 12.9B USD | 55 | 47 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score