AKAM · NASDAQ
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
$99.38
+1.30%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
Research data through 2026-10-28
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Research data through Oct 28, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.
61
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 61 of 100, a middle-of-the-universe reading. The measurements behind it are mixed.
Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.
How this is measured34
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 34 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as deteriorating. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.
Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.
How this is measured33
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 33 of 100, recorded as weak. No dividend is recorded for this company, so the reading rests on buybacks and dilution control. Share count has been reduced at about 1.6% a year in the stored window.
Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.
How this is measuredStored ratios recorded at the last research date (2026-10-28). Valuation Intelligence remains research context and is not a validated allocation signal.
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In the company’s own words
Since 1998, Akamai has developed and provided solutions for global enterprises to build, secure and accelerate their applications and digital experiences. As of December 31, 2025, our massively distributed global infrastructure was comprised of core and distributed compute sites, more than 4,300 edge points-of-presence in over 130 countries and approximately 700 cities, and our underlying global network integrated with roughly 1,200 network partners. With this scale and distribution, Akamai has visibility and insight into traffic volumes, congestion, attack patterns, vulnerabilities and other activities across the internet's complex intersections of networks and systems. Leveraging these insights, Akamai offers solutions designed to protect our customers from threats and attacks, along with full-stack compute solutions to build and deliver high-performance, low-latency applications across our uniquely distributed architecture and edge network.
Today, billions of people go online to work, learn, shop, bank, communicate and more. We firmly believe that the internet’s role in transforming the way we exchange ideas and information and conduct business is more vital than ever, especially as those interactions are increasingly driven by AI. Our strategy is to help continue to power and protect business online by offering security, compute, delivery and AI infrastructure services with the industry-leading reliability, scale and expertise our customers need to grow their business with confidence.
We provide solutions in three core offerings: security, cloud computing and delivery. We also provide services and support for our customers as they utilize our solutions. As AI is a major focus of corporate initiatives for enterprises across the globe, we are committed to helping our customers seize on its power and potential. We provide cloud computing infrastructure that they can use to build low-latency, AI-powered applications; cybersecurity solutions, powered by adaptive AI and automation, designed to defend against prompt injections, data exfiltration and toxic outputs; generative AI to improve the speed and efficiency of identifying and investigating malicious or suspicious activity; and throughput on our global intelligent network to enable the large volumes of data required to power AI-powered applications and facilitate effective real-time protections.
Our security solutions, threat intelligence and global operations team work to provide defense in depth to safeguard enterprise data and applications across hybrid cloud environments. Akamai operates two security platforms – Application
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 20, 2026. Read the filing
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