AKAM

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Technology · $15.5B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$108.92

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$88.27

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$35.31

buy price

Overpriced

AKAM is Overpriced: at $108.92 it trades 23% above its fair value of $88.27. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $35.31, 68% below today's price. Business quality is mixed: 2 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 5% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

2 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth11.1% a year✓
Equity per share growth8.1% a year✗
Sales growth11.3% a year✓
Free cash flow growth8.9% a year✗
Return on invested capital4.9%✗

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Superinvestors

2 of the investors we track hold AKAM. In Q2 2026, 2 trimmed. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Trimmed: Howard Marks, Hillman Capital Management

Insider activity

Since Jun 12, 2026: no open-market purchases, 2 sales worth $424K and 2 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

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About Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) is a leading global provider of cloud services, specializing in the secure delivery, optimization, and protection of online content and business applications across the internet. The company's primary focus involves offering sophisticated cloud-based solutions designed to shield digital infrastructure, websites, applications (including APIs), and end-users from a wide array of…

Software - Infrastructure

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works

AKAM stock (Akamai Technologies, Inc.): fair value $88.27, Overpriced — PaybackPrice