What if you invested $1000 in AKAM on Jan 1, 2020?
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Historical Annual Returns
Over the past 20 years, Akamai Technologies, Inc. has delivered an average annual return of 15.5%. The stock peaked in 2006 with a massive +155.4% gain, while investors faced a downturn in 2008 (-54.5%). Overall, the stock finished in the green 11 times out of 20 years.
Avg Return
+15.5%
Win Rate
55%
11W - 9L
Best
+155.4%
2006
Worst
-54.5%
2008
Performance Consistency
About Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Visit Website ↗Akamai is the leading content delivery network (CDN) services provider for media and software delivery, and cloud security solutions. Akamai's globally distributed intelligent edge platform surrounds everything, from the enterprise to the cloud, so customers and their businesses can be fast, smart, and secure.
Key Business Segments
Security Technology Group
Provides solutions for protecting websites, applications, and APIs from cyberattacks.
Edge Technology Group
Provides content delivery network (CDN) services for accelerating websites and delivering online video and software.
Key Innovations
- ✓Pioneered the development of content delivery network (CDN) technology.
- ✓Created a globally distributed platform for accelerating and securing web content.
Historical Milestones
Akamai is founded by a team of MIT researchers.
Akamai launches its commercial CDN service and goes public.
Akamai acquires Linode, a cloud hosting provider, to expand its cloud computing offerings.