Buyback yield (TTM)
7.83%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.83%
5Y share count change
-11.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.31B
Cumulative buybacks
$6.51B
Key takeaways
- Akamai Technologies (AKAM) repurchased about $1.31B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 11.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.74× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +32.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 171% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Latest: $799.96M
Overview
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $799.96M (2025) – surged 43.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Akamai Technologies buyback spend compounded at +32.8% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
2025 marks the peak buyback spend at $799.96M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1998.
Akamai Technologies Buyback Spend 2025: $799.96M
2025's buyback spend for Akamai Technologies came in at $799.96M, surged 43.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Akamai Technologies Buyback Spend 2024: $557.47M
Akamai Technologies posted buyback spend of $557.47M in 2024, declined 14.8% below 2023.
Akamai Technologies Buyback Spend 2023: $654.05M
In 2023, Akamai Technologies reported buyback spend of $654.05M, grew 7.6% from 2022.
Akamai Technologies Buyback Spend 2022: $608.01M
Akamai Technologies buyback spend in 2022 was $608.01M, grew 16.4% from 2021.
Akamai Technologies Buyback Spend 2021: $522.25M
Akamai Technologies buyback spend in 2021 was $522.25M.
See more financial history for Akamai Technologies (AKAM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $799.96M | $459.40M | $340.56M | 6.36% | 0.15B | -4.7% | |
| 2024 | $557.47M | $393.38M | $164.09M | 3.88% | 0.15B | -0.7% | |
| 2023 | $654.05M | $328.47M | $325.58M | 3.66% | 0.16B | -3.2% | |
| 2022 | $608.01M | $217.19M | $390.82M | 4.58% | 0.16B | -3.2% | |
| 2021 | $522.25M | $202.76M | $319.50M | 2.76% | 0.17B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $193.59M | $197.41M | −$3.82M | 1.13% | 0.17B | +0.4% | |
| 2019 | $334.52M | $187.14M | $147.38M | 2.39% | 0.16B | -2.7% | |
| 2018 | $750.00M | $183.81M | $566.19M | 7.54% | 0.17B | -2.0% | |
| 2017 | $361.19M | $164.31M | $196.89M | 3.28% | 0.17B | -2.0% | |
| 2016 | $373.79M | $144.51M | $229.29M | 3.23% | 0.18B | -2.3% | |
| 2015 | $302.61M | $126.68M | $175.93M | 3.23% | 0.18B | -0.4% | |
| 2014 | $268.65M | $112.00M | $156.65M | 2.40% | 0.18B | -0.3% | |
| 2013 | $160.42M | $95.88M | $64.53M | 1.90% | 0.18B | +0.0% | |
| 2012 | $141.47M | $90.58M | $50.88M | 1.95% | 0.18B | -3.1% | |
| 2011 | $324.07M | $61.30M | $262.76M | 5.61% | 0.19B | -1.6% | |
| 2010 | $92.42M | $76.47M | $15.96M | 1.05% | 0.19B | +1.1% | |
| 2009 | $66.50M | $58.80M | $7.70M | 1.53% | 0.19B | +1.1% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $2.40K | −$2.40K | — | 0.19B | +0.9% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $66.56M | −$66.56M | — | 0.19B | +4.7% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | +12.6% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $3.85M | −$3.85M | — | 0.16B | +7.1% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $1.29M | −$1.29M | — | 0.15B | +24.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $9.81M | −$9.81M | — | 0.12B | +4.7% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $21.20M | −$21.20M | — | 0.11B | +9.2% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $31.46M | −$31.46M | — | 0.10B | +17.4% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.09B | +191.5% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +67.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | — |
- 2025$799.96M
- 2024$557.47M
- 2023$654.05M
- 2022$608.01M
- 2021$522.25M
- 2020$193.59M
- 2019$334.52M
- 2018$750.00M
- 2017$361.19M
- 2016$373.79M
- 2015$302.61M
- 2014$268.65M
- 2013$160.42M
- 2012$141.47M
- 2011$324.07M
- 2010$92.42M
- 2009$66.50M
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.74×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
How Akamai Technologies splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Akamai Technologies, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $764.73M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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