What If You Invested $1,000 in Akamai Technologies (AKAM)?
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Akamai Technologies
AKAM
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+19052.24% (191.5 times)
- Buy
- Oct 7, 2002
- $0.67
- Sell
- Feb 9, 2024
- $128.32
Buying AKAM at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $191,522.39.
Max drawdown
-99.80% (fell to 0% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 31, 1999
- $327.63
- Trough
- Oct 7, 2002
- $0.67
The worst decline for AKAM was -99.80% (fell to 0% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
-27.38% (0.73 times)
- IPO
- Oct 29, 1999
- $145.19
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $105.44
A $1,000 investment in AKAM at IPO would be worth $726.23 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock's all-time low was $0.67 on Oct 7, 2002. The all-time high was $327.63 on Dec 31, 1999.
What if you invested $1,000 in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock at the all-time low ($0.67 on Oct 7, 2002) and selling at the peak ($128.32 on Feb 9, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $191,522.39. Historical return: +19052.24% (191.5 times).
What are Akamai Technologies (AKAM)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock was Oct 7, 2002 (all-time low at $0.67). The best sell date was Feb 9, 2024 at $128.32. This investment would have returned +19052.24% (191.5 times).
What was Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock's worst decline was -99.80% (fell to 0% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $327.63 on Dec 31, 1999. Trough: $0.67 on Oct 7, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $2.05 at the trough.
What if you bought Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock at IPO ($145.19 on Oct 29, 1999) would be worth $726.23 today. Historical return: -27.38% (0.73 times). Current stock price: $105.44 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock 5 years ago ($100.21 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,052.19 today. Historical return: +5.22% (1.05 times). Current stock price: $105.44 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock 10 years ago ($55.81 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,889.27 today. Historical return: +88.93% (1.89 times). Current stock price: $105.44 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock 20 years ago ($27.19 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,877.9 today. Historical return: +287.79% (3.88 times). Current stock price: $105.44 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for AKAM. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.