Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
S&P 500 · Information Technology · data since 1999-10-29 · last close 2026-09-09
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 16.7 | -10.3 | 45.2 | -20.9 | -2.6 | -5.7 | 2.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.4 | -19.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -5.8 | 5.0 | -4.3 | 3.7 | -4.3 | -0.9 | 19.2 | -2.5 |
| 2024 | 4.1 | -10.0 | -1.9 | -7.2 | -8.6 | -2.3 | 9.1 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -7.0 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | -18.4 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 12.4 | -2.4 | 5.2 | 11.2 | 1.4 | -3.0 | 11.8 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | -2.1 | -5.5 | 10.3 | -6.0 | -10.0 | -9.6 | 5.3 | -6.2 | -11.0 | 10.0 | 7.4 | -11.1 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | -14.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | -5.6 | -7.7 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | -7.3 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -5.1 | -13.9 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 11.6 | -5.9 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -5.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | -2.9 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -4.8 | -11.2 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | -8.7 | -4.6 | 2.1 | -22.6 | 5.6 | -5.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 16.6 |
| 2016 | -13.3 | 18.3 | 3.0 | -8.2 | 7.0 | 2.5 | -9.7 | 8.7 | -3.5 | 31.1 | -4.0 | -0.0 |
| 2015 | -7.6 | 19.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -8.5 | 9.9 | -7.0 | -3.2 | -11.9 | -5.3 | -8.6 |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 28.2 | -4.8 | -8.8 | 2.4 | 12.4 | -3.3 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | -2.5 |
| 2013 | -0.5 | -9.2 | -4.4 | 24.3 | 5.0 | -7.7 | 10.9 | -2.6 | 12.4 | -13.4 | -0.1 | 5.5 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | 11.7 | 1.9 | -11.2 | -10.0 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -3.6 | 11.7 |
| 2011 | 2.7 | -22.3 | 1.3 | -9.4 | -1.4 | -7.3 | -23.0 | -9.4 | -9.4 | 35.5 | 7.3 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | -2.5 | 6.5 | 19.5 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -5.5 | 20.1 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -9.8 |
| 2009 | -10.7 | 34.2 | 7.2 | 13.5 | 1.1 | -13.9 | -14.3 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | -12.7 | 16.4 | -19.9 | 27.0 | 9.2 | -10.9 | -32.9 | -1.9 | -23.8 | -17.6 | -14.7 | 23.0 |
| 2007 | 5.8 | -8.2 | -3.2 | -11.7 | 0.3 | 10.0 | -30.2 | -5.1 | -10.8 | 36.4 | -2.9 | -9.1 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | 21.1 | 24.1 | 2.4 | -7.1 | 15.7 | 9.5 | -1.1 | 27.5 | -6.3 | 4.3 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | -15.9 | 15.6 | -7.2 | 18.9 | -6.5 | 16.3 | -9.4 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 15.1 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 20.4 | 16.4 | -12.9 | -9.9 | 25.5 | 20.8 | -16.8 | -9.9 | 4.5 | -1.4 | -6.5 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | -23.1 | 15.0 | -7.8 | 71.6 | 51.2 | 30.6 | -4.2 | -9.2 | 3.1 | 84.2 | 69.6 | -19.7 |
| 2002 | -22.4 | -32.5 | 28.6 | -42.8 | -12.7 | -35.0 | -18.5 | -10.4 | -12.6 | 16.9 | 112.4 | -16.0 |
| 2001 | 38.0 | -41.7 | -49.5 | 10.4 | 9.3 | -11.1 | -15.6 | -45.7 | -30.9 | 8.6 | 82.3 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | -24.0 | 4.9 | -38.4 | -38.5 | -32.5 | 77.9 | -33.6 | -4.2 | -30.5 | -2.9 | -43.6 | -26.7 |
| 1999 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 63.2 | 38.2 |
| Avg | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | -4.5 | -2.4 | -2.3 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 0.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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AKAM seasonality — average by calendar month
Akamai Technologies has monthly history back to 1999. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 17 of 27 years, median +6.8%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. July is the soft spot, down in 15 of 27 with a median of -3.3%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±18.8% in an average month and has fallen 99.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.4% | -0.5% | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.5% | +2.3% | -4.5% | -2.4% | -2.5% | +6.5% | +12.6% | +0.6% |
| Win rate | 59%/27 | 52%/27 | 59%/27 | 56%/27 | 63%/27 | 52%/27 | 44%/27 | 41%/27 | 42%/26 | 52%/27 | 63%/27 | 52%/27 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
AKAM risk & extremes
AKAM drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Akamai Technologies's best month?+
Akamai Technologies's strongest completed month on record is November 2002, at +112.37%.
What was Akamai Technologies's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2001, at -49.45%.
Is Akamai Technologies up this year?+
Akamai Technologies is up 26.93% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Akamai Technologies's 1-year return?+
+41.70% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Akamai Technologies's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 99.8%, measured on month-end closes since 1999.
Which calendar month is historically best for Akamai Technologies?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1999. An average is not a forecast.
About Akamai Technologies
Akamai Technologies is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $16 billion. It turns caffeine and code into shareholder value — with price receipts on this site going back to 1999. Since 1999 it is down 25% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2002 at +112.37%; its worst, March 2001 at -49.45%.
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