NASDAQ$AKAM
Akamai Technologies · Q4 2023 earnings
Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Akamai's Q4 2023 financial performance was reported, highlighting strong profitability and growth in security and cloud computing revenues.
Akamai reported Q4 2023 revenue of $995 million, a 7% year-over-year increase. Security and compute revenue grew by 18% and represented 61% of total revenue. GAAP net income per diluted share was $1.03, a 26% increase year-over-year, while non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $1.69, a 23% increase year-over-year.
- Q4 revenue reached $995 million, up 7% year-over-year.
- Security and compute revenue accounted for 61% of total revenue, growing 18% year-over-year.
- GAAP net income per diluted share increased by 26% to $1.03.
- Non-GAAP net income per diluted share rose by 23% to $1.69.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Akamai · Revenue · Quarterly
$995M
Revenue by segment
Akamai · $835M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023
- Security Revenue$456M+20.2%54.6%
- Delivery Revenue$379M-3.6%45.4%
Forward guidance
The Company reports the following financial guidance for the three months ending March 31, 2024:
Tailwinds
- Revenue (in millions) $980 - $1,000
- Non-GAAP operating margin 29% - 30%
- Non-GAAP net income per diluted share $1.59 - $1.64
- Non-GAAP tax rate 18.5% - 19.0%
- Shares used in non-GAAP per diluted share calculations (in millions) 155
Headwinds
- Capex as a percentage of revenue 15%
- This guidance is provided on a non-GAAP basis and cannot be reconciled to the closest GAAP measures without unreasonable effort because of the unpredictability of the amounts and timing of events affecting the items Akamai excludes from non-GAAP measures.
- Material changes to any one of the exclusions could have a significant effect on our guidance and future GAAP results.
- This guidance includes the capex associated with the Gecko product launch in 2024
- This guidance has been calculated using the December 31, 2023 month end foreign currency exchange rates.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023
-0.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.6%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.5%
Avg return
30 days after
56%
40 / 71 earnings
Positive
+23.4%
Q2 2012
Best reaction
-21.7%
Q4 2024
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +1.8% | +4.8% | -4.5% | |
| Q4 2025 | -13.5% | +37.2% | +27.9% | |
| Q3 2025 | +14.7% | +23.4% | +14.4% | |
| Q1 2025 | -10.6% | -9.3% | -9.8% | |
| Q4 2024 | -21.7% | -18.8% | -17.3% | |
| Q3 2024 | -14.6% | -14.0% | -6.4% | |
| Q2 2024 | +9.6% | +9.0% | +4.2% | |
| Q1 2024 | -10.7% | -8.8% | -12.7% | |
| Q4 2023 | -10.4% | -14.8% | -15.0% | |
| Q3 2023 | +2.0% | +2.1% | +6.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | +8.0% | +9.5% | +9.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | +7.8% | +7.5% | +16.7% | |
| Q4 2022 | -10.6% | -12.1% | -17.6% | |
| Q3 2022 | +6.2% | +11.3% | +7.2% | |
| Q2 2022 | -0.4% | -0.4% | -6.4% | |
| Q1 2022 | -8.5% | -15.1% | -8.5% | |
| Q4 2021 | -5.2% | -9.3% | +4.1% | |
| Q3 2021 | +5.2% | +1.8% | +5.3% | |
| Q2 2021 | -5.5% | -3.6% | -5.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | +1.4% | +3.5% | +7.0% | |
| Q4 2020 | -10.4% | -13.4% | -17.3% | |
| Q3 2020 | -8.2% | -10.3% | -2.2% | |
| Q2 2020 | -3.5% | -1.9% | -0.5% | |
| Q1 2020 | -5.0% | -7.0% | -0.2% | |
| Q4 2019 | +1.8% | +4.1% | -16.4% | |
| Q3 2019 | -1.4% | -1.9% | -2.1% | |
| Q2 2019 | +5.5% | +5.7% | +7.0% | |
| Q1 2019 | +2.1% | +0.9% | -3.2% | |
| Q4 2018 | +2.7% | +2.3% | +6.1% | |
| Q3 2018 | +17.1% | +15.8% | +12.3% | |
| Q2 2018 | -4.9% | -0.9% | -0.8% | |
| Q1 2018 | -0.4% | +1.3% | +7.0% | |
| Q4 2017 | +2.7% | +2.1% | +19.5% | |
| Q3 2017 | +4.9% | +3.0% | +8.2% | |
| Q2 2017 | -13.1% | -10.5% | -13.6% | |
| Q1 2017 | -14.1% | -15.2% | -21.4% | |
| Q4 2016 | -8.8% | -8.3% | -7.9% | |
| Q3 2016 | +15.1% | +18.8% | +13.0% | |
| Q2 2016 | -12.8% | -12.7% | -5.8% | |
| Q1 2016 | +7.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +17.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -16.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -2.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +4.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +4.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +23.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -13.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +19.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -14.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +5.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +23.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +4.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -2.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -4.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -4.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +8.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2007 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2008 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2008 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +0.1% | — | — |
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