Is AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC (AKAM) Halal?
Shariah Screening — 5 Standards
Based on financial data from December 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI | 39.2% / 30% | 8.2% / 30% | 5.5% / 30% | 1.68% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| DJIM | 39.2% / 33% | 8.2% / 33% | 5.5% / 33% | 1.68% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| MSCI | 49.4% / 33% | 10.3% / 33% | 6.9% / 33% | 1.68% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| S&P | 39.2% / 33% | 8.2% / 33% | 5.5% / 33% | 1.68% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| FTSE | 49.4% / 33% | 10.3% / 33% | 6.9% / 50% | 1.68% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 58.9% | |
| Operating Margin | 13.8% | |
| Net Margin | 10.7% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.2% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.6% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $699M |
| Total Debt | $5.7B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 114.0 |
| Current Ratio | 2.4 |
| Total Assets | $11.5B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $117.25 |
| 50-Day MA | $101.94 |
| 200-Day MA | $85.57 |
| Avg Volume | 4.1M |
| Beta | 0.7 |
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52-Week Range
$67.51
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About AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC (AKAM)
Akamai Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of security, delivery, and cloud computing solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers security solutions that include web application and application programming interfaces (API) protection solutions, which protect web, API, and mobile app traffic from attacks; Bot & Abuse portfolio, which provides solutions to help customers protect against threats; full account lifecycle protections including the ability to defend against account takeover and opening abuse, adversarial bot protection, protection against credential stuffing, inventory scalping, and hoarding; and solutions designed to stop persistent scrapers from stealing content; API security, which discovers, audits, and monitors API; and microservice and application component protection that analyzes and protects application traffic that moves between application components. The company also offers cloud computing services, which include compute, storage, and cloud native and networking services; and Akamai App Platform, provides ready-to-run templates that address challenges in deploying, managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters at scale. In addition, it offers delivery solutions that include web and mobile performance solutions, which enables dynamic websites and applications, as well as global traffic management, site acceleration, application load balancing, large-scale load testing, and real-user monitoring; and media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC (AKAM) halal to invest in?
Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.
What is AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC's debt ratio?
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC's debt ratio is 39.2% under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%. Under MSCI and FTSE (which use total assets as the denominator), the debt ratio is 49.4%.
What are AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC's key financial metrics?
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC has a market capitalization of $16.6B, trailing P/E ratio of 37.3, and revenue of $4.2B. The company maintains a gross margin of 58.9% and a net margin of 10.7%. Return on equity stands at 9.2%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.
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