AKAM Earnings Predictions — 2026-08-06

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
AKAM Report Total revenue (Q2'26) IN-LINE pred ~$1.10B vs. cons ~$1.09B MEDIUM
AKAM Report Non-GAAP EPS (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~$1.62 vs. cons ~$1.58 LOW
AKAM Report Cloud Infrastructure Services (CIS) revenue IN-LINE pred ~$103M vs. cons ~$100M LOW
AKAM Guide RPO / backlog step-up (Anthropic $1.8B deal recognition) BETTER pred RPO ~$4.0B vs. prior ~$2.5B (as of Q2'26) MEDIUM
AKAM Guide Q3'26 revenue guide LOWER guide ~$1.10B vs. cons ~$1.12B (Q3'26) MEDIUM
AKAM Guide Q3'26 non-GAAP EPS guide LOWER guide ~$1.53 vs. cons ~$1.60 (Q3'26) MEDIUM
AKAM Guide FY26 CIS constant-currency growth UNCHANGED guide 'at least 50%' vs. cons ~50% (FY26) MEDIUM
AKAM Guide FY26 CapEx / incremental GPU order BETTER guide ~42%+ of rev / +~$250M order vs. cons ~40-41% (FY26/2H26) LOW
AKAM Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -2.5% LOW
AKAM Return 5-day cumulative residual -4.0% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) In-line revenue with a deliberately guided-down EPS and rising CapEx pressures FCF; even if RPO builds, the out-period math (compressed ~26% margins, higher depreciation/GPU spend) forces implicit near-term estimate cuts. With the stock re-rated (+44% YTD) and a ~$158 target pricing in a lot of good news, a 'fine but no upside surprise' print risks a sell-the-news drift that continues lower over the week unless a materially upsized GPU order/2027 double-digit inflection is firmed up. LOW