Akamai Technologies (AKAM): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Akamai Technologies, a component of the S&P 500 in the Information Technology. Data as of 2026-10-29.
| Last close price | $98.10 |
| Sector (GICS) | Information Technology |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | -1.30% |
| Total return over period | -3.83% |
| Annualized volatility | 45.42% |
| Period volatility | 78.46% |
| Period T-bill | 12.40% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.21 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.30 |
| Max drawdown | -46.84% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -6.86% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.37 |
| Period range | $68.21 – $161.14 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has posted an annualized return of -1.30% with annual volatility of 45.42%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -46.84%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.37, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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