AKAM
StockAkamai Technologies, Inc.
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is 66.3% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 4.0, below its typical range.
Extreme
Current Drawdown
-66.3%
Days in Drawdown
9715
Avg Max Drawdown
10.2%
Avg Length
10
Drawdown Severity Score™
10.6
AKAM - Price & High Water Mark
AKAM - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 21, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within AKAM's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Akamai Technologies, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 17% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Akamai Technologies, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 83% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $110.42, which represents a 66.3% decline from its all-time high of $327.63. This drawdown has persisted for 9715 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Akamai Technologies, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 10.2% in depth, with an average duration of 10 days. Akamai Technologies, Inc. has gone through 5 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Akamai Technologies, Inc. was 13.2%, beginning in 1999. The longest drawdown duration on record was 21 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Akamai Technologies, Inc. currently stands at 10.55. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 8.0 and 12.0 indicates an extremely rare, severe drawdown: the asset almost never experiences declines of this magnitude in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 5 tracked pullbacks (5 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-15 | Ongoing | 9715 days | -66.3% | $327.63 | $110.42 | n/a |
| 1999-12-22 | 1999-12-29 | 8 days | -10.1% | $301.88 | $271.50 | $303.56 |
| 1999-12-10 | 1999-12-16 | 7 days | -13.2% | $250.00 | $217.00 | $271.00 |
| 1999-12-01 | 1999-12-08 | 8 days | -12.7% | $237.00 | $207.00 | $241.50 |
| 1999-11-24 | 1999-11-29 | 6 days | -4.3% | $210.00 | $201.00 | $227.00 |
| 1999-11-03 | 1999-11-23 | 21 days | -10.9% | $192.75 | $171.75 | $210.00 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) is trading at $110.42 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 66.3% below its high of $327.63. The drawdown has lasted 9,715 days. Severity score: 10.6 (Extreme).
AKAM Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$110.42
High-water mark
$327.63
Current drawdown
-66.3%
Days in drawdown
9,715
This AKAM page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Akamai Technologies, Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About AKAM
Akamai Technologies, Inc. has dropped 5%+ from its high 4 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 11 days with an average max drop of -11.7%.
The current drawdown of -66.3% has lasted 9,715 days, which is 883.2x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1999 to Dec 1999 | -13.2% | 7 days |
| Dec 1999 to Dec 1999 | -12.7% | 8 days |
| Nov 1999 to Nov 1999 | -10.9% | 21 days |
| Dec 1999 to Dec 1999 | -10.1% | 8 days |
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