AKAM insider buying – Akamai Technologies Inc
77 insider purchases since 2016 worth $36.7M by 3 different insiders. Last 12 months: 1 purchases, $2.6M. Most recent filing: 2026-11-13.
Large company Public float $11.2B (latest 10-K, SEC).
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 19 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, Director | $36.2M 75× · 591,502 sh | 2016-02-16 2026-11-13 | – | 217,625 shares as of 2026-03-06 | Holds - never sold |
| SALERNO FREDERIC V Director | $234,150 1× · 5,000 sh | 2017-07-27 2017-07-27 | 2× · $1.3M last 2020-02-21 | 11,419 shares as of 2021-06-02 | Sold part |
| HESSE DANIEL Director | $216,900 1× · 3,000 sh | 2025-08-11 2025-08-11 | – | 23,723 shares as of 2026-05-20 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $2.6M | 1 | 22 | $14.6M |
| 2025 | 3 | $6.8M | 2 | 22 | $11.3M |
| 2024 | 1 | $2.0M | 1 | 25 | $15.2M |
| 2023 | 47 | $2.7M | 1 | 35 | $12.4M |
| 2022 | 6 | $350,570 | 1 | 23 | $13.0M |
| 2021 | 0 | – | – | 28 | $20.2M |
| 2020 | 0 | – | – | 24 | $12.5M |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 28 | $15.0M |
| 2018 | 0 | – | – | 25 | $21.7M |
| 2017 | 8 | $7.2M | 2 | 28 | $17.8M |
| 2016 | 11 | $15.0M | 1 | 31 | $20.9M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 30,000 | $85.08 | $2.6M | +1% | SEC |
| 2025-08-12 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 50,000 | $72.26 | $3.6M | +2.1% | SEC |
| 2025-08-12 | HESSE DANIEL | Director | 3,000 | $72.30 | $216,900 | +16.3% | SEC |
| 2025-02-27 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 37,670 | $79.59 | $3.0M | +37.8% | SEC |
| 2024-05-14 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 22,000 | $92.68 | $2.0M | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-06-20 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 275 | $91.20 | $25,080 | +0.3% | SEC |
| 2023-06-16 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 818 | $91.80 | $75,091 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-06-13 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 541 | $92.61 | $50,105 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2023-06-09 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 804 | $93.12 | $74,870 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-06-06 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 536 | $93.39 | $50,059 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2023-06-02 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 544 | $92.00 | $50,051 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2023-05-31 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 547 | $91.53 | $50,066 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2023-05-26 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 852 | $88.20 | $75,148 | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2023-05-23 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 572 | $87.61 | $50,116 | +0.7% | SEC |
| 2023-05-19 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 862 | $87.19 | $75,161 | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2023-05-16 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 586 | $85.42 | $50,056 | +0.7% | SEC |
| 2023-05-05 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 642 | $77.98 | $50,061 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2023-05-03 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 934 | $80.43 | $75,122 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2023-04-28 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 622 | $80.53 | $50,088 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2023-04-26 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 935 | $80.34 | $75,113 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2023-04-21 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 916 | $81.92 | $75,038 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2023-04-18 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 603 | $82.94 | $50,015 | +0.7% | SEC |
| 2023-04-14 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 609 | $82.27 | $50,105 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2023-04-12 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 622 | $80.50 | $50,070 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2023-04-10 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 643 | $77.90 | $50,087 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2023-04-05 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 963 | $78.02 | $75,135 | +1.2% | SEC |
| 2023-03-31 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 976 | $76.96 | $75,116 | +1.3% | SEC |
| 2023-03-28 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 653 | $76.57 | $50,003 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-03-24 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 668 | $74.99 | $50,093 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-03-22 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 1,006 | $74.70 | $75,147 | +1.4% | SEC |
| 2023-03-17 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 1,041 | $72.10 | $75,051 | +1.4% | SEC |
| 2023-03-14 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 698 | $71.78 | $50,099 | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2023-03-10 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 676 | $74.04 | $50,048 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-03-08 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 667 | $75.08 | $50,082 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2023-03-06 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 329 | $75.99 | $25,001 | +0.5% | SEC |
| 2023-03-03 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 1,027 | $73.22 | $75,197 | +1.8% | SEC |
| 2023-02-28 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 682 | $73.47 | $50,106 | +1.4% | SEC |
| 2023-02-24 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 337 | $74.27 | $25,029 | +0.7% | SEC |
| 2023-02-23 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 652 | $76.80 | $50,070 | +1.4% | SEC |
| 2023-02-21 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | CEO | 325 | $76.99 | $25,022 | +2.7% | SEC |
Showing the latest 40 of 77 purchases.
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Sundaram Mani | Officer | 7,022 | $125.62 | $882,104 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-09-28 | Salem-Jackson Kim | Officer | 2,013 | $128.00 | $257,664 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-09-15 | Joseph Paul C | Officer | 3,100 | $105.63 | $327,453 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-07-15 | Joseph Paul C | Officer | 3,100 | $126.77 | $392,987 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-06-10 | Salem-Jackson Kim | Officer | 2,300 | $135.57 | $311,811 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-03-16 | Joseph Paul C | Officer | 5,000 | $106.25 | $531,263 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-03-16 | Ahola Aaron | Officer | 4,500 | $106.27 | $478,215 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-12 | Karon Adam | Officer | 17,000 | $107.43 | $1.8M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-11 | Williams Anthony P | Officer | 15,000 | $104.29 | $1.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-10 | McGowan Edward J | CFO | 13,745 | $101.20 | $1.4M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | Sundaram Mani | Officer | 1,722 | $98.58 | $169,755 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-03-05 | Sundaram Mani | Officer | 3,186 | $101.90 | $324,653 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-03-04 | Sundaram Mani | Officer | 8,642 | $101.25 | $875,001 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-03-04 | Ranganathan Madhu | Director | 3,131 | $102.00 | $319,362 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-04 | MILLER JON | Director | 11,000 | $102.67 | $1.1M | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 291 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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