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MaxLinear, Inc
MaxLinear, Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $467.6 million, up 29.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 55.2%, EPS grew 106.5%, free cash flow fell 46.6% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 12.67 | 20.38 | 14.87 | 16.47 | 7.79 | 30.47 | 29.27 | 13.43 | 11.08 | 8.35 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 23.07 | 32.47 | 28.06 | 28.70 | 38.61 | 77.89 | 77.57 | 43.66 | 26.59 | 25.73 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 553 | 753 | 739 | 697 | 1,420 | 1,503 | 1,368 | 1,328 | 1,294 | 1,115 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.59 | 0.82 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.42 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 388 | 420 | 385 | 317 | 479 | 892 | 1,120 | 693 | 361 | 468 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 59.30 | 49.48 | 54.23 | 52.87 | 44.46 | 55.56 | 58.00 | 55.63 | 54.03 | 56.84 | |||||
| EBT | 64 | (34) | (33) | (32) | (115) | 48 | 174 | (64) | (239) | (141) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 16.42 | (8.09) | (8.53) | (10.24) | (24.00) | 5.36 | 15.55 | (9.20) | (66.21) | (30.13) | |||||
| Net income | 61 | (9) | (26) | (20) | (99) | 42 | 125 | (73) | (245) | (137) | |||||
| Depreciation | 33 | 93 | 80 | 68 | 79 | 95 | 83 | 74 | 57 | 46 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 6.08 | 6.34 | 5.62 | 4.47 | 6.54 | 11.74 | 14.36 | 8.59 | 4.31 | 5.40 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.96 | (0.14) | (0.38) | (0.28) | (1.35) | 0.55 | 1.60 | (0.91) | (2.93) | (1.58) | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.84 | 1.13 | 1.50 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 2.21 | 4.98 | 0.54 | (0.54) | 0.23 | |||||
| Capex | (0.14) | (0.19) | (0.11) | (0.10) | (0.21) | (0.61) | (0.67) | (0.25) | (0.28) | (0.23) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.70 | 0.94 | 1.39 | 1.01 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 4.31 | 0.29 | (0.82) | 0.00 | |||||
| Book value | 5.53 | 5.85 | 5.84 | 5.84 | 5.35 | 6.43 | 8.67 | 8.50 | 6.18 | 5.22 | |||||
| Shares, m | 64 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 87 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 23.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 137.07 | 20.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 3.62 | 4.29 | 3.13 | 4.75 | 5.84 | 6.42 | 2.28 | 2.68 | 4.59 | 3.23 | |||||
| P/B | 3.99 | 4.65 | 3.01 | 3.63 | 7.14 | 11.72 | 3.77 | 2.70 | 3.20 | 3.34 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.29 | 4.94 | 3.60 | 5.11 | 6.28 | 6.62 | 2.20 | 2.58 | 4.60 | 3.33 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 11.76 | 33.34 | 15.50 | 22.72 | 51.58 | 48.63 | 7.33 | 75.96 | (24.11) | (8,855.81) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 117 | 75 | 103 | 78 | 74 | 168 | 389 | 43 | (45) | 20 | ||||
| Capex | (9) | (13) | (8) | (7) | (15) | (47) | (52) | (20) | (23) | (20) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 108 | 62 | 95 | 71 | 58 | 121 | 336 | 24 | (69) | 0 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 158 | 125 | 110 | 115 | 128 | 197 | 222 | 266 | 141 | 63 | ||||
| Total debt | — | 348 | 256 | 207 | 364 | 306 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 124 | |||||
| Net debt | (130) | 274 | 182 | 114 | 215 | 175 | (85) | (66) | 3 | 49 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 352 | 387 | 400 | 415 | 391 | 489 | 676 | 686 | 516 | 452 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 16.19 | (1.47) | (3.34) | (2.75) | (11.41) | 4.05 | 11.21 | (6.47) | (25.21) | (16.46) | ||||
| ROIC | 17.69 | (2.05) | (2.05) | (2.61) | (10.44) | 6.14 | 19.05 | (3.85) | (26.86) | (15.82) | |||||
| ROE | 19.92 | (2.48) | (6.65) | (4.88) | (24.46) | 9.53 | 21.46 | (10.74) | (40.78) | (28.23) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
MaxLinear, Inc vs peers in Semiconductors (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMBS Rambus, Inc. | $10.1B | 39.5× | 58.5× | +20.43% (above 0%: growing) | +14.81% (above 0%: growing) | −40.61% (below 0%: shrinking) | 79.76% | 35.07% | Compare |
| SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | $7.4B | 24.6× | 29.6× | +127.00% (above 0%: growing) | +718.37% (above 0%: growing) | −117.86% (below 0%: shrinking) | 50.16% | 22.42% | Compare |
| SLAB Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | $7.4B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +18.33% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −608.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | 61.65% | (4.67%) | Compare |
| MXL MaxLinear, Inc | $7.1B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +55.17% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −46.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | 57.84% | (2.48%) | |
| ALGM Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. | $6.0B | 395× | 81.2× | +27.45% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −72.61% (below 0%: shrinking) | 48.45% | 9.82% | Compare |
| PI Impinj, Inc. | $5.8B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +10.70% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +6.83% (above 0%: growing) | 58.63% | 9.69% | Compare |
| CRUS Cirrus Logic, Inc. | $5.4B | 12.8× | 21.4× | +12.88% (above 0%: growing) | +29.91% (above 0%: growing) | −57.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | 52.61% | 18.37% | Compare |
| SYNA Synaptics Incorporated | $4.7B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +8.91% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +9.29% (above 0%: growing) | 47.34% | (5.23%) | Compare |
| VSH Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | $4.4B | 134× | 73.7× | +16.57% (above 0%: growing) | +1,318.92% (above 0%: growing) | +114.09% (above 0%: growing) | 23.34% | 6.02% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $5.9B | 39.5× | 58.5× | +17.45% | +29.91% | −48.86% | 51.39% | 9.76% |
MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) key facts
- Strength: MaxLinear, Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $467.6 million, up 29.7% from fiscal 2024.
- MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) is a Semiconductors company in the Technology sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, MXL traded at $71.32, a market capitalization of $7.1 billion.
- Return on equity was −28.2% and debt-to-equity 0.26.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.90 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.