MaxLinear
MXL
107.36
-1.94
-1.77%
MaxLinear
US · MXL
#1505 by market cap
Listed 1970
107.36
-1.94
-1.77%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 213s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:00
Pre-market
104.08
-3.06%
After-hours
107.40
+0.04%
Overnight
104.55
-2.62%
- Market cap
- 9.74B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -90.98
- P/Bi
- 20.08
- EPSi
- -1.58
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 82%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 16.34, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +29.71% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 56.84%
- Operating margin
- -21.89%
- Net margin
- -29.23%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 9.80B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 16.34
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 385.00M | 317.18M | 478.60M | 892.40M | 1.12B | 693.26M | 360.53M | 467.64M |
| Gross profit | 208.77M | 167.69M | 212.80M | 495.83M | 649.77M | 385.66M | 194.78M | 265.81M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 101.79M | 88.76M | 130.03M | 149.94M | 168.01M | 132.16M | 138.33M | 159.58M |
| Research & development | 120.05M | 98.34M | 179.99M | 278.44M | 296.44M | 269.50M | 225.19M | 208.60M |
| Operating profit | -13.06M | -19.42M | -97.22M | 67.45M | 185.32M | -16.00M | -168.74M | -102.37M |
| Pretax profit | -32.85M | -32.48M | -114.85M | 47.87M | 174.20M | -63.81M | -238.72M | -140.89M |
| Tax | -6.65M | -12.59M | -16.26M | 5.90M | 49.16M | 9.34M | 6.48M | -4.21M |
| Net profit | -26.20M | -19.90M | -98.59M | 41.97M | 125.04M | -73.15M | -245.20M | -136.68M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.38 | -0.28 | -1.35 | 0.53 | 1.55 | -0.91 | -2.93 | -1.58 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 95.93M | 108.81M | 126.46M | 136.44M | 137.19M | 168.85M |
| Gross profit | 53.83M | 61.53M | 71.90M | 78.56M | 78.88M | 97.66M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 36.59M | 33.36M | 47.67M | 41.96M | 42.46M | 45.75M |
| Research & development | 55.46M | 47.20M | 54.25M | 51.69M | 53.16M | 56.03M |
| Operating profit | -38.22M | -19.04M | -30.03M | -15.09M | -16.74M | -4.12M |
| Pretax profit | -49.00M | -30.70M | -43.39M | -17.80M | -18.65M | -6.55M |
| Tax | 711.00K | -4.12M | 2.10M | -2.91M | 26.49M | -8.31M |
| Net profit | -49.71M | -26.59M | -45.49M | -14.90M | -45.14M | 1.76M |
| Basic EPS | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.58 | -0.31 | -0.52 | -0.17 | -0.52 | 0.02 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 185.37M | 181.77M | 361.72M | 404.10M | 563.12M | 488.03M | 323.44M | 248.84M |
| Cash & ST investments | 73.14M | 92.71M | 148.90M | 130.57M | 205.88M | 187.29M | 118.58M | 72.81M |
| Inventory | 41.74M | 31.51M | 97.84M | 131.70M | 160.54M | 99.91M | 90.34M | 78.10M |
| Total assets | 743.59M | 705.79M | 1.02B | 1.05B | 1.18B | 1.08B | 864.64M | 796.40M |
| Total current liabilities | 75.33M | 66.56M | 233.66M | 207.40M | 341.09M | 222.13M | 182.28M | 186.02M |
| Short-term debt | 1.21M | 4.81M | 8.14M | 8.89M | 10.49M | 9.13M | 9.41M | 9.10M |
| Long-term debt | 255.76M | 206.91M | 363.59M | 306.15M | 121.76M | 122.38M | 123.00M | 123.62M |
| Total liabilities | 343,657,000.00 | 290,871,000.00 | 631,325,000.00 | 561,186,000.00 | 503,640,000.00 | 393,992,000.00 | 348,356,000.00 | 344,501,000.00 |
| Total equity | 399.94M | 414.92M | 391.12M | 489.20M | 676.39M | 686.27M | 516.28M | 451.90M |
| Retained earnings | -93.63M | -113.80M | -212.39M | -170.42M | -45.38M | -118.53M | -363.73M | -500.41M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 320.41M | 330.15M | 284.13M | 248.84M | 249.45M | 298.66M |
| Cash & ST investments | 102.77M | 108.62M | 111.86M | 72.81M | 61.08M | 64.81M |
| Inventory | 86.01M | 86.03M | 86.33M | 78.10M | 85.84M | 105.49M |
| Total assets | 855.28M | 863.74M | 808.13M | 796.40M | 771.27M | 822.57M |
| Total current liabilities | 196.89M | 213.49M | 183.55M | 186.02M | 146.66M | 168.12M |
| Short-term debt | 9.89M | 9.97M | 9.57M | 9.10M | 9.42M | 8.81M |
| Long-term debt | 123.15M | 123.31M | 123.46M | 123.62M | 123.77M | 123.93M |
| Total liabilities | 362,106,000.00 | 375,406,000.00 | 343,406,000.00 | 344,501,000.00 | 317,076,000.00 | 337,731,000.00 |
| Total equity | 493.18M | 488.33M | 464.73M | 451.90M | 454.19M | 484.84M |
| Retained earnings | -413.44M | -440.02M | -485.51M | -500.41M | -545.54M | -543.78M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 102.69M | 78.35M | 73.59M | 168.23M | 388.73M | 43.37M | -45.30M | 19.62M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 79.03M | 66.40M | 76.51M | 91.79M | 80.73M | 71.52M | 54.14M | 43.99M |
| Free cash flow | 94.86M | 71.38M | 58.31M | 121.48M | 336.29M | 23.56M | -68.74M | -176.00K |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 6.84M | 8.60M | 8.07M | -14.77M | -26.51M | 4.56M | 4.09M | -16.44M |
| Ending cash balance | 74.19M | 93.12M | 150.03M | 131.74M | 188.36M | 188.36M | 119.60M | 101.41M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -11.40M | 10.49M | 10.12M | 10.41M | -8.87M | 4.81M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 11.15M | 7.43M | 14.62M | 10.79M | 10.94M | 7.19M |
| Free cash flow | -13.39M | 3.11M | 3.38M | 6.72M | -11.11M | 1.66M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -10.00K | 2.15M | 27.00K | -18.61M | 6.00M | -2.20M |
| Ending cash balance | 104.07M | 110.25M | 113.26M | 101.41M | 89.93M | 93.73M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -6.65 | -4.88 | -24.46 | 9.54 | 21.46 | -10.74 | -40.78 | -28.23 |
| ROA %i | -3.35 | -2.75 | -11.41 | 4.05 | 11.21 | -6.47 | -25.21 | -16.46 |
| ROIC %i | -2.14 | -2.10 | -12.37 | 6.61 | 15.88 | -8.29 | -32.01 | -20.63 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -4.04 | -3.50 | -3.71 | -5.79 | -1.00 | -1.82 | -9.00 | -9.75 |
| EBIT margin %i | -4.83 | -6.73 | -21.29 | 6.82 | 16.42 | -7.66 | -63.20 | -27.98 |
| FCF / sales %i | 24.64 | 22.50 | 12.18 | 13.61 | 30.02 | 3.40 | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 2.46 | 2.73 | 1.55 | 1.95 | 1.65 | 2.20 | 1.77 | 1.34 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.76 | 2.15 | 1.07 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 1.61 | 1.12 | 0.64 |
| Debt / assetsi | 35.11 | 31.32 | 38.40 | 32.34 | 13.19 | 14.60 | 17.27 | 18.21 |
| LT debt / equityi | 64.97 | 52.12 | 98.30 | 67.62 | 21.45 | 21.66 | 27.11 | 30.08 |
| Interest coveragei | -1.30 | -1.92 | -7.87 | 4.68 | 18.83 | -4.96 | -20.95 | -13.01 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 8.63 | -6.48 | 4.42 | 32.34 | 52.29 | 13.15 | -26.07 | -25.26 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 22.23 | -13.01 | -2.14 | 8.59 | 67.64 | -26.07 | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -39.36 | -37.97 | -35.16 | -28.23 | -27.89 | -21.32 |
| ROA %i | -23.61 | -22.86 | -21.09 | -16.46 | -16.24 | -12.31 |
| ROIC %i | -30.44 | -29.15 | -26.42 | -20.63 | -20.55 | -15.72 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | -56.20 | -50.94 | -36.24 | -27.98 | -19.81 | -13.51 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.11 |
| Current ratioi | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.34 | 1.70 | 1.78 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| Debt / assetsi | 17.40 | 17.10 | 17.96 | 18.21 | 19.60 | 18.02 |
| LT debt / equityi | 28.17 | 28.20 | 29.18 | 30.08 | 31.21 | 28.75 |
| Interest coveragei | -19.03 | -18.39 | -14.66 | -13.01 | -10.34 | -8.09 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
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Quote time 2026-10-08 07:00:12 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.