MAXLINEAR, INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $7.51B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Maxlinear
Semiconductors & Related Devices, SIC 3674
MaxLinear, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs communications systems-on-chip integrating analog, mixed-signal, radio frequency, and digital signal processing capabilities. The company’s products serve broadband access, wireless and wireline infrastructure, data centers, and industrial and multi-market connectivity applications. Its solutions include transceivers, broadband modems, interfaces, and power management integrated circuits. MaxLinear sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, module makers, and electronics distributors who incorporate the chips into devices such as base stations, optical modules, home gateways, and industrial systems.
Operating on a fabless manufacturing model, the company relies on third-party foundries in Taiwan and Singapore for wafer fabrication, alongside outsourced assembly and test subcontractors. MaxLinear distributes its products globally, maintaining direct sales and engineering personnel across the United States, Europe, and Asia, with the majority of shipments directed to customers in Asia. The company is incorporated in Delaware and maintains its principal executive offices in Carlsbad, California.
Summary of the business section of Maxlinear's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- MAXLINEAR, INC
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- Carlsbad, CA
- Address
- 5966 La Place Ct. 92008
- Phone
- (760) 692-0711
- Website
- maxlinear.com
- Employees
- 1,115, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Semiconductors & Related Devices
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton LLP, Newport Beach, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- MXL
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Mar 24, 2010
- Shares outstanding
- 91M, Jul 16, 2026
- Public float
- $1.10B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1288469
- CUSIP
- 57776J100
- ISIN
- US57776J1007
- LEI
- 549300EMOI0SM2IY4F64
- EIN
- 14-1896129
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kishore Seendripu | Chairman, President and CEO, Director | 1,178,785 |
| Connie H. Kwong | Corporate Controller & PAO | 19,372 |
| Steven G. Litchfield | See remarks | 343,435 |
| William Torgerson | VP/GM, Broadband Group | 185,162 |
| Thomas E. Pardun | Director | 67,393 |
| Greg Dougherty | Director | 33,358 |
| Ted L. Tewksbury III | Director | 80,076 |
| Albert J. Moyer | Director | 113,129 |
| Kris Sennesael | Director | 2,052 |
| Daniel A. Artusi | Director | 17,382 |
| Carolyn Beaver | Director | 33,316 |
| Tsu-Jae King Liu | Director | 30,044 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Dr. Seendripu | $7.82M | $3.54M | $1.78M | $23 | $149 |
| FY2024 Dr. Seendripu | $26.39M | $22.78M | $4.88M | $26 | $150 |
| FY2023 Dr. Seendripu | $8.94M | $2.82M | $1.73M | $32 | $116 |
| FY2022 Dr. Seendripu | $8.70M | -$26.81M | $3.69M | $45 | $81 |
| FY2021 Dr. Seendripu | $6.21M | $52.81M | $1.81M | $100 | $121 |
| FY2020 Dr. Seendripu | $5.59M | $34.47M | $2.16M | $100 | $100 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 1,115 full-time employees, including 786 in R&D, 200 in sales and marketing, 27 in operations and semiconductor technology and 102 in administration.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings