MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) stock

MXLNasdaqSemiconductors & Related DevicesFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 7/30563% above fair value

$59.95+6.12 (+11.37%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $5.46BP/E –Yield –

MaxLinear statistics

93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 28, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.46B; $888.49M
Enterprise Value: $5.54B; $962.36M
PS Ratio: 8.26; 3.12
PB Ratio: 10.24; 2.89
P/TBV Ratio: 32.02; 3.67

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 8.38; 2.63
EV / EBITDA: 148.31; 20.53

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 91M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): 7.66%; 2.36%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.34%; 0.23%
Float: 89M; 50M
Shares Held by Insiders: 2.31%; 5.30%
Shares Held by Institutions: 82.0%; 61.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: 3.50%; -0.74%
Short % of Float: 5.19%; 6.67%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 5.07%; 5.10%
Days to Cover: 1.22; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $128.30; –
52-Week Low: $12.77; –
20-Day Moving Average: $65.27; –
50-Day Moving Average: $76.07; –
200-Day Moving Average: $61.42; –
Average True Range (14): $7.58; –
Price Change (1 Week): 5.45%; 0.87%
Price Change (1 Month): -32.4%; -10.5%
Price Change (3 Months): -21.8%; -23.0%
Price Change (6 Months): -31.7%; -31.7%
Price Change (YTD): 243.9%; 0.66%
Price Change (1 Year): 296.0%; 2.46%
Price Change (3 Years): 260.1%; 33.0%
Price Change (5 Years): -12.7%; -26.0%
Price Change (10 Years): 182.8%; 110.8%
Average Volume (10 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 3M; –
Relative Volume: 0.98; 0.82
Relative Strength Index (14): 44.1; 46.3
Volatility (1 Year): 131.3%; 81.9%
Beta (5 Years): 2.09; 1.39

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 58.0%; 34.8%
Operating Margin: -0.92%; 0.77%
Pretax Margin: -2.25%; 2.97%
Profit Margin: -4.45%; -0.30%
EBITDA Margin: 5.65%; 5.08%
FCF Margin: -3.12%; 2.53%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -5.89%; -0.10%
Return on Assets (ROA): -3.41%; -1.45%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): -0.88%; 1.20%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -0.82%; 0.39%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.22; 2.34
Quick Ratio: 0.88; 1.32
Debt / Equity: 0.31; 0.38
Debt / EBITDA: 4.39; 2.06
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.22; 0.66
Interest Coverage: -0.63; 0.07

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 56.0%; 13.8%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -25.3%; 1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): -0.46%; 7.18%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.77; 0.66
Inventory Turnover: 2.77; 3.04
Revenue Per Employee: $592.40K; $373.11K
Profits Per Employee: -$26.34K; -$5.53K
Employee Count: 1,115; 534
WACC: 15.0%; 11.3%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $660.53M; $338.73M
Gross Profit: $383.17M; $97.44M
Operating Income: -$6.06M; -$259.54K
Pretax Income: -$14.84M; $831.50K
Net Income: -$29.37M; -$932.38K
EBITDA: $37.34M; $3.10M
EPS (Diluted): -$0.37; -$0.01

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $81.09M; $93.38M
Total Debt: $164.06M; $196.00M
Net Cash (Debt): -$82.98M; $7.64M
Net Cash Per Share: -$0.91; $0.33
Equity (Book Value): $533.01M; $200.69M
Book Value Per Share: $5.86; $5.46
Tangible Book Value: $170.38M; $63.99M
Working Capital: $214.77M; $157.46M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: -$7.25M; $2.92M
Capital Expenditures: -$13.37M; -$17.40M
Free Cash Flow: -$20.62M; $3.87M
FCF Per Share: -$0.23; $0.20

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -0.54%; -0.18%
FCF Yield: -0.38%; 0.78%
Buyback Yield: -0.10%; 0.51%
Shareholder Yield: -0.10%; 1.01%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $9.55M; $9.10M
Income Tax: $14.54M; $3.21M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 8.73; 2.88
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -3.66; -2.57

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MXL	S&P 500	Difference	MXL per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-37.7%	-2.4%	−35.2 pts
3 months	-13.1%	-1.2%	−12.0 pts
Year to date	+243.9%	+12.3%	+231.7 pts
1 year	+305.1%	+12.4%	+292.6 pts
3 years	+260.1%	+78.8%	+181.2 pts	+53.3%	+21.4%
5 years	-12.1%	+75.2%	−87.2 pts	-2.5%	+11.9%
10 years	+182.8%	+311.1%	−128.3 pts	+11.0%	+15.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

5M MXL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.5% from the previous report, or 5.19% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 37.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,615,966	+3.5%	3,783,950	1.2
Oct 15, 2026	4,460,007	-8.8%	3,229,360	1.4
Sep 30, 2026	4,887,878	+1.1%	3,285,052	1.5
Sep 15, 2026	4,836,594	+7.7%	2,373,003	2.0
Aug 31, 2026	4,492,623	+4.3%	2,081,439	2.2
Aug 14, 2026	4,306,773	+3.4%	2,250,965	1.9
Jul 31, 2026	4,166,322	+7.6%	5,030,294	1.0
Jul 15, 2026	3,872,683	-6.7%	2,972,447	1.3
Jun 30, 2026	4,148,583	+34.7%	4,090,305	1.0
Jun 15, 2026	3,080,478	+6.3%	4,266,331	1.0
May 29, 2026	2,897,599	-3.1%	4,848,005	1.0
May 15, 2026	2,989,411	-23.3%	5,589,649	1.0