MAXLINEAR INC (MXL)
Information Technology · Communications Semiconductors · NASDAQ
MaxLinear provides highly integrated communication systems-on-chips that power the backbone of broadband, mobile, and data center infrastructure.
What MAXLINEAR INC does
MaxLinear is a fabless semiconductor company that designs communications systems-on-chips (SoCs) for broadband, mobile infrastructure, data center, and industrial markets. Its products integrate radio frequency (RF), high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing into single integrated circuits. These solutions are used in applications such as 4G/5G base stations, optical transceivers for data centers, and home networking gateways.
Themes: broadband infrastructure, data center connectivity, 5G infrastructure, home networking, industrial automation
Fundamentals
- Price$93.70 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$8.5B as of 2026-07-16 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+477.3% 2025-10-08 close $16.23 → 2026-10-08 close $93.70
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-29.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+56.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-30.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.26 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+50.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-25.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta2.57 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How MXL compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 375 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 311 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 370 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 385 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How MAXLINEAR INC looks technically
MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) is trading 72.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 279 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 32, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. It is 27.0% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 72.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +72.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $75.91 | $75.91 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $54.44 | $54.44 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 35 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 35 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 55.93. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 279 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 279 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 32, with buyers in control | 32.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 55.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($79.69 to $113.13) — its "stochastic" reading is 42 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 41.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 23 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $128.30 | $128.30 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 27.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -27.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 633.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +633.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 27.0% below its highest point of the past year | 27.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $128.30 (set on 2026-06-30) | $128.30 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($13.05 to $128.03), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 30% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $53.29 to $56.97. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 29.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 27.0% below its all-time high | -27.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 40.1% above a support level at $56.08 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-29, most recently on 2026-09-03. Since 2024-10-08 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -40.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.96 (set on 2012-07-24) | $3.96 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2266.2% above its all-time low | +2,266% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 67th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $7.38 between its high and its low — about 7.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $7.38 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $62.07 and $113.52 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $62.07 – $87.80 – $113.52 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 7.9% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 7.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (72.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.42× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 4.0% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -4.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.0% below the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 107.36 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -4.0% |
| Gap filled | a 3.6% gap down opened on 2026-10-07 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -14.27% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 39.9 percentage points (the stock gained 40.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | +39.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.1 percentage points (the stock gained 8.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | +5.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 390.4 percentage points (the stock gained 407.9% while the market gained 17.5%) | +390.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 462.3 percentage points (the stock gained 477.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | +462.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.6% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 26.3% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +1.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 34% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $70.18 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +33.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 22% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-23 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $76.62 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 55 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +22.3% |
Double bottom, bullish — broke out · entry $84.84 · 50 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
MXL last closed at $93.70 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $56.08 | Support | 40.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-29 to 2026-09-03 |
| $20.94 | Support | 77.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-26 to 2026-01-16 |
| $20.07 | Support | 78.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-24 to 2026-02-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $55.93.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 20 trading days, since 2026-09-11.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · Gapped down at the open (3%+) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.82 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$94.55 range $40.00 – $125.00; median $100.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MXL
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.5578 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.5578, on 2026-08-29, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Potential liability and damages related to the terminated Silicon Motion merger and associated legal proceedings.","Significant concentration of net revenue among a limited number of customers.","High volatility in operating results and vulnerability to the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MXL's 10-Q filed 2026-04-23 against the prior one filed 2025-10-23.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- In newer filing: 'In addition, we generate revenue from certain intellectual property sale agreements.' (new sentence in Overview section)
- In newer filing: specific reference to Q1 2026 results with 'net revenue was $137.2 million' and three-month period ending March 31, 2026
- In newer filing: 'We have experienced growth in sales demand across our infrastructure, broadband, and industrial and multi-market end markets' (reflects infrastructure as separate market category)
- In newer filing: updated Asia geography data showing '77% and 78% of net revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, including 48% from Hong Kong and 10% from mainland China' vs prior year Vietnam reference
- In newer filing: customer concentration data for Q1 2026 showing 'one customer accounted for 13% of net revenue, and ten largest customers accounted for 56%'
- Removed:
- Removed from newer filing: 'In addition, we generate revenue from certain intellectual property sale agreements.' appears only in newer filing, so older filing lacks this statement
- Removed reference to nine-month periods (Q1-Q3) in newer filing; older filing contained nine-month ended September 30 data
- Removed older filing language: 'We are currently experiencing growth' replaced with 'We have experienced growth' in newer filing
- Removed older filing customer concentration details: 'In the three months ended September 30, 2025, two customers accounted for 29%' and 'ten largest customers accounted for 69%' and nine-month metrics with 'two customers accounted for 30%' and 'ten largest customers accounted for 67%'
- Removed older filing Asia shipment percentages: '81% and 72% of net revenue during nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' and specific Vietnam/Hong Kong breakdowns
- Reworded:
- Reporting period changed from 'nine months ended September 30, 2025' (9M fiscal 2025) to 'three months ended March 31, 2026' (Q1 fiscal 2026)
- End market description changed from 'broadband, connectivity and infrastructure end markets' (older) to 'infrastructure, broadband, and industrial and multi-market end markets' (newer)
- Tense change: 'are currently experiencing' (older Q1 2025 context) to 'have experienced' (newer Q1 2026 context)
- Customer concentration framing changed from two largest customers to one largest customer as primary metric in Q1 2026
- Notes:
- The older filing section appears truncated at the end of the Terminated Silicon Motion Merger section, limiting full comparison of that subsection
- Comparison is between different fiscal periods (9-month period vs. 3-month period) which naturally affects financial metrics and customer concentration ratios
- The newer filing is a 10-Q for Q1 fiscal 2026 while older filing is a 10-Q for fiscal 2025 third quarter, representing different interim reporting periods
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added phrase 'Recent and further' to trade policy risk factor (filed 2026-04-23)
- Added phrase 'or credible threats of increased tariffs or additional trade barriers,' to trade policy risk factor (filed 2026-04-23)
- Removed:
- Removed phrase 'continue to' from global economic conditions risk factor; changed 'could continue to adversely affect' to 'could adversely affect' (filed 2026-04-23)
- Removed detailed sentence about excess inventory in the channel from the stock price volatility risk factor (filed 2026-04-23)
- Removed phrase 'continue to' from order and shipment uncertainties risk factor; changed 'could continue to negatively affect' to 'could negatively affect' (filed 2026-04-23)
- Reworded:
- Trade policy risk factor: changed 'Changes in trade policies' to 'Recent and further changes in trade policies' (filed 2026-04-23)
- Trade policy risk factor: changed 'Increased tariffs or the imposition of other barriers to international trade has previously' to 'Increased tariffs or the imposition of other barriers to international trade, or credible threats of increased tariffs or additional trade barriers, have previously' (filed 2026-04-23)
- Global economic conditions risk factor: changed 'could continue to adversely affect' to 'could adversely affect' (filed 2026-04-23)
- Order and shipment uncertainties risk factor: changed 'could continue to negatively affect' to 'could negatively affect' (filed 2026-04-23)
- Notes:
- The older filing (2025-10-23) text appears truncated at the end; comparison is limited to complete text present in both documents
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 16 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 16 sells ($50M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 27 sells ($59M) — 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-17. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MXL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding MXL as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 21,396,886
- Reported value $2,739,443,308
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
MXL had 4,836,594 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MXL had 5.33% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.04 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,836,594
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.33%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,492,623
- Reported change 7.66%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.04
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Broadcom (AVGO)
- Analog Devices (ADI)
- Texas Instruments (TXN)
- Qualcomm (QCOM)
- NXP Semiconductors (NXPI)
- Marvell Technology (MRVL)
- Semtech (SMTC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) do?
MaxLinear is a fabless semiconductor company that designs communications systems-on-chips (SoCs) for broadband, mobile infrastructure, data center, and industrial markets. Its products integrate radio frequency (RF), high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing into single integrated circuits. These solutions are used in applications such as 4G/5G base stations, optical transceivers for data centers, and home networking gateways.
What sector is MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) in?
MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Communications Semiconductors. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are MAXLINEAR INC's (MXL) competitors?
Notable peers of MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) include Broadcom, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) overbought or oversold right now?
MAXLINEAR INC (MXL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MXL come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.