MAXLINEAR, INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
MXL on Nasdaq
Location
Carlsbad, CA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
29 Jan 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-22) highlights Return On Equity -28.2%, Return On Assets -16.5%, and Operating Margin -27.1%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

57.2/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

-28%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

-16%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.34x
Quick Ratio
0.64x
Debt to Equity
0.75x

Strengths

Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

-28%

YoY: -31%

Industry median: 1.5% (n=92)

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Return On Assets

-16%

YoY: -35%

Industry median: -2.7% (n=92)

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Operating Margin

-27%

YoY: -56%

Industry median: -4.3% (n=84)

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Current Ratio

1.34x

YoY: -25%

Industry median: 2.78x (n=96)

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Quick Ratio

0.64x

YoY: -43%

Industry median: 2.01x (n=94)

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Debt-to-equity

0.75x

YoY: +22%

Industry median: 0.45x (n=85)

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Revenues YoY

30%

YoY:

Industry median: 17% (n=24)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

44%

YoY:

Industry median: 11% (n=91)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity -28% -31%
Return On Assets -16% -35%
Operating Margin -27% -56%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.34x -25%
Quick Ratio 0.64x -43%
Debt-to-equity 0.75x +22%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 30%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 44%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 86,451,150 +2.1%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 86,451,000 +2.2%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $9,000 +12%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 86,588,000 +3.6%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 86,588,000 +3.6%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $467,641,000 +30%
Cost of Revenue $201,827,000 +22%
Operating Income (Loss) $126,890,000 +43%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $14,004,000 +8.9%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $140,894,000 +41%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $4,213,000 -165%
Earnings Per Share, Basic -1.58 +46%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted -1.58 +46%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $72,806,000 -39%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $46,122,000 -46%
Inventory, Net $78,104,000 -14%
Assets, Current $248,841,000 -23%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $77,268,000 +13%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $48,873,000 -18%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $15,506,000 -15%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $48,892,000 -11%
Goodwill $318,588,000 0%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $11,241,000 -48%
Assets $796,396,000 -7.9%
Accounts Payable, Current $37,916,000 +21%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $49,219,000 +145%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $72,392,000 -17%
Liabilities, Current $186,020,000 +2%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $12,313,000 -27%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $22,550,000 -14%
Liabilities $344,501,000 -1.1%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,030,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $500,406,000 -38%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $451,895,000 -12%
Liabilities and Equity $796,396,000 -7.9%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 550,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 86,451,000 +2.2%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $101,412,000 -15%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $104,525,000 +4.4%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $183,910,000 +7.4%
Operating Lease, Liability $21,409,000 -19%
Depreciation $23,200,000 +0.87%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $128,828,000 +48%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $23,026,000 -20%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $206,739,000 +5.7%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $9,096,000 -3.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $7,406,000 -10%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $9,944,000 -6.2%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.046 -8%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $1,617,000 -35%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $3,262,000 -45%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $53,689,000 +37%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 25,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $69,370,000 +0.71%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $2,042,000 -17%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets $13,313,000 -42%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $79,385,000 +12%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $77,128,000 +17%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%