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MaxLinear

NSQ:MXL · US57776J1007
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentMedium

360

53
EV / EBIT25
Price / Owner Earnings90
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales36
EV / Gross Profit37
Price/Book25
Return on Capital6
Cash Return on Capital13
Return on Equity8
EBIT Margin8
Gross Profitability77
Accruals90
Owner Earnings Margin13
Sales growth80
Profit Growth49
Long-Term EPS Growth100
Reinvestment76
Price momentum97
Debt load42
Refinancing21
Debt Payback1
Liquidity15
Analyst ratings37
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside18
Market mood1
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

MaxLinear doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2003
Employees1,113
Websitemaxlinear.com
ISINUS57776J1007
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Network BackboneDetectors, Sensors and Mems5GOptical InfrastructureData Center TechnologyInternetSemiconductorTelecommunications

Description

MaxLinear, Inc. provides communications systems-on-chip, or SoCs, used in broadband, mobile and wireline infrastructure, data center, and industrial and multi-market applications. The company is a fabless integrated circuit design company whose prod…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

MaxLinear, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

What to watch: A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
17
2023202420252026

All-time high

34

Mar 2026

All-time low

17

Jun 2026

Average rank

26

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
36
48
57
49
Price/Earnings
29
27
43
56
Price/Book
25
50
73
24
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
17
23
45
35

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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