Maxlinear (MXL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Maxlinear's FCF Margin was -8.96% in Q3 2026, down 12.43 percentage points from 3.48% a year earlier and down 10.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Maxlinear (MXL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Maxlinear's FCF Margin was -3.12% through Sep 30, 2026, up 3.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.50%, up 18.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -11.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was -17.47% in FY2024 (-21.78 pp), 4.32% in FY2023 (-26.70 pp), 31.02% in FY2022 (+16.56 pp) and 14.46% in FY2021 (+1.69 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.67 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 46.46 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 35.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MXL's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 1.46% (Q2 2026), -7.48% (Q1 2026) and 4.91% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 95.92% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 61.55% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 22.24% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 51.40% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 60.60% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 4.14% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 6.41% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Maxlinear | 5.08 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 128.07 Mn | -8.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -8.96% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -42.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 49.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53% |
API Access
Maxlinear FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "MXL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();