Growth Metrics

Maxlinear (MXL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Maxlinear (MXL) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 16 consecutive years, with $6.7 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 122.3% to $6.7 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $7.0 million, a 111.15% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $7.0 million, up 111.15% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was $6.7 million for Q4 2025 at Maxlinear, up from $4.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $129.4 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$34.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $22.5 million and a median of $8.5 million in 2024 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: soared 1290.9% in 2022, then plummeted 275.52% in 2025.
  • Maxlinear's Free Cash Flow stood at $3.8 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 1290.9% to $52.7 million in 2022, then crashed by 133.85% to -$17.8 million in 2023, then crashed by 68.27% to -$30.0 million in 2024, then soared by 122.3% to $6.7 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MXL's Free Cash Flow are $6.7 million (Q4 2025), $4.4 million (Q3 2025), and $9.3 million (Q2 2025).