Maxlinear MXL
NASDAQ MXL
$74.57 +5.23 (+7.54%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Maxlinear (MXL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Maxlinear's (MXL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $2.5 million in Q2 2026, down 73.48% year-over-year from $9.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 124.09% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.3 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Maxlinear (MXL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Maxlinear (MXL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $2.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 73.48% year-over-year to $2.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $3.3 million, a 104.8% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $7.0 million, up 111.15% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $2.5 million for Q2 2026 at Maxlinear, up from -$10.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $129.4 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$34.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $17.4 million and a median of $5.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 1290.9% in 2022 and slumped 275.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $52.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 133.85% to -$17.8 million in 2023, then sank by 68.27% to -$30.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 122.3% to $6.7 million in 2025, then plunged by 63.11% to $2.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.5 million (Q2 2026), -$10.3 million (Q1 2026), and $6.7 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,260.79 Bn 5,195.56 Bn 72.14 Bn 21.40 Bn
2 Broadcom 1,728.14 Bn 1,704.17 Bn 20.46 Bn 13.67 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 842.32 Bn 829.21 Bn 6.20 Bn 1.56 Bn
4 Arm Holdings 280.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 1.25 Bn 1.10 Bn
5 Marvell Technology 207.04 Bn 203.10 Bn 1.46 Bn 478.80 Mn
6 Qualcomm 192.34 Bn 184.04 Bn 5.28 Bn 495.00 Mn
7 Monolithic Power Systems 60.66 Bn 59.25 Bn 541.07 Mn 145.48 Mn
8 Astera Labs 50.52 Bn 49.27 Bn 287.57 Mn 67.21 Mn
9 Credo Technology Group Holding 30.60 Bn 29.83 Bn 309.08 Mn 80.12 Mn
10 Maxlinear 6.76 Bn 6.70 Bn 97.66 Mn 2.47 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -30.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -34.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -17.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -14.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 36.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 52.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 52.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 112.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 129.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 74.45 Mn