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

Maxlinear (MXL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$10.3 million for Q1 2026, up 23.4% YoY from -$8.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 253.12% sequentially from $6.7 million in Q4 2025.

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

Maxlinear has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$10.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 23.4% year-over-year to -$10.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.2 million (up 112.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.0 million, up 111.15% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to -$10.3 million in Q1 2026, from $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for MXL reached as high as $129.4 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$34.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $6.7 million (2025), against an average of $18.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow soared 1290.9% — and 2025, when it tumbled 275.52%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $52.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 133.85% to -$17.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 68.27% to -$30.0 million in 2024, then surged by 122.3% to $6.7 million in 2025, then tumbled by 253.12% to -$10.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$10.3 million, $6.7 million, and $4.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 48.59 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 17.56 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.63 Bn
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn -853.00 Mn
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -775,000.00
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn 334.00 Mn
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 844.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 483.10 Mn
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 1.92 Bn
10 Maxlinear 9.84 Bn 9.78 Bn 78.88 Mn -10.26 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -10.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -30.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -30.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -34.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -34.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -17.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -17.85 Mn