Growth Metrics

Maxlinear (MXL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Maxlinear has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at -$10.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 23.4% to -$10.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $10.2 million through Mar 2026, up 112.09% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $7.0 million for FY2025, 111.15% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$10.3 million for Q1 2026 at Maxlinear, down from $6.7 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $6.7 million (2025), against an average of $18.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 1290.9% in 2022 and then plummeted 275.52% in 2025.
  • 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 tumbled by 68.27% to -$30.0 million in 2024, then surged by 122.3% to $6.7 million in 2025, then plummeted by 253.12% to -$10.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MXL's Free Cash Flow are -$10.3 million (Q1 2026), $6.7 million (Q4 2025), and $4.4 million (Q3 2025).