Maxlinear (MXL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Maxlinear's Gross Margin was 58.73% in Q3 2026, up 1.88 percentage points from 56.86% a year earlier and up 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Maxlinear (MXL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Maxlinear's Gross Margin was 58.01% through Sep 30, 2026, up 1.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 56.84%, up 2.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +12.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 54.03% in FY2024 (-1.60 pp), 55.63% in FY2023 (-2.37 pp), 58.00% in FY2022 (+2.44 pp) and 55.56% in FY2021 (+11.10 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 14.52 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 4.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MXL's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 57.84% (Q2 2026), 57.50% (Q1 2026) and 57.58% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 83.20% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 66.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 86.76% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 53.90% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 52.15% |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 42.97% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Maxlinear | 5.08 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 128.07 Mn | 58.73% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 58.73% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 57.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 56.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 55.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 54.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 54.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 54.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 56.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 58.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 58.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 58.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 57.19% |
Maxlinear Gross 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=gross-margin&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();