Maxlinear (MXL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Maxlinear (MXL) posted Operating Margin of 13.86% for Q3 2026, up 46.51 percentage points from -32.65% a year earlier and up 16.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Maxlinear (MXL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Maxlinear was -0.92%, up 35.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -27.13%, up 34.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -6.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Maxlinear's Operating Margin was -61.95% in FY2024 (-56.44 pp), -5.51% in FY2023 (-21.60 pp), 16.09% in FY2022 (+8.78 pp) and 7.31% in FY2021 (+28.44 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +28.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 49.65 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 89.30 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -2.48% (Q2 2026), -12.54% (Q1 2026) and -10.92% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 76.33% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 58.65% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 21.17% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 15.27% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Maxlinear | 5.08 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 128.07 Mn | 13.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -32.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -48.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -44.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -82.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -44.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -78.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.83% |
API Access
Maxlinear Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();