Growth Metrics

Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Maxlinear has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 15.38% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1400.0% to 15.38% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 15.38% through Mar 2026, up 1400.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 19.69% for FY2025, 858.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 15.38% for Q1 2026 at Maxlinear, up from 20.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.45% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 32.01% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.38% (2026), against an average of 6.73%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 2278bps in 2022 and then crashed -3478bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 21.45% in 2022, then tumbled by -120bps to 4.39% in 2023, then crashed by -629bps to 32.01% in 2024, then soared by 36bps to 20.59% in 2025, then increased by 25bps to 15.38% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MXL's Return on Capital Employed are 15.38% (Q1 2026), 20.59% (Q4 2025), and 23.48% (Q3 2025).