Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Maxlinear (MXL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 15.38% for Q1 2026, up 1400.0% YoY from 1.03% in Q1 2025, and up 25.3% sequentially from 20.59% in Q4 2025.

Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Maxlinear has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 15.38% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1400.0% year-over-year to 15.38%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.38% (up 1400.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.69%, up 858.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 15.38% in Q1 2026, from 20.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MXL reached as high as 21.45% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 32.01% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.38% (2026), against an average of 6.73%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 2278 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 3478 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 21.45% in 2022, then tumbled by 120 bps to 4.39% in 2023, then slumped by 629 bps to 32.01% in 2024, then soared by 36 bps to 20.59% in 2025, then advanced by 25 bps to 15.38% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 15.38%, 20.59%, and 23.48% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 85.75%
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 60.25%
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 6.44%
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn -2.78%
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -11.35%
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn 9.57%
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 20.73%
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 6.23%
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 25.06%
10 Maxlinear 9.84 Bn 9.78 Bn 78.88 Mn -15.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -15.38%
Dec 31, 2025 -20.59%
Sep 30, 2025 -23.48%
Jun 30, 2025 -27.65%
Mar 31, 2025 -29.38%
Dec 31, 2024 -32.01%
Sep 30, 2024 -29.25%
Jun 30, 2024 -21.56%
Mar 31, 2024 -16.85%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.39%
Sep 30, 2023 4.97%
Jun 30, 2023 12.20%
Mar 31, 2023 17.93%
Dec 31, 2022 21.45%
Sep 30, 2022 20.28%
Jun 30, 2022 17.03%
Mar 31, 2022 12.32%
Dec 31, 2021 7.72%
Sep 30, 2021 1.51%
Jun 30, 2021 -5.76%