Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Maxlinear's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -12.34% for Q2 2026, up 15.31 percentage points from -27.65% a year earlier and up 3.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Maxlinear's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -19.69%, up 8.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -3.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -28.27% in FY2024 (-24.06 pp), -4.21% in FY2023 (-27.49 pp), 23.28% in FY2022 (+15.41 pp) and 7.87% in FY2021 (+23.91 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 22.78 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 34.78 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MXL's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -15.38% (Q1 2026), -20.59% (Q4 2025) and -23.48% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.47% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 60.25% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Maxlinear | 9.61 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 97.66 Mn | -12.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.34% |
| 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% |
API Access
Maxlinear Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();