Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
Maxlinear (MXL) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.93% for Q3 2026, up 24.60 percentage points from -25.53% a year earlier and up 12.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Maxlinear's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -20.27%, up 10.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -7.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Maxlinear's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -30.85% in FY2024 (-26.09 pp), -4.76% in FY2023 (-20.99 pp), 16.23% in FY2022 (+8.85 pp) and 7.38% in FY2021 (+20.00 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 24.60 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 30.30 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -13.07% (Q2 2026), -16.99% (Q1 2026) and -21.16% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 34.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.05% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Maxlinear | 5.08 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 128.07 Mn | -0.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -16.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -25.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -29.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -31.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -29.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.25% |
API Access
Maxlinear Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();