Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Maxlinear's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -2.48% for Q2 2026, up 20.14 percentage points from -22.62% a year earlier and up 10.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Maxlinear (MXL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Maxlinear reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -13.64%, up 33.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -27.13%, up 34.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -6.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 49.65 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 89.30 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MXL's Return on Sales [ROS] at -12.54% (Q1 2026), -10.92% (Q4 2025) and -32.65% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Maxlinear | 9.61 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 97.66 Mn | -2.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.35% |
API Access
Maxlinear Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MXL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();