MXL
HoldHot AirMaxLinear, Inc. · Technology · United States · $5.8B cap · $230.3M/day traded
$66.47 +4.7% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
StockRank up 11.8 since 24 Oct: Momentum up 12 after a 5% price rise, Quality up 7.
Hot Air: Rising on momentum alone: weak business, rich price.
Reported 22 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate rose 64.5% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL) is 38/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 44, Value 15, Momentum 70, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT MAXLINEAR, INC.
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MaxLinear is a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for various broadband communication applications. It benefits from proprietary technology and strong intellectual property in high-performance RF and mixed-signal circuits, crucial for high-speed data transmission and next-generation communication infrastructure. MaxLinear is a niche semiconductor company known for its innovation in analog and mixed-signal technology, serving high-growth markets like broadband access, data centers, and connectivity solutions.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.1B | 693.3M | 360.5M | 467.6M | -25.3% | 660.5M | 774.3M | 65.6% |
| EPS | 1.60 | -0.91 | -2.93 | -1.58 | — | -0.33 | — | — |
| Shares | 78.7M | 81.8M | 84.6M | 86.5M | +9.8% | 90.7M | — | — |
| Debt | 155.6M | 157.8M | 149.4M | 145.0M | -2.3% | 177.8M | — | — |
| Equity | 676.4M | 686.3M | 516.3M | 451.9M | -12.6% | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 388.7M | 43.4M | -45.3M | 19.6M | -63.0% | -7.2M | — | — |
| Inv CF | -91.8M | -15.9M | -23.4M | -19.8M | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -240.4M | -26.4M | 1.3M | -18.7M | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Swung more than 98% of stocks we rank over the past year (127% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MXL are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXL | MaxLinear, Inc.(you) | $5.8B | 38 | Hold |
| ALGM | Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. | $5.9B | 35 | Sell |
| PI | Impinj, Inc. | $5.1B | 35 | Sell |
| SYNA | Synaptics Incorporated | $4.7B | 34 | Sell |
| SLAB | Silicon Laboratories Inc. | $7.4B | 43 | Hold |
| VSH | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | $4.1B | 42 | Hold |
| POWI | Power Integrations, Inc. | $2.6B | 51 | Hold |
| SITM | SiTime Corporation | $13.8B | 27 | Sell |
| MTSI | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | $18.0B | 45 | Hold |
| DIOD | Diodes Incorporated | $3.7B | 59 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 4.9% · P/E 32.5x · Gross margin 52.2%
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