MXL · Maxlinear Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $7.09B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 85.37M |
| Beta | 3.94 |
| Volatility | 98.5% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Very High |
| Clavix score | 14.6 |
| Price | 70.50 |
| Change | −1.15% |
| Prev Close | 71.32 |
| Open | 74.25 |
| Day Low | 70.10 |
| Day High | 78.49 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $244.0M |
| 52W High | 128.30 |
| 52W Low | 12.77 |
| 52W Pos | 50.0% |
| From High | −45.05% |
| From Low | +452.08% |
| Max DD 1Y | −55.28% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −23.19% |
| SMA 50 | −9.27% |
| SMA 200 | +23.55% |
| RSI (14) | 42.8 |
| Vol 30D | 105.4% |
| Vol 90D | 126.3% |
| 1Y Range | 13–128 |
| Daily bars | 535 |
| Perf Week | −16.56% |
| Perf Month | +12.47% |
| Perf Quarter | +8.83% |
| Perf Half Y | +234.82% |
| Perf Year | +363.15% |
| Perf YTD | +280.88% |
| Prev Day | −1.15% |
| Clavix | F |
| Debt / Eq | 0.82 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.34 |
| Int Cover | -11.9× |
| FCF Margin | 1.5% |
| Rev Growth | +29.7% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 49 / 52 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayMXL grades F, 14.6 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (68), most exposed on Price Stability (2, weak). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Semiconductors median. Ranks 49 of 52 in Semiconductors by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| MXL | Semiconductors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 3.94 | 1.89 |
| Volatilityannualized | 98.5% | 47.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −55.3% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 3.09% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 133 (53%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| MXL | Semiconductors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 3.94 | 1.89 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Very High | Very High 62% of 52 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Semiconductors names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| MXL | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −16.6% |
| 1 month | +12.5% |
| Year to date | +280.9% |
| 1 year | +363.2% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| MXL | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 5 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 70 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 28 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 28 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 52 Semiconductors names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| MXL | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +29.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Semiconductors median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openMaxLinear is presenting its Topaz™ and MaxAI™ broadband products at the Network X 2026 conference in Vienna, showing service providers how to bring AI capabilities from the cloud into subscriber networks. The article body is a short conference announcement with no financial or operational details.
MaxLinear announced Topaz, a new single-chip home gateway processor designed for 10-gigabit fiber broadband and built to support the next Wi-Fi 8 standard along with encryption meant to resist future quantum-computer attacks. Shares were trading higher at $111.46 around midday.
MaxLinear announced Puma 9 in late September 2026, a single chip that supports DOCSIS 3.1, 3.1+, and 4.0 (the cable industry's standards for delivering internet over cable TV lines) on a single chip. It also includes Wi-Fi 8, on-device AI processing, post-quantum-ready security, and next-generation memory support, with the aim of lowering the cost of home internet equipment and helping cable operators upgrade to multi-gigabit broadband speeds.
MaxLinear announced Topaz, a new chip for home internet gateways on fiber networks, designed to handle 10 gigabit speeds and built with built-in AI processing and security features.
MaxLinear announced Topaz™, a new chip designed for home internet gateways on fiber-optic networks, built to handle 10 gigabit speeds and beyond. The chip includes built-in AI processing and advanced security features.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALGM | Allegro Microsystems Inc | D | $6.03B | 424.76 | 2.03 | Compare |
| FORM | FormFactor Inc | F | $8.85B | 75.05 | 1.19 | Compare |
| RMBS | Rambus Inc | D- | $10.07B | 41.42 | 1.93 | Compare |
| NVMI | Nova Ltd | D+ | $10.48B | 38.02 | 1.85 | Compare |
| AMKR | Amkor Technology Inc | F | $10.94B | 19.29 | 2.37 | Compare |
| ONTO | Onto Innovation Inc | D- | $11.38B | 85.15 | 1.63 | Compare |
| KLIC | Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc | C- | $4.35B | 36.32 | 1.62 | Compare |
| RGTI | Rigetti Computing Inc | F | $4.22B | — | 2.11 | Compare |
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