Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Semiconductors
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -163.61 | 75.26 | 1600.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73.35 | 22.34 | 23.30 | 21.24 | 34.73 | 53.85 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +111.2% | -58.5% | -77.3% | -98.0% | -79.6% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 6.75 | 10.12 | 16.84 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.83 | 2.41 | 4.53 | 3.75 | 4.57 | 4.03 | 3.87 | 3.33 | 3.45 | 2.88 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.44 | 4.46 | 6.20 |
| — | +265.0% | +495.4% | +15.0% | -38.5% | -26.1% | -38.1% | -40.2% | +17.1% | +12.5% | +32.4% | +40.0% | +60.9% | +45.9% | +41.7% | -35.3% | -61.2% | -46.6% | -40.4% | +39.9% | +70.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 9.42 | 16.56 | 23.46 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.02 | 2.52 | 1.88 | 3.24 | 2.19 | 2.72 | 2.41 | 2.83 | 2.57 | 3.40 | 3.90 | 4.14 | 4.24 | 4.79 | 8.91 | 12.57 |
| — | +448.8% | +830.5% | +78.6% | +4.0% | +38.0% | -7.5% | -22.1% | +14.4% | -15.0% | -20.0% | -38.2% | -31.6% | -39.3% | -28.9% | -56.2% | -67.1% | -50.6% | -38.1% | +40.6% | +73.2% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | 1150.59 | — | 56.76 | 79.75 | 33.03 | — | — | — | — | 50.39 | — | — | 24.85 | 19.38 | 13.26 | 12.40 | 6.05 | 9.09 | 405.52 |
| — | — | +3383.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +160.0% | — | — | +310.8% | +113.1% | -96.7% | -6.0% | -88.0% | -53.5% | +4009.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 141.16 | 57.12 | 952.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.13 | 13.73 | 11.24 | 9.59 | 12.28 | 17.44 | 30.71 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +235.1% | -21.3% | -63.4% | -57.7% | -67.0% | -15.6% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 72.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.45 | 16.07 | 13.93 | 15.14 | 25.74 | 51.48 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.1% | -68.8% | -67.9% | — | -65.1% | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 56.8% | 58.7% | 57.8% | 57.5% | 57.6% | 56.6% | 56.0% | 55.5% | 55.0% | 53.6% | 53.9% | 51.1% | 54.2% | 54.1% | 55.5% | 56.1% | 55.8% | 58.1% | 57.6% | 56.2% | 54.8% |
| — | +3.8% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +4.8% | +5.5% | +3.9% | +8.6% | +1.4% | -0.8% | -2.9% | -8.9% | -2.8% | -6.9% | -3.7% | -0.2% | +1.7% | +7.6% | +10.9% | +11.4% | +38.8% | |
| Operating Margin | -27.1% | 13.9% | -2.5% | -12.2% | -10.9% | -23.7% | -17.5% | -39.8% | -41.4% | -47.7% | -43.4% | -54.6% | -24.8% | -13.1% | -0.8% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 18.4% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 11.8% |
| — | +158.4% | +85.8% | +69.4% | +73.6% | +50.2% | +59.7% | +27.0% | -66.7% | -263.9% | -5222.8% | -494.5% | -259.7% | -171.2% | -105.8% | -24.1% | +31.3% | +75.5% | +616.2% | +163.6% | +203.6% | |
| Net Margin | -29.2% | 13.3% | 1.0% | -32.9% | -10.9% | -36.0% | -24.4% | -51.8% | -62.8% | -93.4% | -42.7% | -75.9% | -30.7% | -29.4% | -2.4% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 11.4% |
| — | +136.9% | +104.3% | +36.5% | +82.6% | +61.5% | +42.8% | +31.7% | -104.3% | -218.0% | -1704.5% | -2078.1% | -387.2% | -395.6% | -120.7% | -69.8% | -5.9% | +146.8% | +3098.7% | +600.7% | +189.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -28.2% | 5.7% | 0.4% | -10.0% | -3.3% | -9.5% | -5.4% | -9.8% | -10.8% | -12.9% | -6.3% | -10.9% | -5.5% | -5.5% | -0.6% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| — | +159.5% | +106.9% | -1.2% | +69.8% | +26.1% | +13.4% | +9.8% | -94.4% | -134.8% | -964.2% | -907.9% | -215.3% | -214.7% | -110.1% | -79.5% | -19.2% | +130.7% | +3294.8% | +605.2% | +195.0% | |
| ROA | -16.4% | 3.3% | 0.2% | -5.8% | -1.9% | -5.4% | -3.1% | -5.8% | -6.6% | -8.1% | -3.9% | -6.8% | -3.5% | -3.5% | -0.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| — | +161.1% | +107.1% | +0.3% | +71.7% | +32.9% | +21.1% | +15.6% | -86.5% | -130.7% | -963.0% | -955.4% | -234.1% | -246.3% | -113.1% | -74.4% | -1.9% | +170.1% | +3773.3% | +733.9% | +210.6% | |
| ROIC | -17.6% | 3.8% | -0.6% | -2.3% | -2.2% | -4.4% | -2.7% | -5.3% | -5.2% | -5.1% | -5.1% | -6.2% | -3.5% | -2.0% | -0.2% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 3.3% |
| — | +186.1% | +78.8% | +56.0% | +58.1% | +13.2% | +47.0% | +14.8% | -47.4% | -157.9% | -2954.3% | -259.2% | -166.5% | -132.0% | -103.8% | -24.4% | +60.9% | +125.1% | +863.8% | +204.6% | +230.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| — | +11.7% | -4.9% | +10.3% | +20.4% | +14.4% | +21.3% | +23.7% | +25.9% | +20.7% | +15.0% | +16.9% | -0.1% | -32.7% | -56.8% | -66.1% | -66.9% | -56.8% | -42.2% | -31.1% | -30.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | 4.76 | 46.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.75 | 3.00 | 2.53 | 3.01 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 6.56 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +114.8% | -35.5% | -61.5% | -61.6% | -67.8% | -56.7% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | 2.22 | 1.78 | 1.70 | 1.34 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 1.77 | 1.95 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.29 | 1.98 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.94 | 1.95 |
| — | +43.2% | +14.9% | +4.5% | -24.6% | -20.5% | -26.0% | -18.1% | -19.2% | -10.8% | -8.9% | +0.5% | +33.1% | +36.3% | +34.6% | +2.1% | -15.3% | -11.4% | -4.6% | +10.9% | +25.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.92 | 1.57 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 0.92 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.38 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.77 | 1.48 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 1.31 |
| — | +45.9% | +0.5% | -6.3% | -28.2% | -21.8% | -28.2% | -23.5% | -26.8% | -18.5% | -10.2% | +5.3% | +48.0% | +49.6% | +42.8% | +10.1% | -10.1% | -10.2% | -6.0% | +5.1% | +16.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | -10.18 | 11.46 | -1.59 | -7.49 | -6.45 | -15.38 | -11.22 | -18.57 | -13.57 | -30.07 | -14.27 | -26.32 | -13.65 | -14.29 | -0.84 | 11.09 | 18.76 | 17.45 | 19.15 | 20.17 | 12.87 |
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MaxLinear, Inc.'s current P/E is -163.6x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 837.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
MaxLinear, Inc.'s current operating margin is -27.1%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking MaxLinear, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.