MXL Stock — MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MXL is a Stock. Total return is 281.4% over the past 16.6 years, 492.5 points behind SPY at 773.9%.

MaxLinear is a semiconductor company that designs and sells communications systems-on-chip solutions for high-speed networking and wireless infrastructure, including products for 5G base stations, broadband modems, Wi-Fi routers, and optical transceivers. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. MaxLinear appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to semiconductor and networking technology sectors.

MXL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 281.4% over the past 16.6 years, 492.5 points behind SPY at 773.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 308.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 55.3%.

MXL key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/24/2010

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$71.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,468,238,382

Average volume

2355374.0

Beta

3.94

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

31.5457

EPS

$-1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MXL risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 55.3%.

Who may consider MXL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MXL does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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