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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MaxLinear (MXL)

MaxLinear Q2 revenue rises 55% to $168.8 million; Q3 outlook $210-$220 million

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

MaxLinear reported unaudited second-quarter 2026 results, with net revenue of $168.8 million, up 55% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings of $0.02 per share versus a loss of $0.31 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company also gave third-quarter 2026 revenue guidance of $210 million to $220 million, and GAAP net income was helped by an $8.3 million income tax benefit.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 net revenue was $168.8 million, up 23% from $137.2 million in Q1 2026 and up 55% from $108.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.02, compared with a loss of $0.52 in Q1 2026 and $0.31 in Q2 2025; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.35.
  • Infrastructure business revenue rose 145% year over year, which the company attributed to optical AI data center products.
  • Third-quarter 2026 guidance: revenue of $210 million to $220 million, GAAP gross margin of 57.0% to 60.0%, and GAAP operating expenses of $98 million to $104 million.

The filing

CompanyMaxLinear (MXL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 23, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001288469-26-000050

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 23, 2026.

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