Every material Form 8-K MaxLinear filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
MaxLinear reported unaudited third-quarter 2026 revenue of $218.1 million, up 72% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $28.9 million, compared with a net loss of $45.5 million a year earlier. The company also expanded its senior secured revolving credit facility by $70 million to $200 million and gave Q4 2026 revenue guidance of $240 million to $260 million, which would be above the Q3 level.
Q3 2026 net revenue $218.1 million, up 29% from Q2 2026 and up 72% year over year; GAAP diluted EPS $0.30 versus $(0.52) a year earlier
Non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.62 for Q3 2026, versus $0.14 a year earlier
Q4 2026 revenue guidance $240 million to $260 million; GAAP gross margin 58.0% to 61.0%
Revolving facility commitments increased by $70 million to $200 million under Amendment No. 3 dated October 16, 2026; liquidity covenant threshold lowered from $80 million to $60 million
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.
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.
At its annual meeting on May 20, 2026, MaxLinear stockholders approved an amended and restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that adds 3,204,107 reserved shares and sets a new ten-year term. They also approved an amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan that now stays in effect until terminated and no longer has an annual automatic share increase. Both plans took effect on approval, and shareholders re-elected two Class II directors and ratified Grant Thornton LLP as auditor.
MaxLinear reported first-quarter 2026 net revenue of $137.2 million, up 43% from a year earlier and 1% from the prior quarter, and guided second-quarter revenue to $160 million to $170 million. GAAP net loss was $45.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared with a $0.17 loss in the prior quarter, while non-GAAP diluted earnings were $0.22 per share. The company also amended its revolving credit facility to extend maturity to March 2028 and add $30 million in commitments, bringing the total to $130 million, which was undrawn at closing.
Q1 2026 net revenue $137.2 million, up 43% year over year and up 1% sequentially
GAAP diluted loss per share $0.52 vs. $0.17 loss in Q4 2025; non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.22 vs. $0.19
Q2 2026 net revenue guidance of approximately $160 million to $170 million
Revolver maturity extended from June 23, 2026 to March 23, 2028; $30 million added, total $130 million, undrawn; margin raised to 2.25% for Term SOFR loans
MaxLinear added Kris Sennesael to its board of directors, effective February 13, 2026, bringing the board to eight directors, and also named him to the Audit Committee. Sennesael is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Western Digital, and the filing describes him as a director with more than 25 years of semiconductor-industry finance and operations experience.
Board appointment effective February 13, 2026; Sennesael serves as a Class I director with a term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting
Initial equity award with an estimated grant-date fair value of $380,000, plus a $60,000 annual board retainer and a $10,000 Audit Committee retainer
Press release dated February 17, 2026 announced the appointment (Exhibit 99.1)
MaxLinear reported unaudited fourth-quarter 2025 net revenue of $136.4 million, up 48% from a year earlier and 8% from the prior quarter, with a GAAP net loss of $14.9 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $0.68 a year earlier. The company guided first-quarter 2026 net revenue to approximately $130 million to $140 million and repurchased $20 million of its common stock in the quarter.
Q4 2025 net revenue was $136.4 million, up 48% year over year and 8% sequentially.
GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.17, versus $0.68 in Q4 2024; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.19.
Full-year 2025 net revenue was $467.6 million, up 30%, and GAAP net loss was $136.7 million, versus $245.2 million in 2024.
Q1 2026 net revenue guidance is approximately $130 million to $140 million; the company repurchased $20 million of stock in Q4.
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