MaxLinear (MXL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.62
- Estimate
- $0.56
- Surprise
- +11.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $218.1M
- Score today
- 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
MaxLinear (MXL) beat the $0.56 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.62 — a large 11.1% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
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- SLB, American Express And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday — benzinga, 2026-10-23
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MXL Sell at 5.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +11.1% surprise compares with a +12.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-28.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 3.4/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Insider activity: 0.93%=heavy
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $58.96
- Price target
- $81.46
- Stop
- $54.83
- Upside to target
- +38.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.5:1
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-13 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MXL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Market cap
- $5.44B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.9
- 52-week range
- $12.77–$128.30
- Off 52-week high
- 54.0%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.52×
- Score today
- 5.7/10