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MaxLinear Q4 2025 earnings summary

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Q4 2025 earnings summary29 Jan, 2026

Executive summary

  • Q4 2025 revenue reached $136.4 million, up 8% sequentially and 48% year-over-year, with fiscal year revenue at $467.6 million, a 30% increase over 2024.

  • Infrastructure segment led growth, with 30% full-year growth and up to 79% Q4 year-over-year, driven by optical, wireless, and storage accelerator products.

  • Keystone PAM4 DSP family qualified and ramping at major data centers for 400G/800G deployments.

  • Profitability and positive cash flow achieved ahead of plan, with a $20 million stock repurchase in Q4 reflecting confidence in future growth.

  • Early deployment of new fiber PON and Wi-Fi 7 platform with a Tier-1 North American carrier began in Q4 2025.

Financial highlights

  • Q4 2025 GAAP gross margin was 57.6%, non-GAAP gross margin 59.6%; Q4 GAAP loss from operations was 11% of revenue, non-GAAP income from operations was 16% of revenue.

  • Q4 2025 GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.17, non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.19.

  • Fiscal 2025 GAAP gross margin was 56.8%, non-GAAP gross margin 59.3%; GAAP diluted loss per share was $1.58, non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.31.

  • Net cash flow from operations was $10.4 million in Q4 and $19.6 million for the year.

  • Repurchased $20 million in common stock in Q4 2025.

Outlook and guidance

  • Q1 2026 revenue expected between $130 million and $140 million.

  • Q1 2026 GAAP gross margin guidance: 56%-59%; non-GAAP: 58%-61%.

  • Q1 2026 GAAP operating expenses: $85-$90 million; non-GAAP: $58-$64 million.

  • Q1 2026 GAAP interest/other expense: $2.1-$2.7 million; non-GAAP: $2-$2.6 million.

  • Expects continued growth in 2026, led by infrastructure, connectivity, and new product ramps.

Update on new product traction in growth markets
Drivers of early profitability and positive cash flow
Sustainability of operating expense reduction
Keystone PAM4 DSP 2026 revenue upside drivers?
PON's impact on 2026 broadband revenue?
Share repurchase signals for arbitration outcome?
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MaxLinear Inc is a semiconductor company that designs and sells integrated circuits for broadband communications, data center, and industrial applications. Its product portfolio includes radio frequency, analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits used in wired and wireless infrastructure. The company serves global equipment manufacturers and service providers. The company is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ.

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