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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001288469-21-000191"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MXL"
cik: "0001288469"
company_name: "MAXLINEAR, INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T01:31:24.058003+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MaxLinear Q2 revenue $205.4M (+215% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $0.53; Q3 guidance $215-225M

## Summary
- Net revenue $205.4M, up 215% YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $0.01, non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.53.
- GAAP gross margin 54.8% (up 140 bps QoQ); non-GAAP gross margin 60.2% (up 160 bps QoQ, above high-end guidance).
- Net cash from operations $7.9M vs $60.3M prior quarter; operating expenses rose to $110.3M.
- Q3 2021 outlook: revenue $215-225M; non-GAAP gross margin 59.5%-61.5%; non-GAAP op expenses $75.5-79.5M.
- Business highlights: 5nm 800Gbps PAM4 DSP demo; partnerships with MACOM and Cree for data center and 5G.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001288469-21-000191
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MXL
- cik: 0001288469
- company_name: MAXLINEAR, INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846921000191/0001288469-21-000191-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846921000191/mxl-20210728.htm

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