MXL
MaxLinear, Inc.
MXL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over MXL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
MXL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
MXL's revenue is currently strong, and its profitability and balance sheet are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MXL PE Valuation
MXL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR's PE is in its cheap range at 120x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 75x next year's earnings.
MXL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MXL, with profitability improving.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, with profitability improving.
MXL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.37 | +$1.72 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.19 | +$1.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.52 | +$1.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.58 | +$1.35 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.09 | +$0.65 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.47 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.63 | -$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.93 | -$2.02 |
MXL is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.37 per share over the past year, against $2.93 at its worst in late 2024.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MXL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $218.1M | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $168.8M | +55% |
| Q1 2026 | $137.2M | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $136.4M | +48% |
| Q3 2025 | $126.5M | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $108.8M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $95.9M | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $92.2M | -26% |
MXL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $218M last quarter, up 72% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +47 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.5% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | +36 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | +34 points |
| Q3 2025 | -33% | +50 points |
| Q2 2025 | -23% | +22 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | +30 points |
| Q4 2024 | -45% | -11 points |
MXL's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 47 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MXL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$19.5M | -544% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.5M | -73% |
| Q1 2026 | -$10.3M | +$3.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.7M | +$36.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | +$39.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3M | +$15M |
| Q1 2025 | -$13.4M | -276% |
| Q4 2024 | -$30M | -$12.2M |
MXL's free cash flow was −$21M over the past year, against −$30M the year before.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MXL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +381K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +10.5M shares |
| 3 years | +20% | +16.5M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +17.9M shares |
| Available history | +38% | +26.7M shares |
MXL has 98M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $5.2M |
| Q1 2022 | $26.3M |
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
MXL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | 0.2x | Very low |
MXL's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MXL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
MXL's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
MXL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MXL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MXL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
MXL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $75.8 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $75.4 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $55.0 | 7.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $35.0 | 69% above |
| 200 week MA | $28.7 | 106% above |
MXL has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 106% above its 200-week average.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR has the edge over MXL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MXL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.4 | $36.7 | +71% |
| 2021 | $36.7 | $74.1 | +102% |
| 2022 | $74.1 | $33.9 | -54% |
| 2023 | $33.9 | $23.8 | -30% |
| 2024 | $23.8 | $20.5 | -14% |
| 2025 | $20.5 | $17.7 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.7 | $59.0 | +233% |
MXL has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.