MaxLinear, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

MXL · Semiconductors · $9.61B market cap

MaxLinear, Inc. had 1,115 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 13.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $468M, up 29.7% from a year earlier, or $419K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,115

-13.8% YoY

Revenue

$468M

+29.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$419K

Peer median $484K

Rank in industry

29 of 45

Semiconductors

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
62208354'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 121Staff 202

Hover a year for the numbers.

MXL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,115$468M$419K-13.8%+29.7%
Dec 20241,294$361M$279K-26.4%-48.0%
Dec 20231,759$693M$394K-4.6%-38.1%
Dec 20221,844$1.12B$608K+22.7%+25.5%
Dec 20211,503$892M$594K+5.8%+86.5%
Dec 20201,420$479M$337K+200.8%+50.9%
Dec 2019472$317M$672K-36.1%-17.6%
Dec 2018739$385M$521K-1.9%-8.4%
Dec 2017753$420M$558K+36.2%+8.4%
Dec 2016553$388M$701K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
1,420'201,503'211,844'221,759'231,294'241,115'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$337K'20$594K'21$608K'22$394K'23$279K'24$419K'25

MaxLinear, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Semiconductors.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
RMBS
Rambus Inc.
791$708M$895KEfficient growth
SITM
SiTime Corporation
441$327M$741KEfficient growth
VECO
Veeco Instruments Inc.
1,265$664M$525KHiring into decline
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
1,174$523M$446KHiring ahead
MXL
MaxLinear, Inc.
1,115$468M$419KLeaner
AMBA
Ambarella, Inc.
959$391M$407KEfficient growth
FORM
FormFactor, Inc.
2,153$785M$365KLeaner
LASR
nLIGHT, Inc.
800$261M$327KLeaner
COHU
Cohu, Inc.
2,857$453M$159KLeaner
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Questions about MaxLinear, Inc.

How many employees does MaxLinear, Inc. have?
MaxLinear, Inc. reported 1,115 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on January 29, 2026. That is down 13.8% from a year earlier.
What is MaxLinear, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
MaxLinear, Inc. brought in $468M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $419K per employee. That ranks 29 of 45 companies we track in Semiconductors, where the median is $484K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in MaxLinear, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed January 29, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell MXL.