MXL MAXLINEAR, INC

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $20M, Q2 2026: $0M, Q3 2023: $0M, Q2 2023: $5M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $20M vs trailing avg $2M (+1051%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-63M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 0 shares = 0.0% of 86,451,000 outstanding (annualized)

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $52M in the last 90 days (net selling)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 60558767.4x more than bought. 1 C-suite officers among sellers

• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 35,963 shares on 2026-08-14
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 77,501 shares on 2026-08-14
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 6,536 shares on 2026-08-14
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 36,743 shares on 2026-08-14
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 77,515 shares on 2026-08-14
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 5,742 shares on 2026-08-14
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 19,373 shares on 2026-08-17
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 68,482 shares on 2026-08-17
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 72,298 shares on 2026-08-17
• SEENDRIPU KISHORE (Chairman, President and CEO) sold 13,289 shares on 2026-08-17