MaxLinear stock launches Puma 9 for AI ready broadband networks

Published on 09/30/2026 at 06:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

MaxLinear stock posted USD 168.85 million in Q2 revenue, up 55.20 percent year over year. Infrastructure revenue rose 145.00 percent to USD 85.00 million.

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MaxLinear, Inc. (ISIN US57776N1054) reported second-quarter revenue of USD 168.85 million, up 55.20 percent from the year-earlier period, while adjusted earnings per share reached USD 0.35. MarketBeat reported that the result exceeded the USD 0.33 consensus estimate.

Puma 9 targets AI ready networks

MaxLinear launched Puma 9 on September 28, 2026, as a next-generation DOCSIS platform for broadband operators. Yahoo Finance reported that the platform supports DOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 3.1+ and DOCSIS 4.0 on one system-on-chip, with Wi-Fi 8, Edge AI processing and post-quantum security readiness.

The release gives MaxLinear a product angle beyond optical data-center demand. Puma 9 supports up to 12 Gbps downstream throughput and is designed to reduce customer-premises-equipment costs by 30.00 percent to 50.00 percent versus alternative DOCSIS 4.0 solutions, according to the company release carried by Yahoo Finance.

Infrastructure drives the mix shift

Infrastructure revenue rose 145.00 percent year over year to USD 85.00 million in the second quarter of 2026. S&P Global said Infrastructure accounted for 48.00 percent of first-half revenue, compared with 30.00 percent a year earlier, while first-half Infrastructure revenue reached USD 147.80 million.

That mix shift matters because MaxLinear's established broadband business faces a different growth profile. S&P Global's Visible Alpha consensus projects 2026 Infrastructure revenue of USD 398.00 million, while broadband revenue is forecast at USD 190.00 million, down 7.00 percent.

Market value sets the scale

MaxLinear had a market capitalization of USD 8.4 billion as of September 29, 2026. Its 52-week range was USD 12.77 to USD 128.30 on the same date, placing the semiconductor company in a wide valuation corridor as investors weigh rapid Infrastructure growth against uneven profitability.