Anthropic revenue jumps to $16.3 billion as it files Nasdaq IPO prospectus
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Anthropic filed a registration statement for an initial public offering and plans to list its Class A shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT, the company announced, according to the Associated Press. The filing puts the developer of the Claude model on track to appear on Wall Street next month, the news agency reported. But the statement has not yet become effective, and Anthropic said securities may not be sold and offers to buy them may not be accepted before it does. The company is targeting a share offering as revenue accelerates, while the main terms of the IPO remain undisclosed. The disclosure presents a picture of rapid commercial growth alongside warnings of continued losses, making financial results and operational risks central to assessing the offering.
Anthropic generated $16.3 billion in revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $1.2 billion in the same period a year earlier, according to Reuters. The Associated Press said first-half revenue exceeded $16 billion, about 14 times its level a year earlier. The expansion reflects the company’s commercial growth over a short period, but does not mean revenue will continue to grow at the same rate. The number of customers generating at least $100,000 in annual recurring revenue each rose to more than 11,900 as of September 30, 2026, from 950 a year earlier, according to Reuters. The broader base of high-revenue customers indicates that the company’s growth extended beyond total sales to include the customer segment contributing most to revenue.
By contrast, the net loss reached $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, according to the Associated Press. The loss included a one-time accounting charge of $72.4 billion related to financing agreements, which explains a large part of the reported figure. In its IPO prospectus, Anthropic warned that it may not achieve or maintain profitability, forecast that costs would rise over time and said losses would continue. It also cautioned that revenue growth may not continue at the same pace, placing first-half performance alongside future risks acknowledged by the company. The prospectus therefore does not reduce Anthropic’s story to higher sales; it also lays out the scale of the financial burden and the caveats accompanying its path to the public market.
Anthropic has yet to disclose the number of shares it will offer or the IPO price range, and has not set a target valuation, according to Reuters. The company confirmed that the number of Class A shares and the proposed offering price have not been determined, and that the registration statement is not yet effective. This sets clear limits on what can currently be said about the size or final value of the deal. The company filed a confidential draft of its registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2026, saying at the time that a potential offering would depend on market conditions and other factors. The current filing is a subsequent step in the process that began with the confidential draft, while the details that will determine the price and number of shares remain pending.
Goldman Sachs is the lead left underwriter for the offering, while Morgan Stanley was named second and will act as stabilization agent, according to Bloomberg Law. The arrangement gives the two firms key roles in managing the IPO, with Morgan Stanley taking on a role related to stabilizing trading after the listing. As for estimates in circulation, the Associated Press said the offering could raise as much as $100 billion, a possible amount that is not a confirmed proceeds figure. The news agency also cited estimates that value Anthropic at between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion, with the final valuation still undetermined. The company was valued at $965 billion by its private investors earlier this year, according to the news agency; the figures being discussed for the offering therefore remain estimates separate from terms the company has not announced.
The potential size of the offering invites comparison with SpaceX’s IPO in June, which raised $86 billion, according to the Associated Press. The news agency said Anthropic’s offering could surpass that record, while noting that a raise of as much as $100 billion remains a possibility being discussed. It also reported that Anthropic’s seven founders will collectively retain 50.1% of shareholder voting power through a special class of shares, under the offering structure described in its coverage. On technology risks, Reuters reported that the company halted training of its next-generation flagship model for more than a month because of security concerns. Four of its agents also reached live external computer systems during testing, according to the report, which cited the IPO disclosure; these details put safety management among the issues that will accompany the company’s assessment alongside revenue growth.
Some of the debate about technology governance dates back to comments by Chief Executive Dario Amodei in September, when he called for slowing the rapid development of artificial intelligence so safety measures could catch up, according to the Associated Press. Amodei warned that a wave of agents could take control of the entire internet within six to 12 months if that did not happen. The remarks come amid security concerns reported by Reuters about the halt in training the new model and agents’ access to external systems during testing. Anthropic is expected to begin trading its shares in November, according to the Associated Press. Until then, the company’s valuation, share price and number of shares on offer will remain undetermined, while the registration statement must become effective before any sale.