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Anthropic reports $16.3 billion in half-year revenue as it files IPO registration statement

Key Facts

1Anthropic generated $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2026, about 14 times the comparable period.
2The company recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion, including a one-time accounting item of $72.4 billion.
3Anthropic filed its registration statement on October 26, 2026, and it was accepted at 09:00:11.
4Minimum future obligations totaled $245 billion, in addition to about $21 billion in short-term agreements.
5The seven founders will retain a combined 50.1% of voting power after the offering.

Anthropic filed a registration statement for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2026, moving its listing plan from a confidential draft to a formal filing. The SEC’s records show the filing was accepted at 09:00:11 that day. The company plans to list its Class A shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT, it said. It has not yet specified the number of shares to be offered or the price range, leaving the offering’s size and value undecided. The company said the securities may not be sold, and offers to buy them may not be accepted, before the registration statement becomes effective.

The move comes as figures in the offering filing show rapid revenue growth alongside a large net loss. Anthropic generated $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2026, about 14 times revenue in the same period a year earlier, according to the Associated Press. In the same period, the company recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion. That figure, however, includes a one-time accounting item of $72.4 billion tied to financing agreements, so it does not fully reflect operating losses. The figures underscore the business’s rapid growth for investors, who must read the loss in light of the nature of that accounting item.

The Associated Press reported that the company said it had $131.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents on June 30, 2026. At the same time, its planned expansion in computing and infrastructure requires high capital spending, according to the report. The company also disclosed minimum future payment obligations of $245 billion, along with short-term agreements involving about $21 billion in minimum payments. The obligations come as market volatility and higher borrowing costs have heightened investor concerns about the debt-financed AI investment boom, Reuters reported. U.S. stock-index futures briefly rose after the filing was announced, according to the agency.

The company’s potential valuation remains one of the biggest uncertainties ahead of the IPO pricing. The Associated Press said reports have pointed to a valuation of as much as $2 trillion at listing, while stressing that the final valuation and offering price have not been set. Anthropic said in May that its funding round valued it at $965 billion post-money. The company said at the time that its annualized revenue had exceeded $47 billion earlier in the month, a yearly measure based on its revenue run rate. The comparison between the two figures offers context for what investors may consider, but does not settle the valuation the offering will use.

On governance, the seven founders will retain a combined 50.1% of voting power after the offering, according to the Associated Press. That gives the founders a majority of the votes based on the figures in the report, even as the company moves into the public market. The offering prospectus devoted 93 pages of its 335 pages to risk factors, according to the same report. Among the risks listed by the company is the possibility that advanced AI systems could pose catastrophic or existential threats to humanity. Anthropic said its founders established the company in part to help the world benefit from AI and avoid its risks, while the prospectus warned that model development could outpace the company’s ability to implement adequate safety measures.

Anthropic said on June 1 that it had filed a confidential draft registration statement with the SEC, allowing it to continue preparing for a potential offering after regulatory review. The company said at the time that proceeding with the offering would depend on market conditions and other factors. Reuters reported that it was expected to begin marketing shares to investors during the week of November 9, with the plan and timing subject to change. An Investing.com report said the company was targeting a listing in the week of November 16, and that pricing and share-count details could emerge about two weeks after the filing, with the timing subject to change. In the near term, the Federal Open Market Committee meets on October 27 and 28, and the preliminary estimate of U.S. gross domestic product for the third quarter is due on October 29 at 8:30 a.m.