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Anthropic Reports $16.286 Billion in Revenue and $80.7 Billion Loss in First Half

Key Facts

1Anthropic's revenue in the first half of 2026 was $16.286 billion, up 1,300% year on year.
2The company recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, of which $72.4 billion was tied to fair-value changes in financing instruments.
3The number of customers generating at least $100,000 over 12 months exceeded 6,000 in June 2026, contributing about 74% of first-half revenue.
4Computing and infrastructure costs were $8.945 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with $2.334 billion in the same period of 2025.

Anthropic filed an S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2026, reporting revenue of $16.286 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up 1,300% from the same period in 2025. The filing showed a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026. The company attributed revenue growth to successive model and product releases, which drove increased usage, expansion and broader adoption. The figures are part of a regulatory disclosure ahead of a potential public offering, while the final valuation and offering price have not yet been set. The Associated Press reported that the filing paves the way for a possible Wall Street listing next month.

First-half growth extended the revenue surge recorded in the previous year. Annual revenue rose from $386 million in 2024 to $4.585 billion in 2025, a reported increase of 1,088%. Revenue was $1.163 billion in the first half of 2025 before reaching $16.286 billion in the first half of 2026. Anthropic linked the acceleration to successive model and product launches and increased usage, expansion and broader adoption. The figures point to rapid growth in the company's commercial activity over successive periods, with revenue sharply higher than in earlier years and periods.

The corporate customer base expanded alongside revenue growth, according to the registration statement. The number of customers generating at least $100,000 in revenue over the preceding twelve months exceeded 600 in June 2025, then surpassed 6,000 in June 2026. Those customers contributed about 74% of first-half 2026 revenue. The expansion in the higher-spending customer segment offers a picture of a large share of sales concentrated among institutions paying substantial amounts for the company's services. Their rising numbers also align with Anthropic's account of broader usage and adoption as it released new models and products.

But the $80.7 billion net loss alone does not reflect operating expenses or cash used in the business. Anthropic said in its filing that $72.4 billion of the first-half loss stemmed from changes in the fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and Simple Agreements for Future Equity, known as SAFEs. The company attributed these changes primarily to an increase in its enterprise valuation. Most of the reported loss was therefore tied to revaluation of financing instruments, alongside operating expenses, rather than operating costs alone. Annual comparisons show net losses rising from $1.531 billion in 2023 to $8.309 billion in 2024, then to $41.965 billion in 2025.

By contrast, operating data for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 showed operating income of $974 million and adjusted operating income of $2.235 billion, alongside quarterly revenue of $11.555 billion. On spending, computing and infrastructure costs rose to $8.945 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with $2.334 billion in the same period of 2025. The company said building its computing and infrastructure capabilities would entail high capital expenditures. In cash flows, it recorded $3.9 billion in cash generated from operating activities in the first half of 2026, after using $1.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. The Associated Press also reported that it had $131.7 billion available in cash or cash equivalents as of June 30, 2026.

The public filing follows the submission of a confidential draft to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2026, according to an announcement by Anthropic at the time. The company said the draft gave it the option to become a public company after the SEC review was complete, and that the proposed offering would depend on market conditions and other factors. The filing plans to list the shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT, according to the Associated Press. The final valuation and offering price had not been set, the agency reported, while noting that trading could begin the following month. The next step remains subject to the SEC's review and market conditions before the offering details are finalized.