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Anthropic is producing the kind of growth that would normally make Wall Street salivate.<\/p>\n
Investors continue to lower their estimates of the artificial intelligence company’s potential value.<\/p>\n
Some current and prospective Anthropic investors have discussed valuing the Claude maker at roughly $1.5 trillion in its upcoming initial public offering, down from earlier expectations of about $2 trillion, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
The shift occurred even after Anthropic informed investors that the firm was profitable on an adjusted basis and that third-quarter sales had increased by 45% to $16.8 billion from the previous quarter, Reuters noted. From $4.7 billion in the first quarter to $11.6 billion in the second, revenue more than quadrupled sequentially.<\/p>\n
The problem is that although Anthropic continues to expand at a rate most businesses could only imagine, when investors value a five-year-old business at close to $2 trillion, they already factor remarkable growth into the price.<\/p>\n
I find it noteworthy that Wall Street no longer questions whether income from artificial intelligence can increase rapidly.<\/p>\n
It wants to know whether it can grow fast enough.<\/p>\n
Anthropic’s valuation has raced ahead with revenue<\/p>\n
Anthropic would likely be expensive, given the $1.5 trillion price under discussion.<\/p>\n
The company raised $65 billion in May at a $965 billion post-money valuation. At the time, it said annualized revenue had crossed $47 billion.<\/p>\n
In only a few months, an IPO value of $1.5 trillion would still be more than 50% more than that private-market price. Still, it would also be a significant departure from the almost $2 trillion that investors had anticipated Anthropic would pursue.<\/p>\n
Related: Anthropic’s IPO results in an unusual contradiction for investors<\/p>\n
This difference is important, since Anthropic’s initial public offering (IPO) is evolving beyond a single business test.<\/p>\n
It may become one of the first significant public-market standards for how investors assess cutting-edge AI companies whose income is expanding rapidly but whose processing needs are also quite high.<\/p>\n
Anthropic has shown a remarkable deal of growth.<\/p>\n
Revenue climbed to $16.8 billion in the third quarter from $11.6 billion in the second quarter and $4.7 billion in the first, according to analysts who attended the company’s investor meeting and spoke with Reuters. Anthropic might also end the year with an annual revenue run rate of $110 billion.<\/p>\n
However, investors seem to care less about the amount of growth and more about how it is shaped.<\/p>\n
Between the first and second quarters, revenue more than doubled. There was a 45% rise in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
While that would still be impressive for a typical business, slowing sequential growth becomes significant for a company aiming for what could be the highest value ever linked to an IPO.<\/p>\n
Anthropic’s $2 trillion ambition meets a tougher market.<\/p>\n
Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Anthropic’s enormous AI bill raises the stakes<\/p>\n
The cost of production is the other aspect of Anthropic’s development narrative.<\/p>\n
An IPO prospectus reviewed by Reuters showed Anthropic generated nearly $4.6 billion in revenue in 2025, up twelvefold, while posting an operating loss of more than $8 billion before certain financing-related write-downs.<\/p>\n
About $34 billion of the company’s reported $42 billion net loss came from an accounting penalty that was mostly related to the increasing value of financing instruments that might potentially be converted into shares.<\/p>\n
What follows next could be the more significant figure for investors.<\/p>\n
Anthropic has committed at least $518 billion over roughly a decade for cloud services, computing power, and infrastructure, according to the prospectus.<\/p>\n
That huge investment helps explain how rapidly the value argument might shift from spectacular growth to just very good growth.<\/p>\n
More IPO:<\/p>\n
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hints at when it could hit the stock market<\/p>\n
SpaceX top executive makes first major move since IPO<\/p>\n
Vivian Tu’s IPO warning lands as SpaceX buyers split by $1,851<\/p>\n
Artificial intelligence models require large quantities of processing power. The infrastructure Anthropic requires to train fresh models and provide customer service increases with the number of users of Claude.<\/p>\n
The business is attempting to demonstrate that income may ultimately increase more quickly than those expenses.<\/p>\n
Positive indicators are present. According to Reuters, Anthropic informed potential investors that business was profitable on an adjusted basis in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
However, in the end, it will be up to public investors to choose how much they are prepared to pay for that course. They are also making that choice at a time when artificial intelligence stocks are much less forgiving.<\/p>\n
CoreWeave’s stock and bonds have fallen sharply amid growing concerns about debt financing behind the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. Data-center companies have delayed or withdrawn planned public offerings, while investors have become more skeptical about whether massive spending on computing capacity will generate adequate returns, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
It makes Anthropic’s IPO very significant.<\/p>\n
Investors may be reassured by a successful launch that they are still prepared to pay high prices for the fastest-growing AI companies. The contrary might be conveyed by a colder greeting.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported that some investors view Anthropic’s listing as a bellwether for the broader artificial intelligence market, particularly as rival OpenAI may follow it into public markets. Because of this, the distinction between $2 trillion and $1.5 trillion is noteworthy outside of Anthropic.<\/p>\n
The business continues to expand at a very rapid rate. It could even be starting to show that its company can generate adjusted profits.<\/p>\n
The question on Wall Street has just become more difficult.<\/p>\n
Anthropic is no longer required by investors to demonstrate the vast income potential of artificial intelligence. Instead, they need it to demonstrate that huge profits can support even higher prices.<\/p>\n
Related: Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO comes with a $518 billion bill<\/p>\n
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