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Anthropic needs to bring in Amazon-style earnings to justify its $2 trillion valuation—but it’s barely turned a profit
Anthropic investors have been kicking the tires on what could be the most valuable initial public offering in history. A handful of the frontier lab’s backers confirmed to the Financial Times this week that they expect privately held Anthropic to go public in October with a targeted valuation of $2 trillion or higher, which easily eclipses SpaceX’s record-breaking $1.77 trillion IPO in June.
TL;DR
- Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) with a target valuation of $2 trillion or higher.
- This potential valuation exceeds SpaceX's record-breaking IPO.
- The company is not currently profitable, raising questions about justifying its valuation.
- Anthropic's second-quarter 2026 revenue is projected to double, with the company potentially posting its first operating profit, but net income remains a concern.
- Achieving a $2 trillion valuation would require Anthropic to post annual profits between $59 billion and $79 billion.
- Anthropic's run-rate revenue has shown significant growth, surpassing OpenAI's.
- Key factors for investors will include compute access, cost management, and clear financial metrics.
- Anthropic's IPO could set benchmarks for rival OpenAI, influencing its own market positioning and valuation.