Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026, WSJ reports
Revenue climbed to $16.3 billion while most of the reported loss came from $72 billion in noncash charges tied to convertible notes, the Journal said.
- On Oct 20, Anthropic signaled it could spend as much as $750 billion in the coming years to secure computing capacity, according to a draft IPO prospectus reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
- The company reported a net loss of more than $80 billion for the first half of the year, up from $13 billion in the same period a year earlier.
- Accounting charges tied to financial instruments accounted for $72 billion of the reported net loss, reflecting significant capital requirements for expanding infrastructure.
- Investors at a recent meeting in San Francisco discussed a valuation of around $1.5 trillion, a step down from the roughly $2 trillion previously expected for the share sale.
- Sharpened scrutiny of finances focuses on whether capital outlays will produce sustainable returns, as Anthropic reported infrastructure spending of $9 billion in the first half of the year.
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