Anthropic publicly filed for its IPO, planning to list on Nasdaq as 'ANT', with first-half 2026 sales of $16.3 billion, up 1,300% from $1.2 billion a year earlier. The filing leaves the price range, share count and third-quarter revenue blank, while media reports say the company is seeking a $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion valuation, against the $965 billion valuation at its $65 billion raise in May. Second-quarter operating income was $974 million, an 8% margin and the only profitable quarter shown, although the first-half net loss of $80.7 billion included a $72.4 billion non-cash charge tied to the rising valuation. The author sees strong growth but argues that a $1.5–2 trillion valuation, about 43 to 57 times sales, already assumes years of expansion, and that a price nearer the May valuation would make the stock worth a look.
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