Anthropic set to reveal third-quarter financials to investors ahead of anticipated IPO

AI lab's revenue disclosure comes a week after OpenAI accounting confusion weighed on tech stocks

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Anthropic will disclose its third-quarter financials for the first time at a meeting with potential investors on Wednesday, as the San Francisco artificial intelligence company prepares for what could be the largest initial public offering in history.

Anthropic plans to release the numbers to a group of institutional investors, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the details were confidential. Bloomberg first reported that the meeting was happening. CNBC reported that Anthropic declined to comment.

The meeting comes as revenue figures from the private AI giants have proven to have an outsized impact on broader markets. Last week, confusion around a report detailing OpenAI's revenue and updated accounting dragged down major semiconductor stocks and the broader Nasdaq.

OpenAI shared an updated revenue number of US$50 billion with current investors as part of an ongoing fundraise, lower than the US$70 billion that had been widely reported. The updated number stripped out revenue from cloud partners, and was not an indication of changing demand, according to a person familiar with the matter.

It is unclear whether Anthropic will account for sales in the same manner and include partner revenue. The numbers will give investors a more accurate snapshot of Anthropic's growth and profitability as they look to value the company ahead of an IPO, and will help Anthropic senior executives and bankers gauge investor interest and weigh the reaction to the updated financials.

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Analysis

Why This Matters

  • The first formal disclosure of Anthropic's financials gives investors a measure of the company's growth and profitability ahead of what could be the largest IPO in history.
  • Revenue figures from leading private AI labs have become market-moving events: last week's confusion over OpenAI's accounting dragged down semiconductor stocks and the broader Nasdaq.
  • How Anthropic frames its revenue, particularly whether it includes cloud partner revenue, will shape valuation comparisons across the AI sector.

Background

Anthropic is one of the world's leading artificial intelligence labs, best known for its Claude family of AI models, and is backed by major technology companies. It has been racing OpenAI and other rivals to commercialise AI systems, and an IPO has been widely anticipated as private AI companies face pressure to show sustainable economics that justify heavy spending. The company has kept detailed financials private until now, which makes this week's investor meeting a significant moment.

Key Perspectives

Investors: Need an accurate picture of revenue and profitability to value Anthropic ahead of what could be the largest IPO in history, and will scrutinise how sales are counted. Anthropic and its bankers: The meeting is a chance to gauge investor interest and test reactions to the updated financials before committing to listing plans. Market observers: Last week's OpenAI episode showed how easily accounting differences can spook markets, and the same risk applies if Anthropic's methodology is unclear. Critics/Skeptics: The gap between headline revenue and underlying sales, once cloud partner revenue is stripped out, may reveal how much AI demand is real versus attributed through partnerships.

What to Watch

  • Whether Anthropic includes cloud partner revenue in the figures it presents.
  • The immediate market reaction, particularly in semiconductor and broader tech stocks, once the numbers become known.
  • Any signals on profitability or growth that could set a timeline for the IPO filing.

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