Anthropic's first profitable quarter: $11.5B revenue, contested profit math
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-15
Same underlying story as the prior post: Anthropic reported preliminary Q2 2026 revenue above $11.5B with $559M in adjusted operating income — its first positive quarter, nearly 15x year-over-year growth, and a potential IPO as early as October 2026. The author again mocks the 'adjusted' framing that omits training compute and distribution costs.
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