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Anthropic had operating profit, but reported net income of negative $80 billion for the first six months of 2026.

Jamin Ball · Deep Dive: Anthropic S-1 Myths and Mythos — Jamin Ball, Altimeter · 7 Nov 2026

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“They have an operating profit. You could say, great, GAAP operating profit. But what comes below operating profit? Net income. Someone could say, "Well- In the first six months of 2026, they had negative $80 billion-”
“... of net income. So you could say, and this is a debate, this is what people are saying, again, it's very misguided, they're losing $80 billion. Like-”
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