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November 4, 2026

Anthropic's IPO Math and History Are Not on Its Side, Analysts Say - AI the News That's Fit to Prompt #134

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 134 · 20 STORIES
Lead · Anthropic · IPO
Anthropic’s IPO Math and History Are Not on Its Side, Analysts Say

Fortune reports that Anthropic’s third-quarter revenue rose nearly 47% while compute and infrastructure expenses rose about 77% to $9.9 billion. Researcher Jay Ritter says a valuation above about $1.41 trillion would ask buyers to pay a price only 14 of 4,110 IPOs have reached since 1980.

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