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title: "Anthropic Reports $974M GAAP Operating Profit for Second Quarter"
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published_at: "2026-10-26T19:55:40.000Z"
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summary: "Anthropic reported a GAAP operating profit of $974 million for the second quarter, which includes training and distribution costs. The company's second-quarter compute expenses accounted for roughly 48% of its total sales, and it holds $26.6 billion in unrecognized restricted stock units. Average employee compensation in 2026 is $1.4 million, with approximately two-thirds provided as stock."
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# Anthropic Reports $974M GAAP Operating Profit for Second Quarter

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**Published:** 2026-10-26T19:55:40.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** anthropic, funding

## Summary

Anthropic reported a GAAP operating profit of $974 million for the second quarter, which includes training and distribution costs\. The company's second\-quarter compute expenses accounted for roughly 48% of its total sales, and it holds $26\.6 billion in unrecognized restricted stock units\. Average employee compensation in 2026 is $1\.4 million, with approximately two\-thirds provided as stock\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/earnings/anthropic-reports-974m-gaap-operating-profit-for-second-quarter-b7ce35bb>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/earnings/anthropic-reports-974m-gaap-operating-profit-for-second-quarter-b7ce35bb>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/earnings/cash-interest-earnings-drove-most-of-anthropics-974m-q2-gaap-profit-c5943ec0>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/earnings/cash-interest-earnings-drove-most-of-anthropics-974m-q2-gaap-profit-c5943ec0>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2114705042817110293>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/YahooFinance/status/2114705496745619613>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2114706824909754521>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GaryMarcus/status/2114718768249077784>)