Anthropic holds $131.7B cash, ranks third among US firms

Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, holds $131.7 billion in cash and short-term investments, ranking third among non-banking U.S. firms, surpassing Nvidia and Apple combined. The company disclosed this in its S-1 filing for an upcoming IPO. As of June 30, 2026, Anthropic's cash position trails only Berkshire Hathaway ($365.5 billion) and Alphabet ($242.5 billion), while exceeding Amazon, SpaceX, Meta, and Microsoft. The funds stem from $141 billion raised from private investors over six years, earmarked for AI model development and computing infrastructure. Despite its strong liquidity, Anthropic faces $587 billion in future contractual obligations for AI infrastructure, including leases and minimum payment agreements, roughly 4.5 times its current cash holdings. These obligations, spanning 1–20 years, highlight the capital-intensive nature of the AI industry.