# Anthropic Races for IPO Before Thanksgiving Freeze

> Anthropic aims to price its IPO before Thanksgiving to avoid dealmaking freeze.
- Title: Anthropic Races for IPO Before Thanksgiving Freeze | Shortify
- Summary: Anthropic aims to price its IPO before Thanksgiving to avoid dealmaking freeze. Anthropic targets a $1.5 trillion valuation for its IPO in mid-November…
- Keywords: anthropic, ipo, thanksgiving, spacex, claudes, trillion, stock market, finance, money, Races, Freeze, The Motley Fool
- Source: The Motley Fool — https://fool.com/investing/2026/10/23/anthropic-is-racing-to-price-its-ipo-before-the-th
- Author: Keith Noonan
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:20:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthropic, ipo, thanksgiving, spacex, ai, claudes, trillion, stock market, finance, money
## Anthropic IPO Timeline
Anthropic aims to price its IPO before Thanksgiving to avoid the dealmaking freeze.
## SpaceX IPO Comparison
SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share, valuing the company at $1.77 trillion in June 2026.
## Anthropic's Financials
Anthropic reported $16.3 billion in sales for the first half of 2026, up from $1.1 billion in the same period last year.
## Valuation Expectations
Analysts expect Anthropic to debut at a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion, down from $2 trillion projections.
## IPO Impact
Going public will provide Anthropic with capital to fuel growth as it spends on compute resources.
## Key takeaway

Anthropic targets a $1.5 trillion valuation for its IPO in mid-November, avoiding SpaceX's record $1.77 trillion IPO.