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Anthropic grew from $1B to $30B in 15 months. So why does it trade at a discount to public comparables? Analysis reveals four factors: capital intensity, profitability uncertainty, growth volatility, and exogenous political risk.

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  • Anthropic's EV/NTM multiple is 17x vs Palantir's 49x, despite growing nearly 3x faster.
  • Capital intensity: Anthropic raised $15B+ and needs more; GPU costs alone could be $6.2B annually.
  • Profitability uncertainty: could become a high-margin software business or capital-intensive utility.
  • Growth volatility and political risk from AI regulation and export controls.

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