Anthropic implied valuation using PE ratio could be one quadrillion dollars.
Predictor: Dave Blundin · ep#235 "Amazon's $35B AGI Ultimatum to OpenAI & Anthropic Drops AI Safety | EP #235" · source
Prediction text
Anthropic implied valuation using PE ratio could be one quadrillion dollars. | But then I ran it through uh perplexity and it said, 'No, that implies a one quadrillion dollar valuation using the current market price earnings ratio ratio.'
Watch events: Anthropic ARR updates quarterly; potential Oct 2026 IPO
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But then I ran it through uh perplexity and it said, 'No, that implies a one quadrillion dollar valuation using the current market price earnings ratio ratio.'
Predictor: Dave Blundin
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2026-03-31hitAnthropic ~$30B ARR confirmed (March 2026)How: Public confirmation from Anthropic or credible reporting of ARR figureSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 95%Observed: $30B ARR, +1,400% YoY
- 2026-04-29hitAnthropic preempted $50B raise at $850-900B valuation (April 2026)How: Anthropic reportedly accepts/sources confirm $50B round at $850B+ valuationSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 85%
- 2027-01-01 → 2028-12-31pendingAnthropic IPO or first public valuation milestone ($1T+)How: Anthropic files S-1 or completes private secondary at $1T+ implied valuationSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 40%
- 2028-01-01 → 2029-06-30pendingQuadrillion-dollar valuation framing receives mainstream financial-press coverageHow: WSJ/FT/Bloomberg dedicate front-page coverage to '$1Q valuation' scenario for Anthropic or peer (regardless of acceptance)Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 25%
- 2028-06-01 → 2029-12-31pendingFrontier-AI sector P/E reaches narrative-extreme multiple (10,000x+ on a major name)How: Any AI-pure-play public co trades at trailing P/E >= 10,000x for >= 30 trading daysSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 20%
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Top incoming (parents)
Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| killer | TK09 Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | 35.0% | 0.050 | 0.500 | -0.071 |
| prereq | SEM_015 Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue direct — Jensen Huang | 66.3% | 0.500 | 0.050 | -0.061 |
| prereq | SEM_027 Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5 — Joseph Moore | 68.3% | 0.500 | 0.050 | -0.060 |
| killer | TK05 Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | 30.0% | 0.050 | 0.500 | -0.048 |
| killer | TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.500 | +0.042 |
Top outgoing (children)
Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 232_057 First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by Op — Dave Blundin | 34.8% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.074 |
| prereq | 242_023 World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036 — Dave Blundin | 34.2% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.067 |
| prereq | 246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis | 35.6% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.062 |
| prereq | 230_020 Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's lice — Peter Diamandis | 34.7% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.052 |
| prereq | 240_036 TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electr — Peter Diamandis | 34.3% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.048 |
Ticker exposure
Beneficiaries (24)
Adverse (6)
Prerequisites (10)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_011 | Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_027 | Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_014 | Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025). | Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_015 | Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans. | Policy/Semis | — |
| killer | TK09 | Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | — | — |
| killer | TK05 | Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK02 | AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
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| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 230_020 | Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license. | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 246_016 | Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034. | Space | — |
| prereq | 240_036 | TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040 | Energy | — |
| prereq | 232_057 | First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by Optimus robots; robots not astronauts lead exploration. | Robotics | — |
| prereq | 242_023 | World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036 | Macro/Economy | — |
Linked documents (10)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.659 | polymarket | Will the price of XRP be above $1.30 on June 5? | 0% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-29 |
| 0.658 | polymarket | Will the price of XRP be above $1.20 on June 5? | 13% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-29 |
| 0.655 | polymarket | Will the price of XRP be above $1.10 on June 5? | 97% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-29 |
| 0.652 | polymarket | Will XRP reach $3.00 in June? | 0% | mentions | pending | 2026-06-01 |
| 0.648 | polymarket | Will XRP reach $1.80 in May? | 8% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-01 |
| 0.648 | polymarket | Will XRP reach $1.60 in May? | 1% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-01 |
| 0.647 | polymarket | Will the price of XRP be above $1.50 on May 15? | 49% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-08 |
| 0.647 | polymarket | Will XRP dip to $1.00 in April? | 0% | mentions | pending | 2026-04-02 |
| 0.646 | polymarket | Will the price of XRP be above $1.60 on May 15? | 1% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-08 |
| 0.644 | polymarket | Will XRP reach $3.00 in May? | 0% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-01 |
Raw metadata
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"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8X6kp-pcKs",
"mode": "SPECULATION",
"role": "Host",
"caveats": "Based on extrapolation using current P/E ratios",
"context": "I said on the pod, you know, that implies like a $30 billion or $30 trillion valuation. But then I ran it through uh perplexity and it said, 'No, that implies a one quadrillion dollar valuation using the current market price earnings ratio ratio.'",
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