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Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
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For the quarter, it recorded its investment in Anthropic as a $3.2 billion gain, boosting diluted earnings per share by 33 cents.
Microsoft does not routinely update the value of its Anthropic investment each quarter.
It does, however, discuss its OpenAI investment quarterly.
Microsoft’s OpenAI investment looks much better when viewed on a full-year basis.
For the year, Microsoft’s OpenAI investment generated a $5 billion gain and added $0.67 on EPS, respectively, the company reported.