Stocks with high short interest
Companies whose latest reported FINRA short interest carries a days-to-cover ratio of 5 or more (short interest divided by average daily volume — a normalized measure, NOT a percent of float). Short interest is reported on a delayed, roughly bi-monthly settlement basis.
1704 companies in the covered catalog currently match this signal — stocks with high short interest. Updated monthly, on the FINRA settlement schedule (delayed).
| # | Company | Sector | Days to cover | As of settlement | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) | — | 5.4 | 2026-09-15 | $292.9B |
| 2 | Blackstone Inc. (BX) | Financials | 5.6 | 2026-09-15 | $186.0B |
| 3 | Southern Copper (SCCO) | Materials | 9.2 | 2026-09-15 | $165.7B |
| 4 | Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) | Industrials | 14.4 | 2026-09-15 | $165.3B |
| 5 | NextEra Energy (NEE) | Utilities | 5.2 | 2026-09-15 | $161.3B |
| 6 | Welltower (WELL) | Real Estate | 7.6 | 2026-09-15 | $157.4B |
| 7 | Accenture (ACN) | Information Technology | 5.5 | 2026-09-15 | $132.7B |
| 8 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) | Health Care | 5.0 | 2026-09-15 | $127.6B |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) | Health Care | 5.8 | 2026-09-15 | $121.7B |
| 10 | Prologis (PLD) | Real Estate | 5.9 | 2026-09-15 | $120.5B |
| 11 | Automatic Data Processing (ADP) | Industrials | 5.3 | 2026-09-15 | $107.6B |
| 12 | Starbucks (SBUX) | Consumer Discretionary | 7.2 | 2026-09-15 | $106.3B |
| 13 | Southern Company (SO) | Utilities | 5.2 | 2026-09-15 | $97.1B |
| 14 | Duke Energy (DUK) | Utilities | 5.4 | 2026-09-15 | $91.1B |
| 15 | PNC Financial Services (PNC) | Financials | 5.7 | 2026-09-15 | $87.6B |
| 16 | Cintas (CTAS) | Industrials | 6.5 | 2026-09-15 | $79.9B |
| 17 | Illinois Tool Works (ITW) | Industrials | 7.2 | 2026-09-15 | $75.4B |
| 18 | Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) | Financials | 6.4 | 2026-09-15 | $72.1B |
| 19 | Ross Stores (ROST) | Consumer Discretionary | 5.3 | 2026-09-15 | $71.9B |
| 20 | Norfolk Southern (NSC) | Industrials | 6.2 | 2026-09-15 | $71.2B |
| 21 | Target Corporation (TGT) | Consumer Staples | 5.5 | 2026-09-15 | $70.3B |
| 22 | Carvana (CVNA) | Consumer Discretionary | 10.2 | 2026-09-15 | $69.5B |
| 23 | Apollo Global Management (APO) | Financials | 10.3 | 2026-09-15 | $68.1B |
| 24 | United Parcel Service (UPS) | Industrials | 7.0 | 2026-09-15 | $67.2B |
| 25 | American Electric Power (AEP) | Utilities | 8.4 | 2026-09-15 | $66.6B |
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Short interest is reported to FINRA on a DELAYED, roughly bi-monthly settlement basis — it is not real-time and is NOT a short-squeeze prediction. Days-to-cover is the source-provided ratio, never a percent of float (the source has no float denominator).
Data: SEC EDGAR (Form 3/4/5, 10-K/10-Q filings), the U.S. House Clerk (PTR disclosures), FINRA (short interest), and market data (delayed daily-close prices & analyst consensus). Every figure carries its as-of date on the company page; a company with no data for this signal is excluded, never estimated.
Signal data as of 2026-09-15 — this page's date reflects the source's own reporting date, not when it was rendered.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. Every signal here is disclosed or delayed data, shown with its source and as-of date — not a prediction, ranking of quality, or recommendation.