BBY
Best Buy Co Inc
$85.29
-0.08 (-0.09%)
At close · Jul 16
Market Cap
$17.98B
Shares
210,767,126
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
74/100
Short interest 8.6% of shares — P86
Days to cover 4.4 — P75
Price vs VWAP +20.7% — P95
Short-volume trend -3.0% — P40
Short interest change -1.5% — P40
Worst FTD 0.31% of shares — P86
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 18,223,534 | 18,500,157 | -276,623 | 4.35 |
| 2026-06-15 | 18,500,157 | 19,027,310 | -527,153 | 4.36 |
| 2026-05-29 | 19,027,310 | 18,997,789 | +29,521 | 2.88 |
| 2026-05-15 | 18,997,789 | 18,534,359 | +463,430 | 6.08 |
| 2026-04-30 | 18,534,359 | 18,591,078 | -56,719 | 5.55 |
| 2026-04-15 | 18,591,078 | 18,333,972 | +257,106 | 5.97 |
| 2026-03-31 | 18,333,972 | 23,082,971 | -4,748,999 | 3.52 |
| 2026-03-13 | 23,082,971 | 23,572,211 | -489,240 | 3.56 |
| 2026-02-27 | 23,572,211 | 21,848,066 | +1,724,145 | 4.98 |
| 2026-02-13 | 21,848,066 | 22,670,967 | -822,901 | 5.30 |
| 2026-01-30 | 22,670,967 | 21,370,092 | +1,300,875 | 5.10 |
| 2026-01-15 | 21,370,092 | 19,181,671 | +2,188,421 | 4.50 |
| 2025-12-31 | 19,181,671 | 15,930,297 | +3,251,374 | 4.37 |
| 2025-12-15 | 15,930,297 | 11,941,999 | +3,988,298 | 3.25 |
| 2025-11-28 | 11,941,999 | 12,564,308 | -622,309 | 2.70 |
| 2025-11-14 | 12,564,308 | 13,204,959 | -640,651 | 4.15 |
| 2025-10-31 | 13,204,959 | 16,909,695 | -3,704,736 | 3.81 |
| 2025-10-15 | 16,909,695 | 16,094,023 | +815,672 | 5.23 |
| 2025-09-30 | 16,094,023 | 16,114,389 | -20,366 | 4.61 |
| 2025-09-15 | 16,114,389 | 15,901,871 | +212,518 | 4.94 |
| 2025-08-29 | 15,901,871 | 14,406,279 | +1,495,592 | 3.54 |
| 2025-08-15 | 14,406,279 | 15,281,410 | -875,131 | 5.22 |
| 2025-07-31 | 15,281,410 | 14,936,204 | +345,206 | 4.49 |
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