CBT · Cabot Corp
$89.58
+0.71 (+0.80%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$4.62B
Shares
51.62M
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
78/100
Short interest 7.3% of shares — P82
Days to cover 4.3 — P75
Price vs VWAP +4.4% — P74
Short-volume trend +8.4% — P79
Short interest change +16.9% — P74
Worst FTD 0.22% of shares — P83
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 | 3,766,203 | 3,221,273 | +544,930 | 4.27 |
| 2026-06-15 | 3,221,273 | 3,609,105 | -387,832 | 6.38 |
| 2026-05-29 | 3,609,105 | 3,096,170 | +512,935 | 7.15 |
| 2026-05-15 | 3,096,170 | 2,838,381 | +257,789 | 6.81 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,838,381 | 2,912,871 | -74,490 | 9.53 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2,912,871 | 2,710,869 | +202,002 | 8.48 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,710,869 | 2,605,353 | +105,516 | 6.06 |
| 2026-03-13 | 2,605,353 | 2,733,591 | -128,238 | 5.62 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2,733,591 | 2,591,795 | +141,796 | 7.08 |
| 2026-02-13 | 2,591,795 | 2,279,072 | +312,723 | 4.09 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2,279,072 | 2,004,916 | +274,156 | 4.33 |
| 2026-01-15 | 2,004,916 | 1,740,507 | +264,409 | 5.18 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,740,507 | 1,846,182 | -105,675 | 3.57 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,846,182 | 1,595,475 | +250,707 | 3.05 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,595,475 | 1,657,847 | -62,372 | 3.77 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,657,847 | 1,375,174 | +282,673 | 2.62 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,375,174 | 1,616,999 | -241,825 | 3.80 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,616,999 | 2,205,341 | -588,342 | 3.46 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,205,341 | 2,789,078 | -583,737 | 5.78 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,789,078 | 2,965,498 | -176,420 | 9.23 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2,965,498 | 2,147,139 | +818,359 | 9.96 |
| 2025-08-15 | 2,147,139 | 2,172,938 | -25,799 | 4.30 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2,172,938 | 2,311,405 | -138,467 | 6.07 |
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