CMG · Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

$38.59 +1.08 (+2.87%) At close · Sep 2

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Market Cap

$48.14B

1.27B

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

CMG Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 38,263,380 CMG shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 752,062 shares. Days to cover was 1.82 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

CMG Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 39,223,756 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.5% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 34,147,255 to 45,037,823 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Medium confidence 60% chance it rises

39,223,756 +2.5% vs reported

Likely range 34,147,255 to 45,037,823 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

58/100

Short interest 3.0% of shares — P60 Days to cover 1.8 — P36 Price vs VWAP +12.5% — P87 Short-volume trend +4.9% — P69 Short interest change -1.9% — P44 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P55

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	38,263,380	39,015,442	-752,062	21,055,176	1.82
2026-07-31	39,015,442	50,630,812	-11,615,370	17,970,225	2.17
2026-07-15	50,630,812	51,904,860	-1,274,048	16,701,372	3.03
2026-06-30	51,904,860	50,015,890	+1,888,970	22,652,876	2.29
2026-06-15	50,015,890	44,671,409	+5,344,481	24,338,786	2.05
2026-05-29	44,671,409	42,500,975	+2,170,434	17,211,541	2.60
2026-05-15	42,500,975	42,434,440	+66,535	15,910,021	2.67
2026-04-30	42,434,440	36,971,569	+5,462,871	18,779,981	2.26
2026-04-15	36,971,569	43,588,037	-6,616,468	11,923,398	3.10
2026-03-31	43,588,037	46,423,112	-2,835,075	16,429,743	2.65
2026-03-13	46,423,112	40,405,877	+6,017,235	16,672,465	2.78
2026-02-27	40,405,877	36,521,145	+3,884,732	14,220,716	2.84
2026-02-13	36,521,145	30,528,793	+5,992,352	24,933,160	1.46
2026-01-30	30,528,793	33,614,194	-3,085,401	15,844,991	1.93
2026-01-15	33,614,194	34,415,613	-801,419	15,699,338	2.14
2025-12-31	34,415,613	32,704,417	+1,711,196	18,539,185	1.86
2025-12-15	32,704,417	31,463,273	+1,241,144	18,457,909	1.77
2025-11-28	31,463,273	30,670,482	+792,791	21,566,166	1.46
2025-11-14	30,670,482	29,201,339	+1,469,143	30,617,595	1.00
2025-10-31	29,201,339	27,380,958	+1,820,381	24,956,001	1.17
2025-10-15	27,380,958	28,535,159	-1,154,201	17,665,122	1.55
2025-09-30	28,535,159	26,073,765	+2,461,394	22,741,154	1.25
2025-09-15	26,073,765	23,667,047	+2,406,718	21,841,365	1.19

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