COST
Costco Wholesale Corp /NewCompany with tickers: COST
CIK
909832
CUSIP
22160K105
Shares Outstanding
443,478,804
13F Activity (30d)
1408 filings
1300 filers
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
51/100
Short interest 1.8% of shares — P48
Days to cover 2.7 — P48
Short-volume trend +0.9% — P56
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 7,878,688 | 7,357,205 | +521,483 | 2.68 |
| 2026-05-15 | 7,357,205 | 6,725,461 | +631,744 | 3.99 |
| 2026-04-30 | 6,725,461 | 6,550,081 | +175,380 | 4.08 |
| 2026-04-15 | 6,550,081 | 6,300,039 | +250,042 | 3.42 |
| 2026-03-31 | 6,300,039 | 6,295,610 | +4,429 | 3.87 |
| 2026-03-13 | 6,295,610 | 6,388,788 | -93,178 | 3.23 |
| 2026-02-27 | 6,388,788 | 7,002,026 | -613,238 | 3.50 |
| 2026-02-13 | 7,002,026 | 7,122,161 | -120,135 | 2.90 |
| 2026-01-30 | 7,122,161 | 7,859,282 | -737,121 | 2.75 |
| 2026-01-15 | 7,859,282 | 7,456,384 | +402,898 | 2.72 |
| 2025-12-31 | 7,456,384 | 6,737,305 | +719,079 | 2.65 |
| 2025-12-15 | 6,737,305 | 7,678,174 | -940,869 | 2.29 |
| 2025-11-28 | 7,678,174 | 7,220,010 | +458,164 | 2.94 |
| 2025-11-14 | 7,220,010 | 6,934,489 | +285,521 | 2.92 |
| 2025-10-31 | 6,934,489 | 6,948,318 | -13,829 | 3.24 |
| 2025-10-15 | 6,948,318 | 6,685,683 | +262,635 | 2.79 |
| 2025-09-30 | 6,685,683 | 6,542,302 | +143,381 | 2.22 |
| 2025-09-15 | 6,542,302 | 6,839,849 | -297,547 | 3.74 |
| 2025-08-29 | 6,839,849 | 5,905,078 | +934,771 | 2.93 |
| 2025-08-15 | 5,905,078 | 5,570,606 | +334,472 | 2.69 |
| 2025-07-31 | 5,570,606 | 4,863,899 | +706,707 | 2.63 |
| 2025-07-15 | 4,863,899 | 5,679,064 | -815,165 | 2.47 |
| 2025-06-30 | 5,679,064 | 5,131,365 | +547,699 | 2.67 |
| 2025-06-13 | 5,131,365 | 5,463,586 | -332,221 | 2.51 |
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