CTSH · Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

$64.05 +0.29 (+0.45%) At close · Aug 28

S&P 500 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$30.27B

473.87M

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

CTSH Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 36,114,482 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.5% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21

36,114,482 +1.5% vs reported

The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

57/100

Short interest 7.5% of shares — P84 Days to cover 3.5 — P56 Price vs VWAP +29.7% — P96 Short-volume trend -16.7% — P9 Short interest change -20.6% — P15 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P34

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	35,596,472	44,811,814	-9,215,342	10,075,585	3.53
2026-07-31	44,811,814	57,093,656	-12,281,842	9,377,396	4.78
2026-07-15	57,093,656	59,750,850	-2,657,194	9,771,609	5.84
2026-06-30	59,750,850	59,812,102	-61,252	19,545,107	3.06
2026-06-15	59,812,102	60,207,976	-395,874	8,179,037	7.31
2026-05-29	60,207,976	47,358,090	+12,849,886	10,437,542	5.77
2026-05-15	47,358,090	41,158,999	+6,199,091	7,233,061	6.55
2026-04-30	41,158,999	35,730,105	+5,428,894	6,822,359	6.03
2026-04-15	35,730,105	33,126,617	+2,603,488	4,963,749	7.20
2026-03-31	33,126,617	31,168,917	+1,957,700	5,744,521	5.77
2026-03-13	31,168,917	31,578,912	-409,995	6,049,315	5.15
2026-02-27	31,578,912	29,627,896	+1,951,016	9,300,515	3.40
2026-02-13	29,627,896	25,195,869	+4,432,027	9,169,988	3.23
2026-01-30	25,195,869	23,275,672	+1,920,197	4,962,466	5.08
2026-01-15	23,275,672	25,363,177	-2,087,505	4,061,541	5.73
2025-12-31	25,363,177	27,484,754	-2,121,577	5,018,969	5.05
2025-12-15	27,484,754	29,689,700	-2,204,946	4,168,296	6.59
2025-11-28	29,689,700	32,383,630	-2,693,930	4,685,992	6.34
2025-11-14	32,383,630	29,872,324	+2,511,306	4,803,527	6.74
2025-10-31	29,872,324	27,566,387	+2,305,937	4,955,336	6.03
2025-10-15	27,566,387	26,387,041	+1,179,346	3,566,201	7.73
2025-09-30	26,387,041	27,368,258	-981,217	5,111,509	5.16
2025-09-15	27,368,258	25,139,311	+2,228,947	3,916,156	6.99
2025-08-29	25,139,311	22,740,685	+2,398,626	3,168,592	7.93

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