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Market Cap
$119.49B
Shares
1.28B

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

CVS Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 16,789,715 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.2% 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
16,789,715 -0.2% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
32/100
Short interest 1.3% of shares — P43 Days to cover 1.8 — P35 Price vs VWAP -7.1% — P29 Short-volume trend -19.4% — P7 Short interest change -9.9% — P26 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P43

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.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 16,823,735 18,676,470 -1,852,735 1.80
2026-07-31 18,676,470 19,524,883 -848,413 2.41
2026-07-15 19,524,883 19,938,997 -414,114 2.72
2026-06-30 19,938,997 23,194,154 -3,255,157 2.31
2026-06-15 23,194,154 17,760,492 +5,433,662 2.71
2026-05-29 17,760,492 19,520,276 -1,759,784 2.39
2026-05-15 19,520,276 17,809,568 +1,710,708 1.97
2026-04-30 17,809,568 18,350,833 -541,265 2.29
2026-04-15 18,350,833 19,889,083 -1,538,250 2.52
2026-03-31 19,889,083 17,812,471 +2,076,612 2.48
2026-03-13 17,812,471 17,582,146 +230,325 2.38
2026-02-27 17,582,146 16,528,176 +1,053,970 2.25
2026-02-13 16,528,176 20,354,623 -3,826,447 1.76
2026-01-30 20,354,623 18,762,000 +1,592,623 1.56
2026-01-15 18,762,000 21,665,261 -2,903,261 2.48
2025-12-31 21,665,261 22,923,080 -1,257,819 4.33
2025-12-15 22,923,080 19,631,638 +3,291,442 2.55
2025-11-28 19,631,638 19,288,799 +342,839 3.00
2025-11-14 19,288,799 18,902,018 +386,781 2.92
2025-10-31 18,902,018 19,523,681 -621,663 2.29
2025-10-15 19,523,681 18,936,807 +586,874 2.51
2025-09-30 18,936,807 23,623,517 -4,686,710 2.76
2025-09-15 23,623,517 18,801,166 +4,822,351 2.77
2025-08-29 18,801,166 16,664,640 +2,136,526 3.20

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