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EPRT · Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

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Market Cap
$6.57B
Shares
216.27M

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

EPRT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 19,031,989 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.8% 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
19,031,989 +0.8% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
72/100
Short interest 8.7% of shares — P87 Days to cover 16.1 — P95 Price vs VWAP -1.6% — P44 Short-volume trend +0.2% — P51 Short interest change +5.3% — P69 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P54

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 18,873,522 17,927,000 +946,522 16.09
2026-07-31 17,927,000 17,938,178 -11,178 9.78
2026-07-15 17,938,178 17,441,587 +496,591 13.14
2026-06-30 17,441,587 15,451,448 +1,990,139 6.23
2026-06-15 15,451,448 15,251,703 +199,745 7.20
2026-05-29 15,251,703 15,729,703 -478,000 10.41
2026-05-15 15,729,703 16,424,446 -694,743 10.56
2026-04-30 16,424,446 16,869,815 -445,369 6.21
2026-04-15 16,869,815 16,307,869 +561,946 7.41
2026-03-31 16,307,869 18,642,703 -2,334,834 6.76
2026-03-13 18,642,703 17,777,458 +865,245 9.49
2026-02-27 17,777,458 10,544,205 +7,233,253 6.30
2026-02-13 10,544,205 9,728,988 +815,217 7.05
2026-01-30 9,728,988 10,613,324 -884,336 5.78
2026-01-15 10,613,324 11,371,024 -757,700 5.12
2025-12-31 11,371,024 15,157,240 -3,786,216 6.37
2025-12-15 15,157,240 15,098,719 +58,521 9.65
2025-11-28 15,098,719 14,573,939 +524,780 7.48
2025-11-14 14,573,939 13,854,735 +719,204 8.90
2025-10-31 13,854,735 13,010,725 +844,010 5.97
2025-10-15 13,010,725 12,887,376 +123,349 7.77
2025-09-30 12,887,376 12,186,300 +701,076 6.47
2025-09-15 12,186,300 11,628,074 +558,226 7.17

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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