HCA · HCA Healthcare, Inc.
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers twice a month. Each reading settles on the 15th and the last business day of the month and is published seven business days later — the next scheduled dates are listed at the top of the table. Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-15). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2026-08-14
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
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2026-07-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 11
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| 2026-07-15 | 5,826,249 | 5,354,923 | +471,326 | 3.13 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5,354,923 | 5,214,285 | +140,638 | 3.47 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,214,285 | 5,214,258 | +27 | 2.70 |
| 2026-05-29 | 5,214,258 | 4,454,149 | +760,109 | 2.97 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,454,149 | 4,330,447 | +123,702 | 3.64 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4,330,447 | 3,963,348 | +367,099 | 3.27 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,963,348 | 3,625,761 | +337,587 | 4.80 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,625,761 | 3,342,178 | +283,583 | 3.22 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,342,178 | 3,542,414 | -200,236 | 3.29 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,542,414 | 3,924,877 | -382,463 | 3.03 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,924,877 | 4,135,586 | -210,709 | 3.34 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4,135,586 | 3,922,164 | +213,422 | 3.06 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,922,164 | 4,124,926 | -202,762 | 4.13 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,124,926 | 4,495,103 | -370,177 | 3.52 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,495,103 | 4,928,210 | -433,107 | 3.40 |
| 2025-11-28 | 4,928,210 | 4,536,300 | +391,910 | 3.51 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,536,300 | 4,019,017 | +517,283 | 3.60 |
| 2025-10-31 | 4,019,017 | 3,263,233 | +755,784 | 2.65 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,263,233 | 3,561,967 | -298,734 | 2.63 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,561,967 | 4,228,281 | -666,314 | 2.55 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,228,281 | 4,270,707 | -42,426 | 3.55 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,270,707 | 4,123,693 | +147,014 | 3.85 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,123,693 | 4,061,766 | +61,927 | 3.63 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,061,766 | 3,888,909 | +172,857 | 2.14 |