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JACK · Jack In The Box Inc

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$16.51 +0.32 (+1.98%) At close · Aug 31
Market Cap
$310.51M
Shares
19.18M

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

JACK Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 6,092,087 JACK shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 665,361 shares. Days to cover was 5.37 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

JACK Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 6,212,755 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.0% 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
6,212,755 +2.0% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
77/100
Short interest 31.8% of shares — P100 Days to cover 5.4 — P72 Price vs VWAP +4.3% — P68 Short-volume trend +5.2% — P70 Short interest change -9.8% — P26 Worst FTD 0.60% of shares — P94

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 6,092,087 6,757,448 -665,361 5.37
2026-07-31 6,757,448 6,917,827 -160,379 9.36
2026-07-15 6,917,827 6,740,848 +176,979 5.57
2026-06-30 6,740,848 6,715,232 +25,616 5.00
2026-06-15 6,715,232 6,404,261 +310,971 10.59
2026-05-29 6,404,261 5,928,543 +475,718 6.91
2026-05-15 5,928,543 6,427,727 -499,184 6.29
2026-04-30 6,427,727 6,436,263 -8,536 8.98
2026-04-15 6,436,263 6,268,112 +168,151 7.74
2026-03-31 6,268,112 5,273,673 +994,439 5.92
2026-03-13 5,273,673 4,423,786 +849,887 5.89
2026-02-27 4,423,786 4,494,246 -70,460 5.83
2026-02-13 4,494,246 4,964,719 -470,473 9.49
2026-01-30 4,964,719 5,098,248 -133,529 12.78
2026-01-15 5,098,248 5,020,246 +78,002 8.11
2025-12-31 5,020,246 4,929,741 +90,505 8.41
2025-12-15 4,929,741 5,037,809 -108,068 7.12
2025-11-28 5,037,809 4,878,532 +159,277 3.27
2025-11-14 4,878,532 4,980,930 -102,398 4.31
2025-10-31 4,980,930 4,504,311 +476,619 4.09
2025-10-15 4,504,311 4,417,660 +86,651 3.49
2025-09-30 4,417,660 4,679,534 -261,874 2.37
2025-09-15 4,679,534 4,570,963 +108,571 2.88

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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