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$22.84 -0.61 (-2.60%) At close · Sep 30
Market Cap
$28.02B
Shares
1.19B
Volume · Sep 30 12.5M Avg daily vol (3M) 16.75M

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

KHC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 94,258,747 KHC shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 4,350,193 shares. Days to cover was 3.12 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

KHC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 90,194,641 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, -4.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 79,500,041 to 100,463,470 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 High confidence 72% chance it falls
90,194,641 -4.3% vs reported
Likely range 79,500,041 to 100,463,470 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
57/100
Short interest 7.9% of shares — P83 Days to cover 3.1 — P46 Price vs VWAP -6.7% — P45 Short-volume trend -5.8% — P25 Short interest change -4.4% — P30 Worst FTD 1.18% of shares — P96

Positioning score 57.3 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-01 01:31 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 94,258,747 98,608,940 -4,350,193 3.12
2026-08-31 98,608,940 85,915,043 +12,693,897 6.78
2026-08-14 85,915,043 86,080,513 -165,470 5.46
2026-07-31 86,080,513 92,367,931 -6,287,418 6.09
2026-07-15 92,367,931 92,790,948 -423,017 7.87
2026-06-30 92,790,948 90,051,111 +2,739,837 6.23
2026-06-15 90,051,111 88,065,240 +1,985,871 6.74
2026-05-29 88,065,240 84,559,027 +3,506,213 6.06
2026-05-15 84,559,027 78,366,386 +6,192,641 5.49
2026-04-30 78,366,386 74,090,812 +4,275,574 6.30
2026-04-15 74,090,812 71,856,776 +2,234,036 5.53
2026-03-31 71,856,776 69,958,236 +1,898,540 4.21
2026-03-13 69,958,236 75,947,934 -5,989,698 3.94
2026-02-27 75,947,934 77,170,072 -1,222,138 5.89
2026-02-13 77,170,072 77,589,757 -419,685 4.41
2026-01-30 77,589,757 63,552,862 +14,036,895 4.03
2026-01-15 63,552,862 61,778,900 +1,773,962 4.44
2025-12-31 61,778,900 56,815,588 +4,963,312 4.68
2025-12-15 56,815,588 54,296,892 +2,518,696 4.76
2025-11-28 54,296,892 51,537,326 +2,759,566 4.20
2025-11-14 51,537,326 54,180,467 -2,643,141 2.64
2025-10-31 54,180,467 54,761,801 -581,334 3.03
2025-10-15 54,761,801 55,757,946 -996,145 4.66

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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