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KO · Coca Cola Co · Short Interest

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$85.76 -0.34 (-0.40%)
Market Cap
$377.80B
Shares
4.30B
Volume · Oct 2 21.22M Avg daily vol (3M) 15.83M

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

KO Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 40,584,069 KO shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,296,780 shares. Days to cover was 2.79 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

KO Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 42,529,677 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +4.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 37,080,282 to 48,903,242 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 Medium confidence 59% chance it rises
42,529,677 +4.8% vs reported
Likely range 37,080,282 to 48,903,242 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
48/100
Short interest 0.9% of shares — P39 Days to cover 2.8 — P43 Price vs VWAP -0.6% — P71 Short-volume trend +3.4% — P60 Short interest change +3.3% — P57 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P22

Positioning score 47.8 + 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 2026-10-02 23:55 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 40,584,069 39,287,289 +1,296,780 2.79
2026-08-31 39,287,289 39,226,153 +61,136 2.67
2026-08-14 39,226,153 44,821,363 -5,595,210 2.75
2026-07-31 44,821,363 47,770,310 -2,948,947 2.39
2026-07-15 47,770,310 49,570,664 -1,800,354 2.95
2026-06-30 49,570,664 51,127,995 -1,557,331 2.06
2026-06-15 51,127,995 46,379,257 +4,748,738 3.03
2026-05-29 46,379,257 48,261,141 -1,881,884 2.91
2026-05-15 48,261,141 44,629,321 +3,631,820 3.51
2026-04-30 44,629,321 41,151,710 +3,477,611 3.03
2026-04-15 41,151,710 46,168,060 -5,016,350 3.15
2026-03-31 46,168,060 53,713,859 -7,545,799 2.81
2026-03-13 53,713,859 43,415,996 +10,297,863 3.08
2026-02-27 43,415,996 41,189,418 +2,226,578 2.48
2026-02-13 41,189,418 33,894,174 +7,295,244 1.77
2026-01-30 33,894,174 35,911,681 -2,017,507 1.83
2026-01-15 35,911,681 35,777,361 +134,320 1.95
2025-12-31 35,777,361 37,490,775 -1,713,414 2.76
2025-12-15 37,490,775 41,493,877 -4,003,102 2.02
2025-11-28 41,493,877 37,527,557 +3,966,320 2.36
2025-11-14 37,527,557 35,775,779 +1,751,778 2.43
2025-10-31 35,775,779 33,409,600 +2,366,179 2.06
2025-10-15 33,409,600 35,006,706 -1,597,106 2.42

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