KR
Kroger Co
$59.31
-1.23 (-2.03%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$36.34B
Shares
612,647,282
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
45/100
Short interest 4.4% of shares — P69
Days to cover 2.4 — P51
Price vs VWAP -4.9% — P38
Short-volume trend -14.8% — P11
Short interest change -10.8% — P24
Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P41
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 27,198,198 | 30,490,629 | -3,292,431 | 2.42 |
| 2026-06-15 | 30,490,629 | 31,384,170 | -893,541 | 3.96 |
| 2026-05-29 | 31,384,170 | 25,716,356 | +5,667,814 | 4.29 |
| 2026-05-15 | 25,716,356 | 25,880,726 | -164,370 | 5.58 |
| 2026-04-30 | 25,880,726 | 25,670,927 | +209,799 | 5.33 |
| 2026-04-15 | 25,670,927 | 25,410,675 | +260,252 | 5.36 |
| 2026-03-31 | 25,410,675 | 26,327,649 | -916,974 | 3.58 |
| 2026-03-13 | 26,327,649 | 29,208,644 | -2,880,995 | 3.20 |
| 2026-02-27 | 29,208,644 | 28,375,249 | +833,395 | 5.19 |
| 2026-02-13 | 28,375,249 | 32,554,503 | -4,179,254 | 3.63 |
| 2026-01-30 | 32,554,503 | 31,329,537 | +1,224,966 | 4.99 |
| 2026-01-15 | 31,329,537 | 31,430,197 | -100,660 | 4.35 |
| 2025-12-31 | 31,430,197 | 31,360,036 | +70,161 | 6.12 |
| 2025-12-15 | 31,360,036 | 30,394,456 | +965,580 | 3.70 |
| 2025-11-28 | 30,394,456 | 28,794,945 | +1,599,511 | 4.92 |
| 2025-11-14 | 28,794,945 | 26,855,813 | +1,939,132 | 4.90 |
| 2025-10-31 | 26,855,813 | 25,741,308 | +1,114,505 | 4.49 |
| 2025-10-15 | 25,741,308 | 27,300,504 | -1,559,196 | 4.06 |
| 2025-09-30 | 27,300,504 | 40,788,694 | -13,488,190 | 3.12 |
| 2025-09-15 | 40,788,694 | 38,005,183 | +2,783,511 | 4.96 |
| 2025-08-29 | 38,005,183 | 34,721,021 | +3,284,162 | 5.94 |
| 2025-08-15 | 34,721,021 | 29,803,494 | +4,917,527 | 5.08 |
| 2025-07-31 | 29,803,494 | 32,272,392 | -2,468,898 | 4.82 |
| 2025-07-15 | 32,272,392 | 31,280,888 | +991,504 | 5.52 |
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CIK
56873
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