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KR · Kroger Co

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Market Cap
$34.88B
Shares
612.65M

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

KR Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 27,962,264 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.0% 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
27,962,264 +1.0% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
67/100
Short interest 4.5% of shares — P71 Days to cover 4.7 — P66 Price vs VWAP -3.4% — P36 Short-volume trend +16.5% — P90 Short interest change +7.1% — P72 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P65

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 27,697,814 25,866,694 +1,831,120 4.67
2026-07-31 25,866,694 29,342,250 -3,475,556 4.07
2026-07-15 29,342,250 27,198,198 +2,144,052 3.21
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

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