KSS · KOHLS Corp

$17.82 +0.00 (+0.00%)

S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$2.02B

113.40M

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

KSS Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 29,840,650 KSS shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 1,017,659 shares. Days to cover was 9.30 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

KSS Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 29,010,426 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -2.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 26,395,884 to 31,673,951 shares. 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 Low confidence 49% chance it falls

29,010,426 -2.8% vs reported

Likely range 26,395,884 to 31,673,951 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

79/100

Short interest 26.3% of shares — P99 Days to cover 9.3 — P89 Price vs VWAP +1.4% — P60 Short-volume trend +5.4% — P70 Short interest change -3.3% — P40 Worst FTD 0.10% of shares — P83

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.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	29,840,650	30,858,309	-1,017,659	3,208,559	9.30
2026-07-31	30,858,309	30,390,317	+467,992	3,241,009	9.52
2026-07-15	30,390,317	29,868,325	+521,992	3,726,342	8.16
2026-06-30	29,868,325	30,054,737	-186,412	5,457,445	5.47
2026-06-15	30,054,737	24,381,478	+5,673,259	5,850,806	5.14
2026-05-29	24,381,478	25,761,791	-1,380,313	7,151,174	3.41
2026-05-15	25,761,791	26,114,402	-352,611	4,299,204	5.99
2026-04-30	26,114,402	29,580,470	-3,466,068	4,520,290	5.78
2026-04-15	29,580,470	30,528,505	-948,035	3,920,609	7.54
2026-03-31	30,528,505	28,267,280	+2,261,225	5,519,657	5.53
2026-03-13	28,267,280	26,493,213	+1,774,067	7,714,613	3.66
2026-02-27	26,493,213	26,769,781	-276,568	3,369,929	7.86
2026-02-13	26,769,781	27,438,388	-668,607	3,720,843	7.19
2026-01-30	27,438,388	29,116,589	-1,678,201	3,380,711	8.12
2026-01-15	29,116,589	29,006,523	+110,066	3,675,329	7.92
2025-12-31	29,006,523	27,315,465	+1,691,058	3,600,425	8.06
2025-12-15	27,315,465	28,584,169	-1,268,704	4,636,476	5.89
2025-11-28	28,584,169	27,806,482	+777,687	9,702,845	2.95
2025-11-14	27,806,482	29,292,522	-1,486,040	4,168,250	6.67
2025-10-31	29,292,522	34,523,090	-5,230,568	3,848,850	7.61
2025-10-15	34,523,090	31,991,412	+2,531,678	4,709,883	7.33
2025-09-30	31,991,412	32,685,533	-694,121	6,448,710	4.96
2025-09-15	32,685,533	31,807,063	+878,470	5,007,508	6.53

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