KTOS · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

$64.58 +1.79 (+2.85%) At close · Aug 14

Market Cap

$12.12B

187.72M

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

Model estimate

Expected Aug 14 short interest

as of Aug 14

9,896,144 +3.6% vs reported

The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

64/100

Short interest 5.1% of shares — P74 Days to cover 2.9 — P47 Price vs VWAP +19.7% — P92 Short-volume trend -3.4% — P37 Short interest change -8.0% — P32 Worst FTD 1.89% of shares — P96

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). 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
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14 Scheduled FINRA publishes Aug 25	—	—	—	—	—
2026-07-31	9,549,755	10,377,180	-827,425	3,247,039	2.94
2026-07-15	10,377,180	10,092,796	+284,384	4,453,530	2.33
2026-06-30	10,092,796	14,538,174	-4,445,378	6,933,699	1.46
2026-06-15	14,538,174	11,657,119	+2,881,055	4,021,747	3.61
2026-05-29	11,657,119	13,099,286	-1,442,167	5,013,408	2.33
2026-05-15	13,099,286	10,334,611	+2,764,675	4,908,924	2.67
2026-04-30	10,334,611	9,438,164	+896,447	3,917,486	2.64
2026-04-15	9,438,164	10,991,657	-1,553,493	3,434,012	2.75
2026-03-31	10,991,657	9,127,940	+1,863,717	3,891,835	2.82
2026-03-13	9,127,940	7,708,615	+1,419,325	5,667,117	1.61
2026-02-27	7,708,615	6,789,810	+918,805	4,344,778	1.77
2026-02-13	6,789,810	7,018,702	-228,892	3,112,399	2.18
2026-01-30	7,018,702	8,985,095	-1,966,393	4,179,693	1.68
2026-01-15	8,985,095	8,671,721	+313,374	4,535,234	1.98
2025-12-31	8,671,721	8,968,272	-296,551	2,080,159	4.17
2025-12-15	8,968,272	9,234,314	-266,042	2,000,672	4.48
2025-11-28	9,234,314	8,904,522	+329,792	2,176,151	4.24
2025-11-14	8,904,522	9,655,775	-751,253	4,011,992	2.22
2025-10-31	9,655,775	10,780,084	-1,124,309	3,212,185	3.01
2025-10-15	10,780,084	13,109,115	-2,329,031	4,851,330	2.22
2025-09-30	13,109,115	11,390,492	+1,718,623	7,287,847	1.80
2025-09-15	11,390,492	10,515,254	+875,238	2,700,057	4.22
2025-08-29	10,515,254	10,403,204	+112,050	2,868,104	3.67
2025-08-15	10,403,204	9,911,496	+491,708	4,536,166	2.29

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