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LECO · Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

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Market Cap
$14.93B
Shares
54.51M

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

LECO Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 1,217,905 LECO shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 50,345 shares. Days to cover was 3.14 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

LECO Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 1,346,697 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +10.6% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 1,133,984 to 1,604,154 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 High confidence 71% chance it rises
1,346,697 +10.6% vs reported
Likely range 1,133,984 to 1,604,154 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
53/100
Short interest 2.2% of shares — P52 Days to cover 3.1 — P51 Price vs VWAP +1.5% — P61 Short-volume trend -0.8% — P47 Short interest change +4.3% — P67 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P42

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 1,217,905 1,167,560 +50,345 3.14
2026-07-31 1,167,560 1,320,425 -152,865 2.54
2026-07-15 1,320,425 1,565,668 -245,243 4.70
2026-06-30 1,565,668 1,243,171 +322,497 3.32
2026-06-15 1,243,171 1,294,290 -51,119 3.70
2026-05-29 1,294,290 1,098,113 +196,177 4.40
2026-05-15 1,098,113 828,840 +269,273 3.54
2026-04-30 828,840 743,845 +84,995 2.03
2026-04-15 743,845 937,435 -193,590 1.68
2026-03-31 937,435 577,622 +359,813 2.71
2026-03-13 577,622 607,610 -29,988 2.25
2026-02-27 607,610 611,570 -3,960 2.42
2026-02-13 611,570 608,875 +2,695 1.00
2026-01-30 608,875 560,375 +48,500 1.86
2026-01-15 560,375 646,489 -86,114 2.15
2025-12-31 646,489 737,685 -91,196 2.65
2025-12-15 737,685 971,910 -234,225 2.51
2025-11-28 971,910 679,877 +292,033 2.18
2025-11-14 679,877 854,519 -174,642 1.88
2025-10-31 854,519 1,009,111 -154,592 2.28
2025-10-15 1,009,111 1,113,695 -104,584 3.58
2025-09-30 1,113,695 929,703 +183,992 3.19
2025-09-15 929,703 847,999 +81,704 3.42

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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