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MBC · MasterBrand, Inc. · Short Interest

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$7.02 +0.01 (+0.14%)
Market Cap
$1.47B
Shares
203.49M
Volume · Oct 2 2.02M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.33M

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

MBC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,541,938 MBC shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 736,202 shares. Days to cover was 7.73 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

MBC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,866,677 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +7.6% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,951,847 to 22,687,546 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 High confidence 72% chance it rises
18,866,677 +7.6% vs reported
Likely range 15,951,847 to 22,687,546 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
63/100
Short interest 8.6% of shares — P85 Days to cover 7.7 — P81 Price vs VWAP -12.9% — P27 Short-volume trend -7.0% — P22 Short interest change +4.4% — P60 Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P77

Positioning score 62.6 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-02 20:30 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 17,541,938 16,805,736 +736,202 7.73
2026-08-31 16,805,736 16,192,532 +613,204 10.52
2026-08-14 16,192,532 16,336,404 -143,872 8.69
2026-07-31 16,336,404 16,942,027 -605,623 8.27
2026-07-15 16,942,027 15,875,688 +1,066,339 9.23
2026-06-30 15,875,688 16,223,917 -348,229 4.41
2026-06-15 16,223,917 31,466,301 -15,242,384 4.04
2026-05-29 31,466,301 23,504,552 +7,961,749 6.67
2026-05-15 23,504,552 22,953,821 +550,731 5.88
2026-04-30 22,953,821 21,177,650 +1,776,171 13.42
2026-04-15 21,177,650 23,102,077 -1,924,427 10.51
2026-03-31 23,102,077 23,276,341 -174,264 9.71
2026-03-13 23,276,341 20,396,599 +2,879,742 7.94
2026-02-27 20,396,599 19,646,637 +749,962 7.38
2026-02-13 19,646,637 19,359,020 +287,617 6.54
2026-01-30 19,359,020 19,841,749 -482,729 15.78
2026-01-15 19,841,749 18,631,327 +1,210,422 13.71
2025-12-31 18,631,327 18,580,511 +50,816 16.02
2025-12-15 18,580,511 18,346,681 +233,830 11.28
2025-11-28 18,346,681 15,637,862 +2,708,819 8.83
2025-11-14 15,637,862 13,960,032 +1,677,830 6.17
2025-10-31 13,960,032 12,479,519 +1,480,513 12.79
2025-10-15 12,479,519 11,458,257 +1,021,262 9.50

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