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NOC · Northrop Grumman Corp /De/

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$545.57 +0.44 (+0.08%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$77.44B
Shares
142.06M

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

NOC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 2,540,282 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +3.7% 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
2,540,282 +3.7% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
53/100
Short interest 1.7% of shares — P47 Days to cover 4.2 — P63 Price vs VWAP +1.3% — P58 Short-volume trend -4.2% — P35 Short interest change +6.3% — P71 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P56

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 2,449,904 2,304,643 +145,261 4.22
2026-07-31 2,304,643 2,324,381 -19,738 2.19
2026-07-15 2,324,381 2,356,082 -31,701 2.63
2026-06-30 2,356,082 2,140,121 +215,961 2.00
2026-06-15 2,140,121 1,819,757 +320,364 2.05
2026-05-29 1,819,757 1,747,438 +72,319 1.88
2026-05-15 1,747,438 1,669,841 +77,597 2.49
2026-04-30 1,669,841 1,707,687 -37,846 1.76
2026-04-15 1,707,687 1,904,934 -197,247 2.53
2026-03-31 1,904,934 2,150,088 -245,154 2.38
2026-03-13 2,150,088 1,970,073 +180,015 2.37
2026-02-27 1,970,073 1,821,087 +148,986 2.22
2026-02-13 1,821,087 1,524,289 +296,798 1.93
2026-01-30 1,524,289 1,620,665 -96,376 1.55
2026-01-15 1,620,665 1,523,038 +97,627 1.16
2025-12-31 1,523,038 1,538,336 -15,298 2.68
2025-12-15 1,538,336 1,666,867 -128,531 2.21
2025-11-28 1,666,867 1,746,447 -79,580 2.21
2025-11-14 1,746,447 1,200,859 +545,588 2.49
2025-10-31 1,200,859 1,480,189 -279,330 1.35
2025-10-15 1,480,189 1,468,968 +11,221 2.33
2025-09-30 1,468,968 1,568,971 -100,003 1.73
2025-09-15 1,568,971 1,745,033 -176,062 2.41
2025-08-29 1,745,033 2,209,371 -464,338 2.73

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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