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ORLY · O Reilly Automotive Inc

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$87.83 -1.72 (-1.92%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$72.64B
Shares
808.96M

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

ORLY Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 24,274,278 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.3% 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
24,274,278 -0.3% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
53/100
Short interest 3.0% of shares — P60 Days to cover 5.6 — P73 Price vs VWAP -0.8% — P45 Short-volume trend -0.6% — P48 Short interest change -2.9% — P42 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P21

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 24,347,695 25,064,472 -716,777 5.55
2026-07-31 25,064,472 23,003,971 +2,060,501 2.90
2026-07-15 23,003,971 23,671,350 -667,379 2.53
2026-06-30 23,671,350 24,294,640 -623,290 2.47
2026-06-15 24,294,640 20,754,159 +3,540,481 3.33
2026-05-29 20,754,159 19,947,912 +806,247 3.20
2026-05-15 19,947,912 20,895,542 -947,630 3.33
2026-04-30 20,895,542 16,840,370 +4,055,172 3.94
2026-04-15 16,840,370 16,732,139 +108,231 3.96
2026-03-31 16,732,139 15,138,608 +1,593,531 2.65
2026-03-13 15,138,608 14,197,941 +940,667 2.82
2026-02-27 14,197,941 15,179,577 -981,636 2.43
2026-02-13 15,179,577 13,445,813 +1,733,764 2.06
2026-01-30 13,445,813 15,431,381 -1,985,568 2.31
2026-01-15 15,431,381 14,930,309 +501,072 2.52
2025-12-31 14,930,309 12,107,375 +2,822,934 2.78
2025-12-15 12,107,375 13,361,505 -1,254,130 2.32
2025-11-28 13,361,505 12,392,832 +968,673 2.77
2025-11-14 12,392,832 11,376,280 +1,016,552 2.23
2025-10-31 11,376,280 11,510,462 -134,182 1.98
2025-10-15 11,510,462 12,400,068 -889,606 2.95
2025-09-30 12,400,068 13,129,812 -729,744 2.26
2025-09-15 13,129,812 14,593,988 -1,464,176 2.98
2025-08-29 14,593,988 14,303,428 +290,560 3.84

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