SFD · Smithfield Foods Inc
$25.77
+0.15 (+0.59%)
At close · Jul 17
Market Cap
$10.14B
Shares
393,477,263
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
53/100
Short interest 1.6% of shares — P46
Days to cover 4.7 — P78
Price vs VWAP -1.0% — P49
Short-volume trend -0.6% — P49
Short interest change +13.8% — P71
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P13
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 6,236,099 | 5,480,526 | +755,573 | 4.69 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,480,526 | 4,420,319 | +1,060,207 | 4.79 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,420,319 | 3,259,000 | +1,161,319 | 3.88 |
| 2026-05-15 | 3,259,000 | 2,952,613 | +306,387 | 2.58 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,952,613 | 3,666,333 | -713,720 | 1.71 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,666,333 | 4,324,250 | -657,917 | 1.71 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,324,250 | 3,346,284 | +977,966 | 1.75 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,346,284 | 3,415,491 | -69,207 | 3.91 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,415,491 | 3,192,368 | +223,123 | 4.49 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,192,368 | 2,793,433 | +398,935 | 3.71 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2,793,433 | 2,641,530 | +151,903 | 3.81 |
| 2026-01-15 | 2,641,530 | 2,933,309 | -291,779 | 3.11 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,933,309 | 2,622,436 | +310,873 | 4.20 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2,622,436 | 2,471,215 | +151,221 | 2.81 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2,471,215 | 2,376,302 | +94,913 | 2.83 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2,376,302 | 2,351,736 | +24,566 | 2.28 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,351,736 | 3,013,435 | -661,699 | 2.23 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,013,435 | 2,513,915 | +499,520 | 2.77 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,513,915 | 2,107,025 | +406,890 | 2.27 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,107,025 | 2,745,755 | -638,730 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2,745,755 | 2,214,340 | +531,415 | 3.14 |
| 2025-08-15 | 2,214,340 | 1,828,083 | +386,257 | 2.24 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,828,083 | 1,413,771 | +414,312 | 3.12 |
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