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SO · Southern Co

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$89.03 -0.73 (-0.81%)
Market Cap
$101.19B
Shares
1.13B

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

SO Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 33,026,314 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.3% 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
33,026,314 +1.3% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
56/100
Short interest 2.9% of shares — P59 Days to cover 5.6 — P74 Price vs VWAP -4.2% — P34 Short-volume trend +2.8% — P61 Short interest change -10.4% — P25 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P66

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 32,587,743 36,366,279 -3,778,536 5.62
2026-07-31 36,366,279 36,593,870 -227,591 7.35
2026-07-15 36,593,870 37,411,093 -817,223 8.44
2026-06-30 37,411,093 30,487,332 +6,923,761 4.51
2026-06-15 30,487,332 29,714,772 +772,560 4.84
2026-05-29 29,714,772 25,966,609 +3,748,163 5.51
2026-05-15 25,966,609 24,610,369 +1,356,240 4.40
2026-04-30 24,610,369 25,093,807 -483,438 5.85
2026-04-15 25,093,807 27,124,191 -2,030,384 5.71
2026-03-31 27,124,191 24,071,698 +3,052,493 5.18
2026-03-13 24,071,698 23,584,129 +487,569 4.13
2026-02-27 23,584,129 24,567,203 -983,074 2.76
2026-02-13 24,567,203 25,897,190 -1,329,987 3.51
2026-01-30 25,897,190 25,893,160 +4,030 4.19
2026-01-15 25,893,160 26,706,630 -813,470 5.79
2025-12-31 26,706,630 25,511,417 +1,195,213 5.28
2025-12-15 25,511,417 33,570,464 -8,059,047 3.63
2025-11-28 33,570,464 37,961,722 -4,391,258 6.35
2025-11-14 37,961,722 38,277,756 -316,034 5.09
2025-10-31 38,277,756 41,384,243 -3,106,487 7.68
2025-10-15 41,384,243 38,006,947 +3,377,296 8.19
2025-09-30 38,006,947 32,942,556 +5,064,391 6.01
2025-09-15 32,942,556 34,802,311 -1,859,755 9.10
2025-08-29 34,802,311 34,461,147 +341,164 9.33

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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