SW · Smurfit Westrock plc

$45.31 -0.05 (-0.11%)

S&P 500 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$24.26B

524.52M

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

SW Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 21,012,230 SW shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 4,214,790 shares. Days to cover was 4.92 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

SW Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 21,749,788 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +3.5% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 19,185,580 to 24,672,268 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 56% chance it rises

21,749,788 +3.5% vs reported

Likely range 19,185,580 to 24,672,268 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

61/100

Short interest 4.0% of shares — P67 Days to cover 4.9 — P69 Price vs VWAP -1.0% — P49 Short-volume trend +3.8% — P66 Short interest change -16.7% — P18 Worst FTD 0.10% of shares — P82

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.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	21,012,230	25,227,020	-4,214,790	4,272,943	4.92
2026-07-31	25,227,020	25,508,021	-281,001	5,848,183	4.31
2026-07-15	25,508,021	27,647,502	-2,139,481	5,097,711	5.00
2026-06-30	27,647,502	28,316,803	-669,301	7,045,309	3.92
2026-06-15	28,316,803	27,410,385	+906,418	5,792,454	4.89
2026-05-29	27,410,385	26,982,156	+428,229	4,872,507	5.63
2026-05-15	26,982,156	29,026,624	-2,044,468	4,775,895	5.65
2026-04-30	29,026,624	30,688,365	-1,661,741	5,932,905	4.89
2026-04-15	30,688,365	32,476,624	-1,788,259	4,003,166	7.67
2026-03-31	32,476,624	29,945,899	+2,530,725	6,506,412	4.99
2026-03-13	29,945,899	26,524,502	+3,421,397	6,207,758	4.82
2026-02-27	26,524,502	27,614,975	-1,090,473	6,375,082	4.16
2026-02-13	27,614,975	23,362,819	+4,252,156	8,969,171	3.08
2026-01-30	23,362,819	23,375,567	-12,748	5,620,229	4.16
2026-01-15	23,375,567	22,339,889	+1,035,678	5,145,520	4.54
2025-12-31	22,339,889	22,825,824	-485,935	4,415,080	5.06
2025-12-15	22,825,824	21,852,949	+972,875	5,483,778	4.16
2025-11-28	21,852,949	22,040,538	-187,589	5,123,712	4.27
2025-11-14	22,040,538	20,069,082	+1,971,456	5,673,120	3.89
2025-10-31	20,069,082	20,625,000	-555,918	5,525,852	3.63
2025-10-15	20,625,000	20,680,383	-55,383	5,108,368	4.04
2025-09-30	20,680,383	19,205,011	+1,475,372	4,833,904	4.28
2025-09-15	19,205,011	19,163,219	+41,792	3,431,497	5.60

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