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WOOF · Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc. · Short Interest

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$2.51 +0.20 (+8.66%)
Market Cap
$795.94M
Shares
324.21M
Volume · Oct 22 4.83M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.32M

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

WOOF Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 18,967,626 WOOF shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 985,847 shares. Days to cover was 9.59 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

WOOF Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,910,068 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, -0.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 16,911,802 to 21,005,659 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through October 15, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 26, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Oct 15 short interest

as of Oct 15 Low confidence 49% chance it rises
18,910,068 -0.3% vs reported
Likely range 16,911,802 to 21,005,659 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
67/100
Short interest 5.9% of shares — P76 Days to cover 9.6 — P91 Price vs VWAP +0.9% — P75 Short-volume trend +2.0% — P61 Short interest change -4.9% — P34 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P27

Positioning score 67.2 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-30). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-22 23:23 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 10
— — — —
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 18,967,626 19,953,473 -985,847 9.59
2026-09-15 19,953,473 19,447,215 +506,258 5.01
2026-08-31 19,447,215 19,508,011 -60,796 12.88
2026-08-14 19,508,011 19,581,995 -73,984 13.03
2026-07-31 19,581,995 19,712,851 -130,856 14.27
2026-07-15 19,712,851 19,451,649 +261,202 13.11
2026-06-30 19,451,649 18,889,045 +562,604 8.69
2026-06-15 18,889,045 18,188,001 +701,044 5.83
2026-05-29 18,188,001 17,526,191 +661,810 11.32
2026-05-15 17,526,191 17,341,430 +184,761 10.24
2026-04-30 17,341,430 17,185,868 +155,562 13.88
2026-04-15 17,185,868 17,025,383 +160,485 10.47
2026-03-31 17,025,383 15,891,499 +1,133,884 5.70
2026-03-13 15,891,499 15,541,059 +350,440 2.71
2026-02-27 15,541,059 15,323,337 +217,722 14.89
2026-02-13 15,323,337 14,067,472 +1,255,865 9.00
2026-01-30 14,067,472 15,321,731 -1,254,259 8.10
2026-01-15 15,321,731 18,090,157 -2,768,426 6.86
2025-12-31 18,090,157 17,881,633 +208,524 11.06
2025-12-15 17,881,633 18,113,009 -231,376 7.59
2025-11-28 18,113,009 18,497,700 -384,691 3.55
2025-11-14 18,497,700 18,265,557 +232,143 10.20
2025-10-31 18,265,557 20,204,309 -1,938,752 8.52

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