Most Shorted French Stocks
The most shorted French stock on 12 Oct 2026 is UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT, at 11.59% of its share capital in disclosed short positions.
Every French company with publicly disclosed net short positions, ranked by the sum of individual positions of 0.5% or more of share capital, as published by the AMF. Data as of 12 Oct 2026. Unlike the UK and Australia, individual position holders are named: each company page lists who is short. See also the all-time French records.
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- At 5% or more
- 8
- of share capital
- At 1% or more
- 54
- of share capital
- Companies listed
- 86
- with disclosed shorts
Counts are floors: only individual positions of 0.5% or more of share capital are publicly disclosed under the EU regime, so smaller positions are invisible here.
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| # | Company | Short % | 1d | 5d | 20d | Position date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT | 11.59% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.02 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 2 | RENAULT | 11.10% | 0.00 | +0.33 | +2.14 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 3 | VALEO | 11.10% | 0.00 | +0.83 | +0.82 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 4 | VIRIDIEN | 10.16% | 0.00 | +0.51 | +3.37 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 5 | FDJ UNITED | 6.56% | 0.00 | +0.51 | +0.17 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 6 | TELEPERFORMANCE | 6.53% | 0.00 | −0.09 | −2.01 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 7 | ABIVAX | 5.35% | 0.00 | +0.18 | +0.23 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 8 | ALSTOM | 5.07% | 0.00 | −0.05 | +0.46 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 9 | REMY COINTREAU | 4.87% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.23 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 10 | VUSIONGROUP | 3.91% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.08 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 11 | FORVIA | 3.87% | 0.00 | −0.08 | +0.05 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 12 | ATOS GROUP | 3.70% | 0.00 | +0.19 | +0.80 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 13 | DBV TECHNOLOGIES | 3.65% | 0.00 | −0.35 | −0.05 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 14 | PUBLICIS GROUPE SA | 3.59% | 0.00 | +0.50 | +0.33 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 15 | WORLDLINE | 3.42% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 16 | VALLOUREC | 2.96% | 0.00 | +0.20 | +1.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 17 | SOPRA STERIA GROUP | 2.88% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.13 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 18 | X-FAB SILICON FOUNDRIES SE | 2.73% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 19 | CAPGEMINI | 2.66% | 0.00 | +0.10 | +1.56 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 20 | GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ | 2.62% | 0.00 | +0.09 | +0.73 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 21 | ACCOR | 2.60% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.60 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 22 | WORLDLINE | 2.56% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.63 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 23 | NEXITY | 2.54% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.16 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 24 | SMCP | 2.52% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 25 | AEROPORTS DE PARIS | 2.45% | 0.00 | +1.01 | +1.11 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 26 | GENFIT | 2.21% | 0.00 | +0.07 | +1.71 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 27 | EXAIL TECHNOLOGIES | 2.18% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.53 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 28 | GECINA | 2.17% | 0.00 | +0.28 | +0.80 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 29 | ELIS | 2.12% | 0.00 | −2.91 | −1.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 30 | EDENRED | 2.11% | 0.00 | +0.61 | +0.51 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 31 | CASINO GUICHARD-PERRACHON | 2.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 32 | TELEVISION FRANCAISE 1 | 1.98% | 0.00 | +0.39 | +0.39 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 33 | ELIOR GROUP | 1.96% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.11 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 34 | VALNEVA SE | 1.90% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.59 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 35 | CARREFOUR | 1.83% | 0.00 | +0.07 | +0.31 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 36 | SODEXO | 1.79% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 37 | SPIE SA | 1.69% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.09 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 38 | AIR FRANCE-KLM | 1.68% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.10 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 39 | PERNOD RICARD | 1.68% | 0.00 | −0.57 | −0.15 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 40 | EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS | 1.67% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 41 | NANOBIOTIX | 1.50% | 0.00 | +0.05 | +0.89 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 42 | MEDIAN TECHNOLOGIES | 1.48% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.18 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 43 | KAUFMAN & BROAD SA | 1.40% | 0.00 | +0.09 | +0.72 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 44 | BOURBON CORPORATION | 1.35% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 45 | MEDINCELL | 1.20% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.51 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 46 | MERCIALYS | 1.20% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.60 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 47 | SOLUTIONS 30 SE | 1.19% | 0.00 | +0.01 | −0.79 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 48 | EIFFAGE | 1.13% | 0.00 | +0.59 | +0.53 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 49 | AYVENS | 1.11% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.49 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 50 | COVIVIO | 1.10% | 0.00 | +0.10 | +0.60 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 51 | CAPITAL B | 1.02% | 0.00 | +0.52 | – | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 52 | BUREAU VERITAS | 1.01% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.50 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 53 | COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN | 1.00% | 0.00 | +0.50 | +0.50 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 54 | NEXANS | 1.00% | 0.00 | +0.50 | +0.50 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 55 | CLARIANE SE | 0.99% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.50 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 56 | CELLNOVO GROUP | 0.90% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 57 | TECHNIP ENERGIES N.V. | 0.81% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.09 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 58 | ADOCIA | 0.74% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.23 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 59 | LA FRANCAISE DE L'ENERGIE | 0.74% | 0.00 | +0.16 | +0.22 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 60 | ATON | 0.73% | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 61 | KLEPIERRE | 0.73% | 0.00 | −0.08 | −0.08 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 62 | INVENTIVA | 0.71% | 0.00 | −0.43 | +0.11 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 63 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.69% | 0.00 | −0.08 | −0.08 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 64 | VIVENDI SE | 0.69% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 65 | SOCIETE BIC | 0.66% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 66 | CAPITAL B | 0.63% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.52 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 67 | ALTEN | 0.60% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 68 | COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN | 0.60% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.10 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 69 | EUROAPI | 0.60% | 0.00 | +0.10 | +0.10 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 70 | SOITEC | 0.60% | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.04 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 71 | INGENICO GROUP | 0.59% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 72 | LECTRA SA | 0.59% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 73 | DASSAULT AVIATION | 0.58% | 0.00 | −0.02 | +0.08 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 74 | AMOEBA | 0.55% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 75 | ICADE | 0.55% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 76 | ENGIE | 0.52% | 0.00 | −0.05 | −0.19 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 77 | BENETEAU | 0.51% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.68 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 78 | DASSAULT SYSTEMES | 0.51% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.08 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 79 | ARKEMA | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 80 | BOLLORE SE | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.09 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 81 | CELLECTIS | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.60 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 82 | EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 83 | EXOSENS | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.11 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 84 | KERING | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 85 | SCOR SE | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 86 | SES | 0.50% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 Oct 2026 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most shorted French stock right now?
- UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT is the most shorted French stock, with 11.59% of its share capital in disclosed net short positions as of 12 Oct 2026, per the AMF's public register.
- How many French companies are currently shorted?
- 86 French companies currently have disclosed positions of 0.5% or more per holder. Positions below 0.5% are not public, so the true number is higher.
- Who is shorting these companies?
- The AMF names every holder of a position of 0.5% or more; each company page lists its current holders.
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The aggregate here is a floor: only individual positions of 0.5% or more are publicly disclosed under the EU regime, so smaller positions are invisible. Figures come from the AMF's own publications; see methodology.