What is the highest short interest ever recorded in France?

The highest short interest recorded in our France dataset is 96.27%, reached by ATOS GROUP on 6 Dec 2024, since our records begin (17 Oct 2012).

Are these all-time records?

They are the highest values in our archive, which starts 17 Oct 2012 for France; positions may have been higher before records began. A single report sitting at three times both neighbouring reports is treated as a reporting artefact and never counts as a record.

🇫🇷 France: short interest records

The highest short interest ever recorded in France in our dataset is 96.27%, reached by ATOS GROUP on 6 Dec 2024.

The highest disclosed short interest each company has ever reached in our dataset, which for France runs from 17 Oct 2012 to 12 Oct 2026 (3,649 trading days of AMF publications). "Now" is today's figure where the company is still in the register.

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Plain

Short position data for French stocks, all-time records: AMF, compiled by howshorted.com, position date 12 Oct 2026. https://howshorted.com/fr/records/

Wikipedia

<ref>{{cite web |title=French stocks, all-time records short position data |url=https://howshorted.com/fr/records/ |website=HowShorted |publisher=howshorted.com (data: AMF) |date=2026-10-12 |access-date=2026-10-13}}</ref>

BibTeX

@misc{howshorted-french-stocks-all-time-records-2026-10-12,
  title        = {French stocks, all-time records short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/fr/records/}},
  note         = {Data: AMF, position date 12 Oct 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

#	Company	All-time peak	Peak date	Now
1	ATOS GROUP	96.27%	6 Dec 2024	–
2	VALLOUREC	16.22%	18 Jan 2016	–
3	VALEO	15.30%	15 Oct 2025	11.10%
4	UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT	15.19%	11 May 2026	11.59%
5	VANTIVA	15.19%	27 Jun 2018	–
6	CASINO GUICHARD-PERRACHON	15.18%	31 Aug 2018	–
7	VIRIDIEN	14.29%	20 Feb 2018	–
8	INGENICO GROUP	14.26%	16 Jan 2014	0.59%
9	WORLDLINE	14.19%	1 Apr 2026	3.42%
10	EMEIS	14.06%	1 Feb 2023	–
11	TELEPERFORMANCE	13.82%	14 Jul 2026	6.53%
12	VALLOUREC	13.82%	29 Jun 2021	2.96%
13	QUADIENT S.A.	13.45%	3 Jun 2013	–
14	ALTRAN TECHNOLOGIES	13.21%	28 Feb 2019	–
15	TECHNIP	12.55%	9 Nov 2016	–
16	SOLOCAL GROUP	12.51%	29 Jul 2024	–
17	AIR FRANCE-KLM	12.20%	24 Aug 2015	–
18	EDENRED	11.93%	20 Feb 2026	2.11%
19	ELIS	11.52%	8 Sep 2017	2.12%
20	PEUGEOT S.A.	11.28%	5 Jan 2021	–
21	EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS	11.23%	8 Jun 2023	1.67%
22	RENAULT	11.14%	7 Oct 2026	11.10%
23	EUROPCAR MOBILITY GROUP	10.94%	17 Nov 2020	–
24	VIRIDIEN	10.74%	18 Aug 2015	–
25	GEMALTO NV	10.36%	27 Dec 2013	–

Records are within our dataset only and reflect disclosed positions (≥ 0.5% per holder, summed); true short interest can be higher. A "–" in Now means the company currently has no disclosed positions or has left the market. Nothing here is investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest short interest ever recorded in France?: The highest short interest recorded in our France dataset is 96.27%, reached by ATOS GROUP on 6 Dec 2024, since our records begin (17 Oct 2012).
Are these all-time records?: They are the highest values in our archive, which starts 17 Oct 2012 for France; positions may have been higher before records began. A single report sitting at three times both neighbouring reports is treated as a reporting artefact and never counts as a record.