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How shorted is American Eagle Outfitters? AEO

#665most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 82%

10.09%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.70
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.38
days to cover
1.63
Aggregate net short position time series for American Eagle Outfitters

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for American Eagle Outfitters days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
9 Sep 202610.79% 31 Aug 202610.09% 15 Sep 2026−0.70
28 May 20269.84% 15 May 20268.25% 29 May 2026−1.59
4 Mar 20269.75% 27 Feb 20268.46% 13 Mar 2026−1.29
2 Dec 202512.99% 28 Nov 20259.83% 15 Dec 2025−3.16
3 Sep 202516.03% 29 Aug 202518.93% 15 Sep 2025+2.90
29 May 20259.14% 15 May 20259.83% 30 May 2025+0.69
13 May 202510.24% 30 Apr 20259.14% 15 May 2025−1.10
12 Mar 20258.54% 28 Feb 20257.41% 14 Mar 2025−1.13

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for AEO: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
145,039
9 Sep 2026
Highest in window
319,464
10 Oct 2025
Days with a balance
81
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for American Eagle Outfitters fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 319K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202610.09%−0.70
31 Aug 202610.79%+0.63
14 Aug 202610.16%−0.70
31 Jul 202610.86%+0.35
15 Jul 202610.51%+0.80
30 Jun 20269.71%−0.32
15 Jun 202610.03%+1.78
29 May 20268.25%−1.59
15 May 20269.84%−0.71
30 Apr 202610.55%+0.02
15 Apr 202610.53%+0.71
31 Mar 20269.82%+1.36
13 Mar 20268.46%−1.29
27 Feb 20269.75%+0.30
13 Feb 20269.45%−1.36
30 Jan 202610.81%+0.72
15 Jan 202610.09%+0.54
31 Dec 20259.55%−0.28
15 Dec 20259.83%−3.16
28 Nov 202512.99%−0.18
14 Nov 202513.17%−0.42
31 Oct 202513.59%−1.90
15 Oct 202515.49%+0.66
30 Sep 202514.83%−4.10
15 Sep 202518.93%+2.90
29 Aug 202516.03%−0.58
15 Aug 202516.61%+0.22
31 Jul 202516.39%+6.01
15 Jul 202510.38%−1.84
30 Jun 202512.22%+2.16
13 Jun 202510.06%+0.23
30 May 20259.83%+0.69
15 May 20259.14%−1.10
30 Apr 202510.24%−1.09
15 Apr 202511.33%+2.31
31 Mar 20259.02%+1.61
14 Mar 20257.41%−1.13
28 Feb 20258.54%−0.06
14 Feb 20258.60%+0.60
31 Jan 20258.00%+1.19
15 Jan 20256.81%+0.29
31 Dec 20246.52%+0.10
13 Dec 20246.42%+0.20
29 Nov 20246.22%−1.58
15 Nov 20247.80%−0.53
31 Oct 20248.33%−0.17
15 Oct 20248.50%+0.18
30 Sep 20248.32%+0.08
13 Sep 20248.24%+0.36
30 Aug 20247.88%−1.22
15 Aug 20249.10%−2.14
31 Jul 202411.24%−0.42
15 Jul 202411.66%+1.36
28 Jun 202410.30%−0.07
14 Jun 202410.37%+1.45
31 May 20248.92%−2.97
15 May 202411.89%−0.51
30 Apr 202412.40%−0.05
15 Apr 202412.45%+0.79
28 Mar 202411.66%+1.48
15 Mar 202410.18%+2.87
29 Feb 20247.31%−0.26
15 Feb 20247.57%−0.16
31 Jan 20247.73%−2.50
12 Jan 202410.23%+0.41
29 Dec 20239.82%−0.71
15 Dec 202310.53%+2.18
30 Nov 20238.35%−1.08
15 Nov 20239.43%+0.47
31 Oct 20238.96%−0.48
13 Oct 20239.44%+0.17
29 Sep 20239.27%+0.15
15 Sep 20239.12%+0.84
31 Aug 20238.28%−0.33
15 Aug 20238.61%0.00
31 Jul 20238.61%−0.27
14 Jul 20238.88%+0.55
30 Jun 20238.33%+2.27
15 Jun 20236.06%+0.18
31 May 20235.88%−0.47
15 May 20236.35%−0.91
28 Apr 20237.26%−0.23
14 Apr 20237.49%−0.05
31 Mar 20237.54%−0.33
15 Mar 20237.87%+0.49
28 Feb 20237.38%−0.83
15 Feb 20238.21%+0.60
31 Jan 20237.61%−0.76
13 Jan 20238.37%−0.75
30 Dec 20229.12%−0.70
15 Dec 20229.82%+0.85
30 Nov 20228.97%+0.07
15 Nov 20228.90%−1.33
31 Oct 202210.23%−0.01
14 Oct 202210.24%−0.30
30 Sep 202210.54%+0.34
15 Sep 202210.20%−3.72
31 Aug 202213.92%−0.41
15 Aug 202214.33%−1.17
29 Jul 202215.50%−0.04
15 Jul 202215.54%−1.72
30 Jun 202217.26%−2.66
15 Jun 202219.92%−1.10
31 May 202221.02%+0.70
13 May 202220.32%−0.27
29 Apr 202220.59%+2.95
14 Apr 202217.64%+0.02
31 Mar 202217.62%+0.80
15 Mar 202216.82%−1.54
28 Feb 202218.36%+0.88
15 Feb 202217.48%−0.04
31 Jan 202217.52%−1.00
14 Jan 202218.52%+0.75
31 Dec 202117.77%+1.58
15 Dec 202116.19%+3.36
30 Nov 202112.83%+0.02
15 Nov 202112.81%−1.04
29 Oct 202113.85%+0.45
15 Oct 202113.40%+0.27
30 Sep 202113.13%−1.43
15 Sep 202114.56%+0.15
31 Aug 202114.41%+1.40
13 Aug 202113.01%−1.09
30 Jul 202114.10%+0.77
15 Jul 202113.33%+0.24
30 Jun 202113.09%+0.64
15 Jun 202112.45%+1.01
28 May 202111.44%+0.53
14 May 202110.91%+0.05
30 Apr 202110.86%+0.01
15 Apr 202110.85%+1.06
31 Mar 20219.79%−0.55
15 Mar 202110.34%−1.43
26 Feb 202111.77%−1.29
12 Feb 202113.06%−0.07
29 Jan 202113.13%−0.63
15 Jan 202113.76%−0.75
31 Dec 202014.51%+1.06
15 Dec 202013.45%−1.80
30 Nov 202015.25%−1.46
13 Nov 202016.71%−1.53
30 Oct 202018.24%−1.08
15 Oct 202019.32%−1.07
30 Sep 202020.39%−0.92
15 Sep 202021.31%−1.15
31 Aug 202022.46%−0.15
14 Aug 202022.61%+0.76
31 Jul 202021.85%+4.05
15 Jul 202017.80%−0.97
30 Jun 202018.77%+0.83
15 Jun 202017.94%+1.34
29 May 202016.60%+1.24
15 May 202015.36%+0.31
30 Apr 202015.05%+8.91
15 Apr 20206.14%+0.20
31 Mar 20205.94%−3.20
13 Mar 20209.14%−0.66
28 Feb 20209.80%−2.75
14 Feb 202012.55%−0.95
31 Jan 202013.50%+0.65
15 Jan 202012.85%−0.44
31 Dec 201913.29%+0.41
13 Dec 201912.88%+3.91
29 Nov 20198.97%+0.29
15 Nov 20198.68%−0.70
31 Oct 20199.38%−1.51
15 Oct 201910.89%+0.39
30 Sep 201910.50%−0.51
13 Sep 201911.01%−0.50
30 Aug 201911.51%+0.80
15 Aug 201910.71%−0.19
31 Jul 201910.90%−0.41
15 Jul 201911.31%+0.55
28 Jun 201910.76%+1.10
14 Jun 20199.66%+0.40
31 May 20199.26%−0.05
15 May 20199.31%−0.33
30 Apr 20199.64%+0.17
15 Apr 20199.47%−0.03
29 Mar 20199.50%+0.17
15 Mar 20199.33%+0.80
28 Feb 20198.53%+0.71
15 Feb 20197.82%−0.39
31 Jan 20198.21%−2.21
15 Jan 201910.42%+1.46
31 Dec 20188.96%−0.55
14 Dec 20189.51%−1.37
30 Nov 201810.88%+0.39
15 Nov 201810.49%−0.24
31 Oct 201810.73%+1.40
15 Oct 20189.33%−0.27
28 Sep 20189.60%−0.16
14 Sep 20189.76%+0.72
31 Aug 20189.04%−0.29
15 Aug 20189.33%−0.04
31 Jul 20189.37%+1.33
13 Jul 20188.04%+0.95
29 Jun 20187.09%+0.31
15 Jun 20186.78%−0.55
31 May 20187.33%−1.01
15 May 20188.34%+1.30
30 Apr 20187.04%−0.56
13 Apr 20187.60%+0.50
29 Mar 20187.10%+0.30
15 Mar 20186.80%−0.64
28 Feb 20187.44%−0.62
15 Feb 20188.06%+0.07
31 Jan 20187.99%+0.37
12 Jan 20187.62%+0.90
29 Dec 20176.72%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is American Eagle Outfitters right now?
10.09% of American Eagle Outfitters's (AEO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 665th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this AEO's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is AEO's days to cover?
1.63 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.