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How shorted is AutoNation, Inc.? AN

#988most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 74%

7.98%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+1.22
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.59
days to cover
5.68
Aggregate net short position time series for AutoNation, Inc.

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 AutoNation, Inc. 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
31 Jul 20267.58% 15 Jul 20266.05% 14 Aug 2026−1.53
1 May 20266.48% 30 Apr 20266.54% 15 May 2026+0.06
6 Feb 20264.17% 30 Jan 20264.82% 13 Feb 2026+0.65
23 Oct 20253.14% 15 Oct 20254.05% 31 Oct 2025+0.91
25 Jul 20253.00% 15 Jul 20252.89% 31 Jul 2025−0.11
25 Apr 20253.34% 15 Apr 20253.17% 30 Apr 2025−0.17
11 Feb 20254.44% 31 Jan 20254.02% 14 Feb 2025−0.42
25 Oct 20245.44% 15 Oct 20246.01% 31 Oct 2024+0.57

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for AN: 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
241
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
15,337
17 Sep 2025
Days with a balance
29
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for AutoNation, Inc. 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 15K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20267.98%+1.22
31 Aug 20266.76%+0.71
14 Aug 20266.05%−0.02
31 Jul 20266.07%−1.51
15 Jul 20267.58%+0.19
30 Jun 20267.39%+0.18
15 Jun 20267.21%+0.18
29 May 20267.03%+0.49
15 May 20266.54%+0.06
30 Apr 20266.48%−0.09
15 Apr 20266.57%+0.32
31 Mar 20266.25%+1.05
13 Mar 20265.20%+0.53
27 Feb 20264.67%−0.15
13 Feb 20264.82%+0.65
30 Jan 20264.17%+0.08
15 Jan 20264.09%−0.22
31 Dec 20254.31%+0.32
15 Dec 20253.99%−0.03
28 Nov 20254.02%−0.16
14 Nov 20254.18%+0.13
31 Oct 20254.05%+0.91
15 Oct 20253.14%−0.41
30 Sep 20253.55%−0.41
15 Sep 20253.96%+0.29
29 Aug 20253.67%+0.55
15 Aug 20253.12%+0.23
31 Jul 20252.89%−0.11
15 Jul 20253.00%−0.61
30 Jun 20253.61%−0.29
13 Jun 20253.90%+0.12
30 May 20253.78%−0.30
15 May 20254.08%+0.91
30 Apr 20253.17%−0.17
15 Apr 20253.34%−0.99
31 Mar 20254.33%+0.31
14 Mar 20254.02%−0.15
28 Feb 20254.17%+0.15
14 Feb 20254.02%−0.42
31 Jan 20254.44%−0.43
15 Jan 20254.87%+0.01
31 Dec 20244.86%+0.14
13 Dec 20244.72%−0.27
29 Nov 20244.99%−0.75
15 Nov 20245.74%−0.27
31 Oct 20246.01%+0.57
15 Oct 20245.44%−1.33
30 Sep 20246.77%+0.34
13 Sep 20246.43%−0.05
30 Aug 20246.48%−0.13
15 Aug 20246.61%−0.15
31 Jul 20246.76%−0.06
15 Jul 20246.82%−0.33
28 Jun 20247.15%−0.24
14 Jun 20247.39%+0.06
31 May 20247.33%−0.13
15 May 20247.46%−0.56
30 Apr 20248.02%+1.01
15 Apr 20247.01%−0.17
28 Mar 20247.18%−0.20
15 Mar 20247.38%−0.20
29 Feb 20247.58%−0.80
15 Feb 20248.38%+0.31
31 Jan 20248.07%+0.02
12 Jan 20248.05%+0.29
29 Dec 20237.76%−1.00
15 Dec 20238.76%−0.20
30 Nov 20238.96%−0.12
15 Nov 20239.08%+0.48
31 Oct 20238.60%+0.39
13 Oct 20238.21%−0.19
29 Sep 20238.40%−1.13
15 Sep 20239.53%+0.24
31 Aug 20239.29%+0.39
15 Aug 20238.90%+0.35
31 Jul 20238.55%+0.55
14 Jul 20238.00%−1.66
30 Jun 20239.66%−1.53
15 Jun 202311.19%−1.08
31 May 202312.27%−0.19
15 May 202312.46%0.00
28 Apr 202312.46%−0.07
14 Apr 202312.53%−0.72
31 Mar 202313.25%+1.38
15 Mar 202311.87%+0.24
28 Feb 202311.63%−1.98
15 Feb 202313.61%−0.71
31 Jan 202314.32%+0.32
13 Jan 202314.00%+0.21
30 Dec 202213.79%+0.56
15 Dec 202213.23%+0.48
30 Nov 202212.75%−0.46
15 Nov 202213.21%−0.82
31 Oct 202214.03%+2.72
14 Oct 202211.31%+0.89
30 Sep 202210.42%−0.18
15 Sep 202210.60%+0.49
31 Aug 202210.11%+0.30
15 Aug 20229.81%−0.45
29 Jul 202210.26%−1.67
15 Jul 202211.93%−0.09
30 Jun 202212.02%+0.22
15 Jun 202211.80%+0.58
31 May 202211.22%+1.17
13 May 202210.05%−0.05
29 Apr 202210.10%+0.53
14 Apr 20229.57%+1.04
31 Mar 20228.53%−0.40
15 Mar 20228.93%−0.40
28 Feb 20229.33%+0.56
15 Feb 20228.77%+0.77
31 Jan 20228.00%+0.33
14 Jan 20227.67%+0.25
31 Dec 20217.42%+0.38
15 Dec 20217.04%−0.10
30 Nov 20217.14%−0.82
15 Nov 20217.96%−0.10
29 Oct 20218.06%+1.82
15 Oct 20216.24%−0.84
30 Sep 20217.08%−1.61
15 Sep 20218.69%+0.61
31 Aug 20218.08%+1.05
13 Aug 20217.03%+1.48
30 Jul 20215.55%−0.44
15 Jul 20215.99%+0.59
30 Jun 20215.40%+0.57
15 Jun 20214.83%+1.50
28 May 20213.33%+0.39
14 May 20212.94%−0.05
30 Apr 20212.99%+0.21
15 Apr 20212.78%−0.83
31 Mar 20213.61%+0.51
15 Mar 20213.10%−0.60
26 Feb 20213.70%−0.31
12 Feb 20214.01%+0.16
29 Jan 20213.85%+0.21
15 Jan 20213.64%+0.17
31 Dec 20203.47%−0.20
15 Dec 20203.67%+0.25
30 Nov 20203.42%−0.11
13 Nov 20203.53%−0.19
30 Oct 20203.72%−0.46
15 Oct 20204.18%−0.23
30 Sep 20204.41%−0.04
15 Sep 20204.45%+0.04
31 Aug 20204.41%−0.03
14 Aug 20204.44%−0.06
31 Jul 20204.50%−1.52
15 Jul 20206.02%−0.25
30 Jun 20206.27%−0.43
15 Jun 20206.70%+0.15
29 May 20206.55%−0.62
15 May 20207.17%−0.01
30 Apr 20207.18%+0.76
15 Apr 20206.42%−0.85
31 Mar 20207.27%+0.91
13 Mar 20206.36%+0.45
28 Feb 20205.91%−0.27
14 Feb 20206.18%−0.85
31 Jan 20207.03%−1.18
15 Jan 20208.21%+0.42
31 Dec 20197.79%+0.40
13 Dec 20197.39%−0.07
29 Nov 20197.46%+0.18
15 Nov 20197.28%−0.10
31 Oct 20197.38%−0.43
15 Oct 20197.81%+0.59
30 Sep 20197.22%−0.24
13 Sep 20197.46%−0.24
30 Aug 20197.70%+0.10
15 Aug 20197.60%−0.01
31 Jul 20197.61%−0.79
15 Jul 20198.40%+0.88
28 Jun 20197.52%−1.81
14 Jun 20199.33%−0.11
31 May 20199.44%+2.13
15 May 20197.31%+0.53
30 Apr 20196.78%−0.14
15 Apr 20196.92%+0.58
29 Mar 20196.34%−0.32
15 Mar 20196.66%+1.06
28 Feb 20195.60%+0.94
15 Feb 20194.66%+0.41
31 Jan 20194.25%+0.26
15 Jan 20193.99%−0.68
31 Dec 20184.67%+0.15
14 Dec 20184.52%+0.33
30 Nov 20184.19%−0.49
15 Nov 20184.68%−0.87
31 Oct 20185.55%+0.47
15 Oct 20185.08%+1.17
28 Sep 20183.91%−0.16
14 Sep 20184.07%−0.21
31 Aug 20184.28%−0.93
15 Aug 20185.21%+0.53
31 Jul 20184.68%−0.24
13 Jul 20184.92%−1.12
29 Jun 20186.04%−0.37
15 Jun 20186.41%−0.90
31 May 20187.31%−0.17
15 May 20187.48%+1.34
30 Apr 20186.14%−0.43
13 Apr 20186.57%−0.57
29 Mar 20187.14%+0.73
15 Mar 20186.41%−0.62
28 Feb 20187.03%−0.49
15 Feb 20187.52%+0.02
31 Jan 20187.50%−1.53
12 Jan 20189.03%−0.68
29 Dec 20179.71%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is AutoNation, Inc. right now?
7.98% of AutoNation, Inc.'s (AN) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 988th 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 AN'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 AN's days to cover?
5.68 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.