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How shorted is Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.? BBW

#62most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 98%

23.51%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+1.81
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.88
days to cover
4.59
Aggregate net short position time series for Build-A-Bear Workshop, 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop, 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
27 Aug 202623.73% 14 Aug 202621.70% 31 Aug 2026−2.03
28 May 202621.35% 15 May 202625.05% 29 May 2026+3.70
12 Mar 202617.99% 27 Feb 202621.16% 13 Mar 2026+3.17
4 Dec 202518.63% 28 Nov 202520.13% 15 Dec 2025+1.50
28 Aug 202513.42% 15 Aug 202513.64% 29 Aug 2025+0.22
29 May 202513.85% 15 May 202514.08% 30 May 2025+0.23
13 Mar 202511.35% 28 Feb 202510.49% 14 Mar 2025−0.86
5 Dec 202411.60% 29 Nov 20249.29% 13 Dec 2024−2.31

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for BBW: 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
16,351
3 Sep 2026
Highest in window
295,622
28 Aug 2026
Days with a balance
95
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Build-A-Bear Workshop, 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 296K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202623.51%+1.81
31 Aug 202621.70%−2.03
14 Aug 202623.73%+1.88
31 Jul 202621.85%−0.89
15 Jul 202622.74%+1.11
30 Jun 202621.63%−2.85
15 Jun 202624.48%−0.57
29 May 202625.05%+3.70
15 May 202621.35%+0.83
30 Apr 202620.52%+1.21
15 Apr 202619.31%−0.38
31 Mar 202619.69%−1.47
13 Mar 202621.16%+3.17
27 Feb 202617.99%+0.85
13 Feb 202617.14%−0.38
30 Jan 202617.52%−2.18
15 Jan 202619.70%−0.55
31 Dec 202520.25%+0.12
15 Dec 202520.13%+1.50
28 Nov 202518.63%+1.22
14 Nov 202517.41%+1.46
31 Oct 202515.95%−0.12
15 Oct 202516.07%+0.46
30 Sep 202515.61%−0.71
15 Sep 202516.32%+2.68
29 Aug 202513.64%+0.22
15 Aug 202513.42%+0.38
31 Jul 202513.04%+0.35
15 Jul 202512.69%+0.07
30 Jun 202512.62%−0.35
13 Jun 202512.97%−1.11
30 May 202514.08%+0.23
15 May 202513.85%+0.55
30 Apr 202513.30%+2.55
15 Apr 202510.75%+2.08
31 Mar 20258.67%−1.82
14 Mar 202510.49%−0.86
28 Feb 202511.35%+0.43
14 Feb 202510.92%+0.48
31 Jan 202510.44%−1.27
15 Jan 202511.71%+2.70
31 Dec 20249.01%−0.28
13 Dec 20249.29%−2.31
29 Nov 202411.60%−0.63
15 Nov 202412.23%−1.63
31 Oct 202413.86%+0.24
15 Oct 202413.62%−0.33
30 Sep 202413.95%+0.31
13 Sep 202413.64%−0.25
30 Aug 202413.89%−0.63
15 Aug 202414.52%+0.27
31 Jul 202414.25%+2.71
15 Jul 202411.54%+0.01
28 Jun 202411.53%+0.64
14 Jun 202410.89%−0.15
31 May 202411.04%+0.92
15 May 202410.12%−1.42
30 Apr 202411.54%+0.01
15 Apr 202411.53%−0.83
28 Mar 202412.36%−1.55
15 Mar 202413.91%−0.53
29 Feb 202414.44%−0.23
15 Feb 202414.67%−0.36
31 Jan 202415.03%−0.69
12 Jan 202415.72%+1.21
29 Dec 202314.51%+1.60
15 Dec 202312.91%−1.27
30 Nov 202314.18%−0.24
15 Nov 202314.42%+0.91
31 Oct 202313.51%+1.39
13 Oct 202312.12%−0.14
29 Sep 202312.26%+1.50
15 Sep 202310.76%+2.24
31 Aug 20238.52%−0.02
15 Aug 20238.54%+0.09
31 Jul 20238.45%+0.02
14 Jul 20238.43%−0.50
30 Jun 20238.93%−1.28
15 Jun 202310.21%−1.32
31 May 202311.53%−1.67
15 May 202313.20%+0.48
28 Apr 202312.72%+1.28
14 Apr 202311.44%+2.53
31 Mar 20238.91%−2.31
15 Mar 202311.22%−0.84
28 Feb 202312.06%−1.67
15 Feb 202313.73%−0.41
31 Jan 202314.14%−0.40
13 Jan 202314.54%−0.35
30 Dec 202214.89%+1.78
15 Dec 202213.11%+4.21
30 Nov 20228.90%−0.04
15 Nov 20228.94%−0.26
31 Oct 20229.20%−0.93
14 Oct 202210.13%−2.05
30 Sep 202212.18%+0.69
15 Sep 202211.49%−0.39
31 Aug 202211.88%+0.05
15 Aug 202211.83%−0.56
29 Jul 202212.39%+0.11
15 Jul 202212.28%+0.41
30 Jun 202211.87%+0.78
15 Jun 202211.09%−0.67
31 May 202211.76%+2.53
13 May 20229.23%+0.53
29 Apr 20228.70%+0.74
14 Apr 20227.96%+1.13
31 Mar 20226.83%−0.70
15 Mar 20227.53%+1.31
28 Feb 20226.22%−0.51
15 Feb 20226.73%+0.04
31 Jan 20226.69%+0.51
14 Jan 20226.18%+2.00
31 Dec 20214.18%−1.00
15 Dec 20215.18%−0.51
30 Nov 20215.69%+0.21
15 Nov 20215.48%−0.33
29 Oct 20215.81%+0.52
15 Oct 20215.29%+0.72
30 Sep 20214.57%+0.16
15 Sep 20214.41%−0.25
31 Aug 20214.66%+0.38
13 Aug 20214.28%+0.24
30 Jul 20214.04%−0.12
15 Jul 20214.16%−0.53
30 Jun 20214.69%−0.50
15 Jun 20215.19%−1.81
28 May 20217.00%+2.52
14 May 20214.48%+1.28
30 Apr 20213.20%+0.40
15 Apr 20212.80%−0.64
31 Mar 20213.44%−0.42
15 Mar 20213.86%+0.86
26 Feb 20213.00%+0.22
12 Feb 20212.78%−0.43
29 Jan 20213.21%−0.48
15 Jan 20213.69%−0.04
31 Dec 20203.73%−0.14
15 Dec 20203.87%−0.43
30 Nov 20204.30%+0.86
13 Nov 20203.44%−0.93
30 Oct 20204.37%−0.16
15 Oct 20204.53%+0.18
30 Sep 20204.35%−5.80
15 Sep 202010.15%−1.87
31 Aug 202012.02%−1.26
14 Aug 202013.28%−0.38
31 Jul 202013.66%+0.79
15 Jul 202012.87%−0.28
30 Jun 202013.15%+0.99
15 Jun 202012.16%−0.55
29 May 202012.71%−0.27
15 May 202012.98%+1.32
30 Apr 202011.66%+1.04
15 Apr 202010.62%+0.78
31 Mar 20209.84%−0.92
13 Mar 202010.76%−0.33
28 Feb 202011.09%+0.57
14 Feb 202010.52%+0.17
31 Jan 202010.35%−1.55
15 Jan 202011.90%+0.04
31 Dec 201911.86%−0.17
13 Dec 201912.03%+1.01
29 Nov 201911.02%+0.20
15 Nov 201910.82%−0.49
31 Oct 201911.31%−0.80
15 Oct 201912.11%+0.29
30 Sep 201911.82%+1.56
13 Sep 201910.26%−0.34
30 Aug 201910.60%+1.30
15 Aug 20199.30%−0.61
31 Jul 20199.91%+0.27
15 Jul 20199.64%−0.27
28 Jun 20199.91%+0.08
14 Jun 20199.83%+0.77
31 May 20199.06%+0.29
15 May 20198.77%+2.83
30 Apr 20195.94%+0.42
15 Apr 20195.52%+0.20
29 Mar 20195.32%−0.42
15 Mar 20195.74%+0.89
28 Feb 20194.85%−0.41
15 Feb 20195.26%−0.11
31 Jan 20195.37%−1.00
15 Jan 20196.37%−0.33
31 Dec 20186.70%+0.09
14 Dec 20186.61%+1.26
30 Nov 20185.35%+0.12
15 Nov 20185.23%−0.04
31 Oct 20185.27%+0.39
15 Oct 20184.88%+0.35
28 Sep 20184.53%−0.11
14 Sep 20184.64%−0.21
31 Aug 20184.85%−0.93
15 Aug 20185.78%−0.61
31 Jul 20186.39%−0.75
13 Jul 20187.14%−0.08
29 Jun 20187.22%−2.01
15 Jun 20189.23%+1.36
31 May 20187.87%+0.54
15 May 20187.33%−0.38
30 Apr 20187.71%−0.20
13 Apr 20187.91%+0.27
29 Mar 20187.64%+0.32
15 Mar 20187.32%+0.31
28 Feb 20187.01%−0.51
15 Feb 20187.52%+0.15
31 Jan 20187.37%−0.74
12 Jan 20188.11%−0.38
29 Dec 20178.49%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. right now?
23.51% of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s (BBW) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 62nd 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 BBW'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 BBW's days to cover?
4.59 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.