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How shorted is Best Buy Company, Inc.? BBY

#1,052most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 72%

7.62%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.57
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.03
days to cover
3.97
Aggregate net short position time series for Best Buy Company, 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 Best Buy Company, 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 20266.67% 14 Aug 20267.05% 31 Aug 2026+0.38
28 May 20269.08% 15 May 20269.10% 29 May 2026+0.02
3 Mar 202611.25% 27 Feb 202611.02% 13 Mar 2026−0.23
25 Nov 20255.98% 14 Nov 20255.68% 28 Nov 2025−0.30
28 Aug 20256.82% 15 Aug 20257.52% 29 Aug 2025+0.70
29 May 20255.47% 15 May 20255.82% 30 May 2025+0.35
4 Mar 20257.20% 28 Feb 20256.57% 14 Mar 2025−0.63
26 Nov 20246.55% 15 Nov 20245.38% 29 Nov 2024−1.17

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for BBY: 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
456
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
656,664
4 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
69
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Best Buy Company, 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 657K shares.

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Sector: Consumer retail

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20267.62%+0.57
31 Aug 20267.05%+0.38
14 Aug 20266.67%−0.88
31 Jul 20267.55%−1.08
15 Jul 20268.63%−0.02
30 Jun 20268.65%−0.13
15 Jun 20268.78%−0.32
29 May 20269.10%+0.02
15 May 20269.08%+0.22
30 Apr 20268.86%−0.03
15 Apr 20268.89%+0.12
31 Mar 20268.77%−2.25
13 Mar 202611.02%−0.23
27 Feb 202611.25%+0.82
13 Feb 202610.43%−0.39
30 Jan 202610.82%+0.62
15 Jan 202610.20%+1.05
31 Dec 20259.15%+1.55
15 Dec 20257.60%+1.92
28 Nov 20255.68%−0.30
14 Nov 20255.98%−0.31
31 Oct 20256.29%−1.76
15 Oct 20258.05%+0.39
30 Sep 20257.66%−0.01
15 Sep 20257.67%+0.15
29 Aug 20257.52%+0.70
15 Aug 20256.82%−0.41
31 Jul 20257.23%+0.16
15 Jul 20257.07%+0.64
30 Jun 20256.43%+0.22
13 Jun 20256.21%+0.39
30 May 20255.82%+0.35
15 May 20255.47%−1.22
30 Apr 20256.69%−0.25
15 Apr 20256.94%+0.35
31 Mar 20256.59%+0.02
14 Mar 20256.57%−0.63
28 Feb 20257.20%−0.51
14 Feb 20257.71%+1.30
31 Jan 20256.41%−0.29
15 Jan 20256.70%+0.82
31 Dec 20245.88%−0.40
13 Dec 20246.28%+0.90
29 Nov 20245.38%−1.17
15 Nov 20246.55%+0.03
31 Oct 20246.52%−0.15
15 Oct 20246.67%+0.17
30 Sep 20246.50%+0.13
13 Sep 20246.37%+0.10
30 Aug 20246.27%+0.24
15 Aug 20246.03%−0.26
31 Jul 20246.29%−0.34
15 Jul 20246.63%+0.28
28 Jun 20246.35%−0.07
14 Jun 20246.42%−0.14
31 May 20246.56%−0.76
15 May 20247.32%−0.18
30 Apr 20247.50%+0.11
15 Apr 20247.39%+0.56
28 Mar 20246.83%−0.48
15 Mar 20247.31%−0.38
29 Feb 20247.69%−0.49
15 Feb 20248.18%+0.74
31 Jan 20247.44%+1.10
12 Jan 20246.34%+0.51
29 Dec 20235.83%−0.18
15 Dec 20236.01%−0.29
30 Nov 20236.30%−0.02
15 Nov 20236.32%+0.45
31 Oct 20235.87%+0.89
13 Oct 20234.98%+0.18
29 Sep 20234.80%−0.09
15 Sep 20234.89%+0.28
31 Aug 20234.61%−0.30
15 Aug 20234.91%+0.56
31 Jul 20234.35%−0.13
14 Jul 20234.48%+0.06
30 Jun 20234.42%−0.16
15 Jun 20234.58%−0.06
31 May 20234.64%−0.57
15 May 20235.21%−0.13
28 Apr 20235.34%+0.56
14 Apr 20234.78%−0.39
31 Mar 20235.17%−0.42
15 Mar 20235.59%+0.29
28 Feb 20235.30%+0.11
15 Feb 20235.19%+0.14
31 Jan 20235.05%+0.18
13 Jan 20234.87%+0.32
30 Dec 20224.55%+0.37
15 Dec 20224.18%+0.15
30 Nov 20224.03%+0.99
15 Nov 20223.04%−0.09
31 Oct 20223.13%−0.18
14 Oct 20223.31%−0.85
30 Sep 20224.16%−0.15
15 Sep 20224.31%−0.15
31 Aug 20224.46%−0.58
15 Aug 20225.04%−0.29
29 Jul 20225.33%−0.01
15 Jul 20225.34%0.00
30 Jun 20225.34%−1.16
15 Jun 20226.50%+0.29
31 May 20226.21%+0.12
13 May 20226.09%+0.02
29 Apr 20226.07%+0.09
14 Apr 20225.98%+0.26
31 Mar 20225.72%+0.29
15 Mar 20225.43%+0.05
28 Feb 20225.38%−0.26
15 Feb 20225.64%+0.52
31 Jan 20225.12%+0.83
14 Jan 20224.29%+0.35
31 Dec 20213.94%−0.18
15 Dec 20214.12%+0.30
30 Nov 20213.82%+0.26
15 Nov 20213.56%+0.27
29 Oct 20213.29%0.00
15 Oct 20213.29%−0.13
30 Sep 20213.42%−0.33
15 Sep 20213.75%−0.49
31 Aug 20214.24%−0.09
13 Aug 20214.33%+0.51
30 Jul 20213.82%+0.14
15 Jul 20213.68%+0.39
30 Jun 20213.29%+0.35
15 Jun 20212.94%−0.14
28 May 20213.08%−0.43
14 May 20213.51%+0.08
30 Apr 20213.43%+0.15
15 Apr 20213.28%+0.15
31 Mar 20213.13%−0.02
15 Mar 20213.15%+0.69
26 Feb 20212.46%−0.08
12 Feb 20212.54%+0.22
29 Jan 20212.32%−0.09
15 Jan 20212.41%−0.03
31 Dec 20202.44%+0.37
15 Dec 20202.07%+0.09
30 Nov 20201.98%+0.01
13 Nov 20201.97%−0.13
30 Oct 20202.10%+0.33
15 Oct 20201.77%−0.28
30 Sep 20202.05%−0.05
15 Sep 20202.10%−0.01
31 Aug 20202.11%−0.27
14 Aug 20202.38%+0.11
31 Jul 20202.27%−0.22
15 Jul 20202.49%−0.46
30 Jun 20202.95%+0.17
15 Jun 20202.78%+0.42
29 May 20202.36%−0.15
15 May 20202.51%−0.21
30 Apr 20202.72%−0.06
15 Apr 20202.78%+0.95
31 Mar 20201.83%−0.82
13 Mar 20202.65%+0.53
28 Feb 20202.12%−0.21
14 Feb 20202.33%−0.24
31 Jan 20202.57%−0.54
15 Jan 20203.11%+0.16
31 Dec 20192.95%−0.46
13 Dec 20193.41%−0.51
29 Nov 20193.92%+1.31
15 Nov 20192.61%+0.33
31 Oct 20192.28%−0.13
15 Oct 20192.41%+0.19
30 Sep 20192.22%−0.35
13 Sep 20192.57%−0.31
30 Aug 20192.88%−0.34
15 Aug 20193.22%+0.17
31 Jul 20193.05%+0.05
15 Jul 20193.00%−0.21
28 Jun 20193.21%−0.09
14 Jun 20193.30%+0.02
31 May 20193.28%−0.07
15 May 20193.35%−0.04
30 Apr 20193.39%−0.06
15 Apr 20193.45%−0.93
29 Mar 20194.38%−0.64
15 Mar 20195.02%−0.09
28 Feb 20195.11%+0.02
15 Feb 20195.09%−0.64
31 Jan 20195.73%−0.47
15 Jan 20196.20%−1.00
31 Dec 20187.20%−0.39
14 Dec 20187.59%−0.14
30 Nov 20187.73%+0.36
15 Nov 20187.37%+0.19
31 Oct 20187.18%+0.38
15 Oct 20186.80%−0.80
28 Sep 20187.60%+0.90
14 Sep 20186.70%+0.57
31 Aug 20186.13%−0.03
15 Aug 20186.16%−0.56
31 Jul 20186.72%−0.05
13 Jul 20186.77%+0.16
29 Jun 20186.61%−1.03
15 Jun 20187.64%+0.08
31 May 20187.56%−0.88
15 May 20188.44%−0.67
30 Apr 20189.11%−1.62
13 Apr 201810.73%−0.56
29 Mar 201811.29%+0.01
15 Mar 201811.28%+1.97
28 Feb 20189.31%+0.52
15 Feb 20188.79%+0.84
31 Jan 20187.95%−0.52
12 Jan 20188.47%+0.80
29 Dec 20177.67%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Best Buy Company, Inc. right now?
7.62% of Best Buy Company, Inc.'s (BBY) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,052nd 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 BBY'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 BBY's days to cover?
3.97 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.