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How shorted is Avis Budget Group, Inc.? CAR

#392most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 89%

13.31%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.29
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.50
days to cover
14.08
Aggregate net short position time series for Avis Budget Group, 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 Avis Budget Group, 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
28 Jul 202615.33% 15 Jul 202615.69% 31 Jul 2026+0.36
29 Apr 202622.04% 15 Apr 202617.25% 30 Apr 2026−4.79
18 Feb 202621.41% 13 Feb 202621.42% 27 Feb 2026+0.01
27 Oct 202522.18% 15 Oct 202521.97% 31 Oct 2025−0.21
29 Jul 202521.53% 15 Jul 202521.85% 31 Jul 2025+0.32
7 May 202517.73% 30 Apr 202519.68% 15 May 2025+1.95
11 Feb 20256.68% 31 Jan 20258.01% 14 Feb 2025+1.33
31 Oct 20248.61% 15 Oct 20248.29% 15 Nov 2024−0.32

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CAR: 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.

Latest balance
2,600
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
298,642
12 Dec 2025
Days with a balance
147
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Avis Budget Group, 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 299K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202613.31%−0.29
31 Aug 202613.60%−1.82
14 Aug 202615.42%−0.27
31 Jul 202615.69%+0.36
15 Jul 202615.33%+0.52
30 Jun 202614.81%−2.11
15 Jun 202616.92%+0.85
29 May 202616.07%−0.45
15 May 202616.52%−0.73
30 Apr 202617.25%−4.79
15 Apr 202622.04%−3.56
31 Mar 202625.60%+2.56
13 Mar 202623.04%+1.62
27 Feb 202621.42%+0.01
13 Feb 202621.41%−1.79
30 Jan 202623.20%−0.95
15 Jan 202624.15%−0.80
31 Dec 202524.95%+1.71
15 Dec 202523.24%−1.30
28 Nov 202524.54%−0.43
14 Nov 202524.97%+3.00
31 Oct 202521.97%−0.21
15 Oct 202522.18%−1.36
30 Sep 202523.54%+0.57
15 Sep 202522.97%−0.82
29 Aug 202523.79%+0.84
15 Aug 202522.95%+1.10
31 Jul 202521.85%+0.32
15 Jul 202521.53%+2.04
30 Jun 202519.49%+1.04
13 Jun 202518.45%+0.74
30 May 202517.71%−1.97
15 May 202519.68%+1.95
30 Apr 202517.73%+3.58
15 Apr 202514.15%−1.36
31 Mar 202515.51%+2.46
14 Mar 202513.05%+2.30
28 Feb 202510.75%+2.74
14 Feb 20258.01%+1.33
31 Jan 20256.68%+0.07
15 Jan 20256.61%−0.73
31 Dec 20247.34%−0.03
13 Dec 20247.37%+0.19
29 Nov 20247.18%−1.11
15 Nov 20248.29%−1.23
31 Oct 20249.52%+0.91
15 Oct 20248.61%+0.42
30 Sep 20248.19%−0.49
13 Sep 20248.68%+0.87
30 Aug 20247.81%−0.15
15 Aug 20247.96%+1.11
31 Jul 20246.85%−0.28
15 Jul 20247.13%−1.32
28 Jun 20248.45%−0.88
14 Jun 20249.33%+0.69
31 May 20248.64%−1.33
15 May 20249.97%+0.47
30 Apr 20249.50%−0.49
15 Apr 20249.99%+0.72
28 Mar 20249.27%+0.53
15 Mar 20248.74%−0.37
29 Feb 20249.11%+0.42
15 Feb 20248.69%+1.37
31 Jan 20247.32%+0.20
12 Jan 20247.12%−0.25
29 Dec 20237.37%−4.21
15 Dec 202311.58%+3.93
30 Nov 20237.65%+0.22
15 Nov 20237.43%+0.58
31 Oct 20236.85%−0.11
13 Oct 20236.96%−1.24
29 Sep 20238.20%−0.43
15 Sep 20238.63%+0.54
31 Aug 20238.09%+0.31
15 Aug 20237.78%+0.37
31 Jul 20237.41%+0.69
14 Jul 20236.72%+0.57
30 Jun 20236.15%+0.33
15 Jun 20235.82%−0.02
31 May 20235.84%−0.23
15 May 20236.07%−0.83
28 Apr 20236.90%−0.86
14 Apr 20237.76%+0.12
31 Mar 20237.64%−0.56
15 Mar 20238.20%−1.09
28 Feb 20239.29%−1.37
15 Feb 202310.66%−0.97
31 Jan 202311.63%−0.98
13 Jan 202312.61%−0.52
30 Dec 202213.13%+0.40
15 Dec 202212.73%−0.49
30 Nov 202213.22%−0.41
15 Nov 202213.63%+1.75
31 Oct 202211.88%+1.23
14 Oct 202210.65%+2.32
30 Sep 20228.33%−0.85
15 Sep 20229.18%+2.16
31 Aug 20227.02%+0.01
15 Aug 20227.01%−1.12
29 Jul 20228.13%−0.10
15 Jul 20228.23%−0.02
30 Jun 20228.25%−2.15
15 Jun 202210.40%−0.66
31 May 202211.06%−0.64
13 May 202211.70%+0.16
29 Apr 202211.54%+1.28
14 Apr 202210.26%+0.05
31 Mar 202210.21%−3.25
15 Mar 202213.46%−0.06
28 Feb 202213.52%+1.10
15 Feb 202212.42%+1.18
31 Jan 202211.24%−0.13
14 Jan 202211.37%−1.06
31 Dec 202112.43%−2.01
15 Dec 202114.44%−0.17
30 Nov 202114.61%−0.73
15 Nov 202115.34%−8.62
29 Oct 202123.96%+3.79
15 Oct 202120.17%−0.31
30 Sep 202120.48%+0.69
15 Sep 202119.79%+2.66
31 Aug 202117.13%+2.19
13 Aug 202114.94%+2.76
30 Jul 202112.18%+0.03
15 Jul 202112.15%+0.01
30 Jun 202112.14%+0.57
15 Jun 202111.57%−0.04
28 May 202111.61%+0.16
14 May 202111.45%+0.09
30 Apr 202111.36%+0.67
15 Apr 202110.69%−0.30
31 Mar 202110.99%−2.51
15 Mar 202113.50%−0.67
26 Feb 202114.17%+1.01
12 Feb 202113.16%−0.57
29 Jan 202113.73%−2.19
15 Jan 202115.92%−1.38
31 Dec 202017.30%−0.38
15 Dec 202017.68%+0.68
30 Nov 202017.00%−0.71
13 Nov 202017.71%−0.24
30 Oct 202017.95%−0.97
15 Oct 202018.92%+1.14
30 Sep 202017.78%−1.21
15 Sep 202018.99%−0.54
31 Aug 202019.53%−0.84
14 Aug 202020.37%−0.02
31 Jul 202020.39%−1.85
15 Jul 202022.24%−1.00
30 Jun 202023.24%−3.34
15 Jun 202026.58%−5.32
29 May 202031.90%−0.42
15 May 202032.32%+7.84
30 Apr 202024.48%+2.94
15 Apr 202021.54%+5.23
31 Mar 202016.31%+3.44
13 Mar 202012.87%+3.35
28 Feb 20209.52%−0.31
14 Feb 20209.83%−0.03
31 Jan 20209.86%−0.44
15 Jan 202010.30%−2.78
31 Dec 201913.08%+0.99
13 Dec 201912.09%−0.12
29 Nov 201912.21%+1.87
15 Nov 201910.34%+0.75
31 Oct 20199.59%−0.16
15 Oct 20199.75%+0.68
30 Sep 20199.07%−1.02
13 Sep 201910.09%−0.67
30 Aug 201910.76%+1.41
15 Aug 20199.35%+1.01
31 Jul 20198.34%−0.64
15 Jul 20198.98%+0.02
28 Jun 20198.96%−0.24
14 Jun 20199.20%−0.43
31 May 20199.63%+0.26
15 May 20199.37%−0.35
30 Apr 20199.72%−0.56
15 Apr 201910.28%−0.10
29 Mar 201910.38%−0.48
15 Mar 201910.86%−0.78
28 Feb 201911.64%−1.45
15 Feb 201913.09%+0.52
31 Jan 201912.57%−0.72
15 Jan 201913.29%−0.17
31 Dec 201813.46%−0.99
14 Dec 201814.45%+0.52
30 Nov 201813.93%+0.10
15 Nov 201813.83%−0.76
31 Oct 201814.59%−0.25
15 Oct 201814.84%−0.35
28 Sep 201815.19%−1.18
14 Sep 201816.37%+1.70
31 Aug 201814.67%−1.52
15 Aug 201816.19%+1.12
31 Jul 201815.07%+1.96
13 Jul 201813.11%−0.62
29 Jun 201813.73%+0.37
15 Jun 201813.36%−0.89
31 May 201814.25%−1.64
15 May 201815.89%−2.77
30 Apr 201818.66%−5.65
13 Apr 201824.31%−1.01
29 Mar 201825.32%−1.72
15 Mar 201827.04%−0.07
28 Feb 201827.11%+3.15
15 Feb 201823.96%−0.04
31 Jan 201824.00%−1.16
12 Jan 201825.16%−0.03
29 Dec 201725.19%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Avis Budget Group, Inc. right now?
13.31% of Avis Budget Group, Inc.'s (CAR) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 392nd 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 CAR'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 CAR's days to cover?
14.08 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.