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How shorted is Cars.com Inc.? CARS

#398most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 89%

13.23%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.53
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.45
days to cover
14.61
Aggregate net short position time series for Cars.com 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 Cars.com 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
6 Aug 202610.79% 31 Jul 202611.59% 14 Aug 2026+0.80
7 May 202610.67% 30 Apr 202611.28% 15 May 2026+0.61
9 Apr 202612.22% 31 Mar 202611.46% 15 Apr 2026−0.76
26 Feb 202612.37% 13 Feb 202612.79% 27 Feb 2026+0.42
6 Nov 202510.39% 31 Oct 202511.04% 14 Nov 2025+0.65
7 Aug 20258.00% 31 Jul 20258.37% 15 Aug 2025+0.37
8 May 20255.66% 30 Apr 20255.61% 15 May 2025−0.05
27 Feb 20252.82% 14 Feb 20253.26% 28 Feb 2025+0.44

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CARS: 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
84
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
282,220
10 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
64
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Cars.com 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 282K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202613.23%+0.53
31 Aug 202612.70%+1.11
14 Aug 202611.59%+0.80
31 Jul 202610.79%−0.83
15 Jul 202611.62%−0.16
30 Jun 202611.78%−0.62
15 Jun 202612.40%+0.63
29 May 202611.77%+0.49
15 May 202611.28%+0.61
30 Apr 202610.67%−0.79
15 Apr 202611.46%−0.76
31 Mar 202612.22%−1.89
13 Mar 202614.11%+1.32
27 Feb 202612.79%+0.42
13 Feb 202612.37%+1.69
30 Jan 202610.68%+0.70
15 Jan 20269.98%0.00
31 Dec 20259.98%−1.57
15 Dec 202511.55%+0.14
28 Nov 202511.41%+0.37
14 Nov 202511.04%+0.65
31 Oct 202510.39%−0.56
15 Oct 202510.95%−0.06
30 Sep 202511.01%+0.90
15 Sep 202510.11%+0.45
29 Aug 20259.66%+1.29
15 Aug 20258.37%+0.37
31 Jul 20258.00%+0.43
15 Jul 20257.57%+1.11
30 Jun 20256.46%−0.11
13 Jun 20256.57%+0.34
30 May 20256.23%+0.62
15 May 20255.61%−0.05
30 Apr 20255.66%+1.30
15 Apr 20254.36%+0.41
31 Mar 20253.95%+0.24
14 Mar 20253.71%+0.45
28 Feb 20253.26%+0.44
14 Feb 20252.82%+0.21
31 Jan 20252.61%+0.10
15 Jan 20252.51%−0.19
31 Dec 20242.70%+0.34
13 Dec 20242.36%−0.08
29 Nov 20242.44%+0.01
15 Nov 20242.43%−0.11
31 Oct 20242.54%−0.23
15 Oct 20242.77%+0.07
30 Sep 20242.70%+0.37
13 Sep 20242.33%−0.20
30 Aug 20242.53%+0.37
15 Aug 20242.16%+0.13
31 Jul 20242.03%+0.09
15 Jul 20241.94%−0.07
28 Jun 20242.01%−0.03
14 Jun 20242.04%−0.06
31 May 20242.10%−0.32
15 May 20242.42%−0.10
30 Apr 20242.52%−0.09
15 Apr 20242.61%+0.16
28 Mar 20242.45%−0.27
15 Mar 20242.72%+0.24
29 Feb 20242.48%+0.17
15 Feb 20242.31%+0.05
31 Jan 20242.26%+0.11
12 Jan 20242.15%+0.09
29 Dec 20232.06%−0.59
15 Dec 20232.65%+0.13
30 Nov 20232.52%+0.26
15 Nov 20232.26%+0.32
31 Oct 20231.94%−0.07
13 Oct 20232.01%−0.09
29 Sep 20232.10%−0.11
15 Sep 20232.21%+0.06
31 Aug 20232.15%−0.44
15 Aug 20232.59%−0.04
31 Jul 20232.63%+0.15
14 Jul 20232.48%+0.32
30 Jun 20232.16%−0.50
15 Jun 20232.66%+0.64
31 May 20232.02%−0.45
15 May 20232.47%−0.10
28 Apr 20232.57%−0.23
14 Apr 20232.80%+0.40
31 Mar 20232.40%−0.35
15 Mar 20232.75%+0.04
28 Feb 20232.71%+0.11
15 Feb 20232.60%+0.09
31 Jan 20232.51%−0.24
13 Jan 20232.75%−0.30
30 Dec 20223.05%−0.16
15 Dec 20223.21%+0.38
30 Nov 20222.83%−0.42
15 Nov 20223.25%−0.83
31 Oct 20224.08%+0.11
14 Oct 20223.97%+0.40
30 Sep 20223.57%−0.81
15 Sep 20224.38%+0.34
31 Aug 20224.04%−0.91
15 Aug 20224.95%+0.28
29 Jul 20224.67%+0.20
15 Jul 20224.47%−0.12
30 Jun 20224.59%+0.67
15 Jun 20223.92%+0.12
31 May 20223.80%+0.29
13 May 20223.51%+0.06
29 Apr 20223.45%−0.14
14 Apr 20223.59%+0.07
31 Mar 20223.52%−0.37
15 Mar 20223.89%−0.53
28 Feb 20224.42%−0.14
15 Feb 20224.56%−0.06
31 Jan 20224.62%−0.46
14 Jan 20225.08%−0.28
31 Dec 20215.36%−0.68
15 Dec 20216.04%+2.56
30 Nov 20213.48%+0.87
15 Nov 20212.61%+0.26
29 Oct 20212.35%+0.41
15 Oct 20211.94%−0.20
30 Sep 20212.14%−0.21
15 Sep 20212.35%0.00
31 Aug 20212.35%−0.04
13 Aug 20212.39%+0.11
30 Jul 20212.28%+0.11
15 Jul 20212.17%−0.13
30 Jun 20212.30%−0.26
15 Jun 20212.56%−0.20
28 May 20212.76%−0.27
14 May 20213.03%0.00
30 Apr 20213.03%−0.43
15 Apr 20213.46%−0.49
31 Mar 20213.95%−0.31
15 Mar 20214.26%+0.44
26 Feb 20213.82%+0.69
12 Feb 20213.13%+0.35
29 Jan 20212.78%+0.02
15 Jan 20212.76%−0.24
31 Dec 20203.00%−1.22
15 Dec 20204.22%−3.54
30 Nov 20207.76%−1.73
13 Nov 20209.49%−0.35
30 Oct 20209.84%+0.18
15 Oct 20209.66%−0.54
30 Sep 202010.20%−0.25
15 Sep 202010.45%−0.66
31 Aug 202011.11%−0.36
14 Aug 202011.47%−1.66
31 Jul 202013.13%+0.14
15 Jul 202012.99%+0.02
30 Jun 202012.97%+0.28
15 Jun 202012.69%−2.50
29 May 202015.19%−0.22
15 May 202015.41%+1.13
30 Apr 202014.28%+0.04
15 Apr 202014.24%+2.59
31 Mar 202011.65%−1.38
13 Mar 202013.03%−0.02
28 Feb 202013.05%+0.69
14 Feb 202012.36%−1.02
31 Jan 202013.38%−0.47
15 Jan 202013.85%+0.12
31 Dec 201913.73%−0.85
13 Dec 201914.58%+0.12
29 Nov 201914.46%+0.12
15 Nov 201914.34%−1.76
31 Oct 201916.10%−0.66
15 Oct 201916.76%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Cars.com Inc. right now?
13.23% of Cars.com Inc.'s (CARS) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 398th 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 CARS'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 CARS's days to cover?
14.61 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.