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How shorted is CATO CORP? CATO

#2,976most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 21%

1.87%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
0.00
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.25
days to cover
4.49
Aggregate net short position time series for CATO CORP

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 CATO CORP 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
25 Aug 20262.00% 14 Aug 20261.87% 31 Aug 2026−0.13
26 May 20262.37% 15 May 20262.43% 29 May 2026+0.06
23 Mar 20261.81% 13 Mar 20261.83% 31 Mar 2026+0.02
24 Nov 20251.81% 14 Nov 20251.85% 28 Nov 2025+0.04
26 Aug 20252.07% 15 Aug 20252.22% 29 Aug 2025+0.15
27 May 20252.53% 15 May 20252.55% 30 May 2025+0.02
24 Mar 20251.98% 14 Mar 20252.63% 31 Mar 2025+0.65
25 Nov 20242.21% 15 Nov 20242.19% 29 Nov 2024−0.02

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CATO: 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
700
28 Aug 2026
Highest in window
8,574
20 Aug 2026
Days with a balance
24
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for CATO CORP 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 8.6K shares.

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Sector: Consumer retail

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20261.87%0.00
31 Aug 20261.87%−0.13
14 Aug 20262.00%−0.03
31 Jul 20262.03%−0.03
15 Jul 20262.06%−0.06
30 Jun 20262.12%−0.03
15 Jun 20262.15%−0.28
29 May 20262.43%+0.06
15 May 20262.37%+0.32
30 Apr 20262.05%+0.11
15 Apr 20261.94%+0.11
31 Mar 20261.83%+0.02
13 Mar 20261.81%0.00
27 Feb 20261.81%−0.01
13 Feb 20261.82%+0.02
30 Jan 20261.80%−0.07
15 Jan 20261.87%+0.11
31 Dec 20251.76%−0.04
15 Dec 20251.80%−0.05
28 Nov 20251.85%+0.04
14 Nov 20251.81%+0.01
31 Oct 20251.80%−0.21
15 Oct 20252.01%−0.43
30 Sep 20252.44%+0.05
15 Sep 20252.39%+0.17
29 Aug 20252.22%+0.15
15 Aug 20252.07%−0.02
31 Jul 20252.09%−0.20
15 Jul 20252.29%−0.06
30 Jun 20252.35%−0.19
13 Jun 20252.54%−0.01
30 May 20252.55%+0.02
15 May 20252.53%+0.07
30 Apr 20252.46%+0.21
15 Apr 20252.25%−0.38
31 Mar 20252.63%+0.65
14 Mar 20251.98%−0.10
28 Feb 20252.08%−0.05
14 Feb 20252.13%+0.18
31 Jan 20251.95%−0.44
15 Jan 20252.39%−0.18
31 Dec 20242.57%+0.53
13 Dec 20242.04%−0.15
29 Nov 20242.19%−0.02
15 Nov 20242.21%−0.30
31 Oct 20242.51%−0.07
15 Oct 20242.58%+0.38
30 Sep 20242.20%−0.05
13 Sep 20242.25%0.00
30 Aug 20242.25%−0.04
15 Aug 20242.29%−0.10
31 Jul 20242.39%−0.13
15 Jul 20242.52%−2.48
28 Jun 20245.00%−0.36
14 Jun 20245.36%−1.25
31 May 20246.61%+1.25
15 May 20245.36%−0.47
30 Apr 20245.83%+0.57
15 Apr 20245.26%−0.86
28 Mar 20246.12%+1.94
15 Mar 20244.18%+0.11
29 Feb 20244.07%−0.15
15 Feb 20244.22%−0.12
31 Jan 20244.34%−0.08
12 Jan 20244.42%−0.17
29 Dec 20234.59%−0.44
15 Dec 20235.03%−0.10
30 Nov 20235.13%−0.38
15 Nov 20235.51%+0.03
31 Oct 20235.48%+0.14
13 Oct 20235.34%−0.52
29 Sep 20235.86%+0.71
15 Sep 20235.15%+0.07
31 Aug 20235.08%+0.15
15 Aug 20234.93%0.00
31 Jul 20234.93%−0.23
14 Jul 20235.16%0.00
30 Jun 20235.16%−0.31
15 Jun 20235.47%−0.34
31 May 20235.81%−0.02
15 May 20235.83%−0.22
28 Apr 20236.05%−0.24
14 Apr 20236.29%+0.44
31 Mar 20235.85%−0.08
15 Mar 20235.93%+0.41
28 Feb 20235.52%+0.37
15 Feb 20235.15%+0.24
31 Jan 20234.91%+0.06
13 Jan 20234.85%+0.06
30 Dec 20224.79%−1.02
15 Dec 20225.81%+0.19
30 Nov 20225.62%+0.17
15 Nov 20225.45%−0.52
31 Oct 20225.97%0.00
14 Oct 20225.97%−0.15
30 Sep 20226.12%−0.30
15 Sep 20226.42%+0.08
31 Aug 20226.34%+0.39
15 Aug 20225.95%−0.18
29 Jul 20226.13%−0.03
15 Jul 20226.16%+0.63
30 Jun 20225.53%+0.09
15 Jun 20225.44%+0.21
31 May 20225.23%−0.34
13 May 20225.57%−0.21
29 Apr 20225.78%−0.01
14 Apr 20225.79%+0.33
31 Mar 20225.46%+0.07
15 Mar 20225.39%+0.24
28 Feb 20225.15%+0.40
15 Feb 20224.75%+0.40
31 Jan 20224.35%+0.27
14 Jan 20224.08%−0.36
31 Dec 20214.44%+0.42
15 Dec 20214.02%−0.10
30 Nov 20214.12%+0.46
15 Nov 20213.66%+0.22
29 Oct 20213.44%+0.19
15 Oct 20213.25%+0.13
30 Sep 20213.12%−0.29
15 Sep 20213.41%+0.02
31 Aug 20213.39%+0.08
13 Aug 20213.31%−0.06
30 Jul 20213.37%−0.17
15 Jul 20213.54%−0.08
30 Jun 20213.62%−0.32
15 Jun 20213.94%+0.02
28 May 20213.92%−0.57
14 May 20214.49%+0.19
30 Apr 20214.30%+0.02
15 Apr 20214.28%−0.17
31 Mar 20214.45%−0.30
15 Mar 20214.75%−0.07
26 Feb 20214.82%+0.15
12 Feb 20214.67%+0.21
29 Jan 20214.46%−1.00
15 Jan 20215.46%+0.95
31 Dec 20204.51%+0.06
15 Dec 20204.45%−0.64
30 Nov 20205.09%−0.48
13 Nov 20205.57%−0.11
30 Oct 20205.68%+0.51
15 Oct 20205.17%−0.31
30 Sep 20205.48%+0.89
15 Sep 20204.59%−0.59
31 Aug 20205.18%+0.12
14 Aug 20205.06%−0.39
31 Jul 20205.45%−0.11
15 Jul 20205.56%+0.34
30 Jun 20205.22%+0.45
15 Jun 20204.77%−0.36
29 May 20205.13%+0.45
15 May 20204.68%−0.61
30 Apr 20205.29%−1.28
15 Apr 20206.57%−0.72
31 Mar 20207.29%+0.34
13 Mar 20206.95%−0.05
28 Feb 20207.00%+0.34
14 Feb 20206.66%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is CATO CORP right now?
1.87% of CATO CORP's (CATO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,976th 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 CATO'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 CATO's days to cover?
4.49 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.