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How shorted is CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC? CBL

#2,261most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 40%

3.48%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.11
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.40
days to cover
4.52
Aggregate net short position time series for CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES 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 CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES 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
7 Aug 20263.34% 31 Jul 20263.55% 14 Aug 2026+0.21
8 May 20262.98% 30 Apr 20262.70% 15 May 2026−0.28
13 Feb 20263.60% 30 Jan 20263.08% 27 Feb 2026−0.52
7 Nov 20252.98% 31 Oct 20253.10% 14 Nov 2025+0.12
6 Aug 20253.81% 31 Jul 20254.37% 15 Aug 2025+0.56
5 May 20253.96% 30 Apr 20253.83% 15 May 2025−0.13
14 Feb 20254.25% 31 Jan 20254.00% 28 Feb 2025−0.25
12 Nov 20245.13% 31 Oct 20245.44% 15 Nov 2024+0.31

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CBL: 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
439
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
42,492
16 Dec 2025
Days with a balance
23
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES 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 42K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20263.48%+0.11
31 Aug 20263.37%−0.18
14 Aug 20263.55%+0.21
31 Jul 20263.34%+0.17
15 Jul 20263.17%+0.09
30 Jun 20263.08%+0.79
15 Jun 20262.29%−0.02
29 May 20262.31%−0.39
15 May 20262.70%−0.28
30 Apr 20262.98%−0.13
15 Apr 20263.11%+0.13
31 Mar 20262.98%−0.11
13 Mar 20263.09%+0.01
27 Feb 20263.08%−0.30
13 Feb 20263.38%−0.22
30 Jan 20263.60%+0.12
15 Jan 20263.48%+0.32
31 Dec 20253.16%−0.11
15 Dec 20253.27%+0.34
28 Nov 20252.93%−0.17
14 Nov 20253.10%+0.12
31 Oct 20252.98%−0.04
15 Oct 20253.02%+0.01
30 Sep 20253.01%−0.12
15 Sep 20253.13%−1.15
29 Aug 20254.28%−0.09
15 Aug 20254.37%+0.56
31 Jul 20253.81%+0.12
15 Jul 20253.69%−0.04
30 Jun 20253.73%−0.39
13 Jun 20254.12%+0.34
30 May 20253.78%−0.05
15 May 20253.83%−0.13
30 Apr 20253.96%+0.11
15 Apr 20253.85%−0.41
31 Mar 20254.26%−0.18
14 Mar 20254.44%+0.44
28 Feb 20254.00%−0.36
14 Feb 20254.36%+0.11
31 Jan 20254.25%−0.05
15 Jan 20254.30%+0.01
31 Dec 20244.29%+0.23
13 Dec 20244.06%−0.05
29 Nov 20244.11%−1.33
15 Nov 20245.44%+0.31
31 Oct 20245.13%+0.06
15 Oct 20245.07%+0.19
30 Sep 20244.88%−0.34
13 Sep 20245.22%+0.23
30 Aug 20244.99%+0.11
15 Aug 20244.88%+0.12
31 Jul 20244.76%+0.01
15 Jul 20244.75%+0.09
28 Jun 20244.66%−0.40
14 Jun 20245.06%+0.52
31 May 20244.54%+0.06
15 May 20244.48%+0.04
30 Apr 20244.44%−0.21
15 Apr 20244.65%+0.01
28 Mar 20244.64%−0.70
15 Mar 20245.34%+0.63
29 Feb 20244.71%+0.28
15 Feb 20244.43%−0.34
31 Jan 20244.77%+0.02
12 Jan 20244.75%+0.29
29 Dec 20234.46%+0.19
15 Dec 20234.27%−0.11
30 Nov 20234.38%+0.20
15 Nov 20234.18%−0.15
31 Oct 20234.33%−0.16
13 Oct 20234.49%0.00
29 Sep 20234.49%−0.25
15 Sep 20234.74%+0.11
31 Aug 20234.63%0.00
15 Aug 20234.63%−0.09
31 Jul 20234.72%+0.04
14 Jul 20234.68%+0.18
30 Jun 20234.50%−0.33
15 Jun 20234.83%+0.19
31 May 20234.64%+0.51
15 May 20234.13%+0.04
28 Apr 20234.09%−0.14
14 Apr 20234.23%−0.01
31 Mar 20234.24%+0.36
15 Mar 20233.88%+1.23
28 Feb 20232.65%+0.07
15 Feb 20232.58%−0.56
31 Jan 20233.14%+0.19
13 Jan 20232.95%−0.13
30 Dec 20223.08%+0.21
15 Dec 20222.87%−0.30
30 Nov 20223.17%−0.30
15 Nov 20223.47%−0.56
31 Oct 20224.03%−0.44
14 Oct 20224.47%+0.28
30 Sep 20224.19%+0.14
15 Sep 20224.05%+0.07
31 Aug 20223.98%−0.30
15 Aug 20224.28%−0.46
29 Jul 20224.74%0.00
15 Jul 20224.74%+0.24
30 Jun 20224.50%+1.44
15 Jun 20223.06%+0.45
31 May 20222.61%+0.24
13 May 20222.37%+0.39
29 Apr 20221.98%+0.10
14 Apr 20221.88%+0.01
31 Mar 20221.87%−1.69
15 Mar 20223.56%−0.15
28 Feb 20223.71%+0.01
15 Feb 20223.70%−0.11
31 Jan 20223.81%+0.17
14 Jan 20223.64%−4.34
30 Oct 20207.98%−1.25
15 Oct 20209.23%−0.15
30 Sep 20209.38%+0.58
15 Sep 20208.80%+0.71
31 Aug 20208.09%−0.71
14 Aug 20208.80%+0.09
31 Jul 20208.71%−0.94
15 Jul 20209.65%+0.38
30 Jun 20209.27%−3.30
15 Jun 202012.57%−1.99
29 May 202014.56%−7.00
15 May 202021.56%+2.34
30 Apr 202019.22%−2.42
15 Apr 202021.64%−1.69
31 Mar 202023.33%−2.76
13 Mar 202026.09%−0.44
28 Feb 202026.53%+0.86
14 Feb 202025.67%+0.29
31 Jan 202025.38%+1.00
15 Jan 202024.38%+0.02
31 Dec 201924.36%+0.32
13 Dec 201924.04%+1.99
29 Nov 201922.05%+0.49
15 Nov 201921.56%−0.99
31 Oct 201922.55%−1.19
15 Oct 201923.74%−0.26
30 Sep 201924.00%−2.36
13 Sep 201926.36%−2.01
30 Aug 201928.37%+0.43
15 Aug 201927.94%+2.61
31 Jul 201925.33%+0.97
15 Jul 201924.36%−1.41
28 Jun 201925.77%+1.32
14 Jun 201924.45%−1.93
31 May 201926.38%+0.05
15 May 201926.33%+0.21
30 Apr 201926.12%−0.94
15 Apr 201927.06%−1.91
29 Mar 201928.97%+0.07
15 Mar 201928.90%+1.80
28 Feb 201927.10%+0.09
15 Feb 201927.01%+1.73
31 Jan 201925.28%+0.38
15 Jan 201924.90%+0.50
31 Dec 201824.40%−0.84
14 Dec 201825.24%+0.05
30 Nov 201825.19%+0.06
15 Nov 201825.13%+0.43
31 Oct 201824.70%−0.77
15 Oct 201825.47%−0.36
28 Sep 201825.83%+0.65
14 Sep 201825.18%−0.34
31 Aug 201825.52%−0.06
15 Aug 201825.58%−1.10
31 Jul 201826.68%+0.50
13 Jul 201826.18%+1.48
29 Jun 201824.70%+0.60
15 Jun 201824.10%+1.60
31 May 201822.50%−0.39
15 May 201822.89%+2.37
30 Apr 201820.52%−0.56
13 Apr 201821.08%−0.22
29 Mar 201821.30%+0.14
15 Mar 201821.16%+0.50
28 Feb 201820.66%+0.81
15 Feb 201819.85%−0.47
31 Jan 201820.32%+0.44
12 Jan 201819.88%+0.20
29 Dec 201719.68%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 29 Dec 2017.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC right now?
3.48% of CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC's (CBL) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,261st 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 CBL'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 CBL's days to cover?
4.52 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.