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How shorted is COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC? CYH

#732most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 80%

9.61%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.27
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.98
days to cover
12.56
Aggregate net short position time series for COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS 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 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS 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
22 Jul 20268.56% 15 Jul 20269.53% 31 Jul 2026+0.97
21 Apr 20268.05% 15 Apr 20268.30% 30 Apr 2026+0.25
18 Feb 20267.41% 13 Feb 20267.24% 27 Feb 2026−0.17
23 Oct 20257.95% 15 Oct 20257.37% 31 Oct 2025−0.58
23 Jul 20259.63% 15 Jul 20259.94% 31 Jul 2025+0.31
23 Apr 20259.29% 15 Apr 20259.59% 30 Apr 2025+0.30
18 Feb 20258.98% 14 Feb 20259.41% 28 Feb 2025+0.43
23 Oct 20245.15% 15 Oct 20245.40% 31 Oct 2024+0.25

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CYH: 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
1,317
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
50,742
22 Dec 2025
Days with a balance
41
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS 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 51K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20269.61%+0.27
31 Aug 20269.34%−0.03
14 Aug 20269.37%−0.16
31 Jul 20269.53%+0.97
15 Jul 20268.56%−0.07
30 Jun 20268.63%−0.15
15 Jun 20268.78%−0.32
29 May 20269.10%+0.43
15 May 20268.67%+0.37
30 Apr 20268.30%+0.25
15 Apr 20268.05%−0.13
31 Mar 20268.18%+0.42
13 Mar 20267.76%+0.52
27 Feb 20267.24%−0.17
13 Feb 20267.41%+0.17
30 Jan 20267.24%+0.56
15 Jan 20266.68%−0.26
31 Dec 20256.94%+0.17
15 Dec 20256.77%+0.29
28 Nov 20256.48%−0.62
14 Nov 20257.10%−0.27
31 Oct 20257.37%−0.58
15 Oct 20257.95%−0.46
30 Sep 20258.41%−1.23
15 Sep 20259.64%−0.39
29 Aug 202510.03%+0.13
15 Aug 20259.90%−0.04
31 Jul 20259.94%+0.31
15 Jul 20259.63%−0.05
30 Jun 20259.68%+0.81
13 Jun 20258.87%+0.22
30 May 20258.65%−1.32
15 May 20259.97%+0.38
30 Apr 20259.59%+0.30
15 Apr 20259.29%+0.35
31 Mar 20258.94%−0.82
14 Mar 20259.76%+0.35
28 Feb 20259.41%+0.43
14 Feb 20258.98%−0.30
31 Jan 20259.28%−0.58
15 Jan 20259.86%+0.11
31 Dec 20249.75%+3.09
13 Dec 20246.66%+0.88
29 Nov 20245.78%+0.46
15 Nov 20245.32%−0.08
31 Oct 20245.40%+0.25
15 Oct 20245.15%+0.20
30 Sep 20244.95%−0.29
13 Sep 20245.24%−0.62
30 Aug 20245.86%+0.19
15 Aug 20245.67%−0.38
31 Jul 20246.05%+0.22
15 Jul 20245.83%+0.35
28 Jun 20245.48%+0.56
14 Jun 20244.92%+0.20
31 May 20244.72%−0.09
15 May 20244.81%−0.09
30 Apr 20244.90%+0.15
15 Apr 20244.75%+0.13
28 Mar 20244.62%−0.80
15 Mar 20245.42%+0.29
29 Feb 20245.13%+0.59
15 Feb 20244.54%+0.06
31 Jan 20244.48%−0.65
12 Jan 20245.13%+0.03
29 Dec 20235.10%−3.85
15 Dec 20238.95%+0.44
30 Nov 20238.51%+0.48
15 Nov 20238.03%+0.15
31 Oct 20237.88%+1.05
13 Oct 20236.83%+0.26
29 Sep 20236.57%+0.50
15 Sep 20236.07%−0.07
31 Aug 20236.14%+0.30
15 Aug 20235.84%+0.95
31 Jul 20234.89%−0.07
14 Jul 20234.96%−0.15
30 Jun 20235.11%−0.39
15 Jun 20235.50%−0.08
31 May 20235.58%−0.89
15 May 20236.47%−0.07
28 Apr 20236.54%−1.76
14 Apr 20238.30%+0.07
31 Mar 20238.23%+1.14
15 Mar 20237.09%+0.88
28 Feb 20236.21%−1.12
15 Feb 20237.33%−1.46
31 Jan 20238.79%−0.75
13 Jan 20239.54%+1.09
30 Dec 20228.45%+1.18
15 Dec 20227.27%+1.22
30 Nov 20226.05%−0.30
15 Nov 20226.35%−2.18
31 Oct 20228.53%+0.08
14 Oct 20228.45%+0.64
30 Sep 20227.81%+0.61
15 Sep 20227.20%+0.55
31 Aug 20226.65%+1.09
15 Aug 20225.56%−4.04
29 Jul 20229.60%−0.28
15 Jul 20229.88%+0.03
30 Jun 20229.85%+3.23
15 Jun 20226.62%+1.26
31 May 20225.36%+1.35
13 May 20224.01%+0.08
29 Apr 20223.93%+0.02
14 Apr 20223.91%−0.38
31 Mar 20224.29%−0.23
15 Mar 20224.52%−0.06
28 Feb 20224.58%+0.67
15 Feb 20223.91%+1.11
31 Jan 20222.80%−0.31
14 Jan 20223.11%+0.02
31 Dec 20213.09%−0.03
15 Dec 20213.12%+0.39
30 Nov 20212.73%+0.09
15 Nov 20212.64%−0.82
29 Oct 20213.46%+0.09
15 Oct 20213.37%−0.08
30 Sep 20213.45%+0.31
15 Sep 20213.14%−0.01
31 Aug 20213.15%−0.77
13 Aug 20213.92%−0.09
30 Jul 20214.01%−0.16
15 Jul 20214.17%+0.14
30 Jun 20214.03%+0.47
15 Jun 20213.56%−0.30
28 May 20213.86%+0.21
14 May 20213.65%+0.49
30 Apr 20213.16%−0.45
15 Apr 20213.61%−0.44
31 Mar 20214.05%−0.05
15 Mar 20214.10%+0.39
26 Feb 20213.71%−0.35
12 Feb 20214.06%−0.26
29 Jan 20214.32%−0.02
15 Jan 20214.34%−0.39
31 Dec 20204.73%−1.28
15 Dec 20206.01%+0.23
30 Nov 20205.78%−1.02
13 Nov 20206.80%−1.35
30 Oct 20208.15%+1.32
15 Oct 20206.83%+1.04
30 Sep 20205.79%−0.35
15 Sep 20206.14%+0.01
31 Aug 20206.13%−1.18
14 Aug 20207.31%−1.66
31 Jul 20208.97%−1.34
15 Jul 202010.31%−1.61
30 Jun 202011.92%+0.97
15 Jun 202010.95%−0.43
29 May 202011.38%−1.15
15 May 202012.53%−1.06
30 Apr 202013.59%−0.80
15 Apr 202014.39%−1.57
31 Mar 202015.96%−1.22
13 Mar 202017.18%+0.39
28 Feb 202016.79%+1.33
14 Feb 202015.46%−0.48
31 Jan 202015.94%−0.74
15 Jan 202016.68%+0.51
31 Dec 201916.17%+0.93
13 Dec 201915.24%−0.78
29 Nov 201916.02%−1.46
15 Nov 201917.48%−1.33
31 Oct 201918.81%+1.40
15 Oct 201917.41%−0.42
30 Sep 201917.83%−1.87
13 Sep 201919.70%−1.30
30 Aug 201921.00%−0.63
15 Aug 201921.63%−0.49
31 Jul 201922.12%−1.61
15 Jul 201923.73%+0.10
28 Jun 201923.63%−0.71
14 Jun 201924.34%−0.04
31 May 201924.38%+0.88
15 May 201923.50%−0.13
30 Apr 201923.63%+23.29
31 Dec 20180.34%−0.01
14 Dec 20180.35%−0.01
30 Nov 20180.36%+0.02
15 Nov 20180.34%−0.03
31 Oct 20180.37%+0.13
15 Oct 20180.24%+0.01
28 Sep 20180.23%−0.03
14 Sep 20180.26%+0.02
31 Aug 20180.24%0.00
15 Aug 20180.24%−0.02
31 Jul 20180.26%+0.02
13 Jul 20180.24%+0.01
29 Jun 20180.23%+0.01
15 Jun 20180.22%−0.02
31 May 20180.24%+0.01
15 May 20180.23%−0.05
30 Apr 20180.28%−0.02
13 Apr 20180.30%+0.01
29 Mar 20180.29%−0.40
15 Mar 20180.69%+0.13
28 Feb 20180.56%+0.14
15 Feb 20180.42%+0.12
31 Jan 20180.30%−0.01
12 Jan 20180.31%0.00
29 Dec 20170.31%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC right now?
9.61% of COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC's (CYH) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 732nd 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 CYH'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 CYH's days to cover?
12.56 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.