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How shorted is Flowers Foods, Inc.? FLO

#85most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 97%

21.92%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.68
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.01
days to cover
5.64
Aggregate net short position time series for Flowers Foods, 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 Flowers Foods, 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
20 Aug 202621.75% 14 Aug 202621.24% 31 Aug 2026−0.51
21 May 202617.47% 15 May 202617.44% 29 May 2026−0.03
12 Feb 202611.74% 30 Jan 202612.37% 13 Feb 2026+0.63
6 Nov 20258.95% 31 Oct 20258.45% 14 Nov 2025−0.50
15 Aug 20258.66% 31 Jul 20258.95% 29 Aug 2025+0.29
16 May 20255.79% 15 May 20256.66% 30 May 2025+0.87
7 Feb 20254.12% 31 Jan 20255.02% 14 Feb 2025+0.90
8 Nov 20241.86% 31 Oct 20242.17% 15 Nov 2024+0.31

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for FLO: 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
633,077
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
4,464,389
1 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
72
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Flowers Foods, 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 4.5M shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202621.92%+0.68
31 Aug 202621.24%−0.51
14 Aug 202621.75%+0.95
31 Jul 202620.80%+0.14
15 Jul 202620.66%−1.27
30 Jun 202621.93%+2.01
15 Jun 202619.92%+2.48
29 May 202617.44%−0.03
15 May 202617.47%+2.97
30 Apr 202614.50%+1.55
15 Apr 202612.95%+1.52
31 Mar 202611.43%−0.67
13 Mar 202612.10%−1.23
27 Feb 202613.33%+0.96
13 Feb 202612.37%+0.63
30 Jan 202611.74%+1.38
15 Jan 202610.36%+0.04
31 Dec 202510.32%+1.19
15 Dec 20259.13%−0.09
28 Nov 20259.22%+0.77
14 Nov 20258.45%−0.50
31 Oct 20258.95%+0.02
15 Oct 20258.93%+0.24
30 Sep 20258.69%−0.38
15 Sep 20259.07%+0.12
29 Aug 20258.95%+0.42
15 Aug 20258.53%−0.13
31 Jul 20258.66%+0.28
15 Jul 20258.38%+0.35
30 Jun 20258.03%−0.08
13 Jun 20258.11%+1.45
30 May 20256.66%+0.87
15 May 20255.79%−0.23
30 Apr 20256.02%−0.27
15 Apr 20256.29%−0.04
31 Mar 20256.33%+1.16
14 Mar 20255.17%−0.76
28 Feb 20255.93%+0.91
14 Feb 20255.02%+0.90
31 Jan 20254.12%−0.44
15 Jan 20254.56%+1.01
31 Dec 20243.55%+0.14
13 Dec 20243.41%+0.83
29 Nov 20242.58%+0.41
15 Nov 20242.17%+0.31
31 Oct 20241.86%+0.05
15 Oct 20241.81%+0.16
30 Sep 20241.65%+0.05
13 Sep 20241.60%+0.01
30 Aug 20241.59%+0.05
15 Aug 20241.54%−0.03
31 Jul 20241.57%+0.17
15 Jul 20241.40%+0.10
28 Jun 20241.30%+0.26
14 Jun 20241.04%+0.02
31 May 20241.02%−0.09
15 May 20241.11%+0.04
30 Apr 20241.07%−0.01
15 Apr 20241.08%−0.01
28 Mar 20241.09%−0.18
15 Mar 20241.27%−0.05
29 Feb 20241.32%0.00
15 Feb 20241.32%+0.17
31 Jan 20241.15%+0.08
12 Jan 20241.07%−0.19
29 Dec 20231.26%0.00
15 Dec 20231.26%−0.02
30 Nov 20231.28%+0.08
15 Nov 20231.20%−0.19
31 Oct 20231.39%−0.17
13 Oct 20231.56%−0.23
29 Sep 20231.79%−0.10
15 Sep 20231.89%−0.23
31 Aug 20232.12%+0.16
15 Aug 20231.96%−0.76
31 Jul 20232.72%−0.17
14 Jul 20232.89%+0.26
30 Jun 20232.63%−0.20
15 Jun 20232.83%−0.37
31 May 20233.20%+0.74
15 May 20232.46%−1.19
28 Apr 20233.65%−0.02
14 Apr 20233.67%+0.28
31 Mar 20233.39%−0.21
15 Mar 20233.60%−0.03
28 Feb 20233.63%−0.35
15 Feb 20233.98%+0.84
31 Jan 20233.14%−0.39
13 Jan 20233.53%+0.84
30 Dec 20222.69%+0.30
15 Dec 20222.39%−0.20
30 Nov 20222.59%−0.06
15 Nov 20222.65%+0.25
31 Oct 20222.40%+0.16
14 Oct 20222.24%+0.15
30 Sep 20222.09%−0.08
15 Sep 20222.17%−0.15
31 Aug 20222.32%−0.44
15 Aug 20222.76%−0.28
29 Jul 20223.04%+0.04
15 Jul 20223.00%−0.73
30 Jun 20223.73%−0.55
15 Jun 20224.28%−0.53
31 May 20224.81%+0.29
13 May 20224.52%−0.31
29 Apr 20224.83%+0.10
14 Apr 20224.73%−0.39
31 Mar 20225.12%−0.39
15 Mar 20225.51%+1.36
28 Feb 20224.15%+0.22
15 Feb 20223.93%−0.15
31 Jan 20224.08%−0.84
14 Jan 20224.92%−0.75
31 Dec 20215.67%+0.33
15 Dec 20215.34%+0.02
30 Nov 20215.32%+0.29
15 Nov 20215.03%+0.14
29 Oct 20214.89%−0.13
15 Oct 20215.02%−0.01
30 Sep 20215.03%−0.02
15 Sep 20215.05%−0.06
31 Aug 20215.11%+0.03
13 Aug 20215.08%−0.02
30 Jul 20215.10%−0.02
15 Jul 20215.12%−0.35
30 Jun 20215.47%−0.14
15 Jun 20215.61%+0.20
28 May 20215.41%+0.37
14 May 20215.04%+0.17
30 Apr 20214.87%+0.45
15 Apr 20214.42%+0.10
31 Mar 20214.32%+0.19
15 Mar 20214.13%+0.01
26 Feb 20214.12%−0.04
12 Feb 20214.16%−0.31
29 Jan 20214.47%−0.12
15 Jan 20214.59%+0.03
31 Dec 20204.56%+0.40
15 Dec 20204.16%+0.12
30 Nov 20204.04%+0.19
13 Nov 20203.85%+0.26
30 Oct 20203.59%+0.54
15 Oct 20203.05%−0.06
30 Sep 20203.11%+0.04
15 Sep 20203.07%−0.07
31 Aug 20203.14%−0.05
14 Aug 20203.19%−0.02
31 Jul 20203.21%−0.37
15 Jul 20203.58%−0.16
30 Jun 20203.74%−0.09
15 Jun 20203.83%−0.12
29 May 20203.95%+0.09
15 May 20203.86%+0.71
30 Apr 20203.15%−0.31
15 Apr 20203.46%−0.19
31 Mar 20203.65%−1.86
13 Mar 20205.51%−0.51
28 Feb 20206.02%+0.79
14 Feb 20205.23%+0.11
31 Jan 20205.12%+0.51
15 Jan 20204.61%−0.15
31 Dec 20194.76%+0.58
13 Dec 20194.18%−0.01
29 Nov 20194.19%+0.21
15 Nov 20193.98%+0.19
31 Oct 20193.79%+0.01
15 Oct 20193.78%+0.37
30 Sep 20193.41%+0.11
13 Sep 20193.30%+0.04
30 Aug 20193.26%+0.22
15 Aug 20193.04%0.00
31 Jul 20193.04%−0.24
15 Jul 20193.28%−0.13
28 Jun 20193.41%−0.07
14 Jun 20193.48%−0.06
31 May 20193.54%−0.25
15 May 20193.79%−0.46
30 Apr 20194.25%+0.01
15 Apr 20194.24%−0.25
29 Mar 20194.49%−0.39
15 Mar 20194.88%−0.04
28 Feb 20194.92%+0.13
15 Feb 20194.79%−0.63
31 Jan 20195.42%−0.20
15 Jan 20195.62%+0.45
31 Dec 20185.17%−0.35
14 Dec 20185.52%−0.41
30 Nov 20185.93%+0.34
15 Nov 20185.59%+1.85
31 Oct 20183.74%+0.29
15 Oct 20183.45%−0.03
28 Sep 20183.48%+0.02
14 Sep 20183.46%−0.11
31 Aug 20183.57%−0.06
15 Aug 20183.63%−0.11
31 Jul 20183.74%+0.35
13 Jul 20183.39%−0.11
29 Jun 20183.50%−0.21
15 Jun 20183.71%+0.58
31 May 20183.13%+0.58
15 May 20182.55%+0.03
30 Apr 20182.52%−0.32
13 Apr 20182.84%−0.60
29 Mar 20183.44%−0.43
15 Mar 20183.87%+0.14
28 Feb 20183.73%+0.04
15 Feb 20183.69%−0.17
31 Jan 20183.86%+0.24
12 Jan 20183.62%+0.10
29 Dec 20173.52%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Flowers Foods, Inc. right now?
21.92% of Flowers Foods, Inc.'s (FLO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 85th 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 FLO'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 FLO's days to cover?
5.64 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.