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How shorted is HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.? HOS

#1,214most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 68%

The ticker HOS previously referred to HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES INC (to 2019).

6.73%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+1.86
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.81
days to cover
3.15
Aggregate net short position time series for HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, 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 HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, 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 20265.00% 31 Jul 20264.89% 14 Aug 2026−0.11
23 Apr 20263.55% 15 Apr 20265.03% 30 Apr 2026+1.48
24 Feb 20263.42% 13 Feb 20263.81% 27 Feb 2026+0.39
23 Oct 20252.98% 15 Oct 20253.05% 31 Oct 2025+0.07
24 Jul 20253.26% 15 Jul 20253.33% 31 Jul 2025+0.07
24 Apr 20253.60% 15 Apr 20253.66% 30 Apr 2025+0.06
25 Feb 20254.79% 14 Feb 20254.87% 28 Feb 2025+0.08
24 Oct 20243.73% 15 Oct 20244.35% 31 Oct 2024+0.62

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for HOS: 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
510
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
510
14 Sep 2026
Days with a balance
3
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, 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 510 shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20266.73%+1.86
31 Aug 20264.87%−0.02
14 Aug 20264.89%−0.11
31 Jul 20265.00%+0.03
15 Jul 20264.97%+0.05
30 Jun 20264.92%−0.03
15 Jun 20264.95%−0.20
29 May 20265.15%−0.25
15 May 20265.40%+0.37
30 Apr 20265.03%+1.48
15 Apr 20263.55%+0.13
31 Mar 20263.42%−0.61
13 Mar 20264.03%+0.22
27 Feb 20263.81%+0.39
13 Feb 20263.42%+0.11
30 Jan 20263.31%+0.10
15 Jan 20263.21%+0.41
31 Dec 20252.80%+0.01
15 Dec 20252.79%+0.27
28 Nov 20252.52%+0.08
14 Nov 20252.44%−0.61
31 Oct 20253.05%+0.07
15 Oct 20252.98%+0.11
30 Sep 20252.87%−0.21
15 Sep 20253.08%+0.05
29 Aug 20253.03%−0.05
15 Aug 20253.08%−0.25
31 Jul 20253.33%+0.07
15 Jul 20253.26%−0.61
30 Jun 20253.87%−0.15
13 Jun 20254.02%+0.35
30 May 20253.67%+0.09
15 May 20253.58%−0.08
30 Apr 20253.66%+0.06
15 Apr 20253.60%+0.19
31 Mar 20253.41%−0.99
14 Mar 20254.40%−0.47
28 Feb 20254.87%+0.08
14 Feb 20254.79%−0.21
31 Jan 20255.00%+0.09
15 Jan 20254.91%−0.69
31 Dec 20245.60%+0.97
13 Dec 20244.63%+0.23
29 Nov 20244.40%−0.21
15 Nov 20244.61%+0.26
31 Oct 20244.35%+0.62
15 Oct 20243.73%−0.60
30 Sep 20244.33%+0.13
13 Sep 20244.20%+0.16
30 Aug 20244.04%+0.12
15 Aug 20243.92%+0.07
31 Jul 20243.85%+0.37
15 Jul 20243.48%+0.06
28 Jun 20243.42%+0.97
14 Jun 20242.45%+0.25
31 May 20242.20%−0.09
15 May 20242.29%+0.04
30 Apr 20242.25%−0.17
15 Apr 20242.42%−0.30
28 Mar 20242.72%−0.89
15 Mar 20243.61%−0.16
29 Feb 20243.77%−0.43
15 Feb 20244.20%−0.64
31 Jan 20244.84%−1.14
12 Jan 20245.98%−0.32
29 Dec 20236.30%−1.80
15 Dec 20238.10%−0.19
30 Nov 20238.29%+0.81
15 Nov 20237.48%+0.92
31 Oct 20236.56%+0.22
13 Oct 20236.34%+0.64
29 Sep 20235.70%−0.26
15 Sep 20235.96%+0.40
31 Aug 20235.56%−0.11
15 Aug 20235.67%+0.21
31 Jul 20235.46%+0.68
14 Jul 20234.78%−0.05
30 Jun 20234.83%−0.19
15 Jun 20235.02%−0.49
31 May 20235.51%−0.22
15 May 20235.73%−0.24
28 Apr 20235.97%+0.41
14 Apr 20235.56%+0.27
31 Mar 20235.29%−0.33
15 Mar 20235.62%+0.37
28 Feb 20235.25%+0.08
15 Feb 20235.17%+0.27
31 Jan 20234.90%+0.57
13 Jan 20234.33%+0.34
30 Dec 20223.99%−0.06
15 Dec 20224.05%+0.40
30 Nov 20223.65%−0.90
15 Nov 20224.55%−0.11
31 Oct 20224.66%+0.06
14 Oct 20224.60%−0.43
30 Sep 20225.03%−0.13
15 Sep 20225.16%+0.05
31 Aug 20225.11%−0.55
15 Aug 20225.66%−0.29
29 Jul 20225.95%+0.38
15 Jul 20225.57%+0.27
30 Jun 20225.30%+0.03
15 Jun 20225.27%−0.16
31 May 20225.43%+1.01
13 May 20224.42%−0.50
29 Apr 20224.92%+0.13
14 Apr 20224.79%+0.01
31 Mar 20224.78%+0.03
15 Mar 20224.75%+0.52
28 Feb 20224.23%+0.18
15 Feb 20224.05%+0.16
31 Jan 20223.89%−0.07
14 Jan 20223.96%−0.43
31 Dec 20214.39%−1.66
15 Dec 20216.05%−0.34
30 Nov 20216.39%+1.60
15 Nov 20214.79%−0.34
29 Oct 20215.13%+0.18
15 Oct 20214.95%+0.44
30 Sep 20214.51%+0.08
15 Sep 20214.43%+0.26
31 Aug 20214.17%−0.42
13 Aug 20214.59%−0.13
30 Jul 20214.72%+0.15
15 Jul 20214.57%−0.63
30 Jun 20215.20%−1.72
15 Jun 20216.92%+0.72
28 May 20216.20%−0.25
14 May 20216.45%−0.04
30 Apr 20216.49%−0.16
15 Apr 20216.65%+0.27
31 Mar 20216.38%−0.70
15 Mar 20217.08%+0.83
26 Feb 20216.25%−0.76
12 Feb 20217.01%−0.17
29 Jan 20217.18%+0.52
15 Jan 20216.66%−0.31
31 Dec 20206.97%+0.28
15 Dec 20206.69%+0.44
30 Nov 20206.25%−0.39
13 Nov 20206.64%−0.19
30 Oct 20206.83%+1.00
15 Oct 20205.83%−0.51
30 Sep 20206.34%+0.95
15 Sep 20205.39%−0.10
31 Aug 20205.49%−0.40
14 Aug 20205.89%−0.13
31 Jul 20206.02%−0.80
15 Jul 20206.82%−0.07
30 Jun 20206.89%+0.76
15 Jun 20206.13%−0.60
29 May 20206.73%−0.09
15 May 20206.82%+1.04
30 Apr 20205.78%+1.06
15 Apr 20204.72%+0.77
31 Mar 20203.95%−0.26
13 Mar 20204.21%−0.26
28 Feb 20204.47%−0.11
14 Feb 20204.58%−0.20
31 Jan 20204.78%+0.04
15 Jan 20204.74%0.00
31 Dec 20194.74%+0.47
13 Dec 20194.27%−0.17
29 Nov 20194.44%0.00
15 Nov 20194.44%−0.38
31 Oct 20194.82%−0.60
15 Oct 20195.42%−0.46
30 Sep 20195.88%+0.26
13 Sep 20195.62%−0.17
30 Aug 20195.79%+0.10
15 Aug 20195.69%+0.27
31 Jul 20195.42%+0.32
15 Jul 20195.10%−0.10
28 Jun 20195.20%+0.02
14 Jun 20195.18%+0.46
31 May 20194.72%−0.21
15 May 20194.93%−0.69
30 Apr 20195.62%+0.34
15 Apr 20195.28%+0.32
29 Mar 20194.96%−0.40
15 Mar 20195.36%+0.12
28 Feb 20195.24%+0.21
15 Feb 20195.03%+0.10
31 Jan 20194.93%−0.18
15 Jan 20195.11%−0.53
31 Dec 20185.64%+0.07
14 Dec 20185.57%−0.12
30 Nov 20185.69%+0.15
15 Nov 20185.54%+0.32
31 Oct 20185.22%+1.69
15 Oct 20183.53%+0.15
28 Sep 20183.38%+0.27
14 Sep 20183.11%+0.18
31 Aug 20182.93%−0.50
15 Aug 20183.43%−0.45
31 Jul 20183.88%−0.19
13 Jul 20184.07%+0.13
29 Jun 20183.94%−0.44
15 Jun 20184.38%−0.07
31 May 20184.45%+0.22
15 May 20184.23%−0.23
30 Apr 20184.46%+0.28
13 Apr 20184.18%−0.25
29 Mar 20184.43%+2.06
15 Mar 20182.37%+0.02
28 Feb 20182.35%−0.03
15 Feb 20182.38%+0.17
31 Jan 20182.21%−0.24
12 Jan 20182.45%−0.06
29 Dec 20172.51%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. right now?
6.73% of HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.'s (HOS) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,214th 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 HOS'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 HOS's days to cover?
3.15 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.