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How shorted is H&R Block, Inc.? HRB

#324most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 91%

14.16%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.57
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.92
days to cover
10.14
Aggregate net short position time series for H&R Block, 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 H&R Block, 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
11 Aug 202614.05% 31 Jul 202614.47% 14 Aug 2026+0.42
6 May 202614.00% 30 Apr 202614.05% 15 May 2026+0.05
3 Feb 20269.34% 30 Jan 202610.44% 13 Feb 2026+1.10
6 Nov 20259.70% 31 Oct 20259.93% 14 Nov 2025+0.23
12 Aug 20257.84% 31 Jul 20257.64% 15 Aug 2025−0.20
7 May 20259.09% 30 Apr 20258.87% 15 May 2025−0.22
4 Feb 202510.26% 31 Jan 20259.99% 14 Feb 2025−0.27
7 Nov 20247.44% 31 Oct 20248.47% 15 Nov 2024+1.03

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for HRB: 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
4,302
3 Sep 2026
Highest in window
150,624
17 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
38
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for H&R Block, 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 151K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202614.16%+0.57
31 Aug 202613.59%−0.88
14 Aug 202614.47%+0.42
31 Jul 202614.05%+0.05
15 Jul 202614.00%−1.08
30 Jun 202615.08%−0.41
15 Jun 202615.49%+1.16
29 May 202614.33%+0.28
15 May 202614.05%+0.05
30 Apr 202614.00%+2.17
15 Apr 202611.83%+0.91
31 Mar 202610.92%+0.51
13 Mar 202610.41%−0.52
27 Feb 202610.93%+0.49
13 Feb 202610.44%+1.10
30 Jan 20269.34%+0.24
15 Jan 20269.10%+0.65
31 Dec 20258.45%−0.27
15 Dec 20258.72%−0.84
28 Nov 20259.56%−0.37
14 Nov 20259.93%+0.23
31 Oct 20259.70%+0.67
15 Oct 20259.03%+0.22
30 Sep 20258.81%+0.49
15 Sep 20258.32%+0.54
29 Aug 20257.78%+0.14
15 Aug 20257.64%−0.20
31 Jul 20257.84%−0.47
15 Jul 20258.31%−0.46
30 Jun 20258.77%−0.08
13 Jun 20258.85%−0.08
30 May 20258.93%+0.06
15 May 20258.87%−0.22
30 Apr 20259.09%−0.48
15 Apr 20259.57%−0.11
31 Mar 20259.68%−1.04
14 Mar 202510.72%+0.25
28 Feb 202510.47%+0.48
14 Feb 20259.99%−0.27
31 Jan 202510.26%+1.13
15 Jan 20259.13%+0.03
31 Dec 20249.10%+0.05
13 Dec 20249.05%+0.22
29 Nov 20248.83%+0.36
15 Nov 20248.47%+1.03
31 Oct 20247.44%−0.44
15 Oct 20247.88%+1.48
30 Sep 20246.40%+0.10
13 Sep 20246.30%−0.53
30 Aug 20246.83%+0.35
15 Aug 20246.48%−0.31
31 Jul 20246.79%−0.33
15 Jul 20247.12%−0.38
28 Jun 20247.50%−0.95
14 Jun 20248.45%−0.07
31 May 20248.52%+0.28
15 May 20248.24%−0.32
30 Apr 20248.56%−0.37
15 Apr 20248.93%+0.40
28 Mar 20248.53%+0.24
15 Mar 20248.29%+0.32
29 Feb 20247.97%+0.24
15 Feb 20247.73%+0.50
31 Jan 20247.23%+0.46
12 Jan 20246.77%−0.06
29 Dec 20236.83%−0.15
15 Dec 20236.98%−0.35
30 Nov 20237.33%−0.38
15 Nov 20237.71%−0.35
31 Oct 20238.06%−0.41
13 Oct 20238.47%+0.17
29 Sep 20238.30%−0.36
15 Sep 20238.66%+0.38
31 Aug 20238.28%−0.61
15 Aug 20238.89%−0.47
31 Jul 20239.36%−0.55
14 Jul 20239.91%+0.31
30 Jun 20239.60%−0.22
15 Jun 20239.82%−0.33
31 May 202310.15%−0.04
15 May 202310.19%−0.70
28 Apr 202310.89%+0.66
14 Apr 202310.23%−0.25
31 Mar 202310.48%−0.35
15 Mar 202310.83%−1.11
28 Feb 202311.94%+0.08
15 Feb 202311.86%+0.38
31 Jan 202311.48%+1.65
13 Jan 20239.83%+0.67
30 Dec 20229.16%+0.79
15 Dec 20228.37%+0.08
30 Nov 20228.29%+0.16
15 Nov 20228.13%+0.55
31 Oct 20227.58%+0.05
14 Oct 20227.53%+1.73
30 Sep 20225.80%+0.09
15 Sep 20225.71%+0.27
31 Aug 20225.44%−0.50
15 Aug 20225.94%+0.03
29 Jul 20225.91%−0.16
15 Jul 20226.07%−0.30
30 Jun 20226.37%−0.16
15 Jun 20226.53%−0.58
31 May 20227.11%−0.31
13 May 20227.42%+0.11
29 Apr 20227.31%+0.32
14 Apr 20226.99%−0.17
31 Mar 20227.16%−0.41
15 Mar 20227.57%−0.63
28 Feb 20228.20%+0.56
15 Feb 20227.64%+0.20
31 Jan 20227.44%+0.58
14 Jan 20226.86%−0.25
31 Dec 20217.11%−0.01
15 Dec 20217.12%+0.22
30 Nov 20216.90%−0.12
15 Nov 20217.02%+0.21
29 Oct 20216.81%+0.12
15 Oct 20216.69%−0.16
30 Sep 20216.85%−0.33
15 Sep 20217.18%+0.34
31 Aug 20216.84%−0.31
13 Aug 20217.15%+0.24
30 Jul 20216.91%+1.20
15 Jul 20215.71%−0.38
30 Jun 20216.09%−0.10
15 Jun 20216.19%−0.21
28 May 20216.40%−0.83
14 May 20217.23%−0.11
30 Apr 20217.34%−0.20
15 Apr 20217.54%+0.14
31 Mar 20217.40%−1.84
15 Mar 20219.24%+0.75
26 Feb 20218.49%−0.42
12 Feb 20218.91%+0.82
29 Jan 20218.09%−1.94
15 Jan 202110.03%−0.34
31 Dec 202010.37%−0.79
15 Dec 202011.16%+0.07
30 Nov 202011.09%+0.08
13 Nov 202011.01%+0.54
30 Oct 202010.47%−0.44
15 Oct 202010.91%+0.47
30 Sep 202010.44%+0.31
15 Sep 202010.13%−0.25
31 Aug 202010.38%−0.44
14 Aug 202010.82%−0.16
31 Jul 202010.98%−0.96
15 Jul 202011.94%−0.26
30 Jun 202012.20%−0.17
15 Jun 202012.37%−0.10
29 May 202012.47%−0.48
15 May 202012.95%−0.10
30 Apr 202013.05%−0.48
15 Apr 202013.53%−0.50
31 Mar 202014.03%−2.29
13 Mar 202016.32%−1.24
28 Feb 202017.56%−0.28
14 Feb 202017.84%+1.65
31 Jan 202016.19%+0.51
15 Jan 202015.68%−0.32
31 Dec 201916.00%+0.49
13 Dec 201915.51%−1.23
29 Nov 201916.74%−1.17
15 Nov 201917.91%−1.03
31 Oct 201918.94%−0.81
15 Oct 201919.75%+0.22
30 Sep 201919.53%−1.01
13 Sep 201920.54%−1.67
30 Aug 201922.21%+0.62
15 Aug 201921.59%+0.12
31 Jul 201921.47%+0.72
15 Jul 201920.75%−0.08
28 Jun 201920.83%+0.40
14 Jun 201920.43%+1.51
31 May 201918.92%+1.75
15 May 201917.17%+0.26
30 Apr 201916.91%−0.22
15 Apr 201917.13%+0.03
29 Mar 201917.10%−1.92
15 Mar 201919.02%+1.66
28 Feb 201917.36%+1.44
15 Feb 201915.92%+1.05
31 Jan 201914.87%+1.22
15 Jan 201913.65%+0.67
31 Dec 201812.98%+0.49
14 Dec 201812.49%+0.38
30 Nov 201812.11%+0.80
15 Nov 201811.31%−0.32
31 Oct 201811.63%−1.27
15 Oct 201812.90%−0.84
28 Sep 201813.74%+1.01
14 Sep 201812.73%+1.23
31 Aug 201811.50%+0.38
15 Aug 201811.12%−0.21
31 Jul 201811.33%−0.82
13 Jul 201812.15%+0.23
29 Jun 201811.92%−0.10
15 Jun 201812.02%+0.93
31 May 201811.09%−0.17
15 May 201811.26%−0.58
30 Apr 201811.84%+0.18
13 Apr 201811.66%−0.68
29 Mar 201812.34%−0.97
15 Mar 201813.31%−0.80
28 Feb 201814.11%+0.61
15 Feb 201813.50%−0.66
31 Jan 201814.16%−0.90
12 Jan 201815.06%+0.67
29 Dec 201714.39%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is H&R Block, Inc. right now?
14.16% of H&R Block, Inc.'s (HRB) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 324th 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 HRB'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 HRB's days to cover?
10.14 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.