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How shorted is Kadant Inc.? KAI

#903most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 76%

8.47%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.48
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.26
days to cover
5.08
Aggregate net short position time series for Kadant 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 Kadant 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
4 Aug 20269.12% 31 Jul 20268.95% 14 Aug 2026−0.17
5 May 202611.76% 30 Apr 20268.66% 15 May 2026−3.10
23 Feb 202612.11% 13 Feb 202612.84% 27 Feb 2026+0.73
18 Feb 202612.11% 13 Feb 202612.84% 27 Feb 2026+0.73
28 Oct 202511.60% 15 Oct 202511.80% 31 Oct 2025+0.20
29 Jul 202513.48% 15 Jul 202513.44% 31 Jul 2025−0.04
29 Apr 202513.79% 15 Apr 202514.90% 30 Apr 2025+1.11
12 Feb 20259.97% 31 Jan 20259.87% 14 Feb 2025−0.10

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for KAI: 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
8
4 Sep 2026
Highest in window
8,205
5 Dec 2025
Days with a balance
94
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Kadant 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 8.2K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20268.47%+0.48
31 Aug 20267.99%−0.96
14 Aug 20268.95%−0.17
31 Jul 20269.12%−0.42
15 Jul 20269.54%+0.81
30 Jun 20268.73%+0.50
15 Jun 20268.23%−0.22
29 May 20268.45%−0.21
15 May 20268.66%−3.10
30 Apr 202611.76%−0.76
15 Apr 202612.52%−0.70
31 Mar 202613.22%−0.51
13 Mar 202613.73%+0.89
27 Feb 202612.84%+0.73
13 Feb 202612.11%+0.46
30 Jan 202611.65%0.00
15 Jan 202611.65%−0.23
31 Dec 202511.88%+0.31
15 Dec 202511.57%+0.09
28 Nov 202511.48%−0.57
14 Nov 202512.05%+0.25
31 Oct 202511.80%+0.20
15 Oct 202511.60%−0.34
30 Sep 202511.94%−0.54
15 Sep 202512.48%−0.41
29 Aug 202512.89%−0.23
15 Aug 202513.12%−0.32
31 Jul 202513.44%−0.04
15 Jul 202513.48%−0.48
30 Jun 202513.96%−1.01
13 Jun 202514.97%−0.82
30 May 202515.79%−0.06
15 May 202515.85%+0.95
30 Apr 202514.90%+1.11
15 Apr 202513.79%+0.44
31 Mar 202513.35%+0.15
14 Mar 202513.20%+0.09
28 Feb 202513.11%+3.24
14 Feb 20259.87%−0.10
31 Jan 20259.97%+0.30
15 Jan 20259.67%−2.15
31 Dec 202411.82%+0.76
13 Dec 202411.06%−0.69
29 Nov 202411.75%−1.00
15 Nov 202412.75%−0.52
31 Oct 202413.27%0.00
15 Oct 202413.27%+0.12
30 Sep 202413.15%+0.84
13 Sep 202412.31%+0.15
30 Aug 202412.16%+0.02
15 Aug 202412.14%+0.61
31 Jul 202411.53%−0.77
15 Jul 202412.30%+0.14
28 Jun 202412.16%+0.05
14 Jun 202412.11%+0.85
31 May 202411.26%+1.49
15 May 20249.77%+0.98
30 Apr 20248.79%−0.09
15 Apr 20248.88%+0.45
28 Mar 20248.43%+1.08
15 Mar 20247.35%−0.59
29 Feb 20247.94%+0.33
15 Feb 20247.61%+0.66
31 Jan 20246.95%+0.58
12 Jan 20246.37%−0.34
29 Dec 20236.71%+0.04
15 Dec 20236.67%+0.13
30 Nov 20236.54%−0.65
15 Nov 20237.19%+0.25
31 Oct 20236.94%−0.04
13 Oct 20236.98%+0.08
29 Sep 20236.90%+1.68
15 Sep 20235.22%+0.23
31 Aug 20234.99%+0.26
15 Aug 20234.73%+0.32
31 Jul 20234.41%+0.89
14 Jul 20233.52%+0.53
30 Jun 20232.99%+0.32
15 Jun 20232.67%+0.22
31 May 20232.45%+0.08
15 May 20232.37%+0.49
28 Apr 20231.88%0.00
14 Apr 20231.88%+0.03
31 Mar 20231.85%−0.30
15 Mar 20232.15%+0.32
28 Feb 20231.83%+0.01
15 Feb 20231.82%−0.10
31 Jan 20231.92%+0.28
13 Jan 20231.64%0.00
30 Dec 20221.64%−0.02
15 Dec 20221.66%+0.09
30 Nov 20221.57%−0.01
15 Nov 20221.58%+0.13
31 Oct 20221.45%−0.33
14 Oct 20221.78%+0.05
30 Sep 20221.73%+0.09
15 Sep 20221.64%−0.05
31 Aug 20221.69%−0.10
15 Aug 20221.79%+0.16
29 Jul 20221.63%−0.20
15 Jul 20221.83%+0.06
30 Jun 20221.77%+0.11
15 Jun 20221.66%+0.11
31 May 20221.55%+0.06
13 May 20221.49%+0.17
29 Apr 20221.32%−0.04
14 Apr 20221.36%0.00
31 Mar 20221.36%−0.05
15 Mar 20221.41%+0.16
28 Feb 20221.25%−0.05
15 Feb 20221.30%+0.24
31 Jan 20221.06%+0.18
14 Jan 20220.88%−0.08
31 Dec 20210.96%−0.19
15 Dec 20211.15%−0.03
30 Nov 20211.18%+0.17
15 Nov 20211.01%−0.13
29 Oct 20211.14%−0.16
15 Oct 20211.30%−0.18
30 Sep 20211.48%−0.15
15 Sep 20211.63%+0.16
31 Aug 20211.47%+0.01
13 Aug 20211.46%+0.17
30 Jul 20211.29%−0.08
15 Jul 20211.37%−0.04
30 Jun 20211.41%−0.16
15 Jun 20211.57%+0.10
28 May 20211.47%−0.09
14 May 20211.56%+0.02
30 Apr 20211.54%−0.09
15 Apr 20211.63%−0.38
31 Mar 20212.01%+0.15
15 Mar 20211.86%−0.07
26 Feb 20211.93%+0.23
12 Feb 20211.70%+0.11
29 Jan 20211.59%−0.07
15 Jan 20211.66%+0.03
31 Dec 20201.63%+0.20
15 Dec 20201.43%−0.03
30 Nov 20201.46%−0.04
13 Nov 20201.50%−0.26
30 Oct 20201.76%−0.54
15 Oct 20202.30%−0.15
30 Sep 20202.45%−0.48
15 Sep 20202.93%+0.10
31 Aug 20202.83%−0.27
14 Aug 20203.10%−0.13
31 Jul 20203.23%−0.10
15 Jul 20203.33%+0.34
30 Jun 20202.99%+0.18
15 Jun 20202.81%−0.54
29 May 20203.35%+0.18
15 May 20203.17%−0.14
30 Apr 20203.31%−0.06
15 Apr 20203.37%−0.14
31 Mar 20203.51%−0.81
13 Mar 20204.32%−0.08
28 Feb 20204.40%+0.09
14 Feb 20204.31%+0.12
31 Jan 20204.19%−0.31
15 Jan 20204.50%−0.10
31 Dec 20194.60%−0.05
13 Dec 20194.65%+0.28
29 Nov 20194.37%+0.06
15 Nov 20194.31%+0.28
31 Oct 20194.03%−0.45
15 Oct 20194.48%−0.24
30 Sep 20194.72%−0.15
13 Sep 20194.87%−0.06
30 Aug 20194.93%+0.33
15 Aug 20194.60%+0.35
31 Jul 20194.25%+0.41
15 Jul 20193.84%+1.47
28 Jun 20192.37%+0.30
14 Jun 20192.07%+0.17
31 May 20191.90%−0.05
15 May 20191.95%−0.42
30 Apr 20192.37%−0.34
15 Apr 20192.71%−0.57
29 Mar 20193.28%−0.65
15 Mar 20193.93%−0.07
28 Feb 20194.00%+0.45
15 Feb 20193.55%+0.79
31 Jan 20192.76%+0.48
15 Jan 20192.28%+0.69
31 Dec 20181.59%+0.75
14 Dec 20180.84%−0.06
30 Nov 20180.90%−0.20
15 Nov 20181.10%+0.02
31 Oct 20181.08%+0.20
15 Oct 20180.88%−0.16
28 Sep 20181.04%−0.02
14 Sep 20181.06%+0.03
31 Aug 20181.03%+0.11
15 Aug 20180.92%+0.39
31 Jul 20180.53%−0.03
13 Jul 20180.56%−0.03
29 Jun 20180.59%+0.12
15 Jun 20180.47%−0.06
31 May 20180.53%−0.12
15 May 20180.65%+0.14
30 Apr 20180.51%−0.13
13 Apr 20180.64%−0.14
29 Mar 20180.78%−0.29
15 Mar 20181.07%−0.07
28 Feb 20181.14%+0.06
15 Feb 20181.08%+0.28
31 Jan 20180.80%−0.36
12 Jan 20181.16%+0.18
29 Dec 20170.98%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Kadant Inc. right now?
8.47% of Kadant Inc.'s (KAI) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 903rd 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 KAI'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 KAI's days to cover?
5.08 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.