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How shorted is Kennametal Inc.? KMT

#668most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 82%

10.06%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+2.09
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+3.35
days to cover
5.17
Aggregate net short position time series for Kennametal 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 Kennametal 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
5 Aug 20266.50% 31 Jul 20267.02% 14 Aug 2026+0.52
6 May 20263.18% 30 Apr 20263.71% 15 May 2026+0.53
4 Feb 20262.93% 30 Jan 20263.69% 13 Feb 2026+0.76
5 Nov 20255.01% 31 Oct 20254.90% 14 Nov 2025−0.11
6 Aug 20254.78% 31 Jul 20254.32% 15 Aug 2025−0.46
7 May 20255.48% 30 Apr 20254.70% 15 May 2025−0.78
5 Feb 20256.56% 31 Jan 20255.17% 14 Feb 2025−1.39
6 Nov 20248.38% 31 Oct 20248.48% 15 Nov 2024+0.10

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for KMT: 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
191
20 Aug 2026
Highest in window
36,266
23 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
45
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Kennametal 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 36K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202610.06%+2.09
31 Aug 20267.97%+0.95
14 Aug 20267.02%+0.52
31 Jul 20266.50%−1.16
15 Jul 20267.66%+0.95
30 Jun 20266.71%−0.23
15 Jun 20266.94%+1.08
29 May 20265.86%+2.15
15 May 20263.71%+0.53
30 Apr 20263.18%−0.20
15 Apr 20263.38%−0.36
31 Mar 20263.74%−1.22
13 Mar 20264.96%+0.48
27 Feb 20264.48%+0.79
13 Feb 20263.69%+0.76
30 Jan 20262.93%−0.12
15 Jan 20263.05%−0.42
31 Dec 20253.47%−0.26
15 Dec 20253.73%−0.40
28 Nov 20254.13%−0.77
14 Nov 20254.90%−0.11
31 Oct 20255.01%−0.13
15 Oct 20255.14%+0.35
30 Sep 20254.79%−0.42
15 Sep 20255.21%+0.57
29 Aug 20254.64%+0.32
15 Aug 20254.32%−0.46
31 Jul 20254.78%+0.25
15 Jul 20254.53%+0.23
30 Jun 20254.30%−0.84
13 Jun 20255.14%+0.07
30 May 20255.07%+0.37
15 May 20254.70%−0.78
30 Apr 20255.48%+0.29
15 Apr 20255.19%+0.82
31 Mar 20254.37%−0.47
14 Mar 20254.84%−0.39
28 Feb 20255.23%+0.06
14 Feb 20255.17%−1.39
31 Jan 20256.56%−0.64
15 Jan 20257.20%−0.62
31 Dec 20247.82%+0.51
13 Dec 20247.31%−0.73
29 Nov 20248.04%−0.44
15 Nov 20248.48%+0.10
31 Oct 20248.38%+0.07
15 Oct 20248.31%+0.23
30 Sep 20248.08%+0.63
13 Sep 20247.45%+0.37
30 Aug 20247.08%−0.06
15 Aug 20247.14%+0.24
31 Jul 20246.90%−0.69
15 Jul 20247.59%+0.47
28 Jun 20247.12%+0.22
14 Jun 20246.90%−0.35
31 May 20247.25%+0.97
15 May 20246.28%+1.23
30 Apr 20245.05%−0.55
15 Apr 20245.60%−0.04
28 Mar 20245.64%+0.19
15 Mar 20245.45%+0.45
29 Feb 20245.00%−0.29
15 Feb 20245.29%−0.79
31 Jan 20246.08%+0.38
12 Jan 20245.70%+0.02
29 Dec 20235.68%−0.61
15 Dec 20236.29%+0.01
30 Nov 20236.28%−0.32
15 Nov 20236.60%+0.19
31 Oct 20236.41%−0.25
13 Oct 20236.66%+0.08
29 Sep 20236.58%−0.20
15 Sep 20236.78%−0.01
31 Aug 20236.79%+0.04
15 Aug 20236.75%+0.44
31 Jul 20236.31%−0.37
14 Jul 20236.68%+0.71
30 Jun 20235.97%−0.28
15 Jun 20236.25%+0.35
31 May 20235.90%−1.47
15 May 20237.37%−0.33
28 Apr 20237.70%+2.46
14 Apr 20235.24%−0.40
31 Mar 20235.64%+0.73
15 Mar 20234.91%+0.71
28 Feb 20234.20%−0.19
15 Feb 20234.39%−0.92
31 Jan 20235.31%−0.11
13 Jan 20235.42%+0.12
30 Dec 20225.30%+0.42
15 Dec 20224.88%−0.21
30 Nov 20225.09%−0.51
15 Nov 20225.60%−1.01
31 Oct 20226.61%−0.01
14 Oct 20226.62%+0.61
30 Sep 20226.01%+0.07
15 Sep 20225.94%+0.26
31 Aug 20225.68%0.00
15 Aug 20225.68%−0.27
29 Jul 20225.95%−0.08
15 Jul 20226.03%+0.20
30 Jun 20225.83%+0.79
15 Jun 20225.04%0.00
31 May 20225.04%−0.37
13 May 20225.41%−0.11
29 Apr 20225.52%+0.71
14 Apr 20224.81%+0.21
31 Mar 20224.60%+0.25
15 Mar 20224.35%−0.41
28 Feb 20224.76%+0.01
15 Feb 20224.75%+1.15
31 Jan 20223.60%−0.03
14 Jan 20223.63%−0.03
31 Dec 20213.66%−0.08
15 Dec 20213.74%+0.51
30 Nov 20213.23%−0.20
15 Nov 20213.43%−0.63
29 Oct 20214.06%−0.42
15 Oct 20214.48%−0.39
30 Sep 20214.87%−0.06
15 Sep 20214.93%−0.10
31 Aug 20215.03%+0.67
13 Aug 20214.36%+0.03
30 Jul 20214.33%−0.43
15 Jul 20214.76%+0.44
30 Jun 20214.32%−0.68
15 Jun 20215.00%−0.09
28 May 20215.09%+0.28
14 May 20214.81%−0.31
30 Apr 20215.12%−0.14
15 Apr 20215.26%+0.67
31 Mar 20214.59%+0.46
15 Mar 20214.13%−0.16
26 Feb 20214.29%−0.74
12 Feb 20215.03%+0.20
29 Jan 20214.83%−0.55
15 Jan 20215.38%+0.03
31 Dec 20205.35%+0.25
15 Dec 20205.10%+0.11
30 Nov 20204.99%+0.26
13 Nov 20204.73%−0.15
30 Oct 20204.88%−0.49
15 Oct 20205.37%−0.04
30 Sep 20205.41%−0.69
15 Sep 20206.10%+0.52
31 Aug 20205.58%−0.12
14 Aug 20205.70%+0.16
31 Jul 20205.54%+0.17
15 Jul 20205.37%−0.24
30 Jun 20205.61%+0.68
15 Jun 20204.93%−0.10
29 May 20205.03%−0.20
15 May 20205.23%−0.11
30 Apr 20205.34%+1.37
15 Apr 20203.97%+0.75
31 Mar 20203.22%−1.20
13 Mar 20204.42%−0.82
28 Feb 20205.24%−0.01
14 Feb 20205.25%+0.29
31 Jan 20204.96%+0.07
15 Jan 20204.89%−0.19
31 Dec 20195.08%+0.31
13 Dec 20194.77%+0.14
29 Nov 20194.63%+0.32
15 Nov 20194.31%+0.36
31 Oct 20193.95%+0.63
15 Oct 20193.32%+0.23
30 Sep 20193.09%−0.25
13 Sep 20193.34%−0.27
30 Aug 20193.61%+0.63
15 Aug 20192.98%−0.23
31 Jul 20193.21%−0.89
15 Jul 20194.10%+0.05
28 Jun 20194.05%+0.15
14 Jun 20193.90%+0.64
31 May 20193.26%−0.31
15 May 20193.57%+0.74
30 Apr 20192.83%−0.57
15 Apr 20193.40%−0.16
29 Mar 20193.56%+1.01
15 Mar 20192.55%−0.29
28 Feb 20192.84%−0.29
15 Feb 20193.13%+0.37
31 Jan 20192.76%−0.35
15 Jan 20193.11%−0.87
31 Dec 20183.98%−0.02
14 Dec 20184.00%−0.20
30 Nov 20184.20%+0.24
15 Nov 20183.96%+0.41
31 Oct 20183.55%−0.23
15 Oct 20183.78%−1.01
28 Sep 20184.79%−0.82
14 Sep 20185.61%+0.09
31 Aug 20185.52%−0.04
15 Aug 20185.56%−0.93
31 Jul 20186.49%−0.91
13 Jul 20187.40%−0.58
29 Jun 20187.98%−0.29
15 Jun 20188.27%+1.37
31 May 20186.90%+0.32
15 May 20186.58%+0.64
30 Apr 20185.94%−0.68
13 Apr 20186.62%−0.46
29 Mar 20187.08%+0.63
15 Mar 20186.45%+0.76
28 Feb 20185.69%+0.99
15 Feb 20184.70%+1.38
31 Jan 20183.32%−0.68
12 Jan 20184.00%−0.02
29 Dec 20174.02%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Kennametal Inc. right now?
10.06% of Kennametal Inc.'s (KMT) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 668th 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 KMT'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 KMT's days to cover?
5.17 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.