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How shorted is The Kroger Co.? KR

#1,671most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 56%

5.02%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.35
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.58
days to cover
3.98
Aggregate net short position time series for The Kroger Co.

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 The Kroger Co. 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 Sep 20264.67% 31 Aug 20265.02% 15 Sep 2026+0.35
18 Jun 20264.98% 15 Jun 20264.44% 30 Jun 2026−0.54
5 Mar 20264.62% 27 Feb 20264.16% 13 Mar 2026−0.46
4 Dec 20254.59% 28 Nov 20254.96% 15 Dec 2025+0.37
11 Sep 20255.75% 29 Aug 20256.17% 15 Sep 2025+0.42
20 Jun 20255.25% 13 Jun 20254.73% 30 Jun 2025−0.52
5 Dec 20241.43% 29 Nov 20241.65% 13 Dec 2024+0.22
12 Sep 20241.95% 30 Aug 20241.73% 13 Sep 2024−0.22

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for KR: 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
1,620
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
380,325
12 Nov 2025
Days with a balance
85
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for The Kroger Co. 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 380K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20265.02%+0.35
31 Aug 20264.67%+0.15
14 Aug 20264.52%+0.30
31 Jul 20264.22%−0.57
15 Jul 20264.79%+0.35
30 Jun 20264.44%−0.54
15 Jun 20264.98%−0.14
29 May 20265.12%+0.92
15 May 20264.20%−0.02
30 Apr 20264.22%+0.03
15 Apr 20264.19%+0.04
31 Mar 20264.15%−0.01
13 Mar 20264.16%−0.46
27 Feb 20264.62%+0.14
13 Feb 20264.48%−0.66
30 Jan 20265.14%+0.19
15 Jan 20264.95%−0.02
31 Dec 20254.97%+0.01
15 Dec 20254.96%+0.37
28 Nov 20254.59%+0.24
14 Nov 20254.35%+0.30
31 Oct 20254.05%+0.17
15 Oct 20253.88%−0.24
30 Sep 20254.12%−2.05
15 Sep 20256.17%+0.42
29 Aug 20255.75%+0.50
15 Aug 20255.25%+0.74
31 Jul 20254.51%−0.37
15 Jul 20254.88%+0.15
30 Jun 20254.73%−0.52
13 Jun 20255.25%+0.17
30 May 20255.08%−0.50
15 May 20255.58%+0.23
30 Apr 20255.35%+0.17
15 Apr 20255.18%−0.10
31 Mar 20255.28%+3.63
13 Dec 20241.65%+0.22
29 Nov 20241.43%+0.29
15 Nov 20241.14%−0.02
31 Oct 20241.16%−0.18
15 Oct 20241.34%−0.07
30 Sep 20241.41%−0.32
13 Sep 20241.73%−0.22
30 Aug 20241.95%+0.30
15 Aug 20241.65%−0.21
31 Jul 20241.86%−0.02
15 Jul 20241.88%−0.34
28 Jun 20242.22%−0.03
14 Jun 20242.25%+0.15
31 May 20242.10%−0.20
15 May 20242.30%+0.28
30 Apr 20242.02%−0.11
15 Apr 20242.13%−0.03
28 Mar 20242.16%+0.30
15 Mar 20241.86%−0.55
29 Feb 20242.41%−0.65
15 Feb 20243.06%+0.66
31 Jan 20242.40%−0.36
12 Jan 20242.76%−0.01
29 Dec 20232.77%−0.61
15 Dec 20233.38%+0.26
30 Nov 20233.12%−0.14
15 Nov 20233.26%+0.50
31 Oct 20232.76%−0.35
13 Oct 20233.11%+0.11
29 Sep 20233.00%−0.02
15 Sep 20233.02%+0.25
31 Aug 20232.77%−0.51
15 Aug 20233.28%+0.59
31 Jul 20232.69%+0.22
14 Jul 20232.47%+0.14
30 Jun 20232.33%−0.32
15 Jun 20232.65%+0.37
31 May 20232.28%−0.30
15 May 20232.58%+0.45
28 Apr 20232.13%+0.02
14 Apr 20232.11%−0.01
31 Mar 20232.12%−0.47
15 Mar 20232.59%+0.40
28 Feb 20232.19%+0.23
15 Feb 20231.96%+0.19
31 Jan 20231.77%−0.41
13 Jan 20232.18%−0.05
30 Dec 20222.23%+0.18
15 Dec 20222.05%−0.02
30 Nov 20222.07%−0.07
15 Nov 20222.14%−0.06
31 Oct 20222.20%−0.19
14 Oct 20222.39%−0.11
30 Sep 20222.50%−0.11
15 Sep 20222.61%−0.01
31 Aug 20222.62%−0.27
15 Aug 20222.89%−0.18
29 Jul 20223.07%−0.17
15 Jul 20223.24%+0.30
30 Jun 20222.94%+0.02
15 Jun 20222.92%−0.21
31 May 20223.13%+0.11
13 May 20223.02%−0.12
29 Apr 20223.14%+0.06
14 Apr 20223.08%+0.02
31 Mar 20223.06%−0.43
15 Mar 20223.49%−1.18
28 Feb 20224.67%+0.02
15 Feb 20224.65%+0.55
31 Jan 20224.10%+0.06
14 Jan 20224.04%−0.37
31 Dec 20214.41%−0.06
15 Dec 20214.47%−0.11
30 Nov 20214.58%−0.29
15 Nov 20214.87%−0.23
29 Oct 20215.10%+0.35
15 Oct 20214.75%−0.06
30 Sep 20214.81%−0.20
15 Sep 20215.01%−0.13
31 Aug 20215.14%−0.74
13 Aug 20215.88%−0.12
30 Jul 20216.00%−0.86
15 Jul 20216.86%−0.39
30 Jun 20217.25%−0.35
15 Jun 20217.60%−0.34
28 May 20217.94%+0.02
14 May 20217.92%−0.14
30 Apr 20218.06%−0.02
15 Apr 20218.08%+0.08
31 Mar 20218.00%−0.03
15 Mar 20218.03%−0.30
26 Feb 20218.33%+0.18
12 Feb 20218.15%+1.08
29 Jan 20217.07%−2.93
15 Jan 202110.00%+0.36
31 Dec 20209.64%−0.21
15 Dec 20209.85%+0.94
30 Nov 20208.91%+0.67
13 Nov 20208.24%+0.78
30 Oct 20207.46%−1.36
15 Oct 20208.82%+0.67
30 Sep 20208.15%+0.49
15 Sep 20207.66%+0.32
31 Aug 20207.34%−0.25
14 Aug 20207.59%+0.26
31 Jul 20207.33%−0.02
15 Jul 20207.35%+0.60
30 Jun 20206.75%−0.30
15 Jun 20207.05%+0.04
29 May 20207.01%−0.03
15 May 20207.04%+0.15
30 Apr 20206.89%+1.60
15 Apr 20205.29%+1.82
31 Mar 20203.47%−0.26
13 Mar 20203.73%−0.68
28 Feb 20204.41%+0.03
14 Feb 20204.38%+0.43
31 Jan 20203.95%−0.33
15 Jan 20204.28%+0.22
31 Dec 20194.06%+0.25
13 Dec 20193.81%+0.15
29 Nov 20193.66%−0.58
15 Nov 20194.24%−0.13
31 Oct 20194.37%+0.46
15 Oct 20193.91%−0.26
30 Sep 20194.17%−0.12
13 Sep 20194.29%−0.48
30 Aug 20194.77%−1.06
15 Aug 20195.83%+0.55
31 Jul 20195.28%−0.41
15 Jul 20195.69%−0.34
28 Jun 20196.03%+0.83
14 Jun 20195.20%+0.06
31 May 20195.14%−0.39
15 May 20195.53%+1.35
30 Apr 20194.18%−0.02
15 Apr 20194.20%−0.27
29 Mar 20194.47%+0.20
15 Mar 20194.27%−0.44
28 Feb 20194.71%−0.93
15 Feb 20195.64%+0.16
31 Jan 20195.48%+0.28
15 Jan 20195.20%+0.14
31 Dec 20185.06%+0.01
14 Dec 20185.05%+0.06
30 Nov 20184.99%−0.72
15 Nov 20185.71%+0.41
31 Oct 20185.30%+0.11
15 Oct 20185.19%−0.58
28 Sep 20185.77%+1.84
14 Sep 20183.93%−0.55
31 Aug 20184.48%−0.74
15 Aug 20185.22%−0.78
31 Jul 20186.00%−0.08
13 Jul 20186.08%−0.11
29 Jun 20186.19%+0.42
15 Jun 20185.77%−0.72
31 May 20186.49%−0.12
15 May 20186.61%−1.46
30 Apr 20188.07%+3.51
13 Apr 20184.56%+0.14
29 Mar 20184.42%+0.46
15 Mar 20183.96%+0.38
28 Feb 20183.58%−0.16
15 Feb 20183.74%+0.22
31 Jan 20183.52%−0.47
12 Jan 20183.99%+0.25
29 Dec 20173.74%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is The Kroger Co. right now?
5.02% of The Kroger Co.'s (KR) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,671st 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 KR'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 KR's days to cover?
3.98 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.