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How shorted is Kohls Corporation? KSS

#23most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 99%

29.41%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+2.34
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+3.07
days to cover
8.64
Aggregate net short position time series for Kohls Corporation

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 Kohls Corporation 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
26 Aug 202626.31% 14 Aug 202627.07% 31 Aug 2026+0.76
28 May 202622.96% 15 May 202621.50% 29 May 2026−1.46
10 Mar 202623.61% 27 Feb 202625.19% 13 Mar 2026+1.58
25 Nov 202524.81% 14 Nov 202525.48% 28 Nov 2025+0.67
27 Aug 202531.44% 15 Aug 202528.38% 29 Aug 2025−3.06
29 May 202551.65% 15 May 202545.74% 30 May 2025−5.91
1 May 202549.48% 30 Apr 202551.65% 15 May 2025+2.17
11 Mar 202548.89% 28 Feb 202544.02% 14 Mar 2025−4.87

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for KSS: 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
676
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
673,138
18 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
103
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Kohls Corporation 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 673K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202629.41%+2.34
31 Aug 202627.07%+0.76
14 Aug 202626.31%−0.90
31 Jul 202627.21%+0.41
15 Jul 202626.80%+0.46
30 Jun 202626.34%−0.16
15 Jun 202626.50%+5.00
29 May 202621.50%−1.46
15 May 202622.96%−0.31
30 Apr 202623.27%−3.09
15 Apr 202626.36%−0.85
31 Mar 202627.21%+2.02
13 Mar 202625.19%+1.58
27 Feb 202623.61%−0.25
13 Feb 202623.86%−0.60
30 Jan 202624.46%−1.49
15 Jan 202625.95%+0.09
31 Dec 202525.86%+1.51
15 Dec 202524.35%−1.13
28 Nov 202525.48%+0.67
14 Nov 202524.81%−1.33
31 Oct 202526.14%−4.66
15 Oct 202530.80%+2.26
30 Sep 202528.54%−0.62
15 Sep 202529.16%+0.78
29 Aug 202528.38%−3.06
15 Aug 202531.44%+0.49
31 Jul 202530.95%−13.50
15 Jul 202544.45%−2.86
30 Jun 202547.31%+2.26
13 Jun 202545.05%−0.69
30 May 202545.74%−5.91
15 May 202551.65%+2.17
30 Apr 202549.48%+2.70
15 Apr 202546.78%+4.91
31 Mar 202541.87%−2.15
14 Mar 202544.02%−4.87
28 Feb 202548.89%+6.70
14 Feb 202542.19%+3.26
31 Jan 202538.93%−1.50
15 Jan 202540.43%+0.64
31 Dec 202439.79%−5.80
13 Dec 202445.59%+8.27
29 Nov 202437.32%+3.11
15 Nov 202434.21%+2.30
31 Oct 202431.91%+0.50
15 Oct 202431.41%−2.33
30 Sep 202433.74%−1.47
13 Sep 202435.21%−1.15
30 Aug 202436.36%+0.85
15 Aug 202435.51%−1.04
31 Jul 202436.55%−0.07
15 Jul 202436.62%+1.68
28 Jun 202434.94%+2.66
14 Jun 202432.28%+1.62
31 May 202430.66%−2.40
15 May 202433.06%+0.28
30 Apr 202432.78%+0.86
15 Apr 202431.92%+4.95
28 Mar 202426.97%−4.42
15 Mar 202431.39%+6.36
29 Feb 202425.03%−1.69
15 Feb 202426.72%+0.38
31 Jan 202426.34%−1.61
12 Jan 202427.95%+2.16
29 Dec 202325.79%+1.49
15 Dec 202324.30%+0.09
30 Nov 202324.21%−0.46
15 Nov 202324.67%+1.42
31 Oct 202323.25%+0.07
13 Oct 202323.18%+1.65
29 Sep 202321.53%+0.92
15 Sep 202320.61%+1.56
31 Aug 202319.05%+1.33
15 Aug 202317.72%+0.96
31 Jul 202316.76%−1.76
14 Jul 202318.52%−3.24
30 Jun 202321.76%+0.45
15 Jun 202321.31%−0.01
31 May 202321.32%+2.18
15 May 202319.14%+0.12
28 Apr 202319.02%+0.24
14 Apr 202318.78%−0.62
31 Mar 202319.40%+0.43
15 Mar 202318.97%+1.73
28 Feb 202317.24%+0.30
15 Feb 202316.94%+0.72
31 Jan 202316.22%+0.59
13 Jan 202315.63%+0.06
30 Dec 202215.57%+0.79
15 Dec 202214.78%+0.67
30 Nov 202214.11%−0.04
15 Nov 202214.15%+0.83
31 Oct 202213.32%+1.05
14 Oct 202212.27%+0.45
30 Sep 202211.82%−4.42
15 Sep 202216.24%−1.47
31 Aug 202217.71%+8.76
15 Aug 20228.95%−0.56
29 Jul 20229.51%−1.94
15 Jul 202211.45%+0.65
30 Jun 202210.80%+1.43
15 Jun 20229.37%+0.20
31 May 20229.17%+0.65
13 May 20228.52%−0.24
29 Apr 20228.76%−0.74
14 Apr 20229.50%+0.57
31 Mar 20228.93%−2.54
15 Mar 202211.47%+1.03
28 Feb 202210.44%+0.10
15 Feb 202210.34%−0.24
31 Jan 202210.58%−4.60
14 Jan 202215.18%+2.74
31 Dec 202112.44%+0.70
15 Dec 202111.74%+0.38
30 Nov 202111.36%+1.94
15 Nov 20219.42%−2.20
29 Oct 202111.62%−0.40
15 Oct 202112.02%+3.53
30 Sep 20218.49%−0.14
15 Sep 20218.63%+0.39
31 Aug 20218.24%+0.45
13 Aug 20217.79%−1.31
30 Jul 20219.10%+0.28
15 Jul 20218.82%+0.04
30 Jun 20218.78%+0.26
15 Jun 20218.52%+1.13
28 May 20217.39%+1.19
14 May 20216.20%+0.05
30 Apr 20216.15%−0.98
15 Apr 20217.13%−0.08
31 Mar 20217.21%+0.24
15 Mar 20216.97%−0.51
26 Feb 20217.48%−0.48
12 Feb 20217.96%−0.72
29 Jan 20218.68%−0.73
15 Jan 20219.41%−0.26
31 Dec 20209.67%−0.51
15 Dec 202010.18%−3.94
30 Nov 202014.12%−3.27
13 Nov 202017.39%+1.80
30 Oct 202015.59%−0.73
15 Oct 202016.32%+0.38
30 Sep 202015.94%−0.58
15 Sep 202016.52%−1.88
31 Aug 202018.40%+3.04
14 Aug 202015.36%−0.35
31 Jul 202015.71%+1.05
15 Jul 202014.66%+1.44
30 Jun 202013.22%+0.53
15 Jun 202012.69%−1.08
29 May 202013.77%−0.21
15 May 202013.98%−0.67
30 Apr 202014.65%−0.74
15 Apr 202015.39%+3.23
31 Mar 202012.16%−0.38
13 Mar 202012.54%+0.31
28 Feb 202012.23%+1.08
14 Feb 202011.15%−0.68
31 Jan 202011.83%−0.62
15 Jan 202012.45%+0.04
31 Dec 201912.41%+0.69
13 Dec 201911.72%−0.85
29 Nov 201912.57%0.00
15 Nov 201912.57%+1.30
31 Oct 201911.27%−0.76
15 Oct 201912.03%+0.13
30 Sep 201911.90%−0.34
13 Sep 201912.24%−2.33
30 Aug 201914.57%+2.07
15 Aug 201912.50%+0.16
31 Jul 201912.34%+0.12
15 Jul 201912.22%−1.80
28 Jun 201914.02%−1.63
14 Jun 201915.65%−1.68
31 May 201917.33%−1.94
15 May 201919.27%+1.45
30 Apr 201917.82%+1.91
15 Apr 201915.91%+0.11
29 Mar 201915.80%−0.79
15 Mar 201916.59%+0.40
28 Feb 201916.19%+0.36
15 Feb 201915.83%+1.59
31 Jan 201914.24%+0.13
15 Jan 201914.11%−0.09
31 Dec 201814.20%−1.36
14 Dec 201815.56%+0.86
30 Nov 201814.70%−1.45
15 Nov 201816.15%−1.67
31 Oct 201817.82%+0.92
15 Oct 201816.90%+1.05
28 Sep 201815.85%+1.90
14 Sep 201813.95%−0.55
31 Aug 201814.50%−0.84
15 Aug 201815.34%−0.57
31 Jul 201815.91%−0.27
13 Jul 201816.18%−0.21
29 Jun 201816.39%−1.45
15 Jun 201817.84%+1.47
31 May 201816.37%−0.23
15 May 201816.60%−1.09
30 Apr 201817.69%+1.58
13 Apr 201816.11%−0.15
29 Mar 201816.26%−0.17
15 Mar 201816.43%+0.64
28 Feb 201815.79%+0.11
15 Feb 201815.68%+0.60
31 Jan 201815.08%−0.99
12 Jan 201816.07%−0.33
29 Dec 201716.40%–

Newest first. Scroll inside the table for earlier dates, back to 29 Dec 2017.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Kohls Corporation right now?
29.41% of Kohls Corporation's (KSS) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 23rd 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 KSS'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 KSS's days to cover?
8.64 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.