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How shorted is LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC? LECO

#2,936most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 22%

1.99%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.68
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.88
days to cover
2.59
Aggregate net short position time series for LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 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 LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 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
30 Jul 20262.42% 15 Jul 20262.14% 31 Jul 2026−0.28
30 Apr 20261.36% 15 Apr 20262.00% 15 May 2026+0.64
12 Feb 20261.11% 30 Jan 20261.12% 13 Feb 2026+0.01
30 Oct 20251.83% 15 Oct 20251.55% 31 Oct 2025−0.28
31 Jul 20251.67% 15 Jul 20251.38% 15 Aug 2025−0.29
30 Apr 20251.54% 15 Apr 20251.95% 15 May 2025+0.41
13 Feb 20251.61% 31 Jan 20251.43% 14 Feb 2025−0.18
31 Oct 20241.89% 15 Oct 20241.47% 15 Nov 2024−0.42

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for LECO: 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
11,236
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
1,759,347
29 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
27
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 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 1.8M shares.

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Sector: Industrials

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20261.99%−0.68
31 Aug 20262.67%+0.44
14 Aug 20262.23%+0.09
31 Jul 20262.14%−0.28
15 Jul 20262.42%−0.45
30 Jun 20262.87%+0.60
15 Jun 20262.27%−0.09
29 May 20262.36%+0.36
15 May 20262.00%+0.49
30 Apr 20261.51%+0.15
15 Apr 20261.36%−0.35
31 Mar 20261.71%+0.66
13 Mar 20261.05%−0.06
27 Feb 20261.11%−0.01
13 Feb 20261.12%+0.01
30 Jan 20261.11%+0.09
15 Jan 20261.02%−0.15
31 Dec 20251.17%−0.17
15 Dec 20251.34%−0.43
28 Nov 20251.77%+0.53
14 Nov 20251.24%−0.31
31 Oct 20251.55%−0.28
15 Oct 20251.83%−0.19
30 Sep 20252.02%+0.34
15 Sep 20251.68%+0.14
29 Aug 20251.54%+0.16
15 Aug 20251.38%−0.19
31 Jul 20251.57%−0.10
15 Jul 20251.67%−0.08
30 Jun 20251.75%−0.27
13 Jun 20252.02%+0.21
30 May 20251.81%−0.14
15 May 20251.95%−0.11
30 Apr 20252.06%+0.52
15 Apr 20251.54%−0.06
31 Mar 20251.60%−0.22
14 Mar 20251.82%+0.10
28 Feb 20251.72%+0.29
14 Feb 20251.43%−0.18
31 Jan 20251.61%−0.06
15 Jan 20251.67%+0.11
31 Dec 20241.56%−0.09
13 Dec 20241.65%+0.06
29 Nov 20241.59%+0.12
15 Nov 20241.47%−0.31
31 Oct 20241.78%−0.11
15 Oct 20241.89%−0.23
30 Sep 20242.12%+0.27
13 Sep 20241.85%+0.21
30 Aug 20241.64%−0.14
15 Aug 20241.78%+0.31
31 Jul 20241.47%−0.28
15 Jul 20241.75%−0.95
28 Jun 20242.70%+0.71
14 Jun 20241.99%−0.33
31 May 20242.32%+0.59
15 May 20241.73%+0.18
30 Apr 20241.55%−0.14
15 Apr 20241.69%−0.12
28 Mar 20241.81%−0.38
15 Mar 20242.19%+0.23
29 Feb 20241.96%−0.21
15 Feb 20242.17%−0.35
31 Jan 20242.52%−0.11
12 Jan 20242.63%−0.06
29 Dec 20232.69%−0.22
15 Dec 20232.91%−0.35
30 Nov 20233.26%+0.52
15 Nov 20232.74%−0.40
31 Oct 20233.14%−0.12
13 Oct 20233.26%+0.14
29 Sep 20233.12%−0.07
15 Sep 20233.19%+0.63
31 Aug 20232.56%+0.07
15 Aug 20232.49%−0.19
31 Jul 20232.68%−0.08
14 Jul 20232.76%−0.30
30 Jun 20233.06%0.00
15 Jun 20233.06%−0.13
31 May 20233.19%−0.23
15 May 20233.42%−0.09
28 Apr 20233.51%0.00
14 Apr 20233.51%+0.23
31 Mar 20233.28%+0.64
15 Mar 20232.64%−0.35
28 Feb 20232.99%−0.45
15 Feb 20233.44%−0.01
31 Jan 20233.45%+0.14
13 Jan 20233.31%+0.02
30 Dec 20223.29%+0.38
15 Dec 20222.91%−0.23
30 Nov 20223.14%−0.17
15 Nov 20223.31%−0.24
31 Oct 20223.55%+0.09
14 Oct 20223.46%+0.61
30 Sep 20222.85%+0.66
15 Sep 20222.19%+0.15
31 Aug 20222.04%−0.24
15 Aug 20222.28%−0.11
29 Jul 20222.39%+0.16
15 Jul 20222.23%+0.08
30 Jun 20222.15%−0.18
15 Jun 20222.33%+0.07
31 May 20222.26%+0.47
13 May 20221.79%+0.07
29 Apr 20221.72%+0.11
14 Apr 20221.61%−0.14
31 Mar 20221.75%+0.43
15 Mar 20221.32%−0.28
28 Feb 20221.60%+0.01
15 Feb 20221.59%−0.23
31 Jan 20221.82%+0.21
14 Jan 20221.61%−0.21
31 Dec 20211.82%−0.08
15 Dec 20211.90%+0.28
30 Nov 20211.62%+0.05
15 Nov 20211.57%−0.22
29 Oct 20211.79%−0.07
15 Oct 20211.86%−0.05
30 Sep 20211.91%+0.39
15 Sep 20211.52%+0.08
31 Aug 20211.44%+0.07
13 Aug 20211.37%−0.01
30 Jul 20211.38%+0.05
15 Jul 20211.33%−0.46
30 Jun 20211.79%+0.48
15 Jun 20211.31%−0.08
28 May 20211.39%+0.07
14 May 20211.32%+0.13
30 Apr 20211.19%−0.10
15 Apr 20211.29%−0.39
31 Mar 20211.68%+0.28
15 Mar 20211.40%+0.20
26 Feb 20211.20%−0.08
12 Feb 20211.28%+0.08
29 Jan 20211.20%−0.56
15 Jan 20211.76%−0.28
31 Dec 20202.04%+0.06
15 Dec 20201.98%−0.23
30 Nov 20202.21%−0.24
13 Nov 20202.45%−0.42
30 Oct 20202.87%−0.02
15 Oct 20202.89%−0.66
30 Sep 20203.55%+0.05
15 Sep 20203.50%−0.13
31 Aug 20203.63%−0.14
14 Aug 20203.77%−0.27
31 Jul 20204.04%+0.17
15 Jul 20203.87%−0.27
30 Jun 20204.14%+0.40
15 Jun 20203.74%+0.13
29 May 20203.61%+0.02
15 May 20203.59%−0.04
30 Apr 20203.63%+0.05
15 Apr 20203.58%+0.05
31 Mar 20203.53%+0.66
13 Mar 20202.87%+0.32
28 Feb 20202.55%+0.04
14 Feb 20202.51%+0.03
31 Jan 20202.48%+0.14
15 Jan 20202.34%−0.28
31 Dec 20192.62%+0.26
13 Dec 20192.36%+0.06
29 Nov 20192.30%−0.10
15 Nov 20192.40%+0.03
31 Oct 20192.37%−0.80
15 Oct 20193.17%+0.08
30 Sep 20193.09%+0.11
13 Sep 20192.98%−0.14
30 Aug 20193.12%−0.28
15 Aug 20193.40%−0.34
31 Jul 20193.74%−0.28
15 Jul 20194.02%−0.51
28 Jun 20194.53%+1.39
14 Jun 20193.14%+0.14
31 May 20193.00%−0.29
15 May 20193.29%+0.22
30 Apr 20193.07%+0.05
15 Apr 20193.02%−0.40
29 Mar 20193.42%−0.08
15 Mar 20193.50%+0.68
28 Feb 20192.82%+0.78
15 Feb 20192.04%−0.06
31 Jan 20192.10%+0.20
15 Jan 20191.90%−0.27
31 Dec 20182.17%+0.44
14 Dec 20181.73%+0.24
30 Nov 20181.49%+0.11
15 Nov 20181.38%−0.11
31 Oct 20181.49%−0.01
15 Oct 20181.50%−0.22
28 Sep 20181.72%+0.46
14 Sep 20181.26%−0.16
31 Aug 20181.42%+0.17
15 Aug 20181.25%−0.26
31 Jul 20181.51%−0.37
13 Jul 20181.88%+0.10
29 Jun 20181.78%−0.19
15 Jun 20181.97%−0.45
31 May 20182.42%+0.45
15 May 20181.97%+0.17
30 Apr 20181.80%−0.13
13 Apr 20181.93%−0.03
29 Mar 20181.96%+0.07
15 Mar 20181.89%+0.33
28 Feb 20181.56%+0.28
15 Feb 20181.28%−1.07
31 Jan 20182.35%−0.23
12 Jan 20182.58%+0.18
29 Dec 20172.40%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC right now?
1.99% of LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC's (LECO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,936th 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 LECO'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 LECO's days to cover?
2.59 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.