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How shorted is Lee Enterprises, Incorporated? LEE

#2,687most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 29%

2.54%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.10
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.71
days to cover
16.56
Aggregate net short position time series for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

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 Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 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
6 Aug 20262.32% 31 Jul 20262.29% 14 Aug 2026−0.03
7 May 20260.45% 30 Apr 20260.59% 15 May 2026+0.14
8 Aug 20251.02% 31 Jul 20250.92% 15 Aug 2025−0.10
9 May 20251.29% 30 Apr 20251.24% 15 May 2025−0.05
7 Feb 20250.99% 31 Jan 20250.88% 14 Feb 2025−0.11
12 Dec 20241.01% 29 Nov 20241.27% 13 Dec 2024+0.26
1 Aug 20240.93% 31 Jul 20240.98% 15 Aug 2024+0.05
2 May 20243.14% 30 Apr 20243.29% 15 May 2024+0.15

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for LEE: 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
7,857
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
21,940
20 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
94
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 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 22K shares.

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Sector: Media & telecom

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20262.54%−0.10
31 Aug 20262.64%+0.35
14 Aug 20262.29%−0.03
31 Jul 20262.32%−0.19
15 Jul 20262.51%+0.68
30 Jun 20261.83%+1.03
15 Jun 20260.80%+0.17
29 May 20260.63%+0.04
15 May 20260.59%+0.14
30 Apr 20260.45%−0.06
15 Apr 20260.51%+0.06
31 Mar 20260.45%+0.05
13 Mar 20260.40%+0.03
27 Feb 20260.37%+0.01
13 Feb 20260.36%−0.99
30 Jan 20261.35%+0.31
31 Oct 20251.04%−0.04
15 Oct 20251.08%−0.34
30 Sep 20251.42%+0.51
15 Sep 20250.91%+0.05
29 Aug 20250.86%−0.06
15 Aug 20250.92%−0.10
31 Jul 20251.02%−0.03
15 Jul 20251.05%−0.05
30 Jun 20251.10%−0.18
13 Jun 20251.28%0.00
30 May 20251.28%+0.04
15 May 20251.24%−0.05
30 Apr 20251.29%−0.06
15 Apr 20251.35%−0.21
31 Mar 20251.56%+0.23
14 Mar 20251.33%+0.37
28 Feb 20250.96%+0.08
14 Feb 20250.88%−0.11
31 Jan 20250.99%−0.07
15 Jan 20251.06%−0.06
31 Dec 20241.12%−0.15
13 Dec 20241.27%+0.26
29 Nov 20241.01%−0.03
15 Nov 20241.04%0.00
31 Oct 20241.04%−0.22
15 Oct 20241.26%+0.35
30 Sep 20240.91%−0.10
13 Sep 20241.01%+0.10
30 Aug 20240.91%−0.07
15 Aug 20240.98%+0.05
31 Jul 20240.93%−0.08
15 Jul 20241.01%−0.10
28 Jun 20241.11%−0.66
14 Jun 20241.77%−0.80
31 May 20242.57%−0.72
15 May 20243.29%+0.15
30 Apr 20243.14%+0.09
15 Apr 20243.05%+0.35
28 Mar 20242.70%+0.49
15 Mar 20242.21%+0.50
29 Feb 20241.71%+0.25
15 Feb 20241.46%+0.21
31 Jan 20241.25%+0.18
12 Jan 20241.07%−0.01
29 Dec 20231.08%+0.06
15 Dec 20231.02%−0.09
30 Nov 20231.11%+0.03
15 Nov 20231.08%+0.05
31 Oct 20231.03%0.00
13 Oct 20231.03%+0.03
29 Sep 20231.00%−0.05
15 Sep 20231.05%+0.27
31 Aug 20230.78%+0.38
15 Aug 20230.40%+0.10
31 Jul 20230.30%−0.01
14 Jul 20230.31%+0.02
30 Jun 20230.29%−0.04
15 Jun 20230.33%0.00
31 May 20230.33%−0.09
15 May 20230.42%+0.18
14 Apr 20230.24%−0.01
31 Mar 20230.25%−0.13
15 Mar 20230.38%+0.17
28 Feb 20230.21%+0.01
15 Feb 20230.20%−0.01
31 Jan 20230.21%0.00
13 Jan 20230.21%−0.01
30 Dec 20220.22%−0.04
15 Dec 20220.26%+0.04
30 Nov 20220.22%−0.01
15 Nov 20220.23%−0.24
31 Oct 20220.47%−0.07
14 Oct 20220.54%+0.02
30 Sep 20220.52%+0.01
15 Sep 20220.51%+0.02
31 Aug 20220.49%−0.07
15 Aug 20220.56%−0.21
29 Jul 20220.77%−0.16
15 Jul 20220.93%+0.04
30 Jun 20220.89%+0.01
15 Jun 20220.88%+0.12
31 May 20220.76%+0.07
13 May 20220.69%+0.17
29 Apr 20220.52%−0.08
14 Apr 20220.60%−0.02
31 Mar 20220.62%+0.01
15 Mar 20220.61%−0.17
28 Feb 20220.78%−0.15
15 Feb 20220.93%−0.01
31 Jan 20220.94%−0.39
14 Jan 20221.33%−1.81
15 Nov 20213.14%−0.03
29 Oct 20213.17%+0.10
15 Oct 20213.07%−0.08
30 Sep 20213.15%−0.17
15 Sep 20213.32%+0.08
31 Aug 20213.24%−0.06
13 Aug 20213.30%−0.07
30 Jul 20213.37%−0.06
15 Jul 20213.43%−0.04
30 Jun 20213.47%−0.19
15 Jun 20213.66%−0.10
28 May 20213.76%−0.21
14 May 20213.97%+0.10
30 Apr 20213.87%+0.71
26 Feb 20213.16%+0.10
12 Feb 20213.06%−0.16
29 Jan 20213.22%+0.11
15 Jan 20213.11%−0.08
31 Dec 20203.19%+0.01
15 Dec 20203.18%−0.06
30 Nov 20203.24%−0.05
13 Nov 20203.29%−0.27
30 Oct 20203.56%0.00
15 Oct 20203.56%−0.29
30 Sep 20203.85%−0.12
15 Sep 20203.97%+0.31
31 Aug 20203.66%−0.28
14 Aug 20203.94%−0.04
31 Jul 20203.98%−0.69
15 Jul 20204.67%−0.39
30 Jun 20205.06%−0.70
15 Jun 20205.76%−0.09
29 May 20205.85%−0.43
15 May 20206.28%+1.11
30 Apr 20205.17%+0.01
15 Apr 20205.16%−0.15
31 Mar 20205.31%−0.03
13 Mar 20205.34%+0.23
28 Feb 20205.11%+0.41
14 Feb 20204.70%−0.87
31 Jan 20205.57%+2.00
15 Jan 20203.57%−0.27
31 Dec 20193.84%−0.40
13 Dec 20194.24%+0.03
29 Nov 20194.21%−0.12
15 Nov 20194.33%−0.12
31 Oct 20194.45%−0.16
15 Oct 20194.61%−0.13
30 Sep 20194.74%0.00
13 Sep 20194.74%−0.23
30 Aug 20194.97%+0.02
15 Aug 20194.95%+0.07
31 Jul 20194.88%−0.32
15 Jul 20195.20%+0.80
28 Jun 20194.40%+0.39
14 Jun 20194.01%+0.69
31 May 20193.32%+0.06
15 May 20193.26%+0.18
30 Apr 20193.08%−0.02
15 Apr 20193.10%+0.02
29 Mar 20193.08%−1.31
15 Mar 20194.39%−1.58
28 Feb 20195.97%+0.18
15 Feb 20195.79%+0.64
31 Jan 20195.15%−0.21
15 Jan 20195.36%−0.37
31 Dec 20185.73%−0.40
14 Dec 20186.13%−0.29
30 Nov 20186.42%−0.01
15 Nov 20186.43%−0.04
31 Oct 20186.47%+0.03
15 Oct 20186.44%+0.22
28 Sep 20186.22%−0.65
14 Sep 20186.87%+0.04
31 Aug 20186.83%−0.49
15 Aug 20187.32%−0.44
31 Jul 20187.76%−0.09
13 Jul 20187.85%+0.29
29 Jun 20187.56%+0.53
15 Jun 20187.03%−0.25
31 May 20187.28%−0.16
15 May 20187.44%+0.11
30 Apr 20187.33%+0.05
13 Apr 20187.28%+0.09
29 Mar 20187.19%−0.03
15 Mar 20187.22%0.00
28 Feb 20187.22%+0.22
15 Feb 20187.00%−0.14
31 Jan 20187.14%−0.03
12 Jan 20187.17%−0.07
29 Dec 20177.24%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Lee Enterprises, Incorporated right now?
2.54% of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (LEE) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,687th 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 LEE'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 LEE's days to cover?
16.56 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.