Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, Medifast, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 19.65% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 16.65% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -3.00 percentage points. The year's high was 19.69% on 15 Apr 2026 and its low 13.28% on 31 Jul 2026, averaging 17.70% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 20.02 days on 15 Sep 2026. Full history: Medifast, Inc..

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Short position data for Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/med/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-medifast-inc-short-interest-in-2026-2026-09-15,
  title        = {Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/med/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 19.65% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 16.65% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -3.00 pp
High: 19.69% (15 Apr 2026)
Low: 13.28% (31 Jul 2026)
Average: 17.70%
Highest days to cover: 20.02 (15 Sep 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	19.65%	8.35
30 Jan 2026	18.26%	9.76
13 Feb 2026	18.93%	9.84
27 Feb 2026	18.39%	6.20	10-K filed, results (8-K)
13 Mar 2026	18.53%	7.45
31 Mar 2026	18.70%	6.85
15 Apr 2026	19.69%	9.29
30 Apr 2026	18.27%	13.19
15 May 2026	19.67%	9.33	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
29 May 2026	19.57%	10.16
15 Jun 2026	19.39%	15.34
30 Jun 2026	14.04%	3.69
15 Jul 2026	14.75%	9.41
31 Jul 2026	13.28%	9.16
14 Aug 2026	16.32%	7.42	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2026	16.84%	15.11
15 Sep 2026	16.65%	20.02

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.