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How shorted is Murphy Oil Corp.? MUR

#1,158most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 69%

7.03%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.31
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.50
days to cover
6.57
Aggregate net short position time series for Murphy Oil Corp.

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 Murphy Oil Corp. 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
5 Aug 20266.88% 31 Jul 20267.58% 14 Aug 2026+0.70
6 May 20266.23% 30 Apr 20266.52% 15 May 2026+0.29
28 Jan 202610.23% 15 Jan 20269.88% 30 Jan 2026−0.35
6 Jan 202610.97% 31 Dec 202510.23% 15 Jan 2026−0.74
5 Nov 202511.49% 31 Oct 202512.58% 14 Nov 2025+1.09
6 Aug 202512.64% 31 Jul 202512.66% 15 Aug 2025+0.02
7 May 202516.33% 30 Apr 202517.44% 15 May 2025+1.11
30 Jan 20256.45% 15 Jan 20258.87% 31 Jan 2025+2.42

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for MUR: 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.

Last balance on file
5
19 Aug 2026
Highest in window
496,134
14 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
71
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Murphy Oil Corp. 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 496K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20267.03%−0.31
31 Aug 20267.34%−0.24
14 Aug 20267.58%+0.70
31 Jul 20266.88%+0.09
15 Jul 20266.79%+0.26
30 Jun 20266.53%−0.35
15 Jun 20266.88%+0.52
29 May 20266.36%−0.16
15 May 20266.52%+0.29
30 Apr 20266.23%−0.64
15 Apr 20266.87%−1.01
31 Mar 20267.88%−0.36
13 Mar 20268.24%−1.67
27 Feb 20269.91%−0.11
13 Feb 202610.02%+0.14
30 Jan 20269.88%−0.35
15 Jan 202610.23%−0.74
31 Dec 202510.97%−1.44
15 Dec 202512.41%−0.39
28 Nov 202512.80%+0.22
14 Nov 202512.58%+1.09
31 Oct 202511.49%+0.57
15 Oct 202510.92%−1.51
30 Sep 202512.43%−0.42
15 Sep 202512.85%+1.02
29 Aug 202511.83%−0.83
15 Aug 202512.66%+0.02
31 Jul 202512.64%−1.87
15 Jul 202514.51%−0.86
30 Jun 202515.37%+0.06
13 Jun 202515.31%−2.89
30 May 202518.20%+0.76
15 May 202517.44%+1.11
30 Apr 202516.33%+2.15
15 Apr 202514.18%+0.71
31 Mar 202513.47%+1.21
14 Mar 202512.26%−1.13
28 Feb 202513.39%+2.21
14 Feb 202511.18%+2.31
31 Jan 20258.87%+2.42
15 Jan 20256.45%+0.45
31 Dec 20246.00%−0.87
13 Dec 20246.87%−0.21
29 Nov 20247.08%−0.23
15 Nov 20247.31%+1.05
31 Oct 20246.26%−0.74
15 Oct 20247.00%+0.54
30 Sep 20246.46%−0.96
13 Sep 20247.42%+0.98
30 Aug 20246.44%+1.51
15 Aug 20244.93%+0.26
31 Jul 20244.67%+0.70
15 Jul 20243.97%−0.13
28 Jun 20244.10%−0.12
14 Jun 20244.22%−0.60
31 May 20244.82%+0.92
15 May 20243.90%−0.20
30 Apr 20244.10%−0.49
15 Apr 20244.59%+0.22
28 Mar 20244.37%−0.52
15 Mar 20244.89%−1.26
29 Feb 20246.15%+0.37
15 Feb 20245.78%−0.15
31 Jan 20245.93%+1.45
12 Jan 20244.48%+0.25
29 Dec 20234.23%−0.17
15 Dec 20234.40%+0.58
30 Nov 20233.82%+0.33
15 Nov 20233.49%−0.83
31 Oct 20234.32%+1.13
13 Oct 20233.19%−0.24
29 Sep 20233.43%+0.55
15 Sep 20232.88%+0.06
31 Aug 20232.82%−0.61
15 Aug 20233.43%+0.75
31 Jul 20232.68%−1.40
14 Jul 20234.08%−0.06
30 Jun 20234.14%−0.86
15 Jun 20235.00%+0.07
31 May 20234.93%−0.31
15 May 20235.24%+0.64
28 Apr 20234.60%+0.27
14 Apr 20234.33%+0.84
31 Mar 20233.49%−0.67
15 Mar 20234.16%+0.41
28 Feb 20233.75%−0.35
15 Feb 20234.10%−0.16
31 Jan 20234.26%−0.13
13 Jan 20234.39%+0.27
30 Dec 20224.12%+0.35
15 Dec 20223.77%−0.17
30 Nov 20223.94%−0.08
15 Nov 20224.02%−0.58
31 Oct 20224.60%+0.11
14 Oct 20224.49%+0.52
30 Sep 20223.97%−0.22
15 Sep 20224.19%+0.30
31 Aug 20223.89%+0.02
15 Aug 20223.87%−0.42
29 Jul 20224.29%−0.92
15 Jul 20225.21%+1.12
30 Jun 20224.09%−0.54
15 Jun 20224.63%−0.89
31 May 20225.52%−0.20
13 May 20225.72%−0.45
29 Apr 20226.17%+0.34
14 Apr 20225.83%−0.54
31 Mar 20226.37%−0.96
15 Mar 20227.33%−0.74
28 Feb 20228.07%−0.06
15 Feb 20228.13%+0.56
31 Jan 20227.57%+0.88
14 Jan 20226.69%+0.08
31 Dec 20216.61%−0.49
15 Dec 20217.10%+0.20
30 Nov 20216.90%−0.51
15 Nov 20217.41%−0.31
29 Oct 20217.72%−0.81
15 Oct 20218.53%−1.20
30 Sep 20219.73%+0.75
15 Sep 20218.98%+0.44
31 Aug 20218.54%−0.15
13 Aug 20218.69%−0.21
30 Jul 20218.90%−1.01
15 Jul 20219.91%+0.05
30 Jun 20219.86%+2.04
15 Jun 20217.82%−0.44
28 May 20218.26%−0.87
14 May 20219.13%0.00
30 Apr 20219.13%+0.53
15 Apr 20218.60%−1.32
31 Mar 20219.92%+1.46
15 Mar 20218.46%−1.50
26 Feb 20219.96%+0.19
12 Feb 20219.77%−1.98
29 Jan 202111.75%+0.11
15 Jan 202111.64%−0.14
31 Dec 202011.78%−1.68
15 Dec 202013.46%+1.37
30 Nov 202012.09%+0.89
13 Nov 202011.20%+0.60
30 Oct 202010.60%−1.48
15 Oct 202012.08%−0.60
30 Sep 202012.68%+1.05
15 Sep 202011.63%−4.11
31 Aug 202015.74%−0.06
14 Aug 202015.80%+1.17
31 Jul 202014.63%−2.45
15 Jul 202017.08%+2.46
30 Jun 202014.62%+1.53
15 Jun 202013.09%−1.57
29 May 202014.66%−2.84
15 May 202017.50%+1.17
30 Apr 202016.33%+0.23
15 Apr 202016.10%−0.48
31 Mar 202016.58%+3.58
13 Mar 202013.00%−1.59
28 Feb 202014.59%+0.47
14 Feb 202014.12%−0.86
31 Jan 202014.98%+0.04
15 Jan 202014.94%−0.57
31 Dec 201915.51%−0.64
13 Dec 201916.15%−0.50
29 Nov 201916.65%+0.08
15 Nov 201916.57%+1.05
31 Oct 201915.52%−0.71
15 Oct 201916.23%+1.26
30 Sep 201914.97%+0.24
13 Sep 201914.73%+3.15
30 Aug 201911.58%−1.63
15 Aug 201913.21%+0.06
31 Jul 201913.15%+1.98
15 Jul 201911.17%+0.02
28 Jun 201911.15%−0.49
14 Jun 201911.64%+3.34
31 May 20198.30%+0.31
15 May 20197.99%+1.29
30 Apr 20196.70%−1.23
15 Apr 20197.93%−1.30
29 Mar 20199.23%−0.29
15 Mar 20199.52%+0.59
28 Feb 20198.93%−0.04
15 Feb 20198.97%−0.13
31 Jan 20199.10%+0.36
15 Jan 20198.74%−0.18
31 Dec 20188.92%+0.22
14 Dec 20188.70%−0.44
30 Nov 20189.14%−0.31
15 Nov 20189.45%+1.28
31 Oct 20188.17%−0.12
15 Oct 20188.29%+0.10
28 Sep 20188.19%−0.14
14 Sep 20188.33%−0.40
31 Aug 20188.73%−1.04
15 Aug 20189.77%−0.20
31 Jul 20189.97%−0.58
13 Jul 201810.55%+0.09
29 Jun 201810.46%−1.57
15 Jun 201812.03%+1.67
31 May 201810.36%−1.49
15 May 201811.85%+0.74
30 Apr 201811.11%−1.93
13 Apr 201813.04%+1.55
29 Mar 201811.49%−0.56
15 Mar 201812.05%−2.51
28 Feb 201814.56%+1.58
15 Feb 201812.98%−2.51
31 Jan 201815.49%−0.74
12 Jan 201816.23%+0.63
29 Dec 201715.60%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Murphy Oil Corp. right now?
7.03% of Murphy Oil Corp.'s (MUR) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,158th 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 MUR'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 MUR's days to cover?
6.57 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.