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How shorted is MURPHY USA INC.? MUSA

#1,832most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 51%

4.55%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.24
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.22
days to cover
2.99
Aggregate net short position time series for MURPHY USA 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 MURPHY USA 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
5 Aug 20264.76% 31 Jul 20263.85% 14 Aug 2026−0.91
29 Apr 20266.01% 15 Apr 20265.14% 30 Apr 2026−0.87
4 Feb 20266.99% 30 Jan 20267.39% 13 Feb 2026+0.40
29 Oct 20256.75% 15 Oct 20255.86% 31 Oct 2025−0.89
30 Jul 20256.02% 15 Jul 20255.16% 31 Jul 2025−0.86
7 May 20254.38% 30 Apr 20255.85% 15 May 2025+1.47
5 Feb 20255.39% 31 Jan 20256.05% 14 Feb 2025+0.66
30 Oct 20245.87% 15 Oct 20245.70% 31 Oct 2024−0.17

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for MUSA: 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
368
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
17,559
29 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
48
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for MURPHY USA 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 18K shares.

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Sector: Consumer retail

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20264.55%+0.24
31 Aug 20264.31%+0.46
14 Aug 20263.85%−0.91
31 Jul 20264.76%+0.15
15 Jul 20264.61%+0.28
30 Jun 20264.33%−1.28
15 Jun 20265.61%−0.58
29 May 20266.19%+0.40
15 May 20265.79%+0.65
30 Apr 20265.14%−0.87
15 Apr 20266.01%−0.68
31 Mar 20266.69%+0.68
13 Mar 20266.01%−1.35
27 Feb 20267.36%−0.03
13 Feb 20267.39%+0.40
30 Jan 20266.99%+0.14
15 Jan 20266.85%+0.36
31 Dec 20256.49%−0.63
15 Dec 20257.12%−0.66
28 Nov 20257.78%−0.45
14 Nov 20258.23%+2.37
31 Oct 20255.86%−0.89
15 Oct 20256.75%−0.19
30 Sep 20256.94%+0.03
15 Sep 20256.91%+0.09
29 Aug 20256.82%+1.98
15 Aug 20254.84%−0.32
31 Jul 20255.16%−0.86
15 Jul 20256.02%+1.75
30 Jun 20254.27%−0.72
13 Jun 20254.99%−0.47
30 May 20255.46%−0.39
15 May 20255.85%+1.47
30 Apr 20254.38%−0.83
15 Apr 20255.21%−0.52
31 Mar 20255.73%−0.41
14 Mar 20256.14%−0.35
28 Feb 20256.49%+0.44
14 Feb 20256.05%+0.66
31 Jan 20255.39%+0.34
15 Jan 20255.05%+0.44
31 Dec 20244.61%−0.17
13 Dec 20244.78%−0.50
29 Nov 20245.28%−0.39
15 Nov 20245.67%−0.03
31 Oct 20245.70%−0.17
15 Oct 20245.87%−0.25
30 Sep 20246.12%+0.63
13 Sep 20245.49%+0.44
30 Aug 20245.05%+0.07
15 Aug 20244.98%+0.12
31 Jul 20244.86%−1.04
15 Jul 20245.90%+0.30
28 Jun 20245.60%−0.37
14 Jun 20245.97%+0.65
31 May 20245.32%−1.01
15 May 20246.33%+0.25
30 Apr 20246.08%−0.98
15 Apr 20247.06%+0.73
28 Mar 20246.33%+0.85
15 Mar 20245.48%−1.51
29 Feb 20246.99%+0.01
15 Feb 20246.98%+1.23
31 Jan 20245.75%+0.28
12 Jan 20245.47%+0.10
29 Dec 20235.37%−0.21
15 Dec 20235.58%−0.27
30 Nov 20235.85%−0.05
15 Nov 20235.90%−0.12
31 Oct 20236.02%−0.42
13 Oct 20236.44%−0.66
29 Sep 20237.10%−0.93
15 Sep 20238.03%+0.13
31 Aug 20237.90%−0.47
15 Aug 20238.37%−0.67
31 Jul 20239.04%+0.05
14 Jul 20238.99%−0.12
30 Jun 20239.11%−0.82
15 Jun 20239.93%+0.30
31 May 20239.63%−0.83
15 May 202310.46%+0.48
28 Apr 20239.98%−0.12
14 Apr 202310.10%−0.39
31 Mar 202310.49%−1.23
15 Mar 202311.72%−0.05
28 Feb 202311.77%−0.29
15 Feb 202312.06%+0.06
31 Jan 202312.00%+1.08
13 Jan 202310.92%+0.23
30 Dec 202210.69%−0.97
15 Dec 202211.66%−1.15
30 Nov 202212.81%+0.10
15 Nov 202212.71%+0.30
31 Oct 202212.41%+0.18
14 Oct 202212.23%+1.76
30 Sep 202210.47%+1.64
15 Sep 20228.83%−0.78
31 Aug 20229.61%+1.01
15 Aug 20228.60%−1.28
29 Jul 20229.88%+0.07
15 Jul 20229.81%+0.81
30 Jun 20229.00%+0.75
15 Jun 20228.25%+0.98
31 May 20227.27%+0.54
13 May 20226.73%+0.44
29 Apr 20226.29%+0.21
14 Apr 20226.08%−0.39
31 Mar 20226.47%−0.15
15 Mar 20226.62%+1.54
28 Feb 20225.08%+0.27
15 Feb 20224.81%+0.18
31 Jan 20224.63%+0.07
14 Jan 20224.56%+0.09
31 Dec 20214.47%−0.19
15 Dec 20214.66%−0.21
30 Nov 20214.87%−0.93
15 Nov 20215.80%+0.90
29 Oct 20214.90%−0.13
15 Oct 20215.03%+0.16
30 Sep 20214.87%+0.02
15 Sep 20214.85%−0.62
31 Aug 20215.47%+0.71
13 Aug 20214.76%−0.46
30 Jul 20215.22%−0.42
15 Jul 20215.64%+0.39
30 Jun 20215.25%−0.49
15 Jun 20215.74%+0.18
28 May 20215.56%−0.01
14 May 20215.57%+0.25
30 Apr 20215.32%−0.84
15 Apr 20216.16%−0.30
31 Mar 20216.46%−0.04
15 Mar 20216.50%+0.54
26 Feb 20215.96%+0.62
12 Feb 20215.34%+0.07
29 Jan 20215.27%+0.69
15 Jan 20214.58%−0.02
31 Dec 20204.60%+0.59
15 Dec 20204.01%−0.07
30 Nov 20204.08%−0.62
13 Nov 20204.70%−0.02
30 Oct 20204.72%+0.11
15 Oct 20204.61%+0.21
30 Sep 20204.40%−0.29
15 Sep 20204.69%−0.06
31 Aug 20204.75%+0.02
14 Aug 20204.73%+0.17
31 Jul 20204.56%−1.13
15 Jul 20205.69%+0.15
30 Jun 20205.54%−0.37
15 Jun 20205.91%+0.18
29 May 20205.73%−0.28
15 May 20206.01%+0.11
30 Apr 20205.90%−0.38
15 Apr 20206.28%−0.12
31 Mar 20206.40%−2.05
13 Mar 20208.45%+1.52
28 Feb 20206.93%−0.35
14 Feb 20207.28%−0.59
31 Jan 20207.87%+0.27
15 Jan 20207.60%+0.33
31 Dec 20197.27%+0.20
13 Dec 20197.07%+0.81
29 Nov 20196.26%−1.53
15 Nov 20197.79%−0.16
31 Oct 20197.95%−0.01
15 Oct 20197.96%+0.44
30 Sep 20197.52%+0.05
13 Sep 20197.47%−0.21
30 Aug 20197.68%+0.35
15 Aug 20197.33%+0.62
31 Jul 20196.71%−0.37
15 Jul 20197.08%−0.15
28 Jun 20197.23%0.00
14 Jun 20197.23%+0.29
31 May 20196.94%−1.02
15 May 20197.96%−1.11
30 Apr 20199.07%+0.99
15 Apr 20198.08%+2.07
29 Mar 20196.01%−0.19
15 Mar 20196.20%+0.07
28 Feb 20196.13%+1.55
15 Feb 20194.58%−0.36
31 Jan 20194.94%−0.26
15 Jan 20195.20%−0.39
31 Dec 20185.59%−1.12
14 Dec 20186.71%−0.80
30 Nov 20187.51%−0.95
15 Nov 20188.46%−1.30
31 Oct 20189.76%−0.50
15 Oct 201810.26%−0.12
28 Sep 201810.38%+0.70
14 Sep 20189.68%−0.44
31 Aug 201810.12%−0.46
15 Aug 201810.58%−0.43
31 Jul 201811.01%−3.30
13 Jul 201814.31%−0.09
29 Jun 201814.40%+1.14
15 Jun 201813.26%−1.65
31 May 201814.91%+5.32
15 May 20189.59%−0.12
30 Apr 20189.71%−3.43
13 Apr 201813.14%+1.91
29 Mar 201811.23%−0.04
15 Mar 201811.27%+0.13
28 Feb 201811.14%+1.26
15 Feb 20189.88%−1.57
31 Jan 201811.45%−0.63
12 Jan 201812.08%+0.70
29 Dec 201711.38%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is MURPHY USA INC. right now?
4.55% of MURPHY USA INC.'s (MUSA) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,832nd 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 MUSA'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 MUSA's days to cover?
2.99 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.