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How shorted is PAYCOM SOFTWARE, INC.? PAYC

#1,415most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 62%

5.89%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.64
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−2.26
days to cover
3.53
Aggregate net short position time series for PAYCOM SOFTWARE, 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 PAYCOM SOFTWARE, 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 20267.27% 31 Jul 20265.86% 14 Aug 2026−1.41
6 May 20269.36% 30 Apr 20268.75% 15 May 2026−0.61
11 Feb 20266.03% 30 Jan 20267.96% 13 Feb 2026+1.93
5 Nov 20255.01% 31 Oct 20254.15% 14 Nov 2025−0.86
6 Aug 20253.84% 31 Jul 20254.55% 15 Aug 2025+0.71
7 May 20253.06% 30 Apr 20253.04% 15 May 2025−0.02
12 Feb 20253.69% 31 Jan 20253.20% 14 Feb 2025−0.49
30 Oct 20244.56% 15 Oct 20244.26% 31 Oct 2024−0.30

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for PAYC: 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
74,257
9 Sep 2026
Highest in window
535,902
23 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
57
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for PAYCOM SOFTWARE, 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 536K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20265.89%+0.64
31 Aug 20265.25%−0.61
14 Aug 20265.86%−1.41
31 Jul 20267.27%−0.29
15 Jul 20267.56%−0.59
30 Jun 20268.15%−0.23
15 Jun 20268.38%+0.04
29 May 20268.34%−0.41
15 May 20268.75%−0.61
30 Apr 20269.36%+0.62
15 Apr 20268.74%−1.11
31 Mar 20269.85%+1.32
13 Mar 20268.53%+0.87
27 Feb 20267.66%−0.30
13 Feb 20267.96%+1.93
30 Jan 20266.03%+0.60
15 Jan 20265.43%+0.76
31 Dec 20254.67%+0.28
15 Dec 20254.39%−0.14
28 Nov 20254.53%+0.38
14 Nov 20254.15%−0.86
31 Oct 20255.01%+0.50
15 Oct 20254.51%+0.12
30 Sep 20254.39%+0.11
15 Sep 20254.28%+0.01
29 Aug 20254.27%−0.28
15 Aug 20254.55%+0.71
31 Jul 20253.84%+0.16
15 Jul 20253.68%−0.23
30 Jun 20253.91%+0.20
13 Jun 20253.71%+0.62
30 May 20253.09%+0.05
15 May 20253.04%−0.02
30 Apr 20253.06%+0.15
15 Apr 20252.91%−0.91
31 Mar 20253.82%+0.32
14 Mar 20253.50%−0.04
28 Feb 20253.54%+0.34
14 Feb 20253.20%−0.49
31 Jan 20253.69%−0.22
15 Jan 20253.91%−0.17
31 Dec 20244.08%+0.42
13 Dec 20243.66%+0.34
29 Nov 20243.32%−0.15
15 Nov 20243.47%−0.79
31 Oct 20244.26%−0.30
15 Oct 20244.56%−0.11
30 Sep 20244.67%−1.74
13 Sep 20246.41%+2.43
30 Aug 20243.98%−0.11
15 Aug 20244.09%−1.10
31 Jul 20245.19%−0.12
15 Jul 20245.31%−0.13
28 Jun 20245.44%+1.47
14 Jun 20243.97%+0.41
31 May 20243.56%+0.62
15 May 20242.94%−0.50
30 Apr 20243.44%−0.33
15 Apr 20243.77%+0.19
28 Mar 20243.58%−0.09
15 Mar 20243.67%+0.31
29 Feb 20243.36%−0.57
15 Feb 20243.93%−0.07
31 Jan 20244.00%+0.92
12 Jan 20243.08%+0.32
29 Dec 20232.76%−0.13
15 Dec 20232.89%+0.59
30 Nov 20232.30%−0.49
15 Nov 20232.79%+0.88
31 Oct 20231.91%+0.24
13 Oct 20231.67%−0.12
29 Sep 20231.79%−0.24
15 Sep 20232.03%+0.18
31 Aug 20231.85%+0.15
15 Aug 20231.70%−0.46
31 Jul 20232.16%−0.59
14 Jul 20232.75%+0.20
30 Jun 20232.55%+0.23
15 Jun 20232.32%−0.51
31 May 20232.83%+0.36
15 May 20232.47%+0.61
28 Apr 20231.86%+0.08
14 Apr 20231.78%+0.06
31 Mar 20231.72%−0.24
15 Mar 20231.96%−0.01
28 Feb 20231.97%+0.12
15 Feb 20231.85%+0.27
31 Jan 20231.58%−0.07
13 Jan 20231.65%−0.09
30 Dec 20221.74%−0.07
15 Dec 20221.81%−0.08
30 Nov 20221.89%−0.12
15 Nov 20222.01%−0.08
31 Oct 20222.09%+0.07
14 Oct 20222.02%+0.23
30 Sep 20221.79%+0.12
15 Sep 20221.67%+0.01
31 Aug 20221.66%−0.07
15 Aug 20221.73%−0.11
29 Jul 20221.84%+0.39
15 Jul 20221.45%−0.20
30 Jun 20221.65%+0.05
15 Jun 20221.60%0.00
31 May 20221.60%−0.36
13 May 20221.96%+0.20
29 Apr 20221.76%+0.15
14 Apr 20221.61%+0.12
31 Mar 20221.49%+0.03
15 Mar 20221.46%−0.02
28 Feb 20221.48%−0.03
15 Feb 20221.51%−0.23
31 Jan 20221.74%0.00
14 Jan 20221.74%+0.03
31 Dec 20211.71%+0.13
15 Dec 20211.58%−0.07
30 Nov 20211.65%−0.13
15 Nov 20211.78%+0.19
29 Oct 20211.59%−0.27
15 Oct 20211.86%+0.08
30 Sep 20211.78%+0.05
15 Sep 20211.73%0.00
31 Aug 20211.73%−0.06
13 Aug 20211.79%+0.01
30 Jul 20211.78%+0.01
15 Jul 20211.77%−0.14
30 Jun 20211.91%−0.10
15 Jun 20212.01%+0.12
28 May 20211.89%−0.56
14 May 20212.45%+0.14
30 Apr 20212.31%+0.04
15 Apr 20212.27%+0.36
31 Mar 20211.91%+0.11
15 Mar 20211.80%+0.32
26 Feb 20211.48%+0.14
12 Feb 20211.34%−0.09
29 Jan 20211.43%−0.37
15 Jan 20211.80%−0.21
31 Dec 20202.01%−0.20
15 Dec 20202.21%−0.65
30 Nov 20202.86%−0.14
13 Nov 20203.00%−0.05
30 Oct 20203.05%−0.28
15 Oct 20203.33%+0.04
30 Sep 20203.29%+0.01
15 Sep 20203.28%−0.26
31 Aug 20203.54%−0.18
14 Aug 20203.72%−0.33
31 Jul 20204.05%−0.16
15 Jul 20204.21%+0.07
30 Jun 20204.14%−0.16
15 Jun 20204.30%−0.11
29 May 20204.41%−0.71
15 May 20205.12%−0.09
30 Apr 20205.21%−0.84
15 Apr 20206.05%−0.09
31 Mar 20206.14%+2.68
13 Mar 20203.46%+0.10
28 Feb 20203.36%−0.45
14 Feb 20203.81%−0.90
31 Jan 20204.71%+1.35
15 Jan 20203.36%+0.09
31 Dec 20193.27%−0.32
13 Dec 20193.59%−0.55
29 Nov 20194.14%+0.37
15 Nov 20193.77%+0.37
31 Oct 20193.40%+0.22
15 Oct 20193.18%−0.49
30 Sep 20193.67%−0.20
13 Sep 20193.87%−0.14
30 Aug 20194.01%+0.04
15 Aug 20193.97%−0.93
31 Jul 20194.90%−0.43
15 Jul 20195.33%−0.51
28 Jun 20195.84%−0.23
14 Jun 20196.07%−0.73
31 May 20196.80%+2.27
15 May 20194.53%+0.34
30 Apr 20194.19%−0.15
15 Apr 20194.34%−0.59
29 Mar 20194.93%−0.33
15 Mar 20195.26%−0.16
28 Feb 20195.42%−1.35
15 Feb 20196.77%−0.62
31 Jan 20197.39%−0.38
15 Jan 20197.77%+0.39
31 Dec 20187.38%−0.04
14 Dec 20187.42%−0.08
30 Nov 20187.50%−0.87
15 Nov 20188.37%+0.94
31 Oct 20187.43%−0.23
15 Oct 20187.66%+1.15
28 Sep 20186.51%−0.84
14 Sep 20187.35%−1.34
31 Aug 20188.69%−1.09
15 Aug 20189.78%−1.03
31 Jul 201810.81%−0.08
13 Jul 201810.89%−0.62
29 Jun 201811.51%−1.31
15 Jun 201812.82%+0.84
31 May 201811.98%+0.87
15 May 201811.11%+0.03
30 Apr 201811.08%−0.11
13 Apr 201811.19%−0.08
29 Mar 201811.27%−0.28
15 Mar 201811.55%−0.04
28 Feb 201811.59%−0.67
15 Feb 201812.26%−0.47
31 Jan 201812.73%0.00
12 Jan 201812.73%−0.10
29 Dec 201712.83%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is PAYCOM SOFTWARE, INC. right now?
5.89% of PAYCOM SOFTWARE, INC.'s (PAYC) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,415th 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 PAYC'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 PAYC's days to cover?
3.53 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.