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How shorted is Paychex, Inc.? PAYX

#1,501most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 60%

5.57%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.17
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.16
days to cover
8.06
Aggregate net short position time series for Paychex, 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 Paychex, 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
24 Jun 20265.75% 15 Jun 20265.73% 30 Jun 2026−0.02
25 Mar 20265.83% 13 Mar 20265.77% 31 Mar 2026−0.06
19 Dec 20254.10% 15 Dec 20254.88% 31 Dec 2025+0.78
30 Sep 20253.66% 15 Sep 20253.56% 15 Oct 2025−0.10
25 Jun 20253.43% 13 Jun 20253.57% 30 Jun 2025+0.14
26 Mar 20253.94% 14 Mar 20253.85% 31 Mar 2025−0.09
19 Dec 20244.12% 13 Dec 20243.82% 31 Dec 2024−0.30
1 Oct 20245.41% 30 Sep 20245.25% 15 Oct 2024−0.16

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for PAYX: 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
2,866
2 Sep 2026
Highest in window
103,974
7 Oct 2025
Days with a balance
96
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Paychex, 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 104K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20265.57%−0.17
31 Aug 20265.74%+0.33
14 Aug 20265.41%−0.25
31 Jul 20265.66%+0.25
15 Jul 20265.41%−0.32
30 Jun 20265.73%−0.02
15 Jun 20265.75%+0.16
29 May 20265.59%−0.13
15 May 20265.72%+0.38
30 Apr 20265.34%−0.35
15 Apr 20265.69%−0.08
31 Mar 20265.77%−0.06
13 Mar 20265.83%+0.27
27 Feb 20265.56%−0.04
13 Feb 20265.60%+0.78
30 Jan 20264.82%+0.04
15 Jan 20264.78%−0.10
31 Dec 20254.88%+0.78
15 Dec 20254.10%−0.24
28 Nov 20254.34%+0.07
14 Nov 20254.27%+0.17
31 Oct 20254.10%+0.54
15 Oct 20253.56%+0.06
30 Sep 20253.50%−0.16
15 Sep 20253.66%+0.14
29 Aug 20253.52%+0.31
15 Aug 20253.21%+0.02
31 Jul 20253.19%−0.03
15 Jul 20253.22%−0.35
30 Jun 20253.57%+0.14
13 Jun 20253.43%−0.02
30 May 20253.45%−0.39
15 May 20253.84%−0.05
30 Apr 20253.89%−0.05
15 Apr 20253.94%+0.09
31 Mar 20253.85%−0.09
14 Mar 20253.94%−0.03
28 Feb 20253.97%+0.21
14 Feb 20253.76%−0.24
31 Jan 20254.00%−0.17
15 Jan 20254.17%+0.35
31 Dec 20243.82%−0.30
13 Dec 20244.12%−0.69
29 Nov 20244.81%+0.19
15 Nov 20244.62%−0.64
31 Oct 20245.26%+0.01
15 Oct 20245.25%−0.16
30 Sep 20245.41%−0.30
13 Sep 20245.71%+0.46
30 Aug 20245.25%+0.28
15 Aug 20244.97%+0.36
31 Jul 20244.61%0.00
15 Jul 20244.61%−0.16
28 Jun 20244.77%+0.51
14 Jun 20244.26%+0.39
31 May 20243.87%+0.44
15 May 20243.43%0.00
30 Apr 20243.43%+0.27
15 Apr 20243.16%+0.06
28 Mar 20243.10%−0.13
15 Mar 20243.23%+0.22
29 Feb 20243.01%+0.02
15 Feb 20242.99%+0.33
31 Jan 20242.66%−0.33
12 Jan 20242.99%+0.20
29 Dec 20232.79%−0.05
15 Dec 20232.84%+0.06
30 Nov 20232.78%+0.03
15 Nov 20232.75%+0.23
31 Oct 20232.52%−0.04
13 Oct 20232.56%+0.08
29 Sep 20232.48%−0.01
15 Sep 20232.49%+0.01
31 Aug 20232.48%−0.17
15 Aug 20232.65%+0.15
31 Jul 20232.50%−0.04
14 Jul 20232.54%+0.31
30 Jun 20232.23%−0.23
15 Jun 20232.46%−0.14
31 May 20232.60%−0.05
15 May 20232.65%0.00
28 Apr 20232.65%−0.09
14 Apr 20232.74%−0.08
31 Mar 20232.82%+0.12
15 Mar 20232.70%+0.11
28 Feb 20232.59%+0.12
15 Feb 20232.47%−0.17
31 Jan 20232.64%+0.02
13 Jan 20232.62%+0.18
30 Dec 20222.44%−0.34
15 Dec 20222.78%−0.03
30 Nov 20222.81%+0.09
15 Nov 20222.72%+0.09
31 Oct 20222.63%−0.06
14 Oct 20222.69%+0.18
30 Sep 20222.51%+0.02
15 Sep 20222.49%−0.04
31 Aug 20222.53%−0.19
15 Aug 20222.72%+0.02
29 Jul 20222.70%−0.30
15 Jul 20223.00%+0.25
30 Jun 20222.75%+0.20
15 Jun 20222.55%−0.09
31 May 20222.64%+0.11
13 May 20222.53%+0.34
29 Apr 20222.19%−0.10
14 Apr 20222.29%+0.03
31 Mar 20222.26%−0.21
15 Mar 20222.47%−0.33
28 Feb 20222.80%+0.01
15 Feb 20222.79%+0.30
31 Jan 20222.49%+0.11
14 Jan 20222.38%−0.06
31 Dec 20212.44%−0.16
15 Dec 20212.60%−0.06
30 Nov 20212.66%+0.10
15 Nov 20212.56%−0.06
29 Oct 20212.62%+0.04
15 Oct 20212.58%+0.16
30 Sep 20212.42%−0.23
15 Sep 20212.65%+0.05
31 Aug 20212.60%−0.19
13 Aug 20212.79%−0.33
30 Jul 20213.12%+0.41
15 Jul 20212.71%+0.27
30 Jun 20212.44%−0.03
15 Jun 20212.47%+0.10
28 May 20212.37%+0.19
14 May 20212.18%+0.23
30 Apr 20211.95%+0.19
15 Apr 20211.76%−0.13
31 Mar 20211.89%+0.01
15 Mar 20211.88%+0.02
26 Feb 20211.86%0.00
12 Feb 20211.86%−0.11
29 Jan 20211.97%+0.38
15 Jan 20211.59%−0.14
31 Dec 20201.73%+0.05
15 Dec 20201.68%−0.46
30 Nov 20202.14%−0.15
13 Nov 20202.29%+0.17
30 Oct 20202.12%−0.19
15 Oct 20202.31%−0.46
30 Sep 20202.77%+0.07
15 Sep 20202.70%−0.35
31 Aug 20203.05%+0.06
14 Aug 20202.99%+0.10
31 Jul 20202.89%+0.04
15 Jul 20202.85%−0.03
30 Jun 20202.88%−0.11
15 Jun 20202.99%−0.27
29 May 20203.26%−0.23
15 May 20203.49%+0.29
30 Apr 20203.20%+0.07
15 Apr 20203.13%+1.20
31 Mar 20201.93%−0.55
13 Mar 20202.48%+0.19
28 Feb 20202.29%−0.12
14 Feb 20202.41%−0.13
31 Jan 20202.54%+0.14
15 Jan 20202.40%−0.05
31 Dec 20192.45%−0.27
13 Dec 20192.72%−0.09
29 Nov 20192.81%+0.08
15 Nov 20192.73%−0.02
31 Oct 20192.75%+0.05
15 Oct 20192.70%−0.41
30 Sep 20193.11%−0.22
13 Sep 20193.33%+0.02
30 Aug 20193.31%+0.21
15 Aug 20193.10%−0.08
31 Jul 20193.18%+0.28
15 Jul 20192.90%−0.22
28 Jun 20193.12%−0.10
14 Jun 20193.22%+0.06
31 May 20193.16%+0.05
15 May 20193.11%+0.60
30 Apr 20192.51%−0.04
15 Apr 20192.55%−0.22
29 Mar 20192.77%−0.42
15 Mar 20193.19%+0.28
28 Feb 20192.91%+0.09
15 Feb 20192.82%+0.47
31 Jan 20192.35%+0.05
15 Jan 20192.30%+0.05
31 Dec 20182.25%−0.35
14 Dec 20182.60%+0.08
30 Nov 20182.52%+0.16
15 Nov 20182.36%−0.21
31 Oct 20182.57%−0.35
15 Oct 20182.92%+0.01
28 Sep 20182.91%+0.15
14 Sep 20182.76%+0.25
31 Aug 20182.51%+0.17
15 Aug 20182.34%−0.04
31 Jul 20182.38%−0.15
13 Jul 20182.53%−0.32
29 Jun 20182.85%−0.06
15 Jun 20182.91%+0.10
31 May 20182.81%−0.13
15 May 20182.94%+0.13
30 Apr 20182.81%−0.02
13 Apr 20182.83%−0.52
29 Mar 20183.35%+0.97
15 Mar 20182.38%+0.06
28 Feb 20182.32%−0.06
15 Feb 20182.38%−0.20
31 Jan 20182.58%−0.09
12 Jan 20182.67%−0.12
29 Dec 20172.79%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Paychex, Inc. right now?
5.57% of Paychex, Inc.'s (PAYX) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,501st 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 PAYX'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 PAYX's days to cover?
8.06 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.