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How shorted is PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC? PTEN

#826most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 78%

8.98%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−1.07
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.99
days to cover
4.35
Aggregate net short position time series for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY 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 PATTERSON UTI ENERGY 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
30 Jul 20267.49% 15 Jul 20267.92% 31 Jul 2026+0.43
23 Apr 20264.52% 15 Apr 20263.68% 30 Apr 2026−0.84
5 Feb 20266.92% 30 Jan 20268.30% 13 Feb 2026+1.38
5 Jan 20267.59% 31 Dec 20256.52% 15 Jan 2026−1.07
23 Oct 20259.69% 15 Oct 20258.28% 31 Oct 2025−1.41
24 Jul 20259.13% 15 Jul 20259.25% 31 Jul 2025+0.12
24 Apr 20256.01% 15 Apr 20256.35% 30 Apr 2025+0.34
6 Feb 20256.07% 31 Jan 20256.05% 14 Feb 2025−0.02

Fails to deliver

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

Latest balance
2,610
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
449,514
5 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
59
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY 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 450K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20268.98%−1.07
31 Aug 202610.05%+2.40
14 Aug 20267.65%−0.27
31 Jul 20267.92%+0.43
15 Jul 20267.49%−0.50
30 Jun 20267.99%+2.43
15 Jun 20265.56%−1.38
29 May 20266.94%+3.13
15 May 20263.81%+0.13
30 Apr 20263.68%−0.84
15 Apr 20264.52%−2.36
31 Mar 20266.88%−1.13
13 Mar 20268.01%−2.91
27 Feb 202610.92%+2.62
13 Feb 20268.30%+1.38
30 Jan 20266.92%+0.40
15 Jan 20266.52%−1.07
31 Dec 20257.59%−0.54
15 Dec 20258.13%−2.45
28 Nov 202510.58%+2.95
14 Nov 20257.63%−0.65
31 Oct 20258.28%−1.41
15 Oct 20259.69%−0.25
30 Sep 20259.94%−0.31
15 Sep 202510.25%+0.52
29 Aug 20259.73%+0.33
15 Aug 20259.40%+0.15
31 Jul 20259.25%+0.12
15 Jul 20259.13%+0.47
30 Jun 20258.66%−1.09
13 Jun 20259.75%+0.19
30 May 20259.56%+2.39
15 May 20257.17%+0.82
30 Apr 20256.35%+0.34
15 Apr 20256.01%+0.93
31 Mar 20255.08%−1.45
14 Mar 20256.53%−0.26
28 Feb 20256.79%+0.74
14 Feb 20256.05%−0.02
31 Jan 20256.07%−0.19
15 Jan 20256.26%+0.01
31 Dec 20246.25%−0.92
13 Dec 20247.17%+0.57
29 Nov 20246.60%+0.39
15 Nov 20246.21%−0.80
31 Oct 20247.01%+0.49
15 Oct 20246.52%−1.06
30 Sep 20247.58%+0.87
13 Sep 20246.71%+0.07
30 Aug 20246.64%−0.61
15 Aug 20247.25%+0.47
31 Jul 20246.78%−0.80
15 Jul 20247.58%−0.04
28 Jun 20247.62%+1.17
14 Jun 20246.45%+0.50
31 May 20245.95%−0.09
15 May 20246.04%+0.37
30 Apr 20245.67%−0.74
15 Apr 20246.41%+0.07
28 Mar 20246.34%+0.21
15 Mar 20246.13%+0.82
29 Feb 20245.31%−0.32
15 Feb 20245.63%−0.27
31 Jan 20245.90%−0.93
12 Jan 20246.83%+0.17
29 Dec 20236.66%+0.09
15 Dec 20236.57%+2.73
30 Nov 20233.84%−0.71
15 Nov 20234.55%−4.57
31 Oct 20239.12%−0.96
13 Oct 202310.08%+0.72
29 Sep 20239.36%+0.15
15 Sep 20239.21%+0.37
31 Aug 20238.84%+0.84
15 Aug 20238.00%+2.51
31 Jul 20235.49%−1.98
14 Jul 20237.47%−0.08
30 Jun 20237.55%−0.16
15 Jun 20237.71%−0.02
31 May 20237.73%+0.17
15 May 20237.56%+0.55
28 Apr 20237.01%−0.46
14 Apr 20237.47%+0.47
31 Mar 20237.00%−0.28
15 Mar 20237.28%+0.26
28 Feb 20237.02%−0.72
15 Feb 20237.74%+0.94
31 Jan 20236.80%+1.15
13 Jan 20235.65%+0.64
30 Dec 20225.01%+1.02
15 Dec 20223.99%−0.12
30 Nov 20224.11%+0.23
15 Nov 20223.88%−0.32
31 Oct 20224.20%+0.03
14 Oct 20224.17%−0.10
30 Sep 20224.27%−0.04
15 Sep 20224.31%+0.38
31 Aug 20223.93%−0.17
15 Aug 20224.10%−0.37
29 Jul 20224.47%+0.16
15 Jul 20224.31%−0.71
30 Jun 20225.02%+0.49
15 Jun 20224.53%+0.02
31 May 20224.51%−0.64
13 May 20225.15%−0.20
29 Apr 20225.35%−0.52
14 Apr 20225.87%+0.28
31 Mar 20225.59%+0.71
15 Mar 20224.88%+0.91
28 Feb 20223.97%−0.88
15 Feb 20224.85%+0.26
31 Jan 20224.59%+0.19
14 Jan 20224.40%−0.23
31 Dec 20214.63%+0.36
15 Dec 20214.27%+0.66
30 Nov 20213.61%−0.68
15 Nov 20214.29%−0.28
29 Oct 20214.57%−0.67
15 Oct 20215.24%−0.74
30 Sep 20215.98%−0.03
15 Sep 20216.01%−0.07
31 Aug 20216.08%+0.13
13 Aug 20215.95%−0.49
30 Jul 20216.44%−0.48
15 Jul 20216.92%−0.36
30 Jun 20217.28%−1.35
15 Jun 20218.63%+1.50
28 May 20217.13%−1.13
14 May 20218.26%+0.50
30 Apr 20217.76%−0.26
15 Apr 20218.02%+0.15
31 Mar 20217.87%−0.59
15 Mar 20218.46%−0.03
26 Feb 20218.49%−0.91
12 Feb 20219.40%−0.57
29 Jan 20219.97%−0.88
15 Jan 202110.85%−0.43
31 Dec 202011.28%+0.10
15 Dec 202011.18%+0.85
30 Nov 202010.33%+0.87
13 Nov 20209.46%−1.32
30 Oct 202010.78%+0.51
15 Oct 202010.27%−1.17
30 Sep 202011.44%−3.64
15 Sep 202015.08%−1.39
31 Aug 202016.47%−1.72
14 Aug 202018.19%−0.91
31 Jul 202019.10%+2.34
15 Jul 202016.76%−2.90
30 Jun 202019.66%−0.83
15 Jun 202020.49%+2.19
29 May 202018.30%+2.01
15 May 202016.29%−0.75
30 Apr 202017.04%+1.91
15 Apr 202015.13%+1.07
31 Mar 202014.06%+2.79
13 Mar 202011.27%+3.37
28 Feb 20207.90%−0.61
14 Feb 20208.51%−0.41
31 Jan 20208.92%−0.20
15 Jan 20209.12%+0.14
31 Dec 20198.98%−0.12
13 Dec 20199.10%−0.83
29 Nov 20199.93%+0.23
15 Nov 20199.70%−0.24
31 Oct 20199.94%−0.38
15 Oct 201910.32%+1.29
30 Sep 20199.03%−0.46
13 Sep 20199.49%+0.13
30 Aug 20199.36%+1.16
15 Aug 20198.20%+1.03
31 Jul 20197.17%−0.28
15 Jul 20197.45%+0.36
28 Jun 20197.09%+0.62
14 Jun 20196.47%+0.56
31 May 20195.91%+0.47
15 May 20195.44%+0.04
30 Apr 20195.40%0.00
15 Apr 20195.40%+0.46
29 Mar 20194.94%−0.24
15 Mar 20195.18%+0.29
28 Feb 20194.89%+0.21
15 Feb 20194.68%0.00
31 Jan 20194.68%−0.38
15 Jan 20195.06%+1.56
31 Dec 20183.50%−0.16
14 Dec 20183.66%−0.08
30 Nov 20183.74%+0.10
15 Nov 20183.64%−0.94
31 Oct 20184.58%+0.69
15 Oct 20183.89%−0.32
28 Sep 20184.21%−0.65
14 Sep 20184.86%+0.41
31 Aug 20184.45%−0.59
15 Aug 20185.04%+0.84
31 Jul 20184.20%+0.18
13 Jul 20184.02%−0.29
29 Jun 20184.31%−0.08
15 Jun 20184.39%−0.31
31 May 20184.70%−0.13
15 May 20184.83%−0.32
30 Apr 20185.15%−0.28
13 Apr 20185.43%+0.07
29 Mar 20185.36%−0.30
15 Mar 20185.66%−0.29
28 Feb 20185.95%+0.63
15 Feb 20185.32%−0.24
31 Jan 20185.56%−0.11
12 Jan 20185.67%+0.26
29 Dec 20175.41%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC right now?
8.98% of PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC's (PTEN) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 826th 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 PTEN'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 PTEN's days to cover?
4.35 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.