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How shorted is PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC? PZZA

#98most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 97%

21.14%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+2.77
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+3.77
days to cover
4.83
Aggregate net short position time series for PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL 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 PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL 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
6 Aug 202618.09% 31 Jul 202616.82% 14 Aug 2026−1.27
7 May 202616.23% 30 Apr 202618.26% 15 May 2026+2.03
26 Feb 202611.64% 13 Feb 202612.13% 27 Feb 2026+0.49
6 Nov 20258.54% 31 Oct 202512.97% 14 Nov 2025+4.43
7 Aug 202511.10% 31 Jul 202513.10% 15 Aug 2025+2.00
8 May 202510.57% 30 Apr 202511.93% 15 May 2025+1.36
27 Feb 202516.88% 14 Feb 202511.67% 28 Feb 2025−5.21
13 Jan 202510.76% 31 Dec 202412.76% 15 Jan 2025+2.00

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for PZZA: 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
43,627
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
164,901
1 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
122
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL 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 165K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202621.14%+2.77
31 Aug 202618.37%+1.55
14 Aug 202616.82%−1.27
31 Jul 202618.09%+0.65
15 Jul 202617.44%+0.07
30 Jun 202617.37%−0.35
15 Jun 202617.72%+1.05
29 May 202616.67%−1.59
15 May 202618.26%+2.03
30 Apr 202616.23%+4.18
15 Apr 202612.05%−0.38
31 Mar 202612.43%−1.86
13 Mar 202614.29%+2.16
27 Feb 202612.13%+0.49
13 Feb 202611.64%+0.51
30 Jan 202611.13%+1.01
15 Jan 202610.12%−1.59
31 Dec 202511.71%+1.51
15 Dec 202510.20%−0.87
28 Nov 202511.07%−1.90
14 Nov 202512.97%+4.43
31 Oct 20258.54%−2.00
15 Oct 202510.54%−2.71
30 Sep 202513.25%+1.32
15 Sep 202511.93%−1.52
29 Aug 202513.45%+0.35
15 Aug 202513.10%+2.00
31 Jul 202511.10%−0.62
15 Jul 202511.72%−0.09
30 Jun 202511.81%−0.79
13 Jun 202512.60%+1.22
30 May 202511.38%−0.55
15 May 202511.93%+1.36
30 Apr 202510.57%−0.08
15 Apr 202510.65%+0.12
31 Mar 202510.53%−1.41
14 Mar 202511.94%+0.27
28 Feb 202511.67%−5.21
14 Feb 202516.88%+5.37
31 Jan 202511.51%−1.25
15 Jan 202512.76%+2.00
31 Dec 202410.76%+1.02
13 Dec 20249.74%+0.80
29 Nov 20248.94%−4.18
15 Nov 202413.12%+2.57
31 Oct 202410.55%−8.02
15 Oct 202418.57%+4.29
30 Sep 202414.28%−1.77
13 Sep 202416.05%+1.97
30 Aug 202414.08%+0.71
15 Aug 202413.37%+1.23
31 Jul 202412.14%+1.23
15 Jul 202410.91%+0.09
28 Jun 202410.82%−3.17
14 Jun 202413.99%+0.79
31 May 202413.20%+3.89
15 May 20249.31%+0.60
30 Apr 20248.71%−0.03
15 Apr 20248.74%+1.18
28 Mar 20247.56%−0.37
15 Mar 20247.93%+0.44
29 Feb 20247.49%−0.16
15 Feb 20247.65%+0.57
31 Jan 20247.08%+1.16
12 Jan 20245.92%−1.46
29 Dec 20237.38%+0.92
15 Dec 20236.46%−3.26
30 Nov 20239.72%−1.69
15 Nov 202311.41%0.00
31 Oct 202311.41%−3.07
13 Oct 202314.48%+0.39
29 Sep 202314.09%+5.49
15 Sep 20238.60%+2.28
31 Aug 20236.32%−0.80
15 Aug 20237.12%+2.45
31 Jul 20234.67%−2.42
14 Jul 20237.09%+3.28
30 Jun 20233.81%−0.86
15 Jun 20234.67%−0.08
31 May 20234.75%−0.98
15 May 20235.73%+0.32
28 Apr 20235.41%+0.01
14 Apr 20235.40%+0.08
31 Mar 20235.32%+0.12
15 Mar 20235.20%+0.39
28 Feb 20234.81%+0.60
15 Feb 20234.21%−0.45
31 Jan 20234.66%−1.06
13 Jan 20235.72%+0.55
30 Dec 20225.17%−0.03
15 Dec 20225.20%−0.02
30 Nov 20225.22%−1.76
15 Nov 20226.98%+0.14
31 Oct 20226.84%+0.74
14 Oct 20226.10%−0.48
30 Sep 20226.58%+0.43
15 Sep 20226.15%+0.74
31 Aug 20225.41%+0.06
15 Aug 20225.35%−0.54
29 Jul 20225.89%−0.07
15 Jul 20225.96%+0.05
30 Jun 20225.91%−0.45
15 Jun 20226.36%+0.05
31 May 20226.31%+0.69
13 May 20225.62%+0.10
29 Apr 20225.52%+0.86
14 Apr 20224.66%−0.96
31 Mar 20225.62%+0.71
15 Mar 20224.91%+1.01
28 Feb 20223.90%−0.65
15 Feb 20224.55%+0.35
31 Jan 20224.20%+0.36
14 Jan 20223.84%−0.18
31 Dec 20214.02%−0.28
15 Dec 20214.30%+0.45
30 Nov 20213.85%+0.42
15 Nov 20213.43%−0.31
29 Oct 20213.74%+0.08
15 Oct 20213.66%−0.20
30 Sep 20213.86%+0.01
15 Sep 20213.85%+0.03
31 Aug 20213.82%−0.72
13 Aug 20214.54%−1.11
30 Jul 20215.65%−1.09
15 Jul 20216.74%+0.34
30 Jun 20216.40%−0.71
15 Jun 20217.11%−0.17
28 May 20217.28%+0.74
14 May 20216.54%−0.64
30 Apr 20217.18%−0.19
15 Apr 20217.37%−1.00
31 Mar 20218.37%−0.32
15 Mar 20218.69%+1.65
26 Feb 20217.04%−0.46
12 Feb 20217.50%−1.46
29 Jan 20218.96%−3.00
15 Jan 202111.96%−0.03
31 Dec 202011.99%+0.62
15 Dec 202011.37%+0.73
30 Nov 202010.64%−0.11
13 Nov 202010.75%−0.26
30 Oct 202011.01%−0.80
15 Oct 202011.81%−0.57
30 Sep 202012.38%+1.53
15 Sep 202010.85%+0.47
31 Aug 202010.38%−0.03
14 Aug 202010.41%−1.65
31 Jul 202012.06%−1.12
15 Jul 202013.18%−1.38
30 Jun 202014.56%+1.08
15 Jun 202013.48%+0.08
29 May 202013.40%+0.31
15 May 202013.09%−2.84
30 Apr 202015.93%−0.97
15 Apr 202016.90%+0.09
31 Mar 202016.81%+0.02
13 Mar 202016.79%+0.41
28 Feb 202016.38%+0.60
14 Feb 202015.78%−1.58
31 Jan 202017.36%−3.73
15 Jan 202021.09%−2.31
31 Dec 201923.40%+2.19
13 Dec 201921.21%−2.01
29 Nov 201923.22%+2.90
15 Nov 201920.32%−4.65
31 Oct 201924.97%−4.79
15 Oct 201929.76%+4.45
30 Sep 201925.31%+3.75
13 Sep 201921.56%−1.88
30 Aug 201923.44%+2.30
15 Aug 201921.14%+1.09
31 Jul 201920.05%−0.65
15 Jul 201920.70%+2.87
28 Jun 201917.83%−4.52
14 Jun 201922.35%−1.82
31 May 201924.17%−4.87
15 May 201929.04%+0.93
30 Apr 201928.11%−0.52
15 Apr 201928.63%−0.76
29 Mar 201929.39%+5.42
15 Mar 201923.97%−1.75
28 Feb 201925.72%+5.97
15 Feb 201919.75%+7.31
31 Jan 201912.44%−0.68
15 Jan 201913.12%−1.64
31 Dec 201814.76%−1.28
14 Dec 201816.04%−0.27
30 Nov 201816.31%+0.21
15 Nov 201816.10%−1.80
31 Oct 201817.90%−2.48
15 Oct 201820.38%−0.06
28 Sep 201820.44%+4.02
14 Sep 201816.42%+0.25
31 Aug 201816.17%+0.82
15 Aug 201815.35%−0.97
31 Jul 201816.32%+3.28
13 Jul 201813.04%−0.89
29 Jun 201813.93%−2.89
15 Jun 201816.82%−1.19
31 May 201818.01%−2.31
15 May 201820.32%+2.62
30 Apr 201817.70%−1.38
13 Apr 201819.08%+1.63
29 Mar 201817.45%−0.88
15 Mar 201818.33%−1.59
28 Feb 201819.92%−0.72
15 Feb 201820.64%+1.62
31 Jan 201819.02%+1.65
12 Jan 201817.37%+0.67
29 Dec 201716.70%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC right now?
21.14% of PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC's (PZZA) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 98th 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 PZZA'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 PZZA's days to cover?
4.83 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.