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How shorted is FreightCar America, Inc.? RAIL

#2,607most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 31%

2.70%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.03
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.76
days to cover
4.70
Aggregate net short position time series for FreightCar America, 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 FreightCar America, 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
3 Aug 20262.73% 31 Jul 20262.58% 14 Aug 2026−0.15
4 May 20260.94% 30 Apr 20260.95% 15 May 2026+0.01
9 Mar 20261.87% 27 Feb 20261.08% 13 Mar 2026−0.79
10 Nov 20251.48% 31 Oct 20251.22% 14 Nov 2025−0.26
4 Aug 20251.31% 31 Jul 20251.33% 15 Aug 2025+0.02
5 May 20252.18% 30 Apr 20252.07% 15 May 2025−0.11
12 Mar 20252.20% 28 Feb 20253.08% 14 Mar 2025+0.88
12 Nov 20242.34% 31 Oct 20242.40% 15 Nov 2024+0.06

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for RAIL: 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
5,426
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
68,780
30 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
48
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for FreightCar America, 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 69K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20262.70%+0.03
31 Aug 20262.67%+0.09
14 Aug 20262.58%−0.15
31 Jul 20262.73%+1.55
15 Jun 20261.18%+0.24
29 May 20260.94%−0.01
15 May 20260.95%+0.01
30 Apr 20260.94%−0.16
15 Apr 20261.10%−0.07
31 Mar 20261.17%+0.09
13 Mar 20261.08%−0.79
27 Feb 20261.87%+0.08
13 Feb 20261.79%+0.11
30 Jan 20261.68%−0.14
15 Jan 20261.82%−0.21
31 Dec 20252.03%+0.76
15 Dec 20251.27%+0.05
28 Nov 20251.22%0.00
14 Nov 20251.22%−0.26
31 Oct 20251.48%−0.06
15 Oct 20251.54%+0.08
30 Sep 20251.46%−0.04
15 Sep 20251.50%+0.40
29 Aug 20251.10%−0.23
15 Aug 20251.33%+0.02
31 Jul 20251.31%−0.06
15 Jul 20251.37%+0.04
30 Jun 20251.33%−0.36
13 Jun 20251.69%−0.20
30 May 20251.89%−0.18
15 May 20252.07%−0.11
30 Apr 20252.18%−0.56
15 Apr 20252.74%−0.11
31 Mar 20252.85%−0.23
14 Mar 20253.08%+0.88
28 Feb 20252.20%+0.35
14 Feb 20251.85%+0.15
31 Jan 20251.70%−0.42
15 Jan 20252.12%−0.30
31 Dec 20242.42%−0.16
13 Dec 20242.58%−0.10
29 Nov 20242.68%+0.28
15 Nov 20242.40%+0.06
31 Oct 20242.34%+1.01
15 Oct 20241.33%+0.30
30 Sep 20241.03%−0.40
13 Sep 20241.43%+0.21
30 Aug 20241.22%+0.70
15 Aug 20240.52%+0.06
31 Jul 20240.46%−0.04
15 Jul 20240.50%−0.02
28 Jun 20240.52%−0.06
14 Jun 20240.58%−0.01
31 May 20240.59%−0.09
15 May 20240.68%−0.05
30 Apr 20240.73%−0.11
15 Apr 20240.84%−0.30
28 Mar 20241.14%−0.26
15 Mar 20241.40%−0.25
29 Feb 20241.65%−0.03
15 Feb 20241.68%−0.14
31 Jan 20241.82%0.00
12 Jan 20241.82%−0.17
29 Dec 20231.99%−0.36
15 Dec 20232.35%−0.10
30 Nov 20232.45%−0.01
15 Nov 20232.46%−0.01
31 Oct 20232.47%−0.06
13 Oct 20232.53%+0.01
29 Sep 20232.52%−0.04
15 Sep 20232.56%+0.07
31 Aug 20232.49%−0.01
15 Aug 20232.50%−0.08
31 Jul 20232.58%+0.09
14 Jul 20232.49%−0.02
30 Jun 20232.51%+0.03
15 Jun 20232.48%+0.06
31 May 20232.42%+0.20
15 May 20232.22%−0.18
28 Apr 20232.40%+0.05
14 Apr 20232.35%−0.10
31 Mar 20232.45%+0.03
15 Mar 20232.42%+0.11
28 Feb 20232.31%−0.10
15 Feb 20232.41%−0.08
31 Jan 20232.49%−0.04
13 Jan 20232.53%+0.02
30 Dec 20222.51%+0.34
15 Dec 20222.17%−0.03
30 Nov 20222.20%+0.02
15 Nov 20222.18%−0.27
31 Oct 20222.45%−0.06
14 Oct 20222.51%−0.05
30 Sep 20222.56%+0.04
15 Sep 20222.52%−0.18
31 Aug 20222.70%+0.12
15 Aug 20222.58%−0.52
29 Jul 20223.10%−0.13
15 Jul 20223.23%−0.08
30 Jun 20223.31%−0.06
15 Jun 20223.37%−0.01
31 May 20223.38%+0.24
13 May 20223.14%+0.08
29 Apr 20223.06%−0.59
14 Apr 20223.65%−0.43
31 Mar 20224.08%−0.84
15 Mar 20224.92%+0.53
28 Feb 20224.39%−0.96
15 Feb 20225.35%+0.64
31 Jan 20224.71%−0.97
14 Jan 20225.68%+0.13
31 Dec 20215.55%−0.42
15 Dec 20215.97%+1.14
30 Nov 20214.83%−0.05
15 Nov 20214.88%−0.66
29 Oct 20215.54%−0.21
15 Oct 20215.75%+1.51
30 Sep 20214.24%−1.57
15 Sep 20215.81%+2.04
31 Aug 20213.77%−2.70
13 Aug 20216.47%+5.51
15 Mar 20210.96%+0.20
26 Feb 20210.76%−0.10
12 Feb 20210.86%−0.88
29 Jan 20211.74%−1.35
15 Jan 20213.09%−0.53
31 Dec 20203.62%+0.02
15 Dec 20203.60%+1.41
30 Nov 20202.19%+0.71
13 Nov 20201.48%−0.63
30 Oct 20202.11%+0.51
15 Oct 20201.60%−0.17
30 Sep 20201.77%+0.08
15 Sep 20201.69%+0.47
31 Aug 20201.22%−0.03
14 Aug 20201.25%−0.70
31 Jul 20201.95%+0.66
15 Jul 20201.29%−0.13
30 Jun 20201.42%+0.15
15 Jun 20201.27%−0.13
29 May 20201.40%+0.01
15 May 20201.39%−0.09
30 Apr 20201.48%−0.09
15 Apr 20201.57%−0.02
31 Mar 20201.59%−0.20
13 Mar 20201.79%−0.11
28 Feb 20201.90%+0.01
14 Feb 20201.89%−0.22
31 Jan 20202.11%+0.43
15 Jan 20201.68%−0.71
31 Dec 20192.39%−0.37
13 Dec 20192.76%+0.40
29 Nov 20192.36%−0.13
15 Nov 20192.49%−0.52
31 Oct 20193.01%−0.58
15 Oct 20193.59%−0.04
30 Sep 20193.63%−0.22
13 Sep 20193.85%−0.09
30 Aug 20193.94%−0.31
15 Aug 20194.25%+0.53
31 Jul 20193.72%−0.56
15 Jul 20194.28%−3.06
28 Jun 20197.34%−0.75
14 Jun 20198.09%−1.22
31 May 20199.31%−0.13
15 May 20199.44%+1.37
30 Apr 20198.07%+0.09
15 Apr 20197.98%+0.62
29 Mar 20197.36%+0.37
15 Mar 20196.99%+0.83
28 Feb 20196.16%+0.03
15 Feb 20196.13%+0.82
31 Jan 20195.31%+0.34
15 Jan 20194.97%−0.29
31 Dec 20185.26%+0.04
14 Dec 20185.22%−0.32
30 Nov 20185.54%+0.65
15 Nov 20184.89%+1.30
31 Oct 20183.59%+0.23
15 Oct 20183.36%−0.09
28 Sep 20183.45%−0.12
14 Sep 20183.57%+0.06
31 Aug 20183.51%+0.33
15 Aug 20183.18%+0.05
31 Jul 20183.13%−0.39
13 Jul 20183.52%+0.04
29 Jun 20183.48%−0.27
15 Jun 20183.75%−0.20
31 May 20183.95%+0.51
15 May 20183.44%+0.15
30 Apr 20183.29%−0.37
13 Apr 20183.66%+0.84
29 Mar 20182.82%−0.52
15 Mar 20183.34%+0.89
28 Feb 20182.45%−0.13
15 Feb 20182.58%+0.44
31 Jan 20182.14%−0.32
12 Jan 20182.46%+0.10
29 Dec 20172.36%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is FreightCar America, Inc. right now?
2.70% of FreightCar America, Inc.'s (RAIL) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,607th 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 RAIL'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 RAIL's days to cover?
4.70 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.