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How shorted is Sonic Automotive, Inc.? SAH

6.88%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Jul 2026
vs previous report
−0.02
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−1.23
days to cover
7.87
Aggregate net short position time series for Sonic Automotive, 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 Sonic Automotive, 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 Apr 20268.28% 15 Apr 20267.06% 15 May 2026−1.22
18 Feb 20267.14% 13 Feb 20266.52% 27 Feb 2026−0.62
23 Oct 20255.69% 15 Oct 20255.58% 31 Oct 2025−0.11
24 Jul 20254.82% 15 Jul 20254.98% 31 Jul 2025+0.16
27 Oct 202214.30% 14 Oct 202214.13% 31 Oct 2022−0.17
28 Jul 202212.55% 15 Jul 202212.53% 29 Jul 2022−0.02
28 Apr 202210.28% 14 Apr 20229.81% 29 Apr 2022−0.47
16 Feb 20229.02% 15 Feb 202211.35% 28 Feb 2022+2.33

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SAH: 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
1
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
22,580
9 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
74
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Sonic Automotive, 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 23K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Jul 20266.88%−0.02
30 Jun 20266.90%−0.93
15 Jun 20267.83%−0.01
29 May 20267.84%+0.78
15 May 20267.06%−1.05
30 Apr 20268.11%−0.17
15 Apr 20268.28%+0.05
31 Mar 20268.23%+0.96
13 Mar 20267.27%+0.75
27 Feb 20266.52%−0.62
13 Feb 20267.14%+0.99
30 Jan 20266.15%+0.28
15 Jan 20265.87%+0.19
31 Dec 20255.68%+0.19
15 Dec 20255.49%−0.14
28 Nov 20255.63%−0.15
14 Nov 20255.78%+0.20
31 Oct 20255.58%−0.11
15 Oct 20255.69%+0.16
30 Sep 20255.53%+0.73
15 Sep 20254.80%−0.04
29 Aug 20254.84%−0.30
15 Aug 20255.14%+0.16
31 Jul 20254.98%+0.16
15 Jul 20254.82%+0.51
30 Jun 20254.31%+0.01
13 Jun 20254.30%−0.31
30 May 20254.61%−0.16
15 May 20254.77%+0.19
30 Apr 20254.58%−9.11
13 Jan 202313.69%−0.06
30 Dec 202213.75%+0.43
15 Dec 202213.32%−0.48
30 Nov 202213.80%−0.06
15 Nov 202213.86%−0.27
31 Oct 202214.13%−0.17
14 Oct 202214.30%+0.57
30 Sep 202213.73%−0.70
15 Sep 202214.43%−0.29
31 Aug 202214.72%+2.03
15 Aug 202212.69%+0.16
29 Jul 202212.53%−0.02
15 Jul 202212.55%−0.37
30 Jun 202212.92%+1.32
15 Jun 202211.60%+1.09
31 May 202210.51%+0.75
13 May 20229.76%−0.05
29 Apr 20229.81%−0.47
14 Apr 202210.28%−0.39
31 Mar 202210.67%−0.78
15 Mar 202211.45%+0.10
28 Feb 202211.35%+2.33
15 Feb 20229.02%−0.12
31 Jan 20229.14%+0.06
14 Jan 20229.08%−0.16
31 Dec 20219.24%−0.21
15 Dec 20219.45%−1.09
30 Nov 202110.54%−0.43
15 Nov 202110.97%−0.10
29 Oct 202111.07%+0.31
15 Oct 202110.76%+1.24
30 Sep 20219.52%+0.01
15 Sep 20219.51%+0.86
31 Aug 20218.65%0.00
13 Aug 20218.65%+0.13
30 Jul 20218.52%+0.35
15 Jul 20218.17%+0.13
30 Jun 20218.04%−0.40
15 Jun 20218.44%+0.16
28 May 20218.28%+0.21
14 May 20218.07%+0.22
30 Apr 20217.85%+0.14
15 Apr 20217.71%+0.24
31 Mar 20217.47%−0.14
15 Mar 20217.61%−0.52
26 Feb 20218.13%+0.79
12 Feb 20217.34%+0.31
29 Jan 20217.03%−0.92
15 Jan 20217.95%−0.18
31 Dec 20208.13%+0.57
15 Dec 20207.56%−0.05
30 Nov 20207.61%+0.01
13 Nov 20207.60%+0.15
30 Oct 20207.45%−0.23
15 Oct 20207.68%−0.53
30 Sep 20208.21%−0.19
15 Sep 20208.40%−0.40
31 Aug 20208.80%−0.13
14 Aug 20208.93%−0.45
31 Jul 20209.38%−0.75
15 Jul 202010.13%+0.26
30 Jun 20209.87%+1.38
15 Jun 20208.49%−0.39
29 May 20208.88%−0.14
15 May 20209.02%+0.24
30 Apr 20208.78%−0.18
15 Apr 20208.96%+0.05
31 Mar 20208.91%+0.69
13 Mar 20208.22%−1.12
28 Feb 20209.34%+0.12
14 Feb 20209.22%+0.10
31 Jan 20209.12%−0.02
15 Jan 20209.14%−0.18
31 Dec 20199.32%+0.62
13 Dec 20198.70%−0.04
29 Nov 20198.74%−0.25
15 Nov 20198.99%+0.73
31 Oct 20198.26%+0.54
15 Oct 20197.72%+0.16
30 Sep 20197.56%−0.59
13 Sep 20198.15%−0.77
30 Aug 20198.92%+0.52
15 Aug 20198.40%−0.06
31 Jul 20198.46%−0.65
15 Jul 20199.11%−0.07
28 Jun 20199.18%−0.34
14 Jun 20199.52%+0.50
31 May 20199.02%+0.31
15 May 20198.71%−0.66
30 Apr 20199.37%+0.14
15 Apr 20199.23%0.00
29 Mar 20199.23%+0.15
15 Mar 20199.08%+0.65
28 Feb 20198.43%+0.13
15 Feb 20198.30%+0.29
31 Jan 20198.01%−0.30
15 Jan 20198.31%−0.19
31 Dec 20188.50%−0.48
14 Dec 20188.98%−0.16
30 Nov 20189.14%+0.05
15 Nov 20189.09%−0.33
31 Oct 20189.42%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Sonic Automotive, Inc. right now?
6.88% of Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s (SAH) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Jul 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report.
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 SAH'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 SAH's days to cover?
7.87 days for settlement date 15 Jul 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.