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How shorted is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.? SBH

#96most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 97%

21.25%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.32
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.16
days to cover
17.90
Aggregate net short position time series for Sally Beauty Holdings, 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 Sally Beauty Holdings, 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 202621.18% 31 Jul 202621.30% 14 Aug 2026+0.12
11 May 202619.11% 30 Apr 202619.54% 15 May 2026+0.43
9 Feb 202617.69% 30 Jan 202618.42% 13 Feb 2026+0.73
13 Nov 202519.58% 31 Oct 202518.86% 14 Nov 2025−0.72
5 Aug 202515.77% 31 Jul 202516.52% 15 Aug 2025+0.75
12 May 202514.94% 30 Apr 202514.60% 15 May 2025−0.34
13 Feb 202512.51% 31 Jan 202510.68% 14 Feb 2025−1.83
14 Nov 202411.25% 31 Oct 202411.35% 15 Nov 2024+0.10

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SBH: 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
5,388
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
245,813
12 Nov 2025
Days with a balance
73
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Sally Beauty Holdings, 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 246K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202621.25%−0.32
31 Aug 202621.57%+0.27
14 Aug 202621.30%+0.12
31 Jul 202621.18%+0.16
15 Jul 202621.02%−0.07
30 Jun 202621.09%+0.99
15 Jun 202620.10%+0.36
29 May 202619.74%+0.20
15 May 202619.54%+0.43
30 Apr 202619.11%+0.78
15 Apr 202618.33%+0.21
31 Mar 202618.12%−0.54
13 Mar 202618.66%−0.07
27 Feb 202618.73%+0.31
13 Feb 202618.42%+0.73
30 Jan 202617.69%−0.16
15 Jan 202617.85%−0.61
31 Dec 202518.46%−0.42
15 Dec 202518.88%−0.46
28 Nov 202519.34%+0.48
14 Nov 202518.86%−0.72
31 Oct 202519.58%+0.64
15 Oct 202518.94%−0.19
30 Sep 202519.13%−0.48
15 Sep 202519.61%+1.05
29 Aug 202518.56%+2.04
15 Aug 202516.52%+0.75
31 Jul 202515.77%+0.76
15 Jul 202515.01%−0.07
30 Jun 202515.08%+0.09
13 Jun 202514.99%+0.17
30 May 202514.82%+0.22
15 May 202514.60%−0.34
30 Apr 202514.94%−0.42
15 Apr 202515.36%−0.11
31 Mar 202515.47%+2.17
14 Mar 202513.30%+1.66
28 Feb 202511.64%+0.96
14 Feb 202510.68%−1.83
31 Jan 202512.51%−0.15
15 Jan 202512.66%+0.55
31 Dec 202412.11%+0.35
13 Dec 202411.76%+0.63
29 Nov 202411.13%−0.22
15 Nov 202411.35%+0.10
31 Oct 202411.25%−0.71
15 Oct 202411.96%−1.05
30 Sep 202413.01%−2.47
13 Sep 202415.48%+1.11
30 Aug 202414.37%−0.13
15 Aug 202414.50%−0.18
31 Jul 202414.68%−0.46
15 Jul 202415.14%+0.08
28 Jun 202415.06%+0.17
14 Jun 202414.89%+1.07
31 May 202413.82%+0.32
15 May 202413.50%+0.38
30 Apr 202413.12%+0.01
15 Apr 202413.11%+0.84
28 Mar 202412.27%+3.31
15 Mar 20248.96%−4.82
29 Feb 202413.78%+3.11
15 Feb 202410.67%+0.50
31 Jan 202410.17%−3.16
12 Jan 202413.33%−0.28
29 Dec 202313.61%+0.85
15 Dec 202312.76%+1.50
30 Nov 202311.26%+1.69
15 Nov 20239.57%−1.22
31 Oct 202310.79%+0.60
13 Oct 202310.19%−2.14
29 Sep 202312.33%+2.32
15 Sep 202310.01%+0.96
31 Aug 20239.05%+0.72
15 Aug 20238.33%+0.18
31 Jul 20238.15%+0.70
14 Jul 20237.45%+0.31
30 Jun 20237.14%+0.30
15 Jun 20236.84%+0.33
31 May 20236.51%−0.06
15 May 20236.57%−0.61
28 Apr 20237.18%−1.26
14 Apr 20238.44%+0.46
31 Mar 20237.98%−1.12
15 Mar 20239.10%+0.09
28 Feb 20239.01%+0.54
15 Feb 20238.47%+0.17
31 Jan 20238.30%+0.72
13 Jan 20237.58%−0.34
30 Dec 20227.92%+0.27
15 Dec 20227.65%+0.08
30 Nov 20227.57%−3.94
15 Nov 202211.51%−0.81
31 Oct 202212.32%+1.86
14 Oct 202210.46%−0.07
30 Sep 202210.53%−2.22
15 Sep 202212.75%+1.72
31 Aug 202211.03%+1.37
15 Aug 20229.66%+0.24
29 Jul 20229.42%+0.24
15 Jul 20229.18%−0.67
30 Jun 20229.85%−0.08
15 Jun 20229.93%−0.66
31 May 202210.59%−0.43
13 May 202211.02%−3.72
29 Apr 202214.74%+1.00
14 Apr 202213.74%+1.98
31 Mar 202211.76%+0.17
15 Mar 202211.59%+0.14
28 Feb 202211.45%+0.71
15 Feb 202210.74%+0.96
31 Jan 20229.78%+1.23
14 Jan 20228.55%+0.27
31 Dec 20218.28%−0.42
15 Dec 20218.70%+0.20
30 Nov 20218.50%−0.19
15 Nov 20218.69%−0.09
29 Oct 20218.78%−0.27
15 Oct 20219.05%+0.36
30 Sep 20218.69%−0.53
15 Sep 20219.22%+0.69
31 Aug 20218.53%+0.22
13 Aug 20218.31%−0.37
30 Jul 20218.68%−0.19
15 Jul 20218.87%−0.20
30 Jun 20219.07%−0.35
15 Jun 20219.42%+0.44
28 May 20218.98%−0.06
14 May 20219.04%−1.78
30 Apr 202110.82%−2.22
15 Apr 202113.04%+0.15
31 Mar 202112.89%−0.33
15 Mar 202113.22%+0.02
26 Feb 202113.20%+0.09
12 Feb 202113.11%−1.90
29 Jan 202115.01%−1.97
15 Jan 202116.98%−0.36
31 Dec 202017.34%+0.61
15 Dec 202016.73%−0.01
30 Nov 202016.74%−0.75
13 Nov 202017.49%−2.61
30 Oct 202020.10%−1.16
15 Oct 202021.26%+0.79
30 Sep 202020.47%+0.64
15 Sep 202019.83%+0.12
31 Aug 202019.71%+0.77
14 Aug 202018.94%+0.27
31 Jul 202018.67%+0.36
15 Jul 202018.31%+0.41
30 Jun 202017.90%+1.47
15 Jun 202016.43%−1.21
29 May 202017.64%+0.38
15 May 202017.26%−0.31
30 Apr 202017.57%−0.57
15 Apr 202018.14%−1.27
31 Mar 202019.41%−0.01
13 Mar 202019.42%+0.52
28 Feb 202018.90%−1.92
14 Feb 202020.82%−1.66
31 Jan 202022.48%+1.15
15 Jan 202021.33%+1.78
31 Dec 201919.55%−0.74
13 Dec 201920.29%−2.43
29 Nov 201922.72%+1.25
15 Nov 201921.47%−0.44
31 Oct 201921.91%−0.74
15 Oct 201922.65%−0.23
30 Sep 201922.88%−0.28
13 Sep 201923.16%+0.59
30 Aug 201922.57%+1.21
15 Aug 201921.36%+2.27
31 Jul 201919.09%−1.96
15 Jul 201921.05%+1.60
28 Jun 201919.45%+0.32
14 Jun 201919.13%+1.48
31 May 201917.65%−0.83
15 May 201918.48%+0.64
30 Apr 201917.84%−0.96
15 Apr 201918.80%+0.68
29 Mar 201918.12%−1.11
15 Mar 201919.23%+0.27
28 Feb 201918.96%+0.14
15 Feb 201918.82%−1.21
31 Jan 201920.03%+0.44
15 Jan 201919.59%+0.28
31 Dec 201819.31%−0.29
14 Dec 201819.60%−1.59
30 Nov 201821.19%+1.49
15 Nov 201819.70%−1.85
31 Oct 201821.55%−0.72
15 Oct 201822.27%−0.77
28 Sep 201823.04%0.00
14 Sep 201823.04%+1.41
31 Aug 201821.63%−0.02
15 Aug 201821.65%+0.12
31 Jul 201821.53%−1.67
13 Jul 201823.20%−0.20
29 Jun 201823.40%+1.74
15 Jun 201821.66%−0.57
31 May 201822.23%+0.20
15 May 201822.03%−0.28
30 Apr 201822.31%+2.83
13 Apr 201819.48%+0.51
29 Mar 201818.97%−0.25
15 Mar 201819.22%−0.63
28 Feb 201819.85%+0.31
15 Feb 201819.54%+3.16
31 Jan 201816.38%−0.12
12 Jan 201816.50%+0.61
29 Dec 201715.89%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. right now?
21.25% of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.'s (SBH) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 96th 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 SBH'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 SBH's days to cover?
17.90 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.