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How shorted is Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.? SFM

#452most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 88%

12.48%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.82
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.32
days to cover
6.10
Aggregate net short position time series for Sprouts Farmers Market, 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 Sprouts Farmers Market, 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
29 Jul 202611.65% 15 Jul 202611.51% 31 Jul 2026−0.14
29 Apr 202610.92% 15 Apr 202610.78% 30 Apr 2026−0.14
19 Feb 202611.54% 13 Feb 202612.04% 27 Feb 2026+0.50
29 Oct 20257.56% 15 Oct 20258.28% 31 Oct 2025+0.72
30 Jul 20256.35% 15 Jul 20256.33% 31 Jul 2025−0.02
30 Apr 20257.12% 15 Apr 20257.79% 15 May 2025+0.67
20 Feb 20256.65% 14 Feb 20255.62% 28 Feb 2025−1.03
30 Oct 20249.88% 15 Oct 20247.25% 31 Oct 2024−2.63

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for SFM: 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
26
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
2,664,013
29 Jun 2026
Days with a balance
56
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Sprouts Farmers Market, 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 2.7M shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202612.48%+0.82
31 Aug 202611.66%+0.91
14 Aug 202610.75%−0.76
31 Jul 202611.51%−0.14
15 Jul 202611.65%+0.49
30 Jun 202611.16%−1.42
15 Jun 202612.58%+0.58
29 May 202612.00%+1.49
15 May 202610.51%−0.27
30 Apr 202610.78%−0.14
15 Apr 202610.92%+0.35
31 Mar 202610.57%−0.71
13 Mar 202611.28%−0.76
27 Feb 202612.04%+0.50
13 Feb 202611.54%+0.46
30 Jan 202611.08%+1.91
15 Jan 20269.17%+1.19
31 Dec 20257.98%−0.35
15 Dec 20258.33%+0.37
28 Nov 20257.96%−0.45
14 Nov 20258.41%+0.13
31 Oct 20258.28%+0.72
15 Oct 20257.56%−1.25
30 Sep 20258.81%+1.53
15 Sep 20257.28%+0.15
29 Aug 20257.13%−0.24
15 Aug 20257.37%+1.04
31 Jul 20256.33%−0.02
15 Jul 20256.35%−0.38
30 Jun 20256.73%−0.69
13 Jun 20257.42%−0.13
30 May 20257.55%−0.24
15 May 20257.79%+1.19
30 Apr 20256.60%−0.52
15 Apr 20257.12%+0.73
31 Mar 20256.39%+0.16
14 Mar 20256.23%+0.61
28 Feb 20255.62%−1.03
14 Feb 20256.65%−0.27
31 Jan 20256.92%+0.31
15 Jan 20256.61%+0.33
31 Dec 20246.28%−0.15
13 Dec 20246.43%−0.18
29 Nov 20246.61%+0.07
15 Nov 20246.54%−0.71
31 Oct 20247.25%−2.63
15 Oct 20249.88%+0.32
30 Sep 20249.56%+0.16
13 Sep 20249.40%+0.12
30 Aug 20249.28%+0.64
15 Aug 20248.64%−0.84
31 Jul 20249.48%−0.38
15 Jul 20249.86%+0.19
28 Jun 20249.67%−1.07
14 Jun 202410.74%+0.23
31 May 202410.51%−1.35
15 May 202411.86%−1.15
30 Apr 202413.01%−0.46
15 Apr 202413.47%−1.57
28 Mar 202415.04%+0.68
15 Mar 202414.36%+0.42
29 Feb 202413.94%−0.92
15 Feb 202414.86%−0.19
31 Jan 202415.05%−0.01
12 Jan 202415.06%−0.13
29 Dec 202315.19%−0.35
15 Dec 202315.54%−1.37
30 Nov 202316.91%+0.18
15 Nov 202316.73%−0.62
31 Oct 202317.35%−2.25
13 Oct 202319.60%−0.90
29 Sep 202320.50%+0.12
15 Sep 202320.38%+2.23
31 Aug 202318.15%−0.23
15 Aug 202318.38%−0.44
31 Jul 202318.82%−0.20
14 Jul 202319.02%+0.35
30 Jun 202318.67%+0.08
15 Jun 202318.59%+0.95
31 May 202317.64%+0.22
15 May 202317.42%−0.13
28 Apr 202317.55%+1.81
14 Apr 202315.74%−0.28
31 Mar 202316.02%+0.36
15 Mar 202315.66%+1.02
28 Feb 202314.64%+0.25
15 Feb 202314.39%+0.60
31 Jan 202313.79%+0.65
13 Jan 202313.14%+0.47
30 Dec 202212.67%+0.11
15 Dec 202212.56%−0.10
30 Nov 202212.66%−0.91
15 Nov 202213.57%+0.17
31 Oct 202213.40%+0.73
14 Oct 202212.67%+0.94
30 Sep 202211.73%−0.18
15 Sep 202211.91%−1.93
31 Aug 202213.84%+0.05
15 Aug 202213.79%+0.15
29 Jul 202213.64%+0.55
15 Jul 202213.09%+0.10
30 Jun 202212.99%−0.20
15 Jun 202213.19%+0.46
31 May 202212.73%+0.37
13 May 202212.36%−0.69
29 Apr 202213.05%+0.44
14 Apr 202212.61%−0.16
31 Mar 202212.77%−1.34
15 Mar 202214.11%−0.10
28 Feb 202214.21%−1.39
15 Feb 202215.60%+0.22
31 Jan 202215.38%+0.42
14 Jan 202214.96%+1.65
31 Dec 202113.31%−1.45
15 Dec 202114.76%+0.49
30 Nov 202114.27%−0.84
15 Nov 202115.11%−1.35
29 Oct 202116.46%+0.01
15 Oct 202116.45%+1.21
30 Sep 202115.24%−1.21
15 Sep 202116.45%−0.61
31 Aug 202117.06%+0.35
13 Aug 202116.71%+0.27
30 Jul 202116.44%−0.90
15 Jul 202117.34%+0.28
30 Jun 202117.06%+3.32
15 Jun 202113.74%−1.33
28 May 202115.07%+0.23
14 May 202114.84%+0.58
30 Apr 202114.26%−0.20
15 Apr 202114.46%+1.41
31 Mar 202113.05%−0.74
15 Mar 202113.79%+1.29
26 Feb 202112.50%+0.62
12 Feb 202111.88%+0.76
29 Jan 202111.12%−0.48
15 Jan 202111.60%−0.18
31 Dec 202011.78%−0.07
15 Dec 202011.85%−0.03
30 Nov 202011.88%+0.57
13 Nov 202011.31%−2.76
30 Oct 202014.07%−0.92
15 Oct 202014.99%+1.30
30 Sep 202013.69%+0.10
15 Sep 202013.59%−0.87
31 Aug 202014.46%+1.17
14 Aug 202013.29%+1.87
31 Jul 202011.42%+0.65
15 Jul 202010.77%−0.04
30 Jun 202010.81%+0.49
15 Jun 202010.32%+0.74
29 May 20209.58%+1.88
15 May 20207.70%+1.37
30 Apr 20206.33%+0.03
15 Apr 20206.30%+0.86
31 Mar 20205.44%−1.30
13 Mar 20206.74%−0.38
28 Feb 20207.12%−0.12
14 Feb 20207.24%−2.06
31 Jan 20209.30%+0.44
15 Jan 20208.86%−0.24
31 Dec 20199.10%−0.78
13 Dec 20199.88%−1.10
29 Nov 201910.98%+0.23
15 Nov 201910.75%+1.03
31 Oct 20199.72%−0.08
15 Oct 20199.80%+0.02
30 Sep 20199.78%−0.03
13 Sep 20199.81%−0.81
30 Aug 201910.62%+0.40
15 Aug 201910.22%−1.19
31 Jul 201911.41%−0.27
15 Jul 201911.68%+0.56
28 Jun 201911.12%+0.29
14 Jun 201910.83%+0.39
31 May 201910.44%+1.28
15 May 20199.16%−2.10
30 Apr 201911.26%+0.78
15 Apr 201910.48%−0.33
29 Mar 201910.81%+0.66
15 Mar 201910.15%−0.13
28 Feb 201910.28%−1.72
15 Feb 201912.00%+0.63
31 Jan 201911.37%−0.44
15 Jan 201911.81%−0.84
31 Dec 201812.65%+0.23
14 Dec 201812.42%+1.00
30 Nov 201811.42%+0.63
15 Nov 201810.79%+0.78
31 Oct 201810.01%+0.46
15 Oct 20189.55%+0.15
28 Sep 20189.40%−0.47
14 Sep 20189.87%−1.51
31 Aug 201811.38%−0.62
15 Aug 201812.00%−0.01
31 Jul 201812.01%+0.35
13 Jul 201811.66%−0.08
29 Jun 201811.74%+0.97
15 Jun 201810.77%−0.35
31 May 201811.12%+0.59
15 May 201810.53%+0.06
30 Apr 201810.47%+0.47
13 Apr 201810.00%−0.45
29 Mar 201810.45%−0.16
15 Mar 201810.61%+0.22
28 Feb 201810.39%+0.44
15 Feb 20189.95%+0.05
31 Jan 20189.90%−1.41
12 Jan 201811.31%+0.28
29 Dec 201711.03%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. right now?
12.48% of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.'s (SFM) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 452nd 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 SFM'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 SFM's days to cover?
6.10 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.