SM Energy Company short interest in 2026

In 2026, SM Energy Company's disclosed short interest ran from 7.04% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 5.67% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -1.37 percentage points. The year's high was 13.26% on 30 Jan 2026 and its low 5.02% on 31 Mar 2026, averaging 6.16% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 4.21 days on 31 Jul 2026. Full history: SM Energy Company.

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Short position data for SM Energy Company short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/sm/2026/

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  title        = {SM Energy Company short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/sm/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 7.04% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 5.67% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -1.37 pp
High: 13.26% (30 Jan 2026)
Low: 5.02% (31 Mar 2026)
Average: 6.16%
Highest days to cover: 4.21 (31 Jul 2026)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2026

SM Energy Company short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	7.04%	2.25
30 Jan 2026	13.26%	2.01
13 Feb 2026	5.30%	1.55
27 Feb 2026	6.23%	1.57	results (8-K), 10-K filed
13 Mar 2026	6.10%	1.94
31 Mar 2026	5.02%	1.87
15 Apr 2026	5.50%	2.31
30 Apr 2026	5.61%	3.19	results (8-K)
15 May 2026	5.28%	3.12	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
29 May 2026	5.38%	2.85
15 Jun 2026	5.57%	3.53
30 Jun 2026	5.59%	3.26
15 Jul 2026	6.33%	3.60
31 Jul 2026	5.31%	4.21	results (8-K)
14 Aug 2026	6.14%	3.32	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 Aug 2026	5.38%	3.46
15 Sep 2026	5.67%	3.82

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.