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How shorted is Talos Energy, Inc.? TALO

#1,505most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 60%

5.56%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−0.07
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.98
days to cover
4.69
Aggregate net short position time series for Talos Energy, 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 Talos Energy, 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
4 Aug 20265.46% 31 Jul 20265.51% 14 Aug 2026+0.05
6 May 20265.41% 30 Apr 20265.20% 15 May 2026−0.21
25 Feb 20266.97% 13 Feb 20266.43% 27 Feb 2026−0.54
6 Nov 20256.77% 31 Oct 20255.76% 14 Nov 2025−1.01
6 Aug 20256.41% 31 Jul 20256.48% 15 Aug 2025+0.07
22 May 20257.88% 15 May 20258.06% 30 May 2025+0.18
6 May 20257.17% 30 Apr 20257.88% 15 May 2025+0.71
27 Feb 20256.51% 14 Feb 20256.48% 28 Feb 2025−0.03

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for TALO: 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
2,935
27 Aug 2026
Highest in window
254,990
1 Apr 2026
Days with a balance
47
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Talos Energy, 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 255K shares.

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Sector: Energy

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20265.56%−0.07
31 Aug 20265.63%+0.12
14 Aug 20265.51%+0.05
31 Jul 20265.46%+0.01
15 Jul 20265.45%−1.09
30 Jun 20266.54%+0.74
15 Jun 20265.80%+0.13
29 May 20265.67%+0.47
15 May 20265.20%−0.21
30 Apr 20265.41%−0.03
15 Apr 20265.44%+0.08
31 Mar 20265.36%−0.70
13 Mar 20266.06%−0.37
27 Feb 20266.43%−0.54
13 Feb 20266.97%+0.28
30 Jan 20266.69%−0.05
15 Jan 20266.74%+0.55
31 Dec 20256.19%−0.06
15 Dec 20256.25%+0.31
28 Nov 20255.94%+0.18
14 Nov 20255.76%−1.01
31 Oct 20256.77%+0.14
15 Oct 20256.63%+0.19
30 Sep 20256.44%+0.45
15 Sep 20255.99%−0.02
29 Aug 20256.01%−0.47
15 Aug 20256.48%+0.07
31 Jul 20256.41%+0.40
15 Jul 20256.01%−0.25
30 Jun 20256.26%−0.98
13 Jun 20257.24%−0.82
30 May 20258.06%+0.18
15 May 20257.88%+0.71
30 Apr 20257.17%−0.16
15 Apr 20257.33%−0.27
31 Mar 20257.60%+0.87
14 Mar 20256.73%+0.25
28 Feb 20256.48%−0.03
14 Feb 20256.51%+0.13
31 Jan 20256.38%−0.37
15 Jan 20256.75%−0.34
31 Dec 20247.09%−0.03
13 Dec 20247.12%−0.22
29 Nov 20247.34%−0.37
15 Nov 20247.71%+0.59
31 Oct 20247.12%+0.23
15 Oct 20246.89%−0.47
30 Sep 20247.36%−1.14
13 Sep 20248.50%−0.46
30 Aug 20248.96%+0.11
15 Aug 20248.85%+1.84
31 Jul 20247.01%+0.06
15 Jul 20246.95%−0.08
28 Jun 20247.03%+1.05
14 Jun 20245.98%+0.41
31 May 20245.57%−0.15
15 May 20245.72%−0.16
30 Apr 20245.88%−3.46
15 Apr 20249.34%−0.80
28 Mar 202410.14%−0.88
15 Mar 202411.02%+0.67
29 Feb 202410.35%+0.43
15 Feb 20249.92%+0.29
31 Jan 20249.63%+2.76
12 Jan 20246.87%−0.08
29 Dec 20236.95%−1.20
15 Dec 20238.15%+0.85
30 Nov 20237.30%−0.42
15 Nov 20237.72%−0.14
31 Oct 20237.86%+0.07
13 Oct 20237.79%−0.34
29 Sep 20238.13%−1.44
15 Sep 20239.57%+0.76
31 Aug 20238.81%+0.10
15 Aug 20238.71%−0.44
31 Jul 20239.15%−0.78
14 Jul 20239.93%−0.51
30 Jun 202310.44%+2.21
15 Jun 20238.23%+0.13
31 May 20238.10%+0.85
15 May 20237.25%−1.59
28 Apr 20238.84%+0.09
14 Apr 20238.75%+0.34
31 Mar 20238.41%+1.60
15 Mar 20236.81%−0.63
28 Feb 20237.44%−0.96
15 Feb 20238.40%+0.64
31 Jan 20237.76%+1.07
13 Jan 20236.69%−0.87
30 Dec 20227.56%+0.15
15 Dec 20227.41%−0.63
30 Nov 20228.04%+0.17
15 Nov 20227.87%−1.15
31 Oct 20229.02%+0.34
14 Oct 20228.68%+0.48
30 Sep 20228.20%+1.67
15 Sep 20226.53%+0.13
31 Aug 20226.40%−0.49
15 Aug 20226.89%+0.60
29 Jul 20226.29%−0.51
15 Jul 20226.80%−0.18
30 Jun 20226.98%+1.24
15 Jun 20225.74%−0.27
31 May 20226.01%+0.77
13 May 20225.24%+0.13
29 Apr 20225.11%+1.25
14 Apr 20223.86%−0.49
31 Mar 20224.35%−1.45
15 Mar 20225.80%−1.15
28 Feb 20226.95%+0.07
15 Feb 20226.88%+2.16
31 Jan 20224.72%+0.88
14 Jan 20223.84%−0.60
31 Dec 20214.44%+1.69
15 Dec 20212.75%−0.26
30 Nov 20213.01%+0.51
15 Nov 20212.50%−0.97
29 Oct 20213.47%+0.09
15 Oct 20213.38%−0.11
30 Sep 20213.49%+0.43
15 Sep 20213.06%0.00
31 Aug 20213.06%−0.22
13 Aug 20213.28%+0.09
30 Jul 20213.19%+0.03
15 Jul 20213.16%−0.27
30 Jun 20213.43%−0.10
15 Jun 20213.53%−0.55
28 May 20214.08%+0.27
14 May 20213.81%−0.20
30 Apr 20214.01%−0.82
15 Apr 20214.83%+0.48
31 Mar 20214.35%+0.02
15 Mar 20214.33%+0.89
26 Feb 20213.44%−0.36
12 Feb 20213.80%+0.15
29 Jan 20213.65%+0.32
15 Jan 20213.33%−0.09
31 Dec 20203.42%+0.64
15 Dec 20202.78%−0.13
30 Nov 20202.91%−0.65
13 Nov 20203.56%−0.53
30 Oct 20204.09%+0.05
15 Oct 20204.04%+0.35
30 Sep 20203.69%+0.49
15 Sep 20203.20%−0.06
31 Aug 20203.26%+0.64
14 Aug 20202.62%−1.33
31 Jul 20203.95%−0.14
15 Jul 20204.09%+0.39
30 Jun 20203.70%−2.72
15 Jun 20206.42%+0.66
29 May 20205.76%−0.06
15 May 20205.82%−0.94
30 Apr 20206.76%+0.42
15 Apr 20206.34%+1.73
31 Mar 20204.61%+0.16
13 Mar 20204.45%+0.43
28 Feb 20204.02%+0.37
14 Feb 20203.65%−0.36
31 Jan 20204.01%−0.35
15 Jan 20204.36%−0.63
31 Dec 20194.99%+0.31
13 Dec 20194.68%+0.07
29 Nov 20194.61%−0.44
15 Nov 20195.05%+1.02
31 Oct 20194.03%+0.62
15 Oct 20193.41%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Talos Energy, Inc. right now?
5.56% of Talos Energy, Inc.'s (TALO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,505th 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 TALO'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 TALO's days to cover?
4.69 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.