Tesla, Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, Tesla, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 1.94% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 1.74% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -0.20 percentage points. The year's high was 2.11% on 30 Jun 2026 and its low 1.62% on 13 Mar 2026, averaging 1.86% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 2.15 days on 14 Aug 2026. Full history: Tesla, Inc..

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Short position data for Tesla, Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/tsla/2026/

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  title        = {Tesla, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/tsla/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: 1.94% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 1.74% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -0.20 pp
High: 2.11% (30 Jun 2026)
Low: 1.62% (13 Mar 2026)
Average: 1.86%
Highest days to cover: 2.15 (14 Aug 2026)
SEC filings marked: 10

Every report in 2026

Tesla, Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	1.94%	1.00	results (8-K)
30 Jan 2026	1.72%	1.04	results (8-K), 10-K filed
13 Feb 2026	1.73%	1.07
27 Feb 2026	1.65%	1.20
13 Mar 2026	1.62%	1.00
31 Mar 2026	1.75%	1.06
15 Apr 2026	1.89%	1.00	results (8-K)
30 Apr 2026	2.04%	1.21	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 May 2026	2.00%	1.28
29 May 2026	2.05%	1.74
15 Jun 2026	2.08%	1.60
30 Jun 2026	2.11%	1.72
15 Jul 2026	1.88%	1.78	results (8-K)
31 Jul 2026	1.73%	1.55	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
14 Aug 2026	1.75%	2.15
31 Aug 2026	1.88%	2.04
15 Sep 2026	1.74%	1.72

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.