Wendy's Co short interest in 2026

In 2026, Wendy's Co's disclosed short interest ran from 15.49% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 25.61% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of +10.12 percentage points. The year's high was 31.50% on 30 Jun 2026 and its low 15.49% on 15 Jan 2026, averaging 23.68% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 9.07 days on 15 Sep 2026. Full history: Wendy's Co.

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Short position data for Wendy's Co short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wen/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-wendy-s-co-short-interest-in-2026-2026-09-15,
  title        = {Wendy's Co short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wen/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: 15.49% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 25.61% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: +10.12 pp
High: 31.50% (30 Jun 2026)
Low: 15.49% (15 Jan 2026)
Average: 23.68%
Highest days to cover: 9.07 (15 Sep 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

Wendy's Co short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	15.49%	4.78
30 Jan 2026	16.37%	4.70
13 Feb 2026	16.83%	2.97	results (8-K)
27 Feb 2026	17.26%	2.93	10-K filed
13 Mar 2026	19.05%	4.54
31 Mar 2026	19.77%	4.40
15 Apr 2026	23.24%	6.19
30 Apr 2026	24.32%	6.26
15 May 2026	26.63%	3.05	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
29 May 2026	26.39%	4.70
15 Jun 2026	27.13%	6.58
30 Jun 2026	31.50%	1.19
15 Jul 2026	30.20%	3.79
31 Jul 2026	30.85%	8.46
14 Aug 2026	26.78%	3.90	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2026	25.15%	6.02
15 Sep 2026	25.61%	9.07

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.