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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$55.07 -3.49 (-5.96%)
Closing price 08/27/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) had a short interest of 5.11 million shares sold short, representing 23.18% of the public float. This marks a -2.75% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.7, meaning it would take 6.7 days of the average trading volume of 721,731 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,109,187 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,253,764 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.75%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$295.92 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
22,350,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
23.18%
Today's Trading Volume
823,794 shares
Average Trading Volume
721,731 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
114%
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/20265,109,187 shares $295.92 million -2.8%23.2%6.72 $57.92
7/31/20265,253,764 shares $296.26 million -7.2%23.8%5.79 $56.39
7/15/20265,661,596 shares $292.14 million -5.8%25.7%5.57 $51.60
6/30/20266,012,492 shares $320.47 million -1.0%27.3%5.12 $53.30
6/15/20266,074,306 shares $264.17 million -0.1%27.6%2.69 $43.49
5/29/20266,081,929 shares $205.69 million +3.2%27.6%5.76 $33.82
5/15/20265,893,840 shares $181.00 million +5.7%26.7%6.11 $30.71
4/30/20265,575,634 shares $174.63 million +13.9%25.3%5.98 $31.32
4/15/20264,894,307 shares $143.55 million +5.0%22.2%4.46 $29.33
3/31/20264,661,509 shares $131.04 million -2.3%21.2%4.19 $28.11
3/13/20264,770,778 shares $133.53 million -9.1%21.6%3.5 $27.99
2/27/20265,246,814 shares $171.68 million -4.5%23.8%5.37 $32.72
2/13/20265,491,102 shares $172.42 million -2.3%24.9%4.79 $31.40
1/30/20265,619,056 shares $169.25 million -16.1%25.5%3.64 $30.12
1/15/20266,693,402 shares $245.65 million +11.5%30.4%3.5 $36.70
12/31/20256,002,369 shares $152.46 million +17.4%27.2%3.37 $25.40
12/15/20255,111,041 shares $136.06 million +0.2%23.2%1.91 $26.62
11/28/20255,100,588 shares $147.18 million +9.0%23.1%2.58 $28.86
11/14/20254,681,186 shares $135.24 million -12.6%21.3%3.38 $28.89
10/31/20255,358,090 shares $180.57 million +7.9%24.4%3.99 $33.70
10/15/20254,970,000 shares $203.32 million -1.0%22.7%3.5 $40.91
9/30/20255,020,000 shares $221.18 million +0.4%23.1%3.7 $44.06
9/15/20255,000,000 shares $261.95 million -7.4%23.0%3.6 $52.39
8/31/20255,400,000 shares $323.03 million +7.6%24.8%4.1 $59.82
8/15/20255,020,000 shares $312.19 million No Change23.1%4.4 $62.19
7/31/20255,020,000 shares $311.24 million -8.1%23.1%4.9 $62.00
7/15/20255,460,000 shares $348.84 million -0.9%25.1%5.3 $63.89
6/30/20255,510,000 shares $336.55 million +30.0%25.3%5.2 $61.08
6/15/20254,240,000 shares $220.73 million +31.3%19.5%3.9 $52.06
5/31/20253,230,000 shares $186.34 million +7.3%14.9%3 $57.69
5/15/20253,010,000 shares $172.32 million -13.5%13.8%2.9 $57.25
4/30/20253,480,000 shares $148.60 million +38.1%16.0%3.5 $42.70
4/15/20252,520,000 shares $109.14 million -16.8%11.6%2.6 $43.31
3/31/20253,030,000 shares $117.62 million +7.8%13.9%3.1 $38.82
3/15/20252,810,000 shares $113.13 million +6.8%12.9%3.2 $40.26
2/28/20252,630,000 shares $119.11 million -17.3%12.1%3.2 $45.29
2/15/20253,180,000 shares $150.51 million +22.3%14.6%4.2 $47.33
1/31/20252,600,000 shares $168.95 million -15.6%12.0%3.5 $64.98
1/15/20253,080,000 shares $177.32 million +19.8%14.2%4.2 $57.57
12/31/20242,570,000 shares $135.85 million +3.2%11.8%3.7 $52.86
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12/15/20242,490,000 shares $127.59 million +2.5%11.5%3.6 $51.24
11/30/20242,430,000 shares $135.01 million -12.9%11.2%3.3 $55.56
11/15/20242,790,000 shares $136.18 million +15.8%12.9%4 $48.81
10/31/20242,410,000 shares $114.64 million -4.4%11.1%3.6 $47.57
10/15/20242,520,000 shares $114.84 million +14.6%11.6%3.6 $45.57
9/30/20242,200,000 shares $99.77 million -19.7%10.2%3.1 $45.35
9/15/20242,740,000 shares $107.46 million +2.6%12.6%3.7 $39.22
8/31/20242,670,000 shares $105.68 million -11.9%12.3%3.8 $39.58
8/15/20243,030,000 shares $122.93 million -6.2%14.0%4 $40.57
7/31/20243,230,000 shares $148.03 million +21.4%14.9%3.6 $45.83
7/15/20242,660,000 shares $112.41 million -11.9%12.3%3 $42.26
6/30/20243,020,000 shares $127.32 million No Change13.9%3.2 $42.16
6/15/20243,020,000 shares $133.64 million +0.7%13.9%3.2 $44.25
5/31/20243,000,000 shares $146.34 million -20.6%13.8%3.3 $48.78
5/15/20243,780,000 shares $213.87 million +14.2%17.4%4.4 $56.58
4/30/20243,310,000 shares $192.61 million +5.4%15.3%4.6 $58.19
4/15/20243,140,000 shares $191.04 million +9.4%14.5%4.5 $60.84
3/31/20242,870,000 shares $208.74 million +7.9%13.2%4.6 $72.73
3/15/20242,660,000 shares $178.94 million +5.6%12.3%4.6 $67.27
2/29/20242,520,000 shares $166.65 million +9.6%11.6%4.5 $66.13
2/15/20242,300,000 shares $168.43 million -6.5%10.6%3.9 $73.23
1/31/20242,460,000 shares $190.28 million -1.2%11.4%4.3 $77.35
1/15/20242,490,000 shares $179.45 million -0.4%11.5%4.4 $72.07
12/31/20232,500,000 shares $192.70 million -12.6%11.5%4.5 $77.08
12/15/20232,860,000 shares $229.72 million +3.6%13.2%5.1 $80.32
11/30/20232,760,000 shares $185.28 million +7.0%12.7%4.5 $67.13
11/15/20232,580,000 shares $190.77 million +5.3%11.9%4.6 $73.94
10/31/20232,450,000 shares $162.58 million +9.9%11.3%4.5 $66.36
10/15/20232,230,000 shares $150.86 million -7.9%10.3%4.1 $67.65
9/30/20232,420,000 shares $162.62 million +19.8%11.2%4.4 $67.20
9/15/20232,020,000 shares $140.25 million +20.2%9.3%3.7 $69.43
8/31/20231,680,000 shares $138.48 million -8.7%7.8%3.2 $82.43
8/15/20231,840,000 shares $158.15 million -2.7%8.5%3.3 $85.95
7/31/20231,890,000 shares $176.15 million -11.3%8.7%3.3 $93.20
7/15/20232,130,000 shares $200.33 million -5.3%10.0%3.8 $94.05
6/30/20232,250,000 shares $209.66 million +0.9%10.6%4.1 $93.18
6/15/20232,230,000 shares $214.15 million -2.6%10.3%4.2 $96.03
5/31/20232,290,000 shares $224.47 million -11.2%10.7%3.7 $98.02
5/15/20232,580,000 shares $274.62 million +2.8%11.9%4.6 $106.44
4/30/20232,510,000 shares $266.46 million -6.0%11.6%4.9 $106.16
4/15/20232,670,000 shares $302.99 million +3.9%12.3%5.3 $113.48
3/31/20232,570,000 shares $291.95 million +13.7%11.9%5.1 $113.60
3/15/20232,260,000 shares $253.03 million +9.7%10.4%4.6 $111.96
2/28/20232,060,000 shares $224.46 million +3.5%9.5%4.8 $108.96
2/15/20231,990,000 shares $222.44 million +1.5%9.2%4.9 $111.78
1/31/20231,960,000 shares $218.70 million -4.4%9.0%4.7 $111.58
1/15/20232,050,000 shares $214.72 million +14.5%9.4%4.7 $104.74
12/30/20221,790,000 shares $169.58 million +3.5%8.2%4 $94.74
12/15/20221,730,000 shares $170.44 million No Change8.0%3.5 $98.52
11/30/20221,730,000 shares $198.60 million -13.9%8.0%3.5 $114.80
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11/15/20222,010,000 shares $235.39 million -7.8%9.3%4.5 $117.11
10/31/20222,180,000 shares $249.00 million +3.8%10.1%4.6 $114.22
10/15/20222,100,000 shares $203.78 million -6.7%9.7%4.5 $97.04
9/30/20222,250,000 shares $208.31 million -10.0%10.4%4.9 $92.58
9/15/20222,500,000 shares $273.48 million -11.4%11.2%5.7 $109.39
8/31/20222,820,000 shares $304.39 million -13.5%12.6%6.2 $107.94
8/15/20223,260,000 shares $352.73 million -3.0%14.5%6.9 $108.20
7/31/20223,360,000 shares $319.44 million -6.9%15.0%7.2 $95.07
7/15/20223,610,000 shares $327.75 million -5.3%16.1%7.8 $90.79
6/30/20223,810,000 shares $318.10 million +0.5%17.0%8.2 $83.49
6/15/20223,790,000 shares $338.11 million +13.8%16.9%8.5 $89.21
5/31/20223,330,000 shares $339.69 million +11.0%14.6%7.9 $102.01
5/15/20223,000,000 shares $326.55 million +8.3%13.1%7.5 $108.85
4/30/20222,770,000 shares $307.44 million +1.8%12.1%7.2 $110.99
4/15/20222,720,000 shares $322.29 million +14.3%11.9%7.1 $118.49
3/31/20222,380,000 shares $282.58 million +23.3%N/A0 $118.73
3/15/20221,930,000 shares $224.71 million +15.6%8.5%5.6 $116.43
2/28/20221,670,000 shares $224.23 million -5.1%7.3%4.9 $134.27
2/15/20221,760,000 shares $231.26 million +15.0%7.7%5.2 $131.40
1/31/20221,530,000 shares $182.28 million +12.5%6.6%4.6 $119.14
1/15/20221,360,000 shares $175.64 million +11.5%N/A0 $129.15
12/31/20211,220,000 shares $156.94 million -2.4%5.3%3.8 $128.64
12/15/20211,250,000 shares $154.90 million -13.8%5.4%3.9 $123.92
11/30/20211,450,000 shares $176.93 million -8.2%6.3%4.5 $122.02
11/15/20211,580,000 shares $227.44 million -16.8%6.8%5.2 $143.95
10/29/20211,900,000 shares $253.02 million +5.0%8.2%6.8 $133.17
10/15/20211,810,000 shares $243.79 million +0.6%7.8%6.9 $134.69
9/30/20211,800,000 shares $251.71 million +2.9%7.8%6.5 $139.84
9/15/20211,750,000 shares $235.80 million +4.8%7.6%6 $134.74
8/31/20211,670,000 shares $239.78 million -4.6%7.1%5.6 $143.58

CBRL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 5,109,187 shares of CBRL short. 23.18% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CBRL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.7. Learn More on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 23.18% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 5,109,187 shares, a decrease of 2.8% from the previous total of 5,253,764 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

23.18% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (20.20%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (1.43%), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (3.04%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (14.46%), Tecnoglass Inc. (3.23%), Wingstop Inc. (15.73%), Shake Shack, Inc. (9.94%), Chagee Holdings Limited - Sponsored ADR (0.69%), The Wendy's Company (32.30%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (8.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CBRL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cracker Barrel Old Country Store as its price is falling. CBRL shares are trading down $3.49 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CBRL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CBRL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CBRL:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:CBRL is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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