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Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$40.53 +0.60 (+1.50%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$40.18 -0.35 (-0.87%)
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Kura Sushi USA Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) had a short interest of 1.81 million shares sold short, representing 15.24% of the public float. This marks a 14.15% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.6, meaning it would take 6.6 days of the average trading volume of 279,199 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,808,890 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,584,621 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
14.15%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$73.82 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
12,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
15.24%
Today's Trading Volume
158,476 shares
Average Trading Volume
279,199 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
57%
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Kura Sushi USA 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
9/30/20261,808,890 shares $73.82 million +14.2%15.2%6.58 $40.81
9/15/20261,584,621 shares $56.22 million +2.2%13.3%7.19 $35.48
8/31/20261,550,045 shares $70.78 million -2.8%13.1%10.38 $45.66
8/14/20261,594,676 shares $84.45 million -2.4%13.4%10.98 $52.96
7/31/20261,633,928 shares $75.28 million -9.5%13.8%6.79 $46.07
7/15/20261,805,689 shares $86.64 million -14.3%15.2%4.2 $47.98
6/30/20262,105,843 shares $121.21 million +18.7%17.7%4.92 $57.56
6/15/20261,773,678 shares $89.23 million -3.5%14.9%3.14 $50.31
5/29/20261,838,603 shares $103.31 million +5.9%15.5%7.11 $56.19
5/15/20261,736,924 shares $87.65 million -5.3%14.6%7.01 $50.46
4/30/20261,834,044 shares $101.00 million +2.0%15.4%5.9 $55.07
4/15/20261,798,666 shares $107.92 million -9.1%15.2%3.34 $60.00
3/31/20261,977,836 shares $138.03 million +10.0%16.7%7.22 $69.79
3/13/20261,798,523 shares $103.58 million +1.0%15.2%7.49 $57.59
2/27/20261,780,631 shares $125.41 million +1.7%15.0%11.56 $70.43
2/13/20261,751,222 shares $119.05 million -1.5%14.8%5.8 $67.98
1/30/20261,777,472 shares $118.75 million -0.2%15.0%6.61 $66.81
1/15/20261,780,382 shares $131.46 million +7.5%15.0%3.83 $73.84
12/31/20251,655,542 shares $86.63 million -6.7%14.0%5.49 $52.33
12/15/20251,774,338 shares $92.37 million +10.0%15.0%5.73 $52.06
11/28/20251,612,698 shares $80.35 million +10.9%13.6%4.83 $49.83
11/14/20251,453,937 shares $66.14 million -1.8%12.3%2.72 $45.49
10/31/20251,480,266 shares $84.27 million -0.4%12.5%6.21 $56.93
10/15/20251,490,000 shares $94.73 million -6.3%23.5%6.2 $63.58
9/30/20251,590,000 shares $94.46 million +3.9%25.1%6.1 $59.41
9/15/20251,530,000 shares $122.77 million +13.3%24.1%5.3 $80.24
8/31/20251,350,000 shares $114.49 million -11.8%21.4%4.7 $84.81
8/15/20251,530,000 shares $118.16 million No Change24.2%5.2 $77.23
7/31/20251,530,000 shares $134.24 million -5.0%24.2%5.1 $87.74
7/15/20251,610,000 shares $116.84 million +1.9%25.5%5.4 $72.57
6/30/20251,580,000 shares $136.01 million -6.0%25.0%4.9 $86.08
6/15/20251,680,000 shares $131.39 million No Change26.6%5.5 $78.21
5/31/20251,680,000 shares $110.70 million +7.0%26.6%5.3 $65.89
5/15/20251,570,000 shares $105.33 million +9.8%24.8%5 $67.09
4/30/20251,430,000 shares $84.20 million +8.3%22.6%4.6 $58.88
4/15/20251,320,000 shares $71.27 million +29.4%20.9%4.4 $53.99
3/31/20251,020,000 shares $52.22 million -1.0%16.2%3.6 $51.20
3/15/20251,030,000 shares $52.07 million +2.0%16.3%4.7 $50.55
2/28/20251,010,000 shares $62.82 million -17.2%16.0%5.4 $62.20
2/15/20251,220,000 shares $94.48 million -9.6%19.3%7.5 $77.44
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1/31/20251,350,000 shares $108 million -1.5%21.6%8.3 $80.00
1/15/20251,370,000 shares $112.00 million -2.1%22.5%8.5 $81.75
12/31/20241,400,000 shares $126.81 million -4.1%20.3%9.3 $90.58
12/15/20241,460,000 shares $141.52 million +0.7%21.1%10.4 $96.93
11/30/20241,450,000 shares $155.03 million +5.8%22.0%8.9 $106.92
11/15/20241,370,000 shares $122.23 million -6.8%20.8%8.4 $89.22
10/31/20241,470,000 shares $146.74 million -16.5%24.1%9.3 $99.82
10/15/20241,760,000 shares $147.86 million +0.6%28.9%10.9 $84.01
9/30/20241,750,000 shares $140.98 million -11.2%28.7%9 $80.56
9/15/20241,970,000 shares $153.23 million +0.5%32.3%8.5 $77.78
8/31/20241,960,000 shares $129.34 million +12.0%32.1%8.5 $65.99
8/15/20241,750,000 shares $114.22 million -1.7%28.7%7.8 $65.27
7/31/20241,780,000 shares $102.33 million +3.5%29.2%8.1 $57.49
7/15/20241,720,000 shares $91.37 million +3.6%28.2%8.8 $53.12
6/30/20241,660,000 shares $104.73 million +3.1%27.3%9.3 $63.09
6/15/20241,610,000 shares $133.15 million +6.6%26.4%11.1 $82.70
5/31/20241,510,000 shares $150.86 million -7.4%24.8%11 $99.91
5/15/20241,630,000 shares $173.90 million +1.2%26.8%13.4 $106.69
4/30/20241,610,000 shares $177.23 million +4.6%26.6%14.6 $110.08
4/15/20241,540,000 shares $169.48 million +6.2%25.6%13.5 $110.05
3/31/20241,450,000 shares $166.98 million +10.7%24.1%11.7 $115.16
3/15/20241,310,000 shares $131.24 million -0.8%21.8%12.1 $100.18
2/29/20241,320,000 shares $125.44 million No Change21.9%12.1 $95.03
2/15/20241,320,000 shares $136.61 million No Change21.9%11.9 $103.49
1/31/20241,320,000 shares $129.53 million No Change22.0%10.2 $98.13
1/15/20241,320,000 shares $116.89 million +6.5%21.9%9.9 $88.55
12/31/20231,240,000 shares $94.24 million +9.7%20.6%9.2 $76.00
12/15/20231,130,000 shares $77.96 million +3.7%18.7%9.1 $68.99
11/30/20231,090,000 shares $68.10 million +5.8%19.8%8.8 $62.48
11/15/20231,030,000 shares $60.58 million -16.9%18.7%8.3 $58.82
10/31/20231,240,000 shares $70.85 million -6.1%22.7%11.4 $57.14
10/15/20231,320,000 shares $81.03 million -1.5%24.2%13.2 $61.39
9/30/20231,340,000 shares $88.60 million +2.3%24.5%12.6 $66.12
9/15/20231,310,000 shares $100.54 million +1.6%24.0%11.7 $76.75
8/31/20231,290,000 shares $112.71 million +5.7%23.6%11.4 $87.37
8/15/20231,220,000 shares $110.07 million +3.4%22.3%10.4 $90.22
7/31/20231,180,000 shares $117.42 million No Change21.6%9.8 $99.51
7/15/20231,180,000 shares $121.62 million -6.4%21.9%9.4 $103.07
6/30/20231,260,000 shares $117.12 million +1.6%23.4%7.5 $92.95
6/15/20231,240,000 shares $105.02 million +2.5%23.4%7.1 $84.69
5/31/20231,210,000 shares $98.60 million +1.7%22.9%6.9 $81.49
5/15/20231,190,000 shares $78.79 million +2.6%22.5%6.6 $66.21
4/30/20231,160,000 shares $79.95 million No Change24.7%6.2 $68.92
4/15/20231,160,000 shares $75.20 million +6.4%24.7%6.2 $64.83
3/31/20231,090,000 shares $71.77 million -4.4%26.1%5.5 $65.84
3/15/20231,140,000 shares $73.87 million No Change27.5%6.8 $64.80
2/28/20231,140,000 shares $71.39 million -2.6%27.5%7.3 $62.62
2/15/20231,170,000 shares $72.96 million +1.7%28.2%7.9 $62.36
1/31/20231,150,000 shares $71.46 million +9.5%27.7%7.8 $62.14
1/15/20231,050,000 shares $60.33 million -9.5%25.2%7.6 $57.46
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12/30/20221,160,000 shares $55.31 million +7.4%28.1%9.2 $47.68
12/15/20221,080,000 shares $66.23 million +4.9%26.3%12 $61.32
11/30/20221,030,000 shares $67.67 million +2.0%24.9%12.2 $65.70
11/15/20221,010,000 shares $65.24 million -2.9%24.5%11.9 $64.59
10/31/20221,040,000 shares $82.19 million -1.0%25.3%12.6 $79.03
10/15/20221,050,000 shares $72.30 million +1.0%25.6%12.2 $68.86
9/30/20221,040,000 shares $76.52 million +24.2%25.3%11.2 $73.58
9/15/2022837,700 shares $60.18 million +27.8%20.4%7.7 $71.84
8/31/2022655,600 shares $49.01 million +34.2%16.0%6.2 $74.76
8/15/2022488,700 shares $46.76 million +11.2%11.9%4.8 $95.69
7/31/2022439,400 shares $37.10 million -5.5%10.7%4.6 $84.44
7/15/2022464,800 shares $35.88 million +7.9%11.3%5.2 $77.19
6/30/2022430,700 shares $21.33 million +27.5%10.5%5 $49.53
6/15/2022337,700 shares $14.05 million +16.4%8.3%5.1 $41.61
5/31/2022290,100 shares $10.93 million +4.6%7.1%4.7 $37.69
5/15/2022277,400 shares $10.26 million -4.7%6.8%4.5 $36.99
4/30/2022291,200 shares $14.61 million +7.2%7.1%4.6 $50.18
4/15/2022271,700 shares $15.10 million -4.1%6.7%3.8 $55.59
3/31/2022283,200 shares $15.62 million +5.8%6.9%3.3 $55.15
3/15/2022267,700 shares $13.11 million -10.3%6.6%3.1 $48.98
2/28/2022298,300 shares $15.72 million -19.1%9.2%3.4 $52.70
2/15/2022368,700 shares $18.88 million +14.2%11.4%4.1 $51.20
1/31/2022323,000 shares $14.91 million +27.1%7.7%3.3 $46.15
1/15/2022254,100 shares $13.97 million +23.3%6.1%3 $54.97
12/31/2021206,100 shares $16.66 million -3.5%4.9%2.8 $80.84
12/15/2021213,500 shares $14.59 million -16.3%5.1%3.4 $68.34
11/30/2021255,200 shares $16.23 million -8.0%6.0%4.4 $63.60
11/15/2021277,400 shares $19.60 million -6.8%6.5%5.2 $70.66
10/29/2021297,500 shares $12.67 million +5.7%6.9%7.3 $42.58
10/15/2021281,500 shares $12.88 million -3.2%6.6%5.8 $45.75

KRUS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Kura Sushi USA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 1,808,890 shares of KRUS short. 15.24% of Kura Sushi USA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kura Sushi USA'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. KRUS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.6. Learn More on Kura Sushi USA'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. 15.24% of Kura Sushi USA's floating shares are currently sold short.

Kura Sushi USA saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,808,890 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the previous total of 1,584,621 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.

15.24% of Kura Sushi USA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants" compare to Kura Sushi USA: Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (1.18%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (10.34%), The Wendy's Company (30.83%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (23.99%), Sweetgreen, Inc. (25.58%), Biglari Holdings Inc. (21.83%), Super Hi International Holding Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (0.00%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (13.42%), Papa John's International, Inc. (20.65%), First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (11.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KRUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kura Sushi USA as its price is falling. KRUS shares are trading up $0.60 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 Kura Sushi USA 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 KRUS, 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 KRUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:KRUS is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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