Lyft (LYFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $16.14 -0.11 (-0.68%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.14 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Lyft Short Interest DataLyft (LYFT) has a short interest of 65.84 million shares, representing 16.25% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.16% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 18.09 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest65,840,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest62,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.16%Dollar Volume Sold Short$925.71 millionShort Interest Ratio3.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares406,440,000 sharesShort Percent of Float16.25%Today's Trading Volume10,685,135 sharesAverage Trading Volume18,088,238 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average59% Short Selling Lyft? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lyft and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLYFT Short Interest Over TimeLYFT Days to Cover Over TimeLYFT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lyft Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202565,840,000 shares $925.71 million +6.2%16.2%3.6 $14.06 7/15/202562,020,000 shares $922.86 million +1.0%N/A3.8 $14.88 6/30/202561,430,000 shares $968.14 million +7.6%15.2%3.7 $15.76 6/15/202557,120,000 shares $844.23 million +6.8%14.1%3.3 $14.78 5/31/202553,480,000 shares $810.22 million +6.4%13.3%3 $15.15 5/15/202550,250,000 shares $815.56 million +14.5%12.5%2.7 $16.23 4/30/202543,900,000 shares $544.36 million +7.7%N/A2.1 $12.40 4/15/202540,770,000 shares $443.99 million -1.9%10.1%2.1 $10.89 3/31/202541,560,000 shares $493.32 million +3.4%10.3%2.1 $11.87 3/15/202540,190,000 shares $479.06 million -7.1%10.0%2.1 $11.92 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LYFT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lyft and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202543,250,000 shares $577.60 million -12.4%10.8%2.4 $13.36 2/15/202549,370,000 shares $663.04 million +18.6%12.3%2.9 $13.43 1/31/202541,630,000 shares $563.67 million -13.3%N/A2.5 $13.54 1/15/202548,030,000 shares $643.60 million -1.5%N/A3.2 $13.40 12/31/202448,760,000 shares $629.00 million -6.5%N/A3.2 $12.90 12/15/202452,140,000 shares $737.26 million +32.1%N/A3.7 $14.14 11/30/202439,460,000 shares $685.03 million -21.8%N/A2.8 $17.36 11/15/202450,470,000 shares $914.52 million +9.4%N/A3.7 $18.12 10/31/202446,140,000 shares $598.44 million -2.7%N/A3.4 $12.97 10/15/202447,440,000 shares $630.95 million -5.8%N/A3.5 $13.30 9/30/202450,370,000 shares $642.22 million +4.2%N/A3.6 $12.75 9/15/202448,350,000 shares $548.77 million +3.4%N/A3.4 $11.35 8/31/202446,750,000 shares $545.57 million -8.4%N/A3.2 $11.67 8/15/202451,050,000 shares $551.85 million +7.2%N/A3.3 $10.81 7/31/202447,610,000 shares $573.70 million +0.9%N/A3.1 $12.05 7/15/202447,180,000 shares $617.11 million -2.3%N/A3.4 $13.08 6/30/202448,300,000 shares $681.03 million -1.2%N/A3.6 $14.10 6/15/202448,890,000 shares $692.77 million +5.1%N/A3.7 $14.17 5/31/202446,530,000 shares $726.33 million +7.4%N/A3.4 $15.61 5/15/202443,310,000 shares $739.73 million -16.4%N/A3.1 $17.08 4/30/202451,810,000 shares $810.31 million -4.3%N/A2.7 $15.64 4/15/202454,120,000 shares $973.08 million +10.6%N/A3.1 $17.98 3/31/202448,940,000 shares $946.99 million -7.2%N/A2.8 $19.35 3/15/202452,740,000 shares $908.71 million -2.5%N/A3 $17.23 2/29/202454,070,000 shares $858.63 million +17.1%N/A2.9 $15.88 2/15/202446,160,000 shares $878.42 million +1.0%N/A2.5 $19.03 1/31/202445,710,000 shares $570.92 million -6.5%N/A3.1 $12.49 1/15/202448,900,000 shares $629.83 million -6.0%N/A3.2 $12.88 12/31/202352,000,000 shares $779.48 million +12.1%N/A3.4 $14.99 12/15/202346,400,000 shares $721.52 million -7.1%N/A3.1 $15.55Tax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15th (Ad)On September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed professionals, retirees, and high-net-worth savers. But the wealthy aren’t just writing checks. They’re moving fast to protect capital and purchasing power using legal, IRS-compliant strategies. American Alternative Assets just released the Mar-A-Lago Accord, a free guide revealing how to reduce Q3 tax exposure and reposition wealth before it’s drained.Click here to download the guide and protect your assets before Sept 15th. 11/30/202349,970,000 shares $586.15 million -9.4%N/A3.7 $11.73 11/15/202355,170,000 shares $599.15 million -4.2%N/A4.3 $10.86 10/31/202357,580,000 shares $528.01 million +6.1%N/A4.4 $9.17 10/15/202354,270,000 shares $546.50 million -8.8%N/A4 $10.07 9/30/202359,490,000 shares $627.02 million +10.0%N/A4.3 $10.54 9/15/202354,060,000 shares $609.80 million +3.6%N/A3.7 $11.28 8/31/202352,170,000 shares $614.56 million -1.9%N/A3.4 $11.78 8/15/202353,160,000 shares $642.17 million +7.3%N/A3.3 $12.08 7/31/202349,560,000 shares $629.91 million +12.4%15.8%3.1 $12.71 7/15/202344,110,000 shares $498.44 million -2.0%14.0%2.5 $11.30 6/30/202345,020,000 shares $431.74 million +5.5%14.3%2.5 $9.59 6/15/202342,660,000 shares $450.06 million -3.3%13.5%2.3 $10.55 5/31/202344,110,000 shares $397.87 million -6.8%14.0%2.2 $9.02 5/15/202347,340,000 shares $404.28 million -3.0%15.0%2.4 $8.54 4/30/202348,800,000 shares $500.20 million -10.1%15.5%2.1 $10.25 4/15/202354,250,000 shares $551.72 million +2.0%17.2%2.5 $10.17 3/31/202353,210,000 shares $493.26 million +2.0%17.0%2.5 $9.27 3/15/202352,170,000 shares $469.01 million +2.8%N/A2.7 $8.99 2/28/202350,750,000 shares $507.50 million +1.5%16.4%2.8 $10.00 2/15/202350,000,000 shares $575 million +17.5%16.1%2.8 $11.50 1/31/202342,560,000 shares $691.60 million -8.1%13.8%2.7 $16.25 1/15/202346,290,000 shares $670.74 million +2.1%15.0%3 $14.49 12/30/202245,340,000 shares $499.65 million -2.0%14.7%2.9 $11.02 12/15/202246,260,000 shares $525.05 million -1.5%15.0%2.9 $11.35 11/30/202246,950,000 shares $526.78 million -5.0%15.2%2.9 $11.22 11/15/202249,430,000 shares $646.05 million -7.4%16.4%3.1 $13.07 10/31/202253,370,000 shares $781.34 million +37.3%17.7%3.6 $14.64 10/15/202238,870,000 shares $457.50 million +3.1%12.9%2.6 $11.77 9/30/202237,700,000 shares $496.51 million +12.9%12.5%2.6 $13.17 9/15/202233,390,000 shares $567.30 million -10.2%11.1%2.3 $16.99 8/31/202237,190,000 shares $547.81 million +6.6%12.4%2.7 $14.73 8/15/202234,900,000 shares $673.22 million -18.1%11.6%2.6 $19.29 7/31/202242,620,000 shares $590.71 million +1.6%14.4%3 $13.86 7/15/202241,940,000 shares $542.70 million +26.2%14.3%2.9 $12.94 6/30/202233,230,000 shares $441.29 million +11.6%11.3%2.5 $13.28 6/15/202229,790,000 shares $451.62 million -0.4%10.1%2.5 $15.16 5/31/202229,900,000 shares $528.63 million +11.3%10.2%2.8 $17.68 5/15/202226,860,000 shares $537.20 million +1.6%9.1%2.7 $20.00 4/30/202226,440,000 shares $861.94 million +7.9%9.0%2.8 $32.60 4/15/202224,510,000 shares $871.09 million -1.4%8.3%3.8 $35.54 3/31/202224,860,000 shares $954.62 million +5.3%8.4%3.7 $38.40 3/15/202223,600,000 shares $843.46 million -1.3%8.0%3.5 $35.74 2/28/202223,900,000 shares $930.67 million +1.8%8.1%3.4 $38.94 2/15/202223,470,000 shares $1.02 billion -2.1%8.1%3.3 $43.50 1/31/202223,980,000 shares $923.71 million +6.0%8.3%3.6 $38.52 1/15/202222,620,000 shares $933.30 million +1.7%7.8%3.6 $41.26 12/31/202122,250,000 shares $950.74 million -3.1%7.7%3.7 $42.73 12/15/202122,950,000 shares $881.74 million -6.5%8.0%3.9 $38.42 11/30/202124,550,000 shares $996.98 million -10.4%8.5%4.5 $40.61 11/15/202127,400,000 shares $1.42 billion -1.2%9.5%5.5 $51.66Tax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15th (Ad)On September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed professionals, retirees, and high-net-worth savers. But the wealthy aren’t just writing checks. They’re moving fast to protect capital and purchasing power using legal, IRS-compliant strategies. American Alternative Assets just released the Mar-A-Lago Accord, a free guide revealing how to reduce Q3 tax exposure and reposition wealth before it’s drained.Click here to download the guide and protect your assets before Sept 15th. 10/29/202127,720,000 shares $1.27 billion +2.0%9.7%5.5 $45.87 10/15/202127,170,000 shares $1.40 billion -0.2%9.6%5.6 $51.58 9/30/202127,230,000 shares $1.46 billion +0.2%9.7%5.6 $53.59 9/15/202127,190,000 shares $1.39 billion +0.5%9.6%5.4 $51.01 8/31/202127,060,000 shares $1.29 billion +3.1%9.6%5.3 $47.61 8/13/202126,250,000 shares $1.40 billion -4.1%9.3%4.8 $53.39 7/30/202127,380,000 shares $1.51 billion -6.9%9.9%4.7 $55.32 7/15/202129,400,000 shares $1.61 billion -2.1%10.9%4.4 $54.73 6/30/202130,030,000 shares $1.82 billion +2.6%11.1%4.4 $60.48 6/15/202129,260,000 shares $1.69 billion +5.9%10.8%4.3 $57.82 5/28/202127,640,000 shares $1.58 billion +5.4%10.2%4 $57.09 5/14/202126,230,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.7%9.7%3.5 $46.02 4/30/202126,690,000 shares $1.52 billion +5.2%10.1%3.4 $57.10 4/15/202125,380,000 shares $1.59 billion +1.4%9.6%3.8 $62.80 3/31/202125,040,000 shares $1.58 billion -1.0%9.5%3.6 $63.05 3/15/202125,300,000 shares $1.68 billion +8.4%9.7%3.6 $66.37 2/26/202123,340,000 shares $1.30 billion -6.0%9.1%3.2 $55.91 2/12/202124,840,000 shares $1.42 billion +10.4%9.9%3.5 $57.07 1/29/202122,500,000 shares $1.04 billion -11.8%9.2%2.7 $46.22 1/15/202125,510,000 shares $1.24 billion +4.0%10.4%2.6 $48.75 12/31/202024,520,000 shares $1.23 billion -7.8%10.0%2.4 $50.34 12/15/202026,590,000 shares $1.24 billion +0.4%10.9%2.5 $46.77 11/30/202026,480,000 shares $1.03 billion -19.6%10.9%2.4 $39.04 11/15/202032,920,000 shares $1.24 billion +30.1%13.6%3 $37.54 10/30/202025,310,000 shares $580.36 million +5.4%10.7%2.2 $22.93 10/15/202024,020,000 shares $642.54 million -0.6%11.1%2.6 $26.75 9/30/202024,160,000 shares $665.61 million +4.6%11.1%2.7 $27.55 9/15/202023,100,000 shares $698.31 million +1.2%10.6%2.6 $30.23 8/31/202022,820,000 shares $677.07 million -4.2%10.5%2.5 $29.67 LYFT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lyft's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lyft shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 65,840,000 shares of LYFT short. 16.25% of Lyft's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lyft's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lyft? 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. LYFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Lyft's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lyft? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lyft: Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., SG Americas Securities LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lyft? 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. 16.25% of Lyft's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lyft's short interest increasing or decreasing? Lyft saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 65,840,000 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the previous total of 62,020,000 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. How does Lyft's short interest compare to its competitors? 16.25% of Lyft's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lyft: Airbnb, Inc. (4.20%), DoorDash, Inc. (2.87%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.14%), Corpay, Inc. (2.56%), Toast, Inc. (6.89%), RB Global, Inc. (4.16%), Aercap Holdings N.V. (1.15%), CGI Group, Inc. (1.62%), Zillow Group, Inc. (8.66%), Grab Holdings Limited (7.49%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lyft stock? Short selling LYFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lyft as its price is falling. LYFT shares are trading down $0.11 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. How does a short squeeze work against Lyft? A short squeeze for Lyft 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 LYFT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lyft's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LYFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies ABNB Short Squeeze DASH Short Squeeze UBER Short Squeeze CPAY Short Squeeze TOST Short Squeeze RBA Short Squeeze AER Short Squeeze GIB Short Squeeze Z Short Squeeze GRAB Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:LYFT) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? Think againIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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