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O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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O'Reilly Automotive Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) had a short interest of 16.84 million shares sold short, representing 2.03% of the public float. This marks a 0.65% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, meaning it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 5.01 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
16,840,370 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,732,139 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.65%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.58 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
836,700,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.03%
Today's Trading Volume
4,798,460 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,006,663 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
96%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202616,840,370 shares $1.58 billion +0.7%2.0%3.96 $93.60
3/31/202616,732,139 shares $1.54 billion +10.5%2.0%2.65 $92.31
3/13/202615,138,608 shares $1.39 billion +6.6%1.8%2.82 $91.54
2/27/202614,197,941 shares $1.33 billion -6.5%1.7%2.43 $93.88
2/13/202615,179,577 shares $1.47 billion +12.9%1.8%2.06 $96.66
1/30/202613,445,813 shares $1.32 billion -12.9%1.6%2.31 $98.41
1/15/202615,431,381 shares $1.44 billion +3.4%1.8%2.52 $93.64
12/31/202514,930,309 shares $1.36 billion +23.3%1.8%2.78 $91.21
12/15/202512,107,375 shares $1.15 billion -9.4%1.4%2.32 $95.14
11/28/202513,361,505 shares $1.35 billion +7.8%1.6%2.77 $100.84
11/14/202512,392,832 shares $1.22 billion +8.9%1.5%2.23 $98.80
10/31/202511,376,280 shares $1.07 billion -1.2%1.4%1.98 $94.44
10/15/202511,510,000 shares $1.18 billion -7.2%1.4%2.4 $102.12
9/30/202512,400,000 shares $1.34 billion -5.6%N/A2.7 $107.81
9/15/202513,130,000 shares $1.40 billion -10.0%N/A2.8 $106.29
8/31/202514,590,000 shares $1.51 billion +2.0%1.7%3.2 $103.68
8/15/202514,300,000 shares $1.45 billion +23.3%N/A2.9 $101.54
7/31/202511,600,000 shares $1.14 billion -19.4%1.4%2.2 $98.32
7/15/202514,400,000 shares $1.31 billion -14.1%N/A2.6 $91.19
6/30/202516,760,000 shares $1.51 billion +23.1%2.0%2.7 $90.13
6/15/202513,620,000 shares $1.22 billion -8.2%1.6%2.1 $89.91
5/31/202514,840,000 shares $1.35 billion +1,590.8%26.1%2.3 $90.93
5/15/2025877,700 shares $1.20 billion +21.9%1.6%2 $1,370.13
4/30/2025719,900 shares $1.02 billion -23.1%1.3%1.7 $1,415.20
4/15/2025936,200 shares $1.31 billion +19.7%1.7%2.2 $1,397.93
3/31/2025781,900 shares $1.12 billion -2.6%1.4%2 $1,432.58
3/15/2025802,700 shares $1.07 billion -16.7%1.4%2.3 $1,327.41
2/28/2025963,800 shares $1.32 billion +13.3%1.7%2.8 $1,373.64
2/15/2025850,600 shares $1.12 billion -12.7%1.5%2.6 $1,318.80
1/31/2025974,100 shares $1.26 billion +14.9%1.7%2.8 $1,294.42
1/15/2025848,000 shares $1.02 billion -17.7%1.5%2.5 $1,204.04
12/31/20241,030,000 shares $1.22 billion +26.7%1.8%3.1 $1,185.80
12/15/2024812,800 shares $1.03 billion +0.7%1.4%2.5 $1,270.60
11/30/2024807,400 shares $1.00 billion -9.3%1.4%2.4 $1,243.22
11/15/2024890,600 shares $1.08 billion -4.8%1.6%2.6 $1,213.37
10/31/2024935,900 shares $1.08 billion -19.3%1.6%2.9 $1,153.14
10/15/20241,160,000 shares $1.38 billion -12.1%2.0%3.5 $1,190.00
9/30/20241,320,000 shares $1.52 billion +1.5%2.3%3.8 $1,151.60
9/15/20241,300,000 shares $1.46 billion -3.7%2.3%3.6 $1,125.48
8/31/20241,350,000 shares $1.53 billion +19.5%2.4%3.5 $1,129.97
8/15/20241,130,000 shares $1.26 billion -18.1%2.0%2.7 $1,115.89
7/31/20241,380,000 shares $1.55 billion +16.0%2.4%3.2 $1,126.34
7/15/20241,190,000 shares $1.24 billion +1.7%2.0%2.8 $1,042.41
6/30/20241,170,000 shares $1.24 billion +17.6%2.0%2.8 $1,056.06
6/15/2024995,000 shares $1.00 billion +0.1%1.7%2.4 $1,007.31
5/31/2024994,400 shares $957.87 million +4.1%1.7%2.6 $963.26
5/15/2024955,700 shares $965.62 million +1.3%1.6%2.7 $1,010.38
4/30/2024943,100 shares $955.61 million +26.0%1.6%2.6 $1,013.26
4/15/2024748,600 shares $800.46 million +5.8%1.3%2.2 $1,069.27
3/31/2024707,300 shares $798.46 million -12.8%1.2%1.9 $1,128.88
3/15/2024811,500 shares $903.35 million -1.7%1.4%2.2 $1,113.18
2/29/2024825,400 shares $897.56 million -12.4%1.4%2.1 $1,087.42
2/15/2024941,700 shares $986.81 million -22.2%1.6%2.4 $1,047.90
1/31/20241,210,000 shares $1.24 billion +11.0%2.1%3.1 $1,023.05
1/15/20241,090,000 shares $1.04 billion -0.9%1.9%2.6 $953.06
12/31/20231,100,000 shares $1.05 billion -9.1%1.9%2.7 $950.08
12/15/20231,210,000 shares $1.15 billion -4.0%2.1%3 $951.57
11/30/20231,260,000 shares $1.24 billion -13.7%2.2%3.1 $982.38
11/15/20231,460,000 shares $1.42 billion +9.8%2.5%3.7 $973.34
10/31/20231,330,000 shares $1.24 billion -3.6%2.2%3.4 $930.44
10/15/20231,380,000 shares $1.28 billion +22.1%2.3%3.7 $926.46
9/30/20231,130,000 shares $1.03 billion +5.6%1.9%3.1 $908.86
9/15/20231,070,000 shares $995.32 million +18.4%1.8%3 $930.21
8/31/2023903,800 shares $849.30 million +30.6%1.5%2.3 $939.70
8/15/2023691,800 shares $658.15 million +13.1%1.2%1.6 $951.36
7/31/2023611,600 shares $566.21 million -6.5%1.0%1.4 $925.79
7/15/2023654,100 shares $628.86 million -8.6%1.1%1.5 $961.41
6/30/2023715,700 shares $683.71 million -25.8%1.2%1.6 $955.30
6/15/2023964,000 shares $894.10 million +23.3%1.6%2.2 $927.49
5/31/2023781,600 shares $706.03 million -14.7%1.3%1.9 $903.31
5/15/2023916,600 shares $866.44 million -6.3%1.5%2.3 $945.28
4/30/2023978,000 shares $897.13 million +0.1%1.6%2.2 $917.31
4/15/2023976,800 shares $871.57 million -2.3%1.6%2.2 $892.27
3/31/20231,000,000 shares $848.98 million +11.5%1.6%2.2 $848.98
3/15/2023896,500 shares $733.57 million -2.3%1.5%2 $818.26
2/28/2023917,500 shares $761.62 million +7.3%1.5%1.9 $830.10
2/15/2023855,100 shares $736.44 million +7.2%1.4%1.8 $861.23
1/31/2023798,000 shares $632.30 million -9.4%1.3%1.8 $792.35
1/15/2023880,800 shares $718.27 million -6.9%1.4%1.9 $815.47
12/30/2022946,200 shares $798.62 million -3.1%1.5%2 $844.03
12/15/2022976,100 shares $787.91 million +0.6%1.6%2 $807.20
11/30/2022970,400 shares $838.95 million -0.8%1.6%2 $864.54
11/15/2022978,100 shares $807.05 million +19.7%1.6%2 $825.12
10/31/2022817,500 shares $684.39 million -3.1%1.3%1.7 $837.17
10/15/2022843,200 shares $617.15 million -8.7%1.4%1.8 $731.91
9/30/2022923,800 shares $649.75 million -1.8%1.5%2 $703.35
9/15/2022940,900 shares $648.16 million +7.1%1.5%2 $688.87
8/31/2022878,800 shares $612.63 million +9.5%1.4%1.8 $697.12
8/15/2022802,900 shares $592.51 million +10.1%1.3%1.6 $737.96
7/31/2022729,500 shares $513.27 million -12.3%1.1%1.3 $703.59
7/15/2022831,300 shares $568.18 million +10.9%1.3%1.3 $683.48
6/30/2022749,400 shares $473.44 million -25.8%1.2%1.2 $631.76
6/15/20221,010,000 shares $605.00 million -2.9%1.6%1.6 $599.01
5/31/20221,040,000 shares $662.66 million +5.2%1.6%1.6 $637.17
5/15/2022989,100 shares $628.69 million +20.5%1.5%1.5 $635.62
4/30/2022821,000 shares $497.98 million +16.7%1.3%1.3 $606.55
4/15/2022703,600 shares $502.29 million -9.3%1.1%1.2 $713.88
3/31/2022775,300 shares $531.05 million -11.1%1.2%1.3 $684.96
3/15/2022871,900 shares $606.70 million +1.0%1.3%1.6 $695.84
2/28/2022863,500 shares $560.62 million -0.9%1.3%1.6 $649.24
2/15/2022871,200 shares $587.85 million +29.6%1.3%1.7 $674.76
1/31/2022672,200 shares $438.11 million +8.7%1.0%1.5 $651.75
1/15/2022618,600 shares $419.95 million -5.7%0.9%1.5 $678.87
12/31/2021656,200 shares $463.43 million +9.6%1.0%1.7 $706.23
12/15/2021598,800 shares $411.50 million -14.5%0.9%1.5 $687.21
11/30/2021700,300 shares $446.90 million +11.1%1.1%1.7 $638.16
11/15/2021630,300 shares $409.54 million -31.3%1.0%1.5 $649.76
10/29/2021916,900 shares $570.61 million +9.2%1.4%2.2 $622.32
10/15/2021839,500 shares $528.04 million +2.3%1.2%2.1 $628.99
9/30/2021820,800 shares $501.56 million -17.7%1.2%2 $611.06
9/15/2021997,800 shares $599.60 million +3.7%1.5%2.4 $600.92
8/31/2021962,700 shares $571.92 million +2.6%1.4%2.3 $594.08
8/13/2021938,400 shares $557.44 million +23.1%1.4%2.3 $594.03
7/30/2021762,400 shares $460.37 million -2.7%1.1%1.7 $603.84
7/15/2021783,400 shares $468.05 million -8.7%1.1%1.7 $597.46
6/30/2021857,900 shares $485.75 million -29.1%1.3%1.8 $566.21
6/15/20211,210,000 shares $647.43 million +18.6%1.8%2.5 $535.07
5/28/20211,020,000 shares $545.82 million -2.9%1.5%2.1 $535.12
5/14/20211,050,000 shares $582.14 million +7.6%1.5%2 $554.42

ORLY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of O'Reilly Automotive shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 16,840,370 shares of ORLY short. 2.03% of O'Reilly Automotive's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on O'Reilly Automotive'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. ORLY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on O'Reilly Automotive's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of O'Reilly Automotive: PEAK6 LLC, VestGen Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, Invenomic Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, J. Goldman & Co LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Brant Point Investment Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, XY Capital Ltd, Group One Trading LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Lido Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.03% of O'Reilly Automotive's floating shares are currently sold short.

O'Reilly Automotive saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,840,370 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 16,732,139 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.

2.03% of O'Reilly Automotive's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to O'Reilly Automotive: Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (19.25%), AutoZone, Inc. (2.14%), CarMax, Inc. (10.23%), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (8.54%), AutoNation, Inc. (6.74%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (10.97%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (8.34%), Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (6.95%), Sonic Automotive, Inc. (13.84%), Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (22.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ORLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from O'Reilly Automotive as its price is falling. ORLY shares are trading down $1.62 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 O'Reilly Automotive occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ORLY, 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 ORLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NASDAQ:ORLY) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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