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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Warner Bros. Discovery Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) had a short interest of 72.15 million shares sold short, representing 2.90% of the public float. This marks a 11.08% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, meaning it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 23.02 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
72,154,680 shares
Previous Short Interest
64,955,283 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.08%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.90 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
2,510,700,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.90%
Today's Trading Volume
7,593,580 shares
Average Trading Volume
23,016,068 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
33%
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Warner Bros. Discovery 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
7/31/202672,154,680 shares $1.90 billion +11.1%2.9%2.76 $26.30
7/15/202664,955,283 shares $1.77 billion -12.7%2.6%3.56 $27.26
6/30/202674,390,174 shares $1.98 billion +13.0%3.0%3.03 $26.66
6/15/202665,828,066 shares $1.77 billion +8.0%2.6%2.82 $26.83
5/29/202660,960,209 shares $1.65 billion -4.5%2.5%3.29 $27.01
5/15/202663,825,227 shares $1.72 billion +7.5%2.6%3.98 $26.98
4/30/202659,397,935 shares $1.61 billion -0.1%2.4%3.17 $27.05
4/15/202659,463,474 shares $1.62 billion +0.1%2.4%3.04 $27.20
3/31/202659,430,740 shares $1.63 billion +24.5%2.4%1.97 $27.46
3/13/202647,733,517 shares $1.30 billion -22.5%2.0%1.79 $27.14
2/27/202661,625,649 shares $1.74 billion +2.9%2.5%2.47 $28.17
2/13/202659,898,553 shares $1.68 billion +9.9%2.4%2.53 $27.99
1/30/202654,530,058 shares $1.50 billion -29.6%2.2%2.49 $27.54
1/15/202677,486,708 shares $2.21 billion -21.7%3.2%2.97 $28.49
12/31/202598,974,919 shares $2.85 billion -7.0%4.1%2.01 $28.82
12/15/2025106,423,942 shares $3.16 billion +15.9%4.4%1.41 $29.71
11/28/202591,865,098 shares $2.20 billion +16.3%3.8%2.26 $23.99
11/14/202578,959,787 shares $1.82 billion +6.0%3.3%2.17 $23.03
10/31/202574,521,109 shares $1.67 billion -2.5%3.1%2.26 $22.45
10/15/202576,450,000 shares $1.41 billion -23.9%3.3%1.4 $18.45
9/30/2025100,420,000 shares $1.96 billion +8.6%4.3%1.5 $19.53
9/15/202592,430,000 shares $1.80 billion -1.4%4.0%1.3 $19.46
8/31/202593,780,000 shares $1.09 billion -0.6%4.0%1.5 $11.64
8/15/202594,300,000 shares $1.12 billion -5.8%4.1%1.6 $11.85
7/31/2025100,110,000 shares $1.32 billion -10.4%4.3%1.7 $13.17
7/15/2025111,740,000 shares $1.34 billion +425.8%4.8%2 $12.03
6/30/202521,250,000 shares $243.53 million -81.8%3.0%2.2 $11.46
6/15/2025116,970,000 shares $1.17 billion +14.2%5.3%2.5 $10.03
5/31/2025102,390,000 shares $1.01 billion -4.0%4.6%2.3 $9.85
5/15/2025106,610,000 shares $974.42 million +17.4%4.8%2.5 $9.14
4/30/202590,810,000 shares $787.32 million -2.1%4.1%2.1 $8.67
4/15/202592,790,000 shares $765.52 million +7.6%4.1%2.3 $8.25
3/31/202586,220,000 shares $925.14 million +23.7%3.9%2.3 $10.73
3/15/202569,730,000 shares $710.55 million +8.9%3.1%2.1 $10.19
2/28/202564,050,000 shares $734.01 million -4.9%2.9%2 $11.46
2/15/202567,350,000 shares $696.40 million -5.7%3.0%2.3 $10.34
1/31/202571,380,000 shares $745.21 million -7.5%3.2%2.4 $10.44
1/15/202577,150,000 shares $755.30 million -3.6%3.5%2.6 $9.79
12/31/202480,050,000 shares $846.13 million -15.5%3.6%2.7 $10.57
12/15/202494,760,000 shares $1.14 billion 0.0%4.3%3.2 $12.07
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11/30/202494,790,000 shares $993.40 million -9.5%4.3%3.2 $10.48
11/15/2024104,750,000 shares $965.80 million +5.2%4.7%3.4 $9.22
10/31/202499,610,000 shares $809.83 million -5.1%4.5%3.3 $8.13
10/15/2024104,960,000 shares $797.70 million +5.8%4.7%3.4 $7.60
9/30/202499,240,000 shares $818.73 million -2.5%4.5%3.1 $8.25
9/15/2024101,750,000 shares $863.86 million -11.0%4.6%3.1 $8.49
8/31/2024114,380,000 shares $896.74 million -17.6%5.2%3.7 $7.84
8/15/2024138,800,000 shares $1.00 billion +20.7%6.3%4.5 $7.24
7/31/2024114,980,000 shares $994.58 million -13.6%5.2%3.7 $8.65
7/15/2024133,020,000 shares $987.01 million +3.3%6.0%4.5 $7.42
6/30/2024128,730,000 shares $957.75 million +7.6%5.8%4.4 $7.44
6/15/2024119,692,400 shares $866.57 million +1.0%5.4%4.1 $7.24
5/31/2024118,520,000 shares $976.60 million +4.9%5.3%4 $8.24
5/15/2024112,960,000 shares $926.27 million +6.3%5.1%3.6 $8.20
4/30/2024106,230,000 shares $781.85 million -6.6%4.8%3.4 $7.36
4/15/2024113,730,000 shares $950.78 million +2.8%5.1%4 $8.36
3/31/2024110,630,000 shares $965.80 million +9.1%5.0%4.1 $8.73
3/15/2024101,450,000 shares $866.38 million +7.2%4.6%3.9 $8.54
2/29/202494,610,000 shares $831.62 million +13.3%4.3%3.7 $8.79
2/15/202483,520,000 shares $846.89 million +1.0%3.8%3.5 $10.14
1/31/202482,690,000 shares $828.55 million -4.1%3.7%3.6 $10.02
1/15/202486,210,000 shares $918.14 million +1.6%3.9%3.8 $10.65
12/31/202384,840,000 shares $965.48 million -1.7%N/A0 $11.38
12/15/202386,290,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.9%3.9%3.8 $12.26
11/30/202390,750,000 shares $948.34 million -12.7%4.1%4.2 $10.45
11/15/2023103,900,000 shares $1.10 billion +1.8%4.7%4.9 $10.56
10/31/2023102,050,000 shares $1.01 billion +11.6%4.6%5.1 $9.94
10/15/202391,420,000 shares $948.03 million -4.7%4.1%5 $10.37
9/30/202395,900,000 shares $1.04 billion -1.7%4.3%5 $10.86
9/15/202397,530,000 shares $1.15 billion +6.2%4.4%5.2 $11.84
8/31/202391,880,000 shares $1.21 billion +7.0%4.2%4.4 $13.14
8/15/202385,880,000 shares $1.15 billion -5.9%3.9%4.1 $13.42
7/31/202391,250,000 shares $1.19 billion +7.4%4.1%4.1 $13.07
7/15/202384,990,000 shares $1.05 billion -9.2%3.8%3.9 $12.40
6/30/202393,590,000 shares $1.17 billion +12.0%4.2%4.3 $12.54
6/15/202383,570,000 shares $1.10 billion -9.2%3.8%3.8 $13.13
5/31/202392,030,000 shares $1.04 billion +14.5%4.2%4.7 $11.28
5/15/202380,410,000 shares $1.03 billion +29.2%3.6%4.4 $12.81
4/30/202362,240,000 shares $847.09 million -9.2%2.8%3.4 $13.61
4/15/202368,540,000 shares $944.48 million -2.0%3.1%3.7 $13.78
3/31/202369,940,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.9%3.2%3.6 $15.10
3/15/202368,610,000 shares $931.04 million +1.5%3.1%3.2 $13.57
2/28/202367,630,000 shares $1.06 billion +3.4%3.1%2.6 $15.62
2/15/202365,380,000 shares $1.00 billion -16.0%3.0%2.5 $15.35
1/31/202377,860,000 shares $1.15 billion -17.6%3.5%2.8 $14.82
1/15/202394,480,000 shares $1.24 billion -16.3%4.3%3.2 $13.14
12/30/2022112,940,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.4%5.1%3.9 $9.48
12/15/2022105,180,000 shares $1.05 billion +3.5%4.8%3.8 $10.00
11/30/2022101,610,000 shares $1.16 billion +7.4%4.6%4.2 $11.40
11/15/202294,570,000 shares $1.07 billion +1.7%4.3%3.9 $11.33
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10/31/202292,980,000 shares $1.21 billion +12.6%4.2%3.7 $13.00
10/15/202282,560,000 shares $1.03 billion +14.2%3.7%3.4 $12.43
9/30/202272,310,000 shares $831.57 million +4.8%3.3%3 $11.50
9/15/202269,030,000 shares $909.13 million +22.4%3.1%2.8 $13.17
8/31/202256,390,000 shares $746.60 million -7.0%2.6%2.3 $13.24
8/15/202260,650,000 shares $795.73 million +1.7%2.7%2.6 $13.12
7/31/202259,650,000 shares $894.75 million -2.3%2.7%2.7 $15.00
7/15/202261,060,000 shares $852.40 million No Change2.8%2.9 $13.96

WBD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Warner Bros. Discovery shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 72,154,680 shares of WBD short. 2.90% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery'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. WBD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.8. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery'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. 2.90% of Warner Bros. Discovery's floating shares are currently sold short.

Warner Bros. Discovery saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 72,154,680 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 64,955,283 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.

2.90% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Warner Bros. Discovery: Apple Inc. (0.97%), Amazon.com, Inc. (1.00%), Comcast Corporation (2.07%), Fox Corporation (13.11%), Alphabet Inc. (0.65%), Netflix, Inc. (2.24%), Roku, Inc. (8.34%), The Walt Disney Company (1.13%), AT&T Inc. (1.90%), Spotify Technology (3.15%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Warner Bros. Discovery as its price is falling. WBD shares are trading down $0.10 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 Warner Bros. Discovery 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 WBD, 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 WBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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:WBD is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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