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Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Petco Health and Wellness Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF) had a short interest of 17.53 million shares sold short, representing 5.69% of the public float. This marks a 1.07% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.2, meaning it would take 10.2 days of the average trading volume of 2.21 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
17,526,191 shares
Previous Short Interest
17,341,430 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
1.07%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$43.82 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
322,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.69%
Today's Trading Volume
1,026,012 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,212,629 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
46%
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Petco Health and Wellness 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
5/15/202617,526,191 shares $43.82 million +1.1%5.7%10.24 $2.50
4/30/202617,341,430 shares $49.25 million +0.9%5.6%13.88 $2.84
4/15/202617,185,868 shares $49.84 million +0.9%5.6%10.47 $2.90
3/31/202617,025,383 shares $47.33 million +7.1%5.5%5.7 $2.78
3/13/202615,891,499 shares $57.53 million +2.3%5.2%2.71 $3.62
2/27/202615,541,059 shares $39.63 million +1.4%5.1%14.89 $2.55
2/13/202615,323,337 shares $38.46 million +8.9%5.0%9 $2.51
1/30/202614,067,472 shares $37.84 million -8.2%4.6%8.1 $2.69
1/15/202615,321,731 shares $45.05 million -15.3%5.0%6.86 $2.94
12/31/202518,090,157 shares $50.83 million +1.2%5.9%11.06 $2.81
12/15/202517,881,633 shares $55.43 million -1.3%5.9%7.59 $3.10
11/28/202518,113,009 shares $58.14 million -2.1%6.0%3.55 $3.21
11/14/202518,497,700 shares $54.75 million +1.3%6.1%10.2 $2.96
10/31/202518,265,557 shares $58.08 million -9.6%6.0%8.52 $3.18
10/15/202520,200,000 shares $74.13 million -1.0%14.9%6.4 $3.67
9/30/202520,400,000 shares $78.95 million +8.4%15.1%5.6 $3.87
9/15/202518,820,000 shares $65.31 million +7.5%13.9%4.8 $3.47
8/31/202517,500,000 shares $69.83 million -2.8%12.8%4 $3.99
8/15/202518,000,000 shares $60.12 million -4.7%13.3%4.2 $3.34
7/31/202518,880,000 shares $56.83 million -9.8%14.0%4.3 $3.01
7/15/202520,940,000 shares $59.26 million +55,443.8%15.6%4.7 $2.83
6/30/202537,700 shares $106.69 thousand -99.9%0.0%2 $2.83
6/15/202526,310,000 shares $64.99 million +2.6%19.6%5.1 $2.47
5/31/202525,650,000 shares $93.11 million -5.2%19.1%5.2 $3.63
5/15/202527,050,000 shares $85.75 million -4.0%20.2%6.2 $3.17
4/30/202528,180,000 shares $83.13 million -8.1%21.1%6.4 $2.95
4/15/202530,660,000 shares $93.82 million +2.3%23.0%6.9 $3.06
3/31/202529,970,000 shares $91.41 million +6.0%22.5%6.5 $3.05
3/15/202528,280,000 shares $67.59 million +2.2%21.2%7.6 $2.39
2/28/202527,670,000 shares $74.43 million -0.8%20.7%6.4 $2.69
2/15/202527,890,000 shares $82.28 million -5.5%20.1%6.5 $2.95
1/31/202529,500,000 shares $100.89 million +5.2%21.3%7.2 $3.42
1/15/202528,030,000 shares $107.64 million -1.7%20.2%7.1 $3.84
12/31/202428,520,000 shares $108.66 million +8.1%20.7%7.3 $3.81
12/15/202426,390,000 shares $117.44 million +12.2%33.8%6.9 $4.45
11/30/202423,530,000 shares $100.47 million +1.9%30.2%5.2 $4.27
11/15/202423,090,000 shares $92.59 million +1.1%29.8%5.9 $4.01
10/31/202422,850,000 shares $97.57 million +0.8%29.3%5.8 $4.27
10/15/202422,660,000 shares $104.69 million +6.7%29.1%5.6 $4.62
9/30/202421,230,000 shares $96.60 million -3.2%27.2%4.9 $4.55
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9/15/202421,940,000 shares $100.49 million +0.3%28.2%4.4 $4.58
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7/31/202421,290,000 shares $73.66 million +2.5%27.8%3.5 $3.46
7/15/202420,770,000 shares $66.46 million +1.1%26.5%3.4 $3.20
6/30/202420,540,000 shares $77.64 million +17.6%26.4%3.6 $3.78
6/15/202417,470,000 shares $60.27 million +3.6%22.4%3.4 $3.45
5/31/202416,870,000 shares $65.12 million -39.7%22.2%3.1 $3.86
5/15/202427,990,000 shares $73.05 million -0.8%12.1%5.8 $2.61
4/30/202428,220,000 shares $42.33 million +9.0%20.8%7.9 $1.50
4/15/202425,880,000 shares $42.70 million +2.5%19.0%7 $1.65
3/31/202425,260,000 shares $57.59 million +5.4%N/A6.3 $2.28
3/15/202423,970,000 shares $50.58 million +1.4%N/A5.7 $2.11
2/29/202423,650,000 shares $61.49 million +9.6%N/A5.6 $2.60
2/15/202421,580,000 shares $60.21 million +10.7%N/A4.1 $2.79
1/31/202419,500,000 shares $46.61 million +14.5%12.9%3.6 $2.39
1/15/202417,030,000 shares $48.71 million -3.2%11.3%3.1 $2.86
12/31/202317,600,000 shares $55.62 million +4.9%11.7%3.2 $3.16
12/15/202316,780,000 shares $51.51 million -2.9%11.1%3.1 $3.07
11/30/202317,280,000 shares $52.19 million -4.5%11.5%3.2 $3.02
11/15/202318,100,000 shares $67.69 million -16.5%12.1%3.8 $3.74
10/31/202321,670,000 shares $74.98 million +6.4%14.4%4.3 $3.46
10/15/202320,360,000 shares $64.34 million -6.3%13.6%4.2 $3.16
9/30/202321,730,000 shares $88.88 million +21.3%14.5%4.7 $4.09
9/15/202317,920,000 shares $77.06 million +10.1%12.0%4.3 $4.30
8/31/202316,270,000 shares $82.81 million +15.4%10.9%4.5 $5.09
8/15/202314,100,000 shares $99.12 million -6.8%9.4%4 $7.03
7/31/202315,120,000 shares $123.38 million -10.9%10.1%5 $8.16
7/15/202316,970,000 shares $149.00 million +2.6%11.4%5.8 $8.78
6/30/202316,540,000 shares $147.21 million +4.5%11.1%5.9 $8.90
6/15/202315,830,000 shares $140.41 million +14.2%10.6%5 $8.87
5/31/202313,860,000 shares $105.89 million -9.6%9.3%3.8 $7.64
5/15/202315,330,000 shares $163.88 million +6.9%10.3%5.3 $10.69
4/30/202314,340,000 shares $142.83 million +0.5%9.6%5.4 $9.96
4/15/202314,270,000 shares $136.14 million +4.9%9.6%5.4 $9.54
3/31/202313,600,000 shares $122.40 million -12.1%9.1%5.3 $9.00
3/15/202315,480,000 shares $151.70 million -8.1%10.4%6.8 $9.80
2/28/202316,850,000 shares $173.56 million +1.1%11.3%9.7 $10.30
2/15/202316,670,000 shares $188.04 million +2.9%11.1%8.1 $11.28
1/31/202316,200,000 shares $189.38 million +1.7%10.8%6.8 $11.69
1/15/202315,930,000 shares $165.03 million -5.4%10.7%6.6 $10.36
12/30/202216,840,000 shares $159.64 million -5.7%11.3%6.9 $9.48
12/15/202217,860,000 shares $179.85 million +11.1%11.9%7.1 $10.07
11/30/202216,070,000 shares $177.41 million +0.6%10.7%6.4 $11.04
11/15/202215,970,000 shares $168.48 million -9.3%10.7%7.3 $10.55
10/31/202217,610,000 shares $185.43 million -5.1%11.7%8.1 $10.53
10/15/202218,550,000 shares $192.92 million -3.8%12.4%8.1 $10.40
9/30/202219,290,000 shares $215.28 million -1.4%12.8%8.3 $11.16
9/15/202219,560,000 shares $288.71 million +1.8%13.0%8.6 $14.76
8/31/202219,220,000 shares $286.76 million -6.3%12.8%8.7 $14.92
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8/15/202220,510,000 shares $331.03 million -11.8%13.7%7.7 $16.14
7/31/202223,260,000 shares $323.78 million -4.9%15.5%7.8 $13.92
7/15/202224,450,000 shares $340.10 million +21.4%16.3%8.4 $13.91
6/30/202220,140,000 shares $296.86 million +10.1%13.4%7.1 $14.74
6/15/202218,300,000 shares $297.56 million +9.2%12.2%6.6 $16.26
5/31/202216,760,000 shares $267.49 million -8.5%11.2%6 $15.96
5/15/202218,310,000 shares $341.30 million -6.2%12.2%6.9 $18.64
4/30/202219,510,000 shares $375.76 million -7.0%13.0%10.8 $19.26
4/15/202220,980,000 shares $458.20 million +1.4%13.9%12.3 $21.84
3/31/202220,700,000 shares $405.10 million -1.0%13.8%11.5 $19.57
3/15/202220,910,000 shares $394.78 million +6.9%13.9%11.3 $18.88
2/28/202219,560,000 shares $342.69 million +10.8%13.0%10.6 $17.52
2/15/202217,660,000 shares $347.90 million -1.2%11.8%9.6 $19.70
1/31/202217,870,000 shares $335.06 million +18.0%11.9%8.6 $18.75
1/15/202215,150,000 shares $279.82 million +8.5%10.1%7.4 $18.47
12/31/202113,960,000 shares $276.27 million +6.1%9.3%7.2 $19.79
12/15/202113,160,000 shares $248.07 million +6.7%8.8%7.5 $18.85
11/30/202112,340,000 shares $236.56 million -5.4%8.2%7 $19.17
11/15/202113,040,000 shares $321.31 million -16.5%8.7%7.6 $24.64
10/29/202115,620,000 shares $386.28 million -8.3%10.4%9.4 $24.73
10/15/202117,040,000 shares $381.01 million -0.7%11.4%10.5 $22.36
9/30/202117,160,000 shares $362.08 million +4.6%11.5%9.9 $21.10
9/15/202116,400,000 shares $367.36 million +5.3%10.9%8.5 $22.40
8/31/202115,570,000 shares $335.22 million +12.5%10.4%4.7 $21.53
8/13/202113,840,000 shares $271.82 million No Change9.2%3.6 $19.64

WOOF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Petco Health and Wellness shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 17,526,191 shares of WOOF short. 5.69% of Petco Health and Wellness' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Petco Health and Wellness' 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. WOOF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.2. Learn More on Petco Health and Wellness'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. 5.69% of Petco Health and Wellness' floating shares are currently sold short.

Petco Health and Wellness saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,526,191 shares, an increase of 1.1% from the previous total of 17,341,430 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.

5.69% of Petco Health and Wellness' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Petco Health and Wellness: Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (16.55%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (24.92%), Select Medical Holdings Corporation (2.37%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (6.25%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (9.76%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (2.04%), Alcon (1.23%), Tenet Healthcare Corporation (2.93%), Encompass Health Corporation (3.50%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (3.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WOOF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Petco Health and Wellness as its price is falling. WOOF shares are trading down $0.04 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 Petco Health and Wellness 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 WOOF, 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 WOOF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:WOOF) was last updated on 6/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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