What do BE's short interest metrics mean?

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

Bloom Energy (BE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$206.00 -3.01 (-1.44%)

Closing price 08/19/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$207.94 +1.94 (+0.94%)

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Bloom Energy Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Bloom Energy (BE) had a short interest of 20.36 million shares sold short, representing 7.13% of the public float. This marks a 6.13% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, meaning it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 17.11 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 20,361,513 shares
Previous Short Interest: 19,185,518 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 6.13%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $4.20 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 1.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: July 31, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 294,530,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 7.13%
Today's Trading Volume: 10,272,735 shares
Average Trading Volume: 17,111,148 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 60%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
7/31/2026	20,361,513 shares	$4.20 billion	+6.1%	7.1%	0.99	$206.06
7/15/2026	19,185,518 shares	$4.58 billion	-0.8%	7.0%	1.48	$238.72
6/30/2026	19,348,027 shares	$5.85 billion	-35.0%	7.0%	1.11	$302.41
6/15/2026	29,780,167 shares	$8.17 billion	+4.3%	10.8%	2.81	$274.49
5/29/2026	28,556,389 shares	$8.12 billion	-1.5%	10.3%	2.74	$284.48
5/15/2026	28,998,320 shares	$8.05 billion	+10.8%	10.5%	2.99	$277.48
4/30/2026	26,163,216 shares	$7.40 billion	+12.8%	9.5%	2.42	$282.67
4/15/2026	23,186,341 shares	$4.93 billion	-5.4%	8.4%	2.16	$212.71
3/31/2026	24,510,243 shares	$3.31 billion	+0.5%	8.9%	2.31	$134.98
3/13/2026	24,394,733 shares	$3.76 billion	+10.7%	9.0%	2.36	$154.28
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2/27/2026	22,036,281 shares	$3.43 billion	-1.9%	8.0%	2.18	$155.49
2/13/2026	22,470,126 shares	$3.14 billion	-1.1%	8.1%	1.7	$139.70
1/30/2026	22,723,755 shares	$3.44 billion	+11.3%	10.0%	1.9	$151.37
1/15/2026	20,409,969 shares	$2.84 billion	-0.7%	8.9%	1.5	$139.32
12/31/2025	20,555,480 shares	$1.78 billion	+8.7%	9.0%	2.16	$86.62
12/15/2025	18,913,277 shares	$1.70 billion	+1.8%	8.3%	1.48	$89.74
11/28/2025	18,572,455 shares	$2.04 billion	+2.8%	8.1%	1.06	$110.09
11/14/2025	18,073,526 shares	$2.00 billion	-50.6%	7.9%	1.12	$110.87
10/31/2025	36,555,354 shares	$4.84 billion	-2.0%	16.0%	2.73	$132.51
10/15/2025	37,300,000 shares	$4.35 billion	-5.4%	16.5%	2.9	$116.75
9/30/2025	39,430,000 shares	$3.34 billion	-3.4%	N/A	3.1	$84.70
9/15/2025	40,830,000 shares	$2.73 billion	-5.1%	N/A	3.6	$66.88
8/31/2025	43,000,000 shares	$2.28 billion	+1.4%	19.1%	4.5	$53.00
8/15/2025	42,410,000 shares	$1.92 billion	-8.7%	N/A	4.9	$45.32
7/31/2025	46,440,000 shares	$1.74 billion	+0.8%	20.6%	6.2	$37.40
7/15/2025	46,090,000 shares	$1.17 billion	-3.9%	N/A	7	$25.32
6/30/2025	47,940,000 shares	$1.14 billion	-1.7%	21.4%	7.7	$23.87
6/15/2025	48,770,000 shares	$1.07 billion	+3.5%	21.8%	8.4	$21.94
5/31/2025	47,110,000 shares	$870.59 million	-3.2%	21.4%	7.7	$18.48
5/15/2025	48,650,000 shares	$963.76 million	+2.3%	22.1%	7.2	$19.81
4/30/2025	47,580,000 shares	$872.14 million	-2.7%	N/A	7.2	$18.33
4/15/2025	48,920,000 shares	$896.70 million	+2.6%	22.2%	7	$18.33
3/31/2025	47,680,000 shares	$936.44 million	-10.9%	21.6%	6.9	$19.64
3/15/2025	53,480,000 shares	$1.30 billion	+15.8%	24.2%	8.4	$24.39
2/28/2025	46,200,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+1.5%	20.9%	7	$24.08
2/15/2025	45,530,000 shares	$1.16 billion	+4.7%	20.6%	6.8	$25.47
1/31/2025	43,470,000 shares	$1.03 billion	+1.3%	N/A	4.9	$23.58
1/15/2025	42,930,000 shares	$974.08 million	+0.7%	N/A	4.8	$22.69
12/31/2024	42,640,000 shares	$947.03 million	+3.7%	N/A	5.2	$22.21
12/15/2024	41,120,000 shares	$1.05 billion	-3.5%	N/A	5	$25.59
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10/31/2024	43,800,000 shares	$420.04 million	+10.9%	N/A	8.1	$9.59
10/15/2024	39,490,000 shares	$413.26 million	-1.2%	N/A	8.2	$10.47
9/30/2024	39,950,000 shares	$421.87 million	-1.7%	N/A	7.8	$10.56
9/15/2024	40,630,000 shares	$414.43 million	-1.0%	N/A	7.7	$10.20
8/31/2024	41,050,000 shares	$488.91 million	-2.1%	N/A	7.6	$11.91
8/15/2024	41,930,000 shares	$502.32 million	-5.1%	N/A	6.7	$11.98
7/31/2024	44,190,000 shares	$598.33 million	-0.6%	N/A	6.1	$13.54
7/15/2024	44,470,000 shares	$647.04 million	-1.9%	N/A	6.3	$14.55
6/30/2024	45,350,000 shares	$555.08 million	-1.5%	N/A	6.6	$12.24
6/15/2024	46,050,000 shares	$659.90 million	-2.7%	N/A	6.7	$14.33
5/31/2024	47,320,000 shares	$772.26 million	+21.7%	N/A	7	$16.32
5/15/2024	38,880,000 shares	$499.61 million	-4.0%	N/A	5.9	$12.85
4/30/2024	40,490,000 shares	$449.84 million	+4.5%	N/A	7	$11.11
4/15/2024	38,750,000 shares	$396.80 million	+3.8%	N/A	6.6	$10.24
3/31/2024	37,340,000 shares	$419.70 million	-0.6%	N/A	6.6	$11.24
3/15/2024	37,580,000 shares	$347.80 million	+0.8%	N/A	7	$9.26
2/29/2024	37,270,000 shares	$326.86 million	+18.3%	N/A	6.8	$8.77
2/15/2024	31,510,000 shares	$376.86 million	-0.6%	N/A	6	$11.96
1/31/2024	31,710,000 shares	$358.96 million	+2.1%	N/A	6.4	$11.32
1/15/2024	31,060,000 shares	$395.39 million	+0.3%	N/A	5.9	$12.73
12/31/2023	30,970,000 shares	$458.36 million	-1.2%	N/A	5.8	$14.80
12/15/2023	31,340,000 shares	$444.40 million	-4.0%	N/A	5.7	$14.18
11/30/2023	32,660,000 shares	$471.28 million	-3.0%	N/A	6.4	$14.43
11/15/2023	33,670,000 shares	$422.22 million	-0.4%	N/A	7.1	$12.54
10/31/2023	33,820,000 shares	$351.56 million	+13.9%	N/A	7.8	$10.40
10/15/2023	29,690,000 shares	$339.36 million	-5.1%	N/A	7.9	$11.43
9/30/2023	31,280,000 shares	$414.77 million	+0.4%	N/A	9.5	$13.26
9/15/2023	31,150,000 shares	$470.99 million	+2.1%	N/A	10.2	$15.12
8/31/2023	30,500,000 shares	$457.04 million	+3.0%	N/A	8.5	$14.99
8/15/2023	29,600,000 shares	$438.38 million	-0.4%	N/A	7.3	$14.81
7/31/2023	29,710,000 shares	$530.92 million	+1.9%	N/A	5.8	$17.87
7/15/2023	29,150,000 shares	$512.75 million	-2.1%	N/A	5.7	$17.59
6/30/2023	29,780,000 shares	$486.90 million	-0.4%	N/A	6.1	$16.35
6/15/2023	29,900,000 shares	$518.47 million	+3.8%	N/A	6.3	$17.34
5/31/2023	28,820,000 shares	$395.41 million	+30.2%	N/A	6.6	$13.72
5/15/2023	22,140,000 shares	$290.70 million	+23.0%	N/A	6	$13.13
4/30/2023	18,000,000 shares	$299.70 million	-2.9%	N/A	6.9	$16.65
4/15/2023	18,540,000 shares	$338.36 million	-4.2%	N/A	7.3	$18.25
3/31/2023	19,360,000 shares	$385.84 million	+18.1%	N/A	7.9	$19.93
3/15/2023	16,400,000 shares	$310.45 million	-1.2%	N/A	6.8	$18.93
2/28/2023	16,590,000 shares	$359.84 million	-5.0%	N/A	7.3	$21.69
2/15/2023	17,470,000 shares	$426.44 million	+3.9%	N/A	7.7	$24.41
1/31/2023	16,810,000 shares	$419.07 million	-4.2%	N/A	7.3	$24.93
1/15/2023	17,540,000 shares	$406.40 million	-2.7%	N/A	7.1	$23.17
12/30/2022	18,030,000 shares	$344.73 million	+9.5%	N/A	7.2	$19.12
12/15/2022	16,460,000 shares	$369.86 million	+7.4%	N/A	6.4	$22.47
11/30/2022	15,330,000 shares	$326.38 million	+0.3%	N/A	6.1	$21.29
11/15/2022	15,290,000 shares	$336.23 million	-3.2%	N/A	5.7	$21.99
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9/15/2022	17,310,000 shares	$447.81 million	+7.4%	N/A	5.6	$25.87
8/31/2022	16,120,000 shares	$409.61 million	-6.9%	N/A	5.2	$25.41
8/15/2022	17,320,000 shares	$525.84 million	+1.0%	N/A	5.4	$30.36
7/31/2022	17,150,000 shares	$346.94 million	+2.7%	N/A	5.9	$20.23
7/15/2022	16,700,000 shares	$268.04 million	-1.4%	N/A	5.8	$16.05
6/30/2022	16,930,000 shares	$279.35 million	+4.8%	N/A	5.6	$16.50
6/15/2022	16,150,000 shares	$268.74 million	-5.9%	N/A	4.9	$16.64
5/31/2022	17,160,000 shares	$300.64 million	-4.7%	N/A	5	$17.52
5/15/2022	18,010,000 shares	$249.98 million	+2.7%	N/A	4.8	$13.88
4/30/2022	17,530,000 shares	$325.36 million	+11.5%	N/A	4.3	$18.56
4/15/2022	15,720,000 shares	$352.91 million	+13.3%	N/A	3.7	$22.45
3/31/2022	13,880,000 shares	$335.20 million	-6.4%	N/A	3.4	$24.15
3/15/2022	14,830,000 shares	$314.40 million	-8.4%	N/A	3.7	$21.20
2/28/2022	16,190,000 shares	$359.42 million	-9.8%	N/A	4.2	$22.20
2/15/2022	17,950,000 shares	$357.74 million	+5.7%	12.7%	5	$19.93
1/31/2022	16,980,000 shares	$256.06 million	+7.6%	12.0%	5.2	$15.08
1/15/2022	15,780,000 shares	$286.09 million	+4.4%	11.1%	4.2	$18.13
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11/30/2021	13,140,000 shares	$361.09 million	-8.7%	9.3%	3.6	$27.48
11/15/2021	14,390,000 shares	$437.02 million	-13.5%	10.2%	4.1	$30.37
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10/15/2021	18,510,000 shares	$391.12 million	-0.3%	13.4%	6.6	$21.13
9/30/2021	18,570,000 shares	$347.63 million	+3.7%	13.4%	8.3	$18.72
9/15/2021	17,900,000 shares	$346.01 million	+0.5%	12.9%	7.9	$19.33
8/31/2021	17,820,000 shares	$381.70 million	+2.7%	12.9%	7.9	$21.42

BE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Bloom Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 20,361,513 shares of BE short. 7.13% of Bloom Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bloom Energy'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. BE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Bloom Energy'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. 7.13% of Bloom Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bloom Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,361,513 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the previous total of 19,185,518 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.

7.13% of Bloom Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bloom Energy: Plug Power, Inc. (21.37%), Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (1.19%), Oracle Corporation (2.95%), X-Energy, Inc. (4.24%), NuScale Power Corporation (19.86%), Babcock (10.97%), Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. (34.91%), Power Solutions International, Inc. (8.53%), Terra Innovatum Global S.R.L. (1.24%), Terrestrial Energy Inc. (7.70%),

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 BE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bloom Energy as its price is falling. BE shares are trading down $3.01 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 Bloom Energy 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 BE, 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 BE, 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 BE:

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 NYSE:BE 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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Bloom Energy (BE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume