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TopBuild (BLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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TopBuild Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, TopBuild (BLD) had a short interest of 2.30 million shares sold short, representing 8.26% of the public float. This marks a -13.52% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, meaning it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.14 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,304,054 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,664,366 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-13.52%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$816.53 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
28,025,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.26%
Today's Trading Volume
0 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,138,882 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
0%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/20262,304,054 shares $816.53 million -13.5%8.3%1.65 $354.39
6/15/20262,664,366 shares $1.10 billion +43.3%9.6%2.81 $412.05
5/29/20261,859,904 shares $777.66 million +3.8%6.7%2.85 $418.12
5/15/20261,792,104 shares $718.30 million +16.7%6.4%2.34 $400.81
4/30/20261,536,254 shares $680.97 million -12.7%5.5%1.14 $443.27
4/15/20261,760,476 shares $683.82 million +12.6%6.3%4.27 $388.43
3/31/20261,563,800 shares $549.17 million +18.8%5.6%3.82 $351.18
3/13/20261,316,202 shares $483.20 million +3.1%4.7%3.42 $367.12
2/27/20261,276,707 shares $571.57 million -6.1%4.6%3.53 $447.69
2/13/20261,359,230 shares $748.67 million +10.5%4.9%4.2 $550.81
1/30/20261,229,666 shares $575.11 million -10.6%4.4%4.95 $467.70
1/15/20261,374,636 shares $687.68 million -8.1%4.9%3.8 $500.26
12/31/20251,496,121 shares $625.33 million +8.5%5.4%5.56 $417.97
12/15/20251,379,357 shares $590.89 million -13.5%4.9%4.37 $428.38
11/28/20251,595,361 shares $722.11 million +3.2%5.7%7.15 $452.63
11/14/20251,545,306 shares $646.42 million +14.7%5.5%3.95 $418.31
10/31/20251,346,886 shares $569.39 million -4.4%4.8%5.16 $422.75
10/15/20251,410,000 shares $622.22 million +5.2%5.1%3.9 $441.29
9/30/20251,340,000 shares $522.83 million -0.7%4.8%3.5 $390.17
9/15/20251,350,000 shares $559.93 million +5.5%4.8%3.4 $414.76
8/31/20251,280,000 shares $537.92 million -10.5%4.6%3.1 $420.25
8/15/20251,430,000 shares $618.73 million -13.3%5.1%3.4 $432.68
7/31/20251,650,000 shares $609.87 million -0.6%5.9%4 $369.62
7/15/20251,660,000 shares $591.89 million +20.3%5.8%4.2 $356.56
6/30/20251,380,000 shares $447.63 million +1.5%4.9%3.6 $324.37
6/15/20251,360,000 shares $406.41 million +22.5%4.8%3.7 $298.83
5/31/20251,110,000 shares $313.72 million -6.7%3.9%3.1 $282.63
5/15/20251,190,000 shares $351.99 million +8.2%4.2%3.3 $295.79
4/30/20251,100,000 shares $325.20 million -0.9%3.9%3 $295.64
4/15/20251,110,000 shares $319.06 million +8.8%3.8%3.2 $287.44
3/31/20251,020,000 shares $311.58 million -3.8%3.5%2.9 $305.47
3/15/20251,060,000 shares $317.41 million +18.1%3.7%3.1 $299.45
2/28/2025897,800 shares $275.12 million +11.4%3.1%2.8 $306.44
2/15/2025805,900 shares $262.63 million -1.7%2.8%2.6 $325.89
1/31/2025820,100 shares $280.71 million +1.6%2.8%2.8 $342.29
1/15/2025807,000 shares $277.69 million +9.0%2.8%2.7 $344.10
12/31/2024740,500 shares $230.55 million -13.6%2.5%2.5 $311.34
12/15/2024856,600 shares $294.90 million +14.8%2.9%3 $344.27
11/30/2024746,500 shares $291.61 million -8.3%2.6%2.6 $390.64
11/15/2024813,700 shares $282.76 million +8.5%2.8%2.8 $347.50
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10/15/2024824,800 shares $329.22 million +11.9%2.8%2.9 $399.15
9/30/2024737,000 shares $299.49 million -7.7%2.5%2.4 $406.37
9/15/2024798,200 shares $308.50 million +4.4%2.7%2.5 $386.49
8/31/2024764,900 shares $300.62 million +4.5%2.6%2.4 $393.02
8/15/2024732,300 shares $276.63 million -19.6%2.4%2.3 $377.75
7/31/2024910,500 shares $435.71 million +8.5%3.0%2.8 $478.54
7/15/2024839,000 shares $367.71 million +23.1%2.7%2.7 $438.27
6/30/2024681,400 shares $262.52 million +2.8%2.2%2.2 $385.27
6/15/2024662,600 shares $274.57 million +7.2%2.1%2.3 $414.39
5/31/2024618,000 shares $258.16 million +25.9%2.0%2.2 $417.73
5/15/2024490,900 shares $210.94 million -19.1%1.6%1.7 $429.71
4/30/2024607,000 shares $245.71 million +15.4%1.9%2.1 $404.80
4/15/2024526,000 shares $216.21 million -8.0%1.7%2 $411.04
3/31/2024571,400 shares $251.83 million +8.6%1.8%2.3 $440.73
3/15/2024526,400 shares $215.70 million +4.0%1.7%2.1 $409.76
2/29/2024506,200 shares $203.54 million -2.7%1.6%1.9 $402.10
2/15/2024520,200 shares $205.73 million +3.0%1.7%2.1 $395.48
1/31/2024504,900 shares $186.38 million +3.0%1.6%2 $369.15
1/15/2024490,200 shares $179.40 million -17.8%1.6%1.8 $365.98
12/31/2023596,200 shares $223.13 million -10.7%1.9%2.2 $374.26
12/15/2023667,800 shares $250.34 million -5.3%2.1%2.4 $374.88
11/30/2023705,500 shares $208.67 million -21.4%2.2%2.7 $295.78
11/15/2023897,900 shares $259.95 million +1.8%2.8%3.5 $289.51
10/31/2023882,500 shares $201.84 million -0.9%2.8%3.5 $228.71
10/15/2023890,500 shares $211.97 million +10.5%2.8%3.7 $238.04
9/30/2023805,800 shares $202.74 million +8.4%2.6%3.4 $251.60
9/15/2023743,600 shares $193.60 million +6.4%2.4%3.2 $260.35
8/31/2023698,800 shares $202.80 million -3.9%2.2%3 $290.21
8/15/2023727,300 shares $219.50 million -2.1%2.3%3.1 $301.80
7/31/2023742,900 shares $203.50 million -15.2%2.4%3.2 $273.93
7/15/2023875,800 shares $243.27 million -4.4%2.8%3.9 $277.77
6/30/2023915,900 shares $243.61 million -14.4%2.9%3.9 $265.98
6/15/20231,070,000 shares $260.90 million +5.9%3.4%4.6 $243.83
5/31/20231,010,000 shares $203.83 million +5.1%3.2%4.5 $201.81
5/15/2023960,900 shares $206.07 million +2.4%3.0%4.1 $214.46
4/30/2023938,500 shares $211.61 million +1.6%3.0%4.1 $225.48
4/15/2023923,700 shares $186.29 million -2.7%2.9%4 $201.68
3/31/2023949,400 shares $197.61 million -4.4%3.4%3.9 $208.14
3/15/2023993,100 shares $187.13 million +0.8%3.2%4.2 $188.43
2/28/2023985,700 shares $204.62 million +3.6%3.1%3.9 $207.59
2/15/2023951,600 shares $192.73 million -4.8%3.0%3.7 $202.53
1/31/20231,000,000 shares $200.06 million +8.0%3.2%3.2 $200.06
1/15/2023925,900 shares $172.49 million -4.8%2.9%2.7 $186.29
12/30/2022972,400 shares $152.17 million +0.0%3.1%2.9 $156.49
12/15/2022972,300 shares $158.97 million -11.6%3.1%2.8 $163.50
11/30/20221,100,000 shares $169.49 million +10.3%3.5%3.1 $154.08
11/15/2022997,000 shares $154.54 million -16.2%3.1%3 $155.00
10/31/20221,190,000 shares $202.47 million +19.4%3.7%4.1 $170.14
10/15/2022996,500 shares $159.46 million -2.3%3.1%3.8 $160.02
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9/30/20221,020,000 shares $168.08 million +7.2%3.2%4 $164.78
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8/31/2022839,500 shares $154.27 million -29.5%2.6%3.3 $183.76
8/15/20221,190,000 shares $240.50 million -15.6%3.7%4.6 $202.10
7/31/20221,410,000 shares $298.53 million +10.2%4.3%5.1 $211.72
7/15/20221,280,000 shares $227.43 million +10.3%3.9%4.8 $177.68
6/30/20221,160,000 shares $193.91 million +0.9%3.6%4.3 $167.16
6/15/20221,150,000 shares $205.63 million -16.7%3.5%3.9 $178.81
5/31/20221,380,000 shares $272.22 million No Change4.3%5.1 $197.26
5/15/20221,380,000 shares $273.49 million +55.4%4.3%4.8 $198.18
4/30/2022888,300 shares $160.91 million -2.1%2.7%3.3 $181.14
4/15/2022907,100 shares $154.98 million -12.8%2.8%3.3 $170.85
3/31/20221,040,000 shares $188.65 million -13.3%3.2%3.6 $181.39
3/15/20221,200,000 shares $260.74 million +13.2%3.7%4.7 $217.28
2/28/20221,060,000 shares $227.56 million -7.0%3.3%4 $214.68
2/15/20221,140,000 shares $266.14 million -3.4%3.5%4.5 $233.46
1/31/20221,180,000 shares $274.53 million +19.1%3.6%4.9 $232.65
1/15/2022990,500 shares $232.49 million -5.7%3.0%4.1 $234.72
12/31/20211,050,000 shares $289.71 million +1.0%3.2%4.7 $275.91
12/15/20211,040,000 shares $286.18 million +3.0%3.2%4.9 $275.17
11/30/20211,010,000 shares $272.49 million +1.9%3.1%4.6 $269.79
11/15/2021990,800 shares $265.26 million -9.1%3.0%4.5 $267.72
10/29/20211,090,000 shares $280.10 million +16.1%3.3%5 $256.97
10/15/2021939,000 shares $207.31 million +14.9%2.9%4.1 $220.78
9/30/2021817,100 shares $167.35 million +4.7%2.5%3.3 $204.81
9/15/2021780,100 shares $173.05 million +1.7%2.4%2.3 $221.83
8/31/2021767,200 shares $167.86 million -5.7%2.4%2.1 $218.79

BLD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of TopBuild shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 2,304,054 shares of BLD short. 8.26% of TopBuild's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on TopBuild'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. BLD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.7. Learn More on TopBuild'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. 8.26% of TopBuild's floating shares are currently sold short.

TopBuild saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,304,054 shares, a decrease of 13.5% from the previous total of 2,664,366 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.

8.26% of TopBuild's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to TopBuild: Construction Partners, Inc. (9.58%), Builders FirstSource, Inc. (7.65%), Installed Building Products, Inc. (7.36%), KB Home (12.94%), Lennar Corporation (7.73%), M/I Homes, Inc. (5.09%), Meritage Homes Corporation (6.48%), PulteGroup, Inc. (4.94%), Toll Brothers Inc. (4.66%), NVR, Inc. (4.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($82.01 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.15 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.07 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($16.85 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.29 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.89 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($11.29 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.37 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.78 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from TopBuild as its price is falling. 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 TopBuild 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 BLD, 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 BLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:BLD is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 7/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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