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Carnival (CCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Carnival Short Interest Data

Carnival (CCL) has a short interest of 61.52 million shares, representing 5.71% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.62% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 25.15 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
61,520,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
64,500,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.62%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.38 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,167,400,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.71%
Today's Trading Volume
17,815,163 shares
Average Trading Volume
25,154,523 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
71%
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Carnival Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/202561,520,000 shares $1.38 billion -4.6%5.7%2.4 $22.39
5/31/202564,500,000 shares $1.50 billion +1.9%6.2%2.5 $23.23
5/15/202563,300,000 shares $1.46 billion +9.7%6.1%2.4 $22.99
4/30/202557,680,000 shares $1.06 billion -3.9%N/A2.2 $18.33
4/15/202560,010,000 shares $1.08 billion +1.3%5.8%2.4 $17.99
3/31/202559,240,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.8%5.7%2.3 $19.55
3/15/202558,200,000 shares $1.16 billion -3.2%5.6%2.5 $19.93
2/28/202560,100,000 shares $1.44 billion -8.6%5.8%2.8 $23.93
2/15/202565,760,000 shares $1.72 billion +0.7%6.3%3.3 $26.20
1/31/202565,310,000 shares $1.81 billion -0.7%N/A3.2 $27.66
1/15/202565,760,000 shares $1.64 billion +4.5%N/A3.2 $24.97
12/31/202462,920,000 shares $1.57 billion -3.8%N/A2.8 $24.92
12/15/202465,390,000 shares $1.69 billion -2.3%N/A2.5 $25.90
11/30/202466,940,000 shares $1.70 billion +7.6%N/A2.5 $25.43
11/15/202462,200,000 shares $1.51 billion -1.2%N/A2.3 $24.29
10/31/202462,930,000 shares $1.38 billion -6.0%N/A2.3 $22.00
10/15/202466,960,000 shares $1.44 billion -1.3%N/A2.4 $21.53
9/30/202467,820,000 shares $1.25 billion -19.9%N/A2.4 $18.49
9/15/202484,700,000 shares $1.46 billion +0.1%N/A3 $17.26
8/31/202484,640,000 shares $1.40 billion +0.9%N/A3 $16.50
8/15/202483,870,000 shares $1.32 billion +1.8%N/A2.9 $15.75
7/31/202482,400,000 shares $1.37 billion -6.1%N/A2.7 $16.66
7/15/202487,740,000 shares $1.61 billion -4.4%N/A3 $18.33
6/30/202491,780,000 shares $1.72 billion -6.7%N/A3.1 $18.72
6/15/202498,320,000 shares $1.51 billion -10.1%N/A3 $15.34
5/31/2024109,410,000 shares $1.65 billion +5.3%N/A3.6 $15.10
5/15/2024103,860,000 shares $1.54 billion +7.5%N/A3.4 $14.86
4/30/202496,600,000 shares $1.43 billion +2.2%10.2%3.2 $14.83
4/15/202494,520,000 shares $1.33 billion -1.6%10.0%2.9 $14.06
3/31/202496,080,000 shares $1.57 billion +3.9%10.2%3 $16.34
3/15/202492,500,000 shares $1.50 billion -2.2%9.8%3 $16.27
2/29/202494,550,000 shares $1.50 billion +1.7%N/A3 $15.84
2/15/202492,940,000 shares $1.42 billion +4.5%N/A3 $15.24
1/31/202488,960,000 shares $1.47 billion -14.8%N/A2.8 $16.58
1/15/2024104,350,000 shares $1.77 billion +7.9%N/A3.4 $16.96
12/31/202396,710,000 shares $1.79 billion -3.6%N/A3.2 $18.54
12/15/2023100,340,000 shares $1.87 billion -6.1%N/A3.1 $18.61
11/30/2023106,820,000 shares $1.61 billion -5.7%N/A3.6 $15.05
11/15/2023113,320,000 shares $1.65 billion -5.2%N/A4 $14.57
10/31/2023119,510,000 shares $1.37 billion -4.6%N/A4.4 $11.46
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10/15/2023125,240,000 shares $1.54 billion +10.7%N/A4.6 $12.26
9/30/2023113,120,000 shares $1.55 billion +0.5%N/A4 $13.72
9/15/2023112,580,000 shares $1.71 billion +5.7%N/A3.4 $15.19
8/31/2023106,550,000 shares $1.69 billion +2.0%N/A2.8 $15.82
8/15/2023104,510,000 shares $1.74 billion -0.5%N/A2.6 $16.62
7/31/2023105,060,000 shares $1.98 billion -4.6%N/A2.5 $18.84
7/15/2023110,080,000 shares $1.90 billion -4.2%N/A2.6 $17.23
6/30/2023114,890,000 shares $2.16 billion -5.2%N/A2.8 $18.82
6/15/2023121,220,000 shares $1.95 billion +0.3%N/A3.1 $16.13
5/31/2023120,810,000 shares $1.36 billion -6.3%N/A3.2 $11.23
5/15/2023128,940,000 shares $1.33 billion -5.6%N/A3.6 $10.31
4/30/2023136,560,000 shares $1.26 billion +2.9%N/A3.7 $9.21
4/15/2023132,660,000 shares $1.27 billion -2.1%N/A3.5 $9.60
3/31/2023135,480,000 shares $1.38 billion +3.1%N/A3.4 $10.15
3/15/2023131,420,000 shares $1.15 billion +5.8%N/A3.3 $8.73
2/28/2023124,250,000 shares $1.32 billion -0.1%N/A3.1 $10.62
2/15/2023124,380,000 shares $1.52 billion +2.4%N/A3 $12.19
1/31/2023121,520,000 shares $1.31 billion -3.1%N/A2.5 $10.82
1/15/2023125,390,000 shares $1.32 billion -5.4%N/A2.5 $10.51
12/30/2022132,570,000 shares $1.07 billion +1.4%N/A2.4 $8.06
12/15/2022130,690,000 shares $1.13 billion -3.3%N/A2 $8.63
11/30/2022135,120,000 shares $1.34 billion +15.6%N/A2.1 $9.93
11/15/2022116,900,000 shares $1.30 billion -4.7%N/A1.9 $11.16
10/31/2022122,620,000 shares $1.11 billion -15.2%N/A2.1 $9.06
10/15/2022144,520,000 shares $1.03 billion +34.7%N/A2.4 $7.13
9/30/2022107,290,000 shares $754.25 million +3.9%N/A1.8 $7.03
9/15/2022103,280,000 shares $1.13 billion +4.2%10.7%1.9 $10.92
8/31/202299,100,000 shares $937.49 million -3.1%10.3%1.8 $9.46
8/15/2022102,220,000 shares $1.09 billion -0.3%10.6%1.9 $10.71
7/31/2022102,520,000 shares $928.83 million -25.2%10.8%1.9 $9.06
7/15/2022137,070,000 shares $1.26 billion +10.3%14.5%2.7 $9.18
6/30/2022124,220,000 shares $1.07 billion -0.9%14.5%2.8 $8.65
6/15/2022125,400,000 shares $1.23 billion +9.2%14.7%3.1 $9.84
5/31/2022114,880,000 shares $1.59 billion +9.2%13.4%3.1 $13.88
5/15/2022105,200,000 shares $1.50 billion +9.3%12.3%2.8 $14.28
4/30/202296,240,000 shares $1.66 billion +3.8%11.3%2.5 $17.30
4/15/202292,680,000 shares $1.81 billion +7.0%10.8%2.4 $19.56
3/31/202286,650,000 shares $1.75 billion +6.9%10.1%2.2 $20.22
3/15/202281,090,000 shares $1.46 billion +1.6%9.5%2 $18.04
2/28/202279,850,000 shares $1.62 billion -7.3%9.4%1.9 $20.33
2/15/202286,160,000 shares $1.96 billion +3.2%10.1%2 $22.78
1/31/202283,480,000 shares $1.65 billion +11.6%9.8%2 $19.81
1/15/202274,820,000 shares $1.72 billion -0.2%8.9%1.9 $22.95
12/31/202174,940,000 shares $1.51 billion -2.1%8.9%1.9 $20.12
12/15/202176,540,000 shares $1.37 billion -4.2%9.0%2 $17.89
11/30/202179,870,000 shares $1.41 billion +21.1%9.4%2.2 $17.62
11/15/202165,970,000 shares $1.47 billion -1.6%7.8%2.1 $22.30
10/29/202167,050,000 shares $1.49 billion -1.3%7.9%2.2 $22.16
10/15/202167,910,000 shares $1.61 billion -0.8%8.0%2.2 $23.67
9/30/202168,480,000 shares $1.71 billion +0.2%8.1%2 $25.01
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9/15/202168,360,000 shares $1.58 billion -3.3%8.2%2.1 $23.17
8/31/202170,680,000 shares $1.71 billion -3.0%8.4%2.2 $24.14
8/13/202172,870,000 shares $1.67 billion -1.8%8.7%2.4 $22.86
7/30/202174,180,000 shares $1.61 billion +3.7%8.8%2.4 $21.65
7/15/202171,550,000 shares $1.57 billion +7.8%8.5%2.4 $21.95
6/30/202166,380,000 shares $1.75 billion +12.8%7.9%2.5 $26.36
6/15/202158,830,000 shares $1.68 billion -3.9%7.0%2.1 $28.61
5/28/202161,240,000 shares $1.81 billion -3.3%7.3%2 $29.56
5/14/202163,330,000 shares $1.59 billion +11.0%N/A1.7 $25.12
4/30/202157,080,000 shares $1.55 billion -6.1%N/A1.4 $27.21
4/15/202160,780,000 shares $1.70 billion +5.1%N/A1.4 $27.94
3/31/202157,830,000 shares $1.54 billion +4.7%N/A1.3 $26.65
3/15/202155,240,000 shares $1.57 billion -6.6%N/A1.3 $28.46
2/26/202159,160,000 shares $1.51 billion -3.7%N/A1.3 $25.47
2/12/202161,460,000 shares $1.27 billion -12.3%N/A1.4 $20.72
1/29/202170,100,000 shares $1.38 billion +22.7%N/A1.4 $19.74
1/15/202157,150,000 shares $1.20 billion +5.7%N/A1.1 $20.92
12/31/202054,050,000 shares $1.18 billion -6.3%N/A1.1 $21.79
12/15/202057,700,000 shares $1.21 billion +14.5%N/A1.1 $20.93
11/30/202050,410,000 shares $1.09 billion -41.4%N/A1 $21.58
11/15/202086,030,000 shares $1.38 billion -9.7%N/A1.8 $16.01
10/30/202095,280,000 shares $1.24 billion -0.6%N/A2.4 $12.98
10/15/202095,880,000 shares $1.34 billion -0.4%N/A2.6 $13.97
9/30/202096,280,000 shares $1.46 billion +8.9%21.1%2.6 $15.18
9/15/202088,410,000 shares $1.41 billion +8.1%19.4%2.4 $15.93
8/31/202081,790,000 shares $1.35 billion -3.2%17.9%2.1 $16.48
8/14/202084,510,000 shares $1.31 billion -32.8%18.5%1.9 $15.47
7/31/2020125,710,000 shares $1.74 billion +3.2%26.6%2.7 $13.88
7/15/2020121,780,000 shares $2.13 billion -3.0%25.8%2.3 $17.48
6/30/2020125,580,000 shares $2.06 billion +2.6%26.6%2.2 $16.42

CCL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Carnival's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Carnival shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 61,520,000 shares of CCL short. 5.71% of Carnival's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Carnival's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Carnival?

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. CCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Carnival's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Carnival?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Carnival: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Boundary Creek Advisors LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Pentwater Capital Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Sculptor Capital LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, EMG Holdings L.P., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Summit Securities Group LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia, Moors & Cabot Inc., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., and Portman Square Capital LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Carnival?

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. 5.71% of Carnival's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Carnival's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Carnival saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,520,000 shares, a drop of 4.6% from the previous total of 64,500,000 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.

How does Carnival's short interest compare to its competitors?

5.71% of Carnival's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Carnival: Airbnb, Inc. (4.13%), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (4.62%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.95%), Hyatt Hotels Corporation (9.43%), Choice Hotels International, Inc. (23.92%), Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (7.10%), Marcus Corporation (The) (2.92%), Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (2.07%), Viking Holdings Ltd. (1.36%), Planet Fitness, Inc. (9.39%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Carnival stock?

Short selling CCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Carnival as its price is falling. CCL shares are trading up $0.54 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Carnival?

A short squeeze for Carnival 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 CCL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Carnival's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.



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