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Cencora (COR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$309.67 +4.61 (+1.51%)
Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$308.70 -0.97 (-0.31%)
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Cencora Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Cencora (COR) had a short interest of 5.87 million shares sold short, representing 3.03% of the public float. This marks a 6.79% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, meaning it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.49 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,872,438 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,498,838 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
6.79%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.74 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
194,560,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.03%
Today's Trading Volume
852,385 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,486,468 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
57%
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COR Short Interest Over Time

COR Days to Cover Over Time

COR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Cencora Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20265,872,438 shares $1.74 billion +6.8%3.0%3.91 $296.71
6/30/20265,498,838 shares $1.56 billion -11.8%2.8%2.99 $283.24
6/15/20266,237,168 shares $1.76 billion +12.9%3.2%4.74 $281.58
5/29/20265,526,396 shares $1.49 billion +4.5%2.9%3 $269.21
5/15/20265,289,439 shares $1.36 billion +1.9%2.7%1.82 $256.96
4/30/20265,191,933 shares $1.60 billion +7.3%2.7%3.45 $307.90
4/15/20264,841,063 shares $1.54 billion -6.1%2.5%4.11 $317.22
3/31/20265,155,259 shares $1.62 billion +4.9%2.7%2.71 $313.88
3/13/20264,916,389 shares $1.72 billion +3.4%2.5%4.71 $349.69
2/27/20264,753,233 shares $1.77 billion -11.5%2.5%4.95 $371.86
2/13/20265,368,048 shares $1.94 billion +21.1%2.8%3.21 $360.59
1/30/20264,431,865 shares $1.59 billion -9.3%2.3%3.69 $359.14
1/15/20264,885,558 shares $1.74 billion -3.3%2.5%4.47 $355.20
12/31/20255,050,080 shares $1.71 billion +3.6%2.9%4.51 $338.07
12/15/20254,876,600 shares $1.71 billion +5.0%2.8%2.72 $350.33
11/28/20254,644,296 shares $1.71 billion +4.2%2.7%3.07 $368.93
11/14/20254,456,448 shares $1.61 billion -7.8%2.6%2.49 $361.97
10/31/20254,833,094 shares $1.63 billion +1.0%2.8%4.22 $337.60
10/15/20254,790,000 shares $1.53 billion -20.8%2.6%3.4 $320.02
9/30/20256,050,000 shares $1.89 billion -9.7%3.3%4.4 $312.10
9/15/20256,700,000 shares $1.96 billion +9.1%3.6%4.8 $292.33
8/31/20256,140,000 shares $1.79 billion -9.7%3.3%4.7 $291.51
8/15/20256,800,000 shares $1.99 billion +4.9%3.7%5.2 $293.28
7/31/20256,480,000 shares $1.85 billion -9.1%3.5%4.6 $286.07
7/15/20257,130,000 shares $2.10 billion +4.7%3.9%4.9 $294.64
6/30/20256,810,000 shares $2.04 billion +2.9%3.7%4.2 $299.48
6/15/20256,620,000 shares $1.95 billion +0.8%3.6%3.9 $295.12
5/31/20256,570,000 shares $1.92 billion +8.4%3.6%3.6 $291.49
5/15/20256,060,000 shares $1.73 billion -8.6%3.3%3.3 $285.51
4/30/20256,630,000 shares $1.94 billion -1.5%3.6%3.5 $292.76
4/15/20256,730,000 shares $1.91 billion -2.9%3.7%3.7 $284.40
3/31/20256,930,000 shares $1.93 billion -13.4%3.8%4 $278.17
3/15/20258,000,000 shares $2.06 billion +15.3%4.4%5.2 $258.09
2/28/20256,940,000 shares $1.76 billion +0.9%3.8%4.8 $253.49
2/15/20256,880,000 shares $1.67 billion -23.6%3.8%5.2 $243.03
1/31/20259,010,000 shares $2.29 billion +4.0%5.3%6.9 $254.11
1/15/20258,660,000 shares $2.06 billion +10.3%5.0%7.2 $237.74
12/31/20247,850,000 shares $1.76 billion -19.6%4.6%6.3 $224.68
12/15/20249,760,000 shares $2.27 billion -3.5%5.7%7.5 $232.24
11/30/202410,110,000 shares $2.54 billion +1.2%5.9%7 $251.55
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11/15/20249,990,000 shares $2.40 billion +0.3%5.7%6.8 $240.24
10/31/20249,960,000 shares $2.27 billion +3.5%5.7%6.9 $228.08
10/15/20249,620,000 shares $2.24 billion -6.1%5.5%6.3 $233.12
9/30/202410,240,000 shares $2.30 billion +4.9%5.8%7 $225.06
9/15/20249,760,000 shares $2.34 billion +2.5%5.5%6.6 $239.88
8/31/20249,520,000 shares $2.28 billion +6.1%5.4%6.8 $239.57
8/15/20248,970,000 shares $2.12 billion +4.8%5.1%6.1 $236.65
7/31/20248,560,000 shares $2.04 billion +3.1%5.0%5.7 $237.80
7/15/20248,300,000 shares $1.84 billion -8.0%4.8%5.5 $222.20
6/30/20249,020,000 shares $2.03 billion -4.0%5.2%6.1 $225.30
6/15/20249,400,000 shares $2.19 billion +7.9%5.4%6.7 $232.53
5/31/20248,710,000 shares $1.97 billion +2.1%5.0%6.6 $226.43
5/15/20248,530,000 shares $1.89 billion +1.3%5.0%6.9 $221.81
4/30/20248,420,000 shares $2.01 billion +3.2%4.9%6.6 $239.05
4/15/20248,160,000 shares $1.91 billion +0.6%4.7%6.5 $234.21
3/31/20248,110,000 shares $1.97 billion -4.9%4.7%6.4 $242.99
3/15/20248,530,000 shares $2.03 billion +1.7%5.0%6.7 $238.23
2/29/20248,390,000 shares $1.98 billion -0.1%4.9%6.2 $235.60
2/15/20248,400,000 shares $1.96 billion +3.3%4.9%5.9 $233.09
1/31/20248,130,000 shares $1.89 billion No Change4.8%5.4 $232.68
8/15/20237,020,000 shares $1.30 billion +79.1%4.2%4.1 $185.44
7/31/20233,920,000 shares $732.65 million +2.9%2.3%2.4 $186.90
7/15/20233,810,000 shares $729.31 million -8.4%2.3%2.9 $191.42
6/30/20234,160,000 shares $800.51 million +13.0%2.5%3.3 $192.43
6/15/20233,680,000 shares $669.39 million -25.2%2.2%2.9 $181.90
5/31/20234,920,000 shares $836.89 million -5.0%2.9%4 $170.10
5/15/20235,180,000 shares $897.90 million +24.5%3.1%4.5 $173.34
4/30/20234,160,000 shares $694.10 million -0.2%2.5%3.7 $166.85
4/15/20234,170,000 shares $696.93 million +8.3%2.5%3.4 $167.13
3/31/20233,850,000 shares $616.42 million +12.9%2.3%3.1 $160.11
3/15/20233,410,000 shares $510.17 million +3.0%2.0%2.6 $149.61
2/28/20233,310,000 shares $514.90 million +10.0%2.0%2.4 $155.56
2/15/20233,010,000 shares $478.02 million +19.9%1.8%2.1 $158.81
1/31/20232,510,000 shares $424.09 million -24.4%1.5%1.5 $168.96
1/15/20233,320,000 shares $545.41 million -6.5%1.9%2.1 $164.28
12/30/20223,550,000 shares $588.27 million +6.0%2.1%2.3 $165.71
12/15/20223,350,000 shares $554.76 million -5.9%2.0%2.2 $165.60
11/30/20223,560,000 shares $607.66 million -38.1%2.2%2.5 $170.69
11/15/20225,750,000 shares $878.49 million +4.0%3.4%4.3 $152.78
10/31/20225,530,000 shares $869.43 million +0.7%3.6%4.8 $157.22
10/15/20225,490,000 shares $771.89 million +14.6%3.6%5.4 $140.60
9/30/20224,790,000 shares $648.23 million +3.9%3.1%4.9 $135.33
9/15/20224,610,000 shares $644.52 million +2.9%3.0%4.4 $139.81
8/31/20224,480,000 shares $656.59 million +7.2%2.9%4.2 $146.56
8/15/20224,180,000 shares $630.43 million +4.0%2.7%3.5 $150.82
7/31/20224,020,000 shares $586.64 million -0.5%2.6%2.8 $145.93
7/15/20224,040,000 shares $574.57 million +7.2%2.6%2.7 $142.22
6/30/20223,770,000 shares $533.38 million +1.3%2.5%2.4 $141.48
6/15/20223,720,000 shares $529.39 million -3.9%2.4%2.4 $142.31
5/31/20223,870,000 shares $599.04 million +12.5%2.5%2.6 $154.79
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5/15/20223,440,000 shares $525.94 million +39.8%2.2%2.4 $152.89
4/30/20222,460,000 shares $372.17 million +4.2%1.6%1.9 $151.29
4/15/20222,360,000 shares $380.46 million +1.3%1.6%1.9 $161.21
3/31/20222,330,000 shares $360.47 million +9.4%1.6%2 $154.71
3/15/20222,130,000 shares $322.46 million +6.5%1.4%1.9 $151.39
2/28/20222,000,000 shares $285.06 million +3.1%1.3%1.9 $142.53
2/15/20221,940,000 shares $274.47 million +14.1%1.3%1.8 $141.48
1/31/20221,700,000 shares $231.54 million -9.1%1.1%1.6 $136.20
1/15/20221,870,000 shares $254.69 million -7.9%1.3%2.1 $136.20
12/31/20212,030,000 shares $269.77 million +3.6%1.4%2.2 $132.89
12/15/20211,960,000 shares $242.59 million +12.6%1.3%2.2 $123.77
11/30/20211,740,000 shares $201.41 million +30.8%1.2%2 $115.75
11/15/20211,330,000 shares $165.48 million -10.1%0.9%1.7 $124.42
10/29/20211,480,000 shares $180.59 million -1.3%1.0%2 $122.02
10/15/20211,500,000 shares $179.79 million -2.6%1.0%2 $119.86
9/30/20211,540,000 shares $183.95 million -8.9%1.0%1.9 $119.45
9/15/20211,690,000 shares $212.60 million +5.6%1.1%2 $125.80
8/31/20211,600,000 shares $195.54 million +3.9%1.1%1.9 $122.21
8/13/20211,540,000 shares $184.14 million -25.6%1.0%1.7 $119.57
7/30/20212,070,000 shares $252.89 million -4.2%1.4%2.1 $122.17

COR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Cencora shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 5,872,438 shares of COR short. 3.03% of Cencora's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cencora'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. COR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.9. Learn More on Cencora'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. 3.03% of Cencora's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cencora saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,872,438 shares, an increase of 6.8% from the previous total of 5,498,838 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.

3.03% of Cencora's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Cencora: Cardinal Health, Inc. (2.88%), Elevance Health, Inc. (2.79%), McKesson Corporation (3.31%), Henry Schein, Inc. (5.79%), Danaher Corporation (1.60%), CVS Health Corporation (1.54%), Natera, Inc. (3.65%), Labcorp Holdings Inc. (3.35%), Viatris Inc. (4.07%), Medpace Holdings, Inc. (9.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling COR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cencora as its price is falling. COR shares are trading up $4.61 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 Cencora 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 COR, 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 COR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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.



This page (NYSE:COR) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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