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Encompass Health (EHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$105.04 +0.08 (+0.08%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$104.06 -0.98 (-0.94%)
As of 05/22/2026 04:11 PM Eastern
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Encompass Health Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Encompass Health (EHC) had a short interest of 3.41 million shares sold short, representing 3.50% of the public float. This marks a 11.63% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, meaning it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.03 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,408,607 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,053,532 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$341.36 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
99,200,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.50%
Today's Trading Volume
668,197 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,029,000 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
65%
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Encompass Health 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
4/30/20263,408,607 shares $341.36 million +11.6%3.5%3.56 $100.15
4/15/20263,053,532 shares $321.46 million -9.1%3.1%2.78 $105.28
3/31/20263,360,743 shares $324.23 million -4.9%3.4%3.92 $96.48
3/13/20263,533,713 shares $355.21 million -0.5%3.6%3.69 $100.52
2/27/20263,549,962 shares $382.33 million -6.7%3.6%3.59 $107.70
2/13/20263,803,287 shares $418.43 million -11.6%3.9%1.82 $110.02
1/30/20264,301,775 shares $406.45 million +23.8%4.4%3.72 $94.48
1/15/20263,473,650 shares $356.81 million -0.2%3.5%2.88 $102.72
12/31/20253,479,262 shares $369.11 million +19.7%3.5%3.5 $106.09
12/15/20252,907,146 shares $312.63 million +13.9%3.0%2.81 $107.54
11/28/20252,552,732 shares $296.68 million -3.5%2.6%4.23 $116.22
11/14/20252,644,803 shares $300.17 million +35.2%2.7%3.17 $113.49
10/31/20251,956,680 shares $222.80 million +18.1%2.0%2.01 $113.86
10/15/20251,660,000 shares $205.05 million -4.6%1.7%2.3 $123.53
9/30/20251,740,000 shares $220.91 million +19.2%1.8%2.1 $126.96
9/15/20251,460,000 shares $181.95 million +13.2%1.5%1.7 $124.62
8/31/20251,290,000 shares $157.01 million +25.2%1.3%1.5 $121.71
8/15/20251,030,000 shares $123.96 million +6.3%1.0%1.2 $120.35
7/31/2025969,400 shares $106.73 million -2.0%1.0%1.1 $110.09
7/15/2025988,900 shares $105.81 million -6.7%1.0%1.2 $107.00
6/30/20251,060,000 shares $129.96 million +25.6%1.1%1.2 $122.60
6/15/2025844,300 shares $102.00 million -3.9%0.9%1 $120.81
5/31/2025878,400 shares $106.30 million -27.4%0.9%1.1 $121.01
5/15/20251,210,000 shares $144.91 million -35.6%1.2%1.4 $119.76
4/30/20251,880,000 shares $220.22 million -24.8%1.9%2.2 $117.14
4/15/20252,500,000 shares $255.76 million +14.7%2.5%3 $102.30
3/31/20252,180,000 shares $221.05 million +4.8%2.2%3 $101.40
3/15/20252,080,000 shares $199.90 million -1.4%2.1%3.1 $96.11
2/28/20252,110,000 shares $211.23 million +19.2%2.1%3.1 $100.11
2/15/20251,770,000 shares $178.60 million +18.8%1.8%2.8 $100.91
1/31/20251,490,000 shares $147.50 million -19.5%1.5%2.3 $98.99
1/15/20251,850,000 shares $173.14 million +37.0%1.9%2.8 $93.59
12/31/20241,350,000 shares $124.67 million +6.3%1.4%2.1 $92.35
12/15/20241,270,000 shares $124.70 million +17.6%1.3%1.9 $98.19
11/30/20241,080,000 shares $111.18 million -1.8%1.1%1.7 $102.94
11/15/20241,100,000 shares $108.72 million +7.8%1.1%1.8 $98.84
10/31/20241,020,000 shares $101.41 million -15.7%1.0%1.7 $99.42
10/15/20241,210,000 shares $116.58 million -30.5%1.2%2 $96.35
9/30/20241,740,000 shares $168.15 million +50.0%1.8%2.8 $96.64
9/15/20241,160,000 shares $108.17 million -10.1%1.2%1.8 $93.25
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8/31/20241,290,000 shares $120.03 million -15.7%1.3%2 $93.05
8/15/20241,530,000 shares $136.60 million -25.0%1.5%2.3 $89.28
7/31/20242,040,000 shares $189.60 million +10.9%2.1%3.2 $92.94
7/15/20241,840,000 shares $157.30 million -17.5%1.9%3.1 $85.49
6/30/20242,230,000 shares $191.31 million +33.5%2.3%3.6 $85.79
6/15/20241,670,000 shares $140.78 million -6.7%1.7%2.6 $84.30
5/31/20241,790,000 shares $154.66 million +8.5%1.8%2.8 $86.40
5/15/20241,650,000 shares $143.76 million -6.8%1.7%2.5 $87.13
4/30/20241,770,000 shares $147.64 million -19.6%1.8%2.5 $83.41
4/15/20242,200,000 shares $177.69 million -10.9%2.2%3.2 $80.77
3/31/20242,470,000 shares $203.97 million +7.9%2.5%3.8 $82.58
3/15/20242,290,000 shares $171.18 million +15.1%2.3%3.8 $74.75
2/29/20241,990,000 shares $147.98 million -19.1%2.0%3.3 $74.36
2/15/20242,460,000 shares $181.50 million -5.8%2.5%4.2 $73.78
1/31/20242,610,000 shares $185.39 million -7.8%2.6%4.5 $71.03
1/15/20242,830,000 shares $195.10 million +0.4%2.9%4.8 $68.94
12/31/20232,820,000 shares $188.15 million No Change2.9%4.6 $66.72
12/15/20232,820,000 shares $184.74 million +10.6%2.9%4.4 $65.51
11/30/20232,550,000 shares $166.18 million +1.2%2.6%4.2 $65.17
11/15/20232,520,000 shares $161.00 million +12.0%2.6%4.2 $63.89
10/31/20232,250,000 shares $140.65 million -0.9%2.3%3.9 $62.51
10/15/20232,270,000 shares $144.08 million -8.1%2.3%3.8 $63.47
9/30/20232,470,000 shares $165.89 million -0.4%2.5%4.4 $67.16
9/15/20232,480,000 shares $168.57 million -6.4%2.5%4.6 $67.97
8/31/20232,650,000 shares $188.31 million -2.9%2.7%4.9 $71.06
8/15/20232,730,000 shares $193.88 million +11.4%2.8%4.9 $71.02
7/31/20232,450,000 shares $161.77 million +3.4%2.5%4.3 $66.03
7/15/20232,370,000 shares $159.41 million -0.4%2.4%4 $67.26
6/30/20232,380,000 shares $161.13 million +1.7%2.4%3.9 $67.70
6/15/20232,340,000 shares $151.75 million +7.3%2.4%3.4 $64.85
5/31/20232,180,000 shares $135.25 million -6.4%2.2%2.9 $62.04
5/15/20232,330,000 shares $142.01 million -5.3%2.4%2.8 $60.95
4/30/20232,460,000 shares $157.81 million +15.0%2.5%2.6 $64.15
4/15/20232,140,000 shares $132.38 million +7.0%2.2%2.3 $61.86
3/31/20232,000,000 shares $108.20 million -7.8%2.1%2.2 $54.10
3/15/20232,170,000 shares $112.97 million -13.6%2.2%2.6 $52.06
2/28/20232,510,000 shares $141.87 million +31.4%2.6%3.2 $56.52
2/15/20231,910,000 shares $118.71 million -15.9%2.0%2.8 $62.15
1/31/20232,270,000 shares $141.76 million -9.9%2.3%3.3 $62.45
1/15/20232,520,000 shares $153.77 million No Change2.6%3.7 $61.02
12/30/20222,520,000 shares $150.72 million -8.4%2.6%3.7 $59.81
12/15/20222,750,000 shares $158.37 million +6.2%2.8%3.9 $57.59
11/30/20222,590,000 shares $151.46 million -6.8%2.7%3.7 $58.48
11/15/20222,780,000 shares $158.13 million +13.5%2.9%3.7 $56.88
10/31/20222,450,000 shares $133.38 million -21.7%2.5%3.2 $54.44
10/15/20223,130,000 shares $147.24 million -24.6%3.2%4 $47.04
9/30/20224,150,000 shares $187.70 million +66.0%4.3%5.3 $45.23
9/15/20222,500,000 shares $126.68 million -12.0%2.6%2.9 $50.67
8/31/20222,840,000 shares $137.94 million -32.7%2.9%3.1 $48.57
8/15/20224,220,000 shares $227.29 million +74.4%4.3%4.6 $53.86
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7/31/20222,420,000 shares $122.50 million +6.1%2.5%2.7 $50.62
7/15/20222,280,000 shares $112.40 million -1.3%2.3%2.8 $49.30
6/30/20222,310,000 shares $129.48 million -27.1%2.4%2.8 $56.05
6/15/20223,170,000 shares $177.84 million +0.3%3.3%4.1 $56.10
5/31/20223,160,000 shares $207.11 million +1.3%3.2%4.7 $65.54
5/15/20223,120,000 shares $199.96 million +17.7%3.2%4.5 $64.09
4/30/20222,650,000 shares $182.40 million +25.6%2.7%3.4 $68.83
4/15/20222,110,000 shares $156.73 million -19.2%2.2%2.4 $74.28
3/31/20222,610,000 shares $185.60 million -23.9%2.7%2.9 $71.11
3/15/20223,430,000 shares $233.31 million +4.9%3.5%3.6 $68.02
2/28/20223,270,000 shares $215.89 million -2.7%3.4%3.2 $66.02
2/15/20223,360,000 shares $215.51 million +66.3%3.5%3.3 $64.14
1/31/20222,020,000 shares $125.32 million -8.2%2.1%2 $62.04
1/15/20222,200,000 shares $144.89 million +2.8%2.3%2.3 $65.86
12/31/20212,140,000 shares $139.66 million +5.9%2.2%2.4 $65.26
12/15/20212,020,000 shares $128.35 million -13.3%2.1%2.3 $63.54
11/30/20212,330,000 shares $134.25 million -2.9%2.4%3 $57.62
11/15/20212,400,000 shares $150.58 million -3.2%2.5%3.3 $62.74
10/29/20212,480,000 shares $157.63 million +14.8%2.6%3.6 $63.56
10/15/20212,160,000 shares $146.06 million +18.0%2.2%3.6 $67.62
9/30/20211,830,000 shares $137.32 million -4.2%1.9%3.2 $75.04
9/15/20211,910,000 shares $146.78 million -0.5%2.0%3.4 $76.85
8/31/20211,920,000 shares $150.62 million -3.0%2.0%3.4 $78.45
8/13/20211,980,000 shares $156.04 million -3.9%2.0%3.5 $78.81
7/30/20212,060,000 shares $171.50 million -12.3%2.1%3.6 $83.25
7/15/20212,350,000 shares $187.74 million +16.9%2.4%4.2 $79.89
6/30/20212,010,000 shares $156.84 million -22.1%2.1%3.6 $78.03
6/15/20212,580,000 shares $213.26 million -3.4%2.7%4.6 $82.66
5/28/20212,670,000 shares $229.06 million -5.0%2.8%4.6 $85.79

EHC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Encompass Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,408,607 shares of EHC short. 3.50% of Encompass Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Encompass Health'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. EHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.6. Learn More on Encompass Health'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. 3.50% of Encompass Health's floating shares are currently sold short.

Encompass Health saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,408,607 shares, an increase of 11.6% from the previous total of 3,053,532 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.

3.50% of Encompass Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Encompass Health: Alcon (1.09%), Tenet Healthcare Corporation (2.56%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (2.59%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (5.53%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (16.13%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (26.23%), Select Medical Holdings Corporation (2.15%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (6.80%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (5.63%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (9.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Encompass Health as its price is falling. EHC shares are trading up $0.08 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 Encompass Health 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 EHC, 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 EHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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 (NYSE:EHC) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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