Foot Locker (FL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Foot Locker Short Interest Data

Foot Locker (FL) has a short interest of 12.82 million shares, representing 15.39% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.58% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 3.48 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 12,820,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 12,620,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +1.58%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $144.29 million
Short Interest Ratio: 3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 15, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 95,246,000 shares
Float Size: 83,320,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 15.39%
Today's Trading Volume: 3,057,211 shares
Average Trading Volume: 3,478,545 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 88%

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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
4/15/2025	12,820,000 shares	$144.29 million	+1.6%	15.4%	3	$11.26
3/31/2025	12,620,000 shares	$178.13 million	+13.4%	15.2%	3.1	$14.12
3/15/2025	11,130,000 shares	$174.13 million	+17.8%	13.3%	3.2	$15.65
2/28/2025	9,450,000 shares	$163.18 million	-11.6%	11.3%	2.4	$17.27
2/15/2025	10,690,000 shares	$216.97 million	+11.8%	12.8%	3	$20.30
1/31/2025	9,560,000 shares	$191.12 million	+10.8%	11.4%	2.7	$19.99
1/15/2025	8,630,000 shares	$181.40 million	+17.4%	10.3%	2.4	$21.02
12/31/2024	7,350,000 shares	$159.94 million	+10.4%	8.8%	2.1	$21.76
12/15/2024	6,660,000 shares	$145.19 million	+2.5%	8.0%	1.9	$21.80
11/30/2024	6,500,000 shares	$163.48 million	-26.3%	7.8%	1.9	$25.15
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11/15/2024	8,820,000 shares	$208.24 million	+6.0%	10.5%	2.7	$23.61
10/31/2024	8,320,000 shares	$192.94 million	-14.2%	9.9%	2.6	$23.19
10/15/2024	9,700,000 shares	$238.81 million	+8.4%	11.6%	3.2	$24.62
9/30/2024	8,950,000 shares	$231.22 million	-5.3%	10.7%	3	$25.84
9/15/2024	9,450,000 shares	$254.58 million	-2.8%	11.3%	3.2	$26.94
8/31/2024	9,720,000 shares	$302.68 million	-18.2%	11.6%	3.4	$31.14
8/15/2024	11,880,000 shares	$389.66 million	+6.9%	14.4%	4.2	$32.80
7/31/2024	11,110,000 shares	$322.75 million	+15.3%	13.5%	3.9	$29.05
7/15/2024	9,640,000 shares	$230.59 million	+13.7%	11.7%	3.3	$23.92
6/30/2024	8,480,000 shares	$211.32 million	-10.1%	10.3%	2.8	$24.92
6/15/2024	9,430,000 shares	$227.36 million	+4.6%	11.5%	2.9	$24.11
5/31/2024	9,020,000 shares	$250.21 million	-2.0%	11.0%	2.6	$27.74
5/15/2024	9,200,000 shares	$203.69 million	-15.1%	11.2%	2.3	$22.14
4/30/2024	10,840,000 shares	$226.01 million	+1.1%	13.2%	2.8	$20.85
4/15/2024	10,720,000 shares	$235.73 million	+11.6%	13.2%	2.8	$21.99
3/31/2024	9,610,000 shares	$273.89 million	-14.0%	11.8%	2.5	$28.50
3/15/2024	11,180,000 shares	$251.33 million	-9.3%	13.7%	3	$22.48
2/29/2024	12,330,000 shares	$424.52 million	-2.2%	15.1%	3.3	$34.43
2/15/2024	12,610,000 shares	$393.62 million	-10.8%	15.5%	3.6	$31.22
1/31/2024	14,130,000 shares	$397.90 million	+23.1%	17.4%	3.9	$28.16
1/15/2024	11,480,000 shares	$327.98 million	-2.3%	14.1%	2.9	$28.57
12/31/2023	11,750,000 shares	$366.01 million	+1.6%	14.4%	2.9	$31.15
12/15/2023	11,560,000 shares	$352.23 million	-2.1%	14.2%	2.8	$30.47
11/30/2023	11,810,000 shares	$318.10 million	+11.3%	14.5%	2.6	$26.94
11/15/2023	10,610,000 shares	$233.42 million	-15.4%	13.0%	2.4	$22.00
10/31/2023	12,540,000 shares	$263.21 million	-17.2%	15.4%	2.4	$20.99
10/15/2023	15,140,000 shares	$315.82 million	+16.5%	18.6%	3	$20.86
9/30/2023	13,000,000 shares	$225.55 million	+17.1%	16.0%	2.6	$17.35
9/15/2023	11,100,000 shares	$203.24 million	-1.9%	13.7%	2.3	$18.31
8/31/2023	11,320,000 shares	$222.10 million	+0.4%	13.9%	2.6	$19.62
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8/15/2023	11,270,000 shares	$287.05 million	+8.6%	13.9%	2.7	$25.47
7/31/2023	10,380,000 shares	$279.01 million	-21.9%	12.8%	2.7	$26.88
7/15/2023	13,290,000 shares	$337.03 million	+34.2%	16.4%	3.6	$25.36
6/30/2023	9,900,000 shares	$268.29 million	-20.2%	12.2%	2.7	$27.10
6/15/2023	12,410,000 shares	$344.75 million	-5.4%	15.3%	3.3	$27.78
5/31/2023	13,120,000 shares	$331.94 million	+23.7%	16.2%	3.3	$25.30
5/15/2023	10,610,000 shares	$424.40 million	+10.6%	13.1%	3	$40.00
4/30/2023	9,590,000 shares	$402.68 million	-5.8%	11.9%	3.8	$41.99
4/15/2023	10,180,000 shares	$405.16 million	+18.8%	12.7%	3.9	$39.80
3/31/2023	8,570,000 shares	$340.14 million	+0.6%	10.7%	3.2	$39.69
3/15/2023	8,520,000 shares	$349.66 million	-3.8%	10.6%	3.4	$41.04
2/28/2023	8,860,000 shares	$387.36 million	-0.2%	11.0%	4.4	$43.72
2/15/2023	8,880,000 shares	$396.23 million	+3.1%	11.0%	4.2	$44.62
1/31/2023	8,610,000 shares	$374.62 million	No Change	10.7%	3.4	$43.51
1/15/2023	8,610,000 shares	$337.43 million	-0.9%	10.7%	3.5	$39.19
12/30/2022	8,690,000 shares	$328.40 million	+9.7%	10.8%	3.4	$37.79
12/15/2022	7,920,000 shares	$277.28 million	-5.9%	9.8%	3	$35.01
11/30/2022	8,420,000 shares	$335.12 million	-10.2%	10.5%	3.2	$39.80
11/15/2022	9,380,000 shares	$317.14 million	+5.9%	11.7%	3.5	$33.81
10/31/2022	8,860,000 shares	$280.86 million	-5.4%	11.0%	3.2	$31.70
10/15/2022	9,370,000 shares	$297.22 million	+26.1%	11.7%	3.5	$31.72
9/30/2022	7,430,000 shares	$231.30 million	-12.7%	9.4%	2.8	$31.13
9/15/2022	8,510,000 shares	$332.15 million	+12.3%	10.8%	3	$39.03
8/31/2022	7,580,000 shares	$279.25 million	-26.5%	9.5%	2.6	$36.84
8/15/2022	10,310,000 shares	$324.04 million	-6.6%	12.9%	3.5	$31.43
7/31/2022	11,040,000 shares	$313.20 million	-10.8%	13.8%	4	$28.37
7/15/2022	12,370,000 shares	$316.05 million	+22.6%	15.5%	4.5	$25.55
6/30/2022	10,090,000 shares	$254.77 million	+20.0%	12.6%	3.6	$25.25
6/15/2022	8,410,000 shares	$246.75 million	+20.1%	N/A	3	$29.34
5/31/2022	7,000,000 shares	$230.86 million	+9.4%	8.6%	2.7	$32.98
5/15/2022	6,400,000 shares	$190.53 million	-6.4%	7.8%	1.8	$29.77
4/30/2022	6,840,000 shares	$200.48 million	+5.1%	8.4%	2.1	$29.31
4/15/2022	6,510,000 shares	$197.90 million	+20.3%	8.0%	2	$30.40
3/31/2022	5,410,000 shares	$160.46 million	-20.0%	6.6%	1.7	$29.66
3/15/2022	6,760,000 shares	$211.39 million	No Change	7.8%	2.2	$31.27
2/28/2022	6,760,000 shares	$213.75 million	+7.8%	7.8%	2.2	$31.62
2/15/2022	6,270,000 shares	$282.34 million	+16.3%	7.2%	2.4	$45.03
1/31/2022	5,390,000 shares	$240.83 million	-22.3%	6.2%	2.5	$44.68
1/15/2022	6,940,000 shares	$301.06 million	+18.8%	8.0%	3.3	$43.38
12/31/2021	5,840,000 shares	$254.80 million	+13.4%	6.7%	2.9	$43.63
12/15/2021	5,150,000 shares	$220.27 million	+10.8%	5.9%	2.5	$42.77
11/30/2021	4,650,000 shares	$212.23 million	-14.1%	5.2%	2.2	$45.64
11/15/2021	5,410,000 shares	$300.42 million	+10.0%	6.0%	2.7	$55.53
10/29/2021	4,920,000 shares	$234.54 million	-5.4%	5.5%	2.4	$47.67
10/15/2021	5,200,000 shares	$247.57 million	+12.6%	5.8%	2.5	$47.61
9/30/2021	4,620,000 shares	$210.95 million	-25.0%	5.1%	2.2	$45.66
9/15/2021	6,160,000 shares	$306.52 million	+43.3%	6.9%	3.3	$49.76
8/31/2021	4,300,000 shares	$243.77 million	+8.9%	4.8%	2.5	$56.69
8/13/2021	3,950,000 shares	$221.20 million	-13.6%	4.4%	2.5	$56.00
7/30/2021	4,570,000 shares	$260.76 million	-4.8%	5.1%	3.2	$57.06
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7/15/2021	4,800,000 shares	$276.24 million	+15.1%	5.4%	3.4	$57.55
6/30/2021	4,170,000 shares	$257.00 million	+30.3%	4.7%	3	$61.63
6/15/2021	3,200,000 shares	$194.85 million	+2.9%	3.6%	2.4	$60.89
5/28/2021	3,110,000 shares	$196.83 million	-14.1%	3.5%	2.3	$63.29
5/14/2021	3,620,000 shares	$223.43 million	-15.4%	4.1%	2.2	$61.72
4/30/2021	4,280,000 shares	$252.91 million	-9.1%	4.8%	2.6	$59.09
4/15/2021	4,710,000 shares	$276.10 million	-2.1%	5.3%	2.7	$58.62
3/31/2021	4,810,000 shares	$275.66 million	+2.3%	5.4%	2.6	$57.31
3/15/2021	4,700,000 shares	$270.06 million	-5.6%	5.2%	2.5	$57.46
2/26/2021	4,980,000 shares	$262.60 million	-3.3%	5.5%	2.6	$52.73
2/12/2021	5,150,000 shares	$268.01 million	+18.9%	5.7%	2.7	$52.04
1/29/2021	4,330,000 shares	$189.83 million	-32.7%	4.8%	2.2	$43.84
1/15/2021	6,430,000 shares	$304.27 million	-8.5%	7.1%	3.4	$47.32
12/31/2020	7,030,000 shares	$284.57 million	+6.4%	7.8%	3.6	$40.48
12/15/2020	6,610,000 shares	$270.94 million	+4.6%	7.3%	3.3	$40.99
11/30/2020	6,320,000 shares	$240.98 million	+5.9%	7.0%	2.9	$38.13
11/15/2020	5,970,000 shares	$222.32 million	-4.9%	6.2%	2.7	$37.24
10/30/2020	6,280,000 shares	$232.30 million	-7.7%	6.5%	2.4	$36.99
10/15/2020	6,800,000 shares	$259.35 million	-25.7%	7.0%	2.3	$38.14
9/30/2020	9,150,000 shares	$302.22 million	-2.8%	9.4%	3	$33.03
9/15/2020	9,410,000 shares	$337.25 million	-19.2%	9.7%	3.1	$35.84
8/31/2020	11,650,000 shares	$353.34 million	+37.2%	12.0%	3.8	$30.33
8/14/2020	8,490,000 shares	$243.92 million	-3.5%	8.8%	2.7	$28.73
7/31/2020	8,800,000 shares	$258.63 million	-7.0%	9.1%	3.1	$29.39
7/15/2020	9,460,000 shares	$260.34 million	-5.3%	9.8%	3.5	$27.52
6/30/2020	9,990,000 shares	$291.31 million	+5.4%	10.3%	3.7	$29.16
6/15/2020	9,480,000 shares	$277.01 million	-0.1%	9.8%	3.4	$29.22
5/29/2020	9,490,000 shares	$262.87 million	-4.0%	9.8%	3	$27.70
5/15/2020	9,880,000 shares	$251.15 million	+14.4%	10.2%	2.7	$25.42
4/30/2020	8,640,000 shares	$221.44 million	-6.1%	8.4%	2.6	$25.63

FL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Foot Locker's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Foot Locker shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 12,820,000 shares of FL short. 15.39% of Foot Locker's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Foot Locker's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Foot Locker?: 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. FL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Foot Locker's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Foot Locker?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Foot Locker: IMC Chicago LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Foot Locker?: 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. 15.39% of Foot Locker's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Foot Locker's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Foot Locker saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,820,000 shares, an increase of 1.6% from the previous total of 12,620,000 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.
What is Foot Locker's float size?: Foot Locker currently has issued a total of 95,246,000 shares. Some of Foot Locker's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Foot Locker currently has a public float of 83,320,000 shares.

How does Foot Locker's short interest compare to its competitors?: 15.39% of Foot Locker's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Foot Locker: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (10.57%), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (12.35%), The Buckle, Inc. (9.22%), Caleres, Inc. (17.17%), Guess?, Inc. (25.32%), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (24.06%), Zumiez Inc. (7.32%), Genesco Inc. (13.03%), Citi Trends, Inc. (8.25%), Designer Brands Inc. (23.08%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Foot Locker stock?: Short selling FL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Foot Locker as its price is falling. FL shares are trading down $0.52 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 Foot Locker?: A short squeeze for Foot Locker 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 FL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Foot Locker'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 FL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.

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This page (NYSE:FL) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Foot Locker (FL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume