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Foot Locker (FL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Foot Locker Short Interest Overview

As of August 15, 2025, Foot Locker (FL) had a short interest of 16.26 million shares sold short, representing 18.26% of the public float. This marks a -11.29% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, meaning it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 5.21 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 16,260,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 18,330,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -11.29%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $419.51 million
Short Interest Ratio: 4.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 15, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 95,580,000 shares
Float Size: 89,060,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 18.26%
Today's Trading Volume: 0 shares
Average Trading Volume: 5,212,633 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 0%

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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
8/15/2025	16,260,000 shares	$419.51 million	-11.3%	18.3%	4.4	$25.80
7/31/2025	18,330,000 shares	$458.71 million	-1.6%	20.6%	3.5	$25.03
7/15/2025	18,620,000 shares	$464.27 million	+19.3%	21.9%	3.4	$24.93
6/30/2025	15,610,000 shares	$382.91 million	-7.7%	18.4%	2.7	$24.53
6/15/2025	16,910,000 shares	$405.76 million	+16.0%	20.3%	2.8	$24.00
5/31/2025	14,580,000 shares	$346.57 million	+0.4%	17.4%	2.3	$23.77
5/15/2025	14,520,000 shares	$346.16 million	+6.7%	17.3%	2.3	$23.84
4/30/2025	13,610,000 shares	$166.99 million	+6.2%	16.3%	3.1	$12.27
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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

FL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 August 15th, traders have sold 16,260,000 shares of FL short. 18.26% of Foot Locker's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Foot Locker'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. FL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.4. Learn More on Foot Locker'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. 18.26% of Foot Locker's floating shares are currently sold short.

Foot Locker saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,260,000 shares, a drop of 11.3% from the previous total of 18,330,000 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.

Foot Locker currently has issued a total of 95,580,000 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 89,060,000 shares.

18.26% of Foot Locker's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Foot Locker: Urban Outfitters, Inc. (11.95%), Abercrombie & Fitch Company (6.92%), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (11.50%), Buckle, Inc. (The) (11.21%), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (16.11%), Caleres, Inc. (15.55%), Zumiez Inc. (10.23%), Citi Trends, Inc. (8.75%), Genesco Inc. (10.65%), Designer Brands Inc. (41.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($5.70 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), and ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Foot Locker 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 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.

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 August, 15 2025.

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

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 companyâ€™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:FL) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Foot Locker (FL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume