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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) had a short interest of 2.77 million shares sold short, representing 0.52% of the public float. This marks a 3.52% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, meaning it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 772,910 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,767,791 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,673,636 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
3.52%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$65.73 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
537,130,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.52%
Today's Trading Volume
778,974 shares
Average Trading Volume
772,910 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
101%
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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 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
8/14/20262,767,791 shares $65.73 million +3.5%0.5%2.83 $23.75
7/31/20262,673,636 shares $68.62 million -0.2%0.5%4.31 $25.67
7/15/20262,677,990 shares $64.39 million -8.4%0.5%4.51 $24.04
6/30/20262,923,427 shares $66.19 million +2.9%0.5%5.05 $22.64
6/15/20262,842,243 shares $66.64 million +28.5%0.5%3.59 $23.45
5/29/20262,211,305 shares $47.66 million +87.1%0.4%2.52 $21.56
5/15/20261,182,112 shares $25.55 million -17.3%0.2%1.05 $21.62
4/30/20261,428,504 shares $32.26 million -8.8%0.3%2.64 $22.58
4/15/20261,566,001 shares $35.77 million -8.4%0.3%3.34 $22.84
3/31/20261,710,177 shares $38.53 million -6.8%0.3%3.4 $22.53
3/13/20261,834,713 shares $41.77 million -10.7%0.3%3.03 $22.77
2/27/20262,055,500 shares $48.23 million +11.0%0.4%3.18 $23.47
2/13/20261,852,420 shares $45.27 million -20.6%0.3%2.6 $24.44
1/30/20262,333,055 shares $52.89 million +3.4%0.4%3.01 $22.67
1/15/20262,256,450 shares $48.81 million +28.5%N/A3.68 $21.63
12/31/20251,755,818 shares $41.86 million +47.9%0.3%5.66 $23.84
12/15/20251,187,068 shares $28.07 million +56.6%0.2%2.06 $23.65
11/28/2025758,068 shares $18.13 million -1.1%0.1%1.76 $23.92
11/14/2025766,762 shares $17.92 million -53.9%0.1%1.11 $23.37
10/31/20251,661,941 shares $44.59 million +158.2%0.3%5.47 $26.83
10/15/2025643,800 shares $17.14 million -27.8%0.1%1.9 $26.62
9/30/2025891,600 shares $23.50 million -40.2%0.2%2.9 $26.36
9/15/20251,490,000 shares $36.80 million +3.5%0.3%4.8 $24.70
8/31/20251,440,000 shares $37.03 million -4.6%N/A4.5 $25.71
8/15/20251,510,000 shares $37.86 million -17.5%N/A4.5 $25.07
7/31/20251,830,000 shares $46.24 million +25.3%N/A4.6 $25.27
7/15/20251,460,000 shares $39.25 million +3.6%N/A3.4 $26.88
6/30/20251,410,000 shares $40.33 million -39.5%N/A3.1 $28.60
6/15/20252,330,000 shares $66.64 million +36.3%N/A5 $28.60
5/31/20251,710,000 shares $48.48 million -34.5%0.3%3.7 $28.35
5/15/20252,610,000 shares $74.18 million +274.6%0.4%5.9 $28.42
4/30/2025696,700 shares $17.68 million -3.5%N/A1.8 $25.37
4/15/2025721,700 shares $18.06 million -9.2%0.1%2.1 $25.02
3/31/2025794,400 shares $19.82 million +7.3%0.1%2.6 $24.94
3/15/2025740,400 shares $17.80 million +9.1%0.1%2.5 $24.04
2/28/2025678,400 shares $16.42 million +11.6%0.1%2.5 $24.21
2/15/2025607,700 shares $14.25 million -24.5%0.1%2.4 $23.46
1/31/2025804,400 shares $20.02 million -0.1%N/A3.3 $24.89
1/15/2025805,400 shares $18.36 million 0.0%N/A3 $22.80
12/31/2024805,700 shares $18.24 million -0.4%N/A3.1 $22.64
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12/15/2024808,800 shares $19.13 million -5.1%N/A3 $23.65
11/30/2024852,500 shares $18.77 million -6.4%N/A3.1 $22.02
11/15/2024910,900 shares $20.20 million -10.7%N/A3.2 $22.18
10/31/20241,020,000 shares $19.93 million +39.7%N/A3.6 $19.54
10/15/2024730,200 shares $14.60 million +6.9%N/A2.5 $20.00
9/30/2024683,300 shares $14.54 million -8.6%N/A2.2 $21.29
9/15/2024747,500 shares $15.76 million +1.5%N/A2.4 $21.09
8/31/2024736,200 shares $14.27 million +16.3%N/A2.3 $19.39
8/15/2024632,800 shares $11.82 million -26.0%N/A1.9 $18.68
7/31/2024855,500 shares $16.50 million -31.6%N/A2.3 $19.29
7/15/20241,250,000 shares $24.31 million +16.8%N/A3.4 $19.45
6/30/20241,070,000 shares $20.43 million -13.0%N/A2.8 $19.09
6/15/20241,230,000 shares $25.36 million -29.3%N/A3.1 $20.62
5/31/20241,740,000 shares $37.02 million +76.3%N/A4.3 $21.28
5/15/2024986,900 shares $22.12 million -29.5%N/A2.2 $22.41
4/30/20241,400,000 shares $29.46 million +28.4%N/A3 $21.04
4/15/20241,090,000 shares $20.43 million -0.9%N/A2.4 $18.75
3/31/20241,100,000 shares $21.21 million -17.3%N/A2.5 $19.28
3/15/20241,330,000 shares $25.28 million +63.6%N/A3 $19.01
2/29/2024813,000 shares $15.61 million -23.3%N/A1.9 $19.21
2/15/20241,060,000 shares $22.32 million -39.1%N/A2.7 $21.06
1/31/20241,740,000 shares $33.56 million +104.3%N/A4.1 $19.29
1/15/2024851,900 shares $17.11 million -49.6%N/A1.8 $20.09
12/31/20231,690,000 shares $35.20 million +262.8%N/A3 $20.83
12/15/2023465,800 shares $9.60 million -37.0%N/A0.8 $20.61
11/30/2023739,600 shares $15.17 million -40.8%N/A1.3 $20.51
11/15/20231,250,000 shares $24.11 million -41.6%N/A2.2 $19.29
10/31/20232,140,000 shares $35.60 million +19.6%N/A4 $16.64
10/15/20231,790,000 shares $30.66 million +6.6%N/A3.6 $17.13
9/30/20231,680,000 shares $36.19 million +55.6%N/A4.1 $21.54
9/15/20231,080,000 shares $24.21 million +24.6%N/A2.6 $22.42
8/31/2023867,000 shares $20.77 million -8.8%N/A1.9 $23.96
8/15/2023951,000 shares $23.56 million -9.4%N/A2 $24.78
7/31/20231,050,000 shares $27.42 million -62.5%N/A2.1 $26.11
7/15/20232,800,000 shares $73.39 million +104.4%N/A5.2 $26.21
6/30/20231,370,000 shares $32.77 million -49.6%N/A2.3 $23.92
6/15/20232,720,000 shares $64.15 million +5.8%N/A4.4 $23.59
5/31/20232,570,000 shares $55.05 million +70.2%N/A3.5 $21.42
5/15/20231,510,000 shares $35.98 million -7.9%N/A1.7 $23.83
4/30/20231,640,000 shares $39.72 million -24.1%N/A1.7 $24.22
4/15/20232,160,000 shares $50.24 million -28.5%N/A2.2 $23.26
3/31/20233,020,000 shares $64.21 million -10.4%N/A3.2 $21.26
3/15/20233,370,000 shares $65.98 million +74.6%N/A3.6 $19.58
2/28/20231,930,000 shares $37.94 million -1.5%N/A2.3 $19.66
2/15/20231,960,000 shares $38.89 million +83.2%N/A2.3 $19.84
1/31/20231,070,000 shares $20.04 million -27.7%N/A1.4 $18.73
1/15/20231,480,000 shares $26.39 million +15.6%N/A1.4 $17.83
12/30/20221,280,000 shares $20.92 million +14.3%N/A1.1 $16.34
12/15/20221,120,000 shares $17.70 million +5.7%N/A0.9 $15.80
11/30/20221,060,000 shares $16.56 million -23.7%N/A0.8 $15.62
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11/15/20221,390,000 shares $21.46 million +103.9%N/A1.1 $15.44
10/31/2022681,600 shares $9.45 million +38.0%N/A0.5 $13.87
10/15/2022493,800 shares $6.58 million -49.8%N/A0.5 $13.33
9/30/2022983,300 shares $13.81 million +146.8%N/A1 $14.04
9/15/2022398,400 shares $6.69 million +52.1%N/A0.4 $16.79
8/31/2022262,000 shares $4.48 million -44.3%N/A0.3 $17.10
8/15/2022470,600 shares $8.78 million -53.4%N/A0.5 $18.65
7/31/20221,010,000 shares $18.71 million -9.0%N/A1.3 $18.52
7/15/20221,110,000 shares $26.04 million -21.3%N/A1.6 $23.46
6/30/20221,410,000 shares $35.17 million +56.3%N/A2.5 $24.94
6/15/2022902,000 shares $23.78 million -9.1%N/A1.5 $26.36
5/31/2022991,900 shares $30.26 million -9.0%N/A2 $30.51
5/15/20221,090,000 shares $31.84 million +50.6%N/A2 $29.21
4/30/2022723,800 shares $22.39 million -31.1%N/A1.4 $30.93
4/15/20221,050,000 shares $35.32 million -26.1%N/A2 $33.64
3/31/20221,420,000 shares $47.83 million +306.2%N/A2.6 $33.68
3/15/2022349,600 shares $11.31 million -49.0%N/A0.7 $32.35
2/28/2022685,800 shares $22.16 million +5.2%N/A1.5 $32.31
2/15/2022652,100 shares $21.56 million -8.1%N/A1.5 $33.07
1/31/2022709,300 shares $24.00 million -0.6%N/A1.8 $33.83
1/15/2022713,300 shares $24.11 million +30.0%N/A1.8 $33.80
12/31/2021548,900 shares $17.82 million -36.3%N/A1.4 $32.46
12/15/2021861,300 shares $25.89 million -38.9%N/A2.3 $30.06
11/30/20211,410,000 shares $42.05 million +42.7%N/A4 $29.82
11/15/2021988,200 shares $32.57 million -26.8%N/A2.8 $32.96
10/29/20211,350,000 shares $44.86 million +59.8%N/A3.5 $33.23
10/15/2021844,600 shares $29.95 million +5.8%N/A2.3 $35.46
9/30/2021798,700 shares $27.93 million -10.3%N/A2.2 $34.97
9/15/2021890,700 shares $31.79 million -39.0%N/A2.8 $35.69

FMS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 2,767,791 shares of FMS short. 0.52% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA'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. FMS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.8. Learn More on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA'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. 0.52% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's floating shares are currently sold short.

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,767,791 shares, an increase of 3.5% from the previous total of 2,673,636 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.

0.52% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "healthcare services" compare to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA: Labcorp Holdings Inc. (2.41%), Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (3.04%), Guardant Health, Inc. (8.83%), Tempus AI, Inc. (21.86%), BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (4.59%), DaVita Inc. (6.39%), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (28.50%), Hinge Health Inc. (8.60%), Chemed Corporation (5.05%), RadNet, Inc. (12.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 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 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 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 FMS, 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 FMS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NYSE:FMS is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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