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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$40.17 -3.12 (-7.21%)
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Shift4 Payments Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) had a short interest of 14.93 million shares sold short, representing 25.14% of the public float. This marks a -5.05% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.3, meaning it would take 7.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.48 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,927,651 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,722,283 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-5.05%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$625.86 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
79,330,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
25.14%
Today's Trading Volume
1,808,237 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,478,761 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
122%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202614,927,651 shares $625.86 million -5.1%25.1%7.28 $41.93
4/30/202615,722,283 shares $695.71 million +4.5%25.9%10.52 $44.25
4/15/202615,042,160 shares $722.35 million -8.0%24.7%9.75 $48.02
3/31/202616,354,321 shares $714.50 million -6.7%26.9%5.91 $43.69
3/13/202617,520,388 shares $759.70 million +8.2%28.8%6.38 $43.36
2/27/202616,197,660 shares $713.44 million +3.9%24.4%5.01 $44.05
2/13/202615,588,722 shares $857.57 million +7.8%23.5%6.18 $55.01
1/30/202614,461,231 shares $851.62 million -4.4%21.8%7.45 $58.89
1/15/202615,129,570 shares $997.95 million +8.4%22.8%7.25 $65.96
12/31/202513,952,457 shares $878.45 million +5.1%21.0%9.35 $62.96
12/15/202513,269,803 shares $878.30 million -1.0%20.0%8.39 $66.19
11/28/202513,403,934 shares $991.89 million -4.5%20.2%7.59 $74.00
11/14/202514,042,134 shares $981.32 million +14.4%21.2%4.17 $69.88
10/31/202512,271,366 shares $849.15 million -0.2%18.5%5.45 $69.20
10/15/202512,290,000 shares $928.64 million -0.4%18.6%6.3 $75.56
9/30/202512,340,000 shares $955.70 million +3.3%N/A6.6 $77.45
9/15/202511,950,000 shares $1.03 billion -4.6%N/A7.1 $85.98
8/31/202512,530,000 shares $1.13 billion +2.5%18.9%7.8 $90.52
8/15/202512,230,000 shares $1.11 billion +9.9%N/A7.4 $90.76
7/31/202511,130,000 shares $1.15 billion -9.6%16.8%6.9 $102.91
7/15/202512,310,000 shares $1.26 billion -1.7%N/A7.3 $102.27
6/30/202512,520,000 shares $1.24 billion +8.2%18.9%7.1 $99.24
6/15/202511,570,000 shares $1.03 billion -7.7%17.4%6.2 $88.72
5/31/202512,530,000 shares $1.19 billion +2.3%20.0%6.4 $94.96
5/15/202512,250,000 shares $1.09 billion +27.1%19.6%6 $89.10
4/30/20259,640,000 shares $788.74 million +0.7%N/A4.2 $81.82
4/15/20259,570,000 shares $746.10 million +9.0%15.3%5.1 $77.96
3/31/20258,780,000 shares $717.08 million +6.7%14.0%4.6 $81.67
3/15/20258,230,000 shares $694.08 million +24.7%13.2%4.7 $84.34
2/28/20256,600,000 shares $653.22 million +5.4%10.6%3.5 $98.97
2/15/20256,260,000 shares $757.85 million -11.5%10.0%3.4 $121.06
1/31/20257,070,000 shares $848.42 million -8.1%N/A3.9 $120.00
1/15/20257,690,000 shares $785.38 million +9.9%N/A4.4 $102.13
12/31/20247,000,000 shares $726.46 million +6.9%N/A4.1 $103.78
12/15/20246,550,000 shares $667.12 million -16.4%N/A3.9 $101.85
11/30/20247,830,000 shares $893.25 million +10.6%N/A4.9 $114.08
11/15/20247,080,000 shares $686.55 million -8.4%N/A5.1 $96.97
10/31/20247,730,000 shares $698.79 million -9.2%N/A6.2 $90.40
10/15/20248,510,000 shares $801.22 million -5.4%N/A6.5 $94.15
9/30/20249,000,000 shares $797.31 million +17.3%N/A6.5 $88.59
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9/15/20247,670,000 shares $636.00 million -20.7%N/A5.5 $82.92
8/31/20249,670,000 shares $803.58 million +0.7%N/A6.9 $83.10
8/15/20249,600,000 shares $785.95 million -0.6%N/A6.7 $81.87
7/31/20249,660,000 shares $664.70 million -5.1%N/A6.8 $68.81
7/15/202410,180,000 shares $733.06 million -1.8%N/A7.7 $72.01
6/30/202410,370,000 shares $760.64 million +9.7%N/A7.8 $73.35
6/15/20249,450,000 shares $658.85 million +22.1%N/A6.8 $69.72
5/31/20247,740,000 shares $520.75 million +0.4%N/A5 $67.28
5/15/20247,710,000 shares $556.20 million +1.5%N/A4.3 $72.14
4/30/20247,600,000 shares $439.81 million -5.8%N/A4.6 $57.87
4/15/20248,070,000 shares $499.53 million +6.6%N/A5.4 $61.90
3/31/20247,570,000 shares $500.15 million +12.3%N/A5.3 $66.07
3/15/20246,740,000 shares $522.35 million -5.7%N/A5 $77.50
2/29/20247,150,000 shares $587.37 million +2.4%N/A5.6 $82.15
2/15/20246,980,000 shares $537.39 million -17.5%N/A6.7 $76.99
1/31/20248,460,000 shares $607.43 million -4.4%N/A7.4 $71.80
1/15/20248,850,000 shares $661.27 million -2.6%N/A7 $74.72
12/31/20239,090,000 shares $675.75 million -6.0%N/A7.2 $74.34
12/15/20239,670,000 shares $712.49 million +0.9%N/A7.4 $73.68
11/30/20239,580,000 shares $630.56 million -3.7%N/A7.1 $65.82
11/15/20239,950,000 shares $625.76 million -2.2%N/A7.6 $62.89
10/31/202310,170,000 shares $452.87 million +8.3%N/A7.8 $44.53
10/15/20239,390,000 shares $475.79 million +0.2%N/A7.8 $50.67
9/30/20239,370,000 shares $518.82 million +7.8%N/A8.1 $55.37
9/15/20238,690,000 shares $510.28 million +1.4%N/A7.7 $58.72
8/31/20238,570,000 shares $486.43 million -5.0%N/A8.2 $56.76
8/15/20239,020,000 shares $522.71 million No ChangeN/A8.6 $57.95
7/31/20239,020,000 shares $622.47 million +0.3%N/A8.9 $69.01
7/15/20238,990,000 shares $603.50 million -1.9%N/A8.4 $67.13
6/30/20239,160,000 shares $622.06 million +5.5%N/A6.8 $67.91
6/15/20238,680,000 shares $553.61 million -2.3%N/A6.1 $63.78
5/31/20238,880,000 shares $556.95 million -9.1%N/A6.2 $62.72
5/15/20239,770,000 shares $628.80 million +4.2%N/A6 $64.36
4/30/20239,380,000 shares $635.68 million +2.7%N/A5.7 $67.77
4/15/20239,130,000 shares $641.20 million +8.8%N/A5.7 $70.23
3/31/20238,390,000 shares $635.96 million -0.9%N/A6.2 $75.80
3/15/20238,470,000 shares $577.82 million -9.4%N/A6.7 $68.22
2/28/20239,350,000 shares $603.08 million -10.3%N/A7.6 $64.50
2/15/202310,420,000 shares $697.72 million +2.3%N/A9.6 $66.96
1/31/202310,190,000 shares $652.57 million -9.5%N/A8.8 $64.04
1/15/202311,260,000 shares $704.54 million +4.9%N/A9.5 $62.57
12/30/202210,730,000 shares $600.13 million -0.4%N/A9.8 $55.93
12/15/202210,770,000 shares $562.62 million +11.0%N/A10.3 $52.24
11/30/20229,700,000 shares $449.50 million -8.4%N/A9.4 $46.34
11/15/202210,590,000 shares $555.66 million +1.5%N/A10.9 $52.47
10/31/202210,430,000 shares $479.47 million -4.1%N/A11.9 $45.97
10/15/202210,880,000 shares $462.73 million +4.2%N/A12.9 $42.53
9/30/202210,440,000 shares $465.73 million +1.2%N/A12.2 $44.61
9/15/202210,320,000 shares $500.21 million +4.7%N/A11.1 $48.47
8/31/20229,860,000 shares $446.56 million +0.7%N/A9.2 $45.29
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8/15/20229,790,000 shares $493.02 million -3.3%N/A9 $50.36
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6/30/202211,260,000 shares $372.26 million -3.3%N/A9.3 $33.06
6/15/202211,640,000 shares $385.63 million +4.5%N/A9.8 $33.13
5/31/202211,140,000 shares $508.54 million -10.5%N/A10.1 $45.65
5/15/202212,440,000 shares $577.84 million +2.6%N/A10.2 $46.45
4/30/202212,130,000 shares $636.34 million +8.2%N/A10.5 $52.46
4/15/202211,210,000 shares $676.19 million -0.2%N/A9.3 $60.32
3/31/202211,230,000 shares $695.47 million -1.9%N/A9 $61.93
3/15/202211,450,000 shares $594.37 million +4.8%N/A9.1 $51.91
2/28/202210,930,000 shares $575.46 million +5.2%N/A8.5 $52.65
2/15/202210,390,000 shares $601.68 million -5.4%N/A8 $57.91
1/31/202210,980,000 shares $578.87 million +8.4%N/A7.4 $52.72
1/15/202210,130,000 shares $516.63 million +0.5%N/A6.3 $51.00
12/31/202110,080,000 shares $583.93 million +1.5%N/A6.3 $57.93
12/15/20219,930,000 shares $517.95 million +5.5%N/A6.3 $52.16
11/30/20219,410,000 shares $489.51 million -6.6%N/A6.2 $52.02
11/15/202110,070,000 shares $714.16 million +2.8%N/A6.9 $70.92
10/29/20219,800,000 shares $618.67 million +3.2%N/A7.6 $63.13
10/15/20219,500,000 shares $718.68 million -0.7%N/A9 $75.65
9/30/20219,570,000 shares $741.87 million -0.7%N/A8.3 $77.52
9/15/20219,640,000 shares $747.20 million +64.2%N/A8.6 $77.51
8/31/20215,870,000 shares $503.12 million -11.5%N/A5.5 $85.71
8/13/20216,630,000 shares $557.58 million -10.9%N/A6.9 $84.10
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6/30/20215,120,000 shares $479.85 million -14.0%12.2%6.1 $93.72
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FOUR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Shift4 Payments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 14,927,651 shares of FOUR short. 25.14% of Shift4 Payments' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Shift4 Payments' 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. FOUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.3. Learn More on Shift4 Payments's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Shift4 Payments: PEAK6 LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 25.14% of Shift4 Payments' floating shares are currently sold short.

Shift4 Payments saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,927,651 shares, a decrease of 5.1% from the previous total of 15,722,283 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.

25.14% of Shift4 Payments' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Shift4 Payments: TransUnion (4.86%), Applied Digital Corporation (30.44%), GFL Environmental Inc. (2.99%), PayPay Corporation (0.41%), Medpace Holdings, Inc. (8.39%), QXO, Inc. (26.11%), Toast, Inc. (7.82%), Allegion PLC (4.21%), D-Wave Quantum Inc. (14.06%), Maplebear Inc. (8.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FOUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Shift4 Payments as its price is falling. FOUR shares are trading down $2.46 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 Shift4 Payments 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 FOUR, 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 FOUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:FOUR) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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