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KBR (KBR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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KBR Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, KBR (KBR) had a short interest of 8.38 million shares sold short, representing 6.69% of the public float. This marks a -5.98% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, meaning it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.77 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,379,259 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,911,812 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-5.98%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$301.11 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
126,070,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.69%
Today's Trading Volume
1,103,815 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,770,654 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
62%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20268,379,259 shares $301.11 million -6.0%6.7%4.92 $35.94
6/30/20268,911,812 shares $307.81 million +23.8%7.1%4.16 $34.54
6/15/20267,198,282 shares $250.11 million +4.3%5.7%4.3 $34.75
5/29/20266,904,449 shares $241.57 million +7.9%5.5%3.32 $34.99
5/15/20266,398,521 shares $191.92 million +23.3%5.1%2.72 $29.99
4/30/20265,190,646 shares $194.62 million +4.9%4.1%4 $37.50
4/15/20264,946,264 shares $181.55 million +1.6%3.9%3.58 $36.70
3/31/20264,867,530 shares $179.39 million +8.9%3.9%3.36 $36.86
3/13/20264,470,724 shares $163.78 million +7.7%3.6%2.61 $36.64
2/27/20264,152,762 shares $175.05 million -26.7%3.3%2.85 $42.15
2/13/20265,661,478 shares $233.90 million +10.7%4.5%4.17 $41.31
1/30/20265,115,826 shares $219.01 million +0.3%4.1%4.6 $42.81
1/15/20265,102,092 shares $229.59 million +14.5%4.1%3.23 $45.00
12/31/20254,456,545 shares $179.33 million -3.5%3.5%2.7 $40.24
12/15/20254,619,804 shares $198.95 million -0.5%3.7%3.42 $43.07
11/28/20254,642,177 shares $199.92 million +1.0%3.7%4.4 $43.07
11/14/20254,597,684 shares $193.23 million +2.8%3.6%4.28 $42.03
10/31/20254,472,800 shares $191.93 million -1.9%3.5%2.81 $42.91
10/15/20254,560,000 shares $201.17 million No Change3.6%3.4 $44.12
9/30/20254,560,000 shares $215.60 million +12.3%3.6%3.4 $47.28
9/15/20254,060,000 shares $198.37 million +3.6%3.2%2.9 $48.86
8/31/20253,920,000 shares $197.94 million +2.4%3.1%2.8 $50.50
8/15/20253,830,000 shares $190.16 million +0.5%3.0%2.7 $49.65
7/31/20253,810,000 shares $177.98 million -5.7%3.0%2.6 $46.71
7/15/20254,040,000 shares $183.86 million +20.2%3.2%2.9 $45.51
6/30/20253,360,000 shares $161.15 million -27.1%2.6%2.3 $47.96
6/15/20254,610,000 shares $246.13 million +10.6%3.6%3.2 $53.39
5/31/20254,170,000 shares $217.63 million +14.9%3.3%3 $52.19
5/15/20253,630,000 shares $202.63 million +7.4%2.8%2.1 $55.82
4/30/20253,380,000 shares $178.73 million -4.8%2.6%1.9 $52.88
4/15/20253,550,000 shares $178.40 million +18.3%2.8%2.1 $50.25
3/31/20253,000,000 shares $149.48 million -18.7%2.4%1.8 $49.83
3/15/20253,690,000 shares $186.81 million +51.2%2.8%2.2 $50.63
2/28/20252,440,000 shares $119.61 million +19.0%1.9%1.4 $49.02
2/15/20252,050,000 shares $106.55 million No Change1.6%1.3 $51.98
1/31/20252,050,000 shares $111.64 million -12.8%1.6%1.3 $54.46
1/15/20252,350,000 shares $140.11 million +1.3%1.8%1.5 $59.62
12/31/20242,320,000 shares $134.40 million -12.5%1.8%1.5 $57.93
12/15/20242,650,000 shares $154.95 million +28.6%2.0%1.8 $58.47
11/30/20242,060,000 shares $125.31 million +9.0%1.6%1.5 $60.83
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11/15/20241,890,000 shares $110.85 million -22.5%1.4%1.4 $58.65
10/31/20242,440,000 shares $163.50 million +34.1%1.9%2.5 $67.01
10/15/20241,820,000 shares $123.52 million +19.7%1.4%1.9 $67.87
9/30/20241,520,000 shares $99.00 million -11.1%1.2%1.6 $65.13
9/15/20241,710,000 shares $106.41 million -10.7%1.3%1.8 $62.23
8/31/20241,914,400 shares $132.78 million -3.3%1.5%2.1 $69.36
8/15/20241,980,000 shares $130.66 million -28.0%1.5%2.2 $65.99
7/31/20242,750,000 shares $183.15 million +64.7%2.1%2.8 $66.60
7/15/20241,670,000 shares $109.40 million +0.6%1.3%1.6 $65.51
6/30/20241,660,000 shares $106.47 million -44.7%1.3%1.6 $64.14
6/15/20243,000,000 shares $189.96 million +38.9%2.3%2.8 $63.32
5/31/20242,160,000 shares $141.83 million -26.8%1.6%1.9 $65.66
5/15/20242,950,000 shares $194.49 million +8.1%2.2%2.5 $65.93
4/30/20242,730,000 shares $177.29 million +50.8%2.1%2 $64.94
4/15/20241,810,000 shares $111.59 million +2.3%1.4%1.4 $61.65
3/31/20241,770,000 shares $112.68 million -9.7%1.3%1.3 $63.66
3/15/20241,960,000 shares $118.25 million -18.3%1.5%1.5 $60.33
2/29/20242,400,000 shares $144.01 million +29.7%1.8%1.7 $60.01
2/15/20241,850,000 shares $102.06 million +0.5%1.4%1.3 $55.17
1/31/20241,840,000 shares $95.88 million -4.7%1.4%1.3 $52.11
1/15/20241,930,000 shares $105.59 million -1.0%1.5%1.2 $54.71
12/31/20231,950,000 shares $108.05 million -33.0%1.5%1.1 $55.41
12/15/20232,910,000 shares $155.13 million -40.0%2.2%1.7 $53.31
11/30/20234,850,000 shares $250.65 million -9.7%3.6%2.8 $51.68
11/15/20235,370,000 shares $282.19 million +9.6%4.0%3.4 $52.55
10/31/20234,900,000 shares $284.94 million +8.4%3.7%3.3 $58.15
10/15/20234,520,000 shares $274.86 million +31.8%3.4%3.6 $60.81
9/30/20233,430,000 shares $202.16 million -27.9%2.6%2.9 $58.94
9/15/20234,760,000 shares $286.55 million +33.0%3.6%4.2 $60.20
8/31/20233,580,000 shares $220.24 million -20.1%2.7%3 $61.52
8/15/20234,480,000 shares $270.86 million -11.1%3.4%3.4 $60.46
7/31/20235,040,000 shares $309.91 million -2.7%3.8%3.8 $61.49
7/15/20235,180,000 shares $332.45 million -2.8%3.9%3.8 $64.18
6/30/20235,330,000 shares $346.77 million -15.9%4.0%3.9 $65.06
6/15/20236,340,000 shares $411.28 million -15.2%4.7%4.8 $64.87
5/31/20237,480,000 shares $441.47 million +43.3%5.6%6 $59.02
5/15/20235,220,000 shares $308.97 million -0.4%3.9%4.9 $59.19
4/30/20235,240,000 shares $297.27 million +5.7%3.9%4.8 $56.73
4/15/20234,960,000 shares $279.94 million +11.2%3.7%5 $56.44
3/31/20234,460,000 shares $245.52 million +13.5%3.3%4.2 $55.05
3/15/20233,930,000 shares $204.99 million +5.4%2.9%4 $52.16
2/28/20233,730,000 shares $205.56 million -9.3%2.8%3.9 $55.11
2/15/20234,110,000 shares $212.73 million -4.9%3.1%4.2 $51.76
1/31/20234,320,000 shares $221.31 million +1.2%3.2%4.6 $51.23
1/15/20234,270,000 shares $218.67 million +9.5%3.2%4 $51.21
12/30/20223,900,000 shares $205.92 million -16.3%2.9%3.7 $52.80
12/15/20224,660,000 shares $236.17 million +5.9%3.4%4.1 $50.68
11/30/20224,400,000 shares $227.35 million +8.9%3.2%3.5 $51.67
11/15/20224,040,000 shares $198.65 million -15.1%N/A3.3 $49.17
10/31/20224,760,000 shares $236.91 million +6.0%3.5%3.8 $49.77
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10/15/20224,490,000 shares $201.92 million +5.2%3.3%3.7 $44.97
9/30/20224,270,000 shares $184.55 million -5.1%3.1%3.5 $43.22
9/15/20224,500,000 shares $223.11 million +14.2%3.3%3 $49.58
8/31/20223,940,000 shares $190.30 million -10.3%2.9%2.6 $48.30
8/15/20224,390,000 shares $232.89 million -4.6%3.2%2.9 $53.05
7/31/20224,600,000 shares $244.86 million -4.0%3.3%2.9 $53.23
7/15/20224,790,000 shares $229.06 million -21.9%3.5%3 $47.82
6/30/20226,130,000 shares $296.63 million -45.4%4.5%3.5 $48.39
6/15/202211,230,000 shares $526.46 million +15.1%8.1%6.3 $46.88
5/31/20229,760,000 shares $485.66 million +3.1%7.1%6.3 $49.76
5/15/20229,470,000 shares $428.14 million +11.5%6.9%5.3 $45.21
4/30/20228,490,000 shares $417.96 million +38.5%6.2%4.9 $49.23
4/15/20226,130,000 shares $346.47 million -15.1%4.4%3.6 $56.52
3/31/20227,220,000 shares $395.15 million -11.1%5.2%4.5 $54.73
3/15/20228,120,000 shares $429.87 million +14.5%5.9%5.6 $52.94
2/28/20227,090,000 shares $351.95 million -5.8%5.1%5.2 $49.64
2/15/20227,530,000 shares $337.12 million +9.5%5.5%6.1 $44.77
1/31/20226,880,000 shares $298.59 million +5.0%5.0%6.2 $43.40
1/15/20226,550,000 shares $313.42 million -0.2%4.7%6.2 $47.85
12/31/20216,560,000 shares $312.39 million -2.5%4.7%6.4 $47.62
12/15/20216,730,000 shares $310.25 million +22.4%4.9%6.2 $46.10
11/30/20215,500,000 shares $242 million -1.1%4.0%5.4 $44.00
11/15/20215,560,000 shares $250.31 million -31.6%4.0%6.3 $45.02
10/29/20218,130,000 shares $345.04 million +4.5%5.9%9.3 $42.44
10/15/20217,780,000 shares $330.03 million -6.8%5.6%9.1 $42.42
9/30/20218,350,000 shares $328.99 million -11.6%6.0%9.7 $39.40
9/15/20219,450,000 shares $374.60 million +10.1%6.8%9.9 $39.64
8/31/20218,580,000 shares $334.11 million -4.9%6.2%8.3 $38.94
8/13/20219,020,000 shares $355.39 million +0.5%6.5%8.2 $39.40

KBR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of KBR shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 8,379,259 shares of KBR short. 6.69% of KBR's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KBR'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. KBR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.9. Learn More on KBR'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. 6.69% of KBR's floating shares are currently sold short.

KBR saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,379,259 shares, a decline of 6.0% from the previous total of 8,911,812 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.

6.69% of KBR's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to KBR: Science Applications International Corporation (7.05%), Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (4.24%), Dycom Industries, Inc. (4.55%), EMCOR Group, Inc. (3.05%), Howmet Aerospace Inc. (1.98%), Jacobs Solutions Inc. (6.13%), Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (10.06%), Toll Brothers Inc. (5.13%), United Rentals, Inc. (2.25%), UL Solutions Inc. (2.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KBR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KBR as its price is falling. KBR shares are trading up $0.24 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 KBR 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 KBR, 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 KBR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:KBR is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 7/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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