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Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Kimberly-Clark Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) had a short interest of 44.50 million shares sold short, representing 13.48% of the public float. This marks a 1.24% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.8, meaning it would take 11.8 days of the average trading volume of 4.80 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
44,499,761 shares
Previous Short Interest
43,953,032 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
1.24%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.91 billion
Short Interest Ratio
11.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
332,580,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
13.48%
Today's Trading Volume
1,116,449 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,798,275 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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Kimberly-Clark 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
8/14/202644,499,761 shares $4.91 billion +1.2%13.5%11.78 $110.39
7/31/202643,953,032 shares $4.80 billion +1.7%13.3%14.66 $109.31
7/15/202643,225,858 shares $4.60 billion +2.1%13.1%10.09 $106.53
6/30/202642,319,236 shares $4.65 billion -4.3%12.8%7.35 $109.77
6/15/202644,203,039 shares $4.56 billion +2.4%13.4%9.73 $103.14
5/29/202643,179,607 shares $4.21 billion +2.1%13.1%10.05 $97.60
5/15/202642,304,679 shares $4.06 billion +3.7%12.8%9.74 $95.91
4/30/202640,813,611 shares $4.02 billion +6.4%12.4%8.73 $98.43
4/15/202638,378,264 shares $3.72 billion -0.7%11.6%7.75 $96.81
3/31/202638,650,038 shares $3.73 billion 0.0%11.7%7.49 $96.47
3/13/202638,666,040 shares $3.82 billion -1.3%11.7%7.97 $98.84
2/27/202639,186,999 shares $4.37 billion +6.2%11.9%8.87 $111.44
2/13/202636,888,846 shares $4.04 billion +5.1%11.2%6.13 $109.41
1/30/202635,107,703 shares $3.51 billion +8.8%10.6%4.62 $99.99
1/15/202632,283,444 shares $3.24 billion +20.8%9.8%5.14 $100.37
12/31/202526,732,386 shares $2.70 billion +15.1%8.1%6.01 $100.89
12/15/202523,217,242 shares $2.39 billion +21.0%7.0%3.86 $102.80
11/28/202519,191,428 shares $2.09 billion +11.4%5.8%3.21 $109.16
11/14/202517,229,910 shares $1.79 billion +84.9%5.2%1.54 $104.01
10/31/20259,318,172 shares $1.12 billion +11.9%2.8%3.18 $119.71
10/15/20258,330,000 shares $998.93 million -0.5%2.5%3.6 $119.92
9/30/20258,370,000 shares $1.04 billion +20.8%2.5%3.5 $124.34
9/15/20256,930,000 shares $869.51 million +24.4%2.1%3 $125.47
8/31/20255,570,000 shares $719.31 million -7.6%1.7%2.4 $129.14
8/15/20256,030,000 shares $801.63 million +25.1%1.8%2.5 $132.94
7/31/20254,820,000 shares $600.67 million -4.4%1.5%2 $124.62
7/15/20255,040,000 shares $638.82 million -1.4%1.5%2.1 $126.75
6/30/20255,110,000 shares $658.78 million -10.5%1.5%2.1 $128.92
6/15/20255,710,000 shares $747.10 million +4.6%1.7%2.4 $130.84
5/31/20255,460,000 shares $785.69 million +3.8%1.7%2.3 $143.90
5/15/20255,260,000 shares $722.41 million +7.4%1.6%2.2 $137.34
4/30/20254,900,000 shares $644.99 million +9.9%N/A2.2 $131.63
4/15/20254,460,000 shares $630.93 million +19.6%1.4%1.9 $141.46
3/31/20253,730,000 shares $530.67 million -8.6%1.1%1.7 $142.27
3/15/20254,080,000 shares $570.34 million -21.8%1.2%1.8 $139.79
2/28/20255,220,000 shares $741.24 million -5.4%1.6%2.3 $142.00
2/15/20255,520,000 shares $733.01 million +10.6%1.7%2.5 $132.79
1/31/20254,990,000 shares $648.35 million +0.6%1.5%2.3 $129.93
1/15/20254,960,000 shares $622.98 million -4.1%1.5%2.3 $125.60
12/31/20245,170,000 shares $677.48 million +21.7%1.6%2.4 $131.04
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12/15/20244,250,000 shares $558.20 million +1.7%1.3%2 $131.34
11/30/20244,180,000 shares $582.48 million +5.8%1.3%2 $139.35
11/15/20243,950,000 shares $529.62 million -7.7%1.2%2 $134.08
10/31/20244,280,000 shares $574.29 million No Change1.3%2.2 $134.18
10/15/20244,280,000 shares $621.50 million -18.8%1.3%2.1 $145.21
9/30/20245,270,000 shares $749.87 million +4.2%1.6%2.6 $142.29
9/15/20245,060,000 shares $726.21 million -27.4%1.5%2.4 $143.52
8/31/20246,970,000 shares $1.01 billion +15.6%2.1%3.4 $144.66
8/15/20246,030,000 shares $854.93 million +14.0%1.8%2.8 $141.78
7/31/20245,290,000 shares $714.41 million +16.5%1.6%2.5 $135.05
7/15/20244,540,000 shares $640.19 million +1.8%1.4%2.1 $141.01
6/30/20244,460,000 shares $616.37 million -12.7%1.3%2.1 $138.20
6/15/20245,110,000 shares $712.79 million +13.3%1.5%2.3 $139.49
5/31/20244,510,000 shares $601.23 million -3.2%1.3%2 $133.31
5/15/20244,660,000 shares $625.19 million +4.0%1.4%2.1 $134.16
4/30/20244,480,000 shares $611.65 million +6.7%1.3%2 $136.53
4/15/20244,200,000 shares $526.89 million -4.8%1.3%1.8 $125.45
3/31/20244,410,000 shares $570.43 million -17.7%1.3%2.1 $129.35
3/15/20245,360,000 shares $667.16 million +5.9%1.6%2.7 $124.47
2/29/20245,060,000 shares $613.12 million +7.9%1.5%2.5 $121.17
2/15/20244,690,000 shares $557.17 million +3.1%1.4%2.5 $118.80
1/31/20244,550,000 shares $550.41 million +6.8%1.4%2.4 $120.97
1/15/20244,260,000 shares $528.96 million +4.2%1.3%2.1 $124.17
12/31/20234,090,000 shares $496.98 million No Change1.2%2.2 $121.51
12/15/20234,090,000 shares $488.59 million -8.3%1.2%2.2 $119.46
11/30/20234,460,000 shares $551.84 million -4.5%1.3%2.5 $123.73
11/15/20234,670,000 shares $567.64 million -12.9%1.4%2.7 $121.55
10/31/20235,360,000 shares $641.27 million -7.8%1.6%3.1 $119.64
10/15/20235,810,000 shares $699.58 million -7.5%1.7%3.5 $120.41
9/30/20236,280,000 shares $758.94 million -3.2%1.9%3.9 $120.85
9/15/20236,490,000 shares $811.31 million +1.7%1.9%4 $125.01
8/31/20236,380,000 shares $821.94 million -5.2%1.9%3.8 $128.83
8/15/20236,730,000 shares $851.35 million +6.8%2.0%3.9 $126.50
7/31/20236,300,000 shares $813.33 million +21.2%1.9%3.7 $129.10
7/15/20235,200,000 shares $702.68 million +3.8%1.6%3 $135.13
6/30/20235,010,000 shares $691.18 million -0.6%1.5%3 $137.96
6/15/20235,040,000 shares $686.95 million -9.8%1.5%3 $136.30
5/31/20235,590,000 shares $751.18 million -1.9%1.7%3.3 $134.38
5/15/20235,700,000 shares $819.95 million -4.4%1.7%3.5 $143.85
4/30/20235,960,000 shares $863.54 million -19.4%1.8%3.6 $144.89
4/15/20237,390,000 shares $1.01 billion -1.5%2.2%4.3 $137.33
3/31/20237,500,000 shares $1.01 billion -3.7%2.2%4.4 $134.22
3/15/20237,790,000 shares $980.14 million -2.4%2.3%4.7 $125.82
2/28/20237,980,000 shares $997.90 million +3.6%2.4%4.9 $125.05
2/15/20237,700,000 shares $983.83 million +7.4%2.3%4.8 $127.77
1/31/20237,170,000 shares $932.17 million +2.0%2.1%4.6 $130.01
1/15/20237,030,000 shares $961.91 million +1.3%2.1%4.3 $136.83
12/30/20226,940,000 shares $942.11 million +4.7%2.1%4.4 $135.75
12/15/20226,630,000 shares $904.46 million +10.1%2.0%4 $136.42
11/30/20226,020,000 shares $816.49 million -10.7%1.8%3.7 $135.63
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11/15/20226,740,000 shares $863.66 million -0.2%2.0%4.2 $128.14
10/31/20226,750,000 shares $840.11 million +4.7%2.0%4.3 $124.46
10/15/20226,450,000 shares $730.20 million -8.5%1.9%4.3 $113.21
9/30/20227,050,000 shares $793.41 million -5.1%2.1%4.9 $112.54
9/15/20227,430,000 shares $902.15 million +2.8%2.2%5.5 $121.42
8/31/20227,230,000 shares $921.97 million +1.1%2.1%5.1 $127.52
8/15/20227,150,000 shares $975.62 million -3.4%2.1%5 $136.45
7/31/20227,400,000 shares $975.25 million +7.3%2.2%4.6 $131.79
7/15/20226,900,000 shares $929.29 million -1.7%2.1%3.7 $134.68
6/30/20227,020,000 shares $948.75 million +2.9%N/A3.7 $135.15
6/15/20226,820,000 shares $834.84 million -13.0%N/A3.5 $122.41
5/31/20227,840,000 shares $1.04 billion +2.1%2.3%3.9 $133.02
5/15/20227,680,000 shares $1.07 billion -11.0%2.3%3.7 $139.16
4/30/20228,630,000 shares $1.20 billion -3.9%2.6%4.1 $138.83
4/15/20228,980,000 shares $1.14 billion +1.8%2.7%4.2 $126.42
3/31/20228,820,000 shares $1.09 billion +0.9%2.6%4.4 $123.16
3/15/20228,740,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.3%2.6%4.5 $121.05
2/28/20228,380,000 shares $1.09 billion -2.6%2.5%4.4 $130.15
2/15/20228,600,000 shares $1.13 billion +3.6%2.6%4.6 $131.50
1/31/20228,300,000 shares $1.14 billion +7.1%2.5%4.6 $137.65
1/15/20227,750,000 shares $1.11 billion +14.8%2.3%4.3 $143.20
12/31/20216,750,000 shares $964.71 million -2.2%2.0%4 $142.92
12/15/20216,900,000 shares $954.27 million +1.9%2.1%4.2 $138.30
11/30/20216,770,000 shares $882.20 million -2.9%2.0%4 $130.31
11/15/20216,970,000 shares $939.42 million -5.0%2.1%4.1 $134.78
10/29/20217,340,000 shares $950.46 million -2.4%2.2%4.3 $129.49
10/15/20217,520,000 shares $1.00 billion -2.7%2.2%4.2 $133.33
9/30/20217,730,000 shares $1.02 billion -10.4%2.3%4.2 $132.44
9/15/20218,630,000 shares $1.18 billion +12.8%2.6%4.4 $137.02

KMB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Kimberly-Clark shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, traders have sold 44,499,761 shares of KMB short. 13.48% of Kimberly-Clark's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kimberly-Clark'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. KMB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.8. Learn More on Kimberly-Clark'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. 13.48% of Kimberly-Clark's floating shares are currently sold short.

Kimberly-Clark saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 44,499,761 shares, an increase of 1.2% from the previous total of 43,953,032 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.

13.48% of Kimberly-Clark's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Kimberly-Clark: Interparfums, Inc. (10.34%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (4.61%), Colgate-Palmolive Company (2.21%), Kenvue Inc. (2.79%), Procter & Gamble Company (The) (1.06%), Unilever PLC (0.11%), Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR (0.30%), The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (2.42%), e.l.f. Beauty (7.35%), Coty (5.88%),

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 KMB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kimberly-Clark 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 Kimberly-Clark 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 KMB, 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 KMB, 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 KMB:

  • 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 NASDAQ:KMB 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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