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Quaker Houghton (KWR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$163.58 +4.11 (+2.58%)
Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$163.45 -0.13 (-0.08%)
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Quaker Houghton Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Quaker Houghton (KWR) had a short interest of 1.80 million shares sold short, representing 10.56% of the public float. This marks a 1.88% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.5, meaning it would take 11.5 days of the average trading volume of 147,146 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,799,318 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,766,113 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
1.88%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$278.03 million
Short Interest Ratio
11.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
17,210,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.56%
Today's Trading Volume
107,010 shares
Average Trading Volume
147,146 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
73%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/20261,799,318 shares $278.03 million +1.9%10.6%11.46 $154.52
8/31/20261,766,113 shares $292.36 million -0.8%10.4%12.29 $165.54
8/14/20261,780,687 shares $303.87 million +0.2%10.5%11.01 $170.65
7/31/20261,776,628 shares $284.26 million -2.7%10.4%12.57 $160.00
7/15/20261,825,966 shares $277.50 million -1.7%10.6%11.97 $151.97
6/30/20261,857,166 shares $296.40 million +6.9%10.8%8.74 $159.60
6/15/20261,736,675 shares $255.78 million -3.8%10.1%12.13 $147.28
5/29/20261,804,316 shares $258.97 million -2.4%10.5%12.02 $143.53
5/15/20261,848,405 shares $255.23 million -1.0%10.8%10.83 $138.08
4/30/20261,866,866 shares $253.56 million -0.1%10.9%10.41 $135.82
4/15/20261,868,755 shares $242.44 million -1.1%10.9%10.36 $129.74
3/31/20261,889,975 shares $235.01 million +2.7%11.0%10.35 $124.35
3/13/20261,840,587 shares $218.23 million -0.3%10.7%10.39 $118.56
2/27/20261,845,630 shares $271.43 million +1.5%10.8%8.89 $147.07
2/13/20261,818,652 shares $325.75 million -0.2%10.6%10.29 $179.11
1/30/20261,822,317 shares $280.22 million -6.2%10.6%17.66 $153.77
1/15/20261,942,373 shares $312.19 million -2.1%11.3%16.64 $160.73
12/31/20251,984,297 shares $271.95 million +1.5%11.6%13.05 $137.05
12/15/20251,954,696 shares $271.44 million +0.1%11.4%17.66 $138.87
11/28/20251,952,915 shares $269.21 million -3.1%11.4%14.32 $137.85
11/14/20252,014,815 shares $268.58 million +3.7%11.7%13.05 $133.31
10/31/20251,942,902 shares $270.23 million -1.4%11.3%16.81 $139.09
10/15/20251,970,000 shares $260.38 million -1.5%14.5%15.3 $132.18
9/30/20252,000,000 shares $263.22 million -4.3%14.7%13.7 $131.61
9/15/20252,090,000 shares $292.70 million +6.6%15.4%12.4 $140.05
8/31/20251,960,000 shares $284.52 million +1.6%14.4%10.9 $145.17
8/15/20251,930,000 shares $261.32 million +4.9%14.2%10.6 $135.40
7/31/20251,840,000 shares $210.42 million -1.6%13.6%9.9 $114.36
7/15/20251,870,000 shares $223.45 million +5.7%13.6%10.5 $119.49
6/30/20251,770,000 shares $198.82 million +0.6%12.8%9.7 $112.33
6/15/20251,760,000 shares $201.73 million -3.3%12.8%10.3 $114.62
5/31/20251,820,000 shares $197.85 million +1.7%13.2%10.5 $108.71
5/15/20251,790,000 shares $189.76 million -0.6%13.0%10.4 $106.01
4/30/20251,800,000 shares $190.49 million +8.4%13.0%10.8 $105.83
4/15/20251,660,000 shares $171.03 million +2.5%12.0%10 $103.03
3/31/20251,620,000 shares $199.96 million -1.2%11.7%9.6 $123.43
3/15/20251,640,000 shares $210.81 million +6.5%11.9%10 $128.54
2/28/20251,540,000 shares $214.08 million -1.9%11.1%10 $139.01
2/15/20251,570,000 shares $219.98 million -3.1%11.4%10.7 $140.12
1/31/20251,620,000 shares $228.44 million -2.4%11.8%11.4 $141.01
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1/15/20251,660,000 shares $221.21 million -1.8%12.0%11.9 $133.26
12/31/20241,690,000 shares $237.88 million -2.3%12.3%13.5 $140.76
12/15/20241,730,000 shares $264.22 million -0.6%12.6%14.9 $152.73
11/30/20241,740,000 shares $274.40 million +31.8%12.8%16.2 $157.70
11/15/20241,320,000 shares $221.45 million +0.8%9.7%12.6 $167.77
10/31/20241,310,000 shares $198.83 million +3.2%9.6%13.3 $151.78
10/15/20241,270,000 shares $206.43 million -1.6%9.3%13.1 $162.54
9/30/20241,290,000 shares $217.35 million +1.6%9.4%12.4 $168.49
9/15/20241,270,000 shares $209.16 million +2.4%9.3%11.8 $164.69
8/31/20241,240,000 shares $209.89 million -0.8%9.0%11.2 $169.27
8/15/20241,250,000 shares $202.71 million +1.6%9.1%11.6 $162.17
7/31/20241,230,000 shares $223.15 million -5.4%9.0%11 $181.42
7/15/20241,300,000 shares $232.08 million +0.8%9.4%12.3 $178.52
6/30/20241,290,000 shares $218.91 million -6.5%9.3%13.5 $169.70
6/15/20241,380,000 shares $234.61 million +2.2%10.0%16 $170.01
5/31/20241,350,000 shares $244.82 million +39.2%9.8%17.5 $181.35
5/15/2024969,700 shares $179.32 million -5.9%7.0%12.5 $184.92
4/30/20241,030,000 shares $192.15 million -2.8%7.5%13.5 $186.55
4/15/20241,060,000 shares $203.74 million -2.8%7.7%13.8 $192.21
3/31/20241,090,000 shares $223.72 million -6.8%7.9%13.4 $205.25
3/15/20241,170,000 shares $234.19 million +4.5%8.5%13.3 $200.16
2/29/20241,120,000 shares $224.56 million No Change8.1%11.3 $200.50
2/15/20241,120,000 shares $227.02 million -1.8%8.1%11 $202.70
1/31/20241,140,000 shares $216.53 million +10.7%8.3%11.6 $189.94
1/15/20241,030,000 shares $206.49 million -4.6%7.5%10.1 $200.48
12/31/20231,080,000 shares $230.49 million -2.7%7.8%10.8 $213.42
12/15/20231,110,000 shares $228.96 million No Change8.1%11.6 $206.27
11/30/20231,110,000 shares $198.57 million +13.6%8.1%12.8 $178.89
11/15/2023977,200 shares $171.72 million +0.3%7.1%11.6 $175.73
10/31/2023974,300 shares $140.03 million +3.4%7.0%11.2 $143.72
10/15/2023942,000 shares $136.48 million -3.2%6.8%11.1 $144.88
9/30/2023972,900 shares $155.66 million +0.4%7.0%11.4 $160.00
9/15/2023968,800 shares $163.90 million +1.8%7.0%11.1 $169.18
8/31/2023951,500 shares $168.88 million +2.1%6.9%10 $177.49
8/15/2023931,600 shares $157.09 million -5.1%6.8%9.5 $168.62
7/31/2023981,500 shares $196.30 million -1.3%7.1%10.2 $200.00
7/15/2023994,700 shares $195.87 million -2.5%7.2%10 $196.91
6/30/20231,020,000 shares $198.80 million -6.4%7.4%10.7 $194.90
6/15/20231,090,000 shares $212.36 million -6.0%7.9%11.2 $194.83
5/31/20231,160,000 shares $220.72 million -3.3%8.4%12.8 $190.28
5/15/20231,200,000 shares $241.98 million -7.7%8.7%13.7 $201.65
4/30/20231,300,000 shares $242.62 million -4.4%9.4%14.9 $186.63
4/15/20231,360,000 shares $268.52 million +4.6%9.9%16.5 $197.44
3/31/20231,300,000 shares $257.34 million +0.8%9.5%15.2 $197.95
3/15/20231,290,000 shares $232.69 million +1.6%9.4%15.1 $180.38
2/28/20231,270,000 shares $248.64 million -0.8%9.2%14.5 $195.78
2/15/20231,280,000 shares $265.13 million -4.5%9.3%14.6 $207.13
1/31/20231,340,000 shares $263.81 million -0.7%9.7%14.8 $196.87
1/15/20231,350,000 shares $261.33 million -2.9%9.8%15.7 $193.58
12/30/20221,390,000 shares $231.99 million No Change10.1%16.6 $166.90
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12/15/20221,390,000 shares $236.37 million No Change10.1%17.4 $170.05
11/30/20221,390,000 shares $273.54 million -1.4%10.1%19.3 $196.79
11/15/20221,410,000 shares $266.94 million -3.4%10.2%20.3 $189.32
10/31/20221,460,000 shares $237.45 million -6.4%10.6%19.8 $162.64
10/15/20221,560,000 shares $209.26 million +4.0%11.3%21.2 $134.14
9/30/20221,500,000 shares $216.57 million +0.7%10.9%20.6 $144.38
9/15/20221,490,000 shares $247.13 million No Change10.8%20.2 $165.86
8/31/20221,490,000 shares $259.74 million No Change10.8%19.3 $174.32
8/15/20221,490,000 shares $293.31 million -6.3%10.8%17.7 $196.85
7/31/20221,590,000 shares $257.91 million -15.4%11.6%18.8 $162.21
7/15/20221,880,000 shares $255.85 million +7.4%13.9%22.2 $136.09
6/30/20221,750,000 shares $261.66 million -0.6%13.1%20.5 $149.52
6/15/20221,760,000 shares $250.18 million +2.9%13.6%20.6 $142.15
5/31/20221,710,000 shares $267.44 million +2.4%12.7%21.8 $156.40
5/15/20221,670,000 shares $245.96 million +3.7%12.4%21.9 $147.28
4/30/20221,610,000 shares $261.96 million No Change12.0%23.7 $162.71
4/15/20221,610,000 shares $257.60 million +3.9%12.0%25.1 $160.00
3/31/20221,550,000 shares $267.86 million -1.3%11.6%24.7 $172.81
3/15/20221,570,000 shares $271.30 million No Change11.7%26.4 $172.80
2/28/20221,570,000 shares $291.41 million +2.0%11.7%24.4 $185.61
2/15/20221,540,000 shares $321.31 million +4.1%11.5%24.2 $208.64
1/31/20221,480,000 shares $309.57 million +0.7%11.0%23.8 $209.17
1/15/20221,470,000 shares $317.56 million +5.0%11.0%24.7 $216.03
12/31/20211,400,000 shares $323.09 million -1.4%10.4%25.5 $230.78
12/15/20211,420,000 shares $335.69 million +2.9%10.6%25.6 $236.40
11/30/20211,380,000 shares $314.43 million +0.7%10.3%28 $227.85
11/15/20211,370,000 shares $373.15 million -1.4%10.2%28.5 $272.37
10/29/20211,390,000 shares $341.72 million -4.1%10.4%31 $245.84
10/15/20211,450,000 shares $341.66 million +9.0%10.8%30.7 $235.63
9/30/20211,330,000 shares $316.17 million -2.2%9.9%27.7 $237.72

KWR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Quaker Houghton shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,799,318 shares of KWR short. 10.56% of Quaker Houghton's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Quaker Houghton'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. KWR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.5. Learn More on Quaker Houghton'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. 10.56% of Quaker Houghton's floating shares are currently sold short.

Quaker Houghton saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,799,318 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the previous total of 1,766,113 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.

10.56% of Quaker Houghton's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Quaker Houghton: Innospec Inc. (2.11%), UFP Industries, Inc. (4.04%), Avient Corporation (4.54%), Brunswick Corporation (7.67%), H. B. Fuller Company (5.54%), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (3.10%), Minerals Technologies Inc. (3.00%), PPG Industries, Inc. (2.93%), Stepan Company (3.14%), Timken Company (The) (6.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KWR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Quaker Houghton as its price is falling. KWR shares are trading up $4.11 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 Quaker Houghton 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 KWR, 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 KWR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:KWR is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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