Leggett & Platt (LEG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.76 +0.52 (+5.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.78 +0.02 (+0.21%) As of 06:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Leggett & Platt Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, Leggett & Platt (LEG) had a short interest of 14.22 million shares sold short, representing 10.69% of the public float. This marks a 25.10% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, meaning it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 3.06 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest14,224,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,370,231 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month25.10%Dollar Volume Sold Short$154.97 millionShort Interest Ratio4.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares136,430,000 sharesShort Percent of Float10.69%Today's Trading Volume2,958,347 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,055,565 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average97% Short Selling Leggett & Platt? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Leggett & Platt and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLEG Short Interest Over TimeLEG Days to Cover Over TimeLEG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Leggett & Platt Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202614,224,100 shares $154.97 million +25.1%10.7%4.48 $10.90 4/15/202611,370,231 shares $129.21 million +20.7%8.5%2.43 $11.36 3/31/20269,423,543 shares $92.98 million -0.5%7.0%7.47 $9.87 3/13/20269,469,476 shares $96.35 million +8.5%7.1%7.69 $10.18 2/27/20268,724,370 shares $101.83 million +59.0%6.6%4.66 $11.67 2/13/20265,488,558 shares $64.41 million -3.3%4.1%2.33 $11.74 1/30/20265,676,009 shares $66.27 million +3.3%4.3%4.72 $11.68 1/15/20265,497,448 shares $70.06 million -16.0%4.1%3.28 $12.75 12/31/20256,546,991 shares $71.95 million -1.8%4.9%4.76 $10.99 12/15/20256,668,510 shares $77.52 million -23.8%5.0%2.17 $11.63 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LEG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Leggett & Platt and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/20258,746,384 shares $101.68 million +0.2%6.6%4.87 $11.63 11/14/20258,731,465 shares $78.64 million +15.8%6.6%5.25 $9.01 10/31/20257,539,968 shares $70.31 million -7.1%5.7%4.21 $9.33 10/15/20258,120,000 shares $71.50 million -2.6%6.2%4.7 $8.81 9/30/20258,340,000 shares $74.14 million -8.9%6.3%4.6 $8.89 9/15/20259,150,000 shares $86.01 million +7.1%6.9%4.1 $9.40 8/31/20258,540,000 shares $82.20 million +1.0%6.5%3.8 $9.63 8/15/20258,460,000 shares $79.10 million -2.2%6.4%3.8 $9.35 7/31/20258,650,000 shares $82.56 million -6.1%6.6%3.7 $9.55 7/15/20259,210,000 shares $90.07 million -13.8%7.0%3.5 $9.78 6/30/202510,690,000 shares $95.35 million +22.0%8.1%3.8 $8.92 6/15/20258,760,000 shares $80.85 million +10.5%6.7%3.5 $9.23 5/31/20257,930,000 shares $71.85 million -15.9%6.0%2.7 $9.06 5/15/20259,430,000 shares $90.43 million -4.9%7.2%3.1 $9.59 4/30/20259,920,000 shares $95.53 million +0.3%7.5%3.2 $9.63 4/15/20259,890,000 shares $65.87 million +13.9%7.5%3.7 $6.66 3/31/20258,680,000 shares $68.62 million -21.7%6.6%3.4 $7.91 3/15/202511,080,000 shares $89.91 million +42.8%8.5%4.6 $8.12 2/28/20257,760,000 shares $71.04 million +27.6%5.9%3.8 $9.16 2/15/20256,080,000 shares $63.26 million +14.7%4.6%3.2 $10.41 1/31/20255,300,000 shares $55.94 million -2.0%4.0%2.9 $10.56 1/15/20255,410,000 shares $58.00 million +8.0%4.1%2.9 $10.72 12/31/20245,010,000 shares $48.10 million +13.4%3.8%2.8 $9.60 12/15/20244,420,000 shares $49.73 million +11.1%3.4%2.5 $11.25 11/30/20243,980,000 shares $50.11 million -11.8%3.0%2.4 $12.59 11/15/20244,510,000 shares $53.29 million -3.4%3.4%2.7 $11.82 10/31/20244,670,000 shares $56.06 million -24.9%3.6%3 $12.01 10/15/20246,220,000 shares $81.67 million +0.5%4.7%3.9 $13.13 9/30/20246,190,000 shares $84.37 million -5.5%4.7%3.6 $13.63 9/15/20246,550,000 shares $83.84 million -11.0%5.0%3.3 $12.80Are we ignoring the same signal Wall Street ignored in 1929? 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Access the full briefing at 79% off during the Memorial Day Savings Event.Watch the market briefing and claim your 79% Memorial Day discount now 8/31/20247,360,000 shares $93.03 million -9.6%5.6%2.6 $12.64 8/15/20248,140,000 shares $101.67 million -11.4%6.2%2.5 $12.49 7/31/20249,190,000 shares $121.12 million -6.6%7.0%2.6 $13.18 7/15/20249,840,000 shares $119.21 million -5.9%7.5%2.6 $12.12 6/30/202410,460,000 shares $119.87 million +62.9%8.0%2.8 $11.46 6/15/20246,420,000 shares $71.07 million -9.5%4.9%1.8 $11.07 5/31/20247,090,000 shares $82.28 million +0.7%5.4%2.6 $11.61 5/15/20247,040,000 shares $85.61 million -29.4%5.4%3.1 $12.16 4/30/20249,970,000 shares $180.16 million +14.5%7.6%4.7 $18.07 4/15/20248,710,000 shares $153.30 million +4.9%6.6%5.1 $17.60 3/31/20248,300,000 shares $158.95 million +17.1%6.3%4.9 $19.15 3/15/20247,090,000 shares $132.16 million +58.6%5.4%4.5 $18.64 2/29/20244,470,000 shares $91.28 million -0.7%3.4%3 $20.42 2/15/20244,500,000 shares $90.29 million +32.4%3.4%3.1 $20.07 1/31/20243,400,000 shares $78.91 million +2.7%2.6%2.4 $23.21 1/15/20243,310,000 shares $84.21 million +1.5%2.5%2.3 $25.44 12/31/20233,260,000 shares $85.31 million -1.5%2.5%2.4 $26.17 12/15/20233,310,000 shares $87.19 million -9.1%2.5%2.5 $26.34 11/30/20233,640,000 shares $83.25 million -9.5%2.8%2.7 $22.87 11/15/20234,020,000 shares $95.48 million -18.3%3.1%3.1 $23.75 10/31/20234,920,000 shares $115.28 million -2.6%3.8%4.1 $23.43 10/15/20235,050,000 shares $126.20 million -20.5%3.9%3.6 $24.99 9/30/20236,350,000 shares $161.35 million +4.6%4.9%4.5 $25.41 9/15/20236,070,000 shares $159.09 million +3.6%4.6%4.2 $26.21 8/31/20235,860,000 shares $165.25 million -0.7%4.5%4.2 $28.20 8/15/20235,900,000 shares $167.29 million -12.9%4.5%4.4 $28.36 7/31/20236,770,000 shares $198.09 million -5.7%5.2%5.4 $29.26 7/15/20237,180,000 shares $212.17 million +2.4%5.5%7.3 $29.55 6/30/20237,010,000 shares $207.64 million +6.5%5.4%7.7 $29.62 6/15/20236,580,000 shares $206.48 million +14.6%5.0%8.1 $31.38 5/31/20235,740,000 shares $174.96 million -0.5%4.4%7.3 $30.48 5/15/20235,770,000 shares $188.39 million -4.2%4.4%7.1 $32.65 4/30/20236,020,000 shares $194.51 million -2.1%4.6%6.8 $32.31 4/15/20236,150,000 shares $193.66 million -5.0%4.7%6.9 $31.49 3/31/20236,470,000 shares $206.26 million -6.6%5.0%7.2 $31.88 3/15/20236,930,000 shares $213.37 million -13.2%5.3%7.6 $30.79 2/28/20237,980,000 shares $275.23 million -5.8%6.1%8.8 $34.49 2/15/20238,470,000 shares $293.15 million -1.5%6.5%9.8 $34.61 1/31/20238,600,000 shares $314.42 million +4.8%6.6%10 $36.56 1/15/20238,210,000 shares $290.22 million +1.0%6.3%10.1 $35.35 12/30/20228,130,000 shares $262.03 million -4.6%6.2%9.2 $32.23 12/15/20228,520,000 shares $275.79 million +12.0%6.5%9.8 $32.37 11/30/20227,610,000 shares $270.99 million -0.3%5.8%9.1 $35.61 11/15/20227,630,000 shares $274.68 million -11.4%5.8%9 $36.00 10/31/20228,610,000 shares $290.59 million +15.3%6.6%10.2 $33.75 10/15/20227,470,000 shares $238.37 million -0.7%5.7%7.9 $31.91 9/30/20227,520,000 shares $249.81 million +1.2%5.8%8.4 $33.22 9/15/20227,430,000 shares $273.05 million -1.3%5.7%8.6 $36.75 8/31/20227,530,000 shares $287.80 million -4.9%5.8%7.9 $38.22 8/15/20227,920,000 shares $325.27 million -5.0%6.1%8 $41.07Your book attached (Ad)Bill Poulos is giving away his 'Safe Trade Options Formula' book for free - but only for a limited time through a temporary download link. 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Download your copy now and lock it in at no cost, regardless of future pricing.Download the Safe Trade Options Formula book for free before access closes 7/31/20228,340,000 shares $330.60 million -0.7%6.3%7.9 $39.64 7/15/20228,400,000 shares $309.62 million -0.5%6.4%7.5 $36.86 6/30/20228,440,000 shares $291.86 million No Change6.4%7.1 $34.58 6/15/20228,440,000 shares $296.33 million +2.2%6.4%6.8 $35.11 5/31/20228,260,000 shares $323.54 million -3.4%6.3%6.7 $39.17 5/15/20228,550,000 shares $320.97 million +8.5%6.5%6.6 $37.54 4/30/20227,880,000 shares $280.76 million +7.4%6.0%5.8 $35.63 4/15/20227,340,000 shares $263.29 million -16.9%5.6%5.2 $35.87 3/31/20228,830,000 shares $307.28 million +3.5%6.7%6.2 $34.80 3/15/20228,530,000 shares $309.64 million +0.2%6.5%5.6 $36.30 2/28/20228,510,000 shares $315.55 million +0.2%6.5%4.2 $37.08 2/15/20228,490,000 shares $332.55 million +14.3%6.4%4.2 $39.17 1/31/20227,430,000 shares $296.09 million +14.3%5.6%3.8 $39.85 1/15/20226,500,000 shares $269.62 million -15.9%4.9%3.7 $41.48 12/31/20217,730,000 shares $318.17 million +10.7%5.9%4.6 $41.16 12/15/20216,980,000 shares $289.46 million +7.7%5.3%4.4 $41.47 11/30/20216,480,000 shares $261.73 million +3.2%4.9%7.4 $40.39 11/15/20216,280,000 shares $279.84 million -11.7%4.8%8 $44.56 10/29/20217,110,000 shares $333.10 million +3.0%5.4%9.6 $46.85 10/15/20216,900,000 shares $315.47 million +16.6%5.2%10.1 $45.72 9/30/20215,920,000 shares $265.45 million +3.1%4.5%8.7 $44.84 9/15/20215,740,000 shares $270.76 million +8.9%4.4%8.4 $47.17 8/31/20215,270,000 shares $255.02 million No Change4.0%7.7 $48.39 8/13/20215,270,000 shares $262.18 million -7.7%4.0%7.7 $49.75 7/30/20215,710,000 shares $274.25 million +4.6%4.3%7.8 $48.03 7/15/20215,460,000 shares $267.27 million +2.6%4.2%7.4 $48.95 6/30/20215,320,000 shares $275.63 million -12.9%4.0%7 $51.81 6/15/20216,110,000 shares $319.31 million +9.3%4.6%7.9 $52.26 5/28/20215,590,000 shares $307.62 million -5.6%4.3%6.8 $55.03 LEG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Leggett & Platt's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Leggett & Platt shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 14,224,100 shares of LEG short. 10.69% of Leggett & Platt's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Leggett & Platt's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Leggett & Platt? 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. LEG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.5. Learn More on Leggett & Platt's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Leggett & Platt? 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. 10.69% of Leggett & Platt's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Leggett & Platt's short interest increasing or decreasing? Leggett & Platt saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,224,100 shares, an increase of 25.1% from the previous total of 11,370,231 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. How does Leggett & Platt's short interest compare to its competitors? 10.69% of Leggett & Platt's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Leggett & Platt: La-Z-Boy Incorporated (4.17%), Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (2.16%), Hooker Furnishings Corp. (1.79%), Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated (3.38%), Mohawk Industries, Inc. (7.40%), MillerKnoll, Inc. (4.27%), MasterBrand, Inc. (18.31%), American Woodmark Corporation (10.62%), Virco Manufacturing Corporation (4.32%), Sleep Number Corporation (30.58%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Leggett & Platt stock? Short selling LEG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Leggett & Platt as its price is falling. LEG shares are trading down $0.08 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. How does a short squeeze work against Leggett & Platt? A short squeeze for Leggett & Platt 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 LEG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Leggett & Platt's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LEG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do LEG's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LEG: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. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies LZB Short Squeeze FLXS Short Squeeze HOFT Short Squeeze BSET Short Squeeze MHK Short Squeeze MLKN Short Squeeze MBC Short Squeeze AMWD Short Squeeze VIRC Short Squeeze SNBR Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:LEG) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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