Altria Group (MO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Altria Group Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Altria Group (MO) had a short interest of 50.13 million shares sold short, representing 3.00% of the public float. This marks a 8.06% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.2, meaning it would take 5.2 days of the average trading volume of 9.79 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 50,125,819 shares
Previous Short Interest: 46,387,308 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 8.06%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $3.64 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 5.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 30, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 1,669,890,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 3.00%
Today's Trading Volume: 2,223,764 shares
Average Trading Volume: 9,792,439 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 23%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
4/30/2026	50,125,819 shares	$3.64 billion	+8.1%	3.0%	5.16	$72.57
4/15/2026	46,387,308 shares	$2.99 billion	+5.1%	2.8%	5.44	$64.46
3/31/2026	44,155,513 shares	$2.91 billion	-9.4%	2.6%	3.86	$65.95
3/13/2026	48,741,242 shares	$3.31 billion	-5.2%	2.9%	5.48	$67.96
2/27/2026	51,438,625 shares	$3.55 billion	+10.4%	3.1%	6.68	$68.98
2/13/2026	46,593,623 shares	$3.13 billion	+5.3%	2.8%	4.37	$67.23
1/30/2026	44,235,126 shares	$2.74 billion	-7.2%	2.6%	3.76	$61.97
1/15/2026	47,666,528 shares	$2.94 billion	-0.9%	2.8%	4.28	$61.63
12/31/2025	48,089,327 shares	$2.77 billion	+5.8%	2.9%	4.67	$57.67
12/15/2025	45,456,022 shares	$2.69 billion	+2.9%	2.7%	5.85	$59.10
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11/28/2025	44,193,344 shares	$2.61 billion	+9.9%	2.6%	5.5	$58.98
11/14/2025	40,224,798 shares	$2.34 billion	+4.0%	2.4%	4.61	$58.15
10/31/2025	38,667,759 shares	$2.18 billion	+8.6%	2.3%	4.29	$56.45
10/15/2025	35,620,000 shares	$2.31 billion	+1.1%	2.1%	4.4	$64.91
9/30/2025	35,220,000 shares	$2.33 billion	+4.4%	2.1%	4.2	$66.10
9/15/2025	33,730,000 shares	$2.19 billion	-6.7%	2.0%	3.9	$64.85
8/31/2025	36,140,000 shares	$2.43 billion	-3.5%	2.2%	4.2	$67.21
8/15/2025	37,460,000 shares	$2.47 billion	+12.6%	2.2%	4.3	$65.82
7/31/2025	33,270,000 shares	$2.06 billion	-0.9%	2.0%	3.8	$61.87
7/15/2025	33,560,000 shares	$1.96 billion	-4.1%	2.0%	3.9	$58.50
6/30/2025	35,010,000 shares	$2.05 billion	-8.1%	2.1%	3.9	$58.63
6/15/2025	38,110,000 shares	$2.28 billion	+2.9%	2.3%	4	$59.74
5/31/2025	37,020,000 shares	$2.24 billion	-9.0%	2.2%	3.7	$60.39
5/15/2025	40,670,000 shares	$2.36 billion	+5.1%	2.4%	3.9	$57.99
4/30/2025	38,680,000 shares	$2.29 billion	+2.8%	2.3%	3.8	$59.11
4/15/2025	37,620,000 shares	$2.17 billion	-2.7%	2.2%	3.7	$57.57
3/31/2025	38,660,000 shares	$2.32 billion	-7.8%	2.3%	3.9	$60.11
3/15/2025	41,930,000 shares	$2.47 billion	+10.7%	2.5%	4.7	$58.97
2/28/2025	37,890,000 shares	$2.12 billion	+11.2%	2.2%	4.6	$55.83
2/15/2025	34,080,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+4.0%	2.0%	4.4	$53.37
1/31/2025	32,780,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+7.1%	1.9%	4.3	$52.20
1/15/2025	30,610,000 shares	$1.56 billion	+3.5%	1.8%	3.9	$51.04
12/31/2024	29,580,000 shares	$1.55 billion	+4.4%	1.8%	3.9	$52.29
12/15/2024	28,340,000 shares	$1.56 billion	-0.3%	1.7%	3.7	$54.92
11/30/2024	28,410,000 shares	$1.64 billion	-3.6%	1.7%	3.7	$57.74
11/15/2024	29,460,000 shares	$1.65 billion	+10.7%	1.7%	3.8	$55.94
10/31/2024	26,620,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+1.7%	1.6%	3.4	$54.46
10/15/2024	26,170,000 shares	$1.31 billion	+4.2%	1.5%	3.3	$49.91
9/30/2024	25,110,000 shares	$1.28 billion	-6.6%	1.5%	3	$51.04
9/15/2024	26,890,000 shares	$1.42 billion	+2.8%	1.6%	3.2	$52.96
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8/31/2024	26,160,000 shares	$1.41 billion	+8.1%	1.5%	3.1	$53.77
8/15/2024	24,190,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-3.4%	1.4%	2.8	$50.74
7/31/2024	25,050,000 shares	$1.23 billion	-2.2%	1.5%	2.7	$49.01
7/15/2024	25,610,000 shares	$1.22 billion	-3.3%	1.5%	2.7	$47.72
6/30/2024	26,470,000 shares	$1.21 billion	-15.1%	1.5%	2.6	$45.55
6/15/2024	31,190,000 shares	$1.38 billion	+0.8%	1.8%	2.9	$44.32
5/31/2024	30,930,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-11.7%	1.8%	2.5	$46.25
5/15/2024	35,040,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-15.7%	2.0%	2.7	$45.85
4/30/2024	41,540,000 shares	$1.82 billion	-13.5%	2.4%	3.3	$43.81
4/15/2024	48,020,000 shares	$1.97 billion	-20.4%	2.8%	3.8	$40.95
3/31/2024	60,340,000 shares	$2.63 billion	+315.3%	3.4%	5.1	$43.62
3/15/2024	14,530,000 shares	$637.43 million	+5.1%	0.8%	1.3	$43.87
2/29/2024	13,830,000 shares	$565.23 million	-5.3%	0.8%	1.4	$40.87
2/15/2024	14,610,000 shares	$586.96 million	-11.2%	0.8%	1.6	$40.18
1/31/2024	16,450,000 shares	$659.97 million	+5.9%	0.9%	1.8	$40.12
1/15/2024	15,530,000 shares	$642.01 million	-5.7%	0.9%	1.7	$41.34
12/31/2023	16,460,000 shares	$664.00 million	+18.6%	0.9%	1.8	$40.34
12/15/2023	13,880,000 shares	$579.63 million	+0.2%	0.8%	1.6	$41.76
11/30/2023	13,850,000 shares	$582.12 million	-8.5%	0.8%	1.6	$42.03
11/15/2023	15,130,000 shares	$616.77 million	-13.8%	0.9%	1.8	$40.77
10/31/2023	17,560,000 shares	$705.39 million	+12.4%	1.0%	2.2	$40.17
10/15/2023	15,630,000 shares	$666.78 million	+4.8%	0.9%	2.1	$42.66
9/30/2023	14,910,000 shares	$626.97 million	+3.0%	0.8%	2	$42.05
9/15/2023	14,480,000 shares	$630.02 million	+6.2%	0.8%	1.9	$43.51
8/31/2023	13,640,000 shares	$603.16 million	+2.3%	0.8%	1.8	$44.22
8/15/2023	13,330,000 shares	$574.26 million	-4.9%	0.8%	1.8	$43.08
7/31/2023	14,010,000 shares	$636.33 million	-10.7%	0.8%	1.9	$45.42
7/15/2023	15,680,000 shares	$713.28 million	+15.0%	0.9%	2.1	$45.49
6/30/2023	13,640,000 shares	$617.89 million	-15.5%	0.8%	1.8	$45.30
6/15/2023	16,150,000 shares	$713.02 million	+7.5%	0.9%	2.2	$44.15
5/31/2023	15,020,000 shares	$667.19 million	-4.1%	0.8%	1.8	$44.42
5/15/2023	15,660,000 shares	$713.47 million	-5.3%	0.9%	1.9	$45.56
4/30/2023	16,530,000 shares	$785.34 million	+8.8%	0.9%	2	$47.51
4/15/2023	15,200,000 shares	$684.46 million	-10.8%	0.9%	1.8	$45.03
3/31/2023	17,030,000 shares	$759.88 million	+7.2%	1.0%	2	$44.62
3/15/2023	15,890,000 shares	$744.76 million	-8.9%	0.9%	1.9	$46.87
2/28/2023	17,450,000 shares	$810.20 million	+10.4%	1.0%	2.3	$46.43
2/15/2023	15,800,000 shares	$752.87 million	+11.0%	0.9%	2.1	$47.65
1/31/2023	14,230,000 shares	$640.92 million	-14.2%	0.8%	1.8	$45.04
1/15/2023	16,580,000 shares	$756.38 million	-0.6%	0.9%	2.1	$45.62
12/30/2022	16,680,000 shares	$762.44 million	-1.0%	0.9%	2.1	$45.71
12/15/2022	16,840,000 shares	$790.64 million	+1.6%	0.9%	2	$46.95
11/30/2022	16,580,000 shares	$772.30 million	+11.3%	0.9%	1.8	$46.58
11/15/2022	14,900,000 shares	$650.53 million	-17.9%	0.8%	1.6	$43.66
10/31/2022	18,140,000 shares	$839.34 million	-6.6%	1.0%	2.1	$46.27
10/15/2022	19,430,000 shares	$878.82 million	+4.1%	1.1%	2.3	$45.23
9/30/2022	18,670,000 shares	$753.89 million	+0.4%	1.0%	2.2	$40.38
9/15/2022	18,600,000 shares	$781.39 million	+9.5%	1.0%	2.1	$42.01
8/31/2022	16,980,000 shares	$766.14 million	-0.9%	0.9%	1.7	$45.12
8/15/2022	17,140,000 shares	$776.10 million	+1.4%	1.0%	1.6	$45.28
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7/31/2022	16,900,000 shares	$741.23 million	-15.3%	0.9%	1.4	$43.86
7/15/2022	19,950,000 shares	$837.70 million	+9.8%	1.1%	1.6	$41.99
6/30/2022	18,170,000 shares	$758.96 million	+3.7%	1.0%	1.5	$41.77
6/15/2022	17,530,000 shares	$800.60 million	-14.7%	1.0%	1.5	$45.67
5/31/2022	20,560,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+14.7%	1.1%	2	$54.09
5/15/2022	17,920,000 shares	$950.48 million	-7.3%	1.0%	1.8	$53.04
4/30/2022	19,320,000 shares	$1.07 billion	+17.3%	1.1%	2.1	$55.57
4/15/2022	16,470,000 shares	$905.52 million	+24.7%	0.9%	1.8	$54.98
3/31/2022	13,210,000 shares	$690.22 million	-29.7%	0.7%	1.4	$52.25
3/15/2022	18,790,000 shares	$968.44 million	-3.8%	1.0%	2	$51.54
2/28/2022	19,540,000 shares	$1.00 billion	+24.0%	1.1%	2.1	$51.29
2/15/2022	15,760,000 shares	$793.04 million	+3.1%	0.9%	1.8	$50.32
1/31/2022	15,280,000 shares	$777.45 million	+20.5%	0.8%	1.8	$50.88
1/15/2022	12,680,000 shares	$644.27 million	+4.8%	0.7%	1.4	$50.81
12/31/2021	12,100,000 shares	$573.42 million	+9.8%	0.7%	1.5	$47.39
12/15/2021	11,020,000 shares	$506.48 million	+5.3%	0.6%	1.4	$45.96
11/30/2021	10,470,000 shares	$446.44 million	-5.5%	0.6%	1.4	$42.64
11/15/2021	11,080,000 shares	$500.82 million	-11.4%	0.6%	1.5	$45.20
10/29/2021	12,510,000 shares	$551.82 million	-10.5%	0.7%	1.8	$44.11
10/15/2021	13,980,000 shares	$680.83 million	+1.0%	0.8%	2.2	$48.70
9/30/2021	13,840,000 shares	$630.00 million	+0.4%	0.8%	2.2	$45.52
9/15/2021	13,790,000 shares	$678.88 million	+20.8%	0.8%	2.2	$49.23
8/31/2021	11,420,000 shares	$573.63 million	+1.8%	0.6%	1.7	$50.23
8/13/2021	11,220,000 shares	$545.29 million	-15.4%	0.6%	1.7	$48.60
7/30/2021	13,260,000 shares	$637.01 million	-6.5%	0.7%	1.9	$48.04
7/15/2021	14,180,000 shares	$673.41 million	+3.8%	N/A	1.9	$47.49
6/30/2021	13,660,000 shares	$651.31 million	-17.4%	N/A	1.6	$47.68
6/15/2021	16,540,000 shares	$792.27 million	+21.1%	N/A	1.8	$47.90
5/28/2021	13,660,000 shares	$672.35 million	-3.2%	N/A	1.4	$49.22

MO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Altria Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 50,125,819 shares of MO short. 3.00% of Altria Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Altria Group'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. MO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.2. Learn More on Altria Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Altria Group: Hsbc Holdings PLC. 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. 3.00% of Altria Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Altria Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 50,125,819 shares, an increase of 8.1% from the previous total of 46,387,308 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.

3.00% of Altria Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Altria Group: Cronos Group Inc. (1.28%), Realty Income Corporation (3.58%), Philip Morris International Inc. (1.05%), Sysco Corporation (2.48%), AT&T Inc. (1.57%), Verizon Communications Inc. (2.11%), Universal Corporation (6.23%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.27%), Turning Point Brands, Inc. (8.01%), Ispire Technology Inc. (5.09%),

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.

Short selling MO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Altria Group as its price is falling. MO shares are trading up $0.39 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 Altria Group 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 MO, 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 MO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

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 companyâ€™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:MO) was last updated on 5/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Altria Group (MO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume