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Mueller Water Products (MWA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$24.96 -0.17 (-0.68%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Mueller Water Products Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Mueller Water Products (MWA) had a short interest of 4.82 million shares sold short, representing 3.12% of the public float. This marks a -8.84% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, meaning it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.07 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,820,173 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,287,819 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$121.93 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
156,130,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.12%
Today's Trading Volume
922,691 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,065,113 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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MWA Short Interest Over Time

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MWA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Mueller Water Products Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20264,820,173 shares $121.93 million -8.8%3.1%4.14 $25.30
7/15/20265,287,819 shares $131.37 million +7.2%3.4%4.87 $24.84
6/30/20264,933,303 shares $127.56 million +18.8%3.2%3.06 $25.86
6/15/20264,152,555 shares $106.97 million +19.2%2.7%3.59 $25.76
5/29/20263,484,589 shares $87.83 million +5.2%2.3%2.83 $25.21
5/15/20263,311,934 shares $84.44 million -7.0%2.1%2.78 $25.50
4/30/20263,562,117 shares $99.37 million +3.6%2.3%2.23 $27.90
4/15/20263,438,404 shares $100.35 million +7.1%2.2%3.8 $29.19
3/31/20263,209,368 shares $88.18 million -18.2%2.1%2.64 $27.48
3/13/20263,923,798 shares $108.91 million -9.2%2.5%4.58 $27.76
2/27/20264,323,103 shares $129.30 million +0.3%2.8%4.17 $29.91
2/13/20264,309,626 shares $129.74 million +5.7%2.8%2.7 $30.10
1/30/20264,079,001 shares $110.44 million +0.4%2.6%3.42 $27.08
1/15/20264,061,065 shares $107.01 million +2.3%2.6%4.28 $26.35
12/31/20253,968,675 shares $94.61 million +37.3%2.6%2.91 $23.84
12/15/20252,891,419 shares $72.56 million -16.4%1.9%2.09 $25.10
11/28/20253,460,284 shares $83.88 million -6.6%2.2%2.34 $24.24
11/14/20253,703,224 shares $85.56 million +13.8%2.4%2.4 $23.11
10/31/20253,254,523 shares $83.37 million -0.8%2.1%2.36 $25.62
10/15/20253,280,000 shares $83.53 million +4.1%2.1%2.9 $25.47
9/30/20253,150,000 shares $80.39 million -15.3%2.1%2.7 $25.52
9/15/20253,720,000 shares $94.13 million +10.1%2.4%3 $25.31
8/31/20253,380,000 shares $89.04 million +1.2%2.2%2.7 $26.34
8/15/20253,340,000 shares $87.68 million +1.2%2.2%2.6 $26.25
7/31/20253,300,000 shares $81.68 million -24.0%2.2%2.3 $24.75
7/15/20254,340,000 shares $109.41 million -4.2%2.8%3 $25.21
6/30/20254,530,000 shares $108.86 million -9.2%3.0%3 $24.03
6/15/20254,990,000 shares $115.37 million -12.3%3.3%3 $23.12
5/31/20255,690,000 shares $139.52 million -0.4%3.7%2.4 $24.52
5/15/20255,710,000 shares $143.89 million -22.1%3.7%2.4 $25.20
4/30/20257,330,000 shares $192.41 million +6.2%4.8%3 $26.25
4/15/20256,900,000 shares $171.43 million -3.5%4.5%2.9 $24.85
3/31/20257,150,000 shares $181.90 million +86.7%4.7%3 $25.44
3/15/20253,830,000 shares $104.51 million +48.5%2.5%1.8 $27.29
2/28/20252,580,000 shares $66.41 million -4.1%1.7%1.8 $25.74
2/15/20252,690,000 shares $72.11 million +2.7%1.8%2.1 $26.81
1/31/20252,620,000 shares $60.29 million -7.4%1.7%2 $23.01
1/15/20252,830,000 shares $64.16 million +3.3%1.8%2.5 $22.67
12/31/20242,740,000 shares $61.65 million -15.7%1.8%2.4 $22.50
12/15/20243,250,000 shares $78.98 million +21.7%2.1%2.6 $24.30
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11/30/20242,670,000 shares $66.86 million -16.3%1.7%2.2 $25.04
11/15/20243,190,000 shares $77.55 million +1.0%2.1%2.5 $24.31
10/31/20243,160,000 shares $68.22 million -20.8%2.1%2.6 $21.59
10/15/20243,990,000 shares $91.37 million +27.9%2.6%3 $22.90
9/30/20243,120,000 shares $67.70 million -6.3%2.0%2.3 $21.70
9/15/20243,330,000 shares $67.33 million +22.4%2.2%2.5 $20.22
8/31/20242,720,000 shares $58.40 million +12.9%1.8%2.1 $21.47
8/15/20242,410,000 shares $49.48 million +3.9%1.6%1.9 $20.53
7/31/20242,320,000 shares $47.98 million -15.3%1.5%1.6 $20.68
7/15/20242,740,000 shares $54.17 million -5.8%1.8%1.9 $19.77
6/30/20242,910,000 shares $52.15 million +5.8%1.9%2 $17.92
6/15/20242,750,000 shares $47.44 million +17.5%1.8%2 $17.25
5/31/20242,340,000 shares $43.41 million -14.0%1.5%1.7 $18.55
5/15/20242,720,000 shares $52.01 million -8.1%1.8%2 $19.12
4/30/20242,960,000 shares $46.92 million -1.0%1.9%2.2 $15.85
4/15/20242,990,000 shares $45.31 million No Change2.0%2.6 $15.16
3/31/20242,990,000 shares $48.11 million -0.7%2.0%3.1 $16.09
3/15/20243,010,000 shares $46.41 million +15.3%2.0%3.1 $15.42
2/29/20242,610,000 shares $40.59 million +20.3%1.7%2.5 $15.55
2/15/20242,170,000 shares $34.99 million -24.9%1.4%2.2 $16.13
1/31/20242,890,000 shares $39.64 million +14.7%1.9%3.6 $13.72
1/15/20242,520,000 shares $34.93 million -13.1%1.6%2.8 $13.86
12/31/20232,900,000 shares $41.76 million -2.4%1.9%3.2 $14.40
12/15/20232,970,000 shares $41.42 million -2.0%1.9%3.3 $13.95
11/30/20233,030,000 shares $40.28 million +3.4%2.0%3.6 $13.30
11/15/20232,930,000 shares $38.82 million -2.3%1.9%3.4 $13.25
10/31/20233,000,000 shares $37.11 million -2.0%2.0%3.3 $12.37
10/15/20233,060,000 shares $38.98 million -7.8%2.0%3.2 $12.74
9/30/20233,320,000 shares $42.10 million +22.1%2.2%3.4 $12.68
9/15/20232,720,000 shares $35.17 million +34.0%1.8%2.7 $12.93
8/31/20232,030,000 shares $28.65 million -10.6%1.3%2 $14.12
8/15/20232,270,000 shares $31.33 million -16.2%1.5%2.1 $13.80
7/31/20232,710,000 shares $43.59 million +9.3%1.8%2.6 $16.09
7/15/20232,480,000 shares $39.78 million -2.0%1.6%2.6 $16.04
6/30/20232,530,000 shares $41.06 million -14.0%1.7%2.8 $16.23
6/15/20232,940,000 shares $45.72 million -9.0%1.9%3.3 $15.55
5/31/20233,230,000 shares $44.23 million -11.5%2.1%3.6 $13.70
5/15/20233,650,000 shares $49.90 million -2.4%2.4%4.2 $13.67
4/30/20233,740,000 shares $50.12 million +3.0%2.4%4.3 $13.40
4/15/20233,630,000 shares $49.19 million +9.7%2.4%4.2 $13.55
3/31/20233,310,000 shares $46.14 million -0.3%2.2%3.9 $13.94
3/15/20233,320,000 shares $43.49 million +10.3%2.2%4.1 $13.10
2/28/20233,010,000 shares $41.75 million +7.1%2.0%3.9 $13.87
2/15/20232,810,000 shares $39.48 million +13.3%1.8%3.7 $14.05
1/31/20232,480,000 shares $31.37 million -4.6%1.6%2.8 $12.65
1/15/20232,600,000 shares $31.98 million -3.4%1.7%3.1 $12.30
12/30/20222,690,000 shares $28.94 million +9.4%1.8%2.9 $10.76
12/15/20222,460,000 shares $27.38 million +13.4%1.6%2.5 $11.13
11/30/20222,170,000 shares $25.30 million -23.1%1.4%2.1 $11.66
11/15/20222,820,000 shares $32.18 million -12.2%1.8%2.8 $11.41
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10/31/20223,210,000 shares $37.56 million -18.1%2.1%3.2 $11.70
10/15/20223,920,000 shares $40.49 million -2.5%2.6%3.9 $10.33
9/30/20224,020,000 shares $41.29 million +13.6%2.6%4.6 $10.27
9/15/20223,540,000 shares $38.20 million +7.6%2.3%3.9 $10.79
8/31/20223,290,000 shares $37.11 million +10.4%2.1%3.7 $11.28
8/15/20222,980,000 shares $36.36 million +4.6%1.9%3.4 $12.20
7/31/20222,850,000 shares $37.11 million -7.5%1.9%3.3 $13.02
7/15/20223,080,000 shares $36.50 million -4.4%2.0%3.2 $11.85
6/30/20223,220,000 shares $37.77 million -7.7%2.1%3.3 $11.73
6/15/20223,490,000 shares $39.86 million +10.4%2.3%3.3 $11.42
5/31/20223,160,000 shares $37.70 million -1.3%2.1%3.2 $11.93
5/15/20223,200,000 shares $37.28 million +27.0%2.1%3 $11.65
4/30/20222,520,000 shares $30.32 million -13.4%1.7%2.3 $12.03
4/15/20222,910,000 shares $36.96 million -4.3%1.9%2.6 $12.70
3/31/20223,040,000 shares $39.28 million -16.3%2.0%2.7 $12.92
3/15/20223,630,000 shares $45.52 million +33.5%2.4%3.4 $12.54
2/28/20222,720,000 shares $34.52 million +14.8%1.8%2.5 $12.69
2/15/20222,370,000 shares $29.98 million +38.6%1.6%2.1 $12.65
1/31/20221,710,000 shares $21.97 million -8.6%1.1%1.4 $12.85
1/15/20221,870,000 shares $24.95 million -26.4%1.2%1.7 $13.34
12/31/20212,540,000 shares $36.58 million +5.4%1.7%2.5 $14.40
12/15/20212,410,000 shares $34.03 million +20.5%1.6%2.2 $14.12
11/30/20212,000,000 shares $27.28 million +8.7%1.3%1.9 $13.64
11/15/20211,840,000 shares $26.66 million -30.6%1.2%1.8 $14.49
10/29/20212,650,000 shares $43.49 million -19.0%1.7%2.7 $16.41
10/15/20213,270,000 shares $52.03 million -11.6%2.1%3.6 $15.91
9/30/20213,700,000 shares $56.31 million +5.1%2.4%4.1 $15.22
9/15/20213,520,000 shares $56.88 million -10.4%2.3%3.8 $16.16
8/31/20213,930,000 shares $65.32 million +13.6%2.6%4.6 $16.62

MWA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Mueller Water Products shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 4,820,173 shares of MWA short. 3.12% of Mueller Water Products' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mueller Water Products' 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. MWA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.1. Learn More on Mueller Water Products'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. 3.12% of Mueller Water Products' floating shares are currently sold short.

Mueller Water Products saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,820,173 shares, a decrease of 8.8% from the previous total of 5,287,819 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.

3.12% of Mueller Water Products' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to Mueller Water Products: Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (1.47%), Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (2.18%), Dover Corporation (2.94%), Graco Inc. (4.34%), ITT Inc. (8.30%), Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (2.24%), Mueller Industries, Inc. (2.13%), Crane (1.80%), Donaldson Company, Inc. (2.98%), SPX Technologies, Inc. (2.78%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MWA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mueller Water Products as its price is falling. MWA shares are trading down $0.17 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 Mueller Water Products 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 MWA, 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 MWA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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.



Short interest data for NYSE:MWA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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