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Paymentus (PAY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Paymentus Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Paymentus (PAY) had a short interest of 3.23 million shares sold short, representing 5.79% of the public float. This marks a -24.16% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, meaning it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 892,104 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,227,464 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,255,438 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-24.16%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$135.23 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
125,940,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.79%
Today's Trading Volume
236,031 shares
Average Trading Volume
892,104 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/20263,227,464 shares $135.23 million -24.2%5.8%2.32 $41.90
7/31/20264,255,438 shares $145.23 million +10.0%7.6%4.19 $34.13
7/15/20263,867,170 shares $112.21 million +17.7%6.9%3.79 $29.02
6/30/20263,284,666 shares $79.35 million +88.2%10.6%1.63 $24.16
6/15/20261,745,553 shares $37.19 million +3.3%5.6%1.82 $21.31
5/29/20261,689,941 shares $39.78 million -15.7%11.0%2.21 $23.54
5/15/20262,004,308 shares $48.77 million -0.7%6.5%2.85 $24.33
4/30/20262,018,688 shares $56.60 million +1.4%13.1%4.97 $28.04
4/15/20261,991,709 shares $54.15 million +1.5%6.4%5.4 $27.19
3/31/20261,961,485 shares $49.77 million +11.6%3.5%3.94 $25.37
3/13/20261,757,541 shares $42.88 million -12.6%11.4%2.62 $24.40
2/27/20262,010,848 shares $49.25 million +16.7%13.1%1.56 $24.49
2/13/20261,723,818 shares $39.80 million -2.0%11.2%2.33 $23.09
1/30/20261,758,671 shares $47.00 million +4.7%11.5%3.65 $26.72
1/15/20261,680,395 shares $49.21 million +19.1%10.9%2.29 $29.29
12/31/20251,410,571 shares $44.52 million +20.9%9.2%1.47 $31.56
12/15/20251,166,595 shares $35.25 million -4.6%7.6%1.97 $30.22
11/28/20251,223,184 shares $42.48 million -7.2%8.0%1.95 $34.73
11/14/20251,318,113 shares $49.70 million -24.5%8.6%1.28 $37.70
10/31/20251,744,815 shares $49.79 million -3.4%11.4%2.75 $28.54
10/15/20251,810,000 shares $54.05 million +17.5%4.6%2.2 $29.86
9/30/20251,540,000 shares $47.08 million +32.8%3.9%1.9 $30.57
9/15/20251,160,000 shares $37.23 million +39.4%3.0%1.5 $32.10
8/31/2025831,900 shares $32.36 million -9.3%2.1%1.1 $38.90
8/15/2025916,700 shares $34.34 million -9.2%2.3%1.3 $37.46
7/31/20251,010,000 shares $28.16 million +13.3%3.4%1.4 $27.88
7/15/2025891,400 shares $26.26 million -0.2%3.0%1.5 $29.46
6/30/2025893,300 shares $29.27 million +46.7%3.0%1.5 $32.77
6/15/2025608,800 shares $19.85 million -7.0%2.0%1.1 $32.60
5/31/2025654,800 shares $25.05 million -43.6%2.1%1.1 $38.25
5/15/20251,160,000 shares $44.81 million -7.2%3.8%2.2 $38.63
4/30/20251,250,000 shares $40.66 million +6.8%4.5%2.6 $32.53
4/15/20251,170,000 shares $35.17 million +10.4%4.5%2.6 $30.06
3/31/20251,060,000 shares $27.68 million -6.2%4.1%2.3 $26.11
3/15/20251,130,000 shares $33.43 million +30.2%4.4%2.3 $29.58
2/28/2025867,700 shares $23.69 million +3.2%4.4%1.8 $27.30
2/15/2025840,600 shares $26.19 million +41.4%4.3%2 $31.16
1/31/2025594,600 shares $19.02 million -4.5%3.0%1.2 $31.99
1/15/2025622,900 shares $18.90 million -9.7%3.1%1.4 $30.34
12/31/2024689,700 shares $22.53 million +69.2%3.5%1.5 $32.67
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12/15/2024407,700 shares $14.00 million +53.8%2.1%1 $34.35
11/30/2024265,100 shares $10.02 million -36.0%1.4%0.8 $37.81
11/15/2024414,500 shares $13.88 million +16.4%2.1%1.4 $33.49
10/31/2024356,000 shares $8.76 million +17.7%2.0%1.7 $24.61
10/15/2024302,500 shares $7.12 million +25.5%1.7%1.5 $23.53
9/30/2024241,000 shares $4.83 million -36.1%1.4%1.4 $20.05
9/15/2024377,300 shares $8.06 million -30.8%2.1%2.1 $21.35
8/31/2024545,000 shares $12.39 million -7.5%3.1%3.1 $22.73
8/15/2024589,000 shares $13.65 million -14.5%3.3%3.3 $23.17
7/31/2024689,000 shares $14.57 million -9.5%3.9%3.4 $21.15
7/15/2024760,900 shares $15.33 million +9.5%4.3%3.4 $20.15
6/30/2024694,900 shares $13.20 million +1.3%3.9%2.9 $19.00
6/15/2024686,200 shares $12.99 million +15.2%3.9%2.6 $18.93
5/31/2024595,500 shares $11.15 million -1.7%3.3%1.8 $18.73
5/15/2024605,700 shares $11.57 million -31.1%3.4%1.5 $19.10
4/30/2024878,700 shares $17.93 million -11.1%5.1%2.3 $20.40
4/15/2024987,900 shares $18.99 million -3.2%6.0%3 $19.22
3/31/20241,020,000 shares $23.21 million -15.0%6.3%3.2 $22.75
3/15/20241,200,000 shares $27.79 million +85.7%7.4%4.3 $23.16
2/29/2024646,300 shares $10.05 million -1.6%3.9%3 $15.55
2/15/2024657,100 shares $10.53 million -15.7%4.1%4.6 $16.02
1/31/2024779,700 shares $12.37 million -15.6%4.9%5.2 $15.86
1/15/2024923,800 shares $16.24 million -10.3%5.8%6.6 $17.58
12/31/20231,030,000 shares $18.41 million +2.0%6.4%7.4 $17.87
12/15/20231,010,000 shares $17.77 million -7.3%6.3%7.3 $17.59
11/30/20231,090,000 shares $18.92 million -1.8%6.8%8.8 $17.36
11/15/20231,110,000 shares $18.54 million -8.3%7.0%10.7 $16.70
10/31/20231,210,000 shares $17.65 million +3.4%7.6%12.2 $14.59
10/15/20231,170,000 shares $18.51 million +5.4%7.4%11.3 $15.82
9/30/20231,110,000 shares $18.43 million +13.8%7.0%12 $16.60
9/15/2023975,400 shares $15.74 million +10.7%6.2%11.4 $16.14
8/31/2023880,800 shares $13.26 million +5.5%5.6%10.4 $15.06
8/15/2023834,900 shares $11.37 million -0.6%5.3%9.7 $13.62
7/31/2023839,800 shares $9.48 million +2.2%5.4%9.8 $11.29
7/15/2023821,900 shares $8.87 million -1.3%5.2%12 $10.79
6/30/2023832,800 shares $8.80 million -0.1%5.3%12.1 $10.57
6/15/2023833,700 shares $8.50 million -11.4%5.3%11.6 $10.20
5/31/2023940,600 shares $8.84 million -7.8%6.0%14.2 $9.40
5/15/20231,020,000 shares $9.18 million +3.9%6.5%15 $9.00
4/30/2023981,600 shares $8.08 million -2.8%6.2%13.9 $8.23
4/15/20231,010,000 shares $8.96 million -1.0%6.5%13.9 $8.87
3/31/20231,020,000 shares $8.72 million +1.0%6.6%11.4 $8.55
3/15/20231,010,000 shares $7.76 million +12.9%6.5%9 $7.68
2/28/2023895,000 shares $7.88 million -3.1%5.7%6.8 $8.81
2/15/2023923,600 shares $8.48 million -1.5%5.9%5.9 $9.18
1/31/2023937,900 shares $8.07 million -3.3%6.0%4.6 $8.60
1/15/2023969,400 shares $7.87 million -5.9%6.2%4.6 $8.12
12/30/20221,030,000 shares $8.12 million +3.2%6.5%4.8 $7.88
12/15/2022997,800 shares $8.63 million -5.0%6.3%4.8 $8.65
11/30/20221,050,000 shares $9.93 million -2.8%6.7%4.8 $9.46
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11/15/20221,080,000 shares $12.47 million -29.9%6.9%4.5 $11.55
10/31/20221,540,000 shares $16.46 million +4.1%10.0%6.3 $10.69
10/15/20221,480,000 shares $15.60 million +6.5%9.6%5.1 $10.54
9/30/20221,390,000 shares $13.48 million No Change9.0%4.8 $9.70
9/15/20221,390,000 shares $17.61 million +26.4%9.0%4.9 $12.67
8/31/20221,100,000 shares $12.76 million +7.8%7.1%4.2 $11.60
8/15/20221,020,000 shares $11.48 million -57.3%6.6%4.3 $11.25
7/31/20222,390,000 shares $34.77 million -3.6%16.9%10.5 $14.55
7/15/20222,480,000 shares $32.26 million +6.0%17.5%14.4 $13.01
6/30/20222,340,000 shares $31.31 million -1.7%16.5%12.2 $13.38
6/15/20222,380,000 shares $30.32 million -9.5%16.6%10.9 $12.74
5/31/20222,630,000 shares $40.95 million -4.7%17.6%9.7 $15.57
5/15/20222,760,000 shares $37.89 million +10.8%18.5%8.5 $13.73
4/30/20222,490,000 shares $41.23 million -3.9%17.0%6.9 $16.56
4/15/20222,590,000 shares $48.23 million -0.8%17.7%6.9 $18.62
3/31/20222,610,000 shares $56.95 million -25.4%17.7%6.7 $21.82
3/15/20223,500,000 shares $65.14 million +2.3%23.7%8.5 $18.61
2/28/20223,420,000 shares $78.80 million +23.9%23.1%8.4 $23.04
2/15/20222,760,000 shares $81.36 million -8.9%19.8%6.6 $29.48
1/31/20223,030,000 shares $71.93 million +4.1%21.6%7.9 $23.74
1/15/20222,910,000 shares $82.15 million +8.6%20.8%8.3 $28.23
12/31/20212,680,000 shares $93.75 million +20.2%19.1%8.6 $34.98
12/15/20212,230,000 shares $62.24 million +54.9%15.9%8 $27.91
11/30/20211,440,000 shares $41.34 million +35.9%10.7%5.7 $28.71
11/15/20211,060,000 shares $31.27 million +46.8%7.8%4.4 $29.50
10/29/2021722,100 shares $18.44 million -14.4%6.4%4 $25.53
10/15/2021843,700 shares $20.48 million -29.7%7.4%4.6 $24.27
9/30/20211,200,000 shares $29.22 million +53.6%10.6%6.6 $24.35
9/15/2021781,400 shares $20.04 million -23.4%6.9%3.7 $25.64

PAY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Paymentus shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 3,227,464 shares of PAY short. 5.79% of Paymentus' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Paymentus' 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. PAY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.3. Learn More on Paymentus'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. 5.79% of Paymentus' floating shares are currently sold short.

Paymentus saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 3,227,464 shares, a drop of 24.2% from the previous total of 4,255,438 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.

5.79% of Paymentus' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transaction & payment processing services" compare to Paymentus: Toast, Inc. (6.78%), Chime Financial, Inc. (5.71%), Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (6.10%), PayPay Corporation (0.45%), WEX Inc. (7.99%), Remitly Global, Inc. (7.28%), Klarna Group plc (8.42%), DLocal Limited (11.28%), Sezzle Inc. (24.51%), Shift4 Payments, Inc. (18.08%),

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 PAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Paymentus as its price is falling. PAY shares are trading down $0.04 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 Paymentus 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 PAY, 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 PAY, 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 PAY:

  • 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:PAY 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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