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Quanta Services (PWR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$649.72 +6.22 (+0.97%)
Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$650.78 +1.06 (+0.16%)
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Quanta Services Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Quanta Services (PWR) had a short interest of 3.14 million shares sold short, representing 2.10% of the public float. This marks a 0.58% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, meaning it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 824,794 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,143,949 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,125,973 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.58%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.92 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
150,340,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.10%
Today's Trading Volume
653,629 shares
Average Trading Volume
824,794 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
79%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/20263,143,949 shares $1.92 billion +0.6%2.1%3.89 $612.18
8/31/20263,125,973 shares $1.90 billion +13.2%2.1%2.49 $606.78
8/14/20262,762,674 shares $1.90 billion -11.0%1.8%3.05 $685.99
7/31/20263,102,301 shares $2.07 billion -2.2%2.1%2.38 $667.83
7/15/20263,171,042 shares $2.06 billion -5.0%2.1%3.14 $648.82
6/30/20263,337,307 shares $2.41 billion -12.3%2.2%1.78 $720.94
6/15/20263,805,167 shares $2.75 billion -2.2%2.6%3.52 $723.96
5/29/20263,892,453 shares $2.76 billion -11.5%2.6%3.19 $710.34
5/15/20264,397,591 shares $3.38 billion -11.1%2.9%3.43 $769.63
4/30/20264,943,890 shares $3.60 billion +5.0%3.3%4.6 $728.15
4/15/20264,708,279 shares $2.78 billion +7.7%3.2%5.48 $591.47
3/31/20264,371,878 shares $2.40 billion -1.6%2.9%3.61 $548.70
3/13/20264,440,619 shares $2.48 billion -3.0%3.0%3.76 $558.55
2/27/20264,575,369 shares $2.58 billion +0.7%3.1%3.72 $563.06
2/13/20264,544,718 shares $2.38 billion -7.5%3.0%3.81 $523.75
1/30/20264,911,565 shares $2.33 billion -1.1%3.3%4.34 $474.80
1/15/20264,964,172 shares $2.22 billion +1.6%3.4%5.34 $447.28
12/31/20254,885,130 shares $2.06 billion +6.4%3.3%6.21 $421.58
12/15/20254,592,436 shares $2.00 billion -1.9%3.1%4.81 $434.85
11/28/20254,683,267 shares $2.18 billion +8.8%3.2%3.89 $464.88
11/14/20254,305,084 shares $1.84 billion +2.4%2.9%4.74 $428.34
10/31/20254,203,777 shares $1.89 billion -6.7%2.9%3.6 $450.16
10/15/20254,510,000 shares $1.97 billion -14.3%3.1%4.3 $437.02
9/30/20255,260,000 shares $2.18 billion +12.2%N/A5.1 $414.71
9/15/20254,690,000 shares $1.81 billion +5.2%N/A4.3 $385.90
8/31/20254,460,000 shares $1.69 billion +8.5%3.0%4.1 $378.24
8/15/20254,110,000 shares $1.56 billion +9.0%N/A3.7 $379.96
7/31/20253,770,000 shares $1.53 billion -25.5%2.6%3.3 $404.73
7/15/20255,060,000 shares $1.96 billion -12.8%N/A4.3 $386.66
6/30/20255,800,000 shares $2.19 billion +29.5%4.0%4.7 $378.40
6/15/20254,480,000 shares $1.60 billion -5.1%3.1%3.6 $357.86
5/31/20254,720,000 shares $1.61 billion -8.2%3.2%3.4 $342.04
5/15/20255,140,000 shares $1.75 billion +0.8%3.5%3.3 $340.24
4/30/20255,100,000 shares $1.49 billion +0.6%N/A3 $292.94
4/15/20255,070,000 shares $1.38 billion +2.2%3.5%2.9 $273.08
3/31/20254,960,000 shares $1.26 billion +6.0%3.4%2.9 $254.76
3/15/20254,680,000 shares $1.22 billion +15.3%3.2%2.9 $261.47
2/28/20254,060,000 shares $1.05 billion +1.3%2.8%2.6 $259.32
2/15/20254,010,000 shares $1.14 billion +5.3%2.7%2.9 $285.13
1/31/20253,810,000 shares $1.17 billion -13.4%N/A3.3 $308.10
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11/30/20244,390,000 shares $1.51 billion -1.4%N/A5.5 $344.52
11/15/20244,450,000 shares $1.44 billion +15.9%N/A5.7 $323.33
10/31/20243,840,000 shares $1.16 billion -5.2%N/A5.2 $301.63
10/15/20244,050,000 shares $1.24 billion -15.6%N/A5.3 $305.48
9/30/20244,800,000 shares $1.43 billion +28.0%N/A5.6 $298.15
9/15/20243,750,000 shares $1.01 billion -4.3%N/A4.2 $269.54
8/31/20243,920,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.7%N/A4.4 $275.13
8/15/20244,200,000 shares $1.13 billion -0.9%N/A4.4 $267.96
7/31/20244,240,000 shares $1.13 billion -1.4%N/A4.2 $265.38
7/15/20244,300,000 shares $1.11 billion -5.3%N/A4.4 $257.24
6/30/20244,540,000 shares $1.15 billion +12.7%N/A5 $254.09
6/15/20244,030,000 shares $1.10 billion -2.0%N/A4.5 $273.29
5/31/20244,110,000 shares $1.13 billion +4.9%N/A4.6 $275.85
5/15/20243,920,000 shares $1.06 billion -1.5%N/A4.3 $270.79
4/30/20243,980,000 shares $1.03 billion +3.7%N/A4.3 $258.54
4/15/20243,840,000 shares $955.74 million +16.0%N/A4 $248.89
3/31/20243,310,000 shares $859.94 million +0.3%N/A3.6 $259.80
3/15/20243,300,000 shares $801.08 million -3.2%N/A3.6 $242.75
2/29/20243,410,000 shares $823.14 million +0.6%N/A3.3 $241.39
2/15/20243,390,000 shares $725.66 million -6.1%N/A3.3 $214.06
1/31/20243,610,000 shares $700.52 million -11.3%N/A3.4 $194.05
1/15/20244,070,000 shares $824.01 million +4.9%N/A3.5 $202.46
12/31/20233,880,000 shares $837.30 million -8.7%N/A3.3 $215.80
12/15/20234,250,000 shares $912.94 million +2.9%N/A3.3 $214.81
11/30/20234,130,000 shares $777.72 million -6.1%N/A3.4 $188.31
11/15/20234,400,000 shares $808.37 million +14.3%N/A3.9 $183.72
10/31/20233,850,000 shares $643.14 million -0.8%N/A3.6 $167.05
10/15/20233,880,000 shares $673.30 million -8.9%N/A4.2 $173.53
9/30/20234,260,000 shares $796.92 million +14.5%N/A5 $187.07
9/15/20233,720,000 shares $741.17 million -3.4%N/A5.3 $199.24
8/31/20233,850,000 shares $808.00 million +0.3%N/A5.3 $209.87
8/15/20233,840,000 shares $780.40 million -3.8%N/A4.8 $203.23
7/31/20233,990,000 shares $804.46 million -4.8%N/A4.8 $201.62
7/15/20234,190,000 shares $821.78 million -15.5%N/A5.2 $196.13
6/30/20234,960,000 shares $974.39 million +18.4%N/A6.1 $196.45
6/15/20234,190,000 shares $778.29 million +3.2%N/A5 $185.75
5/31/20234,060,000 shares $720.97 million -3.8%N/A4.8 $177.58
5/15/20234,220,000 shares $737.70 million +3.9%N/A4.8 $174.81
4/30/20234,060,000 shares $688.74 million -15.8%N/A4.6 $169.64
4/15/20234,820,000 shares $800.22 million +21.7%N/A5.5 $166.02
3/31/20233,960,000 shares $659.89 million +6.7%N/A4.2 $166.64
3/15/20233,710,000 shares $576.31 million -4.4%N/A4 $155.34
2/28/20233,880,000 shares $626.23 million -11.6%N/A4.2 $161.40
2/15/20234,390,000 shares $684.84 million +1.9%N/A4.8 $156.00
1/31/20234,310,000 shares $655.94 million -1.4%N/A4.9 $152.19
1/15/20234,370,000 shares $648.95 million +2.6%N/A4.7 $148.50
12/30/20224,260,000 shares $607.05 million -4.9%N/A4.7 $142.50
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12/15/20224,480,000 shares $648.79 million +0.7%N/A4.8 $144.82
11/30/20224,450,000 shares $666.97 million -4.7%N/A4.6 $149.88
11/15/20224,670,000 shares $672.71 million -11.2%N/A4.7 $144.05
10/31/20225,260,000 shares $747.13 million +4.8%N/A5.3 $142.04
10/15/20225,020,000 shares $619.52 million -8.4%N/A4.7 $123.41
9/30/20225,480,000 shares $698.10 million +3.4%N/A5.1 $127.39
9/15/20225,300,000 shares $736.06 million -2.9%N/A4.6 $138.88
8/31/20225,460,000 shares $771.50 million +5.0%N/A4.7 $141.30
8/15/20225,200,000 shares $743.44 million -17.3%N/A3.7 $142.97
7/31/20226,290,000 shares $872.61 million +4.0%N/A4.1 $138.73
7/15/20226,050,000 shares $774.46 million -20.1%N/A3.9 $128.01
6/30/20227,570,000 shares $948.82 million +23.1%N/A4.5 $125.34
6/15/20226,150,000 shares $763.34 million +16.5%N/A3.6 $124.12
5/31/20225,280,000 shares $628.32 million -1.7%N/A3.1 $119.00
5/15/20225,370,000 shares $604.50 million +14.5%N/A3.4 $112.57
4/30/20224,690,000 shares $543.95 million -0.6%N/A3.1 $115.98
4/15/20224,720,000 shares $637.86 million +15.7%N/A3.3 $135.14
3/31/20224,080,000 shares $536.97 million +9.7%N/A3 $131.61
3/15/20223,720,000 shares $452.61 million +6.0%N/A3 $121.67
2/28/20223,510,000 shares $382.38 million -1.4%N/A2.9 $108.94
2/15/20223,560,000 shares $373.23 million +21.1%N/A3.2 $104.84
1/31/20222,940,000 shares $302.00 million +12.6%N/A2.8 $102.72
1/15/20222,610,000 shares $278.33 million +12.0%N/A2.5 $106.64
12/31/20212,330,000 shares $267.16 million -8.6%N/A2.4 $114.66
12/15/20212,550,000 shares $286.01 million -8.9%N/A2.4 $112.16
11/30/20212,800,000 shares $318.58 million -2.4%N/A2.6 $113.78
11/15/20212,870,000 shares $340.61 million -7.4%N/A2.5 $118.68
10/29/20213,100,000 shares $375.97 million +9.5%N/A2.7 $121.28
10/15/20212,830,000 shares $317.92 million -14.8%2.1%2.6 $112.34
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PWR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Quanta Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 3,143,949 shares of PWR short. 2.10% of Quanta Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Quanta Services' 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. PWR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.9. Learn More on Quanta Services'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. 2.10% of Quanta Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Quanta Services saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,143,949 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 3,125,973 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.

2.10% of Quanta Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to Quanta Services: MYR Group, Inc. (4.64%), AECOM (4.95%), EMCOR Group, Inc. (2.15%), Eaton Corporation, PLC (2.00%), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (2.47%), Fluor Corporation (7.77%), Jacobs Solutions Inc. (2.72%), KBR, Inc. (7.38%), MasTec, Inc. (8.58%), United Rentals, Inc. (2.50%),

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 PWR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Quanta Services as its price is falling. PWR shares are trading up $6.22 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 Quanta Services 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 PWR, 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 PWR, 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 PWR:

  • 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:PWR 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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