Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $67.30 +0.04 (+0.06%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.12 -0.17 (-0.26%) As of 07:32 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Restaurant Brands International Short Interest DataRestaurant Brands International (QSR) has a short interest of 12.01 million shares, representing 3.72% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.00% change in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 3.16 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,010,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,010,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous MonthNo ChangeDollar Volume Sold Short$766.48 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares327,810,000 sharesFloat Size322,850,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.72%Today's Trading Volume3,008,263 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,163,993 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average95% Short Selling Restaurant Brands International? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Restaurant Brands International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartQSR Short Interest Over TimeQSR Days to Cover Over TimeQSR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Restaurant Brands International Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/202512,010,000 shares $766.48 million No Change3.7%4 $63.82 8/31/202512,010,000 shares $761.12 million -11.1%3.7%4.2 $63.37 8/15/202513,510,000 shares $882.88 million +9.0%4.2%4.8 $65.35 7/31/202512,390,000 shares $840.51 million +1.0%3.8%4.3 $67.84 7/15/202512,270,000 shares $821.48 million -21.6%3.8%4.4 $66.95 6/30/202515,640,000 shares $1.04 billion +82.9%4.9%5.4 $66.29 6/15/20258,550,000 shares $575.33 million -10.5%2.7%3.5 $67.29 5/31/20259,550,000 shares $681.30 million No Change3.0%4.1 $71.34 5/15/20259,550,000 shares $665.25 million +14.2%3.0%4.2 $69.66 4/30/20258,360,000 shares $539.22 million +2.1%2.6%3.5 $64.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for QSR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Restaurant Brands International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20258,190,000 shares $510.26 million -34.6%2.6%3.5 $62.30 3/31/202512,530,000 shares $836.06 million +18.9%3.9%5.4 $66.73 3/15/202510,540,000 shares $696.37 million +23.3%3.3%5.1 $66.07 2/28/20258,550,000 shares $557.80 million +9.3%2.7%4 $65.24 2/15/20257,820,000 shares $504.66 million +1.8%2.4%3.8 $64.53 1/31/20257,680,000 shares $472.17 million +12.3%2.4%4 $61.48 1/15/20256,840,000 shares $413.61 million -0.6%2.2%3.8 $60.47 12/31/20246,880,000 shares $448.44 million +0.4%2.2%4.4 $65.18 12/15/20246,850,000 shares $467.72 million -17.1%2.2%4.4 $68.28 11/30/20248,260,000 shares $574.98 million +11.5%2.6%5.5 $69.61 11/15/20247,410,000 shares $500.10 million +37.7%2.3%5 $67.49 10/31/20245,380,000 shares $374.39 million -19.5%1.7%3.7 $69.59 10/15/20246,680,000 shares $475.62 million -3.3%2.1%4.2 $71.20 9/30/20246,910,000 shares $498.42 million -57.7%2.2%4.2 $72.13 9/15/202416,330,000 shares $1.13 billion +84.3%5.2%9.5 $69.18 8/31/20248,860,000 shares $615.59 million -37.0%2.8%5.3 $69.48 8/15/202414,070,000 shares $1.00 billion +10.4%4.6%8.2 $71.27 7/31/202412,740,000 shares $891.67 million -12.7%4.1%7.1 $69.99 7/15/202414,600,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.5%4.7%8.3 $72.40 6/30/202413,970,000 shares $983.07 million +8.3%4.5%8.1 $70.37 6/15/202412,900,000 shares $888.81 million +10.4%4.2%7.7 $68.90 5/31/202411,690,000 shares $801.70 million +2.1%3.8%6.9 $68.58 5/15/202411,450,000 shares $817.87 million +58.2%3.7%7.1 $71.43 4/30/20247,240,000 shares $549.08 million +7.4%2.3%4.5 $75.84 4/15/20246,740,000 shares $475.30 million -25.9%2.2%4.5 $70.52 3/31/20249,100,000 shares $723.00 million +17.7%3.0%6.2 $79.45 3/15/20247,730,000 shares $610.67 million -6.3%2.5%5.5 $79.00 2/29/20248,250,000 shares $640.61 million +0.7%2.7%6 $77.65 2/15/20248,190,000 shares $622.69 million +17.2%2.7%6 $76.03 1/31/20246,990,000 shares $545.78 million -12.1%2.3%5.7 $78.08 1/15/20247,950,000 shares $623.68 million -6.0%2.6%5.6 $78.45 12/31/20238,460,000 shares $660.98 million -20.8%2.8%5.7 $78.13 12/15/202310,680,000 shares $787.01 million -10.6%3.5%6.7 $73.69 11/30/202311,940,000 shares $849.05 million +2.4%3.9%7.4 $71.11 11/15/202311,660,000 shares $820.63 million -9.0%3.8%7.2 $70.38 10/31/202312,810,000 shares $860.96 million +11.7%4.1%7.7 $67.21 10/15/202311,470,000 shares $718.82 million +14.9%3.7%7.8 $62.67 9/30/20239,980,000 shares $664.87 million +26.0%3.2%7.7 $66.62 9/15/20237,920,000 shares $543.47 million -36.6%2.5%6.9 $68.62 8/31/202312,500,000 shares $868.38 million +45.4%4.0%11.2 $69.47 8/15/20238,600,000 shares $610.34 million -5.1%2.8%7.6 $70.97 7/31/20239,060,000 shares $693.68 million +13.4%3.0%8.7 $76.57 7/15/20237,990,000 shares $617.55 million +1.9%2.6%7.5 $77.29 6/30/20237,840,000 shares $607.68 million -20.7%2.6%7.5 $77.51 6/15/20239,890,000 shares $756.49 million +7.2%3.2%8.8 $76.49 5/31/20239,230,000 shares $672.68 million +6.5%3.0%7.7 $72.88 5/15/20238,670,000 shares $633.43 million +0.8%2.8%6.7 $73.06 4/30/20238,600,000 shares $603.12 million -21.3%2.8%6.1 $70.13 4/15/202310,920,000 shares $737.10 million -3.4%3.6%8 $67.50 3/31/202311,300,000 shares $758.68 million -8.2%3.7%8 $67.14 3/15/202312,310,000 shares $759.90 million +66.8%4.1%8.8 $61.73 2/28/20237,380,000 shares $475.94 million +38.7%2.5%5.6 $64.49 2/15/20235,320,000 shares $351.60 million +15.9%1.8%4 $66.09 1/31/20234,590,000 shares $307.21 million -31.7%1.5%3.2 $66.93 1/15/20236,720,000 shares $445.87 million -6.3%2.2%4.2 $66.35 12/30/20227,170,000 shares $463.68 million +11.3%2.4%4.5 $64.67 12/15/20226,440,000 shares $434.70 million -6.5%2.2%3.9 $67.50 11/30/20226,890,000 shares $457.15 million -11.0%2.3%4.1 $66.35 11/15/20227,740,000 shares $462.39 million -10.1%2.6%4.7 $59.74 10/31/20228,610,000 shares $511.26 million -2.7%2.9%6.2 $59.38 10/15/20228,850,000 shares $474.80 million -1.1%3.0%6.3 $53.65 9/30/20228,950,000 shares $475.96 million -2.9%3.0%6.6 $53.18 9/15/20229,220,000 shares $544.53 million +19.1%3.1%6.9 $59.06 8/31/20227,740,000 shares $456.66 million +4.6%2.6%5.5 $59.00 8/15/20227,400,000 shares $447.92 million -29.9%2.5%5.1 $60.53 7/31/202210,550,000 shares $565.59 million -9.0%3.5%6.9 $53.61 7/15/202211,590,000 shares $604.65 million -19.1%3.8%7.6 $52.17 6/30/202214,320,000 shares $718.15 million +14.7%4.7%9.5 $50.15 6/15/202212,490,000 shares $607.76 million +46.6%4.1%8.5 $48.66 5/31/20228,520,000 shares $447.39 million +52.4%2.8%5.9 $52.51 5/15/20225,590,000 shares $289.34 million +8.1%1.8%3.8 $51.76 4/30/20225,170,000 shares $295.16 million -8.2%1.7%3.7 $57.09 4/15/20225,630,000 shares $340.22 million +0.2%1.9%4.3 $60.43 3/31/20225,620,000 shares $328.15 million -34.6%1.9%4.1 $58.39 3/15/20228,590,000 shares $484.05 million +3.5%2.8%6.1 $56.35 2/28/20228,300,000 shares $464.63 million +9.2%2.7%6.1 $55.98 2/15/20227,600,000 shares $450.00 million -5.9%2.5%5.6 $59.21 1/31/20228,080,000 shares $452.24 million +1.0%2.6%6.2 $55.97 1/15/20228,000,000 shares $457.52 million -4.1%2.6%5.6 $57.19 12/31/20218,340,000 shares $506.07 million +9.9%2.7%6 $60.68 12/15/20217,590,000 shares $438.32 million -8.9%2.5%5.4 $57.75 11/30/20218,330,000 shares $466.73 million +4.3%2.7%5.9 $56.03 11/15/20217,990,000 shares $466.62 million +3.1%2.6%6 $58.40 10/29/20217,750,000 shares $438.96 million +2.4%2.5%5.7 $56.64 10/15/20217,570,000 shares $464.57 million +23.7%2.4%5 $61.37 9/30/20216,120,000 shares $374.48 million +17.2%2.0%4.3 $61.19 9/15/20215,220,000 shares $334.24 million -28.9%1.7%3.6 $64.03 8/31/20217,340,000 shares $471.30 million -52.6%2.4%5.2 $64.21 8/13/202115,470,000 shares $1.01 billion No Change5.1%11.2 $65.31 7/15/20216,770,000 shares $432.13 million -0.4%2.2%5.9 $63.83 6/30/20216,800,000 shares $438.19 million +4.8%2.3%5.9 $64.44 6/15/20216,490,000 shares $443.79 million -12.2%2.2%5.5 $68.38 5/28/20217,390,000 shares $515.23 million +1.5%2.5%6.2 $69.72 5/14/20217,280,000 shares $485.50 million -5.0%2.4%5.2 $66.69 4/30/20217,660,000 shares $519.19 million -6.2%2.5%4.8 $67.78 4/15/20218,170,000 shares $536.61 million +4.7%2.7%5.1 $65.68 3/31/20217,800,000 shares $511.76 million +8.9%2.7%4.7 $65.61 3/15/20217,160,000 shares $454.59 million -11.7%2.4%4.1 $63.49 2/26/20218,110,000 shares $498.60 million +9.9%2.8%4.7 $61.48 2/12/20217,380,000 shares $436.45 million -3.7%2.5%4.7 $59.14 1/29/20217,660,000 shares $448.57 million -3.2%2.6%4.8 $58.56 1/15/20217,910,000 shares $508.14 million +29.9%2.7%4.6 $64.24 12/31/20206,090,000 shares $376.54 million -11.5%2.1%3.6 $61.83 12/15/20206,880,000 shares $421.68 million -10.4%2.3%4 $61.29 11/30/20207,680,000 shares $449.05 million -18.4%2.6%4.3 $58.47 11/15/20209,410,000 shares $546.82 million -0.4%3.2%5.1 $58.11 10/30/20209,450,000 shares $501.04 million -11.9%3.2%5.1 $53.02 10/15/202010,730,000 shares $638.01 million +5.6%3.7%6.1 $59.46 QSR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Restaurant Brands International's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Restaurant Brands International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 12,010,000 shares of QSR short. 3.72% of Restaurant Brands International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Restaurant Brands International's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Restaurant Brands International? 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. QSR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Restaurant Brands International's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Restaurant Brands International? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Restaurant Brands International: National Bank of Canada FI, Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Restaurant Brands International? 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. 3.72% of Restaurant Brands International's floating shares are currently sold short. What is Restaurant Brands International's float size? Restaurant Brands International currently has issued a total of 327,810,000 shares. Some of Restaurant Brands International's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Restaurant Brands International currently has a public float of 322,850,000 shares. How does Restaurant Brands International's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.72% of Restaurant Brands International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Restaurant Brands International: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (3.51%), Intercontinental Hotels Group (0.79%), Yum China (1.86%), H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (4.31%), Aramark (2.35%), Dutch Bros Inc. (10.27%), Wingstop Inc. (9.97%), CAVA Group, Inc. (12.14%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (5.96%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (7.91%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Restaurant Brands International stock? Short selling QSR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Restaurant Brands International as its price is falling. QSR shares are trading up $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. How does a short squeeze work against Restaurant Brands International? A short squeeze for Restaurant Brands International 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 QSR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Restaurant Brands International'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 QSR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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