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Trinity Industries (TRN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$28.28 +0.17 (+0.60%)
As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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Trinity Industries Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Trinity Industries (TRN) had a short interest of 4.20 million shares sold short, representing 5.38% of the public float. This marks a 14.02% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.9, meaning it would take 5.9 days of the average trading volume of 547,506 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,197,078 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,681,145 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
14.02%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$124.33 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
79,669,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.38%
Today's Trading Volume
413,946 shares
Average Trading Volume
547,506 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
76%
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Trinity Industries Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/20264,197,078 shares $124.33 million +14.0%5.4%5.88 $29.62
7/31/20263,681,145 shares $115.25 million -28.9%4.7%4.42 $31.31
7/15/20265,177,931 shares $187.09 million -3.3%6.7%6.9 $36.13
6/30/20265,356,063 shares $185.51 million +6.7%6.9%6.33 $34.64
6/15/20265,019,639 shares $174.86 million +12.4%6.4%6.79 $34.84
5/29/20264,466,564 shares $145.16 million +16.9%5.7%4.93 $32.50
5/15/20263,819,764 shares $130.87 million +11.1%4.9%6.13 $34.26
4/30/20263,438,523 shares $112.23 million +12.4%4.4%5.23 $32.64
4/15/20263,060,006 shares $102.45 million -4.6%3.9%5.06 $33.48
3/31/20263,205,740 shares $103.24 million -13.9%4.1%4.6 $32.21
3/13/20263,721,934 shares $109.78 million +17.3%4.8%6.59 $29.50
2/27/20263,173,558 shares $108.33 million +4.0%4.1%4.42 $34.14
2/13/20263,050,753 shares $107.24 million +7.7%3.9%3.47 $35.15
1/30/20262,833,075 shares $81.39 million -10.0%3.6%2.16 $28.73
1/15/20263,146,842 shares $86.35 million +2.3%4.0%4.34 $27.44
12/31/20253,077,560 shares $81.28 million +3.8%4.0%4.34 $26.41
12/15/20252,964,240 shares $84.05 million -0.6%3.8%5.64 $28.36
11/28/20252,982,959 shares $79.11 million +11.8%3.8%5.51 $26.52
11/14/20252,668,460 shares $67.92 million +14.2%3.4%3.98 $25.45
10/31/20252,336,431 shares $64.06 million +4.6%2.9%5.2 $27.42
10/15/20252,230,000 shares $62.79 million -8.6%2.8%3.8 $28.16
9/30/20252,440,000 shares $68.34 million -3.9%3.1%3.9 $28.01
9/15/20252,540,000 shares $71.99 million -12.1%3.2%3.5 $28.34
8/31/20252,890,000 shares $81.97 million +4.0%3.6%4 $28.37
8/15/20252,780,000 shares $76.23 million +20.9%3.5%4 $27.42
7/31/20252,300,000 shares $53.65 million +4.1%2.9%3.4 $23.33
7/15/20252,210,000 shares $59.48 million -2.6%2.8%3.9 $26.92
6/30/20252,270,000 shares $61.38 million -13.0%2.8%3.8 $27.04
6/15/20252,610,000 shares $67.91 million +0.8%3.2%4.8 $26.02
5/31/20252,590,000 shares $66.67 million -1.2%3.2%4.7 $25.74
5/15/20252,620,000 shares $70.61 million -1.1%3.3%4.4 $26.95
4/30/20252,650,000 shares $66.38 million +32.5%3.3%4.3 $25.05
4/15/20252,000,000 shares $50.58 million +17.0%2.5%3.3 $25.29
3/31/20251,710,000 shares $47.99 million -5.5%2.1%2.8 $28.07
3/15/20251,810,000 shares $52.77 million -2.7%2.2%3.2 $29.16
2/28/20251,860,000 shares $57.74 million +2.8%2.3%3.4 $31.04
2/15/20251,810,000 shares $62.17 million -7.7%2.2%3.5 $34.35
1/31/20251,960,000 shares $74.11 million -12.9%2.4%3.9 $37.81
1/15/20252,250,000 shares $84.83 million +1.8%2.8%4.4 $37.70
12/31/20242,210,000 shares $77.57 million -19.6%2.7%4.2 $35.10
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12/15/20242,750,000 shares $102.63 million -4.5%3.4%5.4 $37.32
11/30/20242,880,000 shares $108.58 million +1.4%3.6%5.7 $37.70
11/15/20242,840,000 shares $105.73 million +37.2%3.5%5.4 $37.23
10/31/20242,070,000 shares $70.96 million +4.0%2.6%4.2 $34.28
10/15/20241,990,000 shares $70.08 million -4.3%2.5%3.7 $35.22
9/30/20242,080,000 shares $72.47 million +2.0%2.6%3.7 $34.84
9/15/20242,040,000 shares $65.08 million +12.7%2.5%3.2 $31.90
8/31/20241,810,000 shares $59.75 million -9.1%2.2%2.8 $33.01
8/15/20241,990,000 shares $64.00 million +15.0%2.5%3.1 $32.16
7/31/20241,730,000 shares $57.19 million +21.0%2.1%2.7 $33.06
7/15/20241,430,000 shares $42.97 million +2.1%1.8%2.2 $30.05
6/30/20241,400,000 shares $41.89 million -12.0%1.7%2.3 $29.92
6/15/20241,590,000 shares $44.68 million -4.8%2.0%2.9 $28.10
5/31/20241,670,000 shares $52.57 million +5.7%2.1%3.1 $31.48
5/15/20241,580,000 shares $48.57 million +10.5%2.0%3 $30.74
4/30/20241,430,000 shares $37.15 million -16.9%1.8%2.6 $25.98
4/15/20241,720,000 shares $45.70 million -1.2%2.1%3.4 $26.57
3/31/20241,740,000 shares $48.46 million -3.9%2.2%3.6 $27.85
3/15/20241,810,000 shares $47.04 million No Change2.2%3.8 $25.99
2/29/20241,810,000 shares $45.92 million -23.0%2.2%3.7 $25.37
2/15/20242,350,000 shares $64.17 million +6.3%2.9%5.1 $27.31
1/31/20242,210,000 shares $55.56 million +5.7%2.7%5.2 $25.14
1/15/20242,090,000 shares $51.92 million +30.6%2.6%4.8 $24.84
12/31/20231,600,000 shares $42.54 million -11.6%2.0%3.7 $26.59
12/15/20231,810,000 shares $51.28 million +12.4%2.2%4.2 $28.33
11/30/20231,610,000 shares $40.19 million -9.0%2.0%4.1 $24.96
11/15/20231,770,000 shares $43.74 million +15.7%2.2%4.7 $24.71
10/31/20231,530,000 shares $31.89 million -1.3%1.9%4.2 $20.84
10/15/20231,550,000 shares $33.96 million No Change1.9%4.4 $21.91
9/30/20231,550,000 shares $37.74 million No Change1.9%4.6 $24.35
9/15/20231,550,000 shares $37.18 million +13.1%1.9%4.9 $23.99
8/31/20231,370,000 shares $34.35 million +6.2%1.7%4.1 $25.07
8/15/20231,290,000 shares $32.87 million +3.2%1.6%3.5 $25.48
7/31/20231,250,000 shares $32.78 million -5.3%1.6%3.2 $26.22
7/15/20231,320,000 shares $33.82 million -6.4%1.7%3.3 $25.62
6/30/20231,410,000 shares $36.25 million -15.1%1.8%3.4 $25.71
6/15/20231,660,000 shares $39.64 million -6.7%2.1%4 $23.88
5/31/20231,780,000 shares $37.65 million -0.6%2.2%3.9 $21.15
5/15/20231,790,000 shares $37.29 million +2.9%2.2%3.7 $20.83
4/30/20231,740,000 shares $41.67 million -3.3%2.2%3.4 $23.95
4/15/20231,800,000 shares $42.68 million +4.1%2.2%3.6 $23.71
3/31/20231,730,000 shares $42.14 million -19.5%2.2%3.5 $24.36
3/15/20232,150,000 shares $48.61 million -13.0%2.7%4.3 $22.61
2/28/20232,470,000 shares $68.94 million +9.3%3.1%5.5 $27.91
2/15/20232,260,000 shares $62.08 million +1.8%2.8%5.4 $27.47
1/31/20232,220,000 shares $63.87 million -9.8%2.8%5.4 $28.77
1/15/20232,460,000 shares $69.15 million +6.0%3.1%5.7 $28.11
12/30/20222,320,000 shares $68.60 million -3.7%2.9%5 $29.57
12/15/20222,410,000 shares $70.23 million -5.5%3.0%4.8 $29.14
11/30/20222,550,000 shares $78.11 million -6.3%3.2%4.5 $30.63
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11/15/20222,720,000 shares $81.33 million -6.9%3.4%4.5 $29.90
10/31/20222,920,000 shares $83.31 million -11.8%3.6%4.8 $28.53
10/15/20223,310,000 shares $72.99 million +0.6%4.1%5.3 $22.05
9/30/20223,290,000 shares $70.24 million +28.0%4.1%5.2 $21.35
9/15/20222,570,000 shares $60.09 million -10.5%3.2%3.9 $23.38
8/31/20222,870,000 shares $69.97 million -9.5%3.6%3.4 $24.38
8/15/20223,170,000 shares $88.41 million -9.7%3.9%3.7 $27.89
7/31/20223,510,000 shares $91.08 million -14.4%4.3%3.9 $25.95
7/15/20224,100,000 shares $91.10 million +8.5%N/A4.3 $22.22
6/30/20223,780,000 shares $91.55 million +10.5%N/A3.8 $24.22
6/15/20223,420,000 shares $81.87 million -5.8%N/A3.4 $23.94
5/31/20223,630,000 shares $90.24 million -0.6%4.4%4.6 $24.86
5/15/20223,650,000 shares $89.72 million -5.0%4.4%4.3 $24.58
4/30/20223,840,000 shares $106.52 million -7.0%4.7%4.6 $27.74
4/15/20224,130,000 shares $131.09 million -5.9%5.0%5.1 $31.74
3/31/20224,390,000 shares $150.84 million -11.1%5.3%5.4 $34.36
3/15/20224,940,000 shares $160.35 million -15.0%6.0%6.1 $32.46
2/28/20225,810,000 shares $167.68 million -35.1%7.0%7.3 $28.86
2/15/20228,950,000 shares $272.98 million -4.2%10.9%12.3 $30.50
1/31/20229,340,000 shares $268.34 million +1.6%9.7%13.4 $28.73
1/15/20229,190,000 shares $283.51 million +34.4%9.5%14.3 $30.85
12/31/20216,840,000 shares $206.57 million -11.3%7.1%11.6 $30.20
12/15/20217,710,000 shares $223.44 million +8.9%8.0%14.3 $28.98
11/30/20217,080,000 shares $187.62 million +2.0%7.4%12.5 $26.50
11/15/20216,940,000 shares $197.10 million -14.9%7.2%12.5 $28.40
10/29/20218,150,000 shares $228.61 million -3.9%8.5%15 $28.05
10/15/20218,480,000 shares $248.21 million -1.4%8.7%14.8 $29.27
9/30/20218,600,000 shares $233.66 million -8.4%8.8%14.1 $27.17
9/15/20219,390,000 shares $258.51 million -3.3%9.6%10.9 $27.53

TRN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Trinity Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, traders have sold 4,197,078 shares of TRN short. 5.38% of Trinity Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Trinity Industries' 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. TRN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.9. Learn More on Trinity Industries'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. 5.38% of Trinity Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Trinity Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 4,197,078 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the previous total of 3,681,145 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.

5.38% of Trinity Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to Trinity Industries: GATX Corporation (5.35%), Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (9.33%), Terex Corporation (5.33%), Federal Signal Corporation (7.18%), Alamo Group, Inc. (4.13%), Blue Bird Corporation (12.27%), China Yuchai International Limited (0.63%), Astec Industries, Inc. (2.29%), Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (1.91%), Aebi Schmidt Holding AG (3.05%),

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 TRN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Trinity Industries as its price is falling. TRN shares are trading up $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 Trinity Industries 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 TRN, 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 TRN, 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 TRN:

  • 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:TRN 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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