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UniFirst (UNF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$290.45 +1.80 (+0.62%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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UniFirst Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, UniFirst (UNF) had a short interest of 758,293 shares sold short, representing 4.23% of the public float. This marks a -13.53% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, meaning it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 141,585 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
758,293 shares
Previous Short Interest
876,952 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-13.53%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$222.37 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
18,080,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.23%
Today's Trading Volume
148,654 shares
Average Trading Volume
141,585 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
105%
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UniFirst 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
7/31/2026758,293 shares $222.37 million -13.5%4.2%4.51 $293.25
7/15/2026876,952 shares $246.80 million +4.8%4.9%7.26 $281.43
6/30/2026836,467 shares $221.53 million +55.9%4.7%3.68 $264.84
6/15/2026536,693 shares $141.65 million +19.6%3.0%1.75 $263.93
5/29/2026448,664 shares $119.29 million -13.5%2.5%2.32 $265.87
5/15/2026518,614 shares $135.50 million -1.4%2.9%2.44 $261.27
4/30/2026525,891 shares $134.42 million +5.8%2.9%2.7 $255.61
4/15/2026496,898 shares $129.01 million +3.0%2.8%2.09 $259.63
3/31/2026482,464 shares $121.13 million +2.2%2.7%1.12 $251.07
3/13/2026472,153 shares $129.03 million +28.5%2.6%0.77 $273.29
2/27/2026367,586 shares $86.31 million -18.3%2.1%2.92 $234.79
2/13/2026449,674 shares $107.53 million -18.3%2.5%1.8 $239.14
1/30/2026550,619 shares $118.38 million -19.1%3.1%3.1 $215.00
1/15/2026680,691 shares $144.35 million +29.9%3.8%3.17 $212.06
12/31/2025523,904 shares $100.74 million +4.8%2.9%1.53 $192.28
12/15/2025499,960 shares $88.74 million -0.4%2.8%2.25 $177.49
11/28/2025501,795 shares $86.58 million +18.8%2.8%2.73 $172.55
11/14/2025422,451 shares $68.40 million +15.7%2.3%2.93 $161.92
10/31/2025365,027 shares $56.36 million +43.7%2.0%1.82 $154.39
10/15/2025254,100 shares $41.10 million +4.6%1.7%2.1 $161.77
9/30/2025242,900 shares $40.55 million +2.8%1.6%2.3 $166.96
9/15/2025236,200 shares $40.53 million +41.5%1.6%2 $171.59
8/31/2025166,900 shares $29.73 million -14.1%1.1%1.4 $178.13
8/15/2025194,300 shares $33.68 million +39.6%1.3%1.6 $173.34
7/31/2025139,200 shares $23.75 million +3.3%0.9%1.2 $170.65
7/15/2025134,800 shares $23.44 million -83.1%0.9%1.1 $173.90
6/30/2025796,900 shares $149.86 million +455.3%7.2%1.4 $188.05
6/15/2025143,500 shares $26.45 million +6.1%1.0%1.1 $184.31
5/31/2025135,200 shares $25.54 million -10.3%0.9%1 $188.90
5/15/2025150,700 shares $28.16 million -31.1%1.0%1.2 $186.89
4/30/2025218,700 shares $39.02 million +31.4%1.5%1.7 $178.40
4/15/2025166,500 shares $29.12 million +51.5%1.1%1.3 $174.91
3/31/2025109,900 shares $19.10 million -40.2%0.7%0.7 $173.79
3/15/2025183,900 shares $37.53 million +16.2%1.2%1.4 $204.09
2/28/2025158,300 shares $33.99 million +14.6%1.1%1.3 $214.71
2/15/2025138,100 shares $29.48 million -16.9%0.9%1.2 $213.50
1/31/2025166,100 shares $35.60 million +15.3%1.1%1.4 $214.35
1/15/2025144,100 shares $33.23 million -22.0%1.0%1.2 $230.58
12/31/2024184,700 shares $31.60 million +13.2%1.3%1.8 $171.09
12/15/2024163,100 shares $31.00 million +5.7%1.1%2 $190.05
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11/30/2024154,300 shares $30.99 million -22.0%1.0%1.9 $200.87
11/15/2024197,900 shares $38.79 million -5.3%1.3%2.5 $196.02
10/31/2024209,000 shares $37.58 million -2.2%1.4%2.8 $179.83
10/15/2024213,600 shares $40.72 million +7.2%1.4%2.8 $190.62
9/30/2024199,200 shares $39.57 million +3.8%1.3%2.3 $198.65
9/15/2024192,000 shares $36.30 million +6.3%1.3%2.3 $189.05
8/31/2024180,700 shares $34.28 million -7.6%1.2%2 $189.69
8/15/2024195,500 shares $36.06 million -9.6%1.3%2.1 $184.43
7/31/2024216,300 shares $42.08 million -12.9%1.5%2.3 $194.54
7/15/2024248,400 shares $43.31 million -1.8%1.7%2.7 $174.34
6/30/2024253,000 shares $43.40 million +24.3%1.8%2.9 $171.53
6/15/2024203,500 shares $31.03 million +15.4%1.4%2.2 $152.50
5/31/2024176,400 shares $27.98 million -6.5%1.2%2.1 $158.60
5/15/2024188,700 shares $31.21 million -6.6%1.3%2.4 $165.41
4/30/2024202,000 shares $32.36 million +6.8%1.4%2.4 $160.18
4/15/2024189,200 shares $30.28 million -3.7%1.3%2.3 $160.05
3/31/2024196,500 shares $34.08 million -13.0%1.4%2.3 $173.43
3/15/2024225,800 shares $38.40 million +16.3%1.6%2.8 $170.06
2/29/2024194,200 shares $32.77 million +3.7%1.4%2.4 $168.72
2/15/2024187,300 shares $32.51 million +8.7%1.3%2.3 $173.55
1/31/2024172,300 shares $29.19 million -4.0%1.2%2.3 $169.42
1/15/2024179,400 shares $30.32 million -0.2%1.3%2.4 $169.03
12/31/2023179,800 shares $32.89 million -17.4%1.3%2.4 $182.91
12/15/2023217,600 shares $39.65 million +18.0%1.5%3.3 $182.21
11/30/2023184,400 shares $31.83 million +6.8%1.3%2.9 $172.60
11/15/2023172,600 shares $30.19 million +1.0%1.2%2.8 $174.90
10/31/2023170,900 shares $28.15 million +20.1%1.2%2.5 $164.73
10/15/2023142,300 shares $22.83 million -1.6%1.0%2 $160.47
9/30/2023144,600 shares $23.57 million -10.9%1.0%2 $163.01
9/15/2023162,200 shares $27.98 million -1.9%1.1%2.1 $172.53
8/31/2023165,300 shares $29.09 million +18.8%1.1%2.1 $175.99
8/15/2023139,200 shares $23.76 million +20.2%0.9%1.8 $170.66
7/31/2023115,800 shares $18.79 million +0.2%0.8%1.6 $162.30
7/15/2023115,600 shares $18.10 million +1.9%0.8%1.7 $156.56
6/30/2023113,400 shares $17.59 million -37.0%0.8%1.8 $155.12
6/15/2023179,900 shares $31.69 million +5.8%1.2%2.8 $176.17
5/31/2023170,000 shares $29.09 million -3.6%1.2%2.7 $171.10
5/15/2023176,300 shares $28.98 million +6.8%1.2%2.7 $164.38
4/30/2023165,100 shares $27.02 million +3.4%1.1%2.4 $163.68
4/15/2023159,700 shares $26.75 million +2.8%1.1%2.3 $167.48
3/31/2023155,300 shares $27.37 million +11.7%1.1%2 $176.23
3/15/2023139,100 shares $26.28 million +11.0%0.9%1.8 $188.95
2/28/2023125,300 shares $24.58 million +4.9%0.8%1.5 $196.13
2/15/2023119,500 shares $23.98 million -8.2%0.8%1.4 $200.68
1/31/2023130,200 shares $25.84 million -12.2%0.9%1.5 $198.44
1/15/2023148,200 shares $29.46 million -3.5%1.0%1.8 $198.79
12/30/2022153,500 shares $29.62 million -0.9%1.0%1.8 $192.99
12/15/2022154,900 shares $28.47 million -6.2%1.0%2 $183.81
11/30/2022165,100 shares $31.99 million -25.3%1.1%2.6 $193.76
11/15/2022220,900 shares $41.94 million +8.7%1.5%3.7 $189.87
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10/31/2022203,300 shares $37.41 million -7.6%1.4%3.6 $184.01
10/15/2022220,000 shares $36.36 million -1.0%1.5%3.9 $165.29
9/30/2022222,100 shares $37.36 million +1.4%1.5%3.7 $168.23
9/15/2022219,000 shares $37.44 million -2.8%1.5%3.2 $170.94
8/31/2022225,300 shares $40.61 million -9.6%1.5%3.3 $180.26
8/15/2022249,100 shares $49.30 million -12.2%1.7%3.4 $197.91
7/31/2022283,600 shares $55.55 million +8.4%1.9%3.7 $195.89
7/15/2022261,700 shares $46.23 million +49.7%1.8%3.4 $176.67
6/30/2022174,800 shares $30.10 million -11.2%1.2%2.3 $172.18
6/15/2022196,800 shares $31.45 million +18.1%1.3%2.7 $159.82
5/31/2022166,600 shares $27.23 million -1.2%1.1%2.3 $163.44
5/15/2022168,700 shares $27.23 million +2.6%1.1%2.3 $161.40
4/30/2022164,500 shares $28.34 million +22.5%1.1%2.3 $172.30
4/15/2022134,300 shares $23.03 million -6.2%0.9%1.9 $171.45
3/31/2022143,100 shares $26.37 million -2.2%1.0%2.1 $184.28
3/15/2022146,300 shares $26.10 million +18.0%1.0%2.4 $178.43
2/28/2022124,000 shares $22.48 million -12.6%0.8%1.9 $181.25
2/15/2022141,800 shares $25.96 million +27.2%0.9%2.1 $183.11
1/31/2022111,500 shares $21.20 million +43.9%0.7%1.7 $190.09
1/15/202277,500 shares $15.10 million -16.9%0.5%1.2 $194.87
12/31/202193,200 shares $19.61 million -13.3%0.6%1.3 $210.40
12/15/2021107,500 shares $22.38 million +34.0%0.7%1.5 $208.19
11/30/202180,200 shares $15.37 million +8.7%0.5%1.2 $191.65
11/15/202173,800 shares $14.74 million -38.1%0.5%1.2 $199.79
10/29/2021119,300 shares $23.62 million +30.1%0.8%2 $197.96
10/15/202191,700 shares $19.44 million -3.9%0.6%1.6 $211.99
9/30/202195,400 shares $20.28 million -22.9%0.6%2.1 $212.62
9/15/2021123,700 shares $27.36 million +30.8%0.8%2.4 $221.19
8/31/202194,600 shares $21.67 million +37.5%0.6%1.9 $229.07

UNF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of UniFirst shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 758,293 shares of UNF short. 4.23% of UniFirst's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on UniFirst's 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. UNF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.5. Learn More on UniFirst'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. 4.23% of UniFirst's floating shares are currently sold short.

UniFirst saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 758,293 shares, a decline of 13.5% from the previous total of 876,952 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.

4.23% of UniFirst's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "commercial services & supplies" compare to UniFirst: RB Global, Inc. (7.15%), Openlane (1.55%), Boyd Group Services Inc. (1.25%), Vestis Corporation (6.35%), Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (3.89%), Liquidity Services, Inc. (4.49%), ACV Auctions Inc. (9.44%), Civeo Corporation (11.48%), Team, Inc. (0.42%), Cintas Corporation (3.34%),

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 UNF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from UniFirst as its price is falling. UNF shares are trading up $1.80 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 UniFirst 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 UNF, 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 UNF, 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 UNF:

  • 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:UNF 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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