US Foods (USFD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $77.16 -1.49 (-1.89%) As of 03:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock US Foods Short Interest DataUS Foods (USFD) has a short interest of 4.79 million shares, representing 2.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -17.27% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.25 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,790,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,790,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-17.27%Dollar Volume Sold Short$399.17 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares225,170,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.14%Today's Trading Volume852,771 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,253,099 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average38% Short Selling US Foods? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for US Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUSFD Short Interest Over TimeUSFD Days to Cover Over TimeUSFD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time US Foods Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20254,790,000 shares $399.17 million -17.3%2.1%2.1 $83.33 7/15/20255,790,000 shares $469.40 million +495.3%N/A2.7 $81.07 6/30/2025972,700 shares $74.88 million -83.3%9.4%0.3 $76.98 6/15/20255,830,000 shares $439.58 million -11.4%2.5%2.8 $75.40 5/31/20256,580,000 shares $521.20 million +17.7%2.9%2.9 $79.21 5/15/20255,590,000 shares $423.67 million -3.0%2.4%2.4 $75.79 4/30/20255,760,000 shares $377.97 million -4.2%N/A2.3 $65.62 4/15/20256,010,000 shares $379.07 million +17.8%2.6%2.5 $63.07 3/31/20255,100,000 shares $333.95 million -1.5%2.2%2.2 $65.48 3/15/20255,180,000 shares $339.26 million -4.1%2.3%2.3 $65.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for USFD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for US Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20255,400,000 shares $387.29 million +36.0%2.4%2.5 $71.72 2/15/20253,970,000 shares $282.84 million +34.1%1.7%1.9 $71.25 1/31/20252,960,000 shares $210.21 million -3.9%N/A1.6 $71.02 1/15/20253,080,000 shares $209.29 million -1.0%N/A1.7 $67.95 12/31/20243,110,000 shares $209.80 million -28.0%N/A1.8 $67.46 12/15/20244,320,000 shares $300.24 million -9.1%N/A2.3 $69.50 11/30/20244,750,000 shares $331.41 million +38.9%N/A2.6 $69.77 11/15/20243,420,000 shares $221.14 million -6.6%N/A1.9 $64.66 10/31/20243,660,000 shares $225.64 million +12.6%N/A2 $61.65 10/15/20243,250,000 shares $203.26 million +1.9%N/A1.7 $62.54 9/30/20243,190,000 shares $196.19 million -42.9%N/A1.7 $61.50 9/15/20245,590,000 shares $334.17 million -24.0%N/A3 $59.78 8/31/20247,350,000 shares $435.19 million +9.1%N/A3.9 $59.21 8/15/20246,740,000 shares $384.18 million +6.0%N/A3.5 $57.00 7/31/20246,360,000 shares $345.98 million -12.3%N/A3.4 $54.40 7/15/20247,250,000 shares $378.31 million -2.2%N/A4.1 $52.18 6/30/20247,410,000 shares $392.58 million +16.7%N/A4.1 $52.98 6/15/20246,350,000 shares $329.06 million +8.9%N/A3.4 $51.82 5/31/20245,830,000 shares $307.77 million -1.5%N/A3.4 $52.79 5/15/20245,920,000 shares $325.90 million -2.2%N/A3.5 $55.05 4/30/20246,050,000 shares $304.07 million -16.2%N/A3.4 $50.26 4/15/20247,220,000 shares $364.97 million +20.1%N/A4.2 $50.55 3/31/20246,010,000 shares $324.36 million -11.0%N/A3.4 $53.97 3/15/20246,750,000 shares $364.64 million +110.3%N/A4.2 $54.02 2/29/20243,210,000 shares $163.04 million -4.5%N/A1.8 $50.79 2/15/20243,360,000 shares $163.23 million +0.9%N/A2 $48.58 1/31/20243,330,000 shares $153.18 million -2.9%N/A1.9 $46.00 1/15/20243,430,000 shares $157.95 million +3.3%N/A2 $46.05 12/31/20233,320,000 shares $150.76 million -41.2%N/A1.9 $45.41 12/15/20235,650,000 shares $246.17 million +18.0%N/A3.2 $43.57Big Changes Coming in August — Is Your IRA Ready? 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If your retirement savings are still stuck in stocks or bonds, you could be exposed.See how to protect your savings with this free retirement guide 11/30/20234,790,000 shares $209.80 million -14.9%N/A2.6 $43.80 11/15/20235,630,000 shares $241.08 million -8.9%N/A3.1 $42.82 10/31/20236,180,000 shares $240.71 million +7.7%N/A3.1 $38.95 10/15/20235,740,000 shares $208.08 million -12.8%N/A3 $36.25 9/30/20236,580,000 shares $261.23 million +49.9%N/A3.5 $39.70 9/15/20234,390,000 shares $178.23 million -1.8%N/A2.5 $40.60 8/31/20234,470,000 shares $180.77 million -6.5%N/A2.7 $40.44 8/15/20234,780,000 shares $190.51 million -7.9%N/A2.4 $39.86 7/31/20235,190,000 shares $221.66 million +2.8%N/A2.7 $42.71 7/15/20235,050,000 shares $221.85 million -13.1%N/A2.7 $43.93 6/30/20235,810,000 shares $255.61 million +3.9%N/A3.2 $44.00 6/15/20235,590,000 shares $233.10 million -8.2%N/A3.1 $41.70 5/31/20236,090,000 shares $242.20 million +9.9%N/A2.4 $39.77 5/15/20235,540,000 shares $222.60 million -26.4%N/A2.2 $40.18 4/30/20237,530,000 shares $289.15 million -11.1%N/A3.3 $38.40 4/15/20238,470,000 shares $312.97 million -0.4%3.9%3.8 $36.95 3/31/20238,500,000 shares $313.99 million +73.1%3.9%3.8 $36.94 3/15/20234,910,000 shares $174.35 million +81.9%2.3%2.2 $35.51 2/28/20232,700,000 shares $101.33 million -0.7%1.2%1.8 $37.53 2/15/20232,720,000 shares $100.50 million -11.4%1.3%2 $36.95 1/31/20233,070,000 shares $117.06 million -12.3%1.4%2.2 $38.13 1/15/20233,500,000 shares $130.52 million +9.4%1.6%2.5 $37.29 12/30/20223,200,000 shares $108.86 million +8.5%1.5%2.2 $34.02 12/15/20222,950,000 shares $104.11 million +23.4%1.4%2 $35.29 11/30/20222,390,000 shares $87.43 million +32.0%1.1%1.6 $36.58 11/15/20221,810,000 shares $61.92 million -38.2%0.8%1.2 $34.21 10/31/20222,930,000 shares $87.20 million -9.3%1.4%2 $29.76 10/15/20223,230,000 shares $85.43 million -2.7%1.5%2.2 $26.45 9/30/20223,320,000 shares $87.78 million -17.8%1.5%2.3 $26.44 9/15/20224,040,000 shares $121.32 million +30.3%1.9%2.9 $30.03 8/31/20223,100,000 shares $94.92 million +13.6%1.4%2.2 $30.62 8/15/20222,730,000 shares $90.25 million -19.7%1.3%1.9 $33.06 7/31/20223,400,000 shares $107.10 million -19.6%1.6%2.1 $31.50 7/15/20224,230,000 shares $136.04 million +1.4%2.0%2.6 $32.16 6/30/20224,170,000 shares $127.94 million +1.2%1.9%2.2 $30.68 6/15/20224,120,000 shares $118.24 million +4.6%1.9%2.2 $28.70 5/31/20223,940,000 shares $130.49 million +11.9%1.8%2 $33.12 5/15/20223,520,000 shares $121.40 million -15.4%1.6%1.7 $34.49 4/30/20224,160,000 shares $156.50 million -30.7%1.9%2 $37.62 4/15/20226,000,000 shares $219.18 million -11.8%2.8%2.8 $36.53 3/31/20226,800,000 shares $255.88 million +35.5%3.2%3.3 $37.63 3/15/20225,020,000 shares $177.06 million -20.4%2.3%2.5 $35.27 2/28/20226,310,000 shares $246.66 million -7.9%2.9%2.9 $39.09 2/15/20226,850,000 shares $266.40 million +10.5%3.2%3.2 $38.89 1/31/20226,200,000 shares $218.61 million +62.7%2.9%2.9 $35.26 1/15/20223,810,000 shares $140.78 million +0.3%1.8%1.8 $36.95 12/31/20213,800,000 shares $132.35 million -45.1%1.8%1.9 $34.83 12/15/20216,920,000 shares $225.59 million -34.4%3.2%3.1 $32.60 11/30/202110,540,000 shares $331.17 million -10.0%4.9%5 $31.42 11/15/202111,710,000 shares $404.11 million -19.7%5.5%6.3 $34.51Out of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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Short interest is the volume of US Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 4,790,000 shares of USFD short. 2.14% of US Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on US Foods' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for US Foods? 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. USFD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on US Foods's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting US Foods? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of US Foods: Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for US Foods? 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. 2.14% of US Foods' floating shares are currently sold short. Is US Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing? US Foods saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,790,000 shares, a decrease of 17.3% from the previous total of 5,790,000 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. How does US Foods' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.14% of US Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to US Foods: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (3.40%), Performance Food Group Company (3.46%), Sysco Corporation (2.90%), Travel + Leisure Co. (3.09%), TE Connectivity Ltd. (1.14%), Ferguson plc (1.31%), Core & Main, Inc. (6.51%), SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (5.72%), Avnet, Inc. (5.75%), GMS Inc. (2.41%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short US Foods stock? Short selling USFD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from US Foods as its price is falling. USFD shares are trading down $1.49 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 US Foods? A short squeeze for US Foods 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 USFD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is US Foods' 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 USFD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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