This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Walgreens Boots Alliance Short Interest OverviewAs of August 15, 2025, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) had a short interest of 22.60 million shares sold short, representing 3.17% of the public float. This marks a -2.08% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, meaning it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 14.58 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest22,600,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest23,080,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.08%Dollar Volume Sold Short$270.30 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares865,560,000 sharesFloat Size712,690,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.17%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume14,576,583 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Walgreens Boots Alliance? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWBA Short Interest Over TimeWBA Days to Cover Over TimeWBA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Walgreens Boots Alliance Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/202522,600,000 shares $270.30 million -2.1%3.2%2.3 $11.96 7/31/202523,080,000 shares $268.65 million +7.6%3.2%2.9 $11.64 7/15/202521,450,000 shares $246.89 million +37.4%3.0%2.6 $11.51 6/30/202515,610,000 shares $179.20 million -18.7%10.0%11.7 $11.48 6/15/202519,190,000 shares $218.57 million -18.4%2.7%1.8 $11.39 5/31/202523,530,000 shares $265.65 million -3.3%3.3%1.8 $11.29 5/15/202524,330,000 shares $272.01 million -7.0%3.4%1.5 $11.18 4/30/202526,150,000 shares $286.87 million -22.8%3.7%1.4 $10.97 4/15/202533,890,000 shares $367.71 million -7.6%4.8%1.6 $10.85 3/31/202536,690,000 shares $409.83 million -20.2%5.2%1.4 $11.17 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WBA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/202545,950,000 shares $516.02 million -27.0%6.5%1.8 $11.23 2/28/202562,970,000 shares $672.83 million -6.1%8.9%2.2 $10.69 2/15/202567,050,000 shares $650.39 million +5.6%9.5%2.6 $9.70 1/31/202563,510,000 shares $652.88 million -13.6%9.0%2.5 $10.28 1/15/202573,490,000 shares $920.83 million -5.0%10.4%3 $12.53 12/31/202477,330,000 shares $721.49 million -19.9%10.9%3.1 $9.33 12/15/202496,530,000 shares $1.00 billion -4.7%13.6%4.1 $10.39 11/30/2024101,280,000 shares $913.55 million +0.5%14.3%4.5 $9.02 11/15/2024100,790,000 shares $854.70 million +15.3%14.2%4.4 $8.48 10/31/202487,430,000 shares $827.09 million +2.6%12.3%4.1 $9.46 10/15/202485,200,000 shares $887.78 million -10.0%12.0%4.1 $10.42 9/30/202494,650,000 shares $848.06 million +5.7%13.3%4.9 $8.96 9/15/202489,560,000 shares $824.85 million +8.0%12.6%4.1 $9.21 8/31/202482,910,000 shares $766.92 million +15.2%11.7%4 $9.25 8/15/202471,970,000 shares $778.72 million +8.5%10.1%3.8 $10.82 7/31/202466,330,000 shares $787.34 million -2.7%9.3%3.5 $11.87 7/15/202468,140,000 shares $797.24 million +15.4%9.6%3.9 $11.70 6/30/202459,050,000 shares $714.21 million +34.2%8.3%3.8 $12.10 6/15/202444,006,100 shares $684.29 million +3.7%6.2%3.5 $15.55 5/31/202442,440,000 shares $688.38 million -1.9%6.0%3.5 $16.22 5/15/202443,270,000 shares $774.10 million +7.7%6.1%3.7 $17.89 4/30/202440,160,000 shares $712.04 million +3.3%5.6%3.5 $17.73 4/15/202438,880,000 shares $686.23 million +10.4%5.5%3 $17.65 3/31/202435,220,000 shares $763.92 million +13.0%5.0%2.6 $21.69 3/15/202431,160,000 shares $648.75 million -0.1%4.4%2.3 $20.82 2/29/202431,190,000 shares $663.10 million -3.9%4.4%2.1 $21.26 2/15/202432,450,000 shares $723.31 million -6.4%4.6%2.2 $22.29 1/31/202434,670,000 shares $782.50 million -5.1%4.9%2.4 $22.57 1/15/202436,530,000 shares $850.05 million -2.5%5.1%2.7 $23.27 12/31/202337,470,000 shares $978.34 million -12.3%N/A2.7 $26.11The REAL Reason Trump is Invading Iran (Ad)For a moment… Forget about Trump’s ties to Israel. 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Short interest is the volume of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 22,600,000 shares of WBA short. 3.17% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Walgreens Boots Alliance's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Walgreens Boots Alliance? 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. WBA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.3. Learn More on Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Walgreens Boots Alliance? 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. 3.17% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest increasing or decreasing? Walgreens Boots Alliance saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,600,000 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the previous total of 23,080,000 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. What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's float size? Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has issued a total of 865,560,000 shares. Some of Walgreens Boots Alliance'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. Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has a public float of 712,690,000 shares. How does Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.17% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Walgreens Boots Alliance: CVS Health Corporation (1.41%), Herbalife Ltd (8.48%), Casey's General Stores, Inc. (2.96%), Coupang, Inc. (1.75%), Tapestry, Inc. (6.78%), Expedia Group, Inc. (5.93%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (4.50%), On Holding AG (1.99%), Dollar General Corporation (3.67%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (5.10%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($5.70 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), and ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Walgreens Boots Alliance stock? Short selling WBA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Walgreens Boots Alliance as its price is falling. 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 Walgreens Boots Alliance? A short squeeze for Walgreens Boots Alliance 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 WBA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Walgreens Boots Alliance'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 WBA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. What do WBA's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like WBA: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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