Yum! Brands (YUM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $148.04 -0.86 (-0.58%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$148.19 +0.15 (+0.10%) As of 07:15 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 Yum! Brands Short Interest DataYum! Brands (YUM) has a short interest of 7.16 million shares, representing 2.58% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.49% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 2.12 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,160,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,480,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+10.49%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.05 billionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares277,536,000 sharesFloat Size277,110,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.58%Today's Trading Volume2,370,590 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,123,516 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average112% Short Selling Yum! Brands? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Yum! Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Brands Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/20257,160,000 shares $1.05 billion +10.5%2.6%3.7 $146.89 8/15/20256,480,000 shares $960.27 million +10.6%2.3%3.3 $148.19 7/31/20255,860,000 shares $844.91 million +18.4%2.1%3 $144.18 7/15/20254,950,000 shares $717.90 million +16,290.7%1.8%2.6 $145.03 6/30/202530,200 shares $4.48 million -99.3%0.1%0.4 $148.33 6/15/20254,240,000 shares $610.05 million +0.7%1.5%1.9 $143.88 5/31/20254,210,000 shares $605.48 million -3.7%1.5%1.9 $143.82 5/15/20254,370,000 shares $642.39 million -0.7%1.6%1.9 $147.00 4/30/20254,400,000 shares $662.16 million -2.2%1.6%1.8 $150.49 4/15/20254,500,000 shares $651.83 million -27.0%1.6%1.9 $144.85 Get the Latest News and Ratings for YUM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Yum! Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/20256,160,000 shares $967.38 million -11.0%2.2%2.7 $157.04 3/15/20256,920,000 shares $1.07 billion -1.1%2.5%3.3 $155.09 2/28/20257,000,000 shares $1.10 billion -4.5%2.5%3.4 $156.43 2/15/20257,330,000 shares $1.08 billion +17.3%2.6%3.8 $147.80 1/31/20256,250,000 shares $815.50 million +2.5%2.3%3.3 $130.48 1/15/20256,100,000 shares $767.81 million +1.2%2.2%3.4 $125.87 12/31/20246,030,000 shares $808.98 million -2.1%2.2%3.5 $134.16 12/15/20246,160,000 shares $843.92 million -11.4%2.2%3.5 $137.00 11/30/20246,950,000 shares $965.63 million +13.8%2.5%3.9 $138.94 11/15/20246,110,000 shares $816.23 million -6.1%2.2%3.3 $133.59 10/31/20246,510,000 shares $853.85 million -10.0%2.3%3.5 $131.16 10/15/20247,230,000 shares $963.18 million +3.4%2.6%3.9 $133.22 9/30/20246,990,000 shares $976.29 million -3.9%2.5%3.6 $139.67 9/15/20247,270,000 shares $971.64 million -11.3%2.6%3.6 $133.65 8/31/20248,200,000 shares $1.11 billion -9.4%2.9%4.1 $134.92 8/15/20249,050,000 shares $1.25 billion +1.6%3.2%4.7 $137.81 7/31/20248,910,000 shares $1.18 billion -15.6%3.2%4.5 $132.83 7/15/202410,550,000 shares $1.35 billion +2.9%3.8%5.2 $127.89 6/30/202410,250,000 shares $1.36 billion -0.1%3.7%5 $132.46 6/15/202410,260,000 shares $1.40 billion +28.7%3.7%5.2 $136.79 5/31/20247,970,000 shares $1.10 billion -9.8%2.8%4 $137.54 5/15/20248,840,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.3%3.1%4.4 $138.34 4/30/20248,640,000 shares $1.22 billion +4.4%3.1%4 $141.25 4/15/20248,280,000 shares $1.14 billion +16.6%3.0%4.1 $137.67 3/31/20247,100,000 shares $984.42 million +4.9%2.5%3.7 $138.65 3/15/20246,770,000 shares $926.41 million +1.4%2.4%3.6 $136.84 2/29/20246,680,000 shares $924.18 million +9.7%2.4%3.7 $138.35 2/15/20246,090,000 shares $824.62 million +13.4%2.2%3.5 $135.41 1/31/20245,370,000 shares $695.36 million -12.3%1.9%3.4 $129.49 1/15/20246,120,000 shares $790.28 million +3.4%2.2%4 $129.13 12/31/20235,920,000 shares $773.51 million +13.0%2.1%3.8 $130.66 12/15/20235,240,000 shares $674.07 million +17.2%1.9%3.3 $128.64 11/30/20234,470,000 shares $561.21 million +3.0%1.6%2.9 $125.55 11/15/20234,340,000 shares $549.62 million +14.2%1.6%2.9 $126.64 10/31/20233,800,000 shares $459.27 million +7.0%1.4%2.5 $120.86 10/15/20233,550,000 shares $414.92 million +8.2%1.3%2.3 $116.88 9/30/20233,280,000 shares $409.80 million -12.3%1.2%2.2 $124.94 9/15/20233,740,000 shares $478.68 million -2.4%1.3%2.7 $127.99 8/31/20233,830,000 shares $495.53 million -24.9%1.4%2.5 $129.38 8/15/20235,100,000 shares $676.82 million +7.8%1.8%2.9 $132.71 7/31/20234,730,000 shares $651.18 million -15.4%1.7%2.8 $137.67 7/15/20235,590,000 shares $757.78 million -1.6%2.0%3.2 $135.56 6/30/20235,680,000 shares $786.96 million +15.0%2.0%3.2 $138.55 6/15/20234,940,000 shares $687.65 million -2.6%1.8%2.9 $139.20 5/31/20235,070,000 shares $652.46 million +63.0%1.8%3.2 $128.69 5/15/20233,110,000 shares $428.50 million -15.7%1.1%2.1 $137.78 4/30/20233,690,000 shares $518.74 million +3.1%1.3%2.4 $140.58 4/15/20233,580,000 shares $482.87 million -3.0%1.3%2.3 $134.88 3/31/20233,690,000 shares $487.38 million -2.6%1.3%2.4 $132.08 3/15/20233,790,000 shares $481.82 million +12.8%1.4%2.5 $127.13 2/28/20233,360,000 shares $427.26 million +32.8%1.2%2 $127.16 2/15/20232,530,000 shares $333.13 million -12.8%0.9%1.5 $131.67 1/31/20232,900,000 shares $378.48 million +1.4%1.0%1.7 $130.51 1/15/20232,860,000 shares $372.43 million -4.7%1.0%1.6 $130.22 12/30/20223,000,000 shares $384.24 million -13.8%1.1%1.7 $128.08 12/15/20223,480,000 shares $453.97 million +10.1%1.2%1.9 $130.45 11/30/20223,160,000 shares $406.57 million +21.1%1.1%1.7 $128.66 11/15/20222,610,000 shares $321.84 million +2.4%0.9%1.5 $123.31 10/31/20222,550,000 shares $301.54 million -12.4%N/A1.4 $118.25 10/15/20222,910,000 shares $310.70 million +3.2%1.0%1.7 $106.77 9/30/20222,820,000 shares $299.88 million +13.7%1.0%1.7 $106.34 9/15/20222,480,000 shares $285.60 million +25.3%0.9%1.6 $115.16 8/31/20221,980,000 shares $220.26 million -30.5%0.7%1.3 $111.24 8/15/20222,850,000 shares $336.98 million No Change1.0%1.9 $118.24 7/31/20222,850,000 shares $349.24 million -12.8%1.0%1.9 $122.54 7/15/20223,270,000 shares $386.35 million +30.8%1.2%2.1 $118.15 6/30/20222,500,000 shares $283.78 million +9.2%0.9%1.6 $113.51 6/15/20222,290,000 shares $256.25 million -12.3%0.8%1.3 $111.90 5/31/20222,610,000 shares $317.04 million +17.0%0.9%1.4 $121.47 5/15/20222,230,000 shares $251.61 million -9.0%0.8%1.1 $112.83 4/30/20222,450,000 shares $286.67 million -2.4%0.9%1.2 $117.01 4/15/20222,510,000 shares $308.65 million -4.6%0.9%1.2 $122.97 3/31/20222,630,000 shares $311.73 million -25.7%0.9%1.2 $118.53 3/15/20223,540,000 shares $405.86 million +27.8%1.2%1.8 $114.65 2/28/20222,770,000 shares $339.55 million +18.4%1.0%1.5 $122.58 2/15/20222,340,000 shares $287.82 million -17.9%0.8%1.3 $123.00 1/31/20222,850,000 shares $356.73 million -25.6%1.0%1.8 $125.17 1/15/20223,830,000 shares $486.64 million -23.6%1.3%2.7 $127.06 12/31/20215,010,000 shares $695.69 million +9.9%1.7%4 $138.86 12/15/20214,560,000 shares $603.84 million +27.4%1.6%3.2 $132.42 11/30/20213,580,000 shares $439.77 million -8.0%1.2%2.4 $122.84 11/15/20213,890,000 shares $492.44 million +10.2%1.3%2.6 $126.59 10/29/20213,530,000 shares $441.04 million -9.7%1.2%2.4 $124.94 10/15/20213,910,000 shares $489.57 million +4.8%1.3%2.6 $125.21 9/30/20213,730,000 shares $456.22 million -5.1%1.3%2.4 $122.31 9/15/20213,930,000 shares $504.97 million +2.6%1.3%2.6 $128.49 8/31/20213,830,000 shares $501.84 million -9.5%1.3%2.6 $131.03 8/13/20214,230,000 shares $570.88 million +0.7%1.4%2.8 $134.96 7/30/20214,200,000 shares $551.84 million +15.4%1.4%2.6 $131.39 7/15/20213,640,000 shares $425.84 million +1.1%1.2%2.3 $116.99 6/30/20213,600,000 shares $414.11 million -2.7%1.2%2.3 $115.03 6/15/20213,700,000 shares $438.71 million -6.3%1.2%2.4 $118.57 5/28/20213,950,000 shares $473.88 million +22.7%1.3%2.6 $119.97 5/14/20213,220,000 shares $380.25 million -8.3%1.1%2.1 $118.09 4/30/20213,510,000 shares $417.37 million -5.4%1.2%2.1 $118.91 4/15/20213,710,000 shares $438.37 million -13.3%1.2%2.2 $118.16 3/31/20214,280,000 shares $469.82 million -7.2%1.4%2.5 $109.77 3/15/20214,610,000 shares $483.17 million +10.6%1.5%2.6 $104.81 2/26/20214,170,000 shares $436.60 million -0.5%1.4%2.4 $104.70 2/12/20214,190,000 shares $441.96 million +15.4%1.4%2.5 $105.48 1/29/20213,630,000 shares $372.18 million -25.9%1.2%2.2 $102.53 1/15/20214,900,000 shares $528.12 million -20.6%1.6%3.1 $107.78 12/31/20206,170,000 shares $675.68 million +51.2%2.1%3.9 $109.51 12/15/20204,080,000 shares $430.44 million +10.3%1.4%2.6 $105.50 11/30/20203,700,000 shares $396.57 million -9.3%1.2%2.5 $107.18 10/30/20203,480,000 shares $330.39 million -17.3%1.2%2.3 $94.94 10/15/20204,210,000 shares $406.35 million +26.4%1.4%2.7 $96.52 9/30/20203,330,000 shares $304.03 million +3.4%1.1%2.1 $91.30 YUM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Yum! Brands' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Yum! Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 7,160,000 shares of YUM short. 2.58% of Yum! Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Yum! Brands' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Yum! Brands? 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. YUM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Yum! Brands's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Yum! Brands? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Yum! Brands: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Focused Wealth Management Inc, and Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Yum! Brands? 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. 2.58% of Yum! Brands' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Yum! Brands' short interest increasing or decreasing? Yum! Brands saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,160,000 shares, an increase of 10.5% from the previous total of 6,480,000 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 Yum! Brands' float size? Yum! Brands currently has issued a total of 277,536,000 shares. Some of Yum! Brands' 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. Yum! Brands currently has a public float of 277,110,000 shares. How does Yum! Brands' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.58% of Yum! Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Yum! Brands: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (18.89%), Papa John's International, Inc. (13.64%), The Wendy's Company (12.10%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (2.90%), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (1.78%), McDonald's Corporation (1.06%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (3.72%), Yum China (2.15%), Starbucks Corporation (4.04%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (3.80%), 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 ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Yum! Brands stock? Short selling YUM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Yum! Brands as its price is falling. YUM shares are trading down $0.73 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 Yum! Brands? A short squeeze for Yum! Brands 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 YUM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Yum! Brands' 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 YUM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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