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Loblaw Companies (LBLCF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$43.97 -0.90 (-1.99%)
As of 09/23/2026 03:45 PM Eastern
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Loblaw Companies Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Loblaw Companies (LBLCF) had a short interest of 3.10 million shares sold short, representing 0.27% of the public float. This marks a -0.10% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 52.9, meaning it would take 52.9 days of the average trading volume of 395,993 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,099,626 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,102,602 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.10%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$135.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
52.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,153,590,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.27%
Today's Trading Volume
38,130 shares
Average Trading Volume
395,993 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
10%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/20263,099,626 shares $135.39 million -0.1%0.3%52.94 $43.68
8/14/20263,102,602 shares $140.61 million +0.0%0.3%14.63 $45.32
7/31/20263,102,200 shares $146.73 million +6.7%0.3%37.43 $47.30
7/15/20262,908,679 shares $133.42 million +0.4%0.3%31.85 $45.87
6/30/20262,898,261 shares $131.61 million +14.2%0.3%20.9 $45.41
6/15/20262,537,265 shares $116.89 million -1.3%0.2%29.23 $46.07
5/29/20262,569,904 shares $115.35 million +20.4%0.2%52.71 $44.88
5/15/20262,134,812 shares $94.02 million -17.7%0.2%21.98 $44.04
4/30/20262,593,028 shares $117.28 million -9.8%0.2%999.99 $45.23
4/15/20262,874,949 shares $130.03 million +14.1%0.2%870.14 $45.23
3/31/20262,518,798 shares $114.45 million +13.4%0.2%226.76 $45.44
3/13/20262,220,419 shares $101.78 million +16.8%0.2%45.79 $45.84
2/27/20261,901,837 shares $88.53 million +24.3%0.2%116.86 $46.55
2/13/20261,530,212 shares $76.13 million +0.4%0.1%443.67 $49.75
1/30/20261,524,705 shares $68.64 million +37.1%0.1%51.44 $45.02
1/15/20261,112,476 shares $50.12 million -10.5%0.1%53.17 $45.05
12/31/20251,243,085 shares $56.22 million -20.1%0.1%28.71 $45.22
12/15/20251,554,834 shares $69.10 million +15.2%0.1%24.58 $44.44
11/28/20251,349,170 shares $60.12 million +15.5%0.1%17.03 $44.56
11/14/20251,222,101 shares $52.83 million -11.8%0.1%129.53 $43.23
10/31/20251,386,024 shares $54.94 million -35.9%N/A289.06 $39.64
10/15/20252,162,700 shares $87.74 million -7.0%N/A115 $40.57
9/30/20252,324,500 shares $89.34 million -8.6%N/A56.7 $38.43
9/15/20252,542,400 shares $100.40 million +11.2%N/A105.1 $39.49
8/31/20252,287,100 shares $93.04 million +379.8%N/A33.7 $40.68
8/15/2025476,700 shares $78.70 million +30.0%N/A23 $165.09
7/31/2025366,800 shares $59.33 million -64.8%N/A79.7 $161.75
7/15/20251,042,400 shares $168.57 million -2.5%N/A137.2 $161.71
6/30/20251,069,000 shares $173.73 million +90.2%N/A763.6 $162.52
6/15/2025562,100 shares $91.81 million -3.5%N/A54 $163.34
5/31/2025582,300 shares $98.34 million +28.5%N/A84.4 $168.88
5/15/2025453,000 shares $69.13 million -21.7%N/A105.3 $152.60
4/30/2025578,500 shares $93.80 million -7.5%N/A16.9 $162.14
4/15/2025625,700 shares $94.34 million -32.8%N/A19.7 $150.77
3/31/2025931,000 shares $131.13 million +14.7%N/A41.4 $140.85
3/15/2025811,700 shares $104.42 million +41.2%N/A82.8 $128.64
2/28/2025574,700 shares $74.77 million +29.3%N/A59.2 $130.10
2/15/2025444,500 shares $55.85 million -13.6%N/A30.7 $125.66
1/31/2025514,600 shares $64.36 million +13.5%N/A197.9 $125.07
1/15/2025453,400 shares $55.83 million -9.0%N/A251.9 $123.15
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12/31/2024498,200 shares $65.46 million -7.9%N/A622.8 $131.39
12/15/2024541,000 shares $73.81 million +38.4%N/A88.7 $136.43
11/30/2024390,800 shares $50.29 million -5.0%N/A49.5 $128.69
11/15/2024411,200 shares $52.95 million -5.6%N/A1028 $128.78
10/31/2024435,500 shares $55.11 million +5.4%N/A725.8 $126.54
10/15/2024413,200 shares $53.15 million -14.7%N/A826.4 $128.64
9/30/2024484,200 shares $61.86 million -61.0%N/A2421 $127.76
9/15/20241,242,000 shares $164.69 million -7.1%N/A3105 $132.60
8/31/20241,336,400 shares $173.88 million +20.0%N/A1214.9 $130.11
8/15/20241,113,900 shares $136.25 million +36.6%N/A2227.8 $122.32
7/31/2024815,500 shares $99.75 million +21.4%N/A173.5 $122.32
7/15/2024671,800 shares $81.76 million +11.3%N/A1679.5 $121.71
6/30/2024603,800 shares $68.88 million -12.9%N/A1207.6 $114.07
6/15/2024692,800 shares $80.61 million -5.5%N/A866 $116.36
5/31/2024733,000 shares $82.83 million +0.2%N/A149.6 $113.00
5/15/2024731,500 shares $83.51 million -8.4%N/A304.8 $114.16
4/30/2024798,700 shares $87.97 million -12.4%N/A443.7 $110.14
4/15/2024911,400 shares $98.79 million -9.7%N/A79.3 $108.39
3/31/20241,008,900 shares $112.23 million +6.2%N/A55.4 $111.24
3/15/2024949,700 shares $105.45 million +32.1%N/A94 $111.03
2/29/2024719,000 shares $76.93 million +37.3%N/A184.4 $106.99
2/15/2024523,600 shares $52.82 million +14.3%N/A73.7 $100.87
1/15/2024896,200 shares $87.09 million +5.9%N/A90.5 $97.18
12/31/2023846,500 shares $81.85 million -21.5%N/A54 $96.69
12/15/20231,078,700 shares $96.38 million -29.2%N/A68.7 $89.35
11/30/20231,523,800 shares $133.33 million +6.8%N/A42.6 $87.50
11/15/20231,426,700 shares $125.81 million +1.1%N/A124.1 $88.18
10/31/20231,411,000 shares $114.01 million -4.9%N/A522.6 $80.80
10/15/20231,483,600 shares $125.79 million +1.5%N/A58.6 $84.79
9/30/20231,462,100 shares $124.45 million -0.4%N/A112.5 $85.12
9/15/20231,467,600 shares $126.17 million +13.2%N/A271.8 $85.97
8/31/20231,296,200 shares $112.69 million +42.3%N/A634.4 $86.94
8/15/2023911,000 shares $79.78 million +23.6%N/A1301.4 $87.57
7/31/2023737,000 shares $65.35 million +35.6%N/A818.9 $88.67
7/15/2023543,600 shares $48.43 million -5.2%N/A271.8 $89.10
6/30/2023573,600 shares $52.60 million -52.8%N/A409.7 $91.70
6/15/20231,214,000 shares $107.35 million +49.4%N/A3035 $88.43
5/31/2023812,500 shares $71.39 million +42.7%N/A338.5 $87.87
5/15/2023569,300 shares $52.66 million -9.2%N/A2846.5 $92.50
4/30/2023627,000 shares $58.83 million -10.8%N/A6270 $93.82
4/15/2023702,700 shares $65.87 million -34.5%N/A7027 $93.74
3/31/20231,072,800 shares $97.63 million +20.2%N/A306.5 $91.00
3/15/2023892,900 shares $73.42 million +125.8%N/A4464.5 $82.23
2/28/2023395,500 shares $34.61 million -20.8%N/A98.9 $87.50
2/15/2023499,400 shares $44.10 million -30.4%N/A332.9 $88.31
1/31/2023717,400 shares $64.09 million -21.0%N/A96.9 $89.34
1/15/2023908,500 shares $79.17 million -13.0%N/A378.5 $87.14
12/30/20221,044,600 shares $93.97 million -14.8%N/A307.2 $89.96
12/15/20221,225,600 shares $111.25 million -9.6%N/A197.7 $90.77
11/30/20221,356,100 shares $122.63 million -2.1%N/A1232.8 $90.43
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11/15/20221,384,900 shares $110.79 million -12.9%N/A865.6 $80.00
10/31/20221,590,700 shares $130.57 million -7.7%N/A369.9 $82.08
10/15/20221,722,800 shares $137.48 million -9.5%N/A4307 $79.80
9/30/20221,904,300 shares $151.16 million -25.9%N/A952.2 $79.38
9/15/20222,568,200 shares $219.07 million +23.2%N/A2853.6 $85.30
8/31/20222,085,500 shares $186.53 million -8.4%N/A2085.5 $89.44
8/15/20222,275,500 shares $212.37 million -7.9%N/A3250.7 $93.33
7/31/20222,470,000 shares $225.10 million -13.4%N/A2744.4 $91.14
7/15/20222,850,700 shares $261.59 million +19.3%N/A2591.5 $91.77
6/30/20222,388,800 shares $215.54 million +35.1%N/A1038.6 $90.23
6/15/20221,768,800 shares $154.84 million +20.8%N/A769 $87.54
5/31/20221,464,800 shares $135.90 million +40.2%N/A636.9 $92.78
5/15/20221,044,500 shares $92.14 million -0.9%N/A100.4 $88.21
4/30/20221,054,000 shares $96.30 million +44.1%N/A142.4 $91.37
4/15/2022731,500 shares $67.33 million +55.7%N/A522.5 $92.04
3/31/2022469,800 shares $42.39 million -15.4%N/A204.3 $90.23
3/15/2022555,100 shares $49.18 million -9.6%N/A129.1 $88.59
2/28/2022614,200 shares $47.83 million -13.8%N/A186.1 $77.88
2/15/2022712,200 shares $55.87 million +19.6%N/A245.6 $78.45
1/31/2022595,600 shares $45.96 million -13.8%N/A156.7 $77.17
1/15/2022691,000 shares $54.64 million +6.4%N/A493.6 $79.07
12/31/2021649,200 shares $53.18 million +15.2%N/A499.4 $81.92
12/15/2021563,500 shares $44.99 million -2.3%N/A245 $79.84
11/30/2021576,700 shares $43.46 million -14.7%N/A180.2 $75.36
11/15/2021675,800 shares $53.05 million -0.1%N/A21.8 $78.50
10/29/2021676,500 shares $50.93 million -0.5%N/A138.1 $75.28
10/15/2021679,600 shares $50.39 million +51.0%N/A174.3 $74.15
9/30/2021450,100 shares $30.96 million -44.3%N/A37.2 $68.78

LBLCF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Loblaw Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 3,099,626 shares of LBLCF short. 0.27% of Loblaw Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Loblaw Companies' 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. LBLCF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 52.9. Learn More on Loblaw Companies'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. 0.27% of Loblaw Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Loblaw Companies saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,099,626 shares, a drop of 0.1% from the previous total of 3,102,602 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.

0.27% of Loblaw Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "consumer staples distribution & retail" compare to Loblaw Companies: The Kroger Co. (4.69%), Casey's General Stores, Inc. (3.78%), Metro Inc. (1.20%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (11.81%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (11.35%), Weis Markets, Inc. (12.53%), Ingles Markets, Incorporated (7.49%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (24.98%), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (8.51%), Village Super Market, Inc. (4.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LBLCF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Loblaw Companies as its price is falling. LBLCF shares are trading down $0.90 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 Loblaw Companies 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 LBLCF, 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 LBLCF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LBLCF:

  • 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 OTCMKTS:LBLCF is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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