Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $31.31 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/22/2026 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Luckin Coffee Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) had a short interest of 4.40 million shares sold short, representing 1.58% of the public float. This marks a -6.55% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, meaning it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.28 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,400,364 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,708,888 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.55%Dollar Volume Sold Short$154.01 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares286,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.58%Today's Trading Volume2,104,892 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,277,556 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average165% Short Selling Luckin Coffee? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Luckin Coffee 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLKNCY Short Interest Over TimeLKNCY Days to Cover Over TimeLKNCY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Luckin Coffee 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 4/30/20264,400,364 shares $154.01 million -6.6%1.6%1.44 $35.00 4/15/20264,708,888 shares $158.22 million +7.6%1.7%1.43 $33.60 3/31/20264,378,171 shares $140.54 million +8.8%1.6%1.93 $32.10 3/13/20264,024,673 shares $139.66 million +40.0%1.5%1.16 $34.70 2/27/20262,873,847 shares $100.53 million -0.6%1.0%0.71 $34.98 2/13/20262,891,984 shares $105.41 million +18.7%1.0%0.66 $36.45 1/30/20262,436,889 shares $81.32 million +21.1%0.9%0.65 $33.37 1/15/20262,011,831 shares $69.63 million +109.7%0.7%0.5 $34.61 12/31/2025959,365 shares $32.14 million +1.1%0.3%0.31 $33.50 12/15/2025948,953 shares $32.74 million -0.1%0.3%0.3 $34.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LKNCY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Luckin Coffee and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/2025950,093 shares $32.78 million -0.4%0.3%0.2 $34.50 11/14/2025953,452 shares $36.04 million +1.4%0.3%0.19 $37.80 10/31/2025940,579 shares $37.72 million -1.1%0.3%0.23 $40.10 10/15/2025950,700 shares $39.12 million +0.7%0.3%0.2 $41.15 9/30/2025943,800 shares $35.87 million -0.6%N/A0.2 $38.01 9/15/2025949,600 shares $36.92 million -1.2%N/A0.3 $38.88 8/31/2025961,000 shares $35.75 million -0.2%0.3%0.3 $37.20 8/15/2025963,200 shares $37.08 million -51.8%N/A0.3 $38.50 7/31/20251,999,300 shares $73.49 million -7.1%0.7%0.4 $36.76 7/15/20252,151,600 shares $80.00 million -16.5%N/A0.5 $37.18 6/30/20252,578,100 shares $96.09 million -3.1%0.9%0.8 $37.27 6/15/20252,659,300 shares $94.01 million +3.3%1.0%0.8 $35.35 5/31/20252,574,500 shares $84.55 million -1.7%0.9%1.1 $32.84 5/15/20252,618,000 shares $83.72 million -8.7%1.0%0.7 $31.98 4/30/20252,867,600 shares $91.82 million -18.8%N/A0.7 $32.02 4/15/20253,532,600 shares $107.74 million -8.4%1.3%0.3 $30.50 3/31/20253,858,000 shares $133.37 million -11.4%1.4%0.9 $34.57 3/15/20254,352,300 shares $146.24 million -2.2%1.6%0.6 $33.60 2/28/20254,449,900 shares $132.38 million -19.6%1.6%0.6 $29.75 2/15/20255,536,600 shares $167.21 million -1.6%2.0%1.6 $30.20 1/31/20255,627,500 shares $157.85 million -7.7%N/A2.1 $28.05 1/15/20256,096,800 shares $154.86 million -12.4%N/A2.4 $25.40 12/31/20246,958,700 shares $178.63 million +27.0%N/A4.5 $25.67 12/15/20245,481,200 shares $128.81 million -1.8%N/A1.7 $23.50 11/30/20245,583,300 shares $123.11 million +4.3%N/A1.3 $22.05 11/15/20245,353,200 shares $121.79 million -11.7%N/A1.6 $22.75 10/31/20246,065,400 shares $164.55 million +3.0%N/A1.5 $27.13 10/15/20245,888,100 shares $136.13 million +2.3%N/A1 $23.12 9/30/20245,755,100 shares $152.45 million -5.1%N/A0.9 $26.49 9/15/20246,063,900 shares $113.94 million +2.0%N/A2.6 $18.79I was right about SpaceX (Ad)Jeff Brown predicted Bitcoin before it climbed as high as 52,400%, Tesla before 2,150%, and Nvidia before 32,000%. 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The public filing could drop any day.See how to claim your stake in SpaceX before the public can 8/31/20245,945,200 shares $118.31 million -5.4%N/A1.8 $19.90 8/15/20246,282,500 shares $125.65 million -6.0%N/A2.2 $20.00 7/31/20246,685,900 shares $139.60 million -7.8%N/A1.7 $20.88 7/15/20247,249,800 shares $146.45 million -6.1%N/A2.4 $20.20 6/30/20247,722,700 shares $162.95 million +4.7%N/A1.6 $21.10 6/15/20247,378,000 shares $159.73 million +28.2%N/A1.3 $21.65 5/31/20245,756,500 shares $111.13 million +4.0%N/A1.4 $19.31 5/15/20245,533,300 shares $107.51 million -19.3%N/A1 $19.43 4/30/20246,856,900 shares $143.99 million -20.1%N/A1.3 $21.00 4/15/20248,584,200 shares $197.52 million +28.7%N/A1.8 $23.01 3/31/20246,670,300 shares $163.02 million +106.1%N/A1 $24.44 3/15/20243,236,000 shares $73.88 million -6.1%N/A0.5 $22.83 2/29/20243,446,200 shares $75.85 million +9.5%N/A0.5 $22.01 2/15/20243,148,600 shares $72.65 million +15.4%N/A0.7 $23.08 1/15/20241,309,200 shares $33.64 million -14.7%N/A0.2 $25.69 12/31/20231,534,000 shares $41.85 million +3.2%N/A0.5 $27.28 12/15/20231,486,400 shares $41.25 million +23.2%N/A0.2 $27.75 11/30/20231,206,200 shares $40.30 million +50.9%N/A0.3 $33.41 11/15/2023799,300 shares $25.50 million +24.0%N/A0.2 $31.90 10/31/2023644,400 shares $20.81 million +8.8%N/A0.1 $32.29 10/15/2023592,500 shares $20.59 million +12.2%N/A0.2 $34.75 9/30/2023527,900 shares $18.48 million -2.9%N/A0.2 $35.01 9/15/2023543,900 shares $17.47 million -0.9%N/A0.1 $32.12 8/31/2023548,800 shares $17.92 million -27.3%N/A0.2 $32.65 8/15/2023755,100 shares $22.43 million +21.7%N/A0.1 $29.71 7/31/2023620,500 shares $18.18 million -17.0%N/A0.2 $29.30 7/15/2023747,400 shares $20.52 million -48.0%N/A0.1 $27.45 6/30/20231,436,800 shares $32.31 million +11.6%N/A0.6 $22.49 6/15/20231,287,200 shares $29.80 million +107.2%N/A0.3 $23.15 5/31/2023621,400 shares $11.20 million +15.4%N/A0.2 $18.03 5/15/2023538,500 shares $11.91 million -45.9%N/A0.1 $22.11 4/30/2023995,800 shares $26.39 million -36.1%N/A0.3 $26.50 4/15/20231,558,100 shares $39.86 million -6.3%N/A0.7 $25.58 3/31/20231,662,800 shares $45.74 million +349.8%N/A0.4 $27.51 3/15/2023369,700 shares $10.02 million -1.1%N/A0.1 $27.10 2/28/2023373,700 shares $11.10 million -42.3%N/A0.1 $29.70 2/15/2023647,700 shares $18.39 million -2.6%N/A0.2 $28.40 1/31/2023664,900 shares $15.99 million -17.7%N/A0.2 $24.05 1/15/2023808,000 shares $19.72 million -25.3%N/A0.3 $24.40 12/30/20221,082,300 shares $23.83 million -39.3%N/A0.4 $22.02 12/15/20221,782,300 shares $40.28 million -41.8%N/A0.4 $22.60 11/30/20223,064,700 shares $61.14 million -4.1%N/A0.7 $19.95 11/15/20223,196,400 shares $56.83 million -14.1%N/A0.8 $17.78 10/31/20223,719,600 shares $56.13 million +6.7%N/A0.9 $15.09 10/15/20223,485,200 shares $49.28 million -31.4%N/A1.5 $14.14 9/30/20225,077,600 shares $83.78 million -3.0%N/A1.7 $16.50 9/15/20225,233,000 shares $90.53 million -29.3%N/A1.7 $17.30 8/31/20227,402,400 shares $128.80 million +1.6%N/A1.8 $17.40 8/15/20227,287,400 shares $103.85 million +112.2%N/A1.4 $14.25 7/31/20223,435,000 shares $44.62 million +4.8%N/A1.3 $12.99Goldman Sachs just told you what to buy (most people missed it) (Ad)Goldman Sachs just revealed that 40% of AI data centers will be crippled by electricity shortages by 2027 - not chips, not funding, but power. 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Short interest is the volume of Luckin Coffee shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 4,400,364 shares of LKNCY short. 1.58% of Luckin Coffee's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Luckin Coffee's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Luckin Coffee? 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. LKNCY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.4. Learn More on Luckin Coffee's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Luckin Coffee? 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. 1.58% of Luckin Coffee's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Luckin Coffee's short interest increasing or decreasing? Luckin Coffee saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,400,364 shares, a decrease of 6.6% from the previous total of 4,708,888 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 Luckin Coffee's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.58% of Luckin Coffee's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Luckin Coffee: Restaurant Brands International Inc. (4.50%), Intercontinental Hotels Group (0.18%), Sands China Ltd. (0.00%), Yum China (1.41%), H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (9.67%), Aramark (3.77%), CAVA Group, Inc. (11.80%), Dutch Bros Inc. (17.97%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (8.03%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (7.03%), 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 ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Luckin Coffee stock? Short selling LKNCY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Luckin Coffee 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 Luckin Coffee? A short squeeze for Luckin Coffee 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 LKNCY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Luckin Coffee'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 LKNCY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do LKNCY's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LKNCY: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. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies QSR Short Interest IHG Short Interest SCHYY Short Interest YUMC Short Interest HTHT Short Interest ARMK Short Interest CAVA Short Interest BROS Short Interest WH Short Interest RRR Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (OTCMKTS:LKNCY) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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