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Karat Packaging Inc. short interest

689K shares of Karat Packaging were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 30 Apr 2021, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 3.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short689Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+16.3%+211% over a year
Days to cover3.75at 184K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.46%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is the most at any settlement since 30 Apr 2021, when our record starts, and the share price moved +122% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 30 Apr 2021 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026689K+16.3%184K3.75
    30 September 2026593K+35.9%208K2.85
    15 September 2026436K+39.3%131K3.33
    31 August 2026313K+36.0%126K2.48
    14 August 2026230K-11.7%188K1.23
    31 July 2026261K-8.4%128K2.04
    15 July 2026285K-5.1%117K2.43
    30 June 2026300K-1.9%177K1.70
    15 June 2026306K+9.5%79K3.87
    29 May 2026280K+59.4%126K2.22
    15 May 2026175K-4.0%92K1.91
    30 April 2026183K+14.2%93K1.97
    15 April 2026160K-11.1%66K2.42
    31 March 2026180K+21.9%101K1.78
    13 March 2026148K-30.1%77K1.91
    27 February 2026211K-10.1%48K4.36
    13 February 2026235K-12.6%73K3.20
    30 January 2026269K-1.5%52K5.16
    15 January 2026273K+24.5%83K3.27
    31 December 2025219K-12.0%76K2.87
    15 December 2025249K-2.2%101K2.47
    28 November 2025254K+34.4%140K1.82
    14 November 2025189K-14.8%172K1.10
    31 October 2025222K+0.3%107K2.07
    15 October 2025221K-11.4%121K1.83
    30 September 2025250K+100.0%118K2.12
    15 September 2025125K-6.1%70K1.79
    29 August 2025133K+27.3%65K2.05
    15 August 2025105K+10.2%93K1.13
    31 July 202595K+6.5%57K1.66
    15 July 202589K+3.9%73K1.22
    30 June 202586K+1.1%125K1.00
    13 June 202585K-19.1%146K1.00
    30 May 2025105K-31.6%55K1.90
    15 May 2025153K+89.1%65K2.36
    30 April 202581K+5.1%44K1.85
    15 April 202577K+8.8%45K1.73
    31 March 202571K-5.8%32K2.21
    14 March 202575K-0.6%27K2.80
    28 February 202576K-2.8%48K1.58
    14 February 202578K-10.2%21K3.66
    31 January 202587K+26.8%33K2.65
    15 January 202568K-0.5%38K1.80
    31 December 202469K-8.0%38K1.81
    13 December 202475K+14.6%37K2.03
    29 November 202465K-13.5%42K1.55
    15 November 202475K-0.8%46K1.65
    31 October 202476K-14.6%19K4.02
    15 October 202489K-2.5%19K4.69
    30 September 202491K+25.5%38K2.43
    13 September 202473K-21.8%40K1.82
    30 August 202493K+5.3%57K1.62
    15 August 202488K+1.3%58K1.51
    31 July 202487K-24.1%42K2.05
    15 July 2024115K-10.5%35K3.26
    28 June 2024128K-2.5%46K2.77
    14 June 2024131K-4.7%38K3.49
    31 May 2024138K+7.1%39K3.54
    15 May 2024129K-6.2%44K2.94
    30 April 2024137K-10.5%24K5.64
    15 April 2024153K+32.2%43K3.57
    28 March 2024116K+12.9%53K2.18
    15 March 2024103K-3.8%64K1.59
    29 February 2024107K+21.1%58K1.85
    15 February 202488K-11.7%53K1.65
    31 January 2024100K+6.4%31K3.22
    12 January 202494K-37.4%52K1.81
    29 December 2023150K+12.2%57K2.63
    15 December 2023133K+19.4%106K1.26
    30 November 2023112K+38.2%64K1.74
    15 November 202381K+48.7%107K1.00
    31 October 202354K-4.3%45K1.21
    13 October 202357K-9.7%68K1.00
    29 September 202363K+17.8%70K1.00
    15 September 202353K+74.9%190K1.00
    31 August 202331K-6.6%77K1.00
    15 August 202333K+13.1%59K1.00
    31 July 202329K-0.2%19K1.51
    14 July 202329K-11.3%20K1.47
    30 June 202333K-11.3%31K1.06
    15 June 202337K-12.1%43K1.00
    31 May 202342K+5.2%18K2.32
    15 May 202340K+10.4%17K2.29
    28 April 202336K-11.4%33K1.09
    14 April 202341K+1.4%76K1.00
    31 March 202340K-15.6%25K1.60
    15 March 202348K+3.6%14K3.44
    28 February 202346K-6.5%11K4.08
    15 February 202349K-11.8%18K2.73
    31 January 202356K-11.3%8K7.23
    13 January 202363K+7.0%12K5.21
    30 December 202259K+9.3%23K2.52
    15 December 202254K+14.3%37K1.46
    30 November 202247K-19.5%19K2.44
    15 November 202258K-16.5%19K3.10
    31 October 202270K-6.7%22K3.11
    14 October 202275K-10.7%20K3.84
    30 September 202284K+10.8%27K3.14
    15 September 202276K-2.4%16K4.68
    31 August 202278K-4.4%10K8.04
    15 August 202281K+1.7%13K6.30
    29 July 202280K-0.4%7K10.87
    15 July 202280K-2.8%9K8.92
    30 June 202282K+7.9%32K2.60
    15 June 202276K+16.7%17K4.62
    31 May 202266K-2.4%13K4.99
    13 May 202267K-5.2%9K7.69
    29 April 202271K+7.7%8K8.62
    14 April 202266K-12.0%11K6.10
    31 March 202275K+1.8%16K4.58
    15 March 202273K+21.3%12K6.07
    28 February 202260K-0.4%9K6.96
    15 February 202261K+41.1%12K4.92
    31 January 202243K-0.5%20K2.13
    14 January 202243K-8.2%16K2.79
    31 December 202147K+2.5%25K1.86
    15 December 202146K-4.0%21K2.23
    30 November 202148K-20.0%19K2.51
    15 November 202160K-18.6%20K2.96
    29 October 202174K-19.7%38K1.94
    15 October 202192K+5.8%26K3.50
    30 September 202187K-6.0%26K3.38
    15 September 202192K+4.2%13K6.93
    31 August 202188K-7.9%19K4.63
    13 August 202196K-11.5%28K3.45
    30 July 2021108K-12.9%46K2.33
    15 July 2021124K-1.3%51K2.45
    30 June 2021126K+2053.0%125K1.01
    15 June 20216K-42.1%57K1.00
    28 May 202110K+100.5%22K1.00
    14 May 20215K-13.7%38K1.00
    30 April 20216K76K1.00
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.