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Philip Morris International (PM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$188.14 -3.38 (-1.76%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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Philip Morris International Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Philip Morris International (PM) had a short interest of 16.13 million shares sold short, representing 1.04% of the public float. This marks a -7.82% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, meaning it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 4.94 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
16,127,996 shares
Previous Short Interest
17,496,016 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.82%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.08 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,558,610,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.04%
Today's Trading Volume
4,091,125 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,940,701 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
83%
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Philip Morris International Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/202616,127,996 shares $3.08 billion -7.8%1.0%2.81 $191.13
7/15/202617,496,016 shares $3.17 billion -3.9%1.1%3.95 $180.98
6/30/202618,203,066 shares $3.29 billion +7.5%1.2%2.89 $180.84
6/15/202616,929,947 shares $3.08 billion +4.3%1.1%4.03 $181.94
5/29/202616,240,111 shares $2.89 billion -7.9%1.0%3.54 $177.67
5/15/202617,630,297 shares $3.34 billion +8.3%1.1%3.4 $189.66
4/30/202616,281,118 shares $2.69 billion -2.0%1.0%3.25 $165.40
4/15/202616,619,626 shares $2.61 billion -2.3%1.1%3.44 $157.23
3/31/202617,018,359 shares $2.82 billion +4.0%1.1%3.88 $165.44
3/13/202616,360,165 shares $2.86 billion -3.4%1.1%2.77 $174.52
2/27/202616,927,595 shares $3.16 billion -11.2%1.1%3.68 $186.55
2/13/202619,062,595 shares $3.57 billion -3.9%1.2%2.97 $187.35
1/30/202619,833,894 shares $3.56 billion +2.2%1.3%3.58 $179.42
1/15/202619,409,671 shares $3.35 billion +7.2%1.2%3.67 $172.69
12/31/202518,101,842 shares $2.90 billion +2.7%1.2%3.08 $160.35
12/15/202517,624,958 shares $2.79 billion +4.0%1.1%3.04 $158.22
11/28/202516,942,220 shares $2.66 billion +1.8%1.1%2.93 $157.25
11/14/202516,645,717 shares $2.59 billion +2.8%1.1%3.11 $155.35
10/31/202516,188,729 shares $2.34 billion +11.6%1.0%1.74 $144.33
10/15/202514,500,000 shares $2.29 billion +19.8%0.9%2.3 $157.88
9/30/202512,100,000 shares $1.96 billion +0.2%0.8%2 $162.16
9/15/202512,080,000 shares $1.95 billion +8.5%0.8%2.1 $161.77
8/31/202511,130,000 shares $1.86 billion +1.6%0.7%2 $167.15
8/15/202510,960,000 shares $1.82 billion -5.4%0.7%2 $166.19
7/31/202511,580,000 shares $1.90 billion -0.2%0.8%2 $164.04
7/15/202511,600,000 shares $2.10 billion +1.3%0.8%2 $180.88
6/30/202511,450,000 shares $2.09 billion -3.5%0.7%2 $182.20
6/15/202511,860,000 shares $2.18 billion +5.6%0.8%2 $184.01
5/31/202511,230,000 shares $2.03 billion -16.3%0.7%1.8 $180.74
5/15/202513,410,000 shares $2.27 billion -3.7%0.9%2 $168.93
4/30/202513,920,000 shares $2.39 billion +35.8%0.9%2 $171.48
4/15/202510,250,000 shares $1.64 billion +14.1%0.7%1.5 $160.10
3/31/20258,980,000 shares $1.43 billion -32.4%0.6%1.4 $158.85
3/15/202513,280,000 shares $2.02 billion -22.5%0.9%2.2 $151.95
2/28/202517,140,000 shares $2.66 billion +78.7%1.1%3 $155.26
2/15/20259,590,000 shares $1.44 billion +33.9%0.6%1.8 $150.60
1/31/20257,160,000 shares $931.92 million -28.1%0.5%1.3 $130.16
1/15/20259,960,000 shares $1.18 billion +8.1%0.6%1.9 $118.45
12/31/20249,210,000 shares $1.11 billion -19.1%0.6%1.8 $120.35
12/15/202411,390,000 shares $1.44 billion +24.5%0.7%2.2 $126.62
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11/30/20249,150,000 shares $1.22 billion +9.8%0.6%1.7 $133.06
11/15/20248,330,000 shares $1.07 billion -16.9%0.5%1.5 $128.59
10/31/202410,020,000 shares $1.33 billion +21.8%0.7%1.9 $132.70
10/15/20248,230,000 shares $991.06 million -1.2%0.5%1.5 $120.42
9/30/20248,330,000 shares $1.01 billion -11.6%0.5%1.6 $121.39
9/15/20249,420,000 shares $1.18 billion -7.7%0.6%1.8 $125.62
8/31/202410,210,000 shares $1.26 billion +6.9%0.7%2.1 $123.29
8/15/20249,550,000 shares $1.13 billion +4.7%0.6%2 $117.89
7/31/20249,120,000 shares $1.05 billion +7.9%0.6%1.8 $115.16
7/15/20248,450,000 shares $887.84 million -14.8%0.6%1.6 $105.07
6/30/20249,920,000 shares $1.01 billion +7.7%0.6%1.8 $101.33
6/15/20249,210,000 shares $941.26 million -20.4%0.6%1.6 $102.20
5/31/202411,570,000 shares $1.17 billion +10.2%0.8%2 $101.44
5/15/202410,500,000 shares $1.06 billion +13.6%0.7%1.8 $100.57
4/30/20249,240,000 shares $877.25 million +24.2%0.6%1.5 $94.94
4/15/20247,440,000 shares $659.18 million +1.5%0.5%1.2 $88.60
3/31/20247,330,000 shares $671.57 million +9.4%0.5%1.3 $91.62
3/15/20246,700,000 shares $631.64 million -5.2%0.4%1.3 $94.28
2/29/20247,070,000 shares $636.02 million +7.9%0.5%1.4 $89.96
2/15/20246,550,000 shares $582.82 million -1.8%0.4%1.3 $88.98
1/31/20246,670,000 shares $605.97 million -13.6%0.4%1.4 $90.85
1/15/20247,720,000 shares $735.48 million -8.2%0.5%1.7 $95.27
12/31/20238,410,000 shares $791.21 million +82.4%0.5%1.8 $94.08
12/15/20234,610,000 shares $435.51 million -7.4%0.3%1 $94.47
11/30/20234,980,000 shares $464.93 million -7.1%0.3%1.2 $93.36
11/15/20235,360,000 shares $491.67 million +2.9%0.4%1.3 $91.73
10/31/20235,210,000 shares $464.58 million -24.1%0.3%1.3 $89.17
10/15/20236,860,000 shares $632.90 million +11.9%0.4%1.8 $92.26
9/30/20236,130,000 shares $567.52 million No Change0.4%1.6 $92.58
9/15/20236,130,000 shares $587.19 million -0.2%0.4%1.7 $95.79
8/31/20236,140,000 shares $589.81 million -15.2%0.4%1.6 $96.06
8/15/20237,240,000 shares $685.12 million +4.0%0.5%1.7 $94.63
7/31/20236,960,000 shares $694.05 million -2.8%0.5%1.6 $99.72
7/15/20237,160,000 shares $712.42 million +14.7%0.5%1.6 $99.50
6/30/20236,240,000 shares $609.15 million +20.2%0.4%1.5 $97.62
6/15/20235,190,000 shares $491.65 million -26.8%0.3%1.2 $94.73
5/31/20237,090,000 shares $638.17 million +0.7%0.5%1.5 $90.01
5/15/20237,040,000 shares $668.80 million -4.0%0.5%1.6 $95.00
4/30/20237,330,000 shares $732.78 million -1.4%0.5%1.7 $99.97
4/15/20237,430,000 shares $739.14 million -10.2%0.5%1.6 $99.48
3/31/20238,270,000 shares $804.26 million -13.3%0.5%1.8 $97.25
3/15/20239,540,000 shares $917.56 million +15.2%0.6%2.1 $96.18
2/28/20238,280,000 shares $805.64 million +18.5%0.5%1.8 $97.30
2/15/20236,990,000 shares $706.76 million -6.4%0.5%1.5 $101.11
1/31/20237,470,000 shares $778.67 million +0.1%0.5%1.5 $104.24
1/15/20237,460,000 shares $758.68 million +5.7%0.5%1.5 $101.70
12/30/20227,060,000 shares $714.54 million -20.9%0.5%1.4 $101.21
12/15/20228,930,000 shares $904.34 million -1.1%0.6%1.7 $101.27
11/30/20229,030,000 shares $900.02 million -14.2%0.6%1.9 $99.67
11/15/202210,520,000 shares $995.93 million +3.0%N/A2.4 $94.67
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10/31/202210,210,000 shares $937.79 million +16.3%0.7%2.4 $91.85
10/15/20228,780,000 shares $748.58 million +6.6%0.6%2.1 $85.26
9/30/20228,240,000 shares $684.00 million +6.9%0.5%1.9 $83.01
9/15/20227,710,000 shares $725.05 million +21.6%0.5%1.8 $94.04
8/31/20226,340,000 shares $605.41 million -8.0%0.4%1.5 $95.49
8/15/20226,890,000 shares $695.89 million -22.8%0.4%1.4 $101.00
7/31/20228,920,000 shares $866.58 million +21.9%0.6%1.7 $97.15
7/15/20227,320,000 shares $660.12 million -23.0%0.5%1.3 $90.18
6/30/20229,510,000 shares $939.02 million +21.5%0.6%1.7 $98.74
6/15/20227,830,000 shares $768.98 million -16.2%0.5%1.4 $98.21
5/31/20229,340,000 shares $992.38 million -7.5%0.6%1.6 $106.25
5/15/202210,100,000 shares $1.05 billion +5.7%0.7%1.6 $104.43
4/30/20229,560,000 shares $956 million -14.0%0.6%1.5 $100.00
4/15/202211,110,000 shares $1.13 billion +4.9%0.7%1.6 $101.77
3/31/202210,590,000 shares $994.82 million +18.2%0.7%1.6 $93.94
3/15/20228,960,000 shares $830.23 million -3.3%0.6%1.4 $92.66
2/28/20229,270,000 shares $936.92 million -15.9%0.6%1.4 $101.07
2/15/202211,020,000 shares $1.21 billion +28.0%0.7%1.8 $109.67
1/31/20228,610,000 shares $885.54 million -12.4%0.6%1.5 $102.85
1/15/20229,830,000 shares $1.02 billion +6.3%0.6%1.9 $103.38
12/31/20219,250,000 shares $878.75 million +12.3%0.6%2 $95.00
12/15/20218,240,000 shares $764.10 million +15.2%0.5%1.7 $92.73
11/30/20217,150,000 shares $614.47 million -11.5%0.5%1.6 $85.94
11/15/20218,080,000 shares $770.51 million +0.4%0.5%1.9 $95.36
10/29/20218,050,000 shares $761.05 million -9.4%0.5%2.1 $94.54
10/15/20218,880,000 shares $873.53 million -4.5%N/A2.4 $98.37
9/30/20219,300,000 shares $881.55 million +1.3%N/A2.5 $94.79
9/15/20219,180,000 shares $954.72 million +16.4%N/A2.5 $104.00
8/31/20217,890,000 shares $812.67 million -1.1%0.5%1.9 $103.00

PM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Philip Morris International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 16,127,996 shares of PM short. 1.04% of Philip Morris International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Philip Morris International's 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. PM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.8. Learn More on Philip Morris International'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. 1.04% of Philip Morris International's floating shares are currently sold short.

Philip Morris International saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,127,996 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the previous total of 17,496,016 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.

1.04% of Philip Morris International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Philip Morris International: Cronos Group Inc. (1.00%), Altria Group, Inc. (3.04%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.30%), RLX Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.65%), Turning Point Brands, Inc. (14.24%), Universal Corporation (7.02%), Walmart Inc. (0.91%), Costco Wholesale Corporation (1.73%), CocaCola Company (The) (1.05%), Procter & Gamble Company (The) (1.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Philip Morris International as its price is falling. PM shares are trading down $3.38 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 Philip Morris International 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 PM, 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 PM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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 NYSE:PM is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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