Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $60.48 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Restaurant Brands International Short Interest DataRestaurant Brands International (QSR) has a short interest of 6.88 million shares, representing 2.16% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.44% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, indicating that it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.26 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,880,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,850,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.44%Dollar Volume Sold Short$448.44 millionShort Interest Ratio4.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares324,427,000 sharesFloat Size318,280,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.16%Today's Trading Volume1,492,815 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,261,844 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Restaurant Brands International? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Restaurant Brands International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartQSR Short Interest Over TimeQSR Days to Cover Over TimeQSR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Restaurant Brands International Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20246,880,000 shares $448.44 million +0.4%2.2%4.4 $65.18 12/15/20246,850,000 shares $467.72 million -17.1%2.2%4.4 $68.28 11/30/20248,260,000 shares $574.98 million +11.5%2.6%5.5 $69.61 11/15/20247,410,000 shares $500.10 million +37.7%2.3%5 $67.49 10/31/20245,380,000 shares $374.39 million -19.5%1.7%3.7 $69.59 10/15/20246,680,000 shares $475.62 million -3.3%2.1%4.2 $71.20 9/30/20246,910,000 shares $498.42 million -57.7%2.2%4.2 $72.13 9/15/202416,330,000 shares $1.13 billion +84.3%5.2%9.5 $69.18 8/31/20248,860,000 shares $615.59 million -37.0%2.8%5.3 $69.48 8/15/202414,070,000 shares $1.00 billion +10.4%4.6%8.2 $71.27 Get the Latest News and Ratings for QSR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Restaurant Brands International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202412,740,000 shares $891.67 million -12.7%4.1%7.1 $69.99 7/15/202414,600,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.5%4.7%8.3 $72.40 6/30/202413,970,000 shares $983.07 million +8.3%4.5%8.1 $70.37 6/15/202412,900,000 shares $888.81 million +10.4%4.2%7.7 $68.90 5/31/202411,690,000 shares $801.70 million +2.1%3.8%6.9 $68.58 5/15/202411,450,000 shares $817.87 million +58.2%3.7%7.1 $71.43 4/30/20247,240,000 shares $549.08 million +7.4%2.3%4.5 $75.84 4/15/20246,740,000 shares $475.30 million -25.9%2.2%4.5 $70.52 3/31/20249,100,000 shares $723.00 million +17.7%3.0%6.2 $79.45 3/15/20247,730,000 shares $610.67 million -6.3%2.5%5.5 $79.00 2/29/20248,250,000 shares $640.61 million +0.7%2.7%6 $77.65 2/15/20248,190,000 shares $622.69 million +17.2%2.7%6 $76.03 1/31/20246,990,000 shares $545.78 million -12.1%2.3%5.7 $78.08 1/15/20247,950,000 shares $623.68 million -6.0%2.6%5.6 $78.45 12/31/20238,460,000 shares $660.98 million -20.8%2.8%5.7 $78.13 12/15/202310,680,000 shares $787.01 million -10.6%3.5%6.7 $73.69 11/30/202311,940,000 shares $849.05 million +2.4%3.9%7.4 $71.11 11/15/202311,660,000 shares $820.63 million -9.0%3.8%7.2 $70.38 10/31/202312,810,000 shares $860.96 million +11.7%4.1%7.7 $67.21 10/15/202311,470,000 shares $718.82 million +14.9%3.7%7.8 $62.67 9/30/20239,980,000 shares $664.87 million +26.0%3.2%7.7 $66.62 9/15/20237,920,000 shares $543.47 million -36.6%2.5%6.9 $68.62 8/31/202312,500,000 shares $868.38 million +45.4%4.0%11.2 $69.47 8/15/20238,600,000 shares $610.34 million -5.1%2.8%7.6 $70.97 7/31/20239,060,000 shares $693.68 million +13.4%3.0%8.7 $76.57 7/15/20237,990,000 shares $617.55 million +1.9%2.6%7.5 $77.29 6/30/20237,840,000 shares $607.68 million -20.7%2.6%7.5 $77.51 6/15/20239,890,000 shares $756.49 million +7.2%3.2%8.8 $76.49 5/31/20239,230,000 shares $672.68 million +6.5%3.0%7.7 $72.88 5/15/20238,670,000 shares $633.43 million +0.8%2.8%6.7 $73.06Must-See: 5-Second Trump Prediction (Ad)President Trump's prediction is about to become a reality... Opening a rare window of opportunity for you to accelerate your retirement during the first 100 days of his administration.Click here now to get the details because you must act before January 20th. 4/30/20238,600,000 shares $603.12 million -21.3%2.8%6.1 $70.13 4/15/202310,920,000 shares $737.10 million -3.4%3.6%8 $67.50 3/31/202311,300,000 shares $758.68 million -8.2%3.7%8 $67.14 3/15/202312,310,000 shares $759.90 million +66.8%4.1%8.8 $61.73 2/28/20237,380,000 shares $475.94 million +38.7%2.5%5.6 $64.49 2/15/20235,320,000 shares $351.60 million +15.9%1.8%4 $66.09 1/31/20234,590,000 shares $307.21 million -31.7%1.5%3.2 $66.93 1/15/20236,720,000 shares $445.87 million -6.3%2.2%4.2 $66.35 12/30/20227,170,000 shares $463.68 million +11.3%2.4%4.5 $64.67 12/15/20226,440,000 shares $434.70 million -6.5%2.2%3.9 $67.50 11/30/20226,890,000 shares $457.15 million -11.0%2.3%4.1 $66.35 11/15/20227,740,000 shares $462.39 million -10.1%2.6%4.7 $59.74 10/31/20228,610,000 shares $511.26 million -2.7%2.9%6.2 $59.38 10/15/20228,850,000 shares $474.80 million -1.1%3.0%6.3 $53.65 9/30/20228,950,000 shares $475.96 million -2.9%3.0%6.6 $53.18 9/15/20229,220,000 shares $544.53 million +19.1%3.1%6.9 $59.06 8/31/20227,740,000 shares $456.66 million +4.6%2.6%5.5 $59.00 8/15/20227,400,000 shares $447.92 million -29.9%2.5%5.1 $60.53 7/31/202210,550,000 shares $565.59 million -9.0%3.5%6.9 $53.61 7/15/202211,590,000 shares $604.65 million -19.1%3.8%7.6 $52.17 6/30/202214,320,000 shares $718.15 million +14.7%4.7%9.5 $50.15 6/15/202212,490,000 shares $607.76 million +46.6%4.1%8.5 $48.66 5/31/20228,520,000 shares $447.39 million +52.4%2.8%5.9 $52.51 5/15/20225,590,000 shares $289.34 million +8.1%1.8%3.8 $51.76 4/30/20225,170,000 shares $295.16 million -8.2%1.7%3.7 $57.09 4/15/20225,630,000 shares $340.22 million +0.2%1.9%4.3 $60.43 3/31/20225,620,000 shares $328.15 million -34.6%1.9%4.1 $58.39 3/15/20228,590,000 shares $484.05 million +3.5%2.8%6.1 $56.35 2/28/20228,300,000 shares $464.63 million +9.2%2.7%6.1 $55.98 2/15/20227,600,000 shares $450.00 million -5.9%2.5%5.6 $59.21 1/31/20228,080,000 shares $452.24 million +1.0%2.6%6.2 $55.97 1/15/20228,000,000 shares $457.52 million -4.1%2.6%5.6 $57.19 12/31/20218,340,000 shares $506.07 million +9.9%2.7%6 $60.68 12/15/20217,590,000 shares $438.32 million -8.9%2.5%5.4 $57.75 11/30/20218,330,000 shares $466.73 million +4.3%2.7%5.9 $56.03 11/15/20217,990,000 shares $466.62 million +3.1%2.6%6 $58.40 10/29/20217,750,000 shares $438.96 million +2.4%2.5%5.7 $56.64 10/15/20217,570,000 shares $464.57 million +23.7%2.4%5 $61.37 9/30/20216,120,000 shares $374.48 million +17.2%2.0%4.3 $61.19 9/15/20215,220,000 shares $334.24 million -28.9%1.7%3.6 $64.03 8/31/20217,340,000 shares $471.30 million -52.6%2.4%5.2 $64.21 8/13/202115,470,000 shares $1.01 billion No Change5.1%11.2 $65.31 7/15/20216,770,000 shares $432.13 million -0.4%2.2%5.9 $63.83 6/30/20216,800,000 shares $438.19 million +4.8%2.3%5.9 $64.44 6/15/20216,490,000 shares $443.79 million -12.2%2.2%5.5 $68.38 5/28/20217,390,000 shares $515.23 million +1.5%2.5%6.2 $69.72 5/14/20217,280,000 shares $485.50 million -5.0%2.4%5.2 $66.69 4/30/20217,660,000 shares $519.19 million -6.2%2.5%4.8 $67.78 4/15/20218,170,000 shares $536.61 million +4.7%2.7%5.1 $65.68 3/31/20217,800,000 shares $511.76 million +8.9%2.7%4.7 $65.61Must-See: 5-Second Trump Prediction (Ad)President Trump's prediction is about to become a reality... Opening a rare window of opportunity for you to accelerate your retirement during the first 100 days of his administration.Click here now to get the details because you must act before January 20th. 3/15/20217,160,000 shares $454.59 million -11.7%2.4%4.1 $63.49 2/26/20218,110,000 shares $498.60 million +9.9%2.8%4.7 $61.48 2/12/20217,380,000 shares $436.45 million -3.7%2.5%4.7 $59.14 1/29/20217,660,000 shares $448.57 million -3.2%2.6%4.8 $58.56 1/15/20217,910,000 shares $508.14 million +29.9%2.7%4.6 $64.24 12/31/20206,090,000 shares $376.54 million -11.5%2.1%3.6 $61.83 12/15/20206,880,000 shares $421.68 million -10.4%2.3%4 $61.29 11/30/20207,680,000 shares $449.05 million -18.4%2.6%4.3 $58.47 11/15/20209,410,000 shares $546.82 million -0.4%3.2%5.1 $58.11 10/30/20209,450,000 shares $501.04 million -11.9%3.2%5.1 $53.02 10/15/202010,730,000 shares $638.01 million +5.6%3.7%6.1 $59.46 9/30/202010,160,000 shares $584.30 million +20.2%3.5%5.9 $57.51 9/15/20208,450,000 shares $491.87 million -20.2%N/A4.9 $58.21 8/31/202010,590,000 shares $573.34 million +20.8%N/A6.2 $54.14 8/14/20208,770,000 shares $477.26 million +0.8%N/A4.3 $54.42 7/31/20208,700,000 shares $491.72 million -15.5%N/A4 $56.52 7/15/202010,300,000 shares $572.68 million +8.3%N/A3.8 $55.60 6/30/20209,510,000 shares $525.43 million -5.2%N/A3 $55.25 6/15/202010,030,000 shares $563.89 million +6.3%N/A2.5 $56.22 5/29/20209,440,000 shares $515.05 million -21.4%N/A2.1 $54.56 5/15/202012,010,000 shares $617.55 million -4.8%N/A2.7 $51.42 4/30/202012,610,000 shares $621.67 million +6.2%N/A2.8 $49.30 4/15/202011,870,000 shares $494.62 million +4.3%N/A2.9 $41.67 3/31/202011,380,000 shares $532.47 million +82.4%N/A3 $46.79 3/13/20206,240,200 shares $273.94 million +6.7%1.4%2.3 $43.90 2/28/20205,850,000 shares $189.77 million -8.0%N/A2.2 $32.44 2/14/20206,360,000 shares $334.35 million +18.7%N/A2.6 $52.57 1/31/20205,360,000 shares $330.44 million +1.7%N/A2.3 $61.65 QSR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Restaurant Brands International's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Restaurant Brands International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 6,880,000 shares of QSR short. 2.16% of Restaurant Brands International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Restaurant Brands International's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Restaurant Brands International? 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. QSR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Restaurant Brands International's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Restaurant Brands International? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Restaurant Brands International: Atomi Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Restaurant Brands International? 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. 2.16% of Restaurant Brands International's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Restaurant Brands International's short interest increasing or decreasing? Restaurant Brands International saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,880,000 shares, an increase of 0.4% from the previous total of 6,850,000 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 Restaurant Brands International's float size? Restaurant Brands International currently has issued a total of 323,830,000 shares. Some of Restaurant Brands International's 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. Restaurant Brands International currently has a public float of 318,280,000 shares. How does Restaurant Brands International's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.16% of Restaurant Brands International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Restaurant Brands International: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (1.75%), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (0.20%), Yum China Holdings, Inc. (3.25%), CAVA Group, Inc. (10.48%), Aramark (1.94%), H World Group Limited (4.41%), Dutch Bros Inc. (5.95%), Wingstop Inc. (5.97%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (2.66%), Shake Shack Inc. (10.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Restaurant Brands International stock? Short selling QSR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Restaurant Brands International as its price is falling. QSR shares are trading up $0.01 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 Restaurant Brands International? A short squeeze for Restaurant Brands International 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 QSR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Restaurant Brands International'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 QSR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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