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Constellation Brands (STZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$130.58 -5.04 (-3.71%)
Closing price 10/27/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$129.78 -0.80 (-0.61%)
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Constellation Brands Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2026, Constellation Brands (STZ) had a short interest of 8.53 million shares sold short, representing 5.74% of the public float. This marks a -11.43% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, meaning it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 0 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,533,247 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,633,960 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-11.43%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.11 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
169,220,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.74%
Today's Trading Volume
2,620,471 shares
Average Trading Volume
0 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
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Constellation Brands 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
10/15/20268,533,247 shares $1.11 billion -11.4%5.7%2.65 $129.61
9/30/20269,633,960 shares $1.09 billion +13.1%6.4%4.45 $113.22
9/15/20268,516,727 shares $1.05 billion +4.2%5.7%3.44 $123.82
8/31/20268,176,016 shares $1.07 billion +10.6%5.5%4.58 $130.54
8/14/20267,391,267 shares $1.03 billion -19.5%4.9%4.71 $139.16
7/31/20269,178,065 shares $1.20 billion +11.2%6.1%4.58 $130.30
7/15/20268,254,203 shares $1.08 billion +9.0%5.5%3.25 $131.10
6/30/20267,572,909 shares $1.05 billion +1.0%5.0%2.74 $139.11
6/15/20267,500,960 shares $1.11 billion -3.4%5.0%3.57 $148.06
5/29/20267,767,156 shares $1.08 billion +4.0%5.2%3.41 $138.78
5/15/20267,470,493 shares $1.06 billion -3.4%5.0%4.17 $142.55
4/30/20267,734,418 shares $1.21 billion +36.2%5.1%4.53 $156.72
4/15/20265,680,633 shares $931.55 million -17.0%3.8%2.07 $163.99
3/31/20266,847,625 shares $1.03 billion -8.8%4.6%3.52 $150.06
3/13/20267,506,304 shares $1.13 billion -2.8%5.0%4.78 $150.22
2/27/20267,720,665 shares $1.22 billion -8.4%5.1%3.67 $157.67
2/13/20268,430,113 shares $1.26 billion -6.5%5.6%3.18 $149.20
1/30/20269,019,730 shares $1.41 billion +8.9%6.0%3.69 $156.64
1/15/20268,283,417 shares $1.32 billion -9.1%5.5%2.28 $158.76
12/31/20259,110,491 shares $1.26 billion -6.5%6.1%3.95 $137.86
12/15/20259,740,591 shares $1.39 billion -7.3%6.5%3.62 $143.11
11/28/202510,511,595 shares $1.43 billion +5.7%7.0%4.87 $136.50
11/14/20259,944,379 shares $1.28 billion -8.9%6.5%4.29 $128.97
10/31/202510,918,197 shares $1.43 billion +13.1%7.1%4.85 $131.40
10/15/20259,660,000 shares $1.34 billion +29.3%6.3%3.8 $139.01
9/30/20257,470,000 shares $1.01 billion -8.8%4.8%3 $134.62
9/15/20258,190,000 shares $1.11 billion +1.0%5.3%3.3 $135.38
8/31/20258,110,000 shares $1.31 billion +0.3%5.2%3.4 $161.82
8/15/20258,090,000 shares $1.36 billion +8.2%5.2%3.7 $168.26
7/31/20257,480,000 shares $1.25 billion +10.3%4.8%3.5 $167.07
7/15/20256,780,000 shares $1.13 billion -2.3%4.4%3.2 $166.09
6/30/20256,940,000 shares $1.13 billion -2.3%4.5%3 $162.65
6/15/20257,100,000 shares $1.17 billion +29.8%4.6%3.4 $164.69
5/31/20255,470,000 shares $974.21 million +7.3%3.5%2.6 $178.10
5/15/20255,100,000 shares $971.55 million -13.4%3.7%2.2 $190.50
4/30/20255,890,000 shares $1.11 billion -0.5%4.3%2.3 $187.72
4/15/20255,920,000 shares $1.09 billion +23.9%4.3%2.2 $183.81
3/31/20254,780,000 shares $877.18 million +27.8%3.4%1.7 $183.51
3/15/20253,740,000 shares $678.65 million -7.0%2.7%1.4 $181.46
2/28/20254,020,000 shares $706.47 million +58.3%2.9%1.5 $175.74
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2/15/20252,540,000 shares $413.23 million +2.4%1.8%1.1 $162.69
1/31/20252,480,000 shares $448.56 million -5.0%1.8%1.2 $180.87
1/15/20252,610,000 shares $471.94 million -15.3%1.9%1.4 $180.82
12/31/20243,080,000 shares $680.68 million +7.3%2.2%2 $221.00
12/15/20242,870,000 shares $687.82 million +1.4%2.0%2 $239.66
11/30/20242,830,000 shares $681.89 million -17.7%1.8%2.2 $240.95
11/15/20243,440,000 shares $817.03 million +62.3%2.3%2.6 $237.51
10/31/20242,120,000 shares $492.48 million -7.8%1.4%1.8 $232.30
10/15/20242,300,000 shares $561.20 million -12.6%1.5%2 $244.00
9/30/20242,630,000 shares $677.44 million -17.6%1.7%2.3 $257.58
9/15/20243,190,000 shares $805.70 million +34.0%2.1%2.8 $252.57
8/31/20242,380,000 shares $572.89 million -33.7%1.6%2.1 $240.71
8/15/20243,590,000 shares $880.41 million +21.7%2.4%3.1 $245.24
7/31/20242,950,000 shares $723.22 million +16.1%1.9%2.5 $245.16
7/15/20242,540,000 shares $633.81 million -7.0%1.7%2.2 $249.53
6/30/20242,730,000 shares $702.37 million -13.9%1.8%2.2 $257.28
6/15/20243,170,000 shares $803.60 million -11.2%2.1%2.7 $253.50
5/31/20243,570,000 shares $893.54 million +11.6%2.3%3 $250.29
5/15/20243,200,000 shares $807.33 million +13.1%2.1%2.7 $252.29
4/30/20242,830,000 shares $717.29 million +15.0%1.9%2.4 $253.46
4/15/20242,460,000 shares $635.96 million -5.0%1.5%2 $258.52
3/31/20242,590,000 shares $703.86 million +32.1%1.5%2.2 $271.76
3/15/20241,960,000 shares $524.57 million +11.4%1.2%1.7 $267.64
2/29/20241,760,000 shares $436.87 million +14.3%1.0%1.5 $248.22
2/15/20241,540,000 shares $376.90 million +1.3%0.9%1.4 $244.74
1/31/20241,520,000 shares $372.52 million -6.2%0.9%1.3 $245.08
1/15/20241,620,000 shares $418.45 million +23.7%1.0%1.4 $258.30
12/31/20231,310,000 shares $316.69 million -14.4%0.8%1.1 $241.75
12/15/20231,530,000 shares $361.78 million +10.1%N/A1.4 $236.46
11/30/20231,390,000 shares $334.27 million +3.0%N/A1.3 $240.48
11/15/20231,350,000 shares $323.38 million +13.5%N/A1.3 $239.54
10/31/20231,190,000 shares $278.64 million -6.3%0.7%1.2 $234.15
10/15/20231,270,000 shares $294.25 million +2.4%0.8%1.3 $231.69
9/30/20231,240,000 shares $311.65 million -7.5%0.7%1.3 $251.33
9/15/20231,340,000 shares $348.76 million -17.3%0.8%1.4 $260.27
8/31/20231,620,000 shares $422.11 million -3.0%1.0%1.6 $260.56
8/15/20231,670,000 shares $443.65 million -22.0%1.0%1.5 $265.66
7/31/20232,140,000 shares $583.79 million -18.0%1.3%1.9 $272.80
7/15/20232,610,000 shares $666.78 million +6.5%1.6%2.3 $255.47
6/30/20232,450,000 shares $603.02 million -1.2%1.5%2.1 $246.13
6/15/20232,480,000 shares $617.99 million -0.8%1.5%2.2 $249.19
5/31/20232,500,000 shares $607.43 million -7.8%1.5%2.2 $242.97
5/15/20232,710,000 shares $624.19 million -2.9%N/A2.5 $230.33
4/30/20232,790,000 shares $640.22 million +31.6%1.7%2.6 $229.47
4/15/20232,120,000 shares $483.85 million -15.2%1.3%1.8 $228.23
3/31/20232,500,000 shares $564.73 million +10.6%1.5%1.9 $225.89
3/15/20232,260,000 shares $488.23 million -20.1%1.4%1.6 $216.03
2/28/20232,830,000 shares $633.07 million -26.9%1.7%2.1 $223.70
2/15/20233,870,000 shares $870.29 million -21.2%2.3%2.8 $224.88
1/31/20234,910,000 shares $1.14 billion +19.8%3.0%3.5 $231.52
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1/15/20234,100,000 shares $922.50 million +114.7%2.5%3.1 $225.00
12/30/20221,910,000 shares $442.64 million +15.1%1.2%1.6 $231.75
12/15/20221,660,000 shares $390.76 million +19.4%1.0%1.6 $235.40
11/30/20221,390,000 shares $357.72 million -34.1%0.8%1.4 $257.35
11/15/20222,110,000 shares $513.68 million +50.7%1.3%2.1 $243.45
10/31/20221,400,000 shares $345.91 million +5.3%0.9%1.5 $247.08
10/15/20221,330,000 shares $295.25 million -8.3%0.9%1.3 $221.99
9/30/20221,450,000 shares $333.04 million -14.2%0.9%1.5 $229.68
9/15/20221,690,000 shares $406.48 million -22.5%1.1%1.8 $240.52
8/31/20222,180,000 shares $536.39 million +36.3%1.4%2.2 $246.05
8/15/20221,600,000 shares $394.37 million -27.6%1.0%1.6 $246.48
7/31/20222,210,000 shares $544.35 million -9.4%1.4%2 $246.31
7/15/20222,440,000 shares $596.68 million +3.0%1.6%2.3 $244.54
6/30/20222,370,000 shares $552.35 million -19.9%1.6%2.2 $233.06
6/15/20222,960,000 shares $682.52 million +15.2%1.9%2.9 $230.58
5/31/20222,570,000 shares $630.86 million -9.5%1.7%2.7 $245.47
5/15/20222,840,000 shares $706.93 million +21.9%1.8%2.8 $248.92
4/30/20222,330,000 shares $573.39 million +33.1%1.5%2.4 $246.09
4/15/20221,750,000 shares $439.99 million -11.6%1.1%1.8 $251.42
3/31/20221,980,000 shares $456.03 million +59.7%1.3%2 $230.32
3/15/20221,240,000 shares $275.44 million -43.1%0.8%1.2 $222.13
2/28/20222,180,000 shares $470.05 million +56.8%1.4%2 $215.62
2/15/20221,390,000 shares $305.17 million -9.2%0.9%1.3 $219.55
1/31/20221,530,000 shares $363.76 million -29.2%1.0%1.4 $237.75
1/15/20222,160,000 shares $537.06 million +36.7%1.4%2.1 $248.64
12/31/20211,580,000 shares $396.53 million -12.2%1.0%1.6 $250.97
12/15/20211,800,000 shares $433.87 million -18.6%1.2%1.7 $241.04
11/30/20212,210,000 shares $497.98 million +22.8%1.4%2 $225.33
11/15/20211,800,000 shares $411.88 million +44.0%1.2%1.6 $228.82
10/29/20211,250,000 shares $271.01 million -49.8%0.8%1.1 $216.81

STZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Constellation Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 8,533,247 shares of STZ short. 5.74% of Constellation Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Constellation Brands' 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. STZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.7. Learn More on Constellation Brands'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. 5.74% of Constellation Brands' floating shares are currently sold short.

Constellation Brands saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,533,247 shares, a decrease of 11.4% from the previous total of 9,633,960 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.

5.74% of Constellation Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Constellation Brands: Canopy Growth Corporation (7.07%), Tilray Brands, Inc. (14.80%), The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (22.11%), Molson Coors Beverage Company (10.92%), Ambev S.A. (0.53%), Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. (1.46%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.31%), Diageo plc (0.60%), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (3.09%), Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc (6.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.77 billion), Invesco QQQ ($59.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), Medtronic PLC ($13.33 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.47 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($10.36 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($8.98 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.92 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($8.10 billion), and iShares Semiconductor ETF ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Constellation Brands as its price is falling. STZ shares are trading down $5.04 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 Constellation Brands 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 STZ, 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 STZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:STZ is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/26/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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