KMB Short Volume

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Household & Personal Products industry, with a market capitalization near $36.30B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.30 to the broader market. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. Led by Michael D. Hsu, public since 1980-03-17.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date

2026-06-30

Short Volume

1.1M

Total Volume

1.7M

Short %

64.00%

30-Day Avg Short %

61.52%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

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Frequently asked KMB short volume questions

What is the daily KMB short volume?

As of Jun 30, 2026, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) short volume is 1.1M shares against 1.7M total reported volume, or 64.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is KMB short volume reported?

FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.

What does KMB short volume tell options traders?

Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.