The A2 Milk Company (ASX:A2M) has 7.17% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 52,189,500 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.25 percentage points, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. Its highest recorded short interest was 9.31% in July 2017. A2M is classified in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.