Name: Austal (ASB) Short Position History
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ASB

Capital Goods

Austal

Short interest: 2.56%; +0.77 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 10.8M
Shares on issue: 423.058M

Price & short interest

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About Austal

Austal is a world leader in the design and construction of customised commercial and defence maritime vessels, operating globally with shipyards in Western Australia, USA, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The company supplies high-speed aluminium and steel vessels to ferry operators, navies, and defence forces worldwide. Austal differentiates itself through continuous innovation in ship design, advanced maritime technologies, and integrated vessel command and control systems, delivering proven performance and mission-critical reliability.

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Austal (ASX:ASB) has 2.56% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 10,841,257 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.77 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.08 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.78% in September 2016. ASB is classified in the Capital Goods industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads ASB today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 31rank 585 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 9rank 1208 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 9rank 1394 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 31rank 132 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 32rank 367 of 1669

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ASB fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Austal (ASX:ASB) recorded revenue of A$2.0B and a net loss after tax of A$53.6M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$1.8B and net profit after tax of A$89.7M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +11.3% (FY). Net margin −2.6%, return on equity −4.2% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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