Name: Aurizon Holdings (AZJ) Short Position History
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AZJ

Transportation

Aurizon Holdings

Short interest: 0.81%; −0.12 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 13.6M
Shares on issue: 1.683B

Price & short interest

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About Aurizon Holdings

Aurizon Holdings is Australia's largest rail freight operator, specializing in the transportation of coal from mines to ports for export. The company also manages a diverse portfolio of bulk, general, and containerized freight businesses, alongside extensive rail services. Aurizon's strategic position in the market is bolstered by its comprehensive national rail and road network, facilitating the movement of over 250 million tonnes of commodities annually.

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Aurizon Holdings (ASX:AZJ) has 0.81% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 13,570,251 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.12 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 1.61 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 5.18% in December 2018. AZJ is classified in the Transportation 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 AZJ today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 29rank 615 of 1893
CAN SLIMWatchScore 10rank 1170 of 1549
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 37rank 414 of 1684
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 10rank 915 of 1448
Quality compoundersWatchScore 32rank 359 of 1660

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AZJ fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Aurizon Holdings (ASX:AZJ) recorded revenue of A$4.2B and net profit after tax of A$362.0M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$3.9B and net profit after tax of A$303.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +7.7% (FY), EPS +24.9% (TTM). Net margin 8.7%, return on equity 9.0% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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