Name: Bluescope Steel (BSL) Short Position History
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BSL

Materials

Bluescope Steel

Short interest: 0.77%; +0.10 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 3.4M
Shares on issue: 438.077M

Price & short interest

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About Bluescope Steel

BlueScope Steel is a global leader in metal coating and painting, providing essential components for the building and construction industries. Headquartered in Australia, the company has operations across North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Asia. BlueScope's diverse portfolio serves some of the largest and fastest-growing economies worldwide.

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Bluescope Steel (ASX:BSL) has 0.77% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 3,369,383 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.10 percentage points, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. Its highest recorded short interest was 7.28% in November 2025. BSL is classified in the Materials 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 BSL today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 51rank 57 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 50rank 37 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateTriggeredScore 65rank 79 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 10rank 928 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 41rank 221 of 1669

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BSL fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Bluescope Steel (ASX:BSL) recorded revenue of A$16.6B and net profit after tax of A$802.0M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$16.3B and net profit after tax of A$83.8M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +2.2% (FY). Net margin 4.8%, return on equity 7.6% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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