Name: Droneshield (DRO) Short Position History
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DRO

Capital Goods

Droneshield

Short interest: 15.78%; +0.22 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 146M
Shares on issue: 925.340M

Price & short interest

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About Droneshield

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) is a leading provider of counter-drone and electronic warfare solutions, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to protect against advanced threats. The company serves military, government, and critical infrastructure sectors globally, offering both bespoke and off-the-shelf products for various platforms.

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Droneshield (ASX:DRO) has 15.78% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 145,998,420 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.22 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 3.10 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 16.21% in September 2026. DRO 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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Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 41, 2026.

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads DRO today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 31rank 561 of 1893
CAN SLIMWatchScore 19rank 749 of 1549
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 10rank 1315 of 1684
Crowded-Short BreakoutSetupScore 50rank 15 of 1448
Quality compoundersWatchScore 35rank 306 of 1660

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DRO fundamentals

In the half year to 30 Jun 2026, Droneshield (ASX:DRO) recorded revenue of A$125.8M and a net loss after tax of A$32.2M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$72.3M and net profit after tax of A$2.1M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +74.0% (HY). Net margin −11.4%, return on equity −9.5% (TTM). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Company filing (extracted) and Yahoo Finance, as at 16 Oct 2026.

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