Name: Fletcher Building (FBU) Short Position History
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FBU

Capital Goods

Fletcher Building

Short interest: 2.02%; −0.44 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 21.8M
Shares on issue: 1.076B

Price & short interest

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About Fletcher Building

Fletcher Building is a diversified company operating across the building supply chain, from raw materials to family homes. With operations in New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific, it manufactures and distributes building products, engages in residential housing and land development, and undertakes major construction and infrastructure projects. The company aims to deliver long-term sustainable value to its shareholders.

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Fletcher Building (ASX:FBU) has 2.02% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 21,755,684 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.44 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 1.19 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.92% in September 2024. FBU 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 FBU today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 42rank 175 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 44rank 73 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 30rank 544 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 22rank 255 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 36rank 291 of 1669

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FBU fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Fletcher Building (ASX:FBU) recorded revenue of NZ$6.0B and net profit after tax of NZ$228.0M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of NZ$7.0B and a net loss after tax of NZ$419.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue −14.3% (FY). Net margin 3.8%, return on equity 6.0% (FY). Figures are in NZD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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