Orica
Orica is a global leader in the supply of commercial explosives and blasting systems, serving the mining and infrastructure sectors. The company is renowned for its ground support solutions in mining and tunnelling, as well as being a top supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction. Orica's extensive product range and innovative technologies position it as a key player in the materials industry.
Short position
Orica (ASX:ORI) has 0.16% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 751,363 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.41 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 17.23% in August 2015. ORI is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Orica (ORI) short interest history
ORI Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.03pp
- 90-day change
- -0.41pp
- 1-year change
- -0.13pp
- All-time high
- 17.23% (August 2015)
- All-time low
- 0.05% (December 2010)
Is ORI heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.16% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #415 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.
How has ORI's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Orica's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.16% of shares on issue.
What is the highest ORI's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Orica's short interest peaked at 17.23% in August 2015 and bottomed at 0.05% in December 2010.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2010. See our methodology.