Name: Ramsay Health Care (RHC) Short Position History
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RHC

Ramsay Health Care

Health Care Equipment & Services

Ramsay Health Care Limited is a leading global hospital group, operating a wide range of healthcare facilities across Australia, France, and the United Kingdom. The company is renowned for providing high-quality, personalized care through its extensive network of hospitals, day surgeries, clinics, and in-home services.

Short position

short percentage5.49%

reported shorts12.7M

shares on issue230.830M

Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) has 5.49% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 22 Sept 2026, or about 12,682,867 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.33 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 6.04% in May 2026. RHC is classified in the Health Care Equipment & Services industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 39, 2026.

Price & short interest

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RHC intelligence dossier

Public-source evidence for this company, with industry drill-up links.

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Short interest history & FAQ

RHC Short Interest History

30-day change: -0.05pp
90-day change: -0.33pp
1-year change: +2.70pp
All-time high: 6.04% (May 2026)
All-time low: 0.16% (August 2022)

Is RHC heavily shorted?

RHC's short interest of 5.49% is elevated relative to the ASX average, ranking #57 of 809 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 RHC's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Ramsay Health Care's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 5.49% of shares on issue.

What is the highest RHC's short interest has been?

Since 2010, Ramsay Health Care's short interest peaked at 6.04% in May 2026 and bottomed at 0.16% in August 2022.

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.

RHC fundamentals

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) recorded revenue of A$18.5B and net profit after tax of A$329.2M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +4.4% (TTM). Net margin 1.8% (TTM). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 28 Sep 2026.

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads RHC today

PassFailUnknown (data missing, or not meaningful for this company)

Zanger Breakout
WatchScore 45rank 45 of 1833
- 1. Explosive growth: pass. Revenue +4.4% YoY (12 months to 2026-06-30); EPS +1198.3% YoY (12 months to 2026-06-30)
- 2. A recognisable base: fail. No tight base: only 7 sessions since the pivot high was first set, under 20
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$55.98 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -0.8% from the pivot
- 4. Read the market first: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 29.9 points over 3 months
- 6. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$55.5m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
CAN SLIM
WatchScore 69rank 2 of 1234
- 1. Earnings growth (C and A): pass. EPS +1198.3% YoY (12 months to 2026-06-30)
- 2. Sales growth: fail. Revenue +4.4% YoY (12 months to 2026-06-30); below the +20% threshold
- 3. New highs (N): pass. 0.8% below the 52-week high
- 4. Leader, not laggard (L): pass. 6-month relative strength +36.3 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 5. Market direction (M): fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 6. Supply and demand (S): pass. A$55.5m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Minervini Trend Template
TriggeredScore 85rank 20 of 1768
- 1. Above rising averages: pass. Close A$55.56, 150-day A$42.90, 200-day A$41.20: stacked in order
- 2. 200-day trending up: pass. 200-day average A$41.20 vs A$39.31 a month ago (+4.8%)
- 3. Well off the low: pass. Close A$55.56 is 82.8% above the 52-week low of A$30.39
- 4. Near the high: pass. 0.8% below the 52-week high
- 5. Relative strength: pass. 6-month relative strength +36.3 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 6. Above the 50-day: pass. Close A$55.56 vs 50-day average A$48.50 (+14.6%)
- 7. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$55.5m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Crowded-Short Breakout
SetupScore 53rank 11 of 1611
- 1. Crowded short: pass. 5.49% of shares on issue reported short
- 2. Days to cover: pass. 11.1 days of average volume to cover
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$55.98 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -0.8% from the pivot
- 4. Market direction: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$55.5m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 29.9 points over 3 months
Quality compounders
WatchScore 47rank 5 of 1171
- 1. High return on equity: unknown. Return on equity cannot be measured: it needs net profit, equity at both ends of the year and, outside banks, insurers and other financials, equity of at least 10% of total assets
- 2. Healthy profit margin: fail. Net margin 1.8% (12 months to 2026-06-30), below the 10% threshold
- 3. Profit that turns into cash: pass. Free cash flow is 2.12x net profit (12 months to 2026-06-30)
- 4. Little debt: unknown. Net debt cannot be measured: no aligned balance sheet with debt and cash
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$55.5m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Long-term uptrend: pass. Close A$55.56 vs 200-day average A$41.20 (+34.9%)
- 7. Revenue not shrinking: pass. Revenue +4.4% YoY (12 months to 2026-06-30)