Name: Santos (STO) Short Position History
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STO

Energy

Santos

Short interest: 0.26%; −0.03 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 8.3M
Shares on issue: 3.248B

Price & short interest

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About Santos

Santos is a global energy company focused on supplying critical fuels like oil and gas, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the United States. They are committed to abating emissions through carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy efficiency projects, and the use of renewables, aiming to sustainably grow their oil and gas portfolio to meet growing energy demand.

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Santos (ASX:STO) has 0.26% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 8,310,533 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.24 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.93% in September 2015. STO is classified in the Energy 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 STO today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 18rank 1321 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 44rank 72 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateTriggeredScore 79rank 26 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 23rank 234 of 1502
Quality compoundersWatchScore 47rank 154 of 1669

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STO fundamentals

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Santos (ASX:STO) recorded revenue of US$5.0B and net profit after tax of US$734.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue −8.4% (FY), EPS −28.8% (TTM). Net margin 14.7%, return on equity 4.7% (TTM). Figures are in USD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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