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Here’s what the official bi-monthly short-interest reports show for Cracker Barrel (CBRL) since Julie Felss Masino became CEO on Nov 1, 2023:
CEO start: Nov 1, 2023 (board/press release).
Short interest (shares sold short, by settlement date):
Nov 15, 2023: 2,575,530
Dec 29, 2023: 2,498,929
Apr 15, 2024: 3,138,554
Jul 31, 2024: 3,225,254
Oct 15, 2024: 2,521,436
Dec 31, 2024: 2,572,819
Mar 31, 2025: 3,031,540
Jun 30, 2025: 5,509,365
Jul 31, 2025: 5,022,924 (days-to-cover ≈ 6.34).
Trend: from the first post-appointment reading (2.58M on 2023-11-15) to the latest available (5.02M on 2025-07-31), reported short interest has nearly doubled (~+95%). The most abrupt climb occurred in Q2–Q3 2025 (roughly 3.0M 5.5M, then 5.0M). As of late July 2025, that equated to roughly ~26% of float short and a multi-day “days to cover” reading—both notably elevated.
