Leslie's, Inc.
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Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 22 items for LESL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-30, rated 10/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 10/10, with 13 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for LESL spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEFA14A, DEF 14A.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Leslie's Files Prearranged Chapter 11; Existing Equity Cancelled, Nasdaq Delisting Set for Oct 6
- Leslie's Files Chapter 11 with $685M Debt Cut, 76 Store Closures
- Leslie's Stock Plunges 15% as Chapter 11 Filing Looms With $750M Debt Swap
- Leslie's Prepares Chapter 11 Filing as Soon as Next Week
- Leslie's 10-Q Flags Going Concern Doubt, Term Loan Refinancing Risk, and Unremediated Material Weaknesses
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
6.71 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 1,756,651 shares in LESL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.7% decrease from the prior period — about 6.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 52.8% of LESL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.