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Abbott Laboratories short interest

17.4M shares of Abbott Laboratories were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (13.6M to 24.8M). Short sellers would need 1.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+27.5%-10% over a year
Days to cover1.78at 9.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.00%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (13.6M to 24.8M), and the share price moved -15% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202617.4M+27.5%9.8M1.78
    30 September 202613.6M-31.5%9.3M1.46
    15 September 202619.9M-10.0%7.7M2.57
    31 August 202622.1M+8.6%8.3M2.67
    14 August 202620.4M-9.9%7.1M2.86
    31 July 202622.6M-8.9%13.6M1.66
    15 July 202624.8M+6.2%11.6M2.14
    30 June 202623.4M+6.4%15.8M1.48
    15 June 202622.0M-0.3%12.4M1.77
    29 May 202622.0M-5.1%11.4M1.94
    15 May 202623.2M+3.0%13.7M1.70
    30 April 202622.5M+3.6%15.0M1.50
    15 April 202621.7M-8.7%9.6M2.26
    31 March 202623.8M+19.4%15.3M1.56
    13 March 202620.0M+9.4%8.8M2.26
    27 February 202618.2M+6.0%8.3M2.21
    13 February 202617.2M-8.2%11.4M1.52
    30 January 202618.7M-6.0%17.9M1.05
    15 January 202619.9M+14.5%6.0M3.31
    31 December 202517.4M+9.6%5.8M3.00
    15 December 202515.9M-14.1%5.6M2.82
    28 November 202518.5M-3.4%8.2M2.25
    14 November 202519.1M-5.1%5.3M3.62
    31 October 202520.2M+4.2%6.1M3.30
    15 October 202519.4M+6.6%6.9M2.80
    30 September 202518.2M+0.5%5.7M3.18
    15 September 202518.1M+1.8%5.1M3.52
    29 August 202517.8M+3.8%4.5M3.94
    15 August 202517.1M-6.6%6.1M2.80
    31 July 202518.3M-3.8%9.7M1.89
    15 July 202519.1M-1.9%5.1M3.77
    30 June 202519.4M-6.6%7.1M2.72
    13 June 202520.8M+3.5%4.7M4.40
    30 May 202520.1M-9.7%6.8M2.97
    15 May 202522.3M+5.4%6.4M3.47
    30 April 202521.1M-2.7%7.3M2.90
    15 April 202521.7M-0.5%8.2M2.65
    31 March 202521.8M-0.4%7.0M3.13
    14 March 202521.9M-4.6%8.3M2.63
    28 February 202522.9M+2.8%5.8M3.93
    14 February 202522.3M+22.3%5.8M3.87
    31 January 202518.2M+21.8%9.2M1.97
    15 January 202515.0M+4.6%4.9M3.07
    31 December 202414.3M+18.3%5.1M2.83
    13 December 202412.1M-10.8%4.4M2.73
    29 November 202413.6M+12.6%4.9M2.77
    15 November 202412.1M-14.4%5.6M2.15
    31 October 202414.1M+0.6%5.4M2.58
    15 October 202414.0M+18.2%4.4M3.15
    30 September 202411.8M-11.5%5.3M2.23
    13 September 202413.4M+4.8%4.3M3.07
    30 August 202412.8M+0.6%4.0M3.21
    15 August 202412.7M-7.0%6.5M1.94
    31 July 202413.6M+26.8%10.0M1.36
    15 July 202410.7M-17.3%4.9M2.22
    28 June 202413.0M+11.9%6.2M2.10
    14 June 202411.6M-19.9%6.0M1.95
    31 May 202414.5M-1.8%6.0M2.41
    15 May 202414.8M+2.0%5.4M2.74
    30 April 202414.5M+11.9%6.0M2.41
    15 April 202412.9M-10.7%4.6M2.83
    28 March 202414.5M-7.9%8.0M1.81
    15 March 202415.7M+5.3%5.4M2.92
    29 February 202414.9M+4.4%5.4M2.78
    15 February 202414.3M+12.5%5.3M2.70
    31 January 202412.7M+20.4%6.0M2.13
    12 January 202410.6M-11.2%4.6M2.30
    29 December 202311.9M-3.5%3.7M3.21
    15 December 202312.3M+4.7%5.8M2.13
    30 November 202311.8M-2.7%6.7M1.76
    15 November 202312.1M+22.3%5.5M2.19
    31 October 20239.9M+1.9%8.3M1.19
    13 October 20239.7M-4.7%5.4M1.78
    29 September 202310.2M-4.0%4.5M2.28
    15 September 202310.6M-7.6%4.3M2.44
    31 August 202311.5M-10.1%4.1M2.81
    15 August 202312.8M+6.0%4.3M2.97
    31 July 202312.0M+9.3%5.2M2.34
    14 July 202311.0M-16.6%4.5M2.44
    30 June 202313.2M+11.9%5.5M2.41
    15 June 202311.8M-12.0%4.9M2.43
    31 May 202313.4M+3.7%4.6M2.91
    15 May 202313.0M+15.2%3.8M3.43
    28 April 202311.2M-10.8%6.2M1.82
    14 April 202312.6M-0.0%5.5M2.28
    31 March 202312.6M-1.9%5.7M2.23
    15 March 202312.8M-7.8%5.6M2.30
    28 February 202313.9M+5.6%5.4M2.57
    15 February 202313.2M+9.9%4.1M3.21
    31 January 202312.0M-17.8%5.2M2.31
    13 January 202314.6M-12.4%5.1M2.89
    30 December 202216.7M-7.8%3.8M4.40
    15 December 202218.1M+14.9%4.9M3.69
    30 November 202215.7M+0.6%4.8M3.27
    15 November 202215.6M+10.3%5.5M2.87
    31 October 202214.2M+1.4%9.0M1.57
    14 October 202214.0M-16.9%5.5M2.55
    30 September 202216.8M+5.0%6.1M2.77
    15 September 202216.0M+23.9%5.0M3.21
    31 August 202212.9M-8.1%4.5M2.86
    15 August 202214.1M+1.7%3.2M4.34
    29 July 202213.8M-2.6%5.0M2.78
    15 July 202214.2M+9.5%4.4M3.25
    30 June 202213.0M-7.4%6.4M2.03
    15 June 202214.0M+2.6%4.4M3.19
    31 May 202213.7M+0.7%6.0M2.26
    13 May 202213.6M+0.8%5.9M2.28
    29 April 202213.5M+5.3%5.5M2.43
    14 April 202212.8M+5.7%4.7M2.72
    31 March 202212.1M-9.2%4.8M2.51
    15 March 202213.3M+28.4%6.0M2.24
    28 February 202210.4M+0.1%6.7M1.55
    15 February 202210.4M+15.4%5.2M1.98
    31 January 20229.0M-0.2%8.8M1.02
    14 January 20229.0M+7.4%6.7M1.33
    31 December 20218.4M-13.4%5.4M1.56
    15 December 20219.7M+11.3%5.4M1.80
    30 November 20218.7M-14.1%5.1M1.72
    15 November 202110.1M-9.7%5.5M1.83
    29 October 202111.2M+7.0%5.1M2.19
    15 October 202110.5M-6.4%5.4M1.96
    30 September 202111.2M+1.5%5.4M2.09
    15 September 202111.0M+8.1%3.9M2.85
    31 August 202110.2M-7.0%4.4M2.35
    13 August 202111.0M-8.0%3.6M3.01
    30 July 202111.9M+2.8%4.9M2.42
    15 July 202111.6M-14.3%4.5M2.58
    30 June 202113.6M-3.3%7.2M1.87
    15 June 202114.0M-3.8%10.8M1.30
    28 May 202114.6M+2.6%4.3M3.40
    14 May 202114.2M+1.6%4.5M3.14
    30 April 202114.0M-4.2%5.2M2.70
    15 April 202114.6M+7.0%4.0M3.63
    31 March 202113.6M+7.2%4.9M2.79
    15 March 202112.7M+30.0%4.6M2.75
    26 February 20219.8M-6.7%4.2M2.32
    12 February 202110.5M-8.9%4.6M2.30
    29 January 202111.5M+29.4%5.4M2.15
    15 January 20218.9M-10.4%4.5M1.97
    31 December 20209.9M+11.9%3.5M2.81
    15 December 20208.9M-9.1%4.7M1.90
    30 November 20209.8M-17.6%4.0M2.46
    13 November 202011.8M+19.4%5.4M2.19
    30 October 20209.9M+5.7%4.5M2.19
    15 October 20209.4M-0.5%4.1M2.30
    30 September 20209.4M+8.7%4.7M2.01
    15 September 20208.7M-16.5%4.7M1.86
    31 August 202010.4M+3.1%7.3M1.42
    14 August 202010.1M-20.6%3.1M3.24
    31 July 202012.7M+25.0%4.8M2.65
    15 July 202010.2M-6.7%3.6M2.80
    30 June 202010.9M-15.0%5.5M1.99
    15 June 202012.8M-13.8%6.4M1.99
    29 May 202014.9M-18.0%5.7M2.62
    15 May 202018.1M-7.4%6.2M2.90
    30 April 202019.6M-8.8%11.1M1.76
    15 April 202021.4M+20.7%9.1M2.36
    31 March 202017.8M-22.9%14.5M1.22
    13 March 202023.1M+21.5%9.5M2.43
    28 February 202019.0M+3.7%7.0M2.73
    14 February 202018.3M+0.8%3.6M5.14
    31 January 202018.2M-12.9%5.3M3.42
    15 January 202020.8M+3.4%4.9M4.23
    31 December 201920.2M+4.4%4.0M5.08
    13 December 201919.3M+2.4%3.4M5.74
    29 November 201918.9M+7.8%4.9M3.83
    15 November 201917.5M+5.0%4.9M3.59
    31 October 201916.7M-5.8%5.2M3.24
    15 October 201917.7M+4.9%4.7M3.79
    30 September 201916.9M+0.0%3.8M4.40
    13 September 201916.9M+9.3%4.2M3.97
    30 August 201915.4M-9.6%4.2M3.63
    15 August 201917.0M+0.4%5.2M3.29
    31 July 201917.0M+1.0%5.3M3.21
    15 July 201916.8M+18.9%4.0M4.17
    28 June 201914.1M+2.3%6.5M2.16
    14 June 201913.8M+2.2%5.0M2.78
    31 May 201913.5M-0.6%4.8M2.83
    15 May 201913.6M+3.8%4.9M2.80
    30 April 201913.1M+0.3%6.6M1.98
    15 April 201913.1M-10.9%4.8M2.75
    29 March 201914.7M-8.4%5.6M2.64
    15 March 201916.0M+6.0%5.8M2.76
    28 February 201915.1M-0.7%5.6M2.67
    15 February 201915.2M+0.1%5.7M2.66
    31 January 201915.2M-12.0%7.2M2.10
    15 January 201917.3M-7.7%7.8M2.21
    31 December 201818.7M+8.6%8.0M2.35
    14 December 201817.2M+16.5%7.2M2.41
    30 November 201814.8M+0.8%7.0M2.12
    15 November 201814.7M+0.2%5.8M2.51
    31 October 201814.6M-6.2%8.4M1.75
    15 October 201815.6M-4.7%7.5M2.08
    28 September 201816.4M+28.2%6.6M2.47
    14 September 201812.8M+0.3%4.8M2.68
    31 August 201812.7M+9.4%4.4M2.88
    15 August 201811.7M-11.7%3.8M3.07
    31 July 201813.2M+11.8%6.2M2.12
    13 July 201811.8M+0.6%3.8M3.09
    29 June 201811.7M-10.5%5.0M2.34
    15 June 201813.1M-6.5%5.2M2.53
    31 May 201814.0M+6.1%5.2M2.72
    15 May 201813.2M-9.5%5.7M2.33
    30 April 201814.6M+52.8%6.7M2.17
    13 April 20189.6M-14.9%6.2M1.54
    29 March 201811.2M-22.4%6.3M1.79
    15 March 201814.5M+21.4%7.1M2.03
    28 February 201811.9M-7.3%6.5M1.83
    15 February 201812.9M-2.8%8.2M1.56
    31 January 201813.2M+36.6%8.4M1.58
    12 January 20189.7M-1.1%6.2M1.57
    29 December 20179.8M5.8M1.68
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.