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Accel Entertainment, Inc. short interest

2.6M shares of Accel Entertainment were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.2M to 2.8M). Short sellers would need 6.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.6%+107% over a year
Days to cover6.53at 405K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.26%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 top of its range over the last year (1.2M to 2.8M), and the share price moved +9% 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 Nov 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.6M-4.6%405K6.53
    30 September 20262.8M+20.6%385K7.20
    15 September 20262.3M+0.3%272K8.46
    31 August 20262.3M+4.7%292K7.86
    14 August 20262.2M+0.9%325K6.74
    31 July 20262.2M+4.9%246K8.83
    15 July 20262.1M+18.4%275K7.53
    30 June 20261.7M-4.3%400K4.36
    15 June 20261.8M+1.3%306K5.96
    29 May 20261.8M+10.8%267K6.75
    15 May 20261.6M+9.4%368K4.42
    30 April 20261.5M+24.9%286K5.19
    15 April 20261.2M-15.3%340K3.49
    31 March 20261.4M+7.8%335K4.18
    13 March 20261.3M-8.0%646K2.01
    27 February 20261.4M+6.3%389K3.64
    13 February 20261.3M-4.3%322K4.13
    30 January 20261.4M+2.8%389K3.58
    15 January 20261.4M-5.9%382K3.54
    31 December 20251.4M+1.1%481K2.99
    15 December 20251.4M-9.8%471K3.02
    28 November 20251.6M+6.7%337K4.68
    14 November 20251.5M+13.8%349K4.23
    31 October 20251.3M+1.3%246K5.28
    15 October 20251.3M+9.8%364K3.52
    30 September 20251.2M-10.9%267K4.36
    15 September 20251.3M+1.1%315K4.15
    29 August 20251.3M-4.3%359K3.60
    15 August 20251.4M+5.5%497K2.72
    31 July 20251.3M-2.4%338K3.79
    15 July 20251.3M-1.4%198K6.64
    30 June 20251.3M-7.8%285K4.68
    13 June 20251.4M-2.0%253K5.70
    30 May 20251.5M-8.9%238K6.19
    15 May 20251.6M+3.8%453K3.57
    30 April 20251.6M+0.6%435K3.58
    15 April 20251.5M+27.2%683K2.27
    31 March 20251.2M+18.5%340K3.58
    14 March 20251.0M+28.5%420K2.45
    28 February 2025799K-13.4%379K2.11
    14 February 2025923K+14.5%343K2.69
    31 January 2025806K-10.8%263K3.07
    15 January 2025904K+0.4%209K4.31
    31 December 2024900K-0.9%219K4.11
    13 December 2024908K+9.8%395K2.30
    29 November 2024827K-7.4%199K4.15
    15 November 2024894K-8.9%266K3.36
    31 October 2024981K-11.8%136K7.22
    15 October 20241.1M-6.1%111K10.00
    30 September 20241.2M-7.8%195K6.06
    13 September 20241.3M+12.2%270K4.76
    30 August 20241.1M-3.7%182K6.28
    15 August 20241.2M-7.4%216K5.51
    31 July 20241.3M-3.9%263K4.88
    15 July 20241.3M+6.0%161K8.27
    28 June 20241.3M-3.2%217K5.81
    14 June 20241.3M+12.1%266K4.90
    31 May 20241.2M-11.6%328K3.54
    15 May 20241.3M-5.0%496K2.65
    30 April 20241.4M-8.9%207K6.68
    15 April 20241.5M-4.0%212K7.15
    28 March 20241.6M-23.5%270K5.87
    15 March 20242.1M-9.3%320K6.47
    29 February 20242.3M-0.2%279K8.16
    15 February 20242.3M-2.3%224K10.21
    31 January 20242.3M+55.1%235K9.96
    12 January 20241.5M-2.6%275K5.48
    29 December 20231.5M+42.6%212K7.29
    15 December 20231.1M+6.2%330K3.30
    30 November 20231.0M-13.8%499K2.05
    15 November 20231.2M+9.9%272K4.37
    31 October 20231.1M+21.9%264K4.09
    13 October 2023886K-5.0%261K3.39
    29 September 2023932K-2.4%299K3.12
    15 September 2023955K-18.3%345K2.77
    31 August 20231.2M+40.4%386K3.03
    15 August 2023832K+4.4%269K3.10
    31 July 2023797K-1.8%275K2.90
    14 July 2023812K-47.6%214K3.80
    30 June 20231.6M+73.6%473K3.28
    15 June 2023893K-6.5%320K2.79
    31 May 2023955K-0.9%237K4.03
    15 May 2023964K+4.2%257K3.76
    28 April 2023926K+0.1%219K4.23
    14 April 2023924K-8.6%223K4.14
    31 March 20231.0M-18.8%281K3.59
    15 March 20231.2M-17.3%177K7.04
    28 February 20231.5M-2.8%135K11.18
    15 February 20231.5M-9.0%192K8.07
    31 January 20231.7M-1.8%158K10.75
    13 January 20231.7M-2.6%176K9.85
    30 December 20221.8M-2.5%228K7.82
    15 December 20221.8M-7.8%253K7.20
    30 November 20222.0M-4.4%282K7.02
    15 November 20222.1M-5.2%217K9.54
    31 October 20222.2M-6.1%227K9.61
    14 October 20222.3M+2.1%237K9.82
    30 September 20222.3M-0.8%367K6.21
    15 September 20222.3M+8.9%299K7.66
    31 August 20222.1M-2.9%246K8.57
    15 August 20222.2M+7.6%276K7.85
    29 July 20222.0M-1.1%229K8.79
    15 July 20222.0M+0.9%189K10.80
    30 June 20222.0M-3.6%195K10.34
    15 June 20222.1M+2.0%195K10.74
    31 May 20222.1M+1.2%244K8.40
    13 May 20222.0M+20.1%315K6.44
    29 April 20221.7M+3.2%158K10.68
    14 April 20221.6M-4.8%194K8.45
    31 March 20221.7M-4.0%186K9.25
    15 March 20221.8M+14.2%246K7.28
    28 February 20221.6M-2.2%205K7.63
    15 February 20221.6M+0.4%245K6.54
    31 January 20221.6M+5.6%266K5.99
    14 January 20221.5M-1.1%277K5.45
    31 December 20211.5M-4.1%246K6.21
    15 December 20211.6M+0.2%245K6.51
    30 November 20211.6M-2.4%273K5.83
    15 November 20211.6M-14.1%277K5.87
    29 October 20211.9M-2.6%203K9.33
    15 October 20211.9M+3.5%148K13.17
    30 September 20211.9M-7.6%179K10.50
    15 September 20212.0M+9.8%153K13.24
    31 August 20211.9M-1.5%155K11.96
    13 August 20211.9M+0.4%162K11.62
    30 July 20211.9M-2.7%159K11.80
    15 July 20211.9M-1.1%170K11.32
    30 June 20211.9M-10.7%315K6.17
    15 June 20212.2M-14.0%231K9.41
    28 May 20212.5M-7.1%176K14.38
    14 May 20212.7M-4.8%249K10.95
    30 April 20212.9M-6.0%228K12.54
    15 April 20213.0M+0.5%145K21.02
    31 March 20213.0M+8.7%308K9.83
    15 March 20212.8M-0.2%234K11.91
    26 February 20212.8M+0.3%137K20.42
    12 February 20212.8M-1.7%163K17.04
    29 January 20212.8M-4.5%187K15.17
    15 January 20213.0M+0.5%252K11.78
    31 December 20202.9M+20.8%478K6.17
    15 December 20202.4M+4.9%518K4.71
    30 November 20202.3M+1.4%275K8.44
    13 November 20202.3M+12.8%298K7.69
    30 October 20202.0M+1.4%191K10.66
    15 October 20202.0M-2.6%282K7.11
    30 September 20202.1M-16.1%579K3.56
    15 September 20202.5M-3.3%458K5.36
    31 August 20202.5M-7.4%459K5.53
    14 August 20202.7M-6.5%437K6.27
    31 July 20202.9M+22.4%325K9.01
    15 July 20202.4M-15.3%275K8.70
    30 June 20202.8M+153.5%1.1M2.47
    15 June 20201.1M-11.1%311K3.59
    29 May 20201.3M-2.7%271K4.63
    15 May 20201.3M-4.0%391K3.30
    30 April 20201.3M+11.4%125K10.73
    15 April 20201.2M+25.4%138K8.74
    31 March 2020961K-1.0%243K3.95
    13 March 2020971K+19.2%210K4.63
    28 February 2020815K-0.1%194K4.19
    14 February 2020815K-23.9%230K3.55
    31 January 20201.1M-16.8%82K12.99
    15 January 20201.3M-4.1%77K16.71
    31 December 20191.3M+41.0%429K3.13
    13 December 2019952K+186.6%268K3.56
    29 November 2019332K320K1.04
    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.