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Adobe Inc. short interest

17.9M shares of Adobe were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (11.5M to 20.9M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.3%+56% over a year
Days to cover4.17at 4.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.59%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 (11.5M to 20.9M), and the share price moved -28% 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 202617.9M+1.3%4.3M4.17
    30 September 202617.7M-4.3%5.1M3.48
    15 September 202618.5M+6.5%5.8M3.17
    31 August 202617.4M-3.3%4.2M4.16
    14 August 202618.0M-7.1%4.2M4.25
    31 July 202619.3M-4.5%5.9M3.27
    15 July 202620.3M+3.3%5.3M3.79
    30 June 202619.6M-6.1%8.4M2.32
    15 June 202620.9M+11.9%8.8M2.38
    29 May 202618.7M-1.7%4.9M3.79
    15 May 202619.0M+9.1%4.4M4.33
    30 April 202617.4M+18.0%5.6M3.09
    15 April 202614.7M+20.8%4.7M3.16
    31 March 202612.2M-7.6%6.1M1.99
    13 March 202613.2M-7.7%6.6M2.01
    27 February 202614.3M+15.6%4.9M2.90
    13 February 202612.4M+3.6%6.8M1.81
    30 January 202611.9M-0.2%5.5M2.17
    15 January 202612.0M-3.3%4.4M2.72
    31 December 202512.4M+6.7%3.3M3.80
    15 December 202511.6M-5.5%5.2M2.21
    28 November 202512.3M-0.3%3.6M3.38
    14 November 202512.3M+7.3%3.3M3.77
    31 October 202511.5M-0.6%3.8M3.05
    15 October 202511.5M+2.6%3.8M3.00
    30 September 202511.2M+17.0%5.0M2.23
    15 September 20259.6M-3.5%6.3M1.53
    29 August 202510.0M-0.6%3.0M3.35
    15 August 202510.0M-3.8%4.1M2.43
    31 July 202510.4M+0.2%3.0M3.47
    15 July 202510.4M+4.5%3.9M2.67
    30 June 20259.9M+32.7%5.1M1.94
    13 June 20257.5M+3.1%3.9M1.93
    30 May 20257.3M-25.6%2.8M2.59
    15 May 20259.8M+3.8%2.6M3.76
    30 April 20259.4M-18.1%3.4M2.77
    15 April 202511.5M+4.8%5.0M2.30
    31 March 202511.0M+33.7%4.3M2.56
    14 March 20258.2M+6.9%4.7M1.76
    28 February 20257.7M+4.0%2.8M2.75
    14 February 20257.4M-4.4%3.0M2.47
    31 January 20257.7M-11.6%3.8M2.03
    15 January 20258.7M+1.5%4.2M2.10
    31 December 20248.6M+25.6%4.6M1.87
    13 December 20246.8M+16.0%5.4M1.26
    29 November 20245.9M-10.9%2.2M2.69
    15 November 20246.6M+2.5%3.0M2.18
    31 October 20246.5M+6.4%2.3M2.86
    15 October 20246.1M-6.6%3.0M2.01
    30 September 20246.5M+7.1%3.7M1.77
    13 September 20246.1M+13.6%3.4M1.80
    30 August 20245.3M+2.1%1.6M3.44
    15 August 20245.2M+3.1%2.2M2.43
    31 July 20245.1M-18.2%2.2M2.35
    15 July 20246.2M-10.8%2.5M2.50
    28 June 20247.0M+4.0%4.7M1.48
    14 June 20246.7M-5.5%4.9M1.38
    31 May 20247.1M-11.6%3.0M2.34
    15 May 20248.0M+16.6%2.7M3.00
    30 April 20246.9M-4.5%2.5M2.69
    15 April 20247.2M+26.4%3.3M2.20
    28 March 20245.7M+11.0%4.8M1.18
    15 March 20245.1M-5.1%4.8M1.06
    29 February 20245.4M+8.3%4.9M1.11
    15 February 20245.0M-5.9%2.4M2.09
    31 January 20245.3M-2.6%2.9M1.82
    12 January 20245.4M-15.6%2.2M2.48
    29 December 20236.5M+36.7%2.6M2.49
    15 December 20234.7M-12.6%4.2M1.12
    30 November 20235.4M+2.7%2.2M2.49
    15 November 20235.3M+30.2%2.8M1.90
    31 October 20234.0M-17.8%2.5M1.60
    13 October 20234.9M+16.2%2.5M1.95
    29 September 20234.2M-2.5%2.7M1.55
    15 September 20234.3M+2.1%3.5M1.24
    31 August 20234.2M+6.2%2.3M1.87
    15 August 20234.0M-6.1%2.2M1.86
    31 July 20234.3M-5.4%3.5M1.23
    14 July 20234.5M+5.6%2.5M1.79
    30 June 20234.3M-25.2%4.6M1.00
    15 June 20235.7M-7.5%5.6M1.01
    31 May 20236.2M+4.1%4.2M1.47
    15 May 20235.9M+6.8%3.6M1.64
    28 April 20235.5M+6.8%2.0M2.81
    14 April 20235.2M-11.4%2.1M2.45
    31 March 20235.9M+21.0%3.7M1.60
    15 March 20234.8M-11.8%3.5M1.40
    28 February 20235.5M+4.9%3.6M1.51
    15 February 20235.2M+4.2%2.5M2.07
    31 January 20235.0M+9.6%2.6M1.97
    13 January 20234.6M+9.0%2.3M2.02
    30 December 20224.2M-4.2%3.3M1.28
    15 December 20224.4M+16.9%2.9M1.52
    30 November 20223.8M-18.2%2.7M1.39
    15 November 20224.6M-13.7%3.9M1.17
    31 October 20225.3M-1.1%4.0M1.31
    14 October 20225.4M+6.3%3.7M1.44
    30 September 20225.1M+9.4%6.4M1.00
    15 September 20224.6M-7.1%5.3M1.00
    31 August 20225.0M-11.3%2.2M2.24
    15 August 20225.6M+5.2%2.2M2.50
    29 July 20225.3M-5.8%2.3M2.29
    15 July 20225.7M+1.4%2.3M2.50
    30 June 20225.6M-10.2%3.9M1.44
    15 June 20226.2M+6.0%3.0M2.11
    31 May 20225.9M-6.6%3.2M1.81
    13 May 20226.3M+4.5%3.6M1.74
    29 April 20226.0M-10.8%2.7M2.24
    14 April 20226.7M-1.1%2.8M2.44
    31 March 20226.8M-9.5%5.2M1.32
    15 March 20227.5M-0.1%3.3M2.30
    28 February 20227.5M+17.6%4.2M1.82
    15 February 20226.4M+16.4%3.3M1.96
    31 January 20225.5M+1.6%4.4M1.26
    14 January 20225.4M-14.7%4.0M1.37
    31 December 20216.4M+32.7%3.9M1.64
    15 December 20214.8M+15.5%3.7M1.29
    30 November 20214.2M+0.2%2.4M1.74
    15 November 20214.1M-16.5%1.7M2.39
    29 October 20215.0M+7.4%1.9M2.68
    15 October 20214.6M+5.1%2.3M1.99
    30 September 20214.4M-3.8%3.3M1.32
    15 September 20214.6M-2.8%1.6M2.92
    31 August 20214.7M-5.4%1.4M3.44
    13 August 20215.0M+4.0%1.2M4.09
    30 July 20214.8M-2.9%1.5M3.16
    15 July 20214.9M+8.5%1.7M2.88
    30 June 20214.5M-8.2%2.6M1.77
    15 June 20214.9M-2.7%2.2M2.24
    28 May 20215.1M+4.2%1.7M2.93
    14 May 20214.9M-10.2%1.9M2.62
    30 April 20215.4M+2.5%1.6M3.33
    15 April 20215.3M+1.7%1.9M2.83
    31 March 20215.2M+2.7%3.1M1.66
    15 March 20215.1M+6.0%2.9M1.75
    26 February 20214.8M-2.6%2.4M1.98
    12 February 20214.9M-0.1%1.8M2.73
    29 January 20214.9M+15.2%2.8M1.76
    15 January 20214.3M-5.4%2.6M1.66
    31 December 20204.5M-8.2%1.8M2.49
    15 December 20204.9M+11.8%2.8M1.75
    30 November 20204.4M-9.4%2.1M2.06
    13 November 20204.9M+4.4%2.6M1.84
    30 October 20204.6M+9.7%1.9M2.47
    15 October 20204.2M-3.1%2.0M2.11
    30 September 20204.4M+9.9%3.6M1.22
    15 September 20204.0M-1.5%3.6M1.11
    31 August 20204.0M+7.4%2.8M1.47
    14 August 20203.8M-12.1%2.1M1.82
    31 July 20204.3M-11.2%1.9M2.30
    15 July 20204.8M-1.4%2.8M1.75
    30 June 20204.9M+5.6%2.8M1.75
    15 June 20204.6M-1.4%3.0M1.54
    29 May 20204.7M-1.3%2.4M1.94
    15 May 20204.8M-8.1%2.3M2.09
    30 April 20205.2M-6.0%2.8M1.82
    15 April 20205.5M-3.4%3.5M1.58
    31 March 20205.7M-2.7%5.4M1.05
    13 March 20205.9M+27.0%4.6M1.28
    28 February 20204.6M-6.9%3.8M1.23
    14 February 20205.0M+4.0%2.1M2.34
    31 January 20204.8M-9.0%1.9M2.54
    15 January 20205.2M-22.5%1.8M2.98
    31 December 20196.7M-10.4%2.0M3.33
    13 December 20197.5M-6.4%2.1M3.66
    29 November 20198.0M+3.7%1.8M4.47
    15 November 20197.8M+5.5%2.6M2.99
    31 October 20197.4M+15.9%3.0M2.45
    15 October 20196.3M+13.5%2.3M2.75
    30 September 20195.6M+0.7%3.9M1.45
    13 September 20195.6M+3.5%2.7M2.07
    30 August 20195.4M-4.8%2.0M2.63
    15 August 20195.6M-1.4%2.6M2.18
    31 July 20195.7M+1.7%1.9M2.95
    15 July 20195.6M+15.2%1.9M2.95
    28 June 20194.9M+36.4%4.2M1.17
    14 June 20193.6M-33.0%2.6M1.38
    31 May 20195.3M+8.4%2.2M2.41
    15 May 20194.9M+4.6%2.3M2.16
    30 April 20194.7M+1.1%2.4M1.92
    15 April 20194.7M-5.2%2.0M2.30
    29 March 20194.9M+14.2%3.0M1.63
    15 March 20194.3M-6.1%3.8M1.14
    28 February 20194.6M-27.2%2.6M1.75
    15 February 20196.3M-0.6%2.7M2.31
    31 January 20196.3M+15.5%3.1M2.01
    15 January 20195.5M-5.4%3.4M1.64
    31 December 20185.8M+2.7%5.2M1.11
    14 December 20185.7M+1.8%4.9M1.15
    30 November 20185.6M+17.4%4.5M1.23
    15 November 20184.7M+3.3%3.3M1.43
    31 October 20184.6M+3.8%5.0M1.00
    15 October 20184.4M-2.3%4.2M1.05
    28 September 20184.5M-0.7%2.9M1.57
    14 September 20184.6M+9.5%3.5M1.28
    31 August 20184.2M+14.5%2.6M1.57
    15 August 20183.6M-5.0%2.1M1.74
    31 July 20183.8M-7.8%2.7M1.43
    13 July 20184.1M-5.0%2.4M1.72
    29 June 20184.4M-8.1%3.4M1.30
    15 June 20184.7M-12.3%4.0M1.18
    31 May 20185.4M-13.7%2.4M2.28
    15 May 20186.3M+22.3%2.2M2.83
    30 April 20185.1M-8.4%2.5M2.02
    13 April 20185.6M+6.4%2.9M1.90
    29 March 20185.3M+10.9%4.7M1.11
    15 March 20184.7M-10.1%3.0M1.58
    28 February 20185.3M+4.2%2.2M2.35
    15 February 20185.1M+18.9%3.1M1.65
    31 January 20184.3M-4.9%2.9M1.48
    12 January 20184.5M+21.7%2.3M1.92
    29 December 20173.7M2.0M1.86
    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.