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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. short interest

12.2M shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 Sep 2025. Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.6%-2% over a year
Days to cover4.01at 3.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.56%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 the fewest since 30 Sep 2025, and the share price moved +10% 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 202612.2M-4.6%3.0M4.01
    30 September 202612.8M-12.6%3.8M3.40
    15 September 202614.6M+1.1%3.7M3.98
    31 August 202614.4M+17.9%3.6M3.98
    14 August 202612.2M-25.0%4.1M2.99
    31 July 202616.3M-2.6%3.9M4.24
    15 July 202616.8M-4.7%3.0M5.58
    30 June 202617.6M+19.3%4.1M4.27
    15 June 202614.8M+10.8%3.2M4.57
    29 May 202613.3M-1.4%3.8M3.53
    15 May 202613.5M+3.9%4.6M2.91
    30 April 202613.0M-4.4%3.5M3.76
    15 April 202613.6M+3.9%3.0M4.48
    31 March 202613.1M-17.1%5.1M2.57
    13 March 202615.8M+22.6%3.9M4.01
    27 February 202612.9M-2.9%3.1M4.14
    13 February 202613.3M-0.9%4.4M2.99
    30 January 202613.4M-6.6%3.8M3.51
    15 January 202614.3M-1.5%3.8M3.74
    31 December 202514.5M+2.8%2.7M5.48
    15 December 202514.1M+2.7%2.5M5.69
    28 November 202513.8M+5.1%3.2M4.35
    14 November 202513.1M+1.5%4.3M3.04
    31 October 202512.9M+3.4%2.8M4.68
    15 October 202512.5M+18.7%4.2M2.97
    30 September 202510.5M+8.7%4.5M2.35
    15 September 20259.7M+13.9%3.1M3.16
    29 August 20258.5M+3.9%3.8M2.22
    15 August 20258.2M-6.4%3.6M2.24
    31 July 20258.7M-34.1%3.0M2.95
    15 July 202513.2M+25.8%3.2M4.14
    30 June 202510.5M-3.8%5.2M2.01
    13 June 202510.9M-2.5%3.3M3.28
    30 May 202511.2M-13.1%2.7M4.14
    15 May 202512.9M-6.3%3.6M3.56
    30 April 202513.8M-5.5%2.9M4.77
    15 April 202514.6M+7.6%4.3M3.38
    31 March 202513.6M+15.0%8.2M1.65
    14 March 202511.8M+1.3%4.1M2.87
    28 February 202511.6M+1.3%4.2M2.80
    14 February 202511.5M+22.7%4.9M2.36
    31 January 20259.4M-13.3%3.2M2.94
    15 January 202510.8M-4.0%2.9M3.69
    31 December 202411.3M+12.9%3.3M3.45
    13 December 202410.0M+29.6%3.2M3.08
    29 November 20247.7M+15.1%2.6M2.91
    15 November 20246.7M-8.1%3.8M1.78
    31 October 20247.3M+0.5%2.6M2.81
    15 October 20247.2M-10.5%2.1M3.43
    30 September 20248.1M-10.2%3.5M2.32
    13 September 20249.0M-1.8%2.5M3.65
    30 August 20249.2M+19.6%2.0M4.65
    15 August 20247.7M-20.5%2.9M2.67
    31 July 20249.6M-4.9%2.8M3.47
    15 July 202410.1M+3.9%3.3M3.03
    28 June 20249.8M-14.5%6.4M1.52
    14 June 202411.4M-6.2%3.3M3.48
    31 May 202412.2M+28.3%3.8M3.18
    15 May 20249.5M+24.7%4.0M2.38
    30 April 20247.6M-13.9%3.8M2.01
    15 April 20248.8M+6.5%3.6M2.47
    28 March 20248.3M+9.1%5.1M1.62
    15 March 20247.6M+8.6%8.2M1.00
    29 February 20247.0M-2.8%3.9M1.78
    15 February 20247.2M+13.2%5.1M1.41
    31 January 20246.4M-1.4%12.7M1.00
    12 January 20246.4M+19.9%3.1M2.08
    29 December 20235.4M-33.5%3.4M1.56
    15 December 20238.1M+34.8%4.0M2.01
    30 November 20236.0M-1.1%3.0M2.01
    15 November 20236.1M+13.4%3.3M1.82
    31 October 20235.3M+12.6%2.8M1.89
    13 October 20234.8M+5.9%1.9M2.46
    29 September 20234.5M-5.6%2.4M1.89
    15 September 20234.8M-10.6%3.9M1.22
    31 August 20235.3M+2.8%2.4M2.17
    15 August 20235.2M+5.8%2.3M2.21
    31 July 20234.9M-19.3%3.0M1.61
    14 July 20236.1M+6.3%2.6M2.33
    30 June 20235.7M+2.6%3.1M1.85
    15 June 20235.6M+1.1%2.6M2.14
    31 May 20235.5M+4.2%3.2M1.73
    15 May 20235.3M-12.6%2.6M2.01
    28 April 20236.0M-9.5%2.8M2.14
    14 April 20236.7M+0.9%2.3M2.93
    31 March 20236.6M+4.8%3.0M2.18
    15 March 20236.3M-0.4%2.9M2.20
    28 February 20236.3M-8.5%3.1M2.04
    15 February 20236.9M+16.8%3.6M1.91
    31 January 20235.9M+5.8%4.2M1.41
    13 January 20235.6M-19.7%3.5M1.61
    30 December 20227.0M-7.6%2.3M3.10
    15 December 20227.6M+2.9%3.0M2.55
    30 November 20227.3M+4.0%2.2M3.32
    15 November 20227.1M+5.2%2.5M2.77
    31 October 20226.7M-1.2%2.9M2.34
    14 October 20226.8M-20.4%2.7M2.56
    30 September 20228.5M+14.9%2.8M3.01
    15 September 20227.4M+3.7%3.1M2.37
    31 August 20227.2M+7.2%2.1M3.49
    15 August 20226.7M+3.8%2.4M2.80
    29 July 20226.4M-3.8%2.9M2.18
    15 July 20226.7M-4.8%2.6M2.54
    30 June 20227.0M-3.6%5.1M1.37
    15 June 20227.3M+10.6%2.6M2.76
    31 May 20226.6M+23.5%4.3M1.53
    13 May 20225.3M-17.2%3.5M1.54
    29 April 20226.4M-14.5%4.9M1.33
    14 April 20227.5M+27.2%3.4M2.21
    31 March 20225.9M-4.8%5.3M1.12
    15 March 20226.2M+15.7%4.5M1.37
    28 February 20225.4M+9.3%3.1M1.74
    15 February 20224.9M-10.3%2.6M1.92
    31 January 20225.5M+17.4%4.8M1.14
    14 January 20224.7M+7.7%2.3M2.06
    31 December 20214.3M-1.3%2.0M2.17
    15 December 20214.4M-18.3%2.2M1.95
    30 November 20215.4M+10.8%2.9M1.86
    15 November 20214.8M-2.1%2.5M1.97
    29 October 20215.0M-3.8%2.3M2.12
    15 October 20215.1M+12.4%2.1M2.47
    30 September 20214.6M+0.7%3.1M1.48
    15 September 20214.5M+6.7%2.3M2.00
    31 August 20214.3M+12.6%2.1M1.98
    13 August 20213.8M-28.7%2.3M1.68
    30 July 20215.3M+27.3%2.7M1.95
    15 July 20214.2M-0.8%2.0M2.10
    30 June 20214.2M+11.4%2.7M1.53
    15 June 20213.8M-10.0%2.2M1.71
    28 May 20214.2M+0.8%2.5M1.67
    14 May 20214.2M-6.2%2.6M1.58
    30 April 20214.4M-1.3%2.5M1.74
    15 April 20214.5M-10.8%1.8M2.43
    31 March 20215.0M-2.8%2.4M2.12
    15 March 20215.2M-9.6%2.7M1.90
    26 February 20215.7M+7.9%2.3M2.51
    12 February 20215.3M+27.7%2.2M2.37
    29 January 20214.2M-0.3%2.4M1.77
    15 January 20214.2M-19.3%2.7M1.56
    31 December 20205.2M+10.1%1.8M2.80
    15 December 20204.7M+8.4%2.2M2.16
    30 November 20204.3M-4.7%1.9M2.30
    13 November 20204.5M-20.4%3.0M1.53
    30 October 20205.7M-20.1%2.7M2.11
    15 October 20207.1M-23.8%2.5M2.84
    30 September 20209.4M-7.9%3.5M2.71
    15 September 202010.2M+34.1%3.3M3.06
    31 August 20207.6M-6.6%1.9M4.04
    14 August 20208.1M-4.8%1.9M4.32
    31 July 20208.5M+0.4%2.1M3.97
    15 July 20208.5M-6.8%2.1M4.05
    30 June 20209.1M-17.6%2.6M3.55
    15 June 202011.1M+13.0%3.0M3.70
    29 May 20209.8M+4.9%2.4M4.13
    15 May 20209.3M+16.4%2.5M3.81
    30 April 20208.0M+4.4%2.6M3.11
    15 April 20207.7M+9.7%3.1M2.48
    31 March 20207.0M-18.1%3.9M1.78
    13 March 20208.5M-4.7%4.6M1.86
    28 February 20209.0M-14.1%3.7M2.41
    14 February 202010.5M-13.0%2.3M4.60
    31 January 202012.0M+12.0%2.5M4.82
    15 January 202010.7M-9.8%2.8M3.82
    31 December 201911.9M+6.8%2.6M4.54
    13 December 201911.1M-8.7%2.5M4.50
    29 November 201912.2M-11.7%2.4M5.12
    15 November 201913.8M+8.7%3.1M4.44
    31 October 201912.7M+7.2%2.6M4.87
    15 October 201911.9M-0.9%2.7M4.37
    30 September 201912.0M+10.8%2.9M4.10
    13 September 201910.8M+1.6%2.7M4.05
    30 August 201910.6M-12.4%3.6M2.96
    15 August 201912.1M+2.9%5.4M2.26
    31 July 201911.8M+8.8%3.4M3.52
    15 July 201910.8M+10.7%3.2M3.38
    28 June 20199.8M+6.4%4.0M2.47
    14 June 20199.2M+1.3%3.0M3.11
    31 May 20199.1M+11.0%4.3M2.12
    15 May 20198.2M-11.4%3.9M2.11
    30 April 20199.2M+4.2%4.0M2.31
    15 April 20198.9M-1.9%2.9M3.03
    29 March 20199.0M-22.4%3.3M2.78
    15 March 201911.6M+17.4%3.5M3.33
    28 February 20199.9M+0.1%4.2M2.37
    15 February 20199.9M-16.7%4.5M2.19
    31 January 201911.9M+5.8%3.0M4.03
    15 January 201911.2M-12.7%3.3M3.43
    31 December 201812.9M+20.3%3.9M3.29
    14 December 201810.7M+6.7%4.5M2.39
    30 November 201810.0M+7.7%3.2M3.16
    15 November 20189.3M+15.7%4.4M2.13
    31 October 20188.0M-15.6%3.6M2.23
    15 October 20189.5M+8.6%3.3M2.88
    28 September 20188.8M-3.0%2.7M3.19
    14 September 20189.1M-4.6%3.4M2.70
    31 August 20189.5M-8.0%3.3M2.85
    15 August 201810.3M+3.2%3.6M2.84
    31 July 201810.0M+6.1%3.7M2.67
    13 July 20189.4M-10.4%2.7M3.43
    29 June 201810.5M+13.6%3.6M2.92
    15 June 20189.3M+1.0%3.8M2.44
    31 May 20189.2M+35.9%3.4M2.66
    15 May 20186.7M-22.5%4.4M1.52
    30 April 20188.7M-12.4%3.8M2.30
    13 April 20189.9M+10.2%4.3M2.29
    29 March 20189.0M-15.1%4.1M2.22
    15 March 201810.6M-15.8%4.0M2.66
    28 February 201812.6M+11.8%3.8M3.28
    15 February 201811.3M+0.4%4.4M2.59
    31 January 201811.2M+0.1%4.2M2.69
    12 January 201811.2M-1.1%3.3M3.45
    29 December 201711.3M2.3M4.99
    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.