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Applied Materials Inc. short interest

14.2M shares of Applied Materials were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (11.9M to 21.9M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short14.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.8%-23% over a year
Days to cover2.23at 6.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.79%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 bottom of its range over the last year (11.9M to 21.9M), and the share price moved +46% 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 202614.2M+4.8%6.4M2.23
    30 September 202613.5M-4.1%6.8M2.00
    15 September 202614.1M-9.6%5.8M2.44
    31 August 202615.6M+31.5%6.8M2.31
    14 August 202611.9M-16.6%7.4M1.60
    31 July 202614.2M-14.8%8.0M1.78
    15 July 202616.7M-16.1%10.1M1.65
    30 June 202619.9M-9.1%14.6M1.37
    15 June 202621.9M+9.8%9.8M2.23
    29 May 202620.0M+9.0%6.7M2.96
    15 May 202618.3M+15.2%8.3M2.21
    30 April 202615.9M+17.0%5.8M2.75
    15 April 202613.6M+4.4%5.2M2.61
    31 March 202613.0M-4.8%7.1M1.83
    13 March 202613.7M+1.5%6.5M2.11
    27 February 202613.5M-8.3%7.3M1.85
    13 February 202614.7M+7.0%9.5M1.54
    30 January 202613.7M-14.6%7.8M1.75
    15 January 202616.1M+15.2%7.7M2.10
    31 December 202514.0M-21.3%6.1M2.30
    15 December 202517.7M-6.5%6.4M2.76
    28 November 202519.0M+28.1%8.4M2.26
    14 November 202514.8M-13.4%8.4M1.76
    31 October 202517.1M-7.6%6.5M2.65
    15 October 202518.5M-5.9%9.3M2.00
    30 September 202519.7M-1.2%10.8M1.83
    15 September 202519.9M-11.2%6.6M3.00
    29 August 202522.4M+37.3%7.4M3.03
    15 August 202516.3M+6.6%8.7M1.87
    31 July 202515.3M+0.8%6.1M2.52
    15 July 202515.2M-1.4%6.2M2.45
    30 June 202515.4M-6.9%7.9M1.95
    13 June 202516.6M-0.4%5.9M2.82
    30 May 202516.6M-5.4%8.4M1.99
    15 May 202517.6M+6.5%6.8M2.61
    30 April 202516.5M-1.4%6.9M2.39
    15 April 202516.8M-4.2%11.9M1.40
    31 March 202517.5M-13.8%6.5M2.68
    14 March 202520.3M+4.9%7.0M2.88
    28 February 202519.4M+3.7%7.7M2.50
    14 February 202518.7M-7.1%6.2M3.01
    31 January 202520.1M+3.8%7.5M2.67
    15 January 202519.4M+4.7%5.7M3.40
    31 December 202418.5M+4.7%6.3M2.95
    13 December 202417.6M+2.9%7.0M2.51
    29 November 202417.2M+1.5%6.8M2.51
    15 November 202416.9M+1.2%7.1M2.40
    31 October 202416.7M+6.5%6.4M2.59
    15 October 202415.7M-3.6%5.4M2.91
    30 September 202416.3M-2.2%6.1M2.65
    13 September 202416.6M+9.5%7.4M2.24
    30 August 202415.2M+17.6%6.5M2.33
    15 August 202412.9M+4.7%8.0M1.61
    31 July 202412.3M-21.6%7.2M1.72
    15 July 202415.7M+0.7%4.2M3.77
    28 June 202415.6M-1.2%6.5M2.42
    14 June 202415.8M+1.4%4.5M3.50
    31 May 202415.6M+32.2%6.2M2.53
    15 May 202411.8M-4.4%3.8M3.13
    30 April 202412.3M-1.3%4.8M2.55
    15 April 202412.5M+0.3%4.3M2.90
    28 March 202412.5M-3.7%4.3M2.87
    15 March 202412.9M-2.4%6.6M1.96
    29 February 202413.2M+7.7%8.4M1.58
    15 February 202412.3M-26.6%6.7M1.83
    31 January 202416.8M-22.6%6.9M2.45
    12 January 202421.7M-3.8%5.9M3.68
    29 December 202322.6M+1.2%3.7M6.02
    15 December 202322.3M+9.1%5.9M3.78
    30 November 202320.4M-6.4%7.1M2.88
    15 November 202321.8M-0.5%5.2M4.22
    31 October 202321.9M-2.1%5.6M3.90
    13 October 202322.4M+0.2%5.2M4.27
    29 September 202322.3M+12.2%5.5M4.08
    15 September 202319.9M+2.1%5.5M3.65
    31 August 202319.5M+1.2%6.0M3.26
    15 August 202319.3M-6.7%4.2M4.59
    31 July 202320.6M+24.3%7.2M2.88
    14 July 202316.6M+26.3%5.3M3.12
    30 June 202313.1M-8.3%5.9M2.22
    15 June 202314.3M+11.2%5.2M2.76
    31 May 202312.9M+17.0%7.9M1.64
    15 May 202311.0M+6.3%4.3M2.59
    28 April 202310.4M-14.9%6.5M1.59
    14 April 202312.2M-20.2%5.2M2.35
    31 March 202315.3M+0.8%7.1M2.14
    15 March 202315.1M+24.1%6.8M2.24
    28 February 202312.2M+18.5%7.8M1.57
    15 February 202310.3M-1.1%6.2M1.67
    31 January 202310.4M+1.5%6.0M1.73
    13 January 202310.3M-10.9%5.7M1.80
    30 December 202211.5M-21.6%6.4M1.81
    15 December 202214.7M+6.9%5.8M2.52
    30 November 202213.7M-19.6%7.9M1.73
    15 November 202217.1M+15.7%8.8M1.94
    31 October 202214.8M+15.6%9.8M1.51
    14 October 202212.8M+15.8%10.4M1.23
    30 September 202211.0M+11.4%7.5M1.48
    15 September 20229.9M-5.5%6.5M1.52
    31 August 202210.5M-3.1%7.5M1.39
    15 August 202210.8M-6.3%6.4M1.69
    29 July 202211.5M+2.1%6.1M1.88
    15 July 202211.3M+7.8%7.4M1.53
    30 June 202210.5M-5.9%9.4M1.12
    15 June 202211.1M-6.9%6.6M1.67
    31 May 202212.0M-5.7%8.9M1.34
    13 May 202212.7M+1.6%8.0M1.58
    29 April 202212.5M+56.4%7.8M1.60
    14 April 20228.0M-16.3%9.5M1.00
    31 March 20229.5M-4.7%7.0M1.36
    15 March 202210.0M-7.1%7.4M1.36
    28 February 202210.8M-1.2%8.3M1.30
    15 February 202210.9M-5.6%8.4M1.29
    31 January 202211.5M+3.8%12.0M1.00
    14 January 202211.1M-5.0%8.3M1.35
    31 December 202111.7M+13.2%5.5M2.13
    15 December 202110.3M-14.1%7.9M1.32
    30 November 202112.0M-1.5%9.1M1.33
    15 November 202112.2M+5.2%6.3M1.94
    29 October 202111.6M-11.9%6.1M1.92
    15 October 202113.2M+15.1%6.7M1.98
    30 September 202111.5M-2.5%7.8M1.47
    15 September 202111.8M-2.0%6.8M1.74
    31 August 202112.0M-22.9%7.6M1.58
    13 August 202115.6M+21.1%7.1M2.19
    30 July 202112.9M-0.2%6.4M2.00
    15 July 202112.9M+4.7%6.3M2.04
    30 June 202112.3M+3.8%7.2M1.72
    15 June 202111.8M-4.4%6.8M1.73
    28 May 202112.4M-7.1%10.5M1.18
    14 May 202113.3M+9.5%10.2M1.30
    30 April 202112.2M+12.5%7.8M1.56
    15 April 202110.8M-8.9%10.9M1.00
    31 March 202111.9M+13.5%10.3M1.16
    15 March 202110.5M-8.9%8.3M1.27
    26 February 202111.5M+19.5%9.4M1.23
    12 February 20219.6M-4.5%6.2M1.56
    29 January 202110.1M-19.3%7.1M1.41
    15 January 202112.5M+18.0%7.5M1.66
    31 December 202010.6M-8.4%5.0M2.12
    15 December 202011.6M-10.2%5.4M2.15
    30 November 202012.9M+8.8%6.8M1.91
    13 November 202011.8M-15.6%8.4M1.41
    30 October 202014.0M+5.5%5.7M2.48
    15 October 202013.3M-8.7%5.9M2.24
    30 September 202014.6M-12.3%7.2M2.03
    15 September 202016.6M+7.1%11.0M1.51
    31 August 202015.5M-3.8%6.4M2.41
    14 August 202016.1M-6.2%6.2M2.62
    31 July 202017.2M-2.0%5.2M3.29
    15 July 202017.5M-4.5%5.2M3.35
    30 June 202018.3M-17.0%7.1M2.58
    15 June 202022.1M-6.4%6.5M3.43
    29 May 202023.6M+7.7%7.8M3.03
    15 May 202021.9M-1.7%8.5M2.59
    30 April 202022.3M+25.3%7.5M2.98
    15 April 202017.8M-5.2%9.3M1.92
    31 March 202018.8M-0.1%12.4M1.51
    13 March 202018.8M+14.3%10.3M1.83
    28 February 202016.4M+7.9%10.9M1.50
    14 February 202015.2M+8.5%8.4M1.82
    31 January 202014.0M-21.7%6.3M2.22
    15 January 202017.9M-8.3%5.5M3.27
    31 December 201919.5M-0.5%5.5M3.56
    13 December 201919.7M+2.3%6.1M3.23
    29 November 201919.2M+1.3%9.4M2.04
    15 November 201919.0M+2.2%7.2M2.65
    31 October 201918.6M+5.3%7.7M2.41
    15 October 201917.6M+0.8%6.1M2.89
    30 September 201917.5M-4.3%7.0M2.49
    13 September 201918.3M+8.4%7.7M2.38
    30 August 201916.8M+7.3%7.9M2.14
    15 August 201915.7M-18.0%8.4M1.88
    31 July 201919.2M+9.2%9.4M2.03
    15 July 201917.6M+1.4%9.1M1.94
    28 June 201917.3M+16.5%10.9M1.59
    14 June 201914.9M+4.4%9.1M1.63
    31 May 201914.2M-0.1%11.1M1.28
    15 May 201914.2M-2.5%10.0M1.42
    30 April 201914.6M+7.6%7.9M1.84
    15 April 201913.6M-10.8%7.9M1.72
    29 March 201915.2M-4.8%8.5M1.79
    15 March 201916.0M+14.4%11.3M1.42
    28 February 201914.0M+6.2%9.4M1.49
    15 February 201913.1M-5.3%13.3M1.00
    31 January 201913.9M-16.0%12.0M1.15
    15 January 201916.5M+7.2%11.7M1.42
    31 December 201815.4M-14.5%13.9M1.11
    14 December 201818.0M-5.9%13.9M1.29
    30 November 201819.1M+15.4%14.2M1.35
    15 November 201816.6M+6.4%10.8M1.53
    31 October 201815.6M-2.6%13.8M1.13
    15 October 201816.0M-1.3%14.1M1.13
    28 September 201816.2M+0.4%11.2M1.45
    14 September 201816.2M+12.3%15.1M1.07
    31 August 201814.4M+7.3%15.5M1.00
    15 August 201813.4M-7.5%8.2M1.63
    31 July 201814.5M-3.8%10.7M1.36
    13 July 201815.1M-7.9%9.6M1.56
    29 June 201816.4M-10.6%13.6M1.20
    15 June 201818.3M+1.7%14.9M1.23
    31 May 201818.0M+19.7%18.3M1.00
    15 May 201815.0M-10.7%11.3M1.33
    30 April 201816.8M+16.4%14.2M1.19
    13 April 201814.5M+5.3%11.8M1.22
    29 March 201813.7M-6.3%15.0M1.00
    15 March 201814.7M-8.7%15.7M1.00
    28 February 201816.1M+16.8%17.0M1.00
    15 February 201813.7M+15.7%18.3M1.00
    31 January 201811.9M+0.5%13.3M1.00
    12 January 201811.8M+8.0%11.3M1.05
    29 December 201710.9M8.6M1.27
    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.