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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. short interest

4.7M shares of Air Products & Chemicals were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.1M to 6.1M). Short sellers would need 4.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.1%-8% over a year
Days to cover4.84at 973K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.12%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 (3.1M to 6.1M), and the share price moved +18% 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 20264.7M-7.1%973K4.84
    30 September 20265.1M+24.7%1.4M3.64
    15 September 20264.1M+0.4%894K4.55
    31 August 20264.0M+4.3%1.1M3.81
    14 August 20263.9M-1.0%846K4.59
    31 July 20263.9M-6.4%1.2M3.28
    15 July 20264.2M+3.9%1.3M3.19
    30 June 20264.0M+27.9%2.0M2.06
    15 June 20263.2M+0.8%1.1M2.75
    29 May 20263.1M-0.0%1.2M2.59
    15 May 20263.1M-10.4%1.0M3.07
    30 April 20263.5M-4.4%1.0M3.37
    15 April 20263.7M-16.3%1.2M3.09
    31 March 20264.4M-2.6%1.4M3.17
    13 March 20264.5M+0.4%1.6M2.89
    27 February 20264.5M-12.4%1.6M2.76
    13 February 20265.1M-9.6%1.4M3.56
    30 January 20265.6M-7.8%1.7M3.37
    15 January 20266.1M-0.3%1.5M4.12
    31 December 20256.1M+5.4%1.6M3.81
    15 December 20255.8M+4.3%2.2M2.60
    28 November 20255.6M+4.3%1.1M4.94
    14 November 20255.3M+6.0%1.7M3.20
    31 October 20255.0M-1.7%1.2M4.12
    15 October 20255.1M-17.5%1.0M4.98
    30 September 20256.2M+16.2%1.3M4.72
    15 September 20255.3M+3.9%726K7.36
    29 August 20255.1M+1.0%631K8.16
    15 August 20255.1M+0.5%966K5.28
    31 July 20255.1M-3.5%1.0M4.98
    15 July 20255.3M-10.3%957K5.49
    30 June 20255.9M+29.2%1.4M4.09
    13 June 20254.5M+7.4%1.1M3.94
    30 May 20254.2M-11.2%1.1M3.75
    15 May 20254.8M+10.2%1.4M3.47
    30 April 20254.3M+14.5%1.3M3.21
    15 April 20253.8M-13.9%1.4M2.71
    31 March 20254.4M+3.2%1.1M3.92
    14 March 20254.2M-10.6%1.4M3.10
    28 February 20254.7M+0.0%1.1M4.16
    14 February 20254.7M+8.8%1.9M2.50
    31 January 20254.4M+48.4%1.9M2.32
    15 January 20252.9M+2.5%1.7M1.75
    31 December 20242.9M+2.3%892K3.21
    13 December 20242.8M-17.1%1.0M2.69
    29 November 20243.4M+5.8%1.8M1.89
    15 November 20243.2M-9.8%1.5M2.12
    31 October 20243.5M-19.2%1.4M2.61
    15 October 20244.4M-4.5%1.7M2.51
    30 September 20244.6M+37.4%1.5M3.05
    13 September 20243.3M+1.7%1.1M3.08
    30 August 20243.3M+4.6%753K4.36
    15 August 20243.1M-11.0%1.3M2.37
    31 July 20243.5M+24.3%1.7M2.07
    15 July 20242.8M-12.5%1.6M1.83
    28 June 20243.2M-6.3%2.7M1.20
    14 June 20243.5M+4.1%1.7M2.10
    31 May 20243.3M-2.4%1.8M1.88
    15 May 20243.4M+18.0%1.4M2.42
    30 April 20242.9M+8.7%1.7M1.70
    15 April 20242.7M+15.7%1.2M2.19
    28 March 20242.3M-17.7%1.5M1.58
    15 March 20242.8M+18.1%1.8M1.56
    29 February 20242.4M-14.4%1.9M1.27
    15 February 20242.8M+15.8%3.2M1.00
    31 January 20242.4M+8.8%1.6M1.50
    12 January 20242.2M+19.2%986K2.22
    29 December 20231.8M-12.8%867K2.12
    15 December 20232.1M+17.1%1.6M1.32
    30 November 20231.8M+6.6%1.3M1.41
    15 November 20231.7M+7.7%1.7M1.00
    31 October 20231.6M-5.4%667K2.35
    13 October 20231.7M-0.6%924K1.79
    29 September 20231.7M-5.3%701K2.38
    15 September 20231.8M-3.6%686K2.57
    31 August 20231.8M-5.8%525K3.48
    15 August 20231.9M-0.9%950K2.04
    31 July 20232.0M-7.2%787K2.49
    14 July 20232.1M+34.2%821K2.57
    30 June 20231.6M-14.1%798K1.97
    15 June 20231.8M-9.7%826K2.22
    31 May 20232.0M+25.2%803K2.52
    15 May 20231.6M-6.1%919K1.76
    28 April 20231.7M-9.5%727K2.37
    14 April 20231.9M-0.9%790K2.41
    31 March 20231.9M-8.7%1.1M1.72
    15 March 20232.1M+2.2%999K2.11
    28 February 20232.1M+7.7%1.1M1.88
    15 February 20231.9M-6.6%1.6M1.17
    31 January 20232.0M+0.1%985K2.08
    13 January 20232.0M-12.4%1.0M1.95
    30 December 20222.3M-22.4%938K2.49
    15 December 20223.0M+6.2%1.1M2.63
    30 November 20222.8M+7.1%1.0M2.77
    15 November 20222.6M+10.6%1.4M1.86
    31 October 20222.4M+6.9%1.1M2.24
    14 October 20222.2M+7.6%934K2.40
    30 September 20222.1M+6.3%1.0M2.04
    15 September 20222.0M-19.7%881K2.22
    31 August 20222.4M+3.5%843K2.89
    15 August 20222.4M+29.4%1.1M2.10
    29 July 20221.8M-12.7%848K2.15
    15 July 20222.1M-28.2%1.3M1.60
    30 June 20222.9M+6.9%1.2M2.50
    15 June 20222.7M+28.8%1.3M2.17
    31 May 20222.1M-10.2%909K2.32
    13 May 20222.3M+21.6%1.2M1.96
    29 April 20221.9M-17.9%1.3M1.45
    14 April 20222.4M+12.3%1.1M2.09
    31 March 20222.1M-17.8%1.6M1.31
    15 March 20222.5M-7.1%1.9M1.33
    28 February 20222.7M+13.7%1.4M1.92
    15 February 20222.4M-7.4%1.7M1.39
    31 January 20222.6M+14.1%1.1M2.35
    14 January 20222.3M+6.5%1.0M2.22
    31 December 20212.1M+8.1%626K3.43
    15 December 20212.0M-3.6%1.1M1.84
    30 November 20212.1M-22.4%1.2M1.77
    15 November 20212.7M+12.3%1.2M2.17
    29 October 20212.4M-7.5%817K2.89
    15 October 20212.6M+25.7%1.2M2.08
    30 September 20212.0M-11.4%1.0M2.03
    15 September 20212.3M+24.3%830K2.76
    31 August 20211.8M-16.8%1.1M1.72
    13 August 20212.2M-4.0%954K2.32
    30 July 20212.3M+20.4%797K2.90
    15 July 20211.9M-10.0%733K2.62
    30 June 20212.1M+39.8%962K2.21
    15 June 20211.5M-14.8%780K1.95
    28 May 20211.8M-9.9%692K2.59
    14 May 20212.0M+14.8%957K2.07
    30 April 20211.7M-38.3%679K2.55
    15 April 20212.8M+71.7%717K3.91
    31 March 20211.6M-1.1%1.1M1.51
    15 March 20211.7M-7.3%847K1.95
    26 February 20211.8M+12.7%917K1.94
    12 February 20211.6M+8.6%1.9M1.00
    29 January 20211.5M-16.4%886K1.64
    15 January 20211.7M+49.3%1.2M1.45
    31 December 20201.2M-28.7%950K1.23
    15 December 20201.6M-9.6%1.1M1.44
    30 November 20201.8M+19.9%1.4M1.30
    13 November 20201.5M+11.3%1.6M1.00
    30 October 20201.4M+10.4%646K2.10
    15 October 20201.2M-26.2%881K1.39
    30 September 20201.7M-9.6%702K2.37
    15 September 20201.8M+18.2%962K1.91
    31 August 20201.6M-14.4%506K3.08
    14 August 20201.8M-21.5%1.1M1.64
    31 July 20202.3M-23.9%1.1M2.05
    15 July 20203.0M+12.7%1.5M2.08
    30 June 20202.7M+9.5%859K3.14
    15 June 20202.5M-1.4%882K2.79
    29 May 20202.5M-10.5%797K3.14
    15 May 20202.8M+18.8%924K3.02
    30 April 20202.3M+1.7%1.1M2.17
    15 April 20202.3M-8.2%1.5M1.59
    31 March 20202.5M-6.2%1.8M1.43
    13 March 20202.7M+15.6%1.6M1.64
    28 February 20202.3M-22.0%1.3M1.72
    14 February 20203.0M-2.4%1.0M2.95
    31 January 20203.0M-9.7%1.1M2.67
    15 January 20203.4M+8.2%1.2M2.85
    31 December 20193.1M-1.7%749K4.17
    13 December 20193.2M+6.3%1.0M3.03
    29 November 20193.0M-0.9%997K3.00
    15 November 20193.0M+11.7%1.2M2.51
    31 October 20192.7M-0.1%849K3.18
    15 October 20192.7M-7.3%846K3.19
    30 September 20192.9M+16.3%783K3.72
    13 September 20192.5M-5.5%1.2M2.03
    30 August 20192.7M-4.0%725K3.66
    15 August 20192.8M-16.7%1.1M2.63
    31 July 20193.3M+33.2%1.2M2.73
    15 July 20192.5M-13.5%791K3.15
    28 June 20192.9M-3.4%1.1M2.65
    14 June 20193.0M-10.6%1.4M2.11
    31 May 20193.3M-5.9%1.2M2.85
    15 May 20193.5M+20.6%1.4M2.62
    30 April 20192.9M+6.5%1.2M2.53
    15 April 20192.8M-22.8%945K2.92
    29 March 20193.6M+21.1%1.1M3.29
    15 March 20192.9M+7.2%1.0M2.93
    28 February 20192.7M+6.7%1.2M2.32
    15 February 20192.6M+9.7%1.1M2.26
    31 January 20192.3M-8.1%1.4M1.73
    15 January 20192.6M-12.7%1.3M1.92
    31 December 20182.9M+17.0%1.6M1.82
    14 December 20182.5M+6.5%1.3M1.88
    30 November 20182.3M+12.2%1.1M2.21
    15 November 20182.1M-6.1%1.2M1.78
    31 October 20182.2M+15.4%1.4M1.60
    15 October 20181.9M+15.5%902K2.14
    28 September 20181.7M-11.8%930K1.80
    14 September 20181.9M-11.6%666K2.85
    31 August 20182.1M+9.3%852K2.52
    15 August 20182.0M+18.2%1.1M1.83
    31 July 20181.7M-6.6%1.4M1.22
    13 July 20181.8M+0.6%755K2.35
    29 June 20181.8M-14.4%1.1M1.54
    15 June 20182.1M+7.0%962K2.14
    31 May 20181.9M-0.8%832K2.32
    15 May 20181.9M+2.3%1.0M1.89
    30 April 20181.9M+1.8%907K2.10
    13 April 20181.9M-21.0%858K2.18
    29 March 20182.4M-17.9%1.1M2.13
    15 March 20182.9M-2.7%1.3M2.22
    28 February 20183.0M-15.4%878K3.37
    15 February 20183.5M+17.8%1.5M2.36
    31 January 20183.0M+28.8%1.5M1.99
    12 January 20182.3M+21.6%823K2.80
    29 December 20171.9M791K2.39
    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.