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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. short interest

27.6M shares of Aquestive Therapeutics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (12.3M to 28.7M). Short sellers would need 13.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short27.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.0%+125% over a year
Days to cover13.88at 2.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue21.99%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 (12.3M to 28.7M), and the share price moved -45% 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 31 Jul 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202627.6M-4.0%2.0M13.88
    30 September 202628.7M+5.8%2.2M13.06
    15 September 202627.2M+6.6%2.3M11.81
    31 August 202625.5M+21.6%3.6M7.15
    14 August 202621.0M+16.1%4.0M5.19
    31 July 202618.0M+8.2%2.0M8.92
    15 July 202616.7M+4.2%1.5M10.90
    30 June 202616.0M+8.1%3.0M5.28
    15 June 202614.8M-2.9%1.6M9.55
    29 May 202615.2M+1.4%1.4M10.77
    15 May 202615.0M-3.0%2.0M7.43
    30 April 202615.5M-0.1%1.2M12.61
    15 April 202615.5M-11.6%991K15.66
    31 March 202617.6M-0.7%1.7M10.09
    13 March 202617.7M-11.4%2.4M7.34
    27 February 202620.0M-0.4%2.0M10.12
    13 February 202620.0M-1.7%8.8M2.27
    30 January 202620.4M+0.4%4.0M5.10
    15 January 202620.3M-15.9%9.0M2.26
    31 December 202524.1M+10.1%2.3M10.35
    15 December 202521.9M+10.6%2.2M10.05
    28 November 202519.8M+3.3%2.8M7.19
    14 November 202519.2M+30.2%3.3M5.89
    31 October 202514.7M+20.3%2.7M5.42
    15 October 202512.3M+5.8%3.2M3.80
    30 September 202511.6M+30.4%4.8M2.41
    15 September 20258.9M-4.3%3.4M2.64
    29 August 20259.3M+10.3%1.4M6.49
    15 August 20258.4M-10.9%1.5M5.80
    31 July 20259.4M-5.7%1.1M8.75
    15 July 202510.0M-10.5%1.2M8.63
    30 June 202511.2M-6.8%1.5M7.29
    13 June 202512.0M+7.8%1.8M6.64
    30 May 202511.1M+13.2%1.3M8.70
    15 May 20259.8M+4.6%2.1M4.71
    30 April 20259.4M-4.7%986K9.54
    15 April 20259.9M-1.5%1.4M7.06
    31 March 202510.0M-2.0%1.3M7.45
    14 March 202510.2M+2.5%1.3M7.58
    28 February 202510.0M+0.0%1.7M6.03
    14 February 202510.0M-10.0%2.7M3.76
    31 January 202511.1M-6.0%1.2M9.42
    15 January 202511.8M+12.4%1.7M6.75
    31 December 202410.5M+8.6%1.5M6.99
    13 December 20249.7M-4.9%1.7M5.69
    29 November 202410.2M+1.9%1.3M8.08
    15 November 202410.0M-1.8%1.9M5.32
    31 October 202410.1M-6.0%1.4M7.29
    15 October 202410.8M-2.5%984K10.97
    30 September 202411.1M+2.5%1.5M7.33
    13 September 202410.8M-0.1%1.1M10.26
    30 August 202410.8M+0.2%1.1M10.08
    15 August 202410.8M-0.0%1.5M7.42
    31 July 202410.8M+4.0%1.5M7.07
    15 July 202410.4M+35.9%1.1M9.45
    28 June 20247.6M+6.3%3.0M2.57
    14 June 20247.2M+7.2%917K7.83
    31 May 20246.7M+8.4%1.0M6.53
    15 May 20246.2M+17.3%1.7M3.73
    30 April 20245.3M+31.5%3.1M1.70
    15 April 20244.0M+76.3%2.4M1.70
    28 March 20242.3M-1.8%4.0M1.00
    15 March 20242.3M+27.8%4.1M1.00
    29 February 20241.8M-8.9%2.5M1.00
    15 February 20242.0M+14.5%637K3.12
    31 January 20241.7M-8.4%582K2.98
    12 January 20241.9M-7.4%1.0M1.83
    29 December 20232.0M-0.9%448K4.58
    15 December 20232.1M+10.2%680K3.04
    30 November 20231.9M-2.2%440K4.27
    15 November 20231.9M-1.8%194K9.88
    31 October 20232.0M-1.6%186K10.49
    13 October 20232.0M-2.4%190K10.47
    29 September 20232.0M+9.9%286K7.12
    15 September 20231.8M+1.7%226K8.20
    31 August 20231.8M-7.3%173K10.50
    15 August 20232.0M-4.1%447K4.38
    31 July 20232.0M+5.7%453K4.51
    14 July 20231.9M+11.7%353K5.48
    30 June 20231.7M-21.6%527K3.29
    15 June 20232.2M+13.3%449K4.93
    31 May 20232.0M+1.4%763K2.56
    15 May 20231.9M+4.6%1.3M1.54
    28 April 20231.8M-1.4%272K6.77
    14 April 20231.9M+0.9%242K7.71
    31 March 20231.8M+1.1%256K7.23
    15 March 20231.8M-9.8%447K4.09
    28 February 20232.0M+5.8%260K7.81
    15 February 20231.9M+3.3%321K5.97
    31 January 20231.9M+13.7%195K9.51
    13 January 20231.6M-6.4%264K6.18
    30 December 20221.7M-5.7%359K4.85
    15 December 20221.8M-20.1%198K9.33
    30 November 20222.3M-4.8%219K10.54
    15 November 20222.4M-7.2%358K6.77
    31 October 20222.6M-0.7%273K9.59
    14 October 20222.6M-2.5%513K5.14
    30 September 20222.7M+135.9%1.7M1.57
    15 September 20221.1M+17.0%493K2.33
    31 August 2022979K-6.2%641K1.53
    15 August 20221.0M-0.7%1.5M1.00
    29 July 20221.1M+14.4%345K3.05
    15 July 2022920K-12.6%487K1.89
    30 June 20221.1M-22.7%1.7M1.00
    15 June 20221.4M-9.0%952K1.43
    31 May 20221.5M+11.1%389K3.85
    13 May 20221.3M+0.5%470K2.87
    29 April 20221.3M+3.2%429K3.12
    14 April 20221.3M+5.6%376K3.45
    31 March 20221.2M-3.9%363K3.39
    15 March 20221.3M-3.4%324K3.95
    28 February 20221.3M-5.6%319K4.15
    15 February 20221.4M+30.4%208K6.75
    31 January 20221.1M-17.1%565K1.91
    14 January 20221.3M-5.5%563K2.31
    31 December 20211.4M+19.6%1.5M1.00
    15 December 20211.1M-4.1%663K1.73
    30 November 20211.2M+5.0%582K2.06
    15 November 20211.1M-22.8%669K1.70
    29 October 20211.5M+22.2%710K2.08
    15 October 20211.2M-15.2%283K4.27
    30 September 20211.4M-0.9%364K3.92
    15 September 20211.4M-8.3%450K3.20
    31 August 20211.6M-23.2%514K3.05
    13 August 20212.0M+1.7%618K3.30
    30 July 20212.0M-10.4%402K5.00
    15 July 20212.2M-7.0%423K5.30
    30 June 20212.4M-19.1%923K2.61
    15 June 20213.0M-1.8%584K5.10
    28 May 20213.0M-8.3%397K7.64
    14 May 20213.3M+12.4%608K5.45
    30 April 20212.9M+13.0%488K6.04
    15 April 20212.6M-7.9%681K3.82
    31 March 20212.8M+15.6%652K4.34
    15 March 20212.4M-6.8%998K2.45
    26 February 20212.6M+110.4%849K3.09
    12 February 20211.2M-8.9%1.1M1.14
    29 January 20211.4M-29.9%767K1.79
    15 January 20212.0M+16.7%792K2.47
    31 December 20201.7M-17.5%876K1.91
    15 December 20202.0M-8.3%450K4.51
    30 November 20202.2M+4.2%477K4.64
    13 November 20202.1M-8.0%620K3.43
    30 October 20202.3M-5.0%443K5.22
    15 October 20202.4M+29.6%819K2.97
    30 September 20201.9M+25.1%1.7M1.09
    15 September 20201.5M-2.1%1.0M1.45
    31 August 20201.5M-12.6%1.0M1.47
    14 August 20201.8M-24.9%932K1.88
    31 July 20202.3M+22.7%532K4.39
    15 July 20201.9M+10.9%520K3.66
    30 June 20201.7M+5.2%815K2.10
    15 June 20201.6M+23.3%773K2.11
    29 May 20201.3M-4.6%2.2M1.00
    15 May 20201.4M-7.4%1.1M1.30
    30 April 20201.5M-1.8%594K2.52
    15 April 20201.5M-10.7%515K2.96
    31 March 20201.7M-8.7%370K4.61
    13 March 20201.9M+15.5%598K3.12
    28 February 20201.6M+28.9%543K2.98
    14 February 20201.3M+11.1%766K1.64
    31 January 20201.1M+65.4%553K2.04
    15 January 2020682K+60.1%1.0M1.00
    31 December 2019426K-47.9%1.1M1.00
    13 December 2019817K+9.8%1.1M1.00
    29 November 2019744K+44.5%1.6M1.00
    15 November 2019515K+34.4%355K1.45
    31 October 2019383K-0.2%164K2.33
    15 October 2019384K+17.9%51K7.53
    30 September 2019326K+46.2%112K2.91
    13 September 2019223K-10.1%138K1.61
    30 August 2019248K-22.8%107K2.32
    15 August 2019321K-10.0%54K5.99
    31 July 2019356K-19.1%83K4.28
    15 July 2019440K-53.1%109K4.04
    28 June 2019939K+47.7%203K4.63
    14 June 2019635K+4.8%121K5.24
    31 May 2019606K+48.7%136K4.47
    15 May 2019408K+3.7%109K3.73
    30 April 2019393K-12.0%113K3.47
    15 April 2019447K+6.4%86K5.18
    29 March 2019420K+6.1%84K5.03
    15 March 2019396K-0.3%145K2.73
    28 February 2019397K+51.4%157K2.53
    15 February 2019262K-21.7%91K2.89
    31 January 2019335K+49.2%118K2.83
    15 January 2019225K-21.6%101K2.21
    31 December 2018286K+193.1%168K1.71
    14 December 201898K-4.2%118K1.00
    30 November 2018102K+0.1%221K1.00
    15 November 2018102K+15.5%70K1.45
    31 October 201888K-21.7%75K1.18
    15 October 2018113K-23.2%105K1.08
    28 September 2018147K+675.4%213K1.00
    14 September 201819K+14.6%152K1.00
    31 August 201817K+154.6%127K1.00
    15 August 20186K+306.3%94K1.00
    31 July 20182K342K1.00
    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.