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Arko Corp. short interest

7.2M shares of Arko were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.4M to 8.2M). Short sellers would need 13.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-12.3%+187% over a year
Days to cover13.80at 522K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.42%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 (1.4M to 8.2M), and the share price moved -5% 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 Dec 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20267.2M-12.3%522K13.80
    30 September 20268.2M+23.7%889K9.24
    15 September 20266.6M+2.8%943K7.04
    31 August 20266.5M+2.3%943K6.85
    14 August 20266.3M+2.9%1.5M4.13
    31 July 20266.1M-0.1%539K11.40
    15 July 20266.1M+12.6%612K10.04
    30 June 20265.5M+26.8%1.2M4.38
    15 June 20264.3M+5.7%763K5.64
    29 May 20264.1M+20.7%901K4.52
    15 May 20263.4M+24.3%964K3.50
    30 April 20262.7M-8.8%858K3.16
    15 April 20263.0M-1.7%1.0M2.89
    31 March 20263.0M+86.8%1.2M2.43
    13 March 20261.6M+5.4%628K2.58
    27 February 20261.5M+8.3%487K3.16
    13 February 20261.4M-5.1%538K2.64
    30 January 20261.5M-21.2%452K3.31
    15 January 20261.9M-17.8%374K5.08
    31 December 20252.3M+2.9%626K3.69
    15 December 20252.2M-5.0%335K6.70
    28 November 20252.4M-38.6%548K4.31
    14 November 20253.8M+39.6%517K7.43
    31 October 20252.8M+9.8%329K8.38
    15 October 20252.5M-6.1%480K5.22
    30 September 20252.7M-10.5%541K4.94
    15 September 20253.0M-5.5%515K5.80
    29 August 20253.2M-20.7%476K6.64
    15 August 20254.0M+12.2%542K7.35
    31 July 20253.6M-5.4%279K12.74
    15 July 20253.8M+3.8%381K9.86
    30 June 20253.6M-28.9%808K4.48
    13 June 20255.1M+5.4%444K11.46
    30 May 20254.8M-6.0%483K10.01
    15 May 20255.1M+2.6%605K8.49
    30 April 20255.0M+4.7%450K11.13
    15 April 20254.8M+3.6%679K7.04
    31 March 20254.6M+51.2%744K6.20
    14 March 20253.1M+23.3%1.1M2.88
    28 February 20252.5M+5.7%1.4M1.80
    14 February 20252.3M-4.0%500K4.69
    31 January 20252.4M-2.4%358K6.81
    15 January 20252.5M-0.4%233K10.75
    31 December 20242.5M-8.9%338K7.43
    13 December 20242.8M-5.6%291K9.47
    29 November 20242.9M-3.8%299K9.75
    15 November 20243.0M-2.1%308K9.84
    31 October 20243.1M-4.1%213K14.55
    15 October 20243.2M-3.4%257K12.55
    30 September 20243.3M-5.8%464K7.21
    13 September 20243.5M-1.9%234K15.15
    30 August 20243.6M+8.5%266K13.61
    15 August 20243.3M-11.1%421K7.93
    31 July 20243.7M-0.0%312K12.02
    15 July 20243.8M-11.6%402K9.34
    28 June 20244.2M+18.3%786K5.40
    14 June 20243.6M+3.2%308K11.64
    31 May 20243.5M-5.2%443K7.85
    15 May 20243.7M+4.0%546K6.71
    30 April 20243.5M+14.3%418K8.44
    15 April 20243.1M+4.9%367K8.40
    28 March 20242.9M+6.1%393K7.49
    15 March 20242.8M-4.3%464K5.97
    29 February 20242.9M+1.5%323K8.94
    15 February 20242.9M-1.3%195K14.65
    31 January 20242.9M+1.2%182K15.85
    12 January 20242.9M-1.8%203K14.05
    29 December 20232.9M+5.1%247K11.74
    15 December 20232.8M+2.7%284K9.72
    30 November 20232.7M-1.3%206K13.07
    15 November 20232.7M-0.2%305K8.93
    31 October 20232.7M-1.6%212K12.86
    13 October 20232.8M-4.1%253K10.99
    29 September 20232.9M-4.1%380K7.62
    15 September 20233.0M-12.9%692K4.37
    31 August 20233.5M+1.6%292K11.86
    15 August 20233.4M+5.1%173K19.71
    31 July 20233.2M-0.8%178K18.22
    14 July 20233.3M-1.9%245K13.37
    30 June 20233.3M-4.7%262K12.71
    15 June 20233.5M+12.1%243K14.42
    31 May 20233.1M+6.7%315K9.91
    15 May 20232.9M-2.9%247K11.85
    28 April 20233.0M+2.8%134K22.52
    14 April 20232.9M-11.3%153K19.13
    31 March 20233.3M-9.5%232K14.25
    15 March 20233.7M+8.6%250K14.60
    28 February 20233.4M+0.2%200K16.82
    15 February 20233.4M+8.0%193K17.42
    31 January 20233.1M-6.4%158K19.65
    13 January 20233.3M+1.8%273K12.15
    30 December 20223.3M-2.0%245K13.32
    15 December 20223.3M+3.9%303K10.99
    30 November 20223.2M-10.8%270K11.86
    15 November 20223.6M-0.1%968K3.71
    31 October 20223.6M-3.2%631K5.69
    14 October 20223.7M+1.6%222K16.73
    30 September 20223.7M-1.4%411K8.90
    15 September 20223.7M+2.1%329K11.28
    31 August 20223.6M-5.2%243K14.93
    15 August 20223.8M-1.4%334K11.49
    29 July 20223.9M-3.8%197K19.74
    15 July 20224.0M-2.2%197K20.49
    30 June 20224.1M-3.9%285K14.49
    15 June 20224.3M+5.4%333K12.91
    31 May 20224.1M+11.7%382K10.70
    13 May 20223.7M-9.3%547K6.68
    29 April 20224.0M+4.3%305K13.23
    14 April 20223.9M-4.9%367K10.55
    31 March 20224.1M-33.4%954K4.26
    15 March 20226.1M+34.8%535K11.41
    28 February 20224.5M+5.4%563K8.04
    15 February 20224.3M+14.6%287K14.96
    31 January 20223.7M+5.7%484K7.74
    14 January 20223.5M-7.4%400K8.85
    31 December 20213.8M+15.8%503K7.61
    15 December 20213.3M-1.5%374K8.84
    30 November 20213.4M-9.1%393K8.54
    15 November 20213.7M-1.7%382K9.68
    29 October 20213.8M-0.5%238K15.76
    15 October 20213.8M-3.3%312K12.11
    30 September 20213.9M+25.3%1.6M2.51
    15 September 20213.1M-8.0%1.0M3.00
    31 August 20213.4M+12.2%523K6.48
    13 August 20213.0M+12.6%216K14.01
    30 July 20212.7M-0.8%164K16.37
    15 July 20212.7M-1.7%296K9.13
    30 June 20212.7M+35.0%777K3.54
    15 June 20212.0M+1.6%385K5.29
    28 May 20212.0M-21.7%228K8.78
    14 May 20212.6M+3.5%370K6.92
    30 April 20212.5M-6.8%341K7.26
    15 April 20212.7M-10.5%389K6.83
    31 March 20213.0M+100.0%1.4M2.08
    15 March 20211.5M+38.2%473K3.14
    26 February 20211.1M+3.6%302K3.55
    12 February 20211.0M+19.6%492K2.11
    29 January 2021867K+16.1%517K1.68
    15 January 2021747K+73.0%343K2.18
    31 December 2020432K309K1.40
    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.