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Atmos Energy Corp. short interest

4.5M shares of Atmos Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 31 Dec 2025. Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.9%-14% over a year
Days to cover4.04at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.69%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 most since 31 Dec 2025, and the share price moved -3% 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 20264.5M+0.9%1.1M4.04
    30 September 20264.5M+4.4%1.2M3.81
    15 September 20264.3M-2.5%845K5.10
    31 August 20264.4M+26.8%953K4.64
    14 August 20263.5M+2.8%1.1M3.13
    31 July 20263.4M-3.1%977K3.48
    15 July 20263.5M-3.2%1.1M3.21
    30 June 20263.6M+7.3%1.5M2.48
    15 June 20263.4M-0.9%1.8M1.89
    29 May 20263.4M+0.8%2.2M1.56
    15 May 20263.4M-8.3%1.1M2.97
    30 April 20263.7M-4.1%766K4.81
    15 April 20263.8M-11.6%774K4.96
    31 March 20264.3M+7.0%1.1M3.79
    13 March 20264.1M-5.2%1.2M3.43
    27 February 20264.3M+6.2%1.2M3.64
    13 February 20264.0M+4.6%1.5M2.63
    30 January 20263.9M-13.8%2.2M1.77
    15 January 20264.5M-12.8%925K4.84
    31 December 20255.1M-4.2%869K5.91
    15 December 20255.4M-4.5%1.1M5.01
    28 November 20255.6M+9.5%1.4M3.90
    14 November 20255.1M-5.7%1.1M4.77
    31 October 20255.4M+2.3%862K6.31
    15 October 20255.3M+4.0%643K8.27
    30 September 20255.1M-6.8%921K5.55
    15 September 20255.5M-1.5%763K7.18
    29 August 20255.6M-3.0%849K6.55
    15 August 20255.7M+1.3%1.1M5.06
    31 July 20255.7M+2.2%649K8.72
    15 July 20255.5M-4.2%647K8.55
    30 June 20255.8M+2.9%848K6.81
    13 June 20255.6M+1.5%860K6.53
    30 May 20255.5M+9.2%1.3M4.41
    15 May 20255.1M-3.7%1.2M4.23
    30 April 20255.3M+9.8%1.4M3.83
    15 April 20254.8M-1.5%1.3M3.76
    31 March 20254.9M+1.4%920K5.28
    14 March 20254.8M-5.2%919K5.22
    28 February 20255.1M+8.9%920K5.50
    14 February 20254.6M-1.0%891K5.21
    31 January 20254.7M-6.5%948K4.94
    15 January 20255.0M+13.2%857K5.86
    31 December 20244.4M-10.8%829K5.35
    13 December 20245.0M-0.5%759K6.55
    29 November 20245.0M+5.3%865K5.78
    15 November 20244.7M-2.2%971K4.88
    31 October 20244.9M-3.8%697K6.96
    15 October 20245.0M+4.3%675K7.47
    30 September 20244.8M-0.9%854K5.66
    13 September 20244.9M+15.8%1.0M4.73
    30 August 20244.2M-5.9%610K6.90
    15 August 20244.5M+7.2%853K5.25
    31 July 20244.2M-9.0%919K4.54
    15 July 20244.6M+6.6%845K5.43
    28 June 20244.3M-9.4%973K4.42
    14 June 20244.7M+34.8%1.1M4.41
    31 May 20243.5M-18.3%1.2M2.83
    15 May 20244.3M+13.2%1.1M3.75
    30 April 20243.8M+1.2%726K5.25
    15 April 20243.8M-0.1%680K5.54
    28 March 20243.8M-3.8%749K5.03
    15 March 20243.9M+15.5%1.2M3.28
    29 February 20243.4M+7.0%815K4.16
    15 February 20243.2M-13.7%830K3.82
    31 January 20243.7M-4.3%853K4.31
    12 January 20243.8M-2.5%667K5.76
    29 December 20233.9M-1.7%557K7.07
    15 December 20234.0M-33.1%1.3M3.10
    30 November 20236.0M-3.9%2.1M2.88
    15 November 20236.2M+12.4%999K6.23
    31 October 20235.5M+6.4%828K6.70
    13 October 20235.2M+10.0%1.1M4.87
    29 September 20234.7M+10.6%884K5.35
    15 September 20234.3M+0.5%866K4.94
    31 August 20234.3M+5.2%615K6.92
    15 August 20234.0M+1.5%838K4.83
    31 July 20234.0M-16.1%721K5.53
    14 July 20234.8M-0.7%603K7.88
    30 June 20234.8M-7.3%742K6.45
    15 June 20235.2M-8.2%850K6.07
    31 May 20235.6M-4.2%1.3M4.23
    15 May 20235.9M-6.5%1.0M5.85
    28 April 20236.3M-4.0%713K8.80
    14 April 20236.5M+6.6%859K7.60
    31 March 20236.1M+2.7%1.1M5.79
    15 March 20236.0M-16.8%766K7.79
    28 February 20237.2M+2.2%780K9.20
    15 February 20237.0M+2.4%839K8.37
    31 January 20236.9M-1.5%662K10.37
    13 January 20237.0M-5.3%753K9.24
    30 December 20227.3M-8.9%785K9.36
    15 December 20228.1M+15.0%1.1M7.08
    30 November 20227.0M+5.5%1.1M6.59
    15 November 20226.6M+2.3%862K7.72
    31 October 20226.5M+1.3%779K8.34
    14 October 20226.4M-8.5%868K7.39
    30 September 20227.0M+5.5%820K8.56
    15 September 20226.6M+4.9%771K8.62
    31 August 20226.3M-1.5%730K8.69
    15 August 20226.4M-1.1%1.4M4.59
    29 July 20226.5M+7.5%898K7.24
    15 July 20226.0M-5.8%719K8.41
    30 June 20226.4M+11.0%865K7.42
    15 June 20225.8M+8.5%762K7.60
    31 May 20225.3M+23.1%1.2M4.41
    13 May 20224.3M+23.5%1.1M4.02
    29 April 20223.5M+0.3%975K3.60
    14 April 20223.5M+2.3%932K3.75
    31 March 20223.4M+6.3%1.0M3.41
    15 March 20223.2M-10.1%1.3M2.55
    28 February 20223.6M+0.1%1.6M2.26
    15 February 20223.6M+11.2%998K3.58
    31 January 20223.2M+12.9%1.4M2.30
    14 January 20222.8M-4.5%1.1M2.69
    31 December 20213.0M-3.2%1.1M2.79
    15 December 20213.1M-9.4%1.6M1.98
    30 November 20213.4M-8.3%1.2M2.82
    15 November 20213.7M+17.5%677K5.48
    29 October 20213.2M+4.1%666K4.74
    15 October 20213.0M+17.0%887K3.42
    30 September 20212.6M+13.9%838K3.09
    15 September 20212.3M+8.6%766K2.97
    31 August 20212.1M-7.4%663K3.16
    13 August 20212.3M+0.1%535K4.23
    30 July 20212.3M-4.1%659K3.43
    15 July 20212.4M+5.6%570K4.13
    30 June 20212.2M+38.2%823K2.71
    15 June 20211.6M-11.8%638K2.53
    28 May 20211.8M+6.2%996K1.84
    14 May 20211.7M+6.6%645K2.67
    30 April 20211.6M-7.7%701K2.31
    15 April 20211.8M-5.6%568K3.08
    31 March 20211.9M-30.3%870K2.13
    15 March 20212.7M-0.3%939K2.83
    26 February 20212.7M-10.8%1.1M2.45
    12 February 20213.0M+23.0%848K3.53
    29 January 20212.4M-51.9%1.0M2.42
    15 January 20215.1M-2.8%815K6.21
    31 December 20205.2M+11.3%867K6.00
    15 December 20204.7M-18.7%837K5.58
    30 November 20205.8M+11.9%1.0M5.58
    13 November 20205.1M-10.2%798K6.45
    30 October 20205.7M-11.6%694K8.25
    15 October 20206.5M-6.3%870K7.45
    30 September 20206.9M+2.4%885K7.81
    15 September 20206.8M-5.4%742K9.11
    31 August 20207.1M+7.8%770K9.27
    14 August 20206.6M+3.7%642K10.31
    31 July 20206.4M+3.9%657K9.72
    15 July 20206.1M-0.5%584K10.52
    30 June 20206.2M+5.9%1.1M5.88
    15 June 20205.8M+18.5%881K6.62
    29 May 20204.9M+1.2%684K7.19
    15 May 20204.9M+3.5%882K5.51
    30 April 20204.7M+3.5%698K6.74
    15 April 20204.5M-3.5%765K5.94
    31 March 20204.7M-8.2%1.3M3.73
    13 March 20205.1M+6.1%1.3M4.00
    28 February 20204.8M-2.2%1.1M4.43
    14 February 20204.9M+15.3%835K5.92
    31 January 20204.3M+7.0%653K6.56
    15 January 20204.0M-0.9%660K6.07
    31 December 20194.0M+4.1%756K5.35
    13 December 20193.9M-7.7%701K5.54
    29 November 20194.2M+6.1%839K5.02
    15 November 20194.0M-4.9%836K4.75
    31 October 20194.2M+20.2%711K5.87
    15 October 20193.5M-6.4%577K6.02
    30 September 20193.7M+11.8%782K4.74
    13 September 20193.3M+12.4%810K4.09
    30 August 20193.0M-18.7%679K4.34
    15 August 20193.6M+0.2%699K5.19
    31 July 20193.6M+3.8%639K5.67
    15 July 20193.5M+1.2%512K6.82
    28 June 20193.4M+6.0%761K4.53
    14 June 20193.3M+16.8%562K5.79
    31 May 20192.8M-2.2%976K2.85
    15 May 20192.8M+9.7%725K3.93
    30 April 20192.6M+1.0%660K3.93
    15 April 20192.6M-5.2%694K3.71
    29 March 20192.7M-12.6%674K4.02
    15 March 20193.1M+3.9%893K3.47
    28 February 20193.0M-11.7%977K3.06
    15 February 20193.4M+90.1%4.1M1.00
    31 January 20191.8M+9.0%562K3.17
    15 January 20191.6M-19.0%689K2.37
    31 December 20182.0M+20.7%1.1M1.83
    14 December 20181.7M-16.9%1.0M1.60
    30 November 20182.0M+13.9%1.2M1.70
    15 November 20181.8M-8.4%522K3.38
    31 October 20181.9M+12.1%417K4.61
    15 October 20181.7M-2.0%444K3.87
    28 September 20181.8M+5.2%485K3.62
    14 September 20181.7M+9.3%301K5.54
    31 August 20181.5M-5.6%307K4.97
    15 August 20181.6M-10.4%355K4.56
    31 July 20181.8M-4.1%283K6.37
    13 July 20181.9M-9.9%356K5.28
    29 June 20182.1M+2.1%533K3.92
    15 June 20182.0M+35.8%505K4.05
    31 May 20181.5M+45.7%543K2.77
    15 May 20181.0M-25.7%503K2.06
    30 April 20181.4M-2.1%392K3.55
    13 April 20181.4M-6.5%420K3.38
    29 March 20181.5M+32.5%660K2.31
    15 March 20181.1M-5.8%614K1.87
    28 February 20181.2M-12.2%475K2.57
    15 February 20181.4M-7.9%816K1.70
    31 January 20181.5M+55.9%806K1.87
    12 January 2018967K-22.8%563K1.72
    29 December 20171.3M595K2.10
    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.