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American Water Works Company, Inc. short interest

14.1M shares of American Water Works Company were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 7.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short14.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.3%+104% over a year
Days to cover7.00at 2.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.08%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 at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, 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 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202614.1M+2.3%2.0M7.00
    30 September 202613.8M+4.6%1.8M7.54
    15 September 202613.2M+13.1%1.9M7.01
    31 August 202611.7M+9.5%2.1M5.57
    14 August 202610.7M-11.8%2.3M4.62
    31 July 202612.1M+9.6%2.5M4.81
    15 July 202611.0M-0.2%2.0M5.48
    30 June 202611.0M+10.4%2.7M4.15
    15 June 202610.0M-10.1%2.2M4.63
    29 May 202611.1M+0.4%2.0M5.58
    15 May 202611.1M+12.5%1.9M5.98
    30 April 20269.9M-1.3%1.8M5.43
    15 April 202610.0M-0.8%2.0M4.95
    31 March 202610.1M+1.5%1.9M5.38
    13 March 20269.9M+4.0%1.9M5.25
    27 February 20269.5M+1.8%2.0M4.78
    13 February 20269.4M+1.4%2.2M4.32
    30 January 20269.2M+0.1%1.3M7.01
    15 January 20269.2M+7.5%1.7M5.55
    31 December 20258.6M-1.6%1.3M6.66
    15 December 20258.7M+5.5%2.4M3.67
    28 November 20258.3M+10.7%2.3M3.58
    14 November 20257.5M+10.8%1.9M3.85
    31 October 20256.7M-2.3%1.6M4.11
    15 October 20256.9M-11.9%1.3M5.38
    30 September 20257.8M-5.4%1.4M5.79
    15 September 20258.3M-1.5%1.0M8.26
    29 August 20258.4M+2.4%1.1M7.58
    15 August 20258.2M+39.6%2.0M4.12
    31 July 20255.9M-7.1%1.2M4.84
    15 July 20256.3M+6.2%1.1M5.87
    30 June 20256.0M+7.4%1.2M4.80
    13 June 20255.6M+11.4%893K6.22
    30 May 20255.0M+10.6%1.4M3.55
    15 May 20254.5M+1.2%1.5M3.00
    30 April 20254.5M-17.0%1.2M3.69
    15 April 20255.4M+17.1%2.1M2.57
    31 March 20254.6M-11.3%1.6M2.91
    14 March 20255.2M+1.5%1.9M2.73
    28 February 20255.1M-12.5%1.8M2.90
    14 February 20255.8M+20.8%1.4M4.30
    31 January 20254.8M-0.8%1.2M3.90
    15 January 20254.9M+9.6%1.0M4.79
    31 December 20244.4M-4.3%1.2M3.75
    13 December 20244.6M-12.2%1.1M4.19
    29 November 20245.3M+30.7%1.5M3.59
    15 November 20244.0M+9.6%1.2M3.24
    31 October 20243.7M-1.1%883K4.17
    15 October 20243.7M-9.8%954K3.90
    30 September 20244.1M-7.2%1.3M3.08
    13 September 20244.4M+14.4%846K5.26
    30 August 20243.9M-4.2%741K5.25
    15 August 20244.1M-0.4%981K4.14
    31 July 20244.1M+4.9%836K4.87
    15 July 20243.9M+3.9%806K4.82
    28 June 20243.7M-8.4%1.0M3.73
    14 June 20244.1M+16.5%1.0M4.06
    31 May 20243.5M-11.2%1.2M2.92
    15 May 20243.9M+32.9%1.6M2.41
    30 April 20243.0M+8.9%1.6M1.86
    15 April 20242.7M+2.4%1.4M1.96
    28 March 20242.7M-0.1%1.4M1.97
    15 March 20242.7M+6.1%1.9M1.39
    29 February 20242.5M-10.8%2.0M1.25
    15 February 20242.8M+22.6%1.4M2.05
    31 January 20242.3M-15.3%1.2M1.97
    12 January 20242.7M-1.0%912K2.98
    29 December 20232.7M-5.1%751K3.65
    15 December 20232.9M+1.0%1.1M2.64
    30 November 20232.9M+11.3%1.2M2.38
    15 November 20232.6M+1.5%1.4M1.88
    31 October 20232.5M-10.5%1.2M2.05
    13 October 20232.8M-10.6%1.4M1.96
    29 September 20233.2M-0.1%1.2M2.60
    15 September 20233.2M+8.6%964K3.29
    31 August 20232.9M+9.7%799K3.65
    15 August 20232.7M-2.8%900K2.95
    31 July 20232.7M-6.8%959K2.85
    14 July 20232.9M+3.0%801K3.66
    30 June 20232.9M+45.1%1.4M2.08
    15 June 20232.0M-1.6%776K2.53
    31 May 20232.0M-4.6%981K2.04
    15 May 20232.1M+7.5%695K3.01
    28 April 20231.9M-2.9%781K2.50
    14 April 20232.0M-9.7%844K2.38
    31 March 20232.2M-36.9%1.2M1.87
    15 March 20233.5M-5.3%2.3M1.54
    28 February 20233.7M+1.2%1.4M2.68
    15 February 20233.7M+0.1%1.0M3.66
    31 January 20233.7M+3.1%759K4.84
    13 January 20233.6M+2.7%699K5.10
    30 December 20223.5M-1.4%718K4.83
    15 December 20223.5M+12.2%712K4.94
    30 November 20223.1M+16.4%751K4.18
    15 November 20222.7M-8.4%1,000K2.70
    31 October 20222.9M+23.7%1.0M2.93
    14 October 20222.4M+19.9%985K2.41
    30 September 20222.0M-2.4%818K2.42
    15 September 20222.0M+7.6%701K2.90
    31 August 20221.9M-5.5%605K3.12
    15 August 20222.0M+3.0%623K3.21
    29 July 20221.9M+3.4%738K2.63
    15 July 20221.9M-1.3%780K2.41
    30 June 20221.9M-9.8%1.0M1.90
    15 June 20222.1M-2.5%886K2.38
    31 May 20222.2M+7.1%1.0M2.11
    13 May 20222.0M+4.5%1.0M2.00
    29 April 20221.9M-3.8%855K2.26
    14 April 20222.0M-7.7%762K2.63
    31 March 20222.2M+3.1%803K2.71
    15 March 20222.1M-2.8%1.1M1.94
    28 February 20222.2M-11.7%1.7M1.25
    15 February 20222.5M+29.6%1.0M2.45
    31 January 20221.9M+15.7%1.1M1.80
    14 January 20221.6M-3.6%1.0M1.58
    31 December 20211.7M+2.8%660K2.57
    15 December 20211.7M+10.7%733K2.25
    30 November 20211.5M-2.5%691K2.16
    15 November 20211.5M+19.9%800K1.91
    29 October 20211.3M-2.1%586K2.18
    15 October 20211.3M-8.2%602K2.17
    30 September 20211.4M-21.3%809K1.76
    15 September 20211.8M+5.1%630K2.87
    31 August 20211.7M-2.9%663K2.59
    13 August 20211.8M+7.2%792K2.23
    30 July 20211.6M+11.6%628K2.63
    15 July 20211.5M+5.9%550K2.69
    30 June 20211.4M-13.6%849K1.64
    15 June 20211.6M+11.0%593K2.73
    28 May 20211.5M-30.9%652K2.23
    14 May 20212.1M+57.0%772K2.73
    30 April 20211.3M-29.8%828K1.62
    15 April 20211.9M+11.2%657K2.91
    31 March 20211.7M+8.4%1.1M1.57
    15 March 20211.6M+11.9%1.7M1.00
    26 February 20211.4M-6.4%911K1.56
    12 February 20211.5M-0.2%551K2.75
    29 January 20211.5M+11.7%795K1.91
    15 January 20211.4M-0.5%922K1.47
    31 December 20201.4M+3.8%743K1.84
    15 December 20201.3M+1.7%805K1.63
    30 November 20201.3M-16.0%799K1.62
    13 November 20201.5M-0.0%791K1.94
    30 October 20201.5M-12.4%675K2.28
    15 October 20201.8M-7.1%686K2.56
    30 September 20201.9M-14.0%714K2.65
    15 September 20202.2M+4.1%624K3.52
    31 August 20202.1M-6.5%519K4.07
    14 August 20202.3M-14.3%585K3.86
    31 July 20202.6M+6.8%697K3.78
    15 July 20202.5M+19.2%700K3.52
    30 June 20202.1M-11.9%900K2.30
    15 June 20202.3M+11.5%802K2.93
    29 May 20202.1M-5.8%689K3.06
    15 May 20202.2M+10.1%898K2.49
    30 April 20202.0M-9.0%908K2.24
    15 April 20202.2M-15.1%977K2.28
    31 March 20202.6M-36.0%2.0M1.30
    13 March 20204.1M+6.3%1.7M2.43
    28 February 20203.9M-5.3%1.5M2.54
    14 February 20204.1M-6.6%893K4.57
    31 January 20204.4M+1.2%921K4.75
    15 January 20204.3M-6.5%854K5.06
    31 December 20194.6M+5.1%836K5.53
    13 December 20194.4M+8.8%758K5.80
    29 November 20194.0M+3.1%925K4.37
    15 November 20193.9M+9.8%996K3.93
    31 October 20193.6M-2.9%886K4.03
    15 October 20193.7M-7.6%822K4.47
    30 September 20194.0M-1.5%1.2M3.28
    13 September 20194.0M-11.0%1.2M3.38
    30 August 20194.5M-5.7%810K5.59
    15 August 20194.8M+2.5%1.1M4.39
    31 July 20194.7M-8.4%825K5.69
    15 July 20195.1M-1.0%923K5.55
    28 June 20195.2M+5.5%966K5.36
    14 June 20194.9M-6.0%831K5.90
    31 May 20195.2M-2.2%872K5.98
    15 May 20195.3M+0.9%855K6.23
    30 April 20195.3M+0.5%1.0M5.12
    15 April 20195.3M-1.8%983K5.35
    29 March 20195.3M+5.3%1.1M4.98
    15 March 20195.1M+7.6%1.5M3.37
    28 February 20194.7M-2.9%958K4.93
    15 February 20194.9M-0.4%815K5.97
    31 January 20194.9M-7.5%941K5.19
    15 January 20195.3M-5.7%989K5.34
    31 December 20185.6M+4.6%1.2M4.57
    14 December 20185.4M+13.8%1.3M4.26
    30 November 20184.7M+5.4%995K4.73
    15 November 20184.5M+0.9%766K5.83
    31 October 20184.4M-3.8%972K4.55
    15 October 20184.6M-2.3%737K6.24
    28 September 20184.7M+0.8%855K5.50
    14 September 20184.7M+4.9%769K6.07
    31 August 20184.5M-2.9%567K7.85
    15 August 20184.6M+5.5%531K8.63
    31 July 20184.3M-2.4%561K7.74
    13 July 20184.5M-6.7%644K6.91
    29 June 20184.8M+8.2%923K5.17
    15 June 20184.4M-21.3%1.1M4.10
    31 May 20185.6M-6.1%801K7.00
    15 May 20186.0M-2.8%729K8.19
    30 April 20186.1M+24.0%841K7.30
    13 April 20185.0M-4.3%1.0M4.92
    29 March 20185.2M+1.2%952K5.44
    15 March 20185.1M+13.0%1.1M4.70
    28 February 20184.5M+1.0%974K4.65
    15 February 20184.5M-5.2%1.3M3.40
    31 January 20184.7M-5.1%1.3M3.68
    12 January 20185.0M-4.5%1.4M3.58
    29 December 20175.2M793K6.58
    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.