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American Express Co. short interest

10.9M shares of American Express were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (7.2M to 14.7M). Short sellers would need 3.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.7%+25% over a year
Days to cover3.54at 3.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.62%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 (7.2M to 14.7M), 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 202610.9M+0.7%3.1M3.54
    30 September 202610.8M+0.4%4.0M2.70
    15 September 202610.8M+3.4%2.3M4.65
    31 August 202610.4M-4.3%2.5M4.24
    14 August 202610.9M-10.4%2.2M4.99
    31 July 202612.2M+5.7%3.2M3.74
    15 July 202611.5M+6.0%3.0M3.79
    30 June 202610.8M-10.4%3.7M2.94
    15 June 202612.1M+0.5%2.7M4.45
    29 May 202612.0M-2.2%3.1M3.94
    15 May 202612.3M-16.2%3.2M3.87
    30 April 202614.7M+33.0%3.7M4.01
    15 April 202611.1M-11.3%2.5M4.42
    31 March 202612.5M+13.0%3.7M3.36
    13 March 202611.0M+11.9%4.4M2.50
    27 February 20269.9M+14.3%4.7M2.09
    13 February 20268.6M+20.3%3.3M2.60
    30 January 20267.2M-10.9%3.1M2.32
    15 January 20268.0M-12.1%3.2M2.52
    31 December 20259.2M-6.2%2.5M3.68
    15 December 20259.8M-5.2%2.4M4.01
    28 November 202510.3M-0.3%2.7M3.88
    14 November 202510.3M+1.7%2.4M4.26
    31 October 202510.1M+16.0%2.8M3.68
    15 October 20258.7M-11.3%2.2M3.94
    30 September 20259.9M+2.2%3.2M3.13
    15 September 20259.6M-8.9%2.5M3.89
    29 August 202510.6M+11.1%2.2M4.80
    15 August 20259.5M+3.5%2.5M3.88
    31 July 20259.2M-1.8%2.7M3.40
    15 July 20259.4M-9.9%2.5M3.68
    30 June 202510.4M+25.3%3.4M3.06
    13 June 20258.3M-5.7%2.1M4.00
    30 May 20258.8M-12.9%2.8M3.20
    15 May 202510.1M+10.1%2.8M3.58
    30 April 20259.2M+10.6%3.0M3.05
    15 April 20258.3M+8.8%5.2M1.58
    31 March 20257.6M-8.2%3.0M2.55
    14 March 20258.3M+0.7%4.1M2.04
    28 February 20258.3M+0.8%2.5M3.30
    14 February 20258.2M+1.7%2.0M4.03
    31 January 20258.1M-2.2%3.0M2.71
    15 January 20258.2M-3.9%2.3M3.51
    31 December 20248.6M-1.8%2.5M3.36
    13 December 20248.7M+1.2%2.1M4.12
    29 November 20248.6M-3.5%2.4M3.56
    15 November 20248.9M+13.4%2.7M3.31
    31 October 20247.9M-5.7%3.1M2.52
    15 October 20248.4M-5.5%2.2M3.76
    30 September 20248.8M-5.1%2.6M3.34
    13 September 20249.3M+0.3%3.0M3.14
    30 August 20249.3M-1.4%2.3M3.98
    15 August 20249.4M+5.9%3.1M3.03
    31 July 20248.9M+6.2%3.0M2.96
    15 July 20248.4M+10.7%2.3M3.67
    28 June 20247.6M-10.3%3.1M2.47
    14 June 20248.4M+4.4%2.8M3.05
    31 May 20248.1M-6.0%2.5M3.18
    15 May 20248.6M+17.3%2.7M3.16
    30 April 20247.3M+14.8%4.2M1.76
    15 April 20246.4M-4.2%2.5M2.54
    28 March 20246.7M-12.3%2.3M2.93
    15 March 20247.6M-8.7%2.8M2.71
    29 February 20248.3M-7.4%3.0M2.76
    15 February 20249.0M+11.3%3.4M2.62
    31 January 20248.1M+19.6%4.3M1.89
    12 January 20246.7M+2.1%2.8M2.42
    29 December 20236.6M-4.5%2.6M2.52
    15 December 20236.9M+1.2%4.0M1.75
    30 November 20236.8M-1.9%2.7M2.49
    15 November 20237.0M+11.6%2.4M2.93
    31 October 20236.2M-4.2%4.0M1.57
    13 October 20236.5M+3.7%2.8M2.29
    29 September 20236.3M-3.0%2.7M2.31
    15 September 20236.5M-4.2%3.3M1.99
    31 August 20236.8M-0.0%2.5M2.72
    15 August 20236.8M+9.8%2.2M3.09
    31 July 20236.2M-5.2%3.8M1.63
    14 July 20236.5M-5.0%2.2M2.94
    30 June 20236.8M-3.6%3.1M2.22
    15 June 20237.1M+10.7%3.0M2.37
    31 May 20236.4M-3.6%3.0M2.13
    15 May 20236.6M+5.3%2.9M2.26
    28 April 20236.3M+10.5%3.7M1.72
    14 April 20235.7M-2.2%2.7M2.13
    31 March 20235.8M-4.6%4.1M1.43
    15 March 20236.1M-1.5%3.8M1.61
    28 February 20236.2M-15.8%2.2M2.78
    15 February 20237.4M+7.8%3.5M2.09
    31 January 20236.9M+22.4%5.1M1.36
    13 January 20235.6M-0.3%2.8M2.00
    30 December 20225.6M-10.2%2.3M2.48
    15 December 20226.3M+3.4%2.8M2.20
    30 November 20226.1M-12.4%2.3M2.68
    15 November 20226.9M-7.0%3.4M2.06
    31 October 20227.4M+7.5%4.2M1.77
    14 October 20226.9M-5.9%2.9M2.36
    30 September 20227.3M-19.5%3.4M2.15
    15 September 20229.1M-0.5%2.9M3.16
    31 August 20229.2M+16.4%2.2M4.19
    15 August 20227.9M-2.1%2.6M3.01
    29 July 20228.0M-3.2%4.2M1.90
    15 July 20228.3M+6.7%3.6M2.30
    30 June 20227.8M-14.1%4.9M1.60
    15 June 20229.1M-7.2%2.5M3.65
    31 May 20229.8M+11.1%3.0M3.27
    13 May 20228.8M-2.0%3.5M2.50
    29 April 20229.0M+0.3%3.4M2.67
    14 April 20228.9M-0.6%3.4M2.65
    31 March 20229.0M+1.0%3.9M2.33
    15 March 20228.9M-20.9%5.1M1.74
    28 February 202211.2M+9.0%4.3M2.64
    15 February 202210.3M+2.4%4.0M2.57
    31 January 202210.1M+8.1%5.6M1.79
    14 January 20229.3M+7.7%3.9M2.41
    31 December 20218.6M-13.1%3.4M2.55
    15 December 202110.0M-4.6%4.2M2.37
    30 November 202110.4M-10.7%5.0M2.09
    15 November 202111.7M-24.6%3.0M3.93
    29 October 202115.5M+64.8%3.5M4.42
    15 October 20219.4M+13.6%3.3M2.85
    30 September 20218.3M-10.4%3.9M2.14
    15 September 20219.2M-1.2%3.5M2.67
    31 August 20219.4M-2.1%3.6M2.63
    13 August 20219.6M-35.7%3.3M2.92
    30 July 202114.9M+82.4%4.9M3.03
    15 July 20218.2M+26.2%3.4M2.43
    30 June 20216.5M+3.2%3.9M1.64
    15 June 20216.3M-0.8%2.8M2.21
    28 May 20216.3M-6.5%2.5M2.53
    14 May 20216.7M+1.0%2.6M2.59
    30 April 20216.7M+2.8%3.0M2.24
    15 April 20216.5M-2.7%2.1M3.09
    31 March 20216.7M-22.9%2.9M2.28
    15 March 20218.7M-1.4%3.5M2.48
    26 February 20218.8M-5.1%3.1M2.82
    12 February 20219.3M+9.6%2.9M3.14
    29 January 20218.5M+22.4%4.8M1.76
    15 January 20216.9M+9.7%3.6M1.91
    31 December 20206.3M-19.5%2.9M2.14
    15 December 20207.8M+5.2%3.5M2.22
    30 November 20207.4M+0.7%3.6M2.07
    13 November 20207.4M-6.2%5.4M1.36
    30 October 20207.9M+12.9%4.2M1.89
    15 October 20207.0M-8.7%2.9M2.42
    30 September 20207.6M-27.8%4.8M1.60
    15 September 202010.6M-4.6%3.5M3.00
    31 August 202011.1M+11.9%3.5M3.19
    14 August 20209.9M+7.1%3.2M3.08
    31 July 20209.2M-2.6%3.4M2.74
    15 July 20209.5M-6.7%4.1M2.30
    30 June 202010.2M-7.3%5.3M1.93
    15 June 202011.0M-1.6%6.1M1.81
    29 May 202011.2M-1.5%6.1M1.84
    15 May 202011.3M-4.8%5.4M2.08
    30 April 202011.9M+6.4%6.7M1.78
    15 April 202011.2M+1.4%7.3M1.52
    31 March 202011.0M-6.8%9.8M1.13
    13 March 202011.8M+35.2%9.2M1.29
    28 February 20208.8M+11.7%5.4M1.62
    14 February 20207.8M+2.6%2.2M3.50
    31 January 20207.6M-1.6%3.6M2.14
    15 January 20207.8M+4.3%2.6M3.01
    31 December 20197.5M-0.3%2.6M2.84
    13 December 20197.5M+2.3%2.9M2.61
    29 November 20197.3M+0.8%2.5M2.86
    15 November 20197.2M+3.9%2.2M3.35
    31 October 20197.0M+10.1%3.2M2.17
    15 October 20196.3M-5.6%3.0M2.10
    30 September 20196.7M+28.1%3.6M1.87
    13 September 20195.2M-6.5%4.4M1.19
    30 August 20195.6M-10.3%2.9M1.91
    15 August 20196.2M+8.6%3.7M1.71
    31 July 20195.8M+5.2%3.5M1.63
    15 July 20195.5M-11.4%3.1M1.78
    28 June 20196.2M-10.2%3.0M2.09
    14 June 20196.9M-3.2%2.8M2.50
    31 May 20197.1M-2.6%3.1M2.30
    15 May 20197.3M+14.4%3.2M2.25
    30 April 20196.4M-1.1%3.4M1.85
    15 April 20196.4M-3.8%3.4M1.88
    29 March 20196.7M-23.3%3.4M1.98
    15 March 20198.7M+23.1%3.4M2.60
    28 February 20197.1M-10.8%3.0M2.37
    15 February 20198.0M+20.2%3.2M2.51
    31 January 20196.6M-6.1%4.5M1.48
    15 January 20197.1M-5.2%3.9M1.80
    31 December 20187.4M-5.3%5.6M1.34
    14 December 20187.9M+15.3%4.5M1.74
    30 November 20186.8M+10.2%3.4M2.02
    15 November 20186.2M+13.5%3.5M1.77
    31 October 20185.4M+17.4%4.3M1.26
    15 October 20184.6M-5.9%3.3M1.40
    28 September 20184.9M-16.1%2.8M1.75
    14 September 20185.9M+1.2%3.5M1.69
    31 August 20185.8M+0.2%2.2M2.65
    15 August 20185.8M+4.4%2.4M2.40
    31 July 20185.5M-2.9%3.9M1.43
    13 July 20185.7M-12.8%3.3M1.72
    29 June 20186.6M+4.7%4.8M1.36
    15 June 20186.3M+3.0%3.3M1.87
    31 May 20186.1M-12.5%2.7M2.24
    15 May 20186.9M-15.6%2.9M2.43
    30 April 20188.2M+4.5%4.4M1.86
    13 April 20187.9M-21.1%3.5M2.23
    29 March 201810.0M-10.1%3.9M2.55
    15 March 201811.1M-10.6%3.6M3.10
    28 February 201812.4M-3.5%4.0M3.09
    15 February 201812.9M+15.0%5.1M2.52
    31 January 201811.2M+1.6%4.8M2.34
    12 January 201811.0M+0.3%2.7M4.04
    29 December 201711.0M2.5M4.43
    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.