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Autozone Inc. short interest

576K shares of Autozone were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 13 Mar 2020. Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short576Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+8.9%+181% over a year
Days to cover2.92at 197K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.56%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 13 Mar 2020, and the share price moved -20% 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 2026576K+8.9%197K2.92
    30 September 2026530K+6.7%485K1.09
    15 September 2026496K+14.2%329K1.51
    31 August 2026435K+6.1%280K1.55
    14 August 2026410K-5.3%173K2.38
    31 July 2026433K-12.5%142K3.04
    15 July 2026494K-0.4%257K1.93
    30 June 2026496K+4.3%799K1.00
    15 June 2026476K+11.3%328K1.45
    29 May 2026428K+14.5%400K1.07
    15 May 2026373K+8.3%263K1.42
    30 April 2026345K+0.4%255K1.35
    15 April 2026343K+14.5%147K2.34
    31 March 2026300K-8.0%140K2.14
    13 March 2026326K+9.7%161K2.03
    27 February 2026297K-7.2%131K2.27
    13 February 2026321K-6.5%141K2.28
    30 January 2026343K+25.8%187K1.84
    15 January 2026273K+3.2%199K1.37
    31 December 2025264K-16.8%158K1.68
    15 December 2025318K+5.5%193K1.64
    28 November 2025301K+2.2%105K2.86
    14 November 2025295K+9.2%134K2.21
    31 October 2025270K+31.4%135K2.00
    15 October 2025205K-18.6%121K1.69
    30 September 2025252K+3.1%162K1.56
    15 September 2025244K-1.3%110K2.22
    29 August 2025248K-3.6%106K2.33
    15 August 2025257K-2.0%103K2.51
    31 July 2025262K+16.3%119K2.20
    15 July 2025225K-2.9%113K2.00
    30 June 2025232K+4.8%198K1.17
    13 June 2025221K+0.3%126K1.76
    30 May 2025221K-6.3%163K1.35
    15 May 2025236K+2.2%97K2.44
    30 April 2025231K-21.4%112K2.06
    15 April 2025294K+5.3%185K1.58
    31 March 2025279K-6.4%153K1.82
    14 March 2025298K+2.9%187K1.59
    28 February 2025290K+3.1%103K2.82
    14 February 2025281K+10.0%95K2.95
    31 January 2025255K-10.5%103K2.47
    15 January 2025285K-21.5%114K2.51
    31 December 2024363K+9.0%129K2.82
    13 December 2024333K+20.5%154K2.17
    29 November 2024277K-14.5%144K1.92
    15 November 2024324K-4.8%136K2.37
    31 October 2024340K-20.0%110K3.09
    15 October 2024425K-8.7%113K3.75
    30 September 2024466K+6.7%171K2.72
    13 September 2024436K+2.0%102K4.28
    30 August 2024428K-6.5%91K4.68
    15 August 2024458K+12.6%118K3.87
    31 July 2024406K+13.2%118K3.43
    15 July 2024359K-4.6%110K3.26
    28 June 2024376K-3.9%163K2.30
    14 June 2024391K-13.5%146K2.67
    31 May 2024452K-5.6%179K2.52
    15 May 2024479K-4.6%126K3.81
    30 April 2024502K+25.3%140K3.60
    15 April 2024401K+2.4%128K3.13
    28 March 2024391K+2.7%139K2.82
    15 March 2024381K-2.4%151K2.52
    29 February 2024390K-4.3%207K1.89
    15 February 2024408K+4.6%165K2.47
    31 January 2024390K+18.1%164K2.38
    12 January 2024330K+5.1%145K2.27
    29 December 2023314K-15.0%106K2.96
    15 December 2023370K-22.5%185K2.00
    30 November 2023477K-8.5%139K3.43
    15 November 2023521K+9.9%143K3.65
    31 October 2023474K+13.0%139K3.40
    13 October 2023419K+1.7%116K3.62
    29 September 2023412K+8.6%152K2.71
    15 September 2023380K-0.9%137K2.77
    31 August 2023383K+6.3%131K2.92
    15 August 2023361K+10.8%125K2.89
    31 July 2023325K-0.0%146K2.22
    14 July 2023326K+11.2%151K2.15
    30 June 2023293K-8.0%229K1.28
    15 June 2023318K+8.1%232K1.37
    31 May 2023294K-0.8%255K1.16
    15 May 2023296K+4.6%110K2.70
    28 April 2023283K-4.1%130K2.17
    14 April 2023295K+9.0%144K2.05
    31 March 2023271K-0.4%150K1.80
    15 March 2023272K+3.6%158K1.73
    28 February 2023262K-7.4%173K1.52
    15 February 2023283K-10.3%158K1.80
    31 January 2023316K-7.5%154K2.05
    13 January 2023341K+3.8%136K2.52
    30 December 2022329K-25.5%125K2.63
    15 December 2022441K+9.8%179K2.46
    30 November 2022402K+10.6%116K3.47
    15 November 2022363K-9.5%141K2.58
    31 October 2022401K-11.5%183K2.19
    14 October 2022453K-2.2%160K2.83
    30 September 2022464K-5.2%203K2.28
    15 September 2022489K+6.5%135K3.62
    31 August 2022459K-5.6%139K3.30
    15 August 2022487K+6.9%122K4.00
    29 July 2022455K+7.2%166K2.74
    15 July 2022425K-6.8%140K3.04
    30 June 2022456K+10.6%224K2.04
    15 June 2022412K-14.5%137K3.01
    31 May 2022482K+11.3%289K1.67
    13 May 2022433K+2.5%169K2.56
    29 April 2022422K-17.0%184K2.29
    14 April 2022509K-8.4%173K2.95
    31 March 2022555K+21.0%213K2.60
    15 March 2022459K-15.7%193K2.37
    28 February 2022545K+15.4%187K2.92
    15 February 2022472K-6.5%196K2.41
    31 January 2022505K+13.8%195K2.59
    14 January 2022444K+13.8%148K3.00
    31 December 2021390K-10.5%131K2.97
    15 December 2021436K-0.5%191K2.29
    30 November 2021438K-0.9%141K3.10
    15 November 2021442K+20.1%154K2.88
    29 October 2021368K+15.1%182K2.02
    15 October 2021320K-9.8%159K2.01
    30 September 2021354K-17.3%222K1.59
    15 September 2021429K+18.8%159K2.70
    31 August 2021361K+11.6%154K2.35
    13 August 2021323K+6.1%127K2.54
    30 July 2021305K-22.0%142K2.14
    15 July 2021391K-11.0%159K2.45
    30 June 2021439K-7.6%206K2.13
    15 June 2021475K+8.2%180K2.64
    28 May 2021439K+32.3%215K2.04
    14 May 2021332K-15.9%165K2.01
    30 April 2021395K+11.2%166K2.37
    15 April 2021355K-16.2%160K2.22
    31 March 2021424K+5.8%263K1.61
    15 March 2021400K+16.6%254K1.57
    26 February 2021343K-15.1%201K1.71
    12 February 2021404K-11.6%207K1.96
    29 January 2021457K-6.7%257K1.78
    15 January 2021490K+9.7%204K2.40
    31 December 2020447K-15.9%216K2.06
    15 December 2020531K+1.2%349K1.52
    30 November 2020525K+4.3%204K2.57
    13 November 2020503K-0.5%268K1.88
    30 October 2020506K+38.9%172K2.94
    15 October 2020364K-4.5%167K2.18
    30 September 2020382K-4.9%263K1.45
    15 September 2020401K+0.9%161K2.49
    31 August 2020398K-16.0%146K2.73
    14 August 2020474K+30.3%145K3.27
    31 July 2020364K+3.9%156K2.33
    15 July 2020350K-11.3%169K2.07
    30 June 2020395K-14.0%221K1.79
    15 June 2020459K+11.5%213K2.16
    29 May 2020412K-7.3%277K1.49
    15 May 2020444K+4.8%236K1.89
    30 April 2020424K-19.8%223K1.90
    15 April 2020529K+13.3%329K1.60
    31 March 2020467K-23.9%360K1.30
    13 March 2020613K+1.1%458K1.34
    28 February 2020606K-9.1%300K2.02
    14 February 2020667K+6.4%213K3.13
    31 January 2020626K-0.1%224K2.80
    15 January 2020627K-7.9%215K2.92
    31 December 2019681K-6.9%190K3.59
    13 December 2019731K-2.9%270K2.71
    29 November 2019753K+4.9%164K4.58
    15 November 2019718K-12.6%172K4.17
    31 October 2019821K-3.0%180K4.57
    15 October 2019846K+10.0%188K4.50
    30 September 2019769K-16.6%291K2.64
    13 September 2019922K+10.9%262K3.52
    30 August 2019832K-5.9%256K3.26
    15 August 2019885K+16.7%298K2.97
    31 July 2019758K-6.6%221K3.43
    15 July 2019812K+10.4%163K4.99
    28 June 2019735K+1.9%255K2.89
    14 June 2019722K-1.7%271K2.66
    31 May 2019734K+6.6%385K1.90
    15 May 2019689K+2.2%238K2.90
    30 April 2019674K-3.2%260K2.59
    15 April 2019696K+0.1%265K2.62
    29 March 2019695K-1.6%294K2.36
    15 March 2019707K-4.2%329K2.15
    28 February 2019737K-9.8%412K1.79
    15 February 2019817K+7.7%292K2.79
    31 January 2019759K+2.3%305K2.48
    15 January 2019742K+1.4%362K2.05
    31 December 2018732K-0.8%372K1.97
    14 December 2018737K+10.1%454K1.62
    30 November 2018670K+0.6%347K1.93
    15 November 2018666K+6.8%285K2.34
    31 October 2018624K-15.2%421K1.48
    15 October 2018735K+10.4%300K2.45
    28 September 2018666K+22.2%383K1.74
    14 September 2018545K+2.2%299K1.82
    31 August 2018533K-17.8%196K2.72
    15 August 2018649K-6.9%233K2.79
    31 July 2018697K-8.0%235K2.97
    13 July 2018758K-11.9%200K3.78
    29 June 2018861K-11.5%317K2.71
    15 June 2018972K-1.8%305K3.19
    31 May 2018990K+3.7%585K1.69
    15 May 2018955K+17.7%306K3.11
    30 April 2018811K+9.2%359K2.26
    13 April 2018743K-2.1%320K2.32
    29 March 2018759K-48.5%422K1.80
    15 March 20181.5M+66.1%445K3.31
    28 February 2018887K-10.4%642K1.38
    15 February 2018990K-11.6%477K2.07
    31 January 20181.1M-13.0%327K3.42
    12 January 20181.3M+0.1%502K2.56
    29 December 20171.3M377K3.41
    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.