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Baxter International Inc. short interest

23.8M shares of Baxter International were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (23.2M to 42.6M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short23.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.5%-10% over a year
Days to cover4.19at 5.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.59%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 bottom of its range over the last year (23.2M to 42.6M), and the share price moved +13% 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 202623.8M-2.5%5.7M4.19
    30 September 202624.4M+4.9%8.2M2.98
    15 September 202623.2M-0.3%5.2M4.48
    31 August 202623.3M-2.6%4.7M4.99
    14 August 202623.9M-26.8%8.0M3.01
    31 July 202632.7M-11.3%7.5M4.34
    15 July 202636.8M-4.5%5.6M6.52
    30 June 202638.6M-7.4%7.1M5.47
    15 June 202641.7M-1.8%6.9M6.00
    29 May 202642.4M+5.1%6.9M6.15
    15 May 202640.4M+15.0%7.2M5.60
    30 April 202635.1M-6.5%8.8M3.99
    15 April 202637.5M-6.9%6.3M5.93
    31 March 202640.3M+6.9%9.6M4.20
    13 March 202637.7M-1.7%10.0M3.76
    27 February 202638.4M-10.0%11.5M3.34
    13 February 202642.6M+19.8%12.4M3.44
    30 January 202635.6M+5.4%7.8M4.58
    15 January 202633.8M-1.1%10.1M3.34
    31 December 202534.2M+2.0%7.0M4.90
    15 December 202533.5M+1.1%8.8M3.81
    28 November 202533.1M+13.0%7.6M4.35
    14 November 202529.3M+15.5%10.2M2.88
    31 October 202525.4M-3.9%7.5M3.38
    15 October 202526.4M-3.0%5.4M4.87
    30 September 202527.2M+13.9%6.8M4.02
    15 September 202523.9M+2.9%6.6M3.61
    29 August 202523.2M+0.6%6.0M3.86
    15 August 202523.1M+20.8%10.4M2.22
    31 July 202519.1M+4.2%9.1M2.10
    15 July 202518.4M+6.9%5.0M3.69
    30 June 202517.2M+0.5%3.6M4.78
    13 June 202517.1M+8.8%3.5M4.94
    30 May 202515.7M+3.9%3.0M5.31
    15 May 202515.1M-13.4%4.3M3.49
    30 April 202517.4M+1.0%4.4M3.95
    15 April 202517.3M-4.9%6.1M2.84
    31 March 202518.2M-0.9%4.1M4.45
    14 March 202518.3M-12.7%4.2M4.32
    28 February 202521.0M+17.8%7.1M2.95
    14 February 202517.8M+2.2%4.2M4.27
    31 January 202517.4M+4.2%4.7M3.70
    15 January 202516.7M+30.4%4.6M3.61
    31 December 202412.8M-2.1%5.2M2.48
    13 December 202413.1M+6.0%4.1M3.18
    29 November 202412.4M-3.3%4.8M2.59
    15 November 202412.8M+11.5%4.7M2.70
    31 October 202411.5M-10.3%2.4M4.80
    15 October 202412.8M+6.4%4.2M3.01
    30 September 202412.0M-8.9%3.2M3.75
    13 September 202413.2M+21.2%4.0M3.29
    30 August 202410.9M+24.6%2.8M3.87
    15 August 20248.7M-12.0%6.4M1.37
    31 July 20249.9M+12.2%4.9M2.03
    15 July 20248.8M+3.3%4.8M1.83
    28 June 20248.6M+16.1%4.5M1.89
    14 June 20247.4M+38.2%5.0M1.48
    31 May 20245.3M-33.0%4.4M1.21
    15 May 20248.0M-20.5%5.5M1.46
    30 April 202410.0M+3.5%2.8M3.56
    15 April 20249.7M+26.9%3.2M3.03
    28 March 20247.6M-6.8%3.4M2.21
    15 March 20248.2M+0.6%4.1M1.99
    29 February 20248.1M+7.8%3.8M2.15
    15 February 20247.5M+0.9%4.4M1.72
    31 January 20247.5M-19.8%2.9M2.60
    12 January 20249.3M-2.8%4.6M2.03
    29 December 20239.6M+2.2%3.2M2.95
    15 December 20239.4M-1.3%4.2M2.25
    30 November 20239.5M-8.1%3.4M2.77
    15 November 202310.3M+13.6%5.7M1.83
    31 October 20239.1M-19.4%5.6M1.63
    13 October 202311.3M+26.8%8.2M1.38
    29 September 20238.9M+21.5%3.7M2.41
    15 September 20237.3M+2.3%4.2M1.77
    31 August 20237.2M+10.8%3.1M2.34
    15 August 20236.5M-17.0%3.8M1.71
    31 July 20237.8M+11.1%7.2M1.09
    14 July 20237.0M-2.8%3.8M1.83
    30 June 20237.2M+34.9%5.5M1.32
    15 June 20235.3M+2.3%3.9M1.36
    31 May 20235.2M-8.3%5.1M1.03
    15 May 20235.7M-5.6%5.4M1.05
    28 April 20236.0M-17.4%6.7M1.00
    14 April 20237.3M-21.5%6.7M1.08
    31 March 20239.3M+46.5%6.3M1.48
    15 March 20236.4M+52.6%5.4M1.18
    28 February 20234.2M+12.6%6.4M1.00
    15 February 20233.7M-23.9%8.1M1.00
    31 January 20234.9M-31.0%6.2M1.00
    13 January 20237.0M-4.9%6.7M1.05
    30 December 20227.4M+30.8%4.1M1.81
    15 December 20225.7M+39.8%5.8M1.00
    30 November 20224.1M-20.4%4.3M1.00
    15 November 20225.1M-23.2%4.7M1.09
    31 October 20226.6M+1.3%5.2M1.27
    14 October 20226.5M+15.3%3.1M2.13
    30 September 20225.7M-3.4%2.9M1.99
    15 September 20225.9M+15.5%3.3M1.76
    31 August 20225.1M+12.6%3.0M1.69
    15 August 20224.5M-25.1%3.3M1.38
    29 July 20226.0M-9.4%3.3M1.81
    15 July 20226.7M+0.8%2.3M2.85
    30 June 20226.6M-8.0%3.4M1.96
    15 June 20227.2M+22.0%2.8M2.55
    31 May 20225.9M-5.9%2.6M2.23
    13 May 20226.3M-13.1%3.3M1.91
    29 April 20227.2M+31.3%3.6M2.01
    14 April 20225.5M+4.8%3.7M1.50
    31 March 20225.2M+2.1%4.1M1.28
    15 March 20225.1M-16.9%2.7M1.91
    28 February 20226.2M+29.3%4.1M1.50
    15 February 20224.8M-2.2%3.3M1.46
    31 January 20224.9M+5.5%2.7M1.82
    14 January 20224.6M-7.5%2.4M1.95
    31 December 20215.0M-4.6%2.2M2.26
    15 December 20215.2M-11.4%2.5M2.09
    30 November 20215.9M-1.9%2.1M2.86
    15 November 20216.0M-21.4%2.1M2.81
    29 October 20217.7M+12.0%3.2M2.43
    15 October 20216.9M-8.5%2.4M2.89
    30 September 20217.5M-0.4%2.7M2.75
    15 September 20217.5M+19.3%4.4M1.72
    31 August 20216.3M-15.9%3.7M1.72
    13 August 20217.5M-1.4%3.4M2.23
    30 July 20217.6M-16.2%3.2M2.40
    15 July 20219.1M+11.9%2.5M3.68
    30 June 20218.1M-1.7%2.9M2.83
    15 June 20218.3M-3.6%2.9M2.84
    28 May 20218.6M-7.6%2.2M3.92
    14 May 20219.3M+0.6%2.4M3.80
    30 April 20219.2M+2.5%2.0M4.59
    15 April 20219.0M+0.8%1.7M5.33
    31 March 20218.9M-9.9%2.9M3.05
    15 March 20219.9M+20.9%2.3M4.36
    26 February 20218.2M+16.7%2.5M3.26
    12 February 20217.0M-1.8%2.7M2.64
    29 January 20217.1M-1.5%2.3M3.13
    15 January 20217.2M+2.3%2.5M2.87
    31 December 20207.1M+6.2%1.9M3.74
    15 December 20206.7M+29.1%3.5M1.89
    30 November 20205.2M-21.9%2.7M1.91
    13 November 20206.6M+9.3%4.1M1.63
    30 October 20206.1M+14.1%2.4M2.55
    15 October 20205.3M+19.4%2.3M2.35
    30 September 20204.4M-15.5%2.8M1.57
    15 September 20205.3M+36.7%2.7M1.95
    31 August 20203.8M-4.2%2.4M1.59
    14 August 20204.0M-7.8%4.0M1.01
    31 July 20204.4M-16.1%2.1M2.04
    15 July 20205.2M+12.2%2.8M1.85
    30 June 20204.6M+14.7%2.8M1.65
    15 June 20204.0M+31.4%2.7M1.50
    29 May 20203.1M-30.8%2.7M1.13
    15 May 20204.4M-20.4%2.3M1.94
    30 April 20205.6M-14.6%2.8M1.98
    15 April 20206.5M+1.0%2.8M2.31
    31 March 20206.5M+1.7%4.8M1.36
    13 March 20206.3M+28.0%3.6M1.74
    28 February 20205.0M+0.3%2.5M1.98
    14 February 20204.9M-3.4%2.1M2.34
    31 January 20205.1M-20.9%2.3M2.26
    15 January 20206.5M+45.1%3.1M2.10
    31 December 20194.5M+3.7%2.0M2.20
    13 December 20194.3M-18.5%2.0M2.10
    29 November 20195.3M+2.9%2.4M2.17
    15 November 20195.1M-6.7%3.3M1.56
    31 October 20195.5M-17.0%4.2M1.30
    15 October 20196.6M+2.2%2.1M3.21
    30 September 20196.5M+32.6%3.1M2.11
    13 September 20194.9M+7.2%2.6M1.90
    30 August 20194.6M-18.8%1.8M2.59
    15 August 20195.6M+30.6%2.2M2.51
    31 July 20194.3M-14.7%2.6M1.64
    15 July 20195.0M-4.1%1.8M2.84
    28 June 20195.3M+4.5%2.7M1.98
    14 June 20195.0M+2.2%2.3M2.17
    31 May 20194.9M-19.5%2.2M2.22
    15 May 20196.1M+8.2%2.3M2.60
    30 April 20195.7M+8.7%3.7M1.54
    15 April 20195.2M-20.4%2.5M2.04
    29 March 20196.5M+4.8%2.9M2.26
    15 March 20196.2M+17.5%2.9M2.17
    28 February 20195.3M+16.7%2.8M1.88
    15 February 20194.5M-12.8%2.6M1.77
    31 January 20195.2M-7.7%3.7M1.41
    15 January 20195.6M-9.3%4.1M1.38
    31 December 20186.2M-13.6%4.5M1.38
    14 December 20187.2M+3.1%4.2M1.71
    30 November 20187.0M+22.1%4.0M1.73
    15 November 20185.7M-11.9%5.1M1.11
    31 October 20186.5M+13.7%4.6M1.43
    15 October 20185.7M+21.8%2.9M2.00
    28 September 20184.7M-5.8%2.7M1.77
    14 September 20185.0M+13.7%3.0M1.64
    31 August 20184.4M-7.4%2.5M1.72
    15 August 20184.7M-7.0%2.6M1.80
    31 July 20185.1M+0.1%3.6M1.43
    13 July 20185.1M+3.3%1.7M3.05
    29 June 20184.9M-21.6%2.7M1.79
    15 June 20186.3M+8.0%3.5M1.80
    31 May 20185.8M-14.7%3.2M1.84
    15 May 20186.8M+18.7%2.6M2.67
    30 April 20185.7M-25.3%3.3M1.73
    13 April 20187.7M+8.9%3.0M2.59
    29 March 20187.0M+3.7%3.4M2.06
    15 March 20186.8M+11.6%2.8M2.43
    28 February 20186.1M-9.0%3.1M1.99
    15 February 20186.7M+5.2%4.3M1.56
    31 January 20186.4M-5.5%3.2M1.99
    12 January 20186.7M+26.7%3.1M2.16
    29 December 20175.3M2.1M2.52
    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.