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Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. short interest

2.8M shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.1M to 3.2M). Short sellers would need 9.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.5%+34% over a year
Days to cover9.52at 296K shares a day
Of shares in issue22.61%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 (2.1M to 3.2M), and the share price moved -54% 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 20262.8M-2.5%296K9.52
    30 September 20262.9M-0.2%635K4.55
    15 September 20262.9M+6.4%631K4.59
    31 August 20262.7M-8.6%1.2M2.21
    14 August 20263.0M+8.6%332K8.96
    31 July 20262.7M-3.9%246K11.14
    15 July 20262.9M+5.1%433K6.58
    30 June 20262.7M-11.6%408K6.65
    15 June 20263.1M-2.6%367K8.37
    29 May 20263.2M+17.3%504K6.25
    15 May 20262.7M+4.0%328K8.18
    30 April 20262.6M+6.2%340K7.58
    15 April 20262.4M-4.7%310K7.84
    31 March 20262.5M-6.9%575K4.44
    13 March 20262.7M+17.6%580K4.73
    27 February 20262.3M+5.0%343K6.79
    13 February 20262.2M-2.2%307K7.24
    30 January 20262.3M-11.1%314K7.21
    15 January 20262.6M-2.7%353K7.22
    31 December 20252.6M+0.6%336K7.81
    15 December 20252.6M+6.6%705K3.70
    28 November 20252.4M+7.0%296K8.27
    14 November 20252.3M+9.2%365K6.27
    31 October 20252.1M-0.8%247K8.47
    15 October 20252.1M+2.9%444K4.75
    30 September 20252.0M-4.4%447K4.58
    15 September 20252.1M+18.9%511K4.19
    29 August 20251.8M+1.7%382K4.71
    15 August 20251.8M+2.9%230K7.71
    31 July 20251.7M+2.8%179K9.61
    15 July 20251.7M+0.5%196K8.55
    30 June 20251.7M-2.6%268K6.22
    13 June 20251.7M-7.4%238K7.20
    30 May 20251.9M+1.6%345K5.36
    15 May 20251.8M+4.1%239K7.61
    30 April 20251.7M+23.8%317K5.51
    15 April 20251.4M+21.2%346K4.08
    31 March 20251.2M-17.3%288K4.05
    14 March 20251.4M-7.6%347K4.06
    28 February 20251.5M+3.9%243K6.28
    14 February 20251.5M+4.6%233K6.30
    31 January 20251.4M-10.9%236K5.95
    15 January 20251.6M+30.0%372K4.24
    31 December 20241.2M-3.0%298K4.07
    13 December 20241.2M-20.4%460K2.71
    29 November 20241.6M-5.2%218K7.18
    15 November 20241.7M-11.7%230K7.18
    31 October 20241.9M+1.7%182K10.28
    15 October 20241.8M-2.4%236K7.79
    30 September 20241.9M+2.3%330K5.71
    13 September 20241.8M-3.8%336K5.49
    30 August 20241.9M-4.4%331K5.80
    15 August 20242.0M+1.9%158K12.69
    31 July 20242.0M+23.5%242K8.14
    15 July 20241.6M+0.1%175K9.12
    28 June 20241.6M+5.9%191K8.32
    14 June 20241.5M-2.6%215K6.98
    31 May 20241.5M+9.1%300K5.14
    15 May 20241.4M-12.3%162K8.71
    30 April 20241.6M+0.1%164K9.83
    15 April 20241.6M-8.8%151K10.71
    28 March 20241.8M-11.1%184K9.62
    15 March 20242.0M-3.7%374K5.32
    29 February 20242.1M-1.6%153K13.52
    15 February 20242.1M-2.4%199K10.57
    31 January 20242.2M-4.4%227K9.46
    12 January 20242.2M+8.3%255K8.82
    29 December 20232.1M+12.4%275K7.55
    15 December 20231.8M-10.3%319K5.79
    30 November 20232.1M-1.7%270K7.63
    15 November 20232.1M+6.7%198K10.59
    31 October 20232.0M+11.5%192K10.24
    13 October 20231.8M-1.2%230K7.65
    29 September 20231.8M+14.0%254K7.03
    15 September 20231.6M+26.3%250K6.25
    31 August 20231.2M-0.2%273K4.53
    15 August 20231.2M+1.0%151K8.21
    31 July 20231.2M+0.2%192K6.40
    14 July 20231.2M-5.6%181K6.77
    30 June 20231.3M-12.5%318K4.08
    15 June 20231.5M-12.3%267K5.55
    31 May 20231.7M-12.7%371K4.56
    15 May 20231.9M+3.8%264K7.34
    28 April 20231.9M+11.2%296K6.31
    14 April 20231.7M+27.7%336K4.99
    31 March 20231.3M-20.5%350K3.76
    15 March 20231.7M-7.0%560K2.95
    28 February 20231.8M-12.2%194K9.19
    15 February 20232.0M-2.9%199K10.16
    31 January 20232.1M-2.7%231K9.02
    13 January 20232.1M-2.4%271K7.90
    30 December 20222.2M+13.6%294K7.47
    15 December 20221.9M+45.2%403K4.80
    30 November 20221.3M-0.4%339K3.93
    15 November 20221.3M-2.8%244K5.47
    31 October 20221.4M-9.2%188K7.33
    14 October 20221.5M-16.9%203K7.47
    30 September 20221.8M+6.0%301K6.05
    15 September 20221.7M-7.2%532K3.23
    31 August 20221.9M+0.4%258K7.16
    15 August 20221.8M-4.6%209K8.80
    29 July 20221.9M+0.9%228K8.47
    15 July 20221.9M+3.5%388K4.94
    30 June 20221.9M+7.0%613K3.02
    15 June 20221.7M-6.2%269K6.42
    31 May 20221.8M+27.4%459K4.02
    13 May 20221.4M+6.1%236K6.12
    29 April 20221.4M+9.2%234K5.83
    14 April 20221.2M+12.0%274K4.55
    31 March 20221.1M-9.4%245K4.54
    15 March 20221.2M+21.1%589K2.09
    28 February 20221.0M-7.6%372K2.73
    15 February 20221.1M+0.6%197K5.56
    31 January 20221.1M+8.3%300K3.64
    14 January 20221.0M+47.7%447K2.25
    31 December 2021683K-19.3%267K2.56
    15 December 2021846K-7.5%760K1.11
    30 November 2021915K+3.8%224K4.09
    15 November 2021882K-5.6%136K6.46
    29 October 2021935K+9.8%105K8.86
    15 October 2021851K+15.7%188K4.53
    30 September 2021735K+3.7%173K4.25
    15 September 2021709K-5.1%168K4.23
    31 August 2021747K+8.9%315K2.37
    13 August 2021686K+6.0%118K5.81
    30 July 2021647K-2.8%216K3.00
    15 July 2021666K-11.3%308K2.16
    30 June 2021751K-9.6%439K1.71
    15 June 2021831K-25.7%854K1.00
    28 May 20211.1M+56.2%969K1.15
    14 May 2021716K+40.2%195K3.68
    30 April 2021511K+14.1%168K3.05
    15 April 2021448K-18.3%330K1.36
    31 March 2021548K-10.9%269K2.04
    15 March 2021616K+28.4%437K1.41
    26 February 2021479K+7.9%368K1.30
    12 February 2021444K-13.4%557K1.00
    29 January 2021513K-12.8%1.4M1.00
    15 January 2021588K-1.3%124K4.76
    31 December 2020596K-3.6%70K8.50
    15 December 2020618K-7.7%154K4.02
    30 November 2020670K+25.0%142K4.72
    13 November 2020536K-21.4%211K2.54
    30 October 2020682K-3.5%111K6.12
    15 October 2020706K+4.2%112K6.30
    30 September 2020678K-57.1%206K3.29
    15 September 20201.6M-14.7%232K6.81
    31 August 20201.9M-9.5%66K28.01
    14 August 20202.1M-2.8%63K32.43
    31 July 20202.1M+6.1%60K35.17
    15 July 20202.0M-2.1%112K17.75
    30 June 20202.0M+8.1%137K14.86
    15 June 20201.9M-2.8%314K5.98
    29 May 20201.9M-2.0%222K8.70
    15 May 20202.0M+11.3%242K8.15
    30 April 20201.8M+9.8%392K4.51
    15 April 20201.6M+7.7%315K5.12
    31 March 20201.5M-8.5%204K7.35
    13 March 20201.6M-3.0%232K7.06
    28 February 20201.7M+5.4%161K10.51
    14 February 20201.6M+1.6%112K14.30
    31 January 20201.6M-13.0%390K4.04
    15 January 20201.8M+0.3%163K11.11
    31 December 20191.8M-1.4%141K12.82
    13 December 20191.8M+9.2%339K5.40
    29 November 20191.7M+1.8%220K7.63
    15 November 20191.6M-4.3%283K5.83
    31 October 20191.7M-6.6%301K5.71
    15 October 20191.8M+2.5%414K4.45
    30 September 20191.8M+15.2%466K3.86
    13 September 20191.6M-2.6%524K2.98
    30 August 20191.6M+13.9%249K6.45
    15 August 20191.4M-6.2%334K4.21
    31 July 20191.5M+2.9%226K6.64
    15 July 20191.5M-2.7%201K7.25
    28 June 20191.5M+0.7%448K3.35
    14 June 20191.5M+10.0%245K6.08
    31 May 20191.4M+3.3%231K5.85
    15 May 20191.3M+47.8%203K6.45
    30 April 2019886K+7.6%126K7.02
    15 April 2019823K+3.5%85K9.67
    29 March 2019795K-7.4%215K3.69
    15 March 2019859K+18.3%259K3.32
    28 February 2019726K-7.7%92K7.88
    15 February 2019787K-2.0%40K19.76
    31 January 2019803K-15.8%39K20.81
    15 January 2019953K-4.9%68K14.03
    31 December 20181.0M+1.4%121K8.28
    14 December 2018989K+23.5%113K8.75
    30 November 2018801K+2.3%120K6.67
    15 November 2018783K-0.7%48K16.47
    31 October 2018789K+7.9%56K13.97
    15 October 2018731K+7.8%68K10.80
    28 September 2018678K-2.3%58K11.61
    14 September 2018694K-4.7%97K7.18
    31 August 2018729K-16.0%146K4.99
    15 August 2018868K-9.6%73K11.85
    31 July 2018961K-10.4%84K11.49
    13 July 20181.1M-1.1%111K9.67
    29 June 20181.1M-21.8%257K4.22
    15 June 20181.4M+18.2%114K12.12
    31 May 20181.2M+7.5%111K10.59
    15 May 20181.1M-5.0%57K19.21
    30 April 20181.1M-2.5%51K22.48
    13 April 20181.2M+3.5%81K14.47
    29 March 20181.1M+4.4%90K12.58
    15 March 20181.1M-2.2%71K15.42
    28 February 20181.1M-6.8%237K4.70
    15 February 20181.2M+2.0%173K6.90
    31 January 20181.2M-9.1%106K11.12
    12 January 20181.3M-4.5%219K5.89
    29 December 20171.4M148K9.11
    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.