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Becton Dickinson & Co. short interest

8.9M shares of Becton Dickinson & were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 5.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.9%+171% over a year
Days to cover5.48at 1.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.27%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 fewest since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +43% 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 20268.9M-8.9%1.6M5.48
    30 September 20269.8M-13.6%2.0M4.88
    15 September 202611.3M+6.0%1.6M7.19
    31 August 202610.7M+13.9%1.7M6.12
    14 August 20269.4M-6.5%2.0M4.80
    31 July 202610.0M-3.5%1.7M5.73
    15 July 202610.4M-7.6%1.8M5.82
    30 June 202611.2M+54.4%3.9M2.90
    15 June 20267.3M+1.0%2.0M3.60
    29 May 20267.2M-14.4%3.0M2.41
    15 May 20268.4M+31.9%3.7M2.28
    30 April 20266.4M-11.6%3.1M2.05
    15 April 20267.2M-24.0%2.5M2.94
    31 March 20269.5M-17.2%2.3M4.16
    13 March 202611.5M-16.8%2.7M4.27
    27 February 202613.8M-5.3%2.9M4.70
    13 February 202614.6M+117.5%3.9M3.75
    30 January 20266.7M+10.3%1.9M3.45
    15 January 20266.1M+0.7%1.7M3.64
    31 December 20256.0M+25.4%1.9M3.20
    15 December 20254.8M+0.3%2.0M2.46
    28 November 20254.8M+14.7%2.0M2.36
    14 November 20254.2M+34.2%3.6M1.15
    31 October 20253.1M-5.1%2.1M1.45
    15 October 20253.3M-14.4%1.2M2.75
    30 September 20253.8M-10.5%1.4M2.68
    15 September 20254.3M-6.1%1.8M2.41
    29 August 20254.6M-11.9%1.7M2.68
    15 August 20255.2M-5.5%3.3M1.58
    31 July 20255.5M+17.0%2.7M2.07
    15 July 20254.7M+20.1%3.2M1.46
    30 June 20253.9M+21.4%3.1M1.27
    13 June 20253.2M+2.0%2.5M1.27
    30 May 20253.2M-3.4%2.5M1.28
    15 May 20253.3M-10.4%5.5M1.00
    30 April 20253.6M-10.6%2.1M1.71
    15 April 20254.1M+7.6%2.8M1.43
    31 March 20253.8M+31.8%2.0M1.85
    14 March 20252.9M-2.2%1.9M1.49
    28 February 20252.9M-21.1%1.6M1.80
    14 February 20253.7M+37.6%2.6M1.44
    31 January 20252.7M-21.9%1.8M1.48
    15 January 20253.5M-7.2%2.2M1.61
    31 December 20243.7M+42.0%2.1M1.81
    13 December 20242.6M+38.7%2.4M1.11
    29 November 20241.9M-10.2%1.7M1.13
    15 November 20242.1M+3.7%2.1M1.00
    31 October 20242.0M-15.6%923K2.21
    15 October 20242.4M-2.8%966K2.50
    30 September 20242.5M-9.2%1.4M1.74
    13 September 20242.7M+38.3%1.6M1.74
    30 August 20242.0M+34.0%926K2.14
    15 August 20241.5M-25.4%1.6M1.00
    31 July 20242.0M-8.3%1.5M1.34
    15 July 20242.2M-7.1%1.3M1.70
    28 June 20242.3M+17.9%1.5M1.55
    14 June 20242.0M-11.9%1.4M1.45
    31 May 20242.2M+13.2%1.8M1.22
    15 May 20242.0M-9.0%1.8M1.11
    30 April 20242.2M-6.1%1.0M2.11
    15 April 20242.3M-21.1%1.1M2.10
    28 March 20242.9M+4.9%1.2M2.36
    15 March 20242.8M+33.3%1.5M1.82
    29 February 20242.1M-15.4%1.2M1.68
    15 February 20242.5M+0.6%1.8M1.38
    31 January 20242.5M+8.9%1.3M1.94
    12 January 20242.3M+10.0%1.8M1.28
    29 December 20232.1M-15.6%1.5M1.33
    15 December 20232.4M-7.0%1.9M1.25
    30 November 20232.6M-12.6%1.9M1.36
    15 November 20233.0M+32.2%1.9M1.60
    31 October 20232.3M-16.8%977K2.32
    13 October 20232.7M+0.9%955K2.85
    29 September 20232.7M+1.9%992K2.72
    15 September 20232.6M-22.6%1.4M1.86
    31 August 20233.4M+4.6%970K3.53
    15 August 20233.3M+14.2%1.5M2.15
    31 July 20232.9M+23.9%1.6M1.74
    14 July 20232.3M+13.8%865K2.67
    30 June 20232.0M+13.3%995K2.04
    15 June 20231.8M-23.8%1.3M1.40
    31 May 20232.4M-8.1%1.2M2.01
    15 May 20232.6M-2.2%1.2M2.07
    28 April 20232.6M+23.0%1.1M2.43
    14 April 20232.1M+6.6%966K2.20
    31 March 20232.0M+1.2%986K2.02
    15 March 20232.0M-5.4%952K2.07
    28 February 20232.1M-27.4%1.0M2.04
    15 February 20232.9M+37.3%1.5M1.96
    31 January 20232.1M+4.8%1.1M1.96
    13 January 20232.0M-20.5%1.2M1.71
    30 December 20222.5M+12.5%925K2.71
    15 December 20222.2M-5.4%1.5M1.54
    30 November 20222.4M-8.3%1.5M1.54
    15 November 20222.6M-12.9%2.3M1.11
    31 October 20223.0M-0.3%1.4M2.12
    14 October 20223.0M-17.4%1.0M2.91
    30 September 20223.6M-2.3%1.3M2.76
    15 September 20223.7M-5.6%1,000K3.67
    31 August 20223.9M-6.7%775K5.02
    15 August 20224.2M+48.5%951K4.38
    29 July 20222.8M-19.8%817K3.44
    15 July 20223.5M+5.8%815K4.29
    30 June 20223.3M-27.0%1.3M2.52
    15 June 20224.5M+17.0%937K4.84
    31 May 20223.9M-8.9%1.0M3.78
    13 May 20224.3M+11.6%1.5M2.92
    29 April 20223.8M-16.8%1.2M3.22
    14 April 20224.6M+10.7%1.1M4.18
    31 March 20224.1M+6.4%1.2M3.49
    15 March 20223.9M-12.0%1.3M2.90
    28 February 20224.4M+1.7%1.3M3.29
    15 February 20224.3M+17.9%1.5M2.82
    31 January 20223.7M+3.0%1.7M2.22
    14 January 20223.6M+20.1%1.3M2.85
    31 December 20213.0M+14.1%1.1M2.63
    15 December 20212.6M+0.9%1.5M1.77
    30 November 20212.6M+4.0%1.6M1.59
    15 November 20212.5M+11.7%1.5M1.69
    29 October 20212.2M+1.2%1.1M2.04
    15 October 20212.2M-27.7%1.4M1.56
    30 September 20213.0M-12.7%1.5M2.08
    15 September 20213.5M-7.0%1.4M2.43
    31 August 20213.7M-22.2%1.3M2.88
    13 August 20214.8M+84.8%1.6M3.08
    30 July 20212.6M-19.8%1.0M2.57
    15 July 20213.3M+2.1%1.0M3.11
    30 June 20213.2M+6.3%1.6M2.02
    15 June 20213.0M-23.7%1.4M2.17
    28 May 20213.9M-5.2%1.4M2.89
    14 May 20214.1M+93.5%1.6M2.67
    30 April 20212.1M+16.0%1.2M1.83
    15 April 20211.8M-14.1%953K1.94
    31 March 20212.1M-4.9%1.0M2.06
    15 March 20212.3M+30.8%1.3M1.77
    26 February 20211.7M-13.7%1.3M1.35
    12 February 20212.0M-7.0%1.3M1.52
    29 January 20212.2M-1.0%1.1M1.90
    15 January 20212.2M+8.5%1.2M1.82
    31 December 20202.0M-0.0%955K2.10
    15 December 20202.0M+7.9%1.5M1.35
    30 November 20201.9M-7.1%1.4M1.37
    13 November 20202.0M-8.1%1.4M1.42
    30 October 20202.2M+15.6%943K2.31
    15 October 20201.9M+5.9%953K1.97
    30 September 20201.8M-38.4%1.6M1.08
    15 September 20202.9M+9.5%1.3M2.17
    31 August 20202.6M+13.6%1.3M1.98
    14 August 20202.3M+3.0%1.4M1.62
    31 July 20202.3M-2.9%925K2.44
    15 July 20202.3M-11.1%1.6M1.45
    30 June 20202.6M+21.3%1.7M1.54
    15 June 20202.1M-12.9%2.0M1.06
    29 May 20202.5M+10.1%3.9M1.00
    15 May 20202.2M-64.5%1.1M1.98
    30 April 20206.3M+1.2%1.6M3.87
    15 April 20206.2M+47.1%1.8M3.51
    31 March 20204.2M-13.8%2.9M1.45
    13 March 20204.9M+2.9%2.4M2.09
    28 February 20204.8M-1.9%2.1M2.32
    14 February 20204.9M+1.6%2.8M1.76
    31 January 20204.8M+15.5%1.1M4.44
    15 January 20204.2M+0.0%1.2M3.43
    31 December 20194.2M+4.3%918K4.52
    13 December 20194.0M+4.9%1.0M3.81
    29 November 20193.8M+4.1%1.2M3.14
    15 November 20193.6M-1.9%1.5M2.51
    31 October 20193.7M-9.8%1.2M3.08
    15 October 20194.1M-11.9%795K5.18
    30 September 20194.7M-5.9%1.1M4.29
    13 September 20195.0M+4.5%1.1M4.56
    30 August 20194.8M-0.1%831K5.72
    15 August 20194.8M-0.9%1.3M3.63
    31 July 20194.8M+5.9%809K5.95
    15 July 20194.5M-3.8%810K5.60
    28 June 20194.7M-3.5%1.3M3.51
    14 June 20194.9M-7.8%1.2M4.08
    31 May 20195.3M+13.8%1.5M3.61
    15 May 20194.7M-3.6%1.6M3.00
    30 April 20194.8M-1.1%2.0M2.40
    15 April 20194.9M+21.4%1.2M4.17
    29 March 20194.0M+3.9%1.3M3.12
    15 March 20193.9M+5.5%900K4.32
    28 February 20193.7M+1.5%839K4.39
    15 February 20193.6M-10.6%1.1M3.22
    31 January 20194.1M-0.8%1.1M3.79
    15 January 20194.1M+1.5%1.3M3.25
    31 December 20184.0M-4.5%1.3M3.00
    14 December 20184.2M+9.1%1.2M3.40
    30 November 20183.9M+1.6%1.1M3.62
    15 November 20183.8M+12.3%1.5M2.61
    31 October 20183.4M+2.5%1.2M2.75
    15 October 20183.3M-4.7%1.0M3.19
    28 September 20183.5M+0.6%901K3.86
    14 September 20183.5M-16.9%1.0M3.38
    31 August 20184.2M-8.7%624K6.66
    15 August 20184.6M-10.3%1.0M4.36
    31 July 20185.1M-5.4%844K6.01
    13 July 20185.4M-0.2%815K6.59
    29 June 20185.4M+11.7%1.5M3.62
    15 June 20184.8M-10.3%977K4.93
    31 May 20185.4M+21.3%1.4M3.94
    15 May 20184.4M-12.7%1.2M3.66
    30 April 20185.1M-2.7%1.0M4.99
    13 April 20185.2M+30.7%1.3M4.15
    29 March 20184.0M-4.7%1.2M3.38
    15 March 20184.2M+8.3%1.2M3.37
    28 February 20183.9M-19.9%1.1M3.64
    15 February 20184.8M+11.0%2.0M2.47
    31 January 20184.3M+3.9%1.4M3.12
    12 January 20184.2M-64.1%1.7M2.50
    29 December 201711.6M1.1M10.52
    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.