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Brown Forman Corp. short interest

33.1M shares of Brown Forman were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 31 Mar 2026. Short sellers would need 11.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short33.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.4%-3% over a year
Days to cover11.53at 2.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.20%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 31 Mar 2026, 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202633.1M+6.4%2.9M11.53
    30 September 202631.1M-4.4%2.6M11.99
    15 September 202632.5M+17.1%2.7M12.22
    31 August 202627.7M+6.6%2.0M13.88
    14 August 202626.0M-8.1%1.7M15.63
    31 July 202628.3M-11.6%2.6M10.77
    15 July 202632.0M+3.5%2.5M12.70
    30 June 202630.9M-3.7%3.5M8.86
    15 June 202632.1M+6.3%3.1M10.37
    29 May 202630.2M+2.9%2.4M12.46
    15 May 202629.4M+12.8%4.1M7.12
    30 April 202626.0M-12.9%4.9M5.34
    15 April 202629.9M-15.3%5.3M5.60
    31 March 202635.3M-27.3%7.9M4.50
    13 March 202648.6M-0.3%7.9M6.13
    27 February 202648.8M+3.0%5.6M8.71
    13 February 202647.4M+3.0%4.6M10.38
    30 January 202646.0M+3.7%4.8M9.52
    15 January 202644.3M+0.6%5.4M8.15
    31 December 202544.1M+3.8%5.0M8.80
    15 December 202542.5M-0.4%6.0M7.10
    28 November 202542.6M+8.2%3.7M11.64
    14 November 202539.4M+5.9%4.2M9.41
    31 October 202537.2M+9.6%3.3M11.13
    15 October 202534.0M+7.4%3.4M10.13
    30 September 202531.6M-0.1%3.5M8.92
    15 September 202531.6M+0.7%3.3M9.50
    29 August 202531.4M+6.1%4.0M7.83
    15 August 202529.6M-3.4%3.0M9.91
    31 July 202530.7M-1.0%4.0M7.66
    15 July 202531.0M+8.1%4.3M7.18
    30 June 202528.6M-6.1%7.0M4.09
    13 June 202530.5M+7.8%8.7M3.49
    30 May 202528.3M+3.8%2.4M11.87
    15 May 202527.3M-4.5%2.2M12.45
    30 April 202528.6M+8.6%2.0M14.16
    15 April 202526.3M-8.8%3.7M7.11
    31 March 202528.8M+6.7%3.0M9.47
    14 March 202527.0M+6.5%4.4M6.19
    28 February 202525.3M-5.8%3.7M6.79
    14 February 202526.9M+7.3%2.9M9.34
    31 January 202525.1M+2.2%3.3M7.68
    15 January 202524.6M+4.4%3.3M7.34
    31 December 202423.5M+2.0%2.7M8.56
    13 December 202423.0M+13.1%3.2M7.30
    29 November 202420.4M+14.8%2.1M9.52
    15 November 202417.7M-2.1%2.4M7.40
    31 October 202418.1M-5.8%1.8M9.87
    15 October 202419.3M-12.4%1.9M10.33
    30 September 202422.0M+11.1%3.7M6.02
    13 September 202419.8M+2.3%1.7M11.47
    30 August 202419.4M+2.6%1.7M11.17
    15 August 202418.9M+7.8%1.5M12.75
    31 July 202417.5M+7.3%1.8M9.70
    15 July 202416.3M+6.6%1.9M8.62
    28 June 202415.3M+13.0%3.5M4.40
    14 June 202413.5M+4.2%2.7M4.97
    31 May 202413.0M+10.9%2.5M5.25
    15 May 202411.7M+10.2%1.6M7.37
    30 April 202410.6M+5.8%1.9M5.59
    15 April 202410.0M+5.2%1.8M5.45
    28 March 20249.5M-1.9%1.8M5.22
    15 March 20249.7M+8.7%2.3M4.27
    29 February 20249.0M-4.5%1.5M6.17
    15 February 20249.4M+16.8%1.3M7.35
    31 January 20248.0M+14.6%1.7M4.65
    12 January 20247.0M-3.3%1.3M5.20
    29 December 20237.2M+10.8%1.5M4.72
    15 December 20236.5M+4.3%2.2M2.90
    30 November 20236.3M+19.5%1.7M3.75
    15 November 20235.2M+9.6%1.4M3.85
    31 October 20234.8M-5.0%1.6M2.96
    13 October 20235.0M+0.1%1.6M3.20
    29 September 20235.0M+23.5%1.5M3.29
    15 September 20234.1M+3.2%1.8M2.28
    31 August 20233.9M+3.3%1.3M3.12
    15 August 20233.8M-5.2%742K5.14
    31 July 20234.0M-11.9%1.1M3.80
    14 July 20234.6M-9.0%978K4.66
    30 June 20235.0M+35.4%1.7M2.99
    15 June 20233.7M+9.1%1.7M2.20
    31 May 20233.4M+19.2%1.3M2.69
    15 May 20232.8M-14.1%901K3.16
    28 April 20233.3M+2.1%2.0M1.67
    14 April 20233.2M-8.7%1.1M2.85
    31 March 20233.6M-7.3%1.2M3.05
    15 March 20233.8M+64.6%1.5M2.59
    28 February 20232.3M-16.8%961K2.43
    15 February 20232.8M-12.3%1.0M2.76
    31 January 20233.2M+27.8%1.9M1.64
    13 January 20232.5M+9.4%1.1M2.19
    30 December 20222.3M-9.7%867K2.64
    15 December 20222.5M+4.9%1.2M2.09
    30 November 20222.4M-17.2%968K2.49
    15 November 20222.9M+1.7%852K3.42
    31 October 20222.9M+0.8%1.0M2.84
    14 October 20222.8M-1.9%914K3.11
    30 September 20222.9M-14.4%1.0M2.88
    15 September 20223.4M+2.1%1.3M2.51
    31 August 20223.3M-18.7%891K3.72
    15 August 20224.1M-2.7%874K4.68
    29 July 20224.2M-1.5%1.2M3.64
    15 July 20224.3M+32.9%1.0M4.07
    30 June 20223.2M+3.3%1.1M2.99
    15 June 20223.1M+8.3%1.1M2.81
    31 May 20222.9M-0.1%1.0M2.86
    13 May 20222.9M+2.1%1.0M2.85
    29 April 20222.8M-12.4%1.2M2.32
    14 April 20223.2M+24.3%1.5M2.16
    31 March 20222.6M+28.1%892K2.89
    15 March 20222.0M-41.6%1.4M1.49
    28 February 20223.4M+19.9%1.4M2.55
    15 February 20222.9M-14.2%795K3.62
    31 January 20223.4M-19.8%1.4M2.46
    14 January 20224.2M+60.2%1.6M2.65
    31 December 20212.6M+12.4%710K3.68
    15 December 20212.3M-20.1%948K2.45
    30 November 20212.9M+10.0%1.0M2.80
    15 November 20212.6M-19.7%667K3.96
    29 October 20213.3M+1.8%649K5.07
    15 October 20213.2M-9.0%746K4.33
    30 September 20213.6M-12.8%1.1M3.22
    15 September 20214.1M+28.7%1.1M3.58
    31 August 20213.2M+1.9%821K3.86
    13 August 20213.1M-8.9%589K5.28
    30 July 20213.4M+2.2%787K4.33
    15 July 20213.3M-7.1%776K4.30
    30 June 20213.6M-3.9%914K3.93
    15 June 20213.7M+10.2%894K4.18
    28 May 20213.4M+15.0%852K3.98
    14 May 20213.0M-11.2%658K4.48
    30 April 20213.3M+23.2%1.2M2.77
    15 April 20212.7M+6.3%823K3.28
    31 March 20212.5M+3.8%883K2.88
    15 March 20212.4M+2.1%758K3.23
    26 February 20212.4M-6.9%459K5.23
    12 February 20212.6M-29.8%744K3.46
    29 January 20213.7M-16.5%902K4.07
    15 January 20214.4M-3.1%776K5.67
    31 December 20204.5M+10.4%857K5.29
    15 December 20204.1M-10.7%1.0M4.09
    30 November 20204.6M+6.2%559K8.22
    13 November 20204.3M-9.2%652K6.64
    30 October 20204.8M-2.1%663K7.18
    15 October 20204.9M+2.0%687K7.08
    30 September 20204.8M-19.2%848K5.63
    15 September 20205.9M-10.5%939K6.29
    31 August 20206.6M-0.9%421K15.67
    14 August 20206.7M-7.1%539K12.37
    31 July 20207.2M-9.8%501K14.32
    15 July 20208.0M-9.3%682K11.66
    30 June 20208.8M+3.9%1.2M7.50
    15 June 20208.4M-1.5%880K9.59
    29 May 20208.6M-8.7%803K10.67
    15 May 20209.4M+2.0%773K12.14
    30 April 20209.2M-6.1%795K11.57
    15 April 20209.8M-3.7%1.1M9.15
    31 March 202010.2M-9.6%1.7M5.90
    13 March 202011.3M-0.6%1.4M7.77
    28 February 202011.3M-2.3%1.0M10.92
    14 February 202011.6M-5.9%601K19.28
    31 January 202012.3M-3.5%597K20.65
    15 January 202012.8M-2.7%791K16.14
    31 December 201913.1M-4.6%606K21.66
    13 December 201913.8M+4.6%1.2M11.14
    29 November 201913.2M-4.8%1.2M11.17
    15 November 201913.8M+9.6%833K16.59
    31 October 201912.6M-7.7%1.0M12.23
    15 October 201913.7M-2.5%1.4M9.44
    30 September 201914.0M+10.2%2.2M6.36
    13 September 201912.7M+7.8%2.0M6.51
    30 August 201911.8M+3.7%1.3M8.92
    15 August 201911.4M-4.9%974K11.69
    31 July 201912.0M-8.0%1.1M11.12
    15 July 201913.0M-7.7%937K13.91
    28 June 201914.1M-0.4%1.8M7.72
    14 June 201914.2M-1.9%1.8M8.06
    31 May 201914.4M+6.2%1.2M11.60
    15 May 201913.6M+6.1%1.0M13.41
    30 April 201912.8M+2.1%1.1M11.32
    15 April 201912.6M-0.3%738K17.01
    29 March 201912.6M-5.7%999K12.61
    15 March 201913.4M+12.8%1.9M6.92
    28 February 201911.8M+3.8%1.1M11.13
    15 February 201911.4M-1.5%861K13.24
    31 January 201911.6M+29.5%1.7M6.71
    15 January 20198.9M+15.3%1.6M5.75
    31 December 20187.7M+14.8%1.5M5.06
    14 December 20186.8M-3.3%1.3M5.15
    30 November 20187.0M+0.1%1.2M5.73
    15 November 20187.0M+5.8%1.2M5.95
    31 October 20186.6M-17.9%1.4M4.56
    15 October 20188.0M+20.2%1.4M5.87
    28 September 20186.7M-23.1%3.6M1.88
    14 September 20188.7M+0.3%1.8M4.91
    31 August 20188.7M+1.3%934K9.29
    15 August 20188.6M+0.4%700K12.23
    31 July 20188.5M+3.7%1.3M6.59
    13 July 20188.2M-6.7%1.3M6.43
    29 June 20188.8M+1.2%2.0M4.43
    15 June 20188.7M+24.1%2.0M4.28
    31 May 20187.0M+4.3%1.1M6.39
    15 May 20186.7M+2.9%799K8.43
    30 April 20186.5M+1.8%836K7.82
    13 April 20186.4M-3.2%791K8.12
    29 March 20186.6M+0.9%1.1M6.08
    15 March 20186.6M+39.2%1.7M3.84
    28 February 20184.7M+6.6%839K5.63
    15 February 20184.4M-29.9%826K5.37
    31 January 20186.3M+0.9%996K6.35
    12 January 20186.3M+25.1%1.2M5.42
    29 December 20175.0M683K7.33
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.