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B&G Foods, Inc. short interest

13.7M shares of B&G Foods were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (10.6M to 15.5M). Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short13.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.9%-2% over a year
Days to cover6.04at 2.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue16.81%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 (10.6M to 15.5M), and the share price moved -48% 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 202613.7M-7.9%2.3M6.04
    30 September 202614.8M+11.7%2.4M6.16
    15 September 202613.3M-1.1%2.1M6.34
    31 August 202613.4M-2.1%1.8M7.52
    14 August 202613.7M+8.4%2.8M4.88
    31 July 202612.6M+9.1%2.2M5.83
    15 July 202611.6M+2.4%1.8M6.57
    30 June 202611.3M-9.7%2.1M5.38
    15 June 202612.5M+14.7%2.2M5.62
    29 May 202610.9M-22.8%2.1M5.18
    15 May 202614.2M+33.6%2.4M5.97
    30 April 202610.6M-3.3%1.5M7.09
    15 April 202611.0M-21.1%1.9M5.87
    31 March 202613.9M+30.3%2.1M6.69
    13 March 202610.7M+0.3%2.9M3.67
    27 February 202610.6M-2.2%2.4M4.36
    13 February 202610.9M-15.8%2.5M4.37
    30 January 202612.9M-16.9%1.6M8.05
    15 January 202615.5M+3.8%1.8M8.43
    31 December 202515.0M+5.0%1.6M9.34
    15 December 202514.3M+11.5%1.5M9.45
    28 November 202512.8M-1.1%1.4M9.32
    14 November 202512.9M-13.2%3.3M3.91
    31 October 202514.9M+6.9%2.1M7.21
    15 October 202514.0M-1.5%2.3M6.01
    30 September 202514.2M-27.0%3.7M3.85
    15 September 202519.4M+29.4%2.1M9.34
    29 August 202515.0M-13.1%2.1M7.23
    15 August 202517.2M+24.7%2.9M5.98
    31 July 202513.8M-1.8%2.6M5.33
    15 July 202514.1M-22.9%3.1M4.56
    30 June 202518.3M+11.2%2.9M6.40
    13 June 202516.4M-10.7%2.6M6.37
    30 May 202518.4M-0.9%2.5M7.34
    15 May 202518.6M+34.4%5.2M3.56
    30 April 202513.8M-1.6%1.5M9.41
    15 April 202514.0M-1.1%2.3M6.21
    31 March 202514.2M+13.2%2.4M5.98
    14 March 202512.6M-7.1%2.3M5.55
    28 February 202513.5M+10.3%2.5M5.34
    14 February 202512.2M+21.1%1.9M6.60
    31 January 202510.1M+3.1%1.2M8.15
    15 January 20259.8M+5.8%1.3M7.39
    31 December 20249.3M+1.8%1.7M5.56
    13 December 20249.1M-10.4%1.9M4.83
    29 November 202410.2M-0.5%1.5M6.93
    15 November 202410.2M+31.3%2.6M3.98
    31 October 20247.8M+0.2%753K10.33
    15 October 20247.8M+2.0%917K8.46
    30 September 20247.6M-1.2%927K8.21
    13 September 20247.7M+0.0%720K10.69
    30 August 20247.7M-1.5%680K11.32
    15 August 20247.8M+3.0%1.1M7.13
    31 July 20247.6M+4.5%961K7.89
    15 July 20247.3M-3.5%813K8.92
    28 June 20247.5M+4.6%1.4M5.37
    14 June 20247.2M-1.5%821K8.76
    31 May 20247.3M-5.6%1.0M7.12
    15 May 20247.7M+20.4%2.2M3.47
    30 April 20246.4M-5.5%570K11.26
    15 April 20246.8M-6.2%645K10.54
    28 March 20247.3M-2.6%878K8.26
    15 March 20247.4M-3.8%1.2M6.00
    29 February 20247.7M+8.4%1.7M4.46
    15 February 20247.1M+12.2%945K7.55
    31 January 20246.4M-2.4%904K7.04
    12 January 20246.5M-22.1%1.1M6.21
    29 December 20238.4M-5.7%1.1M7.83
    15 December 20238.9M+13.6%1.8M5.07
    30 November 20237.8M-1.3%1.2M6.78
    15 November 20237.9M-7.3%1.5M5.25
    31 October 20238.5M-2.6%1.0M8.48
    13 October 20238.8M-5.5%1.8M4.91
    29 September 20239.3M-1.0%1.1M8.15
    15 September 20239.4M-1.3%1.6M5.89
    31 August 20239.5M+0.2%1.0M9.42
    15 August 20239.5M+1.9%1.2M7.68
    31 July 20239.3M-2.7%653K14.25
    14 July 20239.6M-10.5%660K14.49
    30 June 202310.7M-4.6%815K13.10
    15 June 202311.2M+4.5%690K16.22
    31 May 202310.7M+3.1%684K15.67
    15 May 202310.4M+3.8%1.1M9.26
    28 April 202310.0M-3.1%539K18.58
    14 April 202310.3M-3.7%853K12.12
    31 March 202310.7M-3.9%838K12.81
    15 March 202311.2M-8.3%1.7M6.47
    28 February 202312.2M+5.0%1.2M10.52
    15 February 202311.6M+9.9%1.2M9.29
    31 January 202310.6M-8.5%1.0M10.34
    13 January 202311.5M-7.1%1.3M8.98
    30 December 202212.4M-2.4%1.4M9.02
    15 December 202212.7M+10.8%1.3M9.75
    30 November 202211.5M-1.1%1.5M7.47
    15 November 202211.6M+3.0%1.7M6.81
    31 October 202211.3M-10.6%1.2M9.56
    14 October 202212.6M+2.0%1.1M11.42
    30 September 202212.3M+14.4%1.3M9.53
    15 September 202210.8M+2.5%890K12.12
    31 August 202210.5M-1.2%645K16.32
    15 August 202210.7M-7.0%1.3M8.48
    29 July 202211.5M-5.2%578K19.84
    15 July 202212.1M-16.0%693K17.44
    30 June 202214.4M+22.7%1.4M10.23
    15 June 202211.7M+2.2%893K13.14
    31 May 202211.5M-2.5%1.3M8.80
    13 May 202211.8M+4.0%1.4M8.41
    29 April 202211.3M-0.2%868K13.04
    14 April 202211.3M-10.1%998K11.37
    31 March 202212.6M+10.3%1.3M9.95
    15 March 202211.4M+29.8%1.7M6.79
    28 February 20228.8M+2.0%977K9.03
    15 February 20228.7M-2.0%665K13.01
    31 January 20228.8M-11.9%797K11.06
    14 January 202210.0M+3.4%1.1M9.42
    31 December 20219.7M+7.3%835K11.60
    15 December 20219.0M-0.4%860K10.50
    30 November 20219.1M-8.5%719K12.61
    15 November 20219.9M-13.5%1.0M9.52
    29 October 202111.5M-19.9%430K26.67
    15 October 202114.3M-7.0%524K27.32
    30 September 202115.4M+22.2%733K21.01
    15 September 202112.6M+0.9%577K21.83
    31 August 202112.5M+2.6%810K15.41
    13 August 202112.2M-9.1%964K12.63
    30 July 202113.4M+21.0%771K17.37
    15 July 202111.1M-19.1%754K14.68
    30 June 202113.7M+3.1%1.0M13.35
    15 June 202113.3M-17.4%2.3M5.86
    28 May 202116.1M-3.9%678K23.69
    14 May 202116.7M+2.6%992K16.85
    30 April 202116.3M-6.3%698K23.35
    15 April 202117.4M+3.2%932K18.66
    31 March 202116.8M+12.4%1.2M13.56
    15 March 202115.0M+15.8%2.1M7.17
    26 February 202112.9M-1.8%1.2M10.40
    12 February 202113.2M-17.4%1.5M8.98
    29 January 202116.0M-31.0%5.0M3.22
    15 January 202123.1M+1.4%1.9M12.32
    31 December 202022.8M+3.0%1.1M21.69
    15 December 202022.2M+21.5%844K26.24
    30 November 202018.2M-10.3%873K20.88
    13 November 202020.3M+12.6%1.2M16.54
    30 October 202018.1M+0.4%715K25.26
    15 October 202018.0M-2.0%571K31.49
    30 September 202018.4M+5.6%900K20.40
    15 September 202017.4M+2.2%1.1M16.05
    31 August 202017.0M-0.9%663K25.70
    14 August 202017.2M-5.4%1.3M13.64
    31 July 202018.2M+5.8%783K23.19
    15 July 202017.1M-9.4%642K26.72
    30 June 202018.9M+10.1%897K21.09
    15 June 202017.2M+3.4%1.6M10.71
    29 May 202016.6M+2.8%1.0M15.97
    15 May 202016.2M-1.9%1.6M10.00
    30 April 202016.5M+1.3%1.3M12.64
    15 April 202016.3M-1.1%1.1M14.96
    31 March 202016.5M-23.8%2.0M8.27
    13 March 202021.6M-13.1%2.4M9.16
    28 February 202024.9M-3.0%3.0M8.39
    14 February 202025.6M+1.0%1.4M18.42
    31 January 202025.4M+0.1%1.2M20.79
    15 January 202025.3M-3.2%1.1M22.47
    31 December 201926.2M+1.5%1.1M23.63
    13 December 201925.8M-7.6%878K29.40
    29 November 201927.9M+10.8%847K32.99
    15 November 201925.2M+4.3%1.7M15.22
    31 October 201924.2M-7.7%1.4M16.99
    15 October 201926.2M+1.5%1.5M17.51
    30 September 201925.8M+2.5%1.0M25.62
    13 September 201925.1M+0.8%1.3M18.65
    30 August 201925.0M-1.9%1.6M16.08
    15 August 201925.4M+0.2%1.6M15.69
    31 July 201925.4M+0.8%1.4M18.56
    15 July 201925.2M-0.3%711K35.44
    28 June 201925.3M-0.2%1.3M19.01
    14 June 201925.3M+1.7%698K36.28
    31 May 201924.9M+4.1%1.2M20.65
    15 May 201923.9M-3.0%1.7M14.26
    30 April 201924.7M-1.6%901K27.39
    15 April 201925.1M-1.6%747K33.58
    29 March 201925.5M+0.4%660K38.63
    15 March 201925.4M+6.9%1.2M21.84
    28 February 201923.8M+0.6%1.8M13.29
    15 February 201923.6M+0.6%493K47.91
    31 January 201923.5M+5.9%919K25.55
    15 January 201922.2M-0.3%645K34.42
    31 December 201822.2M+0.6%731K30.43
    14 December 201822.1M-1.0%804K27.48
    30 November 201822.3M+4.0%651K34.29
    15 November 201821.5M+0.1%745K28.80
    31 October 201821.5M-0.8%657K32.65
    15 October 201821.6M+0.5%742K29.16
    28 September 201821.5M-1.0%763K28.21
    14 September 201821.8M+3.4%565K38.49
    31 August 201821.1M-2.2%464K45.38
    15 August 201821.5M-6.1%745K28.91
    31 July 201822.9M+1.2%626K36.64
    13 July 201822.7M-5.8%890K25.47
    29 June 201824.1M+2.9%1.4M17.59
    15 June 201823.4M+4.2%959K24.38
    31 May 201822.4M+5.2%1.0M21.52
    15 May 201821.3M+10.0%1.5M13.85
    30 April 201819.4M+11.8%1.0M19.29
    13 April 201817.3M-2.8%1.2M13.92
    29 March 201817.9M+8.7%1.3M14.08
    15 March 201816.4M+0.7%1.6M10.06
    28 February 201816.3M+4.2%1.7M9.78
    15 February 201815.6M-2.3%1.0M15.53
    31 January 201816.0M+6.3%762K21.02
    12 January 201815.1M-5.0%1.1M13.32
    29 December 201715.8M1.0M15.54
    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.