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Baker Hughes Co. short interest

25.0M shares of Baker Hughes were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (21.1M to 36.2M). Short sellers would need 4.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short25.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.5%+18% over a year
Days to cover4.59at 5.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.51%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 (21.1M to 36.2M), and the share price moved +8% 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 31 Oct 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202625.0M+3.5%5.4M4.59
    30 September 202624.1M-2.2%9.0M2.67
    15 September 202624.6M-8.0%7.3M3.38
    31 August 202626.8M+12.5%6.2M4.30
    14 August 202623.8M-3.1%6.4M3.72
    31 July 202624.6M-7.7%10.5M2.34
    15 July 202626.6M+8.4%9.4M2.84
    30 June 202624.6M-3.5%9.6M2.55
    15 June 202625.5M+0.9%6.3M4.02
    29 May 202625.2M+12.8%8.8M2.86
    15 May 202622.4M-1.0%7.1M3.14
    30 April 202622.6M-2.1%9.5M2.37
    15 April 202623.1M-2.9%7.2M3.21
    31 March 202623.8M+8.2%10.7M2.22
    13 March 202622.0M-3.1%11.9M1.85
    27 February 202622.7M-9.8%6.5M3.49
    13 February 202625.1M-5.8%9.8M2.56
    30 January 202626.7M-26.3%11.8M2.26
    15 January 202636.2M+2.1%8.3M4.35
    31 December 202535.4M+1.7%7.5M4.75
    15 December 202534.8M+4.7%6.8M5.13
    28 November 202533.3M+12.5%6.8M4.86
    14 November 202529.6M+0.4%6.5M4.52
    31 October 202529.5M+39.5%8.5M3.45
    15 October 202521.1M-10.4%6.8M3.12
    30 September 202523.6M+9.2%7.8M3.04
    15 September 202521.6M-14.8%5.4M3.99
    29 August 202525.3M-3.2%4.3M5.88
    15 August 202526.1M+5.7%5.4M4.88
    31 July 202524.7M-3.3%10.6M2.34
    15 July 202525.6M+5.2%6.2M4.12
    30 June 202524.3M+2.6%8.3M2.91
    13 June 202523.7M-21.3%6.5M3.67
    30 May 202530.1M+11.9%6.7M4.47
    15 May 202526.9M-1.8%8.1M3.31
    30 April 202527.4M-1.9%8.2M3.36
    15 April 202527.9M+12.9%11.4M2.46
    31 March 202524.7M+12.4%7.6M3.25
    14 March 202522.0M+6.6%8.3M2.66
    28 February 202520.6M+21.6%6.4M3.24
    14 February 202517.0M+24.3%7.6M2.23
    31 January 202513.7M-14.6%8.9M1.53
    15 January 202516.0M+17.1%6.2M2.57
    31 December 202413.7M-10.3%5.7M2.40
    13 December 202415.2M-10.4%5.9M2.59
    29 November 202417.0M+4.3%5.7M2.96
    15 November 202416.3M+0.2%7.5M2.18
    31 October 202416.2M-10.0%6.4M2.53
    15 October 202418.0M-6.0%4.6M3.95
    30 September 202419.2M+9.3%8.3M2.32
    13 September 202417.5M-5.8%7.5M2.34
    30 August 202418.6M+7.7%4.4M4.21
    15 August 202417.3M+3.3%6.4M2.71
    31 July 202416.7M-11.4%6.9M2.44
    15 July 202418.9M-12.9%4.8M3.95
    28 June 202421.7M-14.8%7.2M2.99
    14 June 202425.5M+11.5%6.8M3.76
    31 May 202422.8M+4.3%6.0M3.83
    15 May 202421.9M+3.2%4.8M4.54
    30 April 202421.2M-4.2%7.2M2.95
    15 April 202422.2M-12.1%5.5M4.05
    28 March 202425.2M+1.7%8.1M3.12
    15 March 202424.8M+8.0%8.1M3.07
    29 February 202422.9M+8.7%9.2M2.49
    15 February 202421.1M+10.6%10.1M2.08
    31 January 202419.1M+14.7%12.4M1.54
    12 January 202416.6M-2.4%7.7M2.16
    29 December 202317.1M-8.7%4.7M3.64
    15 December 202318.7M+4.4%8.1M2.31
    30 November 202317.9M+14.6%6.3M2.84
    15 November 202315.6M+7.6%8.3M1.88
    31 October 202314.5M-6.6%6.3M2.31
    13 October 202315.5M-5.7%6.0M2.58
    29 September 202316.5M-3.1%6.6M2.50
    15 September 202317.0M+8.5%8.2M2.06
    31 August 202315.7M+5.1%5.1M3.04
    15 August 202314.9M-6.6%5.3M2.84
    31 July 202316.0M-7.7%10.0M1.60
    14 July 202317.3M+10.3%6.8M2.53
    30 June 202315.7M-4.8%6.9M2.28
    15 June 202316.5M+0.4%6.9M2.39
    31 May 202316.4M+4.9%7.3M2.25
    15 May 202315.6M+10.2%6.9M2.25
    28 April 202314.2M-0.5%7.1M1.99
    14 April 202314.3M-2.7%5.0M2.85
    31 March 202314.7M-11.1%9.2M1.60
    15 March 202316.5M+5.0%6.1M2.71
    28 February 202315.7M-11.6%5.7M2.76
    15 February 202317.7M-19.6%6.4M2.77
    31 January 202322.1M-10.9%6.4M3.46
    13 January 202324.8M+9.5%6.2M3.98
    30 December 202222.6M+7.1%10.1M2.24
    15 December 202221.1M+14.0%7.1M2.96
    30 November 202218.5M-7.6%7.3M2.53
    15 November 202220.0M+5.1%7.7M2.59
    31 October 202219.1M-53.0%10.0M1.90
    14 October 202240.6M+4.5%7.3M5.52
    30 September 202238.8M+35.0%12.1M3.20
    15 September 202228.8M+23.4%9.8M2.95
    31 August 202223.3M+20.0%9.1M2.57
    15 August 202219.4M-39.0%8.0M2.41
    29 July 202231.8M+30.4%12.5M2.55
    15 July 202224.4M+7.9%7.1M3.46
    30 June 202222.6M+43.2%12.4M1.83
    15 June 202215.8M-4.0%8.8M1.80
    31 May 202216.5M+5.3%9.5M1.73
    13 May 202215.6M-79.3%10.5M1.49
    29 April 202275.4M+41.3%14.4M5.25
    14 April 202253.3M+49.6%8.9M5.96
    31 March 202235.7M+99.7%14.9M2.40
    15 March 202217.9M-1.2%15.5M1.15
    28 February 202218.1M-19.3%8.8M2.04
    15 February 202222.4M-66.7%8.0M2.81
    31 January 202267.2M+25.9%11.8M5.69
    14 January 202253.4M+23.6%8.2M6.49
    31 December 202143.2M+25.5%6.0M7.14
    15 December 202134.4M+2.0%7.6M4.55
    30 November 202133.7M+3.8%11.0M3.07
    15 November 202132.5M-56.1%7.2M4.53
    29 October 202173.9M+37.7%13.1M5.63
    15 October 202153.7M+39.0%9.7M5.53
    30 September 202138.6M+85.4%11.5M3.36
    15 September 202120.8M+23.3%6.7M3.13
    31 August 202116.9M+21.2%6.8M2.49
    13 August 202113.9M-78.6%5.8M2.39
    30 July 202165.1M+23.2%9.5M6.89
    15 July 202152.8M+25.7%7.0M7.53
    30 June 202142.0M+32.3%7.3M5.72
    15 June 202131.8M+68.2%7.8M4.09
    28 May 202118.9M+41.8%7.9M2.40
    14 May 202113.3M-75.8%11.2M1.19
    30 April 202155.2M+24.2%8.7M6.36
    15 April 202144.4M+13.9%8.3M5.36
    31 March 202139.0M+65.0%8.6M4.56
    15 March 202123.6M+151.9%9.3M2.55
    26 February 20219.4M-1.6%5.5M1.71
    12 February 20219.5M-0.7%4.5M2.11
    29 January 20219.6M-78.8%7.2M1.33
    15 January 202145.2M-0.3%5.4M8.37
    31 December 202045.4M+6.7%4.5M10.01
    15 December 202042.5M+20.4%6.6M6.42
    30 November 202035.3M+23.8%7.3M4.82
    13 November 202028.5M+36.0%7.7M3.68
    30 October 202021.0M-51.6%7.3M2.87
    15 October 202043.3M+4.7%5.5M7.89
    30 September 202041.4M-2.3%6.1M6.82
    15 September 202042.4M+18.5%7.7M5.52
    31 August 202035.7M+2.5%4.2M8.56
    14 August 202034.9M+35.8%5.1M6.84
    31 July 202025.7M+6.7%5.9M4.39
    15 July 202024.1M+9.0%5.1M4.73
    30 June 202022.1M+13.3%7.6M2.90
    15 June 202019.5M+0.5%6.2M3.14
    29 May 202019.4M-3.7%4.0M4.84
    15 May 202020.1M+16.5%5.1M3.94
    30 April 202017.3M+21.1%6.5M2.67
    15 April 202014.3M-5.6%6.7M2.14
    31 March 202015.1M-17.9%9.1M1.66
    13 March 202018.4M+14.3%10.7M1.72
    28 February 202016.1M-4.3%10.4M1.55
    14 February 202016.8M-4.6%4.1M4.05
    31 January 202017.6M+19.7%6.0M2.95
    15 January 202014.7M+10.1%4.4M3.37
    31 December 201913.4M+4.5%3.8M3.51
    13 December 201912.8M-25.8%5.0M2.55
    29 November 201917.3M+5.7%4.6M3.75
    15 November 201916.3M+4.3%3.6M4.53
    31 October 201915.6M4.8M3.23
    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.