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Bausch & Lomb Corp. short interest

2.5M shares of Bausch & Lomb were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 May 2026. Short sellers would need 3.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-14.0%-25% over a year
Days to cover3.60at 705K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.71%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 May 2026, and the share price moved +18% 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 13 May 2022 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.5M-14.0%705K3.60
    30 September 20263.0M-6.5%301K9.84
    15 September 20263.2M-7.1%409K7.75
    31 August 20263.4M+7.1%430K7.92
    14 August 20263.2M+4.8%311K10.22
    31 July 20263.0M-20.2%515K5.89
    15 July 20263.8M-4.6%371K10.26
    30 June 20264.0M-9.3%404K9.87
    15 June 20264.4M+8.2%497K8.84
    29 May 20264.1M+62.3%397K10.23
    15 May 20262.5M-30.7%533K4.69
    30 April 20263.6M-2.6%484K7.47
    15 April 20263.7M+2.7%342K10.86
    31 March 20263.6M-9.8%472K7.65
    13 March 20264.0M+50.7%423K9.48
    27 February 20262.7M-15.9%592K4.49
    13 February 20263.2M-5.9%350K9.05
    30 January 20263.4M-8.7%277K12.13
    15 January 20263.7M+15.0%401K9.19
    31 December 20253.2M+1.8%297K10.79
    15 December 20253.1M-3.5%396K7.95
    28 November 20253.3M+1.4%419K7.79
    14 November 20253.2M-7.7%546K5.89
    31 October 20253.5M+2.7%483K7.22
    15 October 20253.4M+7.3%491K6.92
    30 September 20253.2M-1.7%625K5.06
    15 September 20253.2M-0.3%442K7.29
    29 August 20253.2M-12.7%551K5.86
    15 August 20253.7M-8.9%796K4.65
    31 July 20254.1M-1.4%1.1M3.67
    15 July 20254.1M+22.4%796K5.17
    30 June 20253.4M+28.5%741K4.54
    13 June 20252.6M+2.9%664K3.94
    30 May 20252.5M-1.5%641K3.97
    15 May 20252.6M+38.2%1.2M2.21
    30 April 20251.9M-7.1%1.0M1.85
    15 April 20252.0M+1.5%869K2.31
    31 March 20252.0M-2.6%817K2.43
    14 March 20252.0M+9.2%512K3.97
    28 February 20251.9M+52.5%764K2.44
    14 February 20251.2M-29.2%816K1.50
    31 January 20251.7M+36.8%688K2.51
    15 January 20251.3M+3.9%408K3.09
    31 December 20241.2M+0.8%353K3.44
    13 December 20241.2M+12.1%731K1.65
    29 November 20241.1M+11.2%280K3.85
    15 November 2024967K-13.9%486K1.99
    31 October 20241.1M-26.0%614K1.83
    15 October 20241.5M+5.2%692K2.19
    30 September 20241.4M-34.5%1.5M1.00
    13 September 20242.2M-0.2%237K9.31
    30 August 20242.2M+15.9%227K9.73
    15 August 20241.9M+13.7%785K2.43
    31 July 20241.7M-18.7%1.3M1.25
    15 July 20242.1M-8.3%305K6.75
    28 June 20242.2M+4.5%406K5.53
    14 June 20242.2M+3.8%195K11.02
    31 May 20242.1M+10.3%326K6.37
    15 May 20241.9M+5.7%790K2.38
    30 April 20241.8M+9.1%363K4.90
    15 April 20241.6M+8.3%682K2.39
    28 March 20241.5M+22.6%310K4.85
    15 March 20241.2M-20.1%268K4.58
    29 February 20241.5M-25.4%763K2.01
    15 February 20242.1M-9.8%407K5.06
    31 January 20242.3M+16.7%415K5.51
    12 January 20242.0M-7.2%583K3.36
    29 December 20232.1M-15.9%494K4.26
    15 December 20232.5M-27.2%1.2M2.17
    30 November 20233.4M-10.4%326K10.54
    15 November 20233.8M+10.0%353K10.89
    31 October 20233.5M-17.3%307K11.37
    13 October 20234.2M+1.2%425K9.93
    29 September 20234.2M-2.3%404K10.32
    15 September 20234.3M-14.2%467K9.14
    31 August 20235.0M-6.9%476K10.44
    15 August 20235.3M-9.5%571K9.37
    31 July 20235.9M-1.5%307K19.21
    14 July 20236.0M-3.7%565K10.59
    30 June 20236.2M-6.2%512K12.15
    15 June 20236.6M-8.8%405K16.38
    31 May 20237.3M+7.9%668K10.88
    15 May 20236.7M+4.1%493K13.65
    28 April 20236.5M-5.3%245K26.42
    14 April 20236.8M-3.8%280K24.37
    31 March 20237.1M+1.3%285K24.95
    15 March 20237.0M-5.6%336K20.89
    28 February 20237.4M+15.8%635K11.70
    15 February 20236.4M+7.1%583K11.00
    31 January 20236.0M-0.5%196K30.52
    13 January 20236.0M+57.2%252K23.86
    30 December 20223.8M-0.3%525K7.30
    15 December 20223.8M-9.3%492K7.81
    30 November 20224.2M-1.0%252K16.83
    15 November 20224.3M-10.2%750K5.70
    31 October 20224.8M+22.6%383K12.44
    14 October 20223.9M-9.8%461K8.43
    30 September 20224.3M-0.4%842K5.12
    15 September 20224.3M+23.1%1.1M3.83
    31 August 20223.5M+6.0%744K4.72
    15 August 20223.3M+83.8%1.3M2.57
    29 July 20221.8M-47.5%2.6M1.00
    15 July 20223.4M-10.1%554K6.21
    30 June 20223.8M+23.4%1.3M2.88
    15 June 20223.1M+9.0%729K4.25
    31 May 20222.8M+75.7%865K3.29
    13 May 20221.6M2.9M1.00
    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.