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Bloomin' Brands, Inc. short interest

12.2M shares of Bloomin' Brands were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 14 Jul 2023. Short sellers would need 4.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.4%+30% over a year
Days to cover4.37at 2.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue14.24%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 14 Jul 2023, and the share price moved +41% 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 202612.2M+7.4%2.8M4.37
    30 September 202611.4M+23.9%2.6M4.43
    15 September 20269.2M+7.3%1.9M4.74
    31 August 20268.5M+9.8%1.7M4.89
    14 August 20267.8M-14.9%2.8M2.74
    31 July 20269.1M+12.9%1.5M6.04
    15 July 20268.1M-4.8%1.9M4.29
    30 June 20268.5M+18.9%2.6M3.30
    15 June 20267.2M-0.7%2.1M3.45
    29 May 20267.2M-5.7%2.3M3.19
    15 May 20267.6M+5.1%3.7M2.04
    30 April 20267.3M+2.6%2.0M3.67
    15 April 20267.1M-2.9%2.0M3.49
    31 March 20267.3M-17.9%3.7M1.99
    13 March 20268.9M-1.9%3.4M2.60
    27 February 20269.1M+10.4%2.8M3.20
    13 February 20268.2M+0.3%2.7M3.08
    30 January 20268.2M+1.5%2.0M4.01
    15 January 20268.1M-2.8%2.1M3.92
    31 December 20258.3M-8.0%2.0M4.11
    15 December 20259.0M+14.2%2.0M4.43
    28 November 20257.9M-2.0%2.2M3.61
    14 November 20258.1M-2.2%2.9M2.80
    31 October 20258.3M-11.9%1.7M4.91
    15 October 20259.4M+6.8%2.0M4.67
    30 September 20258.8M+0.8%2.2M4.03
    15 September 20258.7M+1.9%2.0M4.37
    29 August 20258.5M+6.5%2.5M3.45
    15 August 20258.0M+10.1%4.2M1.92
    31 July 20257.3M-3.3%1.8M4.14
    15 July 20257.5M-17.7%2.5M2.97
    30 June 20259.2M-1.4%2.6M3.48
    13 June 20259.3M+7.1%2.4M3.82
    30 May 20258.7M+3.3%2.3M3.69
    15 May 20258.4M-4.3%3.3M2.50
    30 April 20258.8M+3.5%2.4M3.71
    15 April 20258.5M+9.7%3.4M2.47
    31 March 20257.7M+4.9%2.7M2.83
    14 March 20257.4M-30.2%3.4M2.15
    28 February 202510.5M-5.2%3.4M3.11
    14 February 202511.1M-3.8%1.5M7.37
    31 January 202511.6M+8.5%1.5M7.55
    15 January 202510.7M+22.1%1.8M5.77
    31 December 20248.7M+13.0%1.9M4.71
    13 December 20247.7M-4.8%1.7M4.54
    29 November 20248.1M-1.7%1.8M4.63
    15 November 20248.3M+9.5%2.8M2.91
    31 October 20247.5M-6.5%1.3M5.69
    15 October 20248.1M-4.1%1.0M7.93
    30 September 20248.4M-11.0%1.5M5.62
    13 September 20249.4M+0.2%1.2M8.10
    30 August 20249.4M+9.4%1.3M7.21
    15 August 20248.6M+1.9%2.0M4.32
    31 July 20248.5M+5.8%1.8M4.76
    15 July 20248.0M+6.6%1.9M4.28
    28 June 20247.5M+8.4%1.7M4.50
    14 June 20246.9M+13.7%1.5M4.63
    31 May 20246.1M+5.2%1.4M4.34
    15 May 20245.8M-10.8%1.7M3.34
    30 April 20246.5M+14.3%1.2M5.24
    15 April 20245.7M+14.2%1.2M4.67
    28 March 20245.0M+9.2%1.1M4.39
    15 March 20244.5M-46.3%1.7M2.63
    29 February 20248.5M-3.3%1.6M5.40
    15 February 20248.7M-1.5%921K9.49
    31 January 20248.9M+1.5%1.2M7.67
    12 January 20248.8M-1.3%1.2M7.05
    29 December 20238.9M-3.9%1.4M6.27
    15 December 20239.2M+4.7%1.2M7.92
    30 November 20238.8M-5.9%886K9.94
    15 November 20239.4M-10.1%1.4M6.64
    31 October 202310.4M-1.2%1.1M9.40
    13 October 202310.5M-0.1%1.0M10.45
    29 September 202310.5M-2.3%1.2M8.44
    15 September 202310.8M-3.7%1.3M8.49
    31 August 202311.2M+1.0%1.8M6.13
    15 August 202311.1M-0.9%2.5M4.48
    31 July 202311.2M-11.2%1.3M8.31
    14 July 202312.6M+1.8%1.3M10.03
    30 June 202312.4M+1.9%1.6M7.57
    15 June 202312.1M-2.1%1.4M8.42
    31 May 202312.4M+16.4%2.0M6.21
    15 May 202310.7M+6.4%2.0M5.23
    28 April 202310.0M-5.8%1.6M6.21
    14 April 202310.6M+7.2%1.3M8.24
    31 March 20239.9M+3.6%1.5M6.49
    15 March 20239.6M-5.9%1.6M6.14
    28 February 202310.2M+10.8%2.7M3.75
    15 February 20239.2M+5.6%1.3M7.33
    31 January 20238.7M-0.3%1.3M6.83
    13 January 20238.7M-5.4%1.8M4.94
    30 December 20229.2M-0.7%1.5M6.18
    15 December 20229.3M+0.2%1.5M6.30
    30 November 20229.3M-9.8%1.6M5.73
    15 November 202210.3M+3.0%1.6M6.62
    31 October 202210.0M-3.5%1.6M6.29
    14 October 202210.3M+1.4%1.1M9.24
    30 September 202210.2M+9.3%1.6M6.50
    15 September 20229.3M-0.3%1.1M8.45
    31 August 20229.4M-7.2%1.4M6.63
    15 August 202210.1M-13.6%2.3M4.45
    29 July 202211.7M+7.0%1.6M7.20
    15 July 202210.9M+0.1%1.3M8.57
    30 June 202210.9M-5.3%2.3M4.75
    15 June 202211.5M-13.4%2.5M4.58
    31 May 202213.3M-8.3%2.5M5.35
    13 May 202214.5M-0.2%1.7M8.65
    29 April 202214.5M-0.4%1.9M7.53
    14 April 202214.6M-1.8%1.5M9.89
    31 March 202214.9M-2.0%1.8M8.23
    15 March 202215.2M+1.4%2.1M7.20
    28 February 202215.0M-2.7%2.5M5.98
    15 February 202215.4M+3.1%1.5M10.28
    31 January 202214.9M-2.0%2.0M7.58
    14 January 202215.2M-5.9%1.7M9.02
    31 December 202116.2M+0.3%2.1M7.59
    15 December 202116.1M+3.3%2.7M5.99
    30 November 202115.6M-1.3%3.3M4.69
    15 November 202115.8M+2.7%4.3M3.66
    29 October 202115.4M+0.8%1.9M8.32
    15 October 202115.3M-0.8%1.4M10.65
    30 September 202115.4M+1.6%1.5M10.54
    15 September 202115.2M+5.2%1.4M10.55
    31 August 202114.4M+26.6%1.7M8.60
    13 August 202111.4M-2.0%1.5M7.64
    30 July 202111.6M-4.9%1.7M6.79
    15 July 202112.2M-5.5%1.2M10.18
    30 June 202112.9M-5.8%1.7M7.61
    15 June 202113.7M+7.4%2.0M6.78
    28 May 202112.8M+8.7%1.7M7.49
    14 May 202111.8M-5.1%1.9M6.30
    30 April 202112.4M+2.3%1.7M7.34
    15 April 202112.1M-1.4%1.4M8.42
    31 March 202112.3M+0.0%1.4M8.82
    15 March 202112.3M+2.5%2.3M5.35
    26 February 202112.0M-5.0%3.1M3.89
    12 February 202112.6M+3.6%1.7M7.41
    29 January 202112.2M-7.1%1.9M6.47
    15 January 202113.1M-0.9%2.1M6.34
    31 December 202013.2M+3.2%1.3M10.38
    15 December 202012.8M+3.3%1.6M8.00
    30 November 202012.4M-2.7%1.5M8.21
    13 November 202012.7M-3.9%2.4M5.37
    30 October 202013.2M+3.3%3.6M3.63
    15 October 202012.8M-0.6%2.0M6.43
    30 September 202012.9M-3.4%2.5M5.24
    15 September 202013.3M+13.6%3.6M3.71
    31 August 202011.7M+10.3%1.5M7.62
    14 August 202010.6M-2.1%2.3M4.65
    31 July 202010.9M-5.2%2.8M3.92
    15 July 202011.5M+5.7%3.2M3.56
    30 June 202010.8M+3.9%3.6M3.01
    15 June 202010.4M+5.7%4.6M2.27
    29 May 20209.9M-2.7%3.6M2.75
    15 May 202010.2M+60.9%5.5M1.85
    30 April 20206.3M+10.4%2.9M2.17
    15 April 20205.7M+42.8%2.7M2.10
    31 March 20204.0M-23.2%3.9M1.04
    13 March 20205.2M+3.1%1.8M2.88
    28 February 20205.1M+62.8%1.7M2.97
    14 February 20203.1M-23.9%633K4.91
    31 January 20204.1M-16.7%734K5.56
    15 January 20204.9M+5.7%727K6.74
    31 December 20194.6M+11.8%996K4.66
    13 December 20194.2M+41.5%918K4.52
    29 November 20192.9M-31.6%717K4.10
    15 November 20194.3M-30.2%1.2M3.55
    31 October 20196.1M-16.2%871K7.05
    15 October 20197.3M-5.5%945K7.75
    30 September 20197.8M-23.4%1.3M5.87
    13 September 201910.1M-13.6%1.8M5.72
    30 August 201911.7M+14.6%2.0M5.78
    15 August 201910.2M+3.9%1.8M5.61
    31 July 20199.8M+14.6%1.5M6.49
    15 July 20198.6M+13.4%1.4M6.17
    28 June 20197.6M+15.6%1.5M4.98
    14 June 20196.6M+53.4%1.7M3.87
    31 May 20194.3M+28.4%4.1M1.04
    15 May 20193.3M-6.1%1.0M3.31
    30 April 20193.5M-1.5%1.4M2.51
    15 April 20193.6M-6.5%1.0M3.57
    29 March 20193.8M-8.9%1.1M3.63
    15 March 20194.2M+7.7%1.7M2.51
    28 February 20193.9M-5.8%1.5M2.55
    15 February 20194.2M+4.9%1.7M2.43
    31 January 20194.0M+3.8%1.1M3.51
    15 January 20193.8M+2.4%1.4M2.68
    31 December 20183.7M-32.1%1.2M3.01
    14 December 20185.5M+4.3%1.4M4.03
    30 November 20185.3M-1.5%1.1M4.77
    15 November 20185.4M+0.5%1.0M5.25
    31 October 20185.3M-10.9%1.5M3.50
    15 October 20186.0M-5.4%854K6.99
    28 September 20186.3M-3.4%1.4M4.50
    14 September 20186.5M-2.9%1.2M5.28
    31 August 20186.7M-6.4%973K6.91
    15 August 20187.2M-9.1%1.5M4.84
    31 July 20187.9M+6.1%1.7M4.76
    13 July 20187.4M-0.6%1.5M5.11
    29 June 20187.5M-3.6%1.8M4.26
    15 June 20187.8M+5.6%1.5M5.14
    31 May 20187.3M+3.8%2.1M3.51
    15 May 20187.1M+3.5%1.9M3.65
    30 April 20186.8M+15.4%1.9M3.56
    13 April 20185.9M-9.8%1.6M3.69
    29 March 20186.6M+8.4%1.2M5.68
    15 March 20186.1M+13.8%1.2M4.89
    28 February 20185.3M-0.0%1.8M2.89
    15 February 20185.3M-17.2%765K6.97
    31 January 20186.4M-1.9%809K7.95
    12 January 20186.6M+9.7%708K9.27
    29 December 20176.0M668K8.96
    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.