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Cars.com Inc. short interest

8.2M shares of Cars.com were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 13 Mar 2026. Short sellers would need 9.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.9%+23% over a year
Days to cover9.24at 893K shares a day
Of shares in issue15.30%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 13 Mar 2026, and the share price moved +7% 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 20268.2M+11.9%893K9.24
    30 September 20267.4M+4.1%706K10.45
    15 September 20267.1M+4.1%485K14.61
    31 August 20266.8M+9.6%504K13.48
    14 August 20266.2M+2.9%747K8.31
    31 July 20266.0M-7.1%688K8.77
    15 July 20266.5M-1.3%624K10.42
    30 June 20266.6M-5.0%898K7.33
    15 June 20266.9M+5.4%715K9.69
    29 May 20266.6M+4.3%960K6.86
    15 May 20266.3M-1.2%910K6.93
    30 April 20266.4M-6.9%829K7.70
    15 April 20266.9M-6.2%1.1M6.26
    31 March 20267.3M-13.4%2.5M2.88
    13 March 20268.4M+10.3%1.9M4.55
    27 February 20267.6M+3.4%1.4M5.40
    13 February 20267.4M+15.8%886K8.35
    30 January 20266.4M+7.0%598K10.68
    15 January 20266.0M-0.0%573K10.43
    31 December 20256.0M-13.5%952K6.27
    15 December 20256.9M+1.2%783K8.81
    28 November 20256.8M+3.4%697K9.79
    14 November 20256.6M+6.3%992K6.65
    31 October 20256.2M-7.6%877K7.08
    15 October 20256.7M-0.6%1.0M6.44
    30 September 20256.8M+8.9%831K8.14
    15 September 20256.2M+4.7%630K9.86
    29 August 20255.9M+15.4%736K8.06
    15 August 20255.1M+4.6%1.1M4.51
    31 July 20254.9M+3.3%621K7.92
    15 July 20254.8M+17.1%721K6.60
    30 June 20254.1M-1.7%1.2M3.44
    13 June 20254.1M+5.4%647K6.38
    30 May 20253.9M+11.0%664K5.90
    15 May 20253.5M-3.6%966K3.65
    30 April 20253.7M+29.6%742K4.94
    15 April 20252.8M+10.4%1.1M2.67
    31 March 20252.6M+6.6%971K2.63
    14 March 20252.4M+13.6%1.0M2.35
    28 February 20252.1M+15.6%1.0M2.04
    14 February 20251.8M+8.2%370K4.94
    31 January 20251.7M+3.9%419K4.03
    15 January 20251.6M-6.8%434K3.75
    31 December 20241.7M+14.1%556K3.14
    13 December 20241.5M-3.2%566K2.70
    29 November 20241.6M+0.7%634K2.49
    15 November 20241.6M-4.5%774K2.03
    31 October 20241.6M-10.0%362K4.54
    15 October 20241.8M+2.5%476K3.84
    30 September 20241.8M+16.1%1.0M1.75
    13 September 20241.5M-8.0%475K3.23
    30 August 20241.7M+16.9%454K3.67
    15 August 20241.4M+6.2%636K2.25
    31 July 20241.3M+4.9%393K3.42
    15 July 20241.3M-3.9%346K3.70
    28 June 20241.3M-1.4%804K1.66
    14 June 20241.4M-2.5%409K3.30
    31 May 20241.4M-13.3%439K3.16
    15 May 20241.6M-4.2%471K3.39
    30 April 20241.7M-3.5%482K3.46
    15 April 20241.7M+6.7%335K5.16
    28 March 20241.6M-10.1%508K3.19
    15 March 20241.8M+9.7%505K3.57
    29 February 20241.6M+7.2%387K4.25
    15 February 20241.5M+2.4%338K4.54
    31 January 20241.5M+5.3%255K5.88
    12 January 20241.4M+4.2%304K4.68
    29 December 20231.4M-22.3%285K4.79
    15 December 20231.8M+5.4%573K3.06
    30 November 20231.7M+11.3%403K4.13
    15 November 20231.5M+16.2%473K3.17
    31 October 20231.3M-3.7%262K4.92
    13 October 20231.3M-4.0%258K5.19
    29 September 20231.4M-5.2%326K4.27
    15 September 20231.5M+2.8%381K3.86
    31 August 20231.4M-16.8%286K5.00
    15 August 20231.7M-1.8%372K4.62
    31 July 20231.8M+6.0%452K3.87
    14 July 20231.7M+14.8%457K3.61
    30 June 20231.4M-19.0%774K1.86
    15 June 20231.8M+31.9%463K3.83
    31 May 20231.3M-18.3%396K3.40
    15 May 20231.6M-4.0%456K3.62
    28 April 20231.7M-8.0%365K4.71
    14 April 20231.9M+16.8%369K5.06
    31 March 20231.6M-12.9%456K3.50
    15 March 20231.8M+1.6%599K3.06
    28 February 20231.8M+4.3%666K2.71
    15 February 20231.7M+3.6%369K4.69
    31 January 20231.7M-8.8%243K6.87
    13 January 20231.8M-9.9%287K6.39
    30 December 20222.0M-4.9%494K4.12
    15 December 20222.1M+13.6%362K5.91
    30 November 20221.9M-12.9%432K4.35
    15 November 20222.2M-20.5%645K3.35
    31 October 20222.7M+0.8%404K6.72
    14 October 20222.7M+11.3%324K8.34
    30 September 20222.4M-18.4%562K4.31
    15 September 20223.0M+8.3%449K6.62
    31 August 20222.7M-18.4%305K8.99
    15 August 20223.4M+6.0%426K7.89
    29 July 20223.2M+2.0%350K9.06
    15 July 20223.1M-2.5%373K8.34
    30 June 20223.2M+17.1%664K4.80
    15 June 20222.7M+3.1%511K5.33
    31 May 20222.6M+8.1%560K4.71
    13 May 20222.4M+1.9%610K4.00
    29 April 20222.4M-3.4%365K6.56
    14 April 20222.5M+2.1%395K6.28
    31 March 20222.4M-9.5%357K6.81
    15 March 20222.7M-12.1%545K4.92
    28 February 20223.1M-3.0%539K5.67
    15 February 20223.1M-1.4%403K7.81
    31 January 20223.2M-9.1%500K6.39
    14 January 20223.5M-5.2%476K7.38
    31 December 20213.7M-11.2%727K5.10
    15 December 20214.2M+73.4%2.4M1.78
    30 November 20212.4M+33.5%1.6M1.54
    15 November 20211.8M+10.9%596K3.02
    29 October 20211.6M+21.5%523K3.11
    15 October 20211.3M-9.2%385K3.48
    30 September 20211.5M-9.0%490K3.01
    15 September 20211.6M+0.0%333K4.86
    31 August 20211.6M-1.8%346K4.67
    13 August 20211.6M+4.7%514K3.20
    30 July 20211.6M+5.6%338K4.66
    15 July 20211.5M-5.8%368K4.04
    30 June 20211.6M-10.0%466K3.39
    15 June 20211.8M-7.1%285K6.16
    28 May 20211.9M-8.9%342K5.53
    14 May 20212.1M-0.2%491K4.23
    30 April 20212.1M-10.8%382K5.45
    15 April 20212.3M-12.2%485K4.81
    31 March 20212.7M-7.3%455K5.84
    15 March 20212.9M+11.5%693K4.14
    26 February 20212.6M+22.1%740K3.48
    12 February 20212.1M+12.7%414K5.09
    29 January 20211.9M+0.4%454K4.12
    15 January 20211.9M-7.8%402K4.63
    31 December 20202.0M-29.0%547K3.69
    15 December 20202.8M-45.6%704K4.05
    30 November 20205.2M-18.2%1.0M5.22
    13 November 20206.4M-3.4%1.1M5.90
    30 October 20206.6M+1.9%1.2M5.62
    15 October 20206.5M-5.3%606K10.71
    30 September 20206.9M-2.4%1.1M6.12
    15 September 20207.0M-5.9%668K10.52
    31 August 20207.5M-3.2%1.1M6.60
    14 August 20207.7M-12.6%1.6M4.71
    31 July 20208.8M+1.2%1.3M6.93
    15 July 20208.7M+0.2%955K9.14
    30 June 20208.7M+2.2%1.1M7.70
    15 June 20208.5M-16.5%1.5M5.73
    29 May 202010.2M-1.4%1.4M7.24
    15 May 202010.3M+7.9%4.3M2.41
    30 April 20209.6M+0.9%1.3M7.19
    15 April 20209.5M+22.3%1.5M6.36
    31 March 20207.8M-10.6%2.2M3.48
    13 March 20208.7M-0.2%1.5M5.88
    28 February 20208.7M+5.6%2.0M4.45
    14 February 20208.3M-7.6%691K11.94
    31 January 20208.9M-3.4%709K12.61
    15 January 20209.2M+0.9%870K10.63
    31 December 20199.2M-5.8%647K14.17
    13 December 20199.7M+0.8%559K17.41
    29 November 20199.7M+0.8%766K12.61
    15 November 20199.6M-10.9%1.2M7.69
    31 October 201910.7M-3.8%827K12.99
    15 October 201911.2M-6.9%1.2M9.31
    30 September 201912.0M-6.0%2.5M4.78
    13 September 201912.8M+3.8%2.1M6.13
    30 August 201912.3M+1.1%1.3M9.24
    15 August 201912.2M-32.1%5.1M2.38
    31 July 201917.9M-1.9%796K22.52
    15 July 201918.3M-1.6%695K26.31
    28 June 201918.6M-4.7%745K24.91
    14 June 201919.5M-3.3%982K19.82
    31 May 201920.1M+3.7%708K28.46
    15 May 201919.4M+8.7%1.2M16.83
    30 April 201917.9M-2.0%1.5M12.23
    15 April 201918.2M-2.9%962K18.95
    29 March 201918.8M-1.9%1.0M18.20
    15 March 201919.1M+9.0%1.4M14.04
    28 February 201917.5M+5.3%1.1M16.03
    15 February 201916.7M+10.1%978K17.04
    31 January 201915.1M+10.7%1.1M13.94
    15 January 201913.7M+3.7%527K25.92
    31 December 201813.2M-5.7%1.0M12.86
    14 December 201814.0M-2.9%1.0M13.57
    30 November 201814.4M-3.3%676K21.27
    15 November 201814.9M+4.7%913K16.30
    31 October 201814.2M-7.6%837K16.98
    15 October 201815.4M-3.7%717K21.43
    28 September 201816.0M+1.4%948K16.84
    14 September 201815.7M+6.6%711K22.14
    31 August 201814.8M-0.7%496K29.76
    15 August 201814.9M+0.3%1.0M14.38
    31 July 201814.8M-10.9%793K18.70
    13 July 201816.6M-3.3%1.1M15.08
    29 June 201817.2M-6.4%972K17.72
    15 June 201818.4M+6.8%1.2M15.13
    31 May 201817.2M+4.4%1.7M10.13
    15 May 201816.5M+1.2%1.2M13.63
    30 April 201816.3M+1.9%652K25.00
    13 April 201816.0M-2.5%704K22.71
    29 March 201816.4M+1.4%1.5M10.89
    15 March 201816.2M+4.1%1.2M13.00
    28 February 201815.5M+7.7%1.3M11.93
    15 February 201814.4M-7.1%1.3M11.00
    31 January 201815.5M+3.8%1.4M10.99
    12 January 201814.9M-13.6%1.7M8.87
    29 December 201717.3M1.7M10.27
    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.