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Citizens Financial Group Inc. short interest

17.0M shares of Citizens Financial Group were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (13.0M to 19.2M). Short sellers would need 3.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.0%+29% over a year
Days to cover3.80at 4.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.03%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 (13.0M to 19.2M), and the share price moved +22% 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 202617.0M+0.0%4.5M3.80
    30 September 202617.0M+0.1%4.3M3.94
    15 September 202617.0M+17.1%3.5M4.87
    31 August 202614.5M-7.9%2.8M5.14
    14 August 202615.7M-17.9%2.9M5.39
    31 July 202619.2M+18.1%4.8M3.96
    15 July 202616.2M+3.6%5.3M3.04
    30 June 202615.6M-2.5%4.8M3.29
    15 June 202616.0M+2.1%4.6M3.49
    29 May 202615.7M+10.5%4.0M3.97
    15 May 202614.2M-3.1%3.9M3.68
    30 April 202614.7M-5.5%5.2M2.83
    15 April 202615.5M+19.1%4.3M3.61
    31 March 202613.0M-8.1%4.5M2.88
    13 March 202614.2M+2.5%5.8M2.45
    27 February 202613.9M-6.3%5.3M2.61
    13 February 202614.8M+3.4%5.6M2.66
    30 January 202614.3M-14.8%6.4M2.24
    15 January 202616.8M+13.4%5.1M3.31
    31 December 202514.8M+3.5%3.2M4.57
    15 December 202514.3M+1.9%6.3M2.27
    28 November 202514.0M+8.2%4.0M3.54
    14 November 202513.0M-3.3%3.5M3.69
    31 October 202513.4M+2.1%4.7M2.86
    15 October 202513.1M+44.2%5.5M2.36
    30 September 20259.1M+1.6%5.1M1.77
    15 September 20259.0M-7.1%3.6M2.49
    29 August 20259.6M+16.1%3.6M2.70
    15 August 20258.3M-29.4%4.0M2.06
    31 July 202511.8M-8.0%5.7M2.07
    15 July 202512.8M+10.8%5.5M2.32
    30 June 202511.5M+9.2%5.4M2.16
    13 June 202510.6M-15.3%5.2M2.04
    30 May 202512.5M-5.5%4.0M3.10
    15 May 202513.2M+10.4%4.3M3.07
    30 April 202512.0M-9.6%5.0M2.40
    15 April 202513.2M+44.2%7.1M1.88
    31 March 20259.2M-24.5%5.1M1.80
    14 March 202512.2M+22.9%5.9M2.05
    28 February 20259.9M+7.6%3.7M2.70
    14 February 20259.2M-5.4%3.4M2.74
    31 January 20259.7M+15.0%4.2M2.31
    15 January 20258.4M-6.3%3.6M2.37
    31 December 20249.0M-14.7%3.8M2.40
    13 December 202410.6M+0.2%4.3M2.45
    29 November 202410.6M-13.8%3.2M3.35
    15 November 202412.3M-15.0%4.7M2.63
    31 October 202414.4M-21.8%5.2M2.79
    15 October 202418.4M+29.1%4.5M4.10
    30 September 202414.3M+12.8%4.8M2.98
    13 September 202412.7M+9.8%5.6M2.26
    30 August 202411.5M-7.4%4.4M2.64
    15 August 202412.4M+6.1%5.1M2.42
    31 July 202411.7M-2.3%7.9M1.48
    15 July 202412.0M+29.0%4.8M2.51
    28 June 20249.3M+17.8%5.3M1.77
    14 June 20247.9M-11.4%5.3M1.48
    31 May 20248.9M-35.7%4.2M2.13
    15 May 202413.9M+0.4%3.6M3.90
    30 April 202413.8M-8.4%4.9M2.80
    15 April 202415.1M-16.5%5.5M2.72
    28 March 202418.1M-9.6%4.3M4.23
    15 March 202420.0M-5.8%7.7M2.59
    29 February 202421.2M-8.7%4.4M4.81
    15 February 202423.3M+15.4%7.4M3.16
    31 January 202420.2M+7.8%6.1M3.30
    12 January 202418.7M+0.6%5.1M3.65
    29 December 202318.6M-4.7%3.8M4.87
    15 December 202319.5M-13.0%7.0M2.78
    30 November 202322.4M-7.7%4.5M5.00
    15 November 202324.3M+9.7%5.4M4.53
    31 October 202322.2M-13.6%7.2M3.10
    13 October 202325.7M-11.8%5.1M5.05
    29 September 202329.1M+1.3%4.7M6.23
    15 September 202328.7M-0.1%5.3M5.37
    31 August 202328.8M-3.1%5.0M5.76
    15 August 202329.7M+13.5%5.3M5.64
    31 July 202326.2M-7.3%8.0M3.28
    14 July 202328.2M+0.7%5.5M5.09
    30 June 202328.0M+3.7%6.4M4.37
    15 June 202327.0M+3.7%7.4M3.67
    31 May 202326.1M+1.7%7.1M3.66
    15 May 202325.6M+33.6%12.2M2.09
    28 April 202319.2M+5.2%11.1M1.73
    14 April 202318.2M+12.2%7.3M2.49
    31 March 202316.2M+57.2%10.8M1.51
    15 March 202310.3M-1.9%9.4M1.11
    28 February 202310.5M-11.1%3.7M2.83
    15 February 202311.9M-21.7%2.9M4.11
    31 January 202315.1M+41.6%4.8M3.13
    13 January 202310.7M+61.0%3.3M3.27
    30 December 20226.6M+1.2%3.0M2.22
    15 December 20226.6M-1.1%4.2M1.57
    30 November 20226.6M-9.8%3.1M2.14
    15 November 20227.4M-17.9%4.3M1.70
    31 October 20229.0M+72.7%5.3M1.71
    14 October 20225.2M-18.0%4.1M1.27
    30 September 20226.3M-5.1%5.7M1.10
    15 September 20226.7M+22.1%3.8M1.77
    31 August 20225.5M-7.2%3.3M1.64
    15 August 20225.9M+8.5%3.5M1.67
    29 July 20225.4M-30.6%4.8M1.12
    15 July 20227.8M-0.6%3.6M2.19
    30 June 20227.9M+4.9%5.9M1.33
    15 June 20227.5M-7.0%4.8M1.56
    31 May 20228.1M-8.5%5.7M1.43
    13 May 20228.8M+41.1%6.4M1.37
    29 April 20226.3M-12.6%7.7M1.00
    14 April 20227.2M-47.1%11.0M1.00
    31 March 202213.5M+7.8%5.6M2.40
    15 March 202212.5M+1.0%5.5M2.27
    28 February 202212.4M-0.0%4.0M3.07
    15 February 202212.4M-4.9%4.4M2.79
    31 January 202213.1M+10.3%6.7M1.95
    14 January 202211.8M+21.1%5.4M2.18
    31 December 20219.8M+3.6%3.4M2.87
    15 December 20219.4M-23.6%4.3M2.19
    30 November 202112.4M+43.3%4.7M2.65
    15 November 20218.6M-9.9%3.8M2.29
    29 October 20219.6M-2.7%4.2M2.28
    15 October 20219.8M-4.7%4.1M2.39
    30 September 202110.3M+19.9%5.4M1.91
    15 September 20218.6M+4.6%3.8M2.24
    31 August 20218.2M+1.2%3.7M2.22
    13 August 20218.1M+26.8%4.7M1.75
    30 July 20216.4M+16.5%5.4M1.18
    15 July 20215.5M-8.2%4.1M1.35
    30 June 20216.0M-0.3%4.5M1.33
    15 June 20216.0M-3.6%3.8M1.57
    28 May 20216.2M-9.2%3.5M1.79
    14 May 20216.9M+2.8%3.2M2.16
    30 April 20216.7M-20.4%4.5M1.47
    15 April 20218.4M+0.9%3.4M2.44
    31 March 20218.3M+14.6%7.1M1.17
    15 March 20217.3M-10.1%7.2M1.01
    26 February 20218.1M+16.1%4.5M1.79
    12 February 20217.0M+2.0%3.1M2.24
    29 January 20216.8M+23.6%4.2M1.63
    15 January 20215.5M-15.1%3.3M1.68
    31 December 20206.5M-20.3%2.8M2.30
    15 December 20208.2M-3.8%3.1M2.59
    30 November 20208.5M-6.3%2.7M3.10
    13 November 20209.0M+36.2%5.1M1.78
    30 October 20206.6M-21.3%4.4M1.50
    15 October 20208.4M-6.4%3.6M2.32
    30 September 20209.0M-27.3%5.1M1.76
    15 September 202012.4M+68.8%8.2M1.50
    31 August 20207.3M+12.6%3.4M2.19
    14 August 20206.5M+13.1%3.6M1.82
    31 July 20205.8M-14.5%4.6M1.24
    15 July 20206.7M-17.3%4.1M1.65
    30 June 20208.1M+0.0%6.7M1.22
    15 June 20208.1M-13.9%6.2M1.31
    29 May 20209.5M+2.2%5.1M1.84
    15 May 20209.3M+15.0%5.1M1.80
    30 April 20208.0M-4.6%6.9M1.16
    15 April 20208.4M+8.7%5.6M1.51
    31 March 20207.8M-4.6%8.6M1.00
    13 March 20208.1M+14.2%8.7M1.00
    28 February 20207.1M+14.8%5.9M1.20
    14 February 20206.2M+30.6%2.6M2.35
    31 January 20204.7M-41.6%4.8M1.00
    15 January 20208.1M+26.2%2.8M2.87
    31 December 20196.4M-17.7%2.7M2.38
    13 December 20197.8M-0.4%2.9M2.68
    29 November 20197.9M-18.1%2.8M2.85
    15 November 20199.6M+13.4%3.9M2.46
    31 October 20198.5M-27.4%4.3M1.98
    15 October 201911.6M+136.4%4.7M2.49
    30 September 20194.9M-17.4%4.1M1.19
    13 September 20196.0M-13.3%3.8M1.57
    30 August 20196.9M+12.7%3.8M1.79
    15 August 20196.1M-41.3%5.8M1.05
    31 July 201910.4M-22.8%5.1M2.04
    15 July 201913.5M+116.0%4.2M3.23
    28 June 20196.2M-3.7%3.8M1.65
    14 June 20196.5M-7.8%3.7M1.74
    31 May 20197.0M-6.6%3.2M2.22
    15 May 20197.5M+24.1%4.0M1.88
    30 April 20196.1M-6.3%5.0M1.20
    15 April 20196.5M+0.8%4.4M1.46
    29 March 20196.4M-28.0%5.6M1.15
    15 March 20198.9M-11.2%3.7M2.41
    28 February 201910.0M-10.8%3.9M2.56
    15 February 201911.2M+26.5%5.0M2.24
    31 January 20198.9M-28.8%5.4M1.65
    15 January 201912.5M+7.4%5.4M2.31
    31 December 201811.6M-0.2%6.8M1.72
    14 December 201811.7M-6.8%6.3M1.84
    30 November 201812.5M+9.5%4.9M2.58
    15 November 201811.4M+19.0%4.8M2.36
    31 October 20189.6M+14.1%6.9M1.39
    15 October 20188.4M+3.8%4.6M1.81
    28 September 20188.1M+4.9%3.5M2.29
    14 September 20187.7M-10.0%3.7M2.09
    31 August 20188.6M-8.4%2.9M2.98
    15 August 20189.4M-25.7%3.3M2.85
    31 July 201812.6M-4.3%4.9M2.56
    13 July 201813.2M+100.7%3.9M3.40
    29 June 20186.6M-28.0%5.2M1.27
    15 June 20189.1M+5.4%5.0M1.82
    31 May 20188.6M+6.5%4.7M1.83
    15 May 20188.1M+3.0%3.7M2.21
    30 April 20187.9M-18.7%4.9M1.62
    13 April 20189.7M+29.6%4.3M2.28
    29 March 20187.5M-1.4%4.9M1.51
    15 March 20187.6M+10.9%4.5M1.70
    28 February 20186.8M-9.9%6.7M1.02
    15 February 20187.6M-8.7%5.7M1.34
    31 January 20188.3M-27.7%4.8M1.73
    12 January 201811.5M+54.6%4.9M2.35
    29 December 20177.4M3.2M2.32
    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.