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Church & Dwight Co. Inc. short interest

10.5M shares of Church & Dwight Co. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (7.2M to 12.1M). Short sellers would need 5.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-13.3%+46% over a year
Days to cover5.48at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.46%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 (7.2M to 12.1M), and the share price moved +27% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202610.5M-13.3%1.9M5.48
    30 September 202612.1M+12.3%1.7M7.08
    15 September 202610.8M-8.2%2.0M5.48
    31 August 202611.8M+9.0%1.7M6.89
    14 August 202610.8M+4.3%1.8M6.12
    31 July 202610.4M-1.6%1.9M5.44
    15 July 202610.5M+3.4%1.6M6.51
    30 June 202610.2M-2.1%2.4M4.16
    15 June 202610.4M-2.8%1.9M5.45
    29 May 202610.7M+2.7%1.9M5.75
    15 May 202610.4M+15.5%2.3M4.58
    30 April 20269.0M+18.2%1.9M4.71
    15 April 20267.6M-9.1%1.9M4.06
    31 March 20268.4M-13.0%2.3M3.73
    13 March 20269.7M+8.0%2.0M4.79
    27 February 20268.9M-11.9%1.9M4.72
    13 February 202610.1M+1.8%2.4M4.17
    30 January 202610.0M-5.4%3.3M3.03
    15 January 202610.5M-1.6%2.4M4.31
    31 December 202510.7M+12.8%1.9M5.66
    15 December 20259.5M-2.2%2.9M3.28
    28 November 20259.7M+3.9%2.4M4.09
    14 November 20259.3M+14.0%2.3M4.03
    31 October 20258.2M+13.8%2.6M3.11
    15 October 20257.2M-6.4%1.8M4.03
    30 September 20257.7M-17.9%2.5M3.10
    15 September 20259.4M+3.3%1.8M5.08
    29 August 20259.1M+9.4%1.9M4.84
    15 August 20258.3M+14.4%2.4M3.41
    31 July 20257.2M-3.5%2.3M3.20
    15 July 20257.5M-16.4%1.9M4.01
    30 June 20259.0M+29.1%2.7M3.37
    13 June 20256.9M+9.1%2.1M3.25
    30 May 20256.4M+8.1%2.5M2.51
    15 May 20255.9M-11.3%2.7M2.17
    30 April 20256.6M+20.0%2.4M2.78
    15 April 20255.5M+6.6%2.3M2.46
    31 March 20255.2M-0.5%1.6M3.34
    14 March 20255.2M+3.4%1.7M3.11
    28 February 20255.0M-2.7%1.7M3.02
    14 February 20255.2M+3.9%1.5M3.56
    31 January 20255.0M-10.4%1.7M2.96
    15 January 20255.6M-3.6%1.6M3.48
    31 December 20245.8M+2.3%1.3M4.33
    13 December 20245.6M-5.8%1.4M4.01
    29 November 20246.0M-0.2%1.6M3.71
    15 November 20246.0M+29.2%1.9M3.24
    31 October 20244.6M+0.5%1.3M3.49
    15 October 20244.6M-12.0%1.2M3.78
    30 September 20245.2M+11.8%1.6M3.20
    13 September 20244.7M+1.8%1.5M3.07
    30 August 20244.6M-4.3%1.1M4.38
    15 August 20244.8M-3.1%1.8M2.73
    31 July 20245.0M-18.6%1.6M3.12
    15 July 20246.1M-8.7%1.4M4.31
    28 June 20246.7M+10.1%2.0M3.29
    14 June 20246.1M+10.2%1.2M5.10
    31 May 20245.5M-6.6%1.2M4.77
    15 May 20245.9M-2.6%1.2M4.97
    30 April 20246.1M-4.5%1.2M5.07
    15 April 20246.3M-7.1%1.3M4.98
    28 March 20246.8M-1.1%1.1M6.07
    15 March 20246.9M+12.5%1.2M5.74
    29 February 20246.1M-7.1%1.0M5.91
    15 February 20246.6M+23.4%1.7M3.86
    31 January 20245.4M+0.1%1.4M3.84
    12 January 20245.4M-17.8%1.2M4.39
    29 December 20236.5M+1.5%1.0M6.37
    15 December 20236.4M+2.3%1.5M4.31
    30 November 20236.3M+2.3%1.7M3.70
    15 November 20236.1M+30.7%2.2M2.85
    31 October 20234.7M+21.4%1.5M3.05
    13 October 20233.9M+2.3%1.8M2.11
    29 September 20233.8M-4.5%1.0M3.72
    15 September 20234.0M+18.6%1.3M3.07
    31 August 20233.3M-3.8%1.1M2.99
    15 August 20233.5M+33.1%1.2M2.94
    31 July 20232.6M-27.9%1.6M1.62
    14 July 20233.6M-0.6%1.0M3.51
    30 June 20233.6M+10.0%2.0M1.77
    15 June 20233.3M+7.5%1.1M2.99
    31 May 20233.1M-1.4%2.1M1.49
    15 May 20233.1M-19.7%1.6M1.93
    28 April 20233.9M-3.3%1.4M2.74
    14 April 20234.0M+13.0%1.2M3.43
    31 March 20233.5M-20.6%1.2M2.85
    15 March 20234.5M+26.8%1.3M3.34
    28 February 20233.5M-1.8%1.4M2.51
    15 February 20233.6M+10.4%1.5M2.36
    31 January 20233.2M+4.9%1.5M2.10
    13 January 20233.1M+2.2%1.2M2.63
    30 December 20223.0M+1.3%1.0M2.93
    15 December 20223.0M-12.6%1.6M1.91
    30 November 20223.4M-13.8%1.4M2.45
    15 November 20224.0M-2.1%1.8M2.22
    31 October 20224.0M+4.8%2.0M2.01
    14 October 20223.9M-6.8%1.4M2.73
    30 September 20224.1M-0.5%1.5M2.72
    15 September 20224.2M+19.0%1.9M2.22
    31 August 20223.5M-11.4%1.4M2.59
    15 August 20224.0M-16.4%1.7M2.36
    29 July 20224.7M+13.9%1.3M3.55
    15 July 20224.2M+2.0%1.3M3.25
    30 June 20224.1M-9.5%1.8M2.21
    15 June 20224.5M-2.1%1.5M3.09
    31 May 20224.6M+11.8%1.5M3.05
    13 May 20224.1M-3.5%1.4M2.98
    29 April 20224.3M-3.6%1.4M3.13
    14 April 20224.4M+5.3%1.1M4.00
    31 March 20224.2M+2.7%1.1M3.80
    15 March 20224.1M-3.1%1.5M2.80
    28 February 20224.2M-24.9%1.7M2.42
    15 February 20225.6M-3.2%2.0M2.75
    31 January 20225.8M-5.2%2.6M2.21
    14 January 20226.1M-10.5%1.8M3.36
    31 December 20216.8M+15.9%1.5M4.44
    15 December 20215.9M-2.1%1.8M3.20
    30 November 20216.0M+6.7%1.3M4.64
    15 November 20215.6M+1.3%979K5.77
    29 October 20215.6M-0.2%1.4M3.90
    15 October 20215.6M-1.7%951K5.87
    30 September 20215.7M+12.2%1.4M4.17
    15 September 20215.1M-4.8%1.3M3.79
    31 August 20215.3M-1.1%917K5.81
    13 August 20215.4M-3.0%1.1M4.88
    30 July 20215.5M+10.8%1.3M4.38
    15 July 20215.0M-14.7%1.2M4.14
    30 June 20215.9M-5.4%1.8M3.30
    15 June 20216.2M+7.8%1.5M4.22
    28 May 20215.8M+18.6%1.2M4.89
    14 May 20214.8M+10.9%1.0M4.69
    30 April 20214.4M-7.8%1.2M3.73
    15 April 20214.7M+16.4%1.2M3.90
    31 March 20214.1M-13.9%1.7M2.41
    15 March 20214.7M-1.9%1.3M3.78
    26 February 20214.8M+4.0%1.1M4.25
    12 February 20214.6M+7.8%1.3M3.54
    29 January 20214.3M-8.0%1.4M3.16
    15 January 20214.7M+7.3%1.3M3.60
    31 December 20204.4M-4.1%889K4.90
    15 December 20204.5M+5.6%1.2M3.71
    30 November 20204.3M+11.5%1.3M3.43
    13 November 20203.9M+3.3%2.0M1.94
    30 October 20203.7M-4.2%1.4M2.62
    15 October 20203.9M+5.0%1.3M3.09
    30 September 20203.7M+6.2%1.3M2.97
    15 September 20203.5M-5.0%1.0M3.38
    31 August 20203.7M-9.2%1.1M3.46
    14 August 20204.1M-29.6%1.3M3.19
    31 July 20205.8M-11.9%1.5M3.83
    15 July 20206.5M-12.3%1.5M4.32
    30 June 20207.5M+1.2%1.4M5.45
    15 June 20207.4M-1.6%1.2M6.23
    29 May 20207.5M-3.0%1.4M5.48
    15 May 20207.7M-3.5%1.4M5.52
    30 April 20208.0M+1.8%1.2M6.44
    15 April 20207.9M+0.8%1.4M5.50
    31 March 20207.8M-4.3%2.6M2.96
    13 March 20208.1M+17.9%2.3M3.58
    28 February 20206.9M-4.1%1.7M3.96
    14 February 20207.2M-2.0%1.3M5.56
    31 January 20207.3M-0.5%1.8M3.97
    15 January 20207.4M+2.2%1.3M5.75
    31 December 20197.2M-5.6%1.3M5.46
    13 December 20197.7M+11.3%1.4M5.64
    29 November 20196.9M-25.1%2.0M3.41
    15 November 20199.2M-4.1%1.6M5.81
    31 October 20199.6M-3.0%1.8M5.42
    15 October 20199.9M+11.0%1.4M7.17
    30 September 20198.9M+42.0%2.0M4.42
    13 September 20196.3M+1.2%3.0M2.07
    30 August 20196.2M-3.5%1.1M5.46
    15 August 20196.4M-8.9%1.4M4.50
    31 July 20197.0M-8.4%1.1M6.43
    15 July 20197.7M-5.7%1.3M5.82
    28 June 20198.2M+2.1%1.6M5.21
    14 June 20198.0M+0.9%1.2M6.66
    31 May 20197.9M-2.2%1.1M7.29
    15 May 20198.1M+0.9%1.5M5.26
    30 April 20198.0M-12.6%1.1M7.10
    15 April 20199.2M-6.9%1.3M7.06
    29 March 20199.9M+4.3%1.7M5.81
    15 March 20199.5M-4.5%1.1M8.35
    28 February 20199.9M-7.0%1.6M6.04
    15 February 201910.6M+11.8%2.6M4.10
    31 January 20199.5M-1.2%2.5M3.78
    15 January 20199.6M+1.9%1.8M5.24
    31 December 20189.5M+1.7%2.0M4.81
    14 December 20189.3M+0.9%1.8M5.26
    30 November 20189.2M-0.0%1.8M5.02
    15 November 20189.2M-27.1%2.9M3.16
    31 October 201812.6M+1.3%1.8M6.92
    15 October 201812.5M+2.3%1.6M7.91
    28 September 201812.2M-1.5%1.1M10.65
    14 September 201812.4M-2.1%1.2M10.17
    31 August 201812.7M-10.8%1.1M11.36
    15 August 201814.2M-11.3%1.8M7.78
    31 July 201816.0M-4.4%1.8M9.12
    13 July 201816.8M-4.6%2.0M8.43
    29 June 201817.6M-5.0%2.3M7.51
    15 June 201818.5M+6.8%2.3M7.97
    31 May 201817.3M+2.2%2.7M6.38
    15 May 201816.9M+25.5%3.4M5.03
    30 April 201813.5M+25.9%2.2M6.21
    13 April 201810.7M-2.3%1.5M6.93
    29 March 201811.0M+0.0%2.0M5.42
    15 March 201811.0M-21.8%1.7M6.37
    28 February 201814.1M+11.0%2.3M6.12
    15 February 201812.7M+7.4%3.2M3.97
    31 January 201811.8M+3.1%2.0M5.79
    12 January 201811.4M+1.9%1.9M6.11
    29 December 201711.2M1.3M8.42
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.