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Cincinnati Financial Corp. short interest

4.1M shares of Cincinnati Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.7M to 4.4M). Short sellers would need 7.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.9%+144% over a year
Days to cover7.78at 521K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.64%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 top of its range over the last year (1.7M to 4.4M), and the share price moved +19% 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 20264.1M-6.9%521K7.78
    30 September 20264.4M+15.9%877K4.97
    15 September 20263.8M+4.0%466K8.07
    31 August 20263.6M+3.8%430K8.41
    14 August 20263.5M-5.8%501K6.95
    31 July 20263.7M+8.4%934K3.96
    15 July 20263.4M-14.6%956K3.57
    30 June 20264.0M+23.2%1.1M3.70
    15 June 20263.2M+9.6%701K4.63
    29 May 20263.0M+1.3%551K5.38
    15 May 20262.9M+4.2%639K4.58
    30 April 20262.8M+20.5%868K3.23
    15 April 20262.3M-7.9%593K3.92
    31 March 20262.5M-0.6%860K2.94
    13 March 20262.5M+0.5%837K3.04
    27 February 20262.5M+5.1%736K3.44
    13 February 20262.4M+7.2%779K3.09
    30 January 20262.2M-7.7%734K3.06
    15 January 20262.4M+1.8%588K4.13
    31 December 20252.4M-0.1%533K4.48
    15 December 20252.4M+7.2%527K4.54
    28 November 20252.2M+3.5%515K4.34
    14 November 20252.2M+15.2%537K4.02
    31 October 20251.9M+12.6%621K3.02
    15 October 20251.7M+1.7%512K3.25
    30 September 20251.6M-4.0%439K3.73
    15 September 20251.7M+3.7%394K4.33
    29 August 20251.6M-20.8%452K3.64
    15 August 20252.1M+7.9%556K3.73
    31 July 20251.9M-5.0%628K3.06
    15 July 20252.0M-3.2%530K3.82
    30 June 20252.1M+21.9%670K3.12
    13 June 20251.7M-11.4%435K3.94
    30 May 20251.9M-9.5%524K3.70
    15 May 20252.1M-5.6%525K4.08
    30 April 20252.3M+8.5%718K3.16
    15 April 20252.1M-8.9%860K2.43
    31 March 20252.3M-6.4%1.0M2.27
    14 March 20252.4M-4.2%917K2.67
    28 February 20252.6M+17.6%715K3.57
    14 February 20252.2M+5.1%897K2.42
    31 January 20252.1M-5.1%714K2.90
    15 January 20252.2M+8.6%638K3.41
    31 December 20242.0M+4.7%756K2.65
    13 December 20241.9M-4.9%504K3.80
    29 November 20242.0M+13.1%460K4.38
    15 November 20241.8M+0.8%517K3.44
    31 October 20241.8M-17.7%669K2.64
    15 October 20242.1M+1.8%436K4.92
    30 September 20242.1M+10.0%563K3.74
    13 September 20241.9M-10.6%489K3.92
    30 August 20242.1M-2.6%352K6.08
    15 August 20242.2M+9.2%662K3.32
    31 July 20242.0M-13.0%819K2.46
    15 July 20242.3M+2.0%728K3.18
    28 June 20242.3M+21.6%809K2.81
    14 June 20241.9M+2.6%500K3.73
    31 May 20241.8M-18.4%573K3.18
    15 May 20242.2M+3.1%484K4.61
    30 April 20242.2M+4.4%913K2.37
    15 April 20242.1M-1.4%540K3.84
    28 March 20242.1M+82.0%756K2.78
    15 March 20241.2M+15.8%1.9M1.00
    29 February 2024997K-22.5%717K1.39
    15 February 20241.3M+3.8%828K1.55
    31 January 20241.2M+46.9%686K1.80
    12 January 2024843K+7.1%643K1.31
    29 December 2023787K-8.8%513K1.53
    15 December 2023863K+19.1%807K1.07
    30 November 2023725K-3.3%485K1.50
    15 November 2023749K-23.3%528K1.42
    31 October 2023977K+15.6%932K1.05
    13 October 2023845K-16.2%666K1.27
    29 September 20231.0M-14.7%650K1.55
    15 September 20231.2M+3.5%597K1.98
    31 August 20231.1M-9.5%500K2.29
    15 August 20231.3M-29.9%675K1.87
    31 July 20231.8M-6.8%861K2.09
    14 July 20231.9M-19.9%626K3.09
    30 June 20232.4M+8.6%923K2.61
    15 June 20232.2M-4.8%554K4.01
    31 May 20232.3M-2.4%502K4.64
    15 May 20232.4M-7.1%484K4.94
    28 April 20232.6M-4.7%621K4.14
    14 April 20232.7M-2.7%517K5.23
    31 March 20232.8M-19.3%1.3M2.21
    15 March 20233.4M+2.6%868K3.96
    28 February 20233.4M+1.5%558K6.01
    15 February 20233.3M-11.1%747K4.42
    31 January 20233.7M+3.8%610K6.09
    13 January 20233.6M-6.3%479K7.47
    30 December 20223.8M-9.2%567K6.73
    15 December 20224.2M+7.6%499K8.43
    30 November 20223.9M-14.9%453K8.63
    15 November 20224.6M+3.3%763K6.02
    31 October 20224.4M-8.6%1.1M4.07
    14 October 20224.9M-5.6%766K6.35
    30 September 20225.2M+0.2%1.0M5.10
    15 September 20225.1M+8.1%681K7.55
    31 August 20224.8M+0.2%565K8.41
    15 August 20224.7M+13.2%884K5.37
    29 July 20224.2M+30.9%964K4.35
    15 July 20223.2M+12.5%1.1M2.90
    30 June 20222.8M+4.3%786K3.62
    15 June 20222.7M+4.1%386K7.07
    31 May 20222.6M-3.9%529K4.96
    13 May 20222.7M-14.7%736K3.71
    29 April 20223.2M-15.6%754K4.25
    14 April 20223.8M-1.7%491K7.73
    31 March 20223.9M+6.2%836K4.61
    15 March 20223.6M+0.8%698K5.20
    28 February 20223.6M-4.5%837K4.30
    15 February 20223.8M-9.1%725K5.20
    31 January 20224.1M+7.1%670K6.18
    14 January 20223.9M+2.7%587K6.59
    31 December 20213.8M-10.0%532K7.07
    15 December 20214.2M-0.3%531K7.88
    30 November 20214.2M-6.7%601K6.99
    15 November 20214.5M-4.8%443K10.15
    29 October 20214.7M-6.1%486K9.72
    15 October 20215.0M-1.8%422K11.92
    30 September 20215.1M-4.7%493K10.41
    15 September 20215.4M-3.0%389K13.84
    31 August 20215.5M-4.3%353K15.69
    13 August 20215.8M-2.7%444K13.06
    30 July 20216.0M+2.7%540K11.03
    15 July 20215.8M+1.5%475K12.20
    30 June 20215.7M-4.0%627K9.11
    15 June 20216.0M-1.6%457K13.02
    28 May 20216.0M+1.1%521K11.61
    14 May 20216.0M-8.4%659K9.07
    30 April 20216.5M-5.2%598K10.92
    15 April 20216.9M-3.0%558K12.34
    31 March 20217.1M-9.0%996K7.14
    15 March 20217.8M-5.2%634K12.31
    26 February 20218.2M+27.9%1.1M7.78
    12 February 20216.4M-0.5%678K9.49
    29 January 20216.5M+3.6%987K6.56
    15 January 20216.3M+8.7%662K9.44
    31 December 20205.8M-21.8%1.2M4.72
    15 December 20207.4M-0.9%657K11.18
    30 November 20207.4M+49.6%693K10.70
    13 November 20205.0M+2.6%665K7.45
    30 October 20204.8M+6.3%899K5.37
    15 October 20204.5M-2.1%531K8.56
    30 September 20204.6M-8.9%888K5.23
    15 September 20205.1M+14.5%602K8.45
    31 August 20204.4M-3.1%395K11.24
    14 August 20204.6M+3.1%720K6.37
    31 July 20204.5M+0.9%1.1M4.23
    15 July 20204.4M+8.7%1.3M3.42
    30 June 20204.1M+28.2%1.7M2.39
    15 June 20203.2M+7.2%1.2M2.68
    29 May 20203.0M-5.3%1.6M1.88
    15 May 20203.1M+35.8%1.6M1.95
    30 April 20202.3M+30.6%967K2.37
    15 April 20201.8M-8.8%913K1.92
    31 March 20201.9M-16.1%1.2M1.64
    13 March 20202.3M+12.1%1.1M2.02
    28 February 20202.0M-7.7%967K2.12
    14 February 20202.2M-1.9%635K3.50
    31 January 20202.3M+4.1%436K5.19
    15 January 20202.2M+3.7%535K4.06
    31 December 20192.1M-0.2%532K3.94
    13 December 20192.1M-10.2%488K4.30
    29 November 20192.3M+6.1%701K3.33
    15 November 20192.2M-4.5%640K3.44
    31 October 20192.3M+9.2%758K3.04
    15 October 20192.1M-1.5%496K4.26
    30 September 20192.1M+12.9%544K3.94
    13 September 20191.9M-7.2%591K3.21
    30 August 20192.0M-16.5%539K3.80
    15 August 20192.5M-9.7%670K3.66
    31 July 20192.7M+9.3%747K3.63
    15 July 20192.5M+5.6%694K3.58
    28 June 20192.3M+14.1%764K3.08
    14 June 20192.1M-11.0%963K2.14
    31 May 20192.3M-25.6%781K2.96
    15 May 20193.1M+42.6%680K4.57
    30 April 20192.2M-3.4%754K2.89
    15 April 20192.3M-5.6%425K5.31
    29 March 20192.4M-15.0%485K4.93
    15 March 20192.8M+3.8%692K4.07
    28 February 20192.7M-6.6%669K4.05
    15 February 20192.9M-15.0%810K3.59
    31 January 20193.4M+15.0%904K3.78
    15 January 20193.0M+6.7%545K5.46
    31 December 20182.8M-6.0%788K3.53
    14 December 20183.0M+3.9%563K5.26
    30 November 20182.9M-4.1%765K3.73
    15 November 20183.0M+2.0%616K4.83
    31 October 20182.9M+13.2%906K3.22
    15 October 20182.6M-4.7%541K4.76
    28 September 20182.7M+3.3%519K5.20
    14 September 20182.6M+9.8%347K7.54
    31 August 20182.4M-6.0%333K7.15
    15 August 20182.5M-9.7%399K6.35
    31 July 20182.8M+14.6%707K3.97
    13 July 20182.4M+2.5%395K6.19
    29 June 20182.4M-14.0%523K4.56
    15 June 20182.8M+0.6%488K5.69
    31 May 20182.8M-5.2%467K5.91
    15 May 20182.9M-3.0%577K5.04
    30 April 20183.0M+0.3%600K5.00
    13 April 20183.0M+3.9%465K6.44
    29 March 20182.9M-3.8%747K3.86
    15 March 20183.0M+11.7%556K5.39
    28 February 20182.7M+2.2%457K5.87
    15 February 20182.6M-13.6%893K2.94
    31 January 20183.0M+0.1%550K5.52
    12 January 20183.0M+3.8%542K5.59
    29 December 20172.9M369K7.93
    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.