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Clorox Co. short interest

10.3M shares of Clorox were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.4M to 13.5M). Short sellers would need 4.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.4%+59% over a year
Days to cover4.14at 2.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue8.49%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 (6.4M to 13.5M), and the share price moved -16% 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 202610.3M-11.4%2.5M4.14
    30 September 202611.6M+36.3%3.3M3.48
    15 September 20268.5M-20.4%3.0M2.86
    31 August 202610.7M-10.9%3.0M3.53
    14 August 202612.0M-11.4%3.1M3.93
    31 July 202613.5M+15.9%2.2M6.03
    15 July 202611.7M+2.9%2.4M4.79
    30 June 202611.3M-1.3%2.6M4.30
    15 June 202611.5M+23.7%2.6M4.50
    29 May 20269.3M-1.0%2.6M3.56
    15 May 20269.4M-6.6%4.4M2.14
    30 April 202610.0M+22.6%2.9M3.44
    15 April 20268.2M+9.3%2.0M4.04
    31 March 20267.5M+2.1%2.3M3.22
    13 March 20267.3M-2.7%2.1M3.48
    27 February 20267.5M+1.1%1.9M4.02
    13 February 20267.5M-2.4%2.6M2.93
    30 January 20267.6M+2.7%2.3M3.30
    15 January 20267.4M+0.9%2.3M3.28
    31 December 20257.4M+4.7%2.6M2.85
    15 December 20257.0M+2.7%1.9M3.63
    28 November 20256.9M+1.6%2.7M2.55
    14 November 20256.7M+2.4%2.4M2.81
    31 October 20256.6M+2.1%1.6M4.00
    15 October 20256.4M-3.0%1.5M4.30
    30 September 20256.6M-10.2%2.1M3.18
    15 September 20257.4M+6.5%2.0M3.74
    29 August 20256.9M+2.4%1.8M3.86
    15 August 20256.8M+13.0%1.9M3.65
    31 July 20256.0M+4.2%1.8M3.31
    15 July 20255.8M-13.8%1.7M3.36
    30 June 20256.7M+38.0%2.4M2.83
    13 June 20254.8M-3.0%1.4M3.43
    30 May 20255.0M-0.8%1.9M2.59
    15 May 20255.0M+20.7%1.8M2.80
    30 April 20254.2M+21.3%1.3M3.13
    15 April 20253.4M-2.7%1.5M2.30
    31 March 20253.5M-0.2%1.4M2.60
    14 March 20253.5M-18.1%1.9M1.84
    28 February 20254.3M-3.8%1.5M2.83
    14 February 20254.5M+16.6%1.9M2.41
    31 January 20253.9M-3.1%1.2M3.35
    15 January 20254.0M+21.7%965K4.12
    31 December 20243.3M-15.2%1.2M2.76
    13 December 20243.9M+14.7%1.0M3.77
    29 November 20243.4M-10.6%1.1M2.92
    15 November 20243.8M+18.4%1.3M2.85
    31 October 20243.2M-1.9%1.2M2.58
    15 October 20243.2M-13.6%989K3.27
    30 September 20243.7M+4.2%1.2M3.25
    13 September 20243.6M-3.4%1.3M2.69
    30 August 20243.7M+3.7%1.2M3.22
    15 August 20243.6M-18.3%1.6M2.30
    31 July 20244.4M-17.0%1.2M3.59
    15 July 20245.3M+1.3%950K5.57
    28 June 20245.2M+19.8%1.7M2.99
    14 June 20244.4M-5.1%918K4.75
    31 May 20244.6M-0.3%1.2M3.71
    15 May 20244.6M+33.2%1.6M2.91
    30 April 20243.5M-1.3%1.2M2.83
    15 April 20243.5M-1.2%1.0M3.42
    28 March 20243.5M+13.3%1.4M2.49
    15 March 20243.1M-23.4%1.1M2.89
    29 February 20244.1M+6.1%1.1M3.72
    15 February 20243.8M-10.1%1.5M2.62
    31 January 20244.3M-6.0%1.4M3.14
    12 January 20244.6M-0.7%1.0M4.42
    29 December 20234.6M+2.8%744K6.16
    15 December 20234.5M-8.5%1.2M3.65
    30 November 20234.9M+1.7%1.3M3.86
    15 November 20234.8M+28.4%2.4M1.98
    31 October 20233.7M+8.4%1.6M2.37
    13 October 20233.4M-9.6%2.5M1.40
    29 September 20233.8M-5.6%1.8M2.08
    15 September 20234.0M+4.3%1.1M3.67
    31 August 20233.9M-12.7%1.1M3.52
    15 August 20234.4M+5.5%1.5M2.94
    31 July 20234.2M-2.8%1.2M3.37
    14 July 20234.3M-0.4%912K4.73
    30 June 20234.3M+10.2%1.0M4.28
    15 June 20233.9M-7.3%1.2M3.36
    31 May 20234.2M-1.7%1.0M4.11
    15 May 20234.3M-16.8%1.9M2.33
    28 April 20235.2M-0.1%1.2M4.47
    14 April 20235.2M-4.7%923K5.62
    31 March 20235.4M-3.6%1.1M5.00
    15 March 20235.7M-6.3%1.1M5.05
    28 February 20236.0M-4.9%979K6.16
    15 February 20236.3M+0.9%1.7M3.76
    31 January 20236.3M-0.4%1.3M4.81
    13 January 20236.3M+0.7%1.0M6.28
    30 December 20226.3M-1.0%825K7.59
    15 December 20226.3M-3.6%832K7.60
    30 November 20226.6M-0.7%1.4M4.55
    15 November 20226.6M+0.5%1.3M4.96
    31 October 20226.6M-0.8%1.2M5.31
    14 October 20226.6M-1.4%984K6.73
    30 September 20226.7M-3.3%907K7.40
    15 September 20226.9M+3.0%983K7.07
    31 August 20226.7M+1.7%693K9.73
    15 August 20226.6M-9.4%1.3M4.99
    29 July 20227.3M-1.9%1.3M5.78
    15 July 20227.5M-10.5%1.1M6.70
    30 June 20228.3M+12.1%1.8M4.72
    15 June 20227.4M+7.7%1.3M5.85
    31 May 20226.9M+8.7%1.3M5.15
    13 May 20226.4M+4.5%1.8M3.54
    29 April 20226.1M+5.9%1.3M4.57
    14 April 20225.7M+19.3%1.3M4.46
    31 March 20224.8M-2.2%1.2M4.15
    15 March 20224.9M-6.7%1.4M3.47
    28 February 20225.3M+1.4%1.6M3.34
    15 February 20225.2M+7.7%2.4M2.18
    31 January 20224.8M-21.9%1.6M2.97
    14 January 20226.2M-3.4%1.3M4.79
    31 December 20216.4M+4.6%1.1M5.85
    15 December 20216.1M-3.4%1.3M4.61
    30 November 20216.3M-13.3%1.4M4.59
    15 November 20217.3M+1.6%1.2M6.01
    29 October 20217.2M+0.6%1.3M5.39
    15 October 20217.1M+5.6%981K7.28
    30 September 20216.8M-3.0%1.4M5.00
    15 September 20217.0M-1.7%1.3M5.20
    31 August 20217.1M+3.2%1.2M6.00
    13 August 20216.9M+4.5%2.3M2.96
    30 July 20216.6M-11.0%1.5M4.47
    15 July 20217.4M-1.6%1.1M6.86
    30 June 20217.5M-4.7%1.5M5.04
    15 June 20217.9M+0.4%1.2M6.68
    28 May 20217.8M-1.3%1.2M6.76
    14 May 20217.9M-8.5%1.3M6.30
    30 April 20218.7M-2.9%1.3M6.86
    15 April 20218.9M+3.4%1.2M7.45
    31 March 20218.7M+3.9%1.4M6.07
    15 March 20218.3M-15.5%1.4M5.80
    26 February 20219.9M-1.8%1.4M7.00
    12 February 202110.0M-6.2%2.2M4.57
    29 January 202110.7M-16.0%2.2M4.89
    15 January 202112.7M+3.6%1.3M10.02
    31 December 202012.3M-3.3%827K14.85
    15 December 202012.7M-2.5%1.3M9.41
    30 November 202013.0M-5.7%1.3M9.86
    13 November 202013.8M+0.4%2.1M6.68
    30 October 202013.8M+0.5%1.0M13.54
    15 October 202013.7M-1.5%1.0M13.27
    30 September 202013.9M+0.9%1.1M12.25
    15 September 202013.8M-4.4%1.5M9.17
    31 August 202014.4M+10.3%1.4M10.22
    14 August 202013.1M+10.8%1.5M8.60
    31 July 202011.8M+3.9%797K14.79
    15 July 202011.3M+3.4%1.1M10.60
    30 June 202011.0M-0.3%1.5M7.32
    15 June 202011.0M-9.2%1.7M6.49
    29 May 202012.1M+1.0%1.5M7.89
    15 May 202012.0M+13.4%2.0M6.14
    30 April 202010.6M+2.1%1.7M6.29
    15 April 202010.4M+5.0%2.1M5.00
    31 March 20209.9M+6.8%4.1M2.41
    13 March 20209.2M+3.4%2.7M3.40
    28 February 20208.9M+2.7%2.1M4.23
    14 February 20208.7M-1.5%1.2M7.05
    31 January 20208.8M-5.8%898K9.83
    15 January 20209.4M+3.2%831K11.28
    31 December 20199.1M+2.0%718K12.66
    13 December 20198.9M+9.5%899K9.91
    29 November 20198.1M-1.0%828K9.82
    15 November 20198.2M-1.1%833K9.85
    31 October 20198.3M+5.1%929K8.93
    15 October 20197.9M-1.7%1.1M7.11
    30 September 20198.0M+7.8%1.1M7.13
    13 September 20197.5M-6.9%1.1M6.81
    30 August 20198.0M-2.8%795K10.07
    15 August 20198.2M-16.8%1.1M7.18
    31 July 20199.9M+2.5%959K10.33
    15 July 20199.7M-2.8%774K12.49
    28 June 20199.9M-1.3%838K11.88
    14 June 201910.1M+2.0%952K10.59
    31 May 20199.9M+4.4%1.1M9.29
    15 May 20199.5M+2.5%1.4M6.96
    30 April 20199.2M-1.2%1.1M8.24
    15 April 20199.3M+4.9%955K9.78
    29 March 20198.9M+3.9%839K10.61
    15 March 20198.6M+3.6%746K11.49
    28 February 20198.3M+4.1%773K10.71
    15 February 20197.9M-0.1%1.3M6.10
    31 January 20197.9M+0.3%1.0M7.90
    15 January 20197.9M+1.4%1.3M6.27
    31 December 20187.8M-1.2%1.1M6.89
    14 December 20187.9M-4.0%973K8.14
    30 November 20188.2M+0.8%931K8.85
    15 November 20188.2M-3.8%1.1M7.25
    31 October 20188.5M-3.3%1.2M6.99
    15 October 20188.8M+0.2%1.1M8.25
    28 September 20188.8M-6.4%811K10.82
    14 September 20189.4M+0.9%842K11.12
    31 August 20189.3M-1.8%796K11.67
    15 August 20189.5M-14.8%1.3M7.11
    31 July 201811.1M+18.8%1.5M7.22
    13 July 20189.4M+5.0%1.2M7.60
    29 June 20188.9M-3.1%1.3M6.66
    15 June 20189.2M-4.4%1.2M7.45
    31 May 20189.6M+5.3%1.5M6.42
    15 May 20189.1M+8.6%1.5M6.29
    30 April 20188.4M+42.7%1.9M4.53
    13 April 20185.9M-6.8%924K6.39
    29 March 20186.3M-5.5%1.1M5.62
    15 March 20186.7M+0.5%902K7.43
    28 February 20186.7M-0.1%1.0M6.40
    15 February 20186.7M-13.1%1.8M3.70
    31 January 20187.7M+7.5%985K7.80
    12 January 20187.2M+0.0%837K8.54
    29 December 20177.1M513K13.94
    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.