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Compass Minerals International Inc. short interest

1.6M shares of Compass Minerals International were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (976K to 2.5M). Short sellers would need 4.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.3%-28% over a year
Days to cover4.72at 333K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.74%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 (976K to 2.5M), and the share price moved +17% 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 20261.6M-6.3%333K4.72
    30 September 20261.7M-18.9%399K4.20
    15 September 20262.1M-2.4%389K5.32
    31 August 20262.1M+15.5%441K4.81
    14 August 20261.8M+22.4%641K2.86
    31 July 20261.5M+11.6%337K4.44
    15 July 20261.3M+5.4%360K3.72
    30 June 20261.3M+30.5%560K2.27
    15 June 2026976K-14.5%641K1.52
    29 May 20261.1M-1.3%705K1.62
    15 May 20261.2M-29.5%919K1.26
    30 April 20261.6M-12.0%551K2.98
    15 April 20261.9M-19.5%484K3.86
    31 March 20262.3M-4.6%786K2.95
    13 March 20262.4M+21.5%476K5.10
    27 February 20262.0M-7.1%416K4.80
    13 February 20262.2M+19.8%642K3.35
    30 January 20261.8M+5.9%423K4.25
    15 January 20261.7M-8.5%493K3.44
    31 December 20251.9M-26.2%547K3.39
    15 December 20252.5M+10.5%739K3.40
    28 November 20252.3M+9.4%290K7.83
    14 November 20252.1M-2.1%405K5.13
    31 October 20252.1M-2.9%352K6.03
    15 October 20252.2M+15.1%389K5.62
    30 September 20251.9M+8.2%466K4.07
    15 September 20251.8M-9.0%314K5.58
    29 August 20251.9M+6.2%346K5.58
    15 August 20251.8M-8.3%532K3.41
    31 July 20252.0M-3.3%449K4.41
    15 July 20252.0M-16.0%689K2.97
    30 June 20252.4M-11.7%859K2.84
    13 June 20252.8M+2.0%557K4.96
    30 May 20252.7M+15.2%747K3.62
    15 May 20252.3M-21.6%1.2M1.97
    30 April 20253.0M+4.5%584K5.13
    15 April 20252.9M+12.1%783K3.66
    31 March 20252.6M+11.3%572K4.47
    14 March 20252.3M+10.8%527K4.36
    28 February 20252.1M+0.9%758K2.73
    14 February 20252.1M+2.7%646K3.18
    31 January 20252.0M-9.1%527K3.80
    15 January 20252.2M+9.0%546K4.03
    31 December 20242.0M+1.8%990K2.04
    13 December 20242.0M-17.3%701K2.83
    29 November 20242.4M-22.3%616K3.89
    15 November 20243.1M-1.1%1.1M2.92
    31 October 20243.1M-7.9%489K6.39
    15 October 20243.4M-1.1%724K4.68
    30 September 20243.4M-46.9%2.2M1.52
    13 September 20246.5M-3.4%1.3M4.85
    30 August 20246.7M+27.3%814K8.22
    15 August 20245.3M+5.7%730K7.20
    31 July 20245.0M+0.5%605K8.21
    15 July 20244.9M+8.0%689K7.18
    28 June 20244.6M-1.1%1.2M3.72
    14 June 20244.6M+7.7%682K6.78
    31 May 20244.3M+8.1%472K9.11
    15 May 20244.0M+12.3%790K5.03
    30 April 20243.5M+1.7%592K5.97
    15 April 20243.5M+10.3%589K5.91
    28 March 20243.2M+16.3%1.4M2.30
    15 March 20242.7M-5.6%646K4.20
    29 February 20242.9M-6.0%353K8.15
    15 February 20243.1M+18.9%779K3.93
    31 January 20242.6M+15.3%640K4.02
    12 January 20242.2M+19.2%654K3.42
    29 December 20231.9M+14.4%401K4.67
    15 December 20231.6M-1.4%518K3.16
    30 November 20231.7M-5.9%389K4.27
    15 November 20231.8M+2.2%416K4.25
    31 October 20231.7M+9.1%331K5.21
    13 October 20231.6M-3.6%274K5.78
    29 September 20231.6M+34.0%349K4.70
    15 September 20231.2M+3.5%404K3.03
    31 August 20231.2M-5.0%299K3.96
    15 August 20231.2M+0.9%370K3.37
    31 July 20231.2M+5.0%274K4.51
    14 July 20231.2M-6.1%221K5.33
    30 June 20231.3M-19.7%397K3.16
    15 June 20231.6M+15.5%316K4.94
    31 May 20231.4M+10.5%331K4.08
    15 May 20231.2M+19.0%427K2.86
    28 April 20231.0M-13.3%266K3.86
    14 April 20231.2M-2.5%310K3.83
    31 March 20231.2M+6.3%459K2.65
    15 March 20231.1M+11.6%383K2.98
    28 February 20231.0M+8.0%300K3.41
    15 February 2023949K-4.3%549K1.73
    31 January 2023991K+8.2%283K3.50
    13 January 2023916K+18.2%287K3.19
    30 December 2022775K-11.4%420K1.84
    15 December 2022874K+20.9%367K2.38
    30 November 2022723K-27.3%347K2.08
    15 November 2022994K-32.2%341K2.92
    31 October 20221.5M-10.2%340K4.31
    14 October 20221.6M+31.9%301K5.44
    30 September 20221.2M-9.3%659K1.88
    15 September 20221.4M+0.8%735K1.86
    31 August 20221.4M-1.0%260K5.21
    15 August 20221.4M+7.8%367K3.73
    29 July 20221.3M-2.5%305K4.17
    15 July 20221.3M-17.2%331K3.93
    30 June 20221.6M-6.4%905K1.74
    15 June 20221.7M+0.1%404K4.16
    31 May 20221.7M+7.8%277K6.06
    13 May 20221.6M-1.0%383K4.06
    29 April 20221.6M-7.2%257K6.11
    14 April 20221.7M-9.6%303K5.60
    31 March 20221.9M+6.6%380K4.93
    15 March 20221.8M+8.6%339K5.19
    28 February 20221.6M-3.0%364K4.45
    15 February 20221.7M+19.8%472K3.53
    31 January 20221.4M+5.9%1.3M1.08
    14 January 20221.3M-3.9%258K5.09
    31 December 20211.4M-9.5%406K3.37
    15 December 20211.5M+27.9%470K3.22
    30 November 20211.2M+2.6%835K1.41
    15 November 20211.2M-8.1%183K6.30
    29 October 20211.3M+6.0%240K5.22
    15 October 20211.2M+4.6%272K4.34
    30 September 20211.1M+25.5%373K3.03
    15 September 2021899K-4.0%226K3.98
    31 August 2021937K-15.6%254K3.69
    13 August 20211.1M+9.8%198K5.60
    30 July 20211.0M+4.6%328K3.08
    15 July 2021966K+1.9%451K2.14
    30 June 2021948K-12.6%478K1.98
    15 June 20211.1M+9.2%252K4.30
    28 May 2021993K+3.0%157K6.32
    14 May 2021964K+1.3%191K5.03
    30 April 2021951K+15.4%141K6.75
    15 April 2021824K-5.0%152K5.41
    31 March 2021867K-4.9%279K3.11
    15 March 2021911K-11.9%236K3.87
    26 February 20211.0M-0.4%256K4.04
    12 February 20211.0M-3.2%152K6.85
    29 January 20211.1M-9.8%196K5.48
    15 January 20211.2M-9.5%235K5.07
    31 December 20201.3M-8.1%266K4.94
    15 December 20201.4M-0.8%197K7.25
    30 November 20201.4M-2.2%165K8.72
    13 November 20201.5M+4.9%229K6.44
    30 October 20201.4M-6.2%165K8.53
    15 October 20201.5M-10.4%193K7.77
    30 September 20201.7M-13.8%212K7.89
    15 September 20201.9M-17.5%159K12.22
    31 August 20202.3M-3.5%139K16.96
    14 August 20202.4M+0.9%234K10.39
    31 July 20202.4M-1.3%169K14.24
    15 July 20202.4M+2.7%229K10.67
    30 June 20202.4M+4.5%260K9.15
    15 June 20202.3M-4.1%260K8.75
    29 May 20202.4M+6.5%258K9.18
    15 May 20202.2M-4.6%301K7.40
    30 April 20202.3M+3.5%296K7.89
    15 April 20202.3M-15.4%364K6.20
    31 March 20202.7M-10.8%499K5.35
    13 March 20203.0M-3.8%333K8.97
    28 February 20203.1M+11.1%358K8.68
    14 February 20202.8M-2.4%385K7.28
    31 January 20202.9M+1.7%198K14.51
    15 January 20202.8M+0.3%213K13.26
    31 December 20192.8M-2.0%281K10.03
    13 December 20192.9M-8.1%228K12.60
    29 November 20193.1M+3.6%216K14.46
    15 November 20193.0M+5.8%331K9.09
    31 October 20192.8M+14.2%176K16.19
    15 October 20192.5M-9.2%190K13.15
    30 September 20192.7M+5.5%268K10.26
    13 September 20192.6M-2.2%266K9.78
    30 August 20192.7M+3.7%253K10.51
    15 August 20192.6M+16.0%436K5.88
    31 July 20192.2M-3.3%378K5.85
    15 July 20192.3M-10.9%270K8.49
    28 June 20192.6M-3.8%400K6.43
    14 June 20192.7M-1.6%242K11.06
    31 May 20192.7M+8.9%234K11.58
    15 May 20192.5M-8.7%380K6.56
    30 April 20192.7M-1.1%276K9.91
    15 April 20192.8M-2.5%264K10.48
    29 March 20192.8M-9.3%275K10.29
    15 March 20193.1M-3.7%376K8.30
    28 February 20193.2M+7.9%302K10.73
    15 February 20193.0M+1.7%409K7.35
    31 January 20193.0M-5.2%409K7.22
    15 January 20193.1M-0.6%451K6.92
    31 December 20183.1M-14.0%751K4.18
    14 December 20183.6M-1.7%371K9.83
    30 November 20183.7M+8.0%378K9.83
    15 November 20183.4M-0.7%438K7.83
    31 October 20183.5M+6.6%721K4.79
    15 October 20183.2M-0.7%250K12.97
    28 September 20183.3M+11.2%340K9.62
    14 September 20182.9M-0.3%256K11.50
    31 August 20182.9M+7.9%247K11.94
    15 August 20182.7M-6.5%372K7.35
    31 July 20182.9M+1.9%214K13.65
    13 July 20182.9M-3.6%207K13.83
    29 June 20183.0M-13.3%209K14.23
    15 June 20183.4M-17.7%382K8.98
    31 May 20184.2M-7.4%278K15.00
    15 May 20184.5M-7.5%370K12.14
    30 April 20184.9M-0.5%295K16.47
    13 April 20184.9M-1.3%285K17.11
    29 March 20184.9M-6.2%439K11.27
    15 March 20185.3M-15.7%466K11.33
    28 February 20186.3M+9.9%368K17.03
    15 February 20185.7M-7.6%502K11.33
    31 January 20186.2M-1.3%290K21.26
    12 January 20186.2M-0.3%334K18.68
    29 December 20176.3M298K21.02
    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.