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Centene Corp. short interest

10.9M shares of Centene were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (10.5M to 15.2M). Short sellers would need 2.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.0%-20% over a year
Days to cover2.53at 4.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.21%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 bottom of its range over the last year (10.5M to 15.2M), and the share price moved +95% 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 202610.9M+4.0%4.3M2.53
    30 September 202610.5M-25.6%5.3M1.99
    15 September 202614.1M+5.3%4.1M3.47
    31 August 202613.4M+1.2%3.9M3.46
    14 August 202613.3M-2.4%4.4M3.01
    31 July 202613.6M+1.2%5.6M2.42
    15 July 202613.4M-11.2%4.0M3.36
    30 June 202615.1M+2.2%6.1M2.48
    15 June 202614.8M+0.9%5.4M2.75
    29 May 202614.7M-3.1%4.1M3.56
    15 May 202615.1M-0.6%6.4M2.36
    30 April 202615.2M+10.6%8.2M1.85
    15 April 202613.8M+0.7%4.8M2.89
    31 March 202613.7M+16.8%7.5M1.82
    13 March 202611.7M-7.8%6.9M1.70
    27 February 202612.7M-11.7%4.7M2.68
    13 February 202614.4M+13.0%7.9M1.83
    30 January 202612.7M+4.1%6.8M1.87
    15 January 202612.2M-5.3%6.4M1.91
    31 December 202512.9M+2.6%5.1M2.54
    15 December 202512.6M-6.9%6.4M1.97
    28 November 202513.5M-11.3%8.6M1.57
    14 November 202515.2M+6.4%10.0M1.52
    31 October 202514.3M+4.8%11.9M1.21
    15 October 202513.7M+1.6%9.9M1.38
    30 September 202513.5M-31.2%11.7M1.15
    15 September 202519.6M+0.7%17.8M1.10
    29 August 202519.4M-17.9%11.4M1.70
    15 August 202523.7M-14.8%15.0M1.58
    31 July 202527.8M+106.7%26.5M1.05
    15 July 202513.4M+36.2%25.9M1.00
    30 June 20259.9M+6.0%5.6M1.76
    13 June 20259.3M+19.0%3.8M2.44
    30 May 20257.8M-28.4%4.4M1.76
    15 May 202510.9M+27.5%5.8M1.88
    30 April 20258.6M-18.9%5.4M1.57
    15 April 202510.6M+48.0%5.2M2.05
    31 March 20257.1M-28.0%3.6M1.96
    14 March 20259.9M+63.7%4.9M2.03
    28 February 20256.1M-38.1%5.5M1.11
    14 February 20259.8M+46.8%5.3M1.84
    31 January 20256.7M+18.5%3.8M1.75
    15 January 20255.6M-30.1%4.3M1.30
    31 December 20248.0M-58.2%7.2M1.12
    13 December 202419.2M+18.0%5.4M3.58
    29 November 202416.3M+7.6%5.1M3.19
    15 November 202415.2M+5.0%6.8M2.24
    31 October 202414.4M+78.4%8.5M1.70
    15 October 20248.1M+3.7%4.1M1.97
    30 September 20247.8M-18.9%4.1M1.92
    13 September 20249.6M-5.0%4.9M1.94
    30 August 202410.1M+3.7%2.5M4.09
    15 August 20249.8M-6.5%3.4M2.89
    31 July 202410.4M-22.8%5.1M2.03
    15 July 202413.5M-1.0%3.2M4.21
    28 June 202413.7M+8.1%4.8M2.86
    14 June 202412.7M-3.1%3.1M4.14
    31 May 202413.1M+37.5%4.2M3.10
    15 May 20249.5M+25.3%3.5M2.72
    30 April 20247.6M-0.1%3.7M2.05
    15 April 20247.6M-7.5%3.3M2.28
    28 March 20248.2M-14.6%3.2M2.58
    15 March 20249.6M+8.6%3.1M3.14
    29 February 20248.8M+7.1%2.8M3.14
    15 February 20248.2M+16.4%2.9M2.84
    31 January 20247.1M+2.2%3.0M2.33
    12 January 20246.9M+19.4%3.0M2.29
    29 December 20235.8M-21.3%2.8M2.04
    15 December 20237.4M+2.5%3.9M1.92
    30 November 20237.2M-0.1%2.9M2.45
    15 November 20237.2M+5.2%3.2M2.29
    31 October 20236.9M+16.0%3.1M2.19
    13 October 20235.9M-10.7%2.5M2.37
    29 September 20236.6M+5.4%3.2M2.08
    15 September 20236.3M+6.8%4.6M1.36
    31 August 20235.9M-4.3%2.6M2.26
    15 August 20236.1M+4.5%3.1M1.97
    31 July 20235.9M-12.9%3.9M1.51
    14 July 20236.7M+3.7%3.3M2.04
    30 June 20236.5M+3.0%3.0M2.16
    15 June 20236.3M-15.3%3.5M1.78
    31 May 20237.4M+9.9%3.3M2.29
    15 May 20236.8M-18.8%2.3M2.96
    28 April 20238.3M+4.2%3.7M2.25
    14 April 20238.0M+21.4%4.0M2.03
    31 March 20236.6M-1.3%4.3M1.54
    15 March 20236.7M-3.5%3.4M1.97
    28 February 20236.9M+16.4%3.2M2.17
    15 February 20235.9M+23.7%5.4M1.11
    31 January 20234.8M-15.2%3.4M1.43
    13 January 20235.7M-10.7%4.3M1.32
    30 December 20226.3M-12.9%3.0M2.15
    15 December 20227.3M+8.3%3.2M2.28
    30 November 20226.7M-8.7%3.4M2.00
    15 November 20227.4M+10.7%3.7M1.97
    31 October 20226.7M-31.9%3.6M1.87
    14 October 20229.8M+17.8%4.0M2.46
    30 September 20228.3M-9.2%5.1M1.61
    15 September 20229.1M-1.4%4.2M2.19
    31 August 20229.3M+14.7%3.1M2.97
    15 August 20228.1M-8.1%2.3M3.53
    29 July 20228.8M+19.7%3.0M2.93
    15 July 20227.3M-14.8%2.7M2.68
    30 June 20228.6M+3.8%3.7M2.35
    15 June 20228.3M+9.1%2.0M4.08
    31 May 20227.6M-3.1%3.2M2.35
    13 May 20227.9M+8.1%3.1M2.53
    29 April 20227.3M-0.1%2.7M2.65
    14 April 20227.3M-3.0%2.2M3.24
    31 March 20227.5M+18.1%3.1M2.42
    15 March 20226.3M+6.1%2.4M2.70
    28 February 20226.0M-16.2%2.1M2.89
    15 February 20227.1M+19.0%2.9M2.47
    31 January 20226.0M-15.7%3.4M1.79
    14 January 20227.1M-4.2%4.0M1.79
    31 December 20217.4M-33.6%3.6M2.09
    15 December 202111.2M+9.5%5.5M2.05
    30 November 202110.2M-7.7%3.9M2.61
    15 November 202111.1M-14.4%3.7M3.01
    29 October 202112.9M+27.9%4.8M2.67
    15 October 202110.1M-0.2%3.1M3.29
    30 September 202110.1M-4.6%3.8M2.65
    15 September 202110.6M-5.7%3.0M3.53
    31 August 202111.3M-8.6%2.6M4.34
    13 August 202112.3M+35.4%4.2M2.96
    30 July 20219.1M+4.7%3.5M2.60
    15 July 20218.7M-4.0%2.8M3.13
    30 June 20219.1M+8.0%4.6M1.97
    15 June 20218.4M-26.7%3.3M2.55
    28 May 202111.5M+15.4%4.7M2.43
    14 May 20219.9M+27.6%4.9M2.02
    30 April 20217.8M-19.4%4.1M1.89
    15 April 20219.7M-2.9%2.9M3.28
    31 March 20219.9M-4.2%2.7M3.72
    15 March 202110.4M+20.1%3.1M3.37
    26 February 20218.6M-0.5%3.1M2.80
    12 February 20218.7M+2.5%3.5M2.50
    29 January 20218.5M-2.4%3.5M2.41
    15 January 20218.7M+1.9%3.9M2.21
    31 December 20208.5M-7.6%3.9M2.21
    15 December 20209.2M-9.1%3.1M3.02
    30 November 202010.1M-2.2%2.7M3.79
    13 November 202010.4M-8.5%4.8M2.18
    30 October 202011.3M+12.3%2.5M4.55
    15 October 202010.1M+8.8%2.8M3.60
    30 September 20209.3M+15.2%4.4M2.12
    15 September 20208.1M-6.0%2.6M3.14
    31 August 20208.6M-12.7%2.5M3.38
    14 August 20209.8M-3.3%2.5M3.99
    31 July 202010.1M+0.2%2.9M3.54
    15 July 202010.1M-2.4%2.7M3.70
    30 June 202010.4M-6.1%5.6M1.85
    15 June 202011.1M-3.8%3.6M3.11
    29 May 202011.5M+17.8%2.9M3.97
    15 May 20209.8M+7.2%2.8M3.50
    30 April 20209.1M-13.4%4.3M2.11
    15 April 202010.5M+10.8%4.4M2.38
    31 March 20209.5M-19.1%6.3M1.51
    13 March 202011.7M+27.3%8.5M1.37
    28 February 20209.2M-35.4%7.1M1.30
    14 February 202014.2M+1.2%5.0M2.88
    31 January 202014.1M-71.1%6.3M2.25
    15 January 202048.7M-0.6%3.7M13.06
    31 December 201949.0M-0.4%3.4M14.41
    13 December 201949.1M+3.7%3.2M15.55
    29 November 201947.4M+0.7%4.3M10.95
    15 November 201947.1M+9.0%5.3M8.83
    31 October 201943.2M+5.8%6.4M6.78
    15 October 201940.8M+18.4%5.0M8.21
    30 September 201934.5M+7.9%4.8M7.16
    13 September 201931.9M-0.1%4.1M7.86
    30 August 201932.0M+11.6%4.5M7.04
    15 August 201928.6M+5.0%5.2M5.56
    31 July 201927.3M+3.4%4.6M5.95
    15 July 201926.4M-1.9%4.9M5.42
    28 June 201926.9M-6.3%5.9M4.57
    14 June 201928.7M+15.7%9.9M2.90
    31 May 201924.8M+6.0%8.2M3.04
    15 May 201923.4M+3.5%12.4M1.89
    30 April 201922.6M+14.1%11.7M1.93
    15 April 201919.8M+96.7%8.2M2.41
    29 March 201910.1M+138.3%7.4M1.36
    15 March 20194.2M-17.5%3.6M1.16
    28 February 20195.1M-12.6%2.9M1.79
    15 February 20195.9M+115.4%3.6M1.62
    31 January 20192.7M-1.3%1.3M2.14
    15 January 20192.8M-10.4%2.0M1.37
    31 December 20183.1M-42.4%2.5M1.26
    14 December 20185.4M+11.1%3.5M1.54
    30 November 20184.8M-26.7%2.9M1.69
    15 November 20186.6M+3.6%3.0M2.17
    31 October 20186.3M+24.0%4.1M1.54
    15 October 20185.1M+11.5%2.9M1.74
    28 September 20184.6M-2.7%2.3M2.03
    14 September 20184.7M-12.2%2.2M2.14
    31 August 20185.4M-25.1%2.0M2.69
    15 August 20187.2M-16.6%2.8M2.58
    31 July 20188.6M-11.7%2.8M3.04
    13 July 20189.7M+4.3%2.4M4.01
    29 June 20189.3M-12.6%3.3M2.81
    15 June 201810.7M+21.8%3.3M3.28
    31 May 20188.8M+9.7%2.6M3.33
    15 May 20188.0M-9.3%6.4M1.24
    30 April 20188.8M-6.7%3.1M2.84
    13 April 20189.5M+3.9%2.7M3.47
    29 March 20189.1M-24.8%3.3M2.73
    15 March 201812.1M-3.3%2.4M4.96
    28 February 201812.5M-10.4%2.2M5.78
    15 February 201814.0M+13.6%4.3M3.28
    31 January 201812.3M-3.3%2.3M5.38
    12 January 201812.7M+39.6%2.1M6.04
    29 December 20179.1M2.7M3.35
    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.