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Copart Inc. short interest

34.1M shares of Copart were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (28.9M to 45.1M). Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short34.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+17.6%+11% over a year
Days to cover3.69at 9.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.68%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 (28.9M to 45.1M), and the share price moved -28% 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 202634.1M+17.6%9.2M3.69
    30 September 202629.0M-14.7%10.5M2.77
    15 September 202634.0M-10.2%9.6M3.54
    31 August 202637.8M-16.1%10.9M3.48
    14 August 202645.1M+7.0%9.4M4.77
    31 July 202642.1M+10.9%12.6M3.35
    15 July 202638.0M-3.6%11.7M3.24
    30 June 202639.4M+0.2%16.1M2.44
    15 June 202639.3M+15.5%10.1M3.89
    29 May 202634.0M-0.4%12.7M2.67
    15 May 202634.1M+4.2%6.6M5.18
    30 April 202632.8M+8.0%8.4M3.91
    15 April 202630.4M-4.4%6.8M4.45
    31 March 202631.8M-7.5%8.5M3.74
    13 March 202634.3M+8.2%9.5M3.60
    27 February 202631.7M-6.5%12.7M2.51
    13 February 202633.9M-0.3%9.1M3.73
    30 January 202634.0M+0.6%7.4M4.60
    15 January 202633.8M+14.4%8.7M3.89
    31 December 202529.6M-0.5%8.2M3.61
    15 December 202529.7M+1.7%7.9M3.76
    28 November 202529.2M+1.1%10.4M2.82
    14 November 202528.9M-10.1%10.4M2.78
    31 October 202532.2M+4.9%5.3M6.11
    15 October 202530.6M+6.4%6.2M4.98
    30 September 202528.8M+9.6%9.0M3.18
    15 September 202526.3M-0.3%7.9M3.31
    29 August 202526.3M-8.2%5.6M4.67
    15 August 202528.7M+0.9%5.3M5.38
    31 July 202528.4M-0.7%6.7M4.26
    15 July 202528.6M+12.3%7.1M4.03
    30 June 202525.5M+30.3%8.5M3.00
    13 June 202519.6M+10.0%6.8M2.90
    30 May 202517.8M-9.7%9.7M1.83
    15 May 202519.7M+12.3%3.6M5.55
    30 April 202517.5M-0.4%4.3M4.10
    15 April 202517.6M+2.2%6.8M2.60
    31 March 202517.2M+20.7%4.7M3.68
    14 March 202514.3M+31.5%5.5M2.58
    28 February 202510.9M-0.2%5.5M1.98
    14 February 202510.9M+2.9%3.0M3.64
    31 January 202510.6M-7.1%3.1M3.46
    15 January 202511.4M+5.9%3.9M2.93
    31 December 202410.7M-7.1%3.6M2.94
    13 December 202411.5M-7.6%3.4M3.35
    29 November 202412.5M+1.2%6.3M1.99
    15 November 202412.3M-0.0%3.6M3.47
    31 October 202412.3M-8.1%3.5M3.55
    15 October 202413.4M+14.2%4.6M2.91
    30 September 202411.8M+6.2%4.3M2.71
    13 September 202411.1M-3.9%5.8M1.89
    30 August 202411.5M+15.1%3.3M3.49
    15 August 202410.0M-4.6%4.5M2.25
    31 July 202410.5M-8.6%4.6M2.26
    15 July 202411.5M-24.1%3.5M3.25
    28 June 202415.1M+10.0%6.3M2.40
    14 June 202413.8M-1.7%3.5M3.89
    31 May 202414.0M+20.7%4.4M3.21
    15 May 202411.6M-17.8%3.8M3.06
    30 April 202414.1M+2.7%3.8M3.74
    15 April 202413.7M-0.1%3.8M3.60
    28 March 202413.8M+4.4%4.2M3.28
    15 March 202413.2M+55.7%6.2M2.12
    29 February 20248.5M-8.2%6.5M1.30
    15 February 20249.2M+18.2%3.5M2.62
    31 January 20247.8M-7.1%3.9M2.00
    12 January 20248.4M-5.8%4.3M1.94
    29 December 20238.9M-9.4%3.4M2.64
    15 December 20239.8M+5.1%5.6M1.76
    30 November 20239.4M-2.9%4.6M2.05
    15 November 20239.6M+13.9%4.1M2.32
    31 October 20238.5M-5.2%3.7M2.27
    13 October 20238.9M-8.5%3.4M2.64
    29 September 20239.7M+17.4%3.8M2.59
    15 September 20238.3M-1.0%4.7M1.76
    31 August 20238.4M+8.2%3.6M2.35
    15 August 20237.7M-7.4%3.3M2.32
    31 July 20238.4M-3.9%4.3M1.94
    14 July 20238.7M-4.9%3.9M2.21
    30 June 20239.2M-1.9%5.1M1.79
    15 June 20239.3M-8.2%4.0M2.36
    31 May 202310.2M-6.8%5.7M1.78
    15 May 202310.9M-4.9%3.3M3.33
    28 April 202311.5M+27.0%4.8M2.38
    14 April 20239.0M+4.3%3.5M2.57
    31 March 20238.7M+24.6%4.3M2.03
    15 March 20237.0M-13.4%4.4M1.60
    28 February 20238.0M-13.1%4.7M1.70
    15 February 20239.2M-11.0%3.1M2.97
    31 January 202310.4M+4.1%3.2M3.26
    13 January 202310.0M-6.3%3.6M2.76
    30 December 202210.7M-12.9%3.7M2.87
    15 December 202212.2M+6.0%4.1M2.98
    30 November 202211.5M+4.2%4.7M2.47
    15 November 202211.1M+102.8%4.5M2.45
    31 October 20225.5M+14.5%1.9M2.94
    14 October 20224.8M-2.4%2.3M2.12
    30 September 20224.9M+5.1%2.7M1.80
    15 September 20224.7M-43.3%2.8M1.65
    31 August 20228.2M+10.6%2.8M2.95
    15 August 20227.4M-11.4%3.9M1.89
    29 July 20228.4M-17.0%4.2M2.01
    15 July 202210.1M+21.4%3.9M2.58
    30 June 20228.3M-12.9%4.5M1.83
    15 June 20229.5M+0.1%4.6M2.06
    31 May 20229.5M-2.0%5.5M1.74
    13 May 20229.7M+13.0%5.0M1.94
    29 April 20228.6M-3.7%4.0M2.18
    14 April 20228.9M-15.1%4.6M1.96
    31 March 202210.5M-4.3%5.2M2.04
    15 March 202211.0M+17.4%6.9M1.60
    28 February 20229.4M-7.8%6.3M1.48
    15 February 202210.2M+22.0%4.7M2.18
    31 January 20228.3M-1.0%5.1M1.64
    14 January 20228.4M+7.7%4.0M2.09
    31 December 20217.8M+17.6%2.7M2.89
    15 December 20216.6M-4.7%3.7M1.79
    30 November 20217.0M+3.9%4.2M1.66
    15 November 20216.7M-12.2%2.9M2.35
    29 October 20217.6M-1.0%2.4M3.14
    15 October 20217.7M-8.6%2.9M2.63
    30 September 20218.4M+3.4%4.7M1.80
    15 September 20218.2M-11.1%4.2M1.94
    31 August 20219.2M+9.9%3.8M2.39
    13 August 20218.4M-12.7%3.2M2.63
    30 July 20219.6M+6.8%3.3M2.92
    15 July 20219.0M+8.3%3.7M2.45
    30 June 20218.3M+19.0%4.2M1.98
    15 June 20217.0M-15.1%2.9M2.39
    28 May 20218.2M-8.6%4.3M1.92
    14 May 20219.0M+17.9%3.0M2.95
    30 April 20217.6M+1.2%3.2M2.36
    15 April 20217.5M+9.8%4.1M1.85
    31 March 20216.8M-18.0%4.7M1.46
    15 March 20218.4M+26.4%4.3M1.92
    26 February 20216.6M-8.1%5.0M1.33
    12 February 20217.2M-33.6%3.7M1.95
    29 January 202110.8M-9.2%4.9M2.22
    15 January 202111.9M-13.0%4.0M2.97
    31 December 202013.7M+3.2%3.9M3.48
    15 December 202013.3M-5.3%4.6M2.89
    30 November 202014.0M+12.9%5.1M2.72
    13 November 202012.4M-1.9%4.6M2.71
    30 October 202012.7M-6.5%3.6M3.52
    15 October 202013.5M-1.2%3.9M3.50
    30 September 202013.7M-4.6%4.5M3.02
    15 September 202014.4M-11.0%6.6M2.19
    31 August 202016.1M+0.7%3.8M4.23
    14 August 202016.0M+6.2%5.0M3.17
    31 July 202015.1M-9.7%4.9M3.08
    15 July 202016.7M+11.9%4.8M3.47
    30 June 202014.9M-0.0%6.5M2.31
    15 June 202014.9M-7.7%6.3M2.36
    29 May 202016.2M-8.8%7.0M2.31
    15 May 202017.8M+1.7%6.1M2.92
    30 April 202017.5M-18.1%10.0M1.75
    15 April 202021.3M+5.9%8.4M2.53
    31 March 202020.1M-4.3%11.3M1.79
    13 March 202021.1M+11.9%10.9M1.93
    28 February 202018.8M-5.7%12.9M1.46
    14 February 202019.9M+3.7%4.4M4.51
    31 January 202019.2M-16.2%4.4M4.34
    15 January 202022.9M-7.2%5.6M4.13
    31 December 201924.7M+31.3%8.5M2.90
    13 December 201918.8M-12.2%6.1M3.11
    29 November 201921.5M+6.8%10.0M2.16
    15 November 201920.1M+15.4%5.5M3.66
    31 October 201917.4M+2.1%6.0M2.91
    15 October 201917.0M-1.4%6.2M2.76
    30 September 201917.3M+1.7%5.2M3.30
    13 September 201917.0M-4.1%8.0M2.12
    30 August 201917.7M-1.0%4.1M4.36
    15 August 201917.9M-14.5%5.5M3.24
    31 July 201920.9M+1.9%4.2M4.99
    15 July 201920.5M-16.5%3.6M5.66
    28 June 201924.6M-8.9%6.6M3.71
    14 June 201927.0M+1.8%4.9M5.55
    31 May 201926.5M+3.5%7.4M3.60
    15 May 201925.6M-5.9%3.8M6.66
    30 April 201927.2M-12.4%5.1M5.34
    15 April 201931.1M+6.6%5.3M5.86
    29 March 201929.2M+0.9%4.1M7.04
    15 March 201928.9M+9.9%5.8M5.01
    28 February 201926.3M-11.6%9.3M2.83
    15 February 201929.7M-4.1%3.4M8.63
    31 January 201931.0M-15.9%4.4M7.04
    15 January 201936.9M+11.3%5.5M6.73
    31 December 201833.1M+26.0%9.2M3.61
    14 December 201826.3M-2.5%7.7M3.40
    30 November 201827.0M-5.8%7.3M3.72
    15 November 201828.6M+12.4%6.6M4.36
    31 October 201825.4M-30.9%7.7M3.30
    15 October 201836.8M+58.5%13.8M2.68
    28 September 201823.2M+41.4%19.6M1.18
    14 September 201816.4M-2.1%5.4M3.03
    31 August 201816.8M+11.6%4.2M4.00
    15 August 201815.0M-6.3%3.9M3.90
    31 July 201816.0M-34.7%5.7M2.82
    13 July 201824.6M-11.3%7.2M3.43
    29 June 201827.7M+2.0%29.8M1.00
    15 June 201827.2M+11.3%7.7M3.51
    31 May 201824.4M-12.1%13.0M1.87
    15 May 201827.8M-5.9%5.5M5.09
    30 April 201829.5M-32.9%5.1M5.75
    13 April 201844.0M+4.1%4.5M9.85
    29 March 201842.3M+16.2%4.9M8.59
    15 March 201836.4M+30.2%6.7M5.46
    28 February 201827.9M+9.2%9.4M2.97
    15 February 201825.6M-0.8%5.3M4.85
    31 January 201825.8M-4.7%3.6M7.11
    12 January 201827.1M+27.0%4.2M6.47
    29 December 201721.3M4.0M5.35
    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.