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Cisco Systems, Inc. short interest

60.1M shares of Cisco Systems were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (47.3M to 66.2M). Short sellers would need 3.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short60.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+17.8%+27% over a year
Days to cover3.81at 15.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.52%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 (47.3M to 66.2M), and the share price moved +35% 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 202660.1M+17.8%15.8M3.81
    30 September 202651.1M-11.5%22.1M2.31
    15 September 202657.7M+3.8%13.0M4.42
    31 August 202655.5M-5.8%15.6M3.55
    14 August 202658.9M-11.0%25.4M2.32
    31 July 202666.2M+2.1%20.2M3.28
    15 July 202664.8M+20.5%22.2M2.92
    30 June 202653.8M-12.9%28.3M1.90
    15 June 202661.8M-0.3%24.2M2.55
    29 May 202661.9M+5.1%26.3M2.35
    15 May 202659.0M-4.0%29.3M2.01
    30 April 202661.4M+5.8%17.5M3.51
    15 April 202658.0M+3.3%16.9M3.43
    31 March 202656.2M-13.7%26.4M2.13
    13 March 202665.1M+9.4%21.2M3.07
    27 February 202659.5M+7.7%20.7M2.88
    13 February 202655.3M+5.3%34.5M1.60
    30 January 202652.5M-8.9%19.7M2.67
    15 January 202657.6M-5.5%17.8M3.24
    31 December 202560.9M+11.0%22.3M2.73
    15 December 202554.9M+7.2%16.1M3.41
    28 November 202551.2M-4.3%22.0M2.33
    14 November 202553.5M+11.5%28.6M1.87
    31 October 202548.0M+1.6%16.2M2.97
    15 October 202547.3M+15.5%18.1M2.61
    30 September 202540.9M-8.7%21.3M1.93
    15 September 202544.8M-5.8%16.0M2.81
    29 August 202547.6M-2.2%16.6M2.86
    15 August 202548.7M+2.6%27.0M1.80
    31 July 202547.4M-3.9%15.6M3.04
    15 July 202549.3M-1.6%18.4M2.68
    30 June 202550.1M+21.1%26.5M1.89
    13 June 202541.4M+1.1%16.4M2.53
    30 May 202541.0M-28.8%17.8M2.30
    15 May 202557.5M+19.5%22.4M2.56
    30 April 202548.1M-18.4%19.6M2.45
    15 April 202558.9M-4.0%31.0M1.90
    31 March 202561.4M+13.6%26.1M2.35
    14 March 202554.0M-10.3%20.8M2.60
    28 February 202560.2M+3.8%19.2M3.14
    14 February 202558.0M+2.1%21.9M2.64
    31 January 202556.8M+10.8%20.1M2.82
    15 January 202551.3M-5.4%17.3M2.96
    31 December 202454.2M-4.5%22.1M2.45
    13 December 202456.8M+0.2%16.7M3.41
    29 November 202456.7M-9.1%19.7M2.88
    15 November 202462.5M+6.3%20.8M3.00
    31 October 202458.8M+3.0%17.6M3.35
    15 October 202457.1M+17.9%12.4M4.61
    30 September 202448.4M-7.1%19.8M2.44
    13 September 202452.2M-13.4%15.1M3.46
    30 August 202460.2M+15.7%16.9M3.56
    15 August 202452.0M-1.0%23.9M2.17
    31 July 202452.6M-6.4%18.9M2.79
    15 July 202456.2M+17.6%17.1M3.29
    28 June 202447.8M-14.0%23.8M2.01
    14 June 202455.6M+4.4%18.3M3.04
    31 May 202453.2M+1.4%23.4M2.27
    15 May 202452.5M+1.2%17.0M3.08
    30 April 202451.9M+0.2%15.9M3.26
    15 April 202451.8M+10.8%18.3M2.83
    28 March 202446.7M+5.5%17.9M2.62
    15 March 202444.3M+4.7%22.4M1.97
    29 February 202442.3M-10.0%18.2M2.33
    15 February 202447.0M+7.8%23.1M2.04
    31 January 202443.6M-1.7%18.0M2.41
    12 January 202444.3M+3.3%17.7M2.51
    29 December 202342.9M+7.1%14.1M3.05
    15 December 202340.1M-7.3%23.7M1.69
    30 November 202343.2M-13.4%27.1M1.60
    15 November 202349.9M+11.3%17.7M2.81
    31 October 202344.9M+0.6%15.5M2.90
    13 October 202344.6M-6.8%13.8M3.22
    29 September 202347.9M-23.2%16.6M2.88
    15 September 202362.3M+3.0%17.0M3.67
    31 August 202360.5M+0.9%21.0M2.88
    15 August 202359.9M-3.2%15.7M3.81
    31 July 202362.0M+17.7%21.1M2.93
    14 July 202352.6M-1.1%16.5M3.19
    30 June 202353.2M-8.2%17.5M3.05
    15 June 202357.9M+2.8%16.9M3.43
    31 May 202356.4M+12.3%25.3M2.23
    15 May 202350.2M-0.5%15.2M3.29
    28 April 202350.4M+4.5%21.9M2.30
    14 April 202348.3M+15.3%14.3M3.38
    31 March 202341.9M+1.2%21.0M2.00
    15 March 202341.4M+2.9%15.8M2.61
    28 February 202340.2M+2.9%22.6M1.78
    15 February 202339.0M-5.5%18.7M2.09
    31 January 202341.3M-0.5%17.0M2.44
    13 January 202341.5M+30.6%15.6M2.66
    30 December 202231.8M-19.7%19.3M1.64
    15 December 202239.6M+2.4%16.5M2.40
    30 November 202238.7M-0.0%20.6M1.88
    15 November 202238.7M+2.3%19.6M1.97
    31 October 202237.8M-1.4%19.8M1.91
    14 October 202238.4M+17.5%19.5M1.97
    30 September 202232.7M-14.6%20.7M1.58
    15 September 202238.2M+12.9%17.9M2.13
    31 August 202233.9M-13.7%21.2M1.60
    15 August 202239.2M+5.8%15.8M2.48
    29 July 202237.1M-1.5%18.1M2.05
    15 July 202237.6M-0.5%18.6M2.02
    30 June 202237.8M-9.9%27.4M1.38
    15 June 202242.0M-1.4%19.5M2.15
    31 May 202242.6M+26.3%38.3M1.11
    13 May 202233.7M-6.5%22.1M1.52
    29 April 202236.1M+8.7%19.5M1.85
    14 April 202233.2M-3.6%18.8M1.77
    31 March 202234.4M-18.0%24.1M1.43
    15 March 202242.0M-18.5%19.0M2.21
    28 February 202251.5M+2.5%25.1M2.06
    15 February 202250.2M+16.2%19.3M2.60
    31 January 202243.3M+9.7%26.9M1.61
    14 January 202239.4M-19.9%21.1M1.87
    31 December 202149.2M-4.8%20.5M2.40
    15 December 202151.7M+15.0%22.3M2.32
    30 November 202145.0M+13.4%32.5M1.38
    15 November 202139.6M-4.3%16.6M2.38
    29 October 202141.4M+4.1%13.0M3.20
    15 October 202139.8M+8.6%15.0M2.65
    30 September 202136.6M-13.4%19.6M1.86
    15 September 202142.3M+1.0%15.5M2.73
    31 August 202141.8M+14.1%18.0M2.32
    13 August 202136.7M+7.6%12.4M2.96
    30 July 202134.1M+6.3%14.7M2.32
    15 July 202132.1M+4.8%15.0M2.14
    30 June 202130.6M-15.6%17.2M1.78
    15 June 202136.3M-5.7%15.6M2.33
    28 May 202138.4M-1.8%25.5M1.51
    14 May 202139.1M-11.3%18.1M2.17
    30 April 202144.1M-13.9%15.4M2.87
    15 April 202151.2M-4.3%14.2M3.62
    31 March 202153.5M+4.4%26.4M2.03
    15 March 202151.3M+17.0%20.4M2.51
    26 February 202143.8M-11.3%17.2M2.55
    12 February 202149.4M+3.5%20.7M2.39
    29 January 202147.8M+9.8%17.5M2.73
    15 January 202143.5M+6.5%18.9M2.30
    31 December 202040.8M+8.5%14.8M2.76
    15 December 202037.7M+4.6%16.8M2.25
    30 November 202036.0M-9.8%19.6M1.83
    13 November 202039.9M-9.3%25.4M1.57
    30 October 202044.0M+3.6%22.4M1.96
    15 October 202042.5M+21.2%19.9M2.14
    30 September 202035.0M+16.8%23.3M1.51
    15 September 202030.0M-4.4%24.6M1.22
    31 August 202031.4M+5.3%18.5M1.70
    14 August 202029.8M-21.1%22.4M1.33
    31 July 202037.8M+8.5%16.2M2.34
    15 July 202034.8M-10.7%16.1M2.16
    30 June 202039.0M+13.4%29.1M1.34
    15 June 202034.4M-0.0%18.7M1.83
    29 May 202034.4M-0.6%18.5M1.86
    15 May 202034.6M+0.5%22.8M1.52
    30 April 202034.4M+0.5%19.3M1.78
    15 April 202034.2M-1.6%23.1M1.48
    31 March 202034.8M-29.8%39.7M1.00
    13 March 202049.5M+30.7%43.4M1.14
    28 February 202037.9M+2.8%37.8M1.00
    14 February 202036.9M-1.1%19.4M1.91
    31 January 202037.3M+5.2%16.2M2.30
    15 January 202035.5M-2.1%16.4M2.17
    31 December 201936.2M+8.8%19.2M1.89
    13 December 201933.3M-3.9%17.7M1.88
    29 November 201934.6M-8.4%19.5M1.78
    15 November 201937.8M-2.6%24.1M1.57
    31 October 201938.8M+14.4%15.0M2.60
    15 October 201933.9M-6.9%20.9M1.63
    30 September 201936.4M+5.6%20.0M1.82
    13 September 201934.5M-0.4%17.2M2.00
    30 August 201934.7M-8.7%19.7M1.76
    15 August 201938.0M-11.9%26.8M1.42
    31 July 201943.1M+8.0%12.9M3.33
    15 July 201939.9M-16.0%17.0M2.35
    28 June 201947.5M-8.9%33.0M1.44
    14 June 201952.2M+19.5%20.5M2.55
    31 May 201943.7M+0.5%22.8M1.92
    15 May 201943.4M+8.9%23.9M1.81
    30 April 201939.9M+0.6%17.9M2.23
    15 April 201939.6M-6.1%15.5M2.56
    29 March 201942.2M-4.6%19.4M2.17
    15 March 201944.2M+7.4%21.6M2.05
    28 February 201941.2M+12.9%21.4M1.93
    15 February 201936.5M-8.5%23.2M1.57
    31 January 201939.9M-17.2%20.3M1.97
    15 January 201948.1M+4.7%22.0M2.19
    31 December 201846.0M-4.0%34.8M1.32
    14 December 201847.9M+26.0%28.8M1.66
    30 November 201838.0M+18.6%24.6M1.55
    15 November 201832.0M-10.6%25.5M1.26
    31 October 201835.9M+5.1%24.2M1.48
    15 October 201834.1M-0.3%22.8M1.50
    28 September 201834.2M-12.5%20.9M1.64
    14 September 201839.1M-3.0%17.3M2.26
    31 August 201840.3M-2.8%20.9M1.93
    15 August 201841.5M+3.4%17.2M2.41
    31 July 201840.1M-4.7%20.5M1.96
    13 July 201842.1M+4.9%22.5M1.87
    29 June 201840.1M-21.9%22.2M1.80
    15 June 201851.4M+8.4%21.8M2.36
    31 May 201847.4M-13.8%25.0M1.90
    15 May 201855.0M+10.6%20.4M2.69
    30 April 201849.7M+4.6%20.4M2.44
    13 April 201847.5M-2.1%26.7M1.78
    29 March 201848.5M-13.4%34.2M1.42
    15 March 201856.0M-0.7%23.3M2.41
    28 February 201856.4M+5.0%28.8M1.96
    15 February 201853.7M-10.4%43.0M1.25
    31 January 201859.9M+21.3%25.6M2.34
    12 January 201849.4M+3.7%22.1M2.24
    29 December 201747.7M14.2M3.35
    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.