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CVS Health Corp. short interest

16.2M shares of CVS Health were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (16.1M to 23.2M). Short sellers would need 1.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short16.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.7%-17% over a year
Days to cover1.57at 10.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.27%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 (16.1M to 23.2M), and the share price moved +4% 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 202616.2M-1.7%10.3M1.57
    30 September 202616.5M+2.1%9.9M1.66
    15 September 202616.1M-11.0%5.1M3.14
    31 August 202618.1M+7.7%6.5M2.81
    14 August 202616.8M-9.9%9.3M1.80
    31 July 202618.7M-4.3%7.7M2.41
    15 July 202619.5M-2.1%7.2M2.72
    30 June 202619.9M-14.0%8.6M2.31
    15 June 202623.2M+30.6%8.6M2.71
    29 May 202617.8M-9.0%7.4M2.39
    15 May 202619.5M+9.6%9.9M1.97
    30 April 202617.8M-2.9%7.8M2.29
    15 April 202618.4M-7.7%7.3M2.52
    31 March 202619.9M+11.7%8.0M2.48
    13 March 202617.8M+1.3%7.5M2.38
    27 February 202617.6M+6.4%7.8M2.25
    13 February 202616.5M-18.8%9.4M1.76
    30 January 202620.4M+8.5%13.1M1.56
    15 January 202618.8M-13.4%7.6M2.48
    31 December 202521.7M-5.5%5.0M4.33
    15 December 202522.9M+16.8%9.0M2.55
    28 November 202519.6M+1.8%6.5M3.00
    14 November 202519.3M+2.0%6.6M2.92
    31 October 202518.9M-3.2%8.3M2.29
    15 October 202519.5M+3.1%7.8M2.51
    30 September 202518.9M-19.8%6.9M2.76
    15 September 202523.6M+25.6%8.5M2.77
    29 August 202518.8M+12.8%5.9M3.20
    15 August 202516.7M+6.5%6.8M2.45
    31 July 202515.6M+14.5%10.6M1.48
    15 July 202513.7M-14.7%6.3M2.15
    30 June 202516.0M-14.4%7.5M2.12
    13 June 202518.7M+21.1%6.0M3.14
    30 May 202515.5M-2.8%9.1M1.70
    15 May 202515.9M-3.2%12.9M1.23
    30 April 202516.4M-11.9%9.4M1.74
    15 April 202518.6M+2.1%13.4M1.39
    31 March 202518.3M-8.2%8.7M2.10
    14 March 202519.9M-3.3%8.0M2.50
    28 February 202520.6M-12.9%9.6M2.15
    14 February 202523.6M+10.5%13.6M1.74
    31 January 202521.4M+25.7%12.2M1.76
    15 January 202517.0M-6.1%14.9M1.14
    31 December 202418.1M-4.9%17.5M1.04
    13 December 202419.0M+7.1%13.0M1.47
    29 November 202417.8M-16.9%10.6M1.67
    15 November 202421.4M-2.1%14.8M1.45
    31 October 202421.9M+5.1%12.5M1.75
    15 October 202420.8M+5.3%13.8M1.50
    30 September 202419.7M+13.5%8.8M2.24
    13 September 202417.4M-5.9%8.6M2.02
    30 August 202418.5M+6.2%7.2M2.55
    15 August 202417.4M-12.9%9.6M1.81
    31 July 202420.0M+12.2%9.8M2.05
    15 July 202417.8M-3.3%7.5M2.38
    28 June 202418.4M-10.7%11.2M1.65
    14 June 202420.6M+16.6%11.8M1.75
    31 May 202417.7M+55.7%14.6M1.21
    15 May 202411.4M-17.0%21.7M1.00
    30 April 202413.7M-23.8%8.5M1.61
    15 April 202418.0M-20.8%9.1M1.98
    28 March 202422.7M+21.9%8.7M2.62
    15 March 202418.6M-22.9%9.1M2.05
    29 February 202424.2M-21.4%8.4M2.87
    15 February 202430.8M-16.4%12.4M2.49
    31 January 202436.8M-13.5%12.9M2.86
    12 January 202442.5M+158.5%16.1M2.64
    29 December 202316.5M+10.9%6.8M2.42
    15 December 202314.8M-4.8%10.3M1.44
    30 November 202315.6M-1.6%6.6M2.37
    15 November 202315.8M-0.2%7.5M2.10
    31 October 202315.9M+14.8%7.2M2.21
    13 October 202313.8M-5.8%5.5M2.53
    29 September 202314.7M-8.9%7.6M1.94
    15 September 202316.1M+1.5%9.4M1.71
    31 August 202315.9M-13.7%10.9M1.46
    15 August 202318.4M-3.5%8.8M2.09
    31 July 202319.0M+0.8%9.1M2.08
    14 July 202318.9M+6.5%8.8M2.16
    30 June 202317.7M+15.7%9.5M1.86
    15 June 202315.3M+2.7%8.9M1.73
    31 May 202314.9M-2.0%9.0M1.66
    15 May 202315.2M-9.7%8.4M1.83
    28 April 202316.9M+32.4%8.5M1.99
    14 April 202312.8M-6.1%8.5M1.51
    31 March 202313.6M+6.0%8.0M1.71
    15 March 202312.8M-12.9%8.9M1.43
    28 February 202314.7M+0.3%7.8M1.88
    15 February 202314.7M-28.9%9.7M1.51
    31 January 202320.6M-18.5%11.6M1.78
    13 January 202325.3M+88.3%9.3M2.73
    30 December 202213.4M-4.5%5.5M2.44
    15 December 202214.1M+1.2%4.9M2.89
    30 November 202213.9M+5.0%5.2M2.67
    15 November 202213.2M-0.3%7.6M1.74
    31 October 202213.3M+6.1%6.7M1.99
    14 October 202212.5M-14.7%6.7M1.86
    30 September 202214.7M+2.0%4.9M2.98
    15 September 202214.4M+6.7%4.7M3.07
    31 August 202213.5M-10.4%4.4M3.08
    15 August 202215.0M-4.6%5.2M2.90
    29 July 202215.8M+13.3%5.0M3.14
    15 July 202213.9M-2.0%4.1M3.40
    30 June 202214.2M-5.6%5.4M2.62
    15 June 202215.0M+2.6%4.3M3.46
    31 May 202214.6M+12.9%5.5M2.68
    13 May 202213.0M-7.1%6.5M2.00
    29 April 202214.0M+12.1%5.0M2.81
    14 April 202212.4M+10.5%6.0M2.08
    31 March 202211.3M-10.8%5.4M2.07
    15 March 202212.6M+23.8%5.5M2.28
    28 February 202210.2M-12.2%5.6M1.81
    15 February 202211.6M-19.3%7.5M1.54
    31 January 202214.4M-15.2%9.3M1.54
    14 January 202217.0M+4.0%6.8M2.51
    31 December 202116.3M+12.6%4.4M3.71
    15 December 202114.5M+29.0%6.8M2.12
    30 November 202111.2M-23.8%5.9M1.92
    15 November 202114.7M-8.3%6.5M2.27
    29 October 202116.1M+24.6%5.1M3.15
    15 October 202112.9M-8.8%4.7M2.72
    30 September 202114.1M-4.6%5.1M2.76
    15 September 202114.8M-3.3%5.0M2.95
    31 August 202115.3M-3.4%4.7M3.28
    13 August 202115.9M-1.5%7.3M2.16
    30 July 202116.1M+15.9%5.0M3.21
    15 July 202113.9M-3.6%5.5M2.54
    30 June 202114.4M-9.8%4.9M2.95
    15 June 202116.0M-12.6%4.7M3.41
    28 May 202118.3M-9.0%9.5M1.93
    14 May 202120.1M+22.6%8.5M2.37
    30 April 202116.4M+12.1%5.2M3.16
    15 April 202114.6M-3.3%4.7M3.12
    31 March 202115.1M-12.6%6.6M2.30
    15 March 202117.3M-7.1%6.3M2.73
    26 February 202118.6M+9.4%7.9M2.35
    12 February 202117.0M+9.4%5.5M3.10
    29 January 202115.5M-6.1%4.8M3.22
    15 January 202116.6M-3.0%7.2M2.29
    31 December 202017.1M+10.5%5.6M3.06
    15 December 202015.4M-4.0%7.4M2.10
    30 November 202016.1M-5.0%10.4M1.55
    13 November 202016.9M-14.8%10.9M1.56
    30 October 202019.9M+1.9%6.6M3.01
    15 October 202019.5M-2.2%5.4M3.58
    30 September 202019.9M+5.5%8.0M2.50
    15 September 202018.9M-1.9%9.4M2.00
    31 August 202019.3M+4.7%5.4M3.54
    14 August 202018.4M-7.6%6.8M2.70
    31 July 202019.9M+8.2%5.2M3.82
    15 July 202018.4M+2.3%6.3M2.91
    30 June 202018.0M-9.2%7.6M2.36
    15 June 202019.8M-0.4%6.7M2.95
    29 May 202019.9M+9.3%5.5M3.61
    15 May 202018.2M+23.5%8.4M2.15
    30 April 202014.7M-2.5%6.9M2.14
    15 April 202015.1M-14.6%9.7M1.55
    31 March 202017.7M-11.2%15.4M1.14
    13 March 202019.9M+13.3%12.2M1.64
    28 February 202017.6M+4.2%12.0M1.46
    14 February 202016.9M-9.8%7.4M2.29
    31 January 202018.7M-9.2%6.4M2.93
    15 January 202020.6M+1.6%5.2M3.93
    31 December 201920.2M+5.5%4.6M4.37
    13 December 201919.2M-5.3%5.4M3.53
    29 November 201920.3M-12.6%7.0M2.88
    15 November 201923.2M+5.6%9.3M2.49
    31 October 201922.0M+0.7%6.5M3.36
    15 October 201921.8M-3.3%5.8M3.74
    30 September 201922.6M-6.6%6.2M3.66
    13 September 201924.2M+0.3%7.5M3.23
    30 August 201924.1M+13.0%8.0M3.03
    15 August 201921.3M-3.8%10.9M1.95
    31 July 201922.2M+5.6%6.0M3.67
    15 July 201921.0M+9.5%8.3M2.53
    28 June 201919.2M+9.0%8.5M2.27
    14 June 201917.6M-8.0%8.8M2.00
    31 May 201919.1M-1.5%8.7M2.19
    15 May 201919.4M-4.1%12.1M1.60
    30 April 201920.2M+28.6%12.5M1.62
    15 April 201915.7M-18.7%12.7M1.24
    29 March 201919.4M-2.4%12.6M1.53
    15 March 201919.8M+33.6%19.5M1.02
    28 February 201914.9M-1.5%20.8M1.00
    15 February 201915.1M+4.6%8.7M1.73
    31 January 201914.4M+35.1%9.9M1.45
    15 January 201910.7M-21.0%10.7M1.00
    31 December 201813.5M+18.9%10.2M1.32
    14 December 201811.4M-67.7%12.1M1.00
    30 November 201835.2M-41.2%10.5M3.36
    15 November 201859.8M+2.8%7.8M7.70
    31 October 201858.2M-0.2%7.4M7.84
    15 October 201858.3M-0.3%7.6M7.71
    28 September 201858.5M+2.8%8.1M7.26
    14 September 201856.9M+9.5%8.0M7.09
    31 August 201852.0M+3.8%5.5M9.46
    15 August 201850.1M-1.4%8.1M6.21
    31 July 201850.8M+8.2%5.9M8.59
    13 July 201847.0M+7.1%7.2M6.56
    29 June 201843.8M+0.4%10.0M4.40
    15 June 201843.7M-0.2%8.8M4.98
    31 May 201843.8M-4.2%6.4M6.80
    15 May 201845.7M+3.0%11.7M3.89
    30 April 201844.4M+2.4%9.9M4.47
    13 April 201843.3M+3.2%6.8M6.39
    29 March 201842.0M-0.6%9.1M4.63
    15 March 201842.2M-0.3%7.9M5.35
    28 February 201842.4M+3.2%8.2M5.18
    15 February 201841.0M+8.2%10.2M4.03
    31 January 201837.9M+3.0%8.5M4.48
    12 January 201836.8M+11.8%9.1M4.07
    29 December 201733.0M7.8M4.24
    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.