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Diageo plc short interest

3.0M shares of Diageo were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 13 Feb 2026. Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.0Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.2%+66% over a year
Days to cover3.03at 985K shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 the fewest since 13 Feb 2026, and the share price moved +10% 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
    30 October 20263.0M-11.2%985K3.03
    15 October 20263.4M+3.0%1.2M2.80
    30 September 20263.3M+5.2%888K3.66
    15 September 20263.1M-13.0%1.0M3.08
    31 August 20263.6M-6.8%869K4.09
    14 August 20263.8M-4.0%1.7M2.24
    31 July 20264.0M-1.2%1.0M3.89
    15 July 20264.0M-6.5%937K4.29
    30 June 20264.3M+8.2%1.1M3.86
    15 June 20264.0M-2.8%1.4M2.76
    29 May 20264.1M+2.1%863K4.74
    15 May 20264.0M+14.3%1.5M2.72
    30 April 20263.5M-9.5%1.5M2.37
    15 April 20263.9M+10.4%1.7M2.25
    31 March 20263.5M-7.7%1.8M1.93
    13 March 20263.8M+24.3%2.3M1.63
    27 February 20263.1M+32.9%2.8M1.11
    13 February 20262.3M-7.7%1.4M1.59
    30 January 20262.5M+1.1%1.8M1.36
    15 January 20262.5M-14.4%2.2M1.14
    31 December 20252.9M+43.1%1.5M1.97
    15 December 20252.0M-24.7%1.8M1.11
    28 November 20252.7M-6.1%1.3M2.12
    14 November 20252.8M+58.4%2.1M1.35
    31 October 20251.8M+54.9%1.5M1.18
    15 October 20251.2M+23.0%1.4M1.00
    30 September 2025944K-29.3%1.7M1.00
    15 September 20251.3M-25.0%925K1.44
    29 August 20251.8M+18.3%1.1M1.56
    15 August 20251.5M+63.5%1.6M1.00
    31 July 2025920K+28.5%1.5M1.00
    15 July 2025716K-8.5%942K1.00
    30 June 2025783K+49.9%1.1M1.00
    13 June 2025522K-7.9%776K1.00
    30 May 2025567K-25.4%673K1.00
    15 May 2025761K+54.1%768K1.00
    30 April 2025494K+12.3%876K1.00
    15 April 2025439K+19.3%1.7M1.00
    31 March 2025368K-42.3%1.1M1.00
    14 March 2025638K-15.9%1.2M1.00
    28 February 2025759K-8.8%992K1.00
    14 February 2025832K-28.4%1.2M1.00
    31 January 20251.2M+19.1%1.0M1.16
    15 January 2025975K-8.8%1.2M1.00
    31 December 20241.1M+56.6%1.1M1.01
    13 December 2024683K+16.8%1.6M1.00
    29 November 2024585K+4.9%1.1M1.00
    15 November 2024557K-13.4%821K1.00
    31 October 2024644K-17.1%558K1.15
    15 October 2024776K-16.5%510K1.52
    30 September 2024930K+16.4%736K1.26
    13 September 2024799K-37.1%989K1.00
    30 August 20241.3M+38.4%880K1.44
    15 August 2024918K+25.7%1.0M1.00
    31 July 2024730K+31.0%949K1.00
    15 July 2024557K-15.1%652K1.00
    28 June 2024657K+14.1%751K1.00
    14 June 2024576K-12.6%608K1.00
    31 May 2024659K+5.1%471K1.40
    15 May 2024627K+24.5%552K1.14
    30 April 2024503K+1.8%865K1.00
    15 April 2024495K-11.8%706K1.00
    28 March 2024561K-40.3%577K1.00
    15 March 2024940K-26.1%703K1.34
    29 February 20241.3M+215.0%958K1.33
    15 February 2024404K+3.5%708K1.00
    31 January 2024390K+92.4%1.0M1.00
    12 January 2024203K-15.6%921K1.00
    29 December 2023240K-61.2%532K1.00
    15 December 2023619K-30.3%822K1.00
    30 November 2023888K-41.4%935K1.00
    15 November 20231.5M-7.9%891K1.70
    31 October 20231.6M+40.9%572K2.88
    13 October 20231.2M-1.8%622K1.88
    29 September 20231.2M-9.8%460K2.59
    15 September 20231.3M-10.4%437K3.02
    31 August 20231.5M+28.5%366K4.02
    15 August 20231.1M-6.3%314K3.65
    31 July 20231.2M-17.3%343K3.56
    14 July 20231.5M-8.9%326K4.53
    30 June 20231.6M-14.3%503K3.22
    15 June 20231.9M+12.9%409K4.62
    31 May 20231.7M-1.0%324K5.17
    15 May 20231.7M-5.2%345K4.90
    28 April 20231.8M+6.3%302K5.90
    14 April 20231.7M+0.0%325K5.17
    31 March 20231.7M+1.1%341K4.91
    15 March 20231.7M+32.9%543K3.05
    28 February 20231.2M+23.8%506K2.46
    15 February 20231.0M+0.7%410K2.46
    31 January 20231.0M-4.7%423K2.36
    13 January 20231.0M+30.8%462K2.27
    30 December 2022802K-12.3%277K2.90
    15 December 2022915K+6.8%376K2.44
    30 November 2022856K-4.1%330K2.60
    15 November 2022893K-5.8%355K2.51
    31 October 2022948K-7.3%334K2.84
    14 October 20221.0M+26.2%393K2.60
    30 September 2022811K+33.5%359K2.26
    15 September 2022607K-3.0%304K2.00
    31 August 2022626K+29.3%301K2.08
    15 August 2022484K-14.0%283K1.71
    29 July 2022563K-39.3%487K1.16
    15 July 2022927K-2.0%495K1.87
    30 June 2022947K+19.9%461K2.05
    15 June 2022790K+61.8%476K1.66
    31 May 2022488K+11.6%356K1.37
    13 May 2022437K+15.9%410K1.07
    29 April 2022377K-11.8%471K1.00
    14 April 2022428K+10.6%364K1.18
    31 March 2022387K-18.8%356K1.09
    15 March 2022476K+11.4%458K1.04
    28 February 2022427K-11.1%365K1.17
    15 February 2022480K-8.7%462K1.04
    31 January 2022526K+20.0%430K1.22
    14 January 2022438K+2.8%299K1.47
    31 December 2021426K+5.5%223K1.91
    15 December 2021404K+14.9%237K1.70
    30 November 2021352K-0.5%249K1.41
    15 November 2021353K+26.2%184K1.92
    29 October 2021280K-27.3%193K1.45
    15 October 2021385K+37.4%300K1.28
    30 September 2021280K-15.8%359K1.00
    15 September 2021333K-20.6%275K1.21
    31 August 2021419K-34.2%421K1.00
    13 August 2021637K+56.0%312K2.04
    30 July 2021409K+8.3%387K1.06
    15 July 2021377K-40.4%331K1.14
    30 June 2021633K+23.9%351K1.80
    15 June 2021511K-8.6%375K1.36
    28 May 2021559K-6.0%306K1.83
    14 May 2021595K-4.5%330K1.80
    30 April 2021623K-2.4%461K1.35
    15 April 2021638K+15.3%345K1.85
    31 March 2021553K-0.3%335K1.65
    15 March 2021555K-25.3%393K1.41
    26 February 2021743K+50.6%417K1.78
    12 February 2021494K+4.9%540K1.00
    29 January 2021471K-14.2%346K1.36
    15 January 2021548K+8.0%411K1.33
    31 December 2020508K-4.3%278K1.82
    15 December 2020530K+4.8%328K1.62
    30 November 2020506K-13.3%318K1.59
    13 November 2020584K-3.7%785K1.00
    30 October 2020606K+60.5%428K1.41
    15 October 2020378K+5.6%360K1.05
    30 September 2020357K+122.6%466K1.00
    15 September 2020161K-30.1%538K1.00
    31 August 2020230K-26.5%418K1.00
    14 August 2020313K-27.1%529K1.00
    31 July 2020429K-18.2%286K1.50
    15 July 2020524K-25.7%317K1.65
    30 June 2020705K+1.7%364K1.94
    15 June 2020693K-6.1%383K1.81
    29 May 2020738K+1.0%380K1.94
    15 May 2020731K+11.5%491K1.49
    30 April 2020656K+27.0%472K1.39
    15 April 2020516K+88.8%552K1.00
    31 March 2020274K+14.9%1.1M1.00
    13 March 2020238K-56.0%899K1.00
    28 February 2020541K-18.9%532K1.02
    14 February 2020667K+28.1%355K1.88
    31 January 2020521K+3.6%322K1.62
    15 January 2020503K+6.1%322K1.56
    31 December 2019474K+44.3%284K1.67
    13 December 2019329K-32.4%244K1.35
    29 November 2019487K-3.6%272K1.79
    15 November 2019505K+5.5%299K1.69
    31 October 2019479K+20.7%309K1.55
    15 October 2019397K+27.2%465K1.00
    30 September 2019312K-27.1%364K1.00
    13 September 2019428K+14.0%461K1.00
    30 August 2019375K+7.7%354K1.06
    15 August 2019349K+0.2%334K1.04
    31 July 2019348K-0.3%484K1.00
    15 July 2019349K-14.4%263K1.32
    28 June 2019408K-8.4%255K1.60
    14 June 2019445K+4.1%275K1.62
    31 May 2019427K+2.6%279K1.53
    15 May 2019416K+26.3%290K1.44
    30 April 2019330K-32.7%274K1.20
    15 April 2019490K-7.0%223K2.20
    29 March 2019526K+22.5%301K1.75
    15 March 2019430K-24.8%467K1.00
    28 February 2019571K+14.0%494K1.16
    15 February 2019501K+78.7%593K1.00
    31 January 2019280K-15.8%360K1.00
    15 January 2019333K-41.7%477K1.00
    31 December 2018571K+68.6%543K1.05
    14 December 2018339K-18.2%348K1.00
    30 November 2018414K+40.4%413K1.00
    15 November 2018295K+58.6%303K1.00
    31 October 2018186K-0.1%425K1.00
    15 October 2018186K+16.3%405K1.00
    28 September 2018160K-32.4%282K1.00
    14 September 2018237K-23.7%338K1.00
    31 August 2018310K-7.9%250K1.24
    15 August 2018337K-8.4%318K1.06
    31 July 2018368K-5.5%350K1.05
    13 July 2018389K-39.3%275K1.42
    29 June 2018641K-29.8%512K1.25
    15 June 2018913K-11.5%367K2.49
    31 May 20181.0M-16.3%446K2.32
    15 May 20181.2M+92.8%374K3.30
    30 April 2018640K-18.6%612K1.05
    13 April 2018786K+66.4%464K1.69
    29 March 2018472K+5.2%391K1.21
    15 March 2018449K-36.8%393K1.14
    28 February 2018710K+19.9%348K2.04
    15 February 2018592K+79.4%480K1.23
    31 January 2018330K-62.1%440K1.00
    12 January 2018871K+6.8%455K1.91
    29 December 2017816K332K2.46
    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.