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Dollar General Corp. short interest

5.9M shares of Dollar General were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (5.9M to 12.3M). Short sellers would need 3.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-10.8%-25% over a year
Days to cover3.07at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.69%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 (5.9M to 12.3M), and the share price moved +26% 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 20265.9M-10.8%1.9M3.07
    30 September 20266.7M+10.3%2.5M2.64
    15 September 20266.0M+2.4%2.5M2.41
    31 August 20265.9M-9.5%2.8M2.08
    14 August 20266.5M-13.5%1.9M3.50
    31 July 20267.5M-7.0%2.3M3.23
    15 July 20268.1M-2.1%2.6M3.14
    30 June 20268.3M+4.6%3.2M2.58
    15 June 20267.9M-11.1%4.2M1.90
    29 May 20268.9M+7.9%4.2M2.12
    15 May 20268.2M+2.6%3.8M2.16
    30 April 20268.0M-2.7%2.6M3.10
    15 April 20268.3M-8.0%3.2M2.60
    31 March 20269.0M+3.3%3.6M2.48
    13 March 20268.7M+13.9%3.8M2.28
    27 February 20267.6M+9.1%2.7M2.87
    13 February 20267.0M-10.4%2.7M2.55
    30 January 20267.8M-5.7%3.1M2.51
    15 January 20268.3M-17.7%3.6M2.29
    31 December 202510.1M-8.0%3.2M3.15
    15 December 202510.9M-11.4%6.0M1.82
    28 November 202512.3M+6.0%2.7M4.49
    14 November 202511.6M+25.6%2.9M4.02
    31 October 20259.3M+17.3%2.3M3.96
    15 October 20257.9M-8.8%3.4M2.30
    30 September 20258.7M-4.7%3.4M2.58
    15 September 20259.1M+9.7%3.0M3.05
    29 August 20258.3M+1.0%3.4M2.44
    15 August 20258.2M-4.8%2.9M2.79
    31 July 20258.6M+7.1%2.6M3.35
    15 July 20258.1M+4.2%2.6M3.06
    30 June 20257.7M-8.1%3.2M2.40
    13 June 20258.4M+7.1%4.8M1.75
    30 May 20257.9M-13.6%3.6M2.16
    15 May 20259.1M-7.8%3.5M2.57
    30 April 20259.9M+11.1%3.6M2.77
    15 April 20258.9M-18.2%6.5M1.36
    31 March 202510.8M-6.0%4.4M2.49
    14 March 202511.5M+8.8%5.1M2.28
    28 February 202510.6M-3.9%3.8M2.80
    14 February 202511.0M-14.6%2.9M3.77
    31 January 202512.9M+27.6%3.4M3.85
    15 January 202510.1M-7.1%3.8M2.63
    31 December 202410.9M+19.6%3.8M2.90
    13 December 20249.1M+10.2%4.8M1.89
    29 November 20248.3M+14.6%3.8M2.20
    15 November 20247.2M+10.0%4.3M1.68
    31 October 20246.6M+7.7%3.9M1.69
    15 October 20246.1M-19.0%4.3M1.43
    30 September 20247.5M+3.7%4.1M1.85
    13 September 20247.2M-11.9%7.1M1.02
    30 August 20248.2M+21.3%7.4M1.12
    15 August 20246.8M-2.1%2.4M2.78
    31 July 20246.9M-3.0%2.2M3.13
    15 July 20247.1M+14.5%2.0M3.59
    28 June 20246.2M-5.6%3.2M1.95
    14 June 20246.6M+11.5%2.5M2.66
    31 May 20245.9M-2.3%3.6M1.64
    15 May 20246.0M+11.7%2.0M2.99
    30 April 20245.4M-21.0%1.7M3.17
    15 April 20246.9M+8.6%2.3M3.02
    28 March 20246.3M+0.3%1.9M3.38
    15 March 20246.3M+29.9%3.8M1.67
    29 February 20244.8M-9.6%2.1M2.34
    15 February 20245.4M-19.8%2.0M2.75
    31 January 20246.7M-1.0%2.3M2.85
    12 January 20246.8M-1.2%2.4M2.86
    29 December 20236.8M+3.6%2.3M3.01
    15 December 20236.6M+11.7%4.5M1.48
    30 November 20235.9M-0.1%2.7M2.20
    15 November 20235.9M+9.2%2.2M2.67
    31 October 20235.4M+16.6%3.8M1.41
    13 October 20234.6M-5.8%4.9M1.00
    29 September 20234.9M+6.6%4.8M1.02
    15 September 20234.6M+0.4%6.0M1.00
    31 August 20234.6M+10.7%3.9M1.17
    15 August 20234.2M-3.7%1.5M2.81
    31 July 20234.3M+5.4%2.4M1.83
    14 July 20234.1M+3.6%2.3M1.81
    30 June 20234.0M+1.6%3.9M1.02
    15 June 20233.9M-20.8%6.3M1.00
    31 May 20234.9M-9.4%2.5M1.96
    15 May 20235.4M+9.8%1.3M4.18
    28 April 20234.9M+5.2%1.5M3.28
    14 April 20234.7M+5.2%1.7M2.69
    31 March 20234.5M-6.1%2.4M1.84
    15 March 20234.7M+1.7%1.8M2.57
    28 February 20234.7M+16.8%2.4M1.94
    15 February 20234.0M+12.1%1.4M2.76
    31 January 20233.6M+11.2%2.1M1.70
    13 January 20233.2M-8.3%2.2M1.44
    30 December 20223.5M+14.7%1.9M1.84
    15 December 20223.0M-14.5%2.8M1.07
    30 November 20223.6M-4.3%1.5M2.44
    15 November 20223.7M-6.4%1.7M2.18
    31 October 20224.0M+7.6%1.7M2.31
    14 October 20223.7M-0.8%1.6M2.30
    30 September 20223.7M-12.3%1.9M2.00
    15 September 20224.2M+12.5%1.6M2.62
    31 August 20223.8M-10.5%1.9M1.97
    15 August 20224.2M+0.9%1.2M3.51
    29 July 20224.2M+1.8%1.4M2.90
    15 July 20224.1M-2.8%1.7M2.40
    30 June 20224.2M-4.5%2.0M2.12
    15 June 20224.4M+0.6%1.7M2.65
    31 May 20224.4M-16.3%3.5M1.27
    13 May 20225.2M+2.0%1.8M2.96
    29 April 20225.1M-25.6%1.7M3.02
    14 April 20226.9M+28.0%2.1M3.28
    31 March 20225.4M-25.8%2.2M2.44
    15 March 20227.3M-5.1%2.0M3.63
    28 February 20227.7M-7.9%2.3M3.40
    15 February 20228.3M+22.8%1.9M4.42
    31 January 20226.8M-9.7%2.5M2.76
    14 January 20227.5M-5.8%2.3M3.33
    31 December 20218.0M-1.0%1.8M4.34
    15 December 20218.0M+21.9%2.2M3.68
    30 November 20216.6M+6.2%1.7M3.82
    15 November 20216.2M+9.6%1.2M5.10
    29 October 20215.7M+19.8%936K6.04
    15 October 20214.7M+7.6%1.3M3.67
    30 September 20214.4M+0.6%1.4M3.06
    15 September 20214.4M+13.1%1.3M3.31
    31 August 20213.9M+13.9%2.1M1.85
    13 August 20213.4M+1.5%1.1M2.95
    30 July 20213.3M-0.7%1.2M2.74
    15 July 20213.4M-2.9%1.4M2.44
    30 June 20213.5M-29.3%2.0M1.70
    15 June 20214.9M+26.4%1.7M2.81
    28 May 20213.9M+19.6%2.1M1.86
    14 May 20213.2M+15.7%1.6M2.05
    30 April 20212.8M-9.7%1.4M1.98
    15 April 20213.1M+1.9%1.8M1.68
    31 March 20213.0M-15.8%3.9M1.00
    15 March 20213.6M+24.5%2.5M1.43
    26 February 20212.9M-15.7%1.8M1.65
    12 February 20213.4M+7.9%2.7M1.28
    29 January 20213.2M+13.7%2.3M1.37
    15 January 20212.8M+26.7%1.7M1.62
    31 December 20202.2M-10.2%1.5M1.43
    15 December 20202.5M+4.8%1.9M1.32
    30 November 20202.3M-16.8%1.4M1.63
    13 November 20202.8M+16.3%1.4M1.95
    30 October 20202.4M-5.2%1.2M1.94
    15 October 20202.6M+22.5%1.3M1.98
    30 September 20202.1M-12.9%1.7M1.20
    15 September 20202.4M+37.2%1.8M1.37
    31 August 20201.8M-32.3%2.0M1.00
    14 August 20202.6M-12.8%1.5M1.68
    31 July 20203.0M+9.3%1.3M2.24
    15 July 20202.7M+22.1%1.6M1.67
    30 June 20202.2M-20.6%2.4M1.00
    15 June 20202.8M+9.7%2.7M1.05
    29 May 20202.6M-22.9%2.4M1.05
    15 May 20203.3M+8.6%1.5M2.17
    30 April 20203.0M-19.4%1.9M1.59
    15 April 20203.8M+25.9%2.9M1.32
    31 March 20203.0M-15.6%3.5M1.00
    13 March 20203.6M-26.0%2.8M1.26
    28 February 20204.8M+28.9%2.2M2.17
    14 February 20203.7M+0.3%961K3.88
    31 January 20203.7M-11.1%1.2M3.13
    15 January 20204.2M+10.7%2.2M1.87
    31 December 20193.8M+10.3%1.5M2.49
    13 December 20193.4M-15.5%2.9M1.17
    29 November 20194.1M+26.3%1.9M2.14
    15 November 20193.2M-4.6%1.4M2.21
    31 October 20193.4M-1.0%1.2M2.69
    15 October 20193.4M-1.4%1.6M2.13
    30 September 20193.4M+4.6%1.6M2.13
    13 September 20193.3M+2.0%2.0M1.62
    30 August 20193.2M-1.3%2.3M1.41
    15 August 20193.3M-11.5%1.6M2.07
    31 July 20193.7M-1.3%1.8M2.09
    15 July 20193.7M+0.4%1.4M2.75
    28 June 20193.7M-11.3%1.7M2.22
    14 June 20194.2M-0.8%1.6M2.56
    31 May 20194.2M-18.4%2.3M1.81
    15 May 20195.2M-18.2%1.6M3.29
    30 April 20196.4M-6.9%1.5M4.37
    15 April 20196.8M-7.3%1.8M3.81
    29 March 20197.4M+51.1%2.1M3.48
    15 March 20194.9M-17.0%3.4M1.43
    28 February 20195.9M-10.5%1.8M3.23
    15 February 20196.6M-0.0%1.6M4.20
    31 January 20196.6M-24.8%2.0M3.21
    15 January 20198.7M+13.6%2.7M3.21
    31 December 20187.7M+2.8%2.6M2.90
    14 December 20187.5M+32.5%3.8M1.98
    30 November 20185.6M-12.2%2.7M2.09
    15 November 20186.4M-5.1%2.0M3.25
    31 October 20186.8M-15.2%2.7M2.46
    15 October 20188.0M+24.5%2.4M3.30
    28 September 20186.4M+10.5%2.4M2.65
    14 September 20185.8M-9.9%2.3M2.50
    31 August 20186.4M-4.0%2.6M2.51
    15 August 20186.7M-1.4%1.3M4.97
    31 July 20186.8M+20.1%1.9M3.60
    13 July 20185.7M-2.6%1.5M3.71
    29 June 20185.8M-13.0%2.2M2.67
    15 June 20186.7M+36.9%3.3M2.00
    31 May 20184.9M-11.5%3.7M1.32
    15 May 20185.5M+4.1%2.2M2.47
    30 April 20185.3M+16.3%2.2M2.37
    13 April 20184.6M-3.8%2.5M1.83
    29 March 20184.7M-26.8%2.8M1.71
    15 March 20186.5M-5.7%4.2M1.55
    28 February 20186.9M+7.5%1.9M3.55
    15 February 20186.4M+29.2%3.1M2.06
    31 January 20184.9M-11.0%2.0M2.50
    12 January 20185.6M+9.5%2.3M2.38
    29 December 20175.1M2.1M2.36
    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.