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Walt Disney Co. short interest

20.4M shares of Walt Disney were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (18.3M to 26.5M). Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short20.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.2%+7% over a year
Days to cover2.37at 8.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.18%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 (18.3M to 26.5M), 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 202620.4M+4.2%8.6M2.37
    30 September 202619.6M-0.3%9.6M2.03
    15 September 202619.6M-4.8%7.2M2.71
    31 August 202620.6M+8.9%8.0M2.59
    14 August 202618.9M-2.8%11.1M1.70
    31 July 202619.5M-13.9%11.5M1.70
    15 July 202622.6M-4.8%10.1M2.24
    30 June 202623.8M-1.5%13.8M1.72
    15 June 202624.1M-8.9%8.6M2.82
    29 May 202626.5M+2.9%8.0M3.30
    15 May 202625.8M+7.0%10.6M2.44
    30 April 202624.1M+12.6%7.2M3.33
    15 April 202621.4M+3.8%7.9M2.72
    31 March 202620.6M+2.6%12.5M1.65
    13 March 202620.1M-11.5%10.7M1.87
    27 February 202622.7M-1.7%10.2M2.22
    13 February 202623.1M+4.7%17.4M1.33
    30 January 202622.1M-6.0%11.1M1.99
    15 January 202623.5M+6.8%9.2M2.55
    31 December 202522.0M+0.8%10.0M2.20
    15 December 202521.8M+17.6%11.6M1.88
    28 November 202518.5M-4.9%11.4M1.63
    14 November 202519.5M+6.2%13.6M1.43
    31 October 202518.3M-3.8%7.6M2.40
    15 October 202519.1M-1.9%7.5M2.54
    30 September 202519.4M-1.8%10.5M1.85
    15 September 202519.8M+8.1%6.8M2.89
    29 August 202518.3M-2.8%5.9M3.12
    15 August 202518.8M-6.6%10.8M1.75
    31 July 202520.2M-7.1%7.0M2.89
    15 July 202521.7M+7.4%7.0M3.12
    30 June 202520.2M+3.9%10.5M1.92
    13 June 202519.4M+9.5%9.6M2.03
    30 May 202517.8M-17.7%8.9M1.99
    15 May 202521.6M+0.6%14.5M1.49
    30 April 202521.4M-5.8%10.2M2.10
    15 April 202522.8M+1.7%14.9M1.53
    31 March 202522.4M-0.0%8.5M2.64
    14 March 202522.4M+3.8%11.6M1.93
    28 February 202521.6M+6.5%8.5M2.54
    14 February 202520.3M+15.1%10.2M2.00
    31 January 202517.6M-8.9%7.9M2.23
    15 January 202519.3M-1.1%6.7M2.88
    31 December 202419.5M-6.2%8.3M2.37
    13 December 202420.8M+10.9%7.7M2.71
    29 November 202418.8M-5.1%9.6M1.96
    15 November 202419.8M+13.0%14.9M1.33
    31 October 202417.5M-3.0%7.5M2.35
    15 October 202418.1M-12.3%7.8M2.31
    30 September 202420.6M-5.3%10.0M2.07
    13 September 202421.8M-5.2%7.7M2.82
    30 August 202423.0M+8.7%8.2M2.81
    15 August 202421.1M-4.1%16.6M1.27
    31 July 202422.0M-1.5%11.7M1.89
    15 July 202422.4M+20.1%8.9M2.53
    28 June 202418.6M-4.8%10.8M1.72
    14 June 202419.6M+10.1%8.4M2.32
    31 May 202417.8M-12.7%8.5M2.09
    15 May 202420.3M+1.3%16.4M1.24
    30 April 202420.1M+0.1%7.6M2.63
    15 April 202420.1M+2.0%10.8M1.86
    28 March 202419.7M+5.4%11.3M1.73
    15 March 202418.7M+5.1%10.6M1.75
    29 February 202417.7M+0.4%9.9M1.80
    15 February 202417.7M-4.3%18.8M1.00
    31 January 202418.5M-31.7%12.5M1.48
    12 January 202427.0M+2.3%11.4M2.37
    29 December 202326.4M+19.4%10.0M2.63
    15 December 202322.1M-5.9%11.9M1.85
    30 November 202323.5M+10.5%11.7M2.02
    15 November 202321.3M+5.4%18.8M1.14
    31 October 202320.2M-6.4%10.6M1.90
    13 October 202321.6M-0.7%11.8M1.84
    29 September 202321.8M+11.8%13.6M1.60
    15 September 202319.5M-2.9%18.4M1.06
    31 August 202320.1M-1.6%13.1M1.54
    15 August 202320.4M-8.8%20.1M1.01
    31 July 202322.3M-4.8%18.6M1.20
    14 July 202323.5M+12.5%12.9M1.82
    30 June 202320.8M+3.2%14.1M1.47
    15 June 202320.2M-14.7%12.8M1.57
    31 May 202323.7M-2.1%14.4M1.65
    15 May 202324.2M+33.3%16.1M1.50
    28 April 202318.1M-5.4%8.7M2.09
    14 April 202319.2M+5.8%7.8M2.47
    31 March 202318.1M+1.8%8.3M2.17
    15 March 202317.8M+5.1%8.8M2.03
    28 February 202316.9M-0.0%9.2M1.83
    15 February 202316.9M+6.2%16.3M1.04
    31 January 202316.0M-24.8%10.7M1.49
    13 January 202321.2M+3.9%12.3M1.72
    30 December 202220.4M-12.6%15.8M1.29
    15 December 202223.4M+29.7%13.0M1.80
    30 November 202218.0M-10.9%19.4M1.00
    15 November 202220.2M+23.8%21.2M1.00
    31 October 202216.3M-12.8%8.7M1.88
    14 October 202218.8M-5.4%8.5M2.21
    30 September 202219.8M-3.4%11.0M1.80
    15 September 202220.5M+4.5%8.9M2.31
    31 August 202219.6M-4.8%8.6M2.28
    15 August 202220.6M-0.5%17.3M1.19
    29 July 202220.7M-0.7%9.6M2.15
    15 July 202220.9M-1.9%10.0M2.09
    30 June 202221.3M-8.5%12.9M1.65
    15 June 202223.3M+7.6%10.2M2.28
    31 May 202221.6M+6.9%13.4M1.62
    13 May 202220.2M-4.9%17.6M1.15
    29 April 202221.3M+7.6%18.6M1.14
    14 April 202219.7M+7.0%8.8M2.24
    31 March 202218.5M+6.3%8.9M2.07
    15 March 202217.4M-19.5%10.8M1.61
    28 February 202221.6M+0.7%10.6M2.04
    15 February 202221.4M+8.3%15.2M1.41
    31 January 202219.8M-1.5%16.0M1.24
    14 January 202220.1M-13.4%11.0M1.83
    31 December 202123.2M-6.1%9.4M2.46
    15 December 202124.7M+0.8%13.4M1.85
    30 November 202124.5M+9.4%16.5M1.48
    15 November 202122.4M+2.4%16.8M1.34
    29 October 202121.9M-11.0%9.3M2.34
    15 October 202124.6M-0.6%8.0M3.08
    30 September 202124.7M+5.6%10.2M2.43
    15 September 202123.4M+10.0%7.2M3.26
    31 August 202121.3M+13.7%7.1M2.99
    13 August 202118.7M-8.5%9.5M1.96
    30 July 202120.5M-5.3%7.3M2.82
    15 July 202121.6M-1.4%10.1M2.13
    30 June 202121.9M-4.6%9.3M2.36
    15 June 202122.9M+4.4%6.5M3.52
    28 May 202122.0M+3.9%9.0M2.44
    14 May 202121.2M-1.7%7.3M2.90
    30 April 202121.5M-7.6%6.5M3.29
    15 April 202123.3M+10.5%6.6M3.54
    31 March 202121.1M-13.5%10.7M1.97
    15 March 202124.3M+4.7%12.5M1.94
    26 February 202123.2M+25.2%12.8M1.82
    12 February 202118.6M+0.7%9.8M1.90
    29 January 202118.4M-0.9%9.3M1.98
    15 January 202118.6M-10.8%7.5M2.50
    31 December 202020.9M+5.2%9.4M2.22
    15 December 202019.8M-1.2%17.0M1.16
    30 November 202020.1M+18.3%9.7M2.07
    13 November 202017.0M-1.2%11.6M1.46
    30 October 202017.2M+10.1%6.6M2.59
    15 October 202015.6M-8.5%9.5M1.65
    30 September 202017.1M-14.6%7.1M2.41
    15 September 202020.0M-11.0%9.1M2.19
    31 August 202022.4M-9.0%7.2M3.12
    14 August 202024.7M-7.2%16.5M1.49
    31 July 202026.6M+2.1%8.0M3.32
    15 July 202026.0M+1.6%11.4M2.27
    30 June 202025.6M-10.5%13.2M1.94
    15 June 202028.6M+1.0%13.2M2.17
    29 May 202028.4M+12.3%18.6M1.52
    15 May 202025.2M+6.0%21.9M1.15
    30 April 202023.8M-5.7%14.9M1.60
    15 April 202025.2M-0.1%18.2M1.39
    31 March 202025.3M-12.5%28.4M1.00
    13 March 202028.9M+23.6%21.6M1.34
    28 February 202023.3M+20.6%18.5M1.26
    14 February 202019.4M+1.3%11.9M1.63
    31 January 202019.1M+1.9%9.3M2.05
    15 January 202018.8M+10.1%7.6M2.48
    31 December 201917.1M-0.1%7.2M2.36
    13 December 201917.1M-9.4%7.7M2.23
    29 November 201918.8M-8.4%11.2M1.68
    15 November 201920.6M+26.7%17.4M1.18
    31 October 201916.2M-9.2%8.5M1.92
    15 October 201917.9M+0.1%6.2M2.87
    30 September 201917.9M+1.8%9.7M1.84
    13 September 201917.5M+1.0%6.3M2.80
    30 August 201917.4M+2.7%7.5M2.32
    15 August 201916.9M-3.4%12.0M1.41
    31 July 201917.5M+2.9%7.5M2.34
    15 July 201917.0M-0.4%7.2M2.35
    28 June 201917.1M+9.5%11.0M1.55
    14 June 201915.6M-10.8%8.5M1.82
    31 May 201917.5M-2.4%7.2M2.42
    15 May 201917.9M-4.9%11.7M1.53
    30 April 201918.8M+34.6%14.6M1.29
    15 April 201914.0M-0.0%19.0M1.00
    29 March 201914.0M-67.7%22.8M1.00
    15 March 201943.3M+23.3%9.6M4.50
    28 February 201935.1M+29.7%8.2M4.27
    15 February 201927.0M-2.9%8.8M3.08
    31 January 201927.8M-1.8%6.8M4.10
    15 January 201928.4M+6.1%8.0M3.56
    31 December 201826.7M-5.1%8.8M3.03
    14 December 201828.2M+3.1%8.3M3.37
    30 November 201827.3M+2.8%9.0M3.05
    15 November 201826.6M+0.4%8.2M3.24
    31 October 201826.5M-0.0%8.4M3.14
    15 October 201826.5M-2.8%7.0M3.75
    28 September 201827.2M+2.2%9.4M2.88
    14 September 201826.6M-3.1%5.5M4.86
    31 August 201827.5M-6.1%4.4M6.30
    15 August 201829.3M-7.5%7.6M3.86
    31 July 201831.6M+19.2%8.3M3.80
    13 July 201826.5M-4.3%5.9M4.50
    29 June 201827.7M-17.3%9.0M3.07
    15 June 201833.6M+11.4%10.5M3.19
    31 May 201830.1M-0.6%7.7M3.93
    15 May 201830.3M-2.6%10.1M3.01
    30 April 201831.1M-6.6%7.7M4.03
    13 April 201833.3M+8.6%7.5M4.47
    29 March 201830.7M+5.0%8.1M3.80
    15 March 201829.3M+13.0%6.7M4.39
    28 February 201825.9M-0.3%8.2M3.14
    15 February 201826.0M+7.6%11.1M2.34
    31 January 201824.1M-0.9%8.0M3.03
    12 January 201824.4M+15.6%7.3M3.32
    29 December 201721.1M7.3M2.88
    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.