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Davita Inc. short interest

4.9M shares of Davita were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (4.0M to 8.1M). Short sellers would need 9.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.7%-25% over a year
Days to cover9.65at 508K shares a day
Of shares in issue7.74%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 (4.0M to 8.1M), and the share price moved +52% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.9M-4.7%508K9.65
    30 September 20265.1M+19.8%792K6.50
    15 September 20264.3M-8.1%637K6.75
    31 August 20264.7M+16.8%569K8.21
    14 August 20264.0M-6.6%1.5M2.65
    31 July 20264.3M-4.7%571K7.51
    15 July 20264.5M-0.9%793K5.67
    30 June 20264.5M-1.9%914K4.97
    15 June 20264.6M-4.7%775K5.97
    29 May 20264.9M-14.5%863K5.63
    15 May 20265.7M-9.1%1.3M4.45
    30 April 20266.3M+5.7%604K10.35
    15 April 20265.9M-4.3%687K8.61
    31 March 20266.2M+5.5%849K7.28
    13 March 20265.9M-3.1%942K6.22
    27 February 20266.0M-7.7%818K7.40
    13 February 20266.6M-3.1%2.1M3.09
    30 January 20266.8M-2.5%877K7.71
    15 January 20266.9M-14.2%976K7.12
    31 December 20258.1M+11.9%680K11.91
    15 December 20257.2M-0.7%799K9.05
    28 November 20257.3M-0.0%1.2M5.92
    14 November 20257.3M+10.4%989K7.37
    31 October 20256.6M+1.2%851K7.75
    15 October 20256.5M-0.4%687K9.48
    30 September 20256.5M-12.8%923K7.09
    15 September 20257.5M+16.7%713K10.53
    29 August 20256.4M-1.2%673K9.56
    15 August 20256.5M+6.5%1.1M6.03
    31 July 20256.1M+4.1%714K8.56
    15 July 20255.9M-3.5%755K7.78
    30 June 20256.1M-2.0%949K6.42
    13 June 20256.2M+6.1%749K8.29
    30 May 20255.8M+5.8%757K7.72
    15 May 20255.5M+14.1%877K6.31
    30 April 20254.8M+22.5%836K5.79
    15 April 20254.0M-10.7%939K4.21
    31 March 20254.4M+4.8%755K5.86
    14 March 20254.2M-7.2%1.1M3.78
    28 February 20254.6M-2.1%1.4M3.33
    14 February 20254.7M+2.3%1.1M4.24
    31 January 20254.5M-2.1%508K8.96
    15 January 20254.6M+5.3%590K7.87
    31 December 20244.4M+9.1%797K5.53
    13 December 20244.0M+7.1%541K7.48
    29 November 20243.8M-3.2%815K4.63
    15 November 20243.9M-8.8%868K4.49
    31 October 20244.3M-0.6%943K4.54
    15 October 20244.3M-14.8%644K6.68
    30 September 20245.1M-3.3%819K6.17
    13 September 20245.2M+1.0%759K6.89
    30 August 20245.2M+3.3%610K8.48
    15 August 20245.0M-5.2%877K5.71
    31 July 20245.3M+6.2%576K9.17
    15 July 20245.0M+2.9%643K7.73
    28 June 20244.8M-14.8%1.4M3.40
    14 June 20245.7M+19.7%698K8.13
    31 May 20244.7M+34.4%963K4.93
    15 May 20243.5M+0.2%1.1M3.28
    30 April 20243.5M-3.3%602K5.85
    15 April 20243.6M-12.0%487K7.48
    28 March 20244.1M+21.9%576K7.19
    15 March 20243.4M-2.0%1.2M2.82
    29 February 20243.5M-15.4%836K4.14
    15 February 20244.1M-18.1%1.2M3.54
    31 January 20245.0M-14.6%828K6.04
    12 January 20245.9M+8.5%666K8.80
    29 December 20235.4M-9.4%664K8.13
    15 December 20236.0M-6.8%1.1M5.41
    30 November 20236.4M-5.0%1.0M6.39
    15 November 20236.7M+30.8%1.9M3.55
    31 October 20235.1M-9.2%1.4M3.78
    13 October 20235.7M+58.6%2.1M2.73
    29 September 20233.6M+7.2%696K5.13
    15 September 20233.3M+15.4%971K3.43
    31 August 20232.9M+16.6%507K5.69
    15 August 20232.5M+17.4%898K2.76
    31 July 20232.1M-24.7%516K4.09
    14 July 20232.8M+6.3%612K4.58
    30 June 20232.6M+0.8%680K3.88
    15 June 20232.6M-7.8%489K5.35
    31 May 20232.8M-0.1%682K4.16
    15 May 20232.8M-5.8%895K3.17
    28 April 20233.0M-0.3%531K5.67
    14 April 20233.0M-0.2%501K6.03
    31 March 20233.0M-5.1%651K4.65
    15 March 20233.2M+8.7%706K4.52
    28 February 20232.9M+3.3%990K2.96
    15 February 20232.8M+4.7%564K5.04
    31 January 20232.7M-4.0%518K5.24
    13 January 20232.8M+9.6%700K4.04
    30 December 20222.6M-5.0%738K3.50
    15 December 20222.7M-11.4%573K4.74
    30 November 20223.1M-0.8%629K4.87
    15 November 20223.1M-15.0%1.2M2.61
    31 October 20223.6M-1.6%1.4M2.68
    14 October 20223.7M-6.2%524K7.05
    30 September 20223.9M-21.2%682K5.78
    15 September 20225.0M-11.4%720K6.94
    31 August 20225.6M+2.4%579K9.75
    15 August 20225.5M+18.3%858K6.42
    29 July 20224.7M-6.5%831K5.61
    15 July 20225.0M-3.5%797K6.26
    30 June 20225.2M+22.3%1.9M2.68
    15 June 20224.2M+31.0%989K4.27
    31 May 20223.2M+8.3%770K4.19
    13 May 20223.0M+5.3%835K3.57
    29 April 20222.8M-1.4%526K5.38
    14 April 20222.9M-11.8%640K4.48
    31 March 20223.3M-7.6%713K4.56
    15 March 20223.5M+4.6%703K5.00
    28 February 20223.4M-5.2%624K5.39
    15 February 20223.5M+3.7%748K4.74
    31 January 20223.4M+7.1%704K4.86
    14 January 20223.2M-3.7%574K5.57
    31 December 20213.3M+6.7%788K4.21
    15 December 20213.1M+22.1%961K3.23
    30 November 20212.5M+2.3%1.1M2.39
    15 November 20212.5M-27.7%839K2.96
    29 October 20213.4M+16.3%771K4.46
    15 October 20213.0M+8.0%694K4.26
    30 September 20212.7M+5.4%833K3.29
    15 September 20212.6M+1.2%556K4.67
    31 August 20212.6M+4.4%440K5.83
    13 August 20212.5M+5.5%733K3.35
    30 July 20212.3M+3.6%556K4.19
    15 July 20212.2M-5.3%666K3.38
    30 June 20212.4M-1.9%723K3.28
    15 June 20212.4M-8.4%469K5.16
    28 May 20212.6M+11.9%532K4.96
    14 May 20212.4M-13.1%529K4.46
    30 April 20212.7M-2.3%679K4.01
    15 April 20212.8M-3.9%687K4.05
    31 March 20212.9M-3.1%602K4.81
    15 March 20213.0M+3.5%621K4.81
    26 February 20212.9M-1.0%946K3.05
    12 February 20212.9M+12.7%926K3.15
    29 January 20212.6M-32.2%430K6.02
    15 January 20213.8M-3.8%631K6.05
    31 December 20204.0M-23.6%652K6.08
    15 December 20205.2M+18.6%658K7.89
    30 November 20204.4M-15.2%770K5.69
    13 November 20205.2M-2.5%882K5.86
    30 October 20205.3M-5.6%671K7.90
    15 October 20205.6M+16.1%929K6.04
    30 September 20204.8M-25.1%1.3M3.81
    15 September 20206.5M+13.0%1.4M4.57
    31 August 20205.7M+12.2%804K7.10
    14 August 20205.1M-2.5%830K6.14
    31 July 20205.2M-13.5%607K8.60
    15 July 20206.0M+5.6%835K7.24
    30 June 20205.7M-7.7%1.0M5.69
    15 June 20206.2M+1.6%1.3M4.63
    29 May 20206.1M+3.7%895K6.81
    15 May 20205.9M+6.9%1.1M5.28
    30 April 20205.5M-5.1%997K5.52
    15 April 20205.8M-11.7%1.5M3.97
    31 March 20206.6M-0.3%1.9M3.49
    13 March 20206.6M+8.8%2.0M3.30
    28 February 20206.1M+9.3%1.6M3.82
    14 February 20205.5M-18.7%1.3M4.35
    31 January 20206.8M-12.1%920K7.40
    15 January 20207.8M-0.6%1.0M7.51
    31 December 20197.8M-4.6%1.4M5.73
    13 December 20198.2M+6.6%1.2M7.00
    29 November 20197.7M+0.2%1.4M5.32
    15 November 20197.7M-15.3%2.2M3.46
    31 October 20199.0M-8.5%1.1M8.03
    15 October 20199.9M-9.7%1.4M7.05
    30 September 201910.9M-16.7%2.4M4.63
    13 September 201913.1M-41.6%2.9M4.59
    30 August 201922.5M+52.8%4.3M5.25
    15 August 201914.7M+62.2%4.6M3.20
    31 July 20199.1M-5.4%2.6M3.44
    15 July 20199.6M+17.4%2.5M3.83
    28 June 20198.2M+21.1%2.2M3.67
    14 June 20196.7M+10.1%1.5M4.53
    31 May 20196.1M+14.2%1.6M3.86
    15 May 20195.4M+0.6%1.8M3.02
    30 April 20195.3M+7.5%1.8M2.96
    15 April 20195.0M+9.2%1.0M4.72
    29 March 20194.5M+0.4%1.7M2.61
    15 March 20194.5M+2.3%2.4M1.91
    28 February 20194.4M+8.1%1.3M3.51
    15 February 20194.1M-18.8%1.9M2.13
    31 January 20195.0M+22.4%1.4M3.48
    15 January 20194.1M+5.5%1.7M2.47
    31 December 20183.9M-2.4%1.8M2.16
    14 December 20184.0M-19.4%1.8M2.23
    30 November 20185.0M+15.9%1.6M3.11
    15 November 20184.3M-14.1%2.6M1.65
    31 October 20185.0M-14.1%1.8M2.83
    15 October 20185.8M+8.9%1.5M3.92
    28 September 20185.3M-14.4%1.5M3.59
    14 September 20186.2M-2.5%1.5M4.20
    31 August 20186.4M-8.6%1.7M3.75
    15 August 20187.0M+18.4%1.1M6.53
    31 July 20185.9M-1.9%897K6.58
    13 July 20186.0M+3.7%1.2M5.20
    29 June 20185.8M-12.9%1.5M3.87
    15 June 20186.7M-0.6%1.9M3.56
    31 May 20186.7M-6.6%1.2M5.54
    15 May 20187.2M-4.1%1.8M3.88
    30 April 20187.5M+13.6%1.3M5.70
    13 April 20186.6M+11.1%1.7M3.96
    29 March 20185.9M+41.2%2.0M3.04
    15 March 20184.2M+1.6%1.7M2.47
    28 February 20184.1M-7.4%1.2M3.57
    15 February 20184.5M+7.9%1.7M2.63
    31 January 20184.1M-16.6%1.1M3.70
    12 January 20185.0M+11.1%1.7M2.89
    29 December 20174.5M1.2M3.83
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.