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Equifax Inc. short interest

5.6M shares of Equifax were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.2M to 7.8M). Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.5%+31% over a year
Days to cover2.94at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.80%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 middle of its range over the last year (3.2M to 7.8M), and the share price moved -17% 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 20265.6M+7.5%1.9M2.94
    30 September 20265.2M-32.6%2.0M2.58
    15 September 20267.7M-0.6%1.4M5.64
    31 August 20267.8M+21.7%1.1M7.27
    14 August 20266.4M-8.1%1.1M5.98
    31 July 20267.0M+5.2%2.2M3.12
    15 July 20266.6M+1.6%1.4M4.62
    30 June 20266.5M+13.3%2.1M3.11
    15 June 20265.8M-2.3%1.7M3.29
    29 May 20265.9M+0.3%1.4M4.10
    15 May 20265.9M+5.6%1.7M3.45
    30 April 20265.6M+1.7%2.0M2.85
    15 April 20265.5M+15.0%1.6M3.40
    31 March 20264.8M-7.0%1.8M2.65
    13 March 20265.1M+3.9%1.3M3.95
    27 February 20264.9M-7.9%1.5M3.39
    13 February 20265.3M+47.7%3.1M1.71
    30 January 20263.6M+13.4%1.9M1.93
    15 January 20263.2M-3.6%1.5M2.10
    31 December 20253.3M-16.4%1.1M3.01
    15 December 20254.0M+7.1%1.8M2.17
    28 November 20253.7M-1.1%1.3M2.92
    14 November 20253.7M-3.1%1.5M2.49
    31 October 20253.9M-10.0%1.3M3.04
    15 October 20254.3M+19.1%1.6M2.70
    30 September 20253.6M+6.4%985K3.65
    15 September 20253.4M+14.8%1.0M3.31
    29 August 20252.9M-10.6%833K3.54
    15 August 20253.3M+17.0%1.1M2.92
    31 July 20252.8M+16.7%1.3M2.24
    15 July 20252.4M-19.5%874K2.76
    30 June 20253.0M+3.3%1.1M2.73
    13 June 20252.9M-9.9%672K4.32
    30 May 20253.2M-0.3%1.0M3.10
    15 May 20253.2M+1.5%734K4.40
    30 April 20253.2M+15.0%1.2M2.57
    15 April 20252.8M-15.9%1.4M1.96
    31 March 20253.3M+19.3%1.0M3.18
    14 March 20252.8M+13.3%1.1M2.45
    28 February 20252.4M+1.7%1.0M2.33
    14 February 20252.4M+11.0%1.5M1.62
    31 January 20252.2M-14.9%799K2.70
    15 January 20252.5M+6.3%924K2.75
    31 December 20242.4M+7.7%976K2.44
    13 December 20242.2M+7.1%838K2.65
    29 November 20242.1M-8.8%1.2M1.73
    15 November 20242.3M-8.5%1.1M2.13
    31 October 20242.5M+13.2%1.1M2.30
    15 October 20242.2M-5.0%810K2.71
    30 September 20242.3M-12.6%1.2M1.88
    13 September 20242.6M-12.6%797K3.31
    30 August 20243.0M+3.9%602K5.01
    15 August 20242.9M+9.7%1.0M2.80
    31 July 20242.7M-17.5%774K3.42
    15 July 20243.2M-15.0%563K5.70
    28 June 20243.8M+22.5%1.0M3.73
    14 June 20243.1M-9.8%659K4.68
    31 May 20243.4M+3.1%788K4.34
    15 May 20243.3M+10.7%748K4.43
    30 April 20243.0M+5.1%1.5M2.03
    15 April 20242.8M-1.3%688K4.14
    28 March 20242.9M-7.4%631K4.57
    15 March 20243.1M+3.8%770K4.05
    29 February 20243.0M-7.7%826K3.64
    15 February 20243.3M+8.5%958K3.40
    31 January 20243.0M-17.2%709K4.23
    12 January 20243.6M+15.4%823K4.40
    29 December 20233.1M-25.1%814K3.86
    15 December 20234.2M+14.6%1.2M3.56
    30 November 20233.7M+16.7%836K4.37
    15 November 20233.1M+2.1%837K3.75
    31 October 20233.1M-6.4%1.1M2.68
    13 October 20233.3M-2.1%648K5.06
    29 September 20233.4M+4.5%628K5.34
    15 September 20233.2M-1.0%634K5.06
    31 August 20233.2M+3.4%755K4.29
    15 August 20233.1M-0.5%888K3.53
    31 July 20233.2M-36.0%1.6M1.92
    14 July 20234.9M-1.4%692K7.12
    30 June 20235.0M+3.7%848K5.89
    15 June 20234.8M+5.6%732K6.58
    31 May 20234.6M+5.7%575K7.93
    15 May 20234.3M-3.9%640K6.75
    28 April 20234.5M+5.3%923K4.87
    14 April 20234.3M-2.5%731K5.84
    31 March 20234.4M+5.0%676K6.47
    15 March 20234.2M+3.4%686K6.08
    28 February 20234.0M+5.9%655K6.15
    15 February 20233.8M-17.7%1.0M3.66
    31 January 20234.6M-0.2%971K4.76
    13 January 20234.6M+1.4%701K6.60
    30 December 20224.6M-4.1%554K8.24
    15 December 20224.8M+12.4%820K5.81
    30 November 20224.2M+18.8%1.1M3.88
    15 November 20223.6M+19.7%1.3M2.83
    31 October 20223.0M+16.6%1.6M1.89
    14 October 20222.6M+4.7%804K3.19
    30 September 20222.4M+16.9%816K3.00
    15 September 20222.1M+0.6%560K3.73
    31 August 20222.1M-2.4%528K3.93
    15 August 20222.1M+4.1%595K3.58
    29 July 20222.0M-7.1%770K2.66
    15 July 20222.2M-8.6%564K3.90
    30 June 20222.4M+15.0%977K2.46
    15 June 20222.1M+3.6%716K2.92
    31 May 20222.0M-12.6%912K2.22
    13 May 20222.3M+7.8%1.2M1.89
    29 April 20222.1M-2.4%1.8M1.20
    14 April 20222.2M+17.5%968K2.27
    31 March 20221.9M-20.8%723K2.59
    15 March 20222.4M-2.7%998K2.37
    28 February 20222.4M+33.7%1.5M1.66
    15 February 20221.8M-13.3%1.2M1.56
    31 January 20222.1M+20.8%1.5M1.39
    14 January 20221.7M-2.1%885K1.96
    31 December 20211.8M-4.4%618K2.87
    15 December 20211.9M+19.6%736K2.52
    30 November 20211.5M-31.9%674K2.30
    15 November 20212.3M-16.5%673K3.38
    29 October 20212.7M-9.5%831K3.28
    15 October 20213.0M+11.8%434K6.93
    30 September 20212.7M-0.8%835K3.22
    15 September 20212.7M+3.2%620K4.38
    31 August 20212.6M+17.7%457K5.75
    13 August 20212.2M-12.3%513K4.35
    30 July 20212.5M+4.0%666K3.82
    15 July 20212.5M+24.8%554K4.43
    30 June 20212.0M-9.4%707K2.78
    15 June 20212.2M+2.3%535K4.05
    28 May 20212.1M-8.3%692K3.06
    14 May 20212.3M+3.8%609K3.80
    30 April 20212.2M-23.2%1.0M2.13
    15 April 20212.9M-10.5%423K6.86
    31 March 20213.2M+15.5%583K5.56
    15 March 20212.8M+14.9%771K3.64
    26 February 20212.4M+24.4%1.0M2.43
    12 February 20212.0M+1.6%707K2.77
    29 January 20211.9M+13.3%476K4.05
    15 January 20211.7M+18.1%585K2.91
    31 December 20201.4M-26.9%396K3.64
    15 December 20202.0M-5.3%761K2.60
    30 November 20202.1M+6.4%654K3.19
    13 November 20202.0M+15.0%1.3M1.54
    30 October 20201.7M-19.3%1.0M1.63
    15 October 20202.1M-4.8%421K5.01
    30 September 20202.2M+1.3%609K3.65
    15 September 20202.2M-2.1%761K2.88
    31 August 20202.2M+7.9%655K3.41
    14 August 20202.1M+16.3%495K4.18
    31 July 20201.8M-29.0%929K1.92
    15 July 20202.5M+9.0%841K2.98
    30 June 20202.3M-5.5%630K3.65
    15 June 20202.4M-0.8%1.0M2.41
    29 May 20202.5M-12.7%968K2.54
    15 May 20202.8M+6.3%759K3.71
    30 April 20202.6M+1.6%1.0M2.63
    15 April 20202.6M+23.0%935K2.79
    31 March 20202.1M-37.8%1.2M1.70
    13 March 20203.4M+4.9%1.4M2.46
    28 February 20203.2M+10.3%944K3.44
    14 February 20202.9M-13.8%677K4.35
    31 January 20203.4M+4.9%619K5.51
    15 January 20203.3M+11.1%650K5.00
    31 December 20192.9M+25.7%545K5.37
    13 December 20192.3M-1.2%449K5.18
    29 November 20192.4M-9.1%627K3.76
    15 November 20192.6M+4.3%836K3.10
    31 October 20192.5M-14.0%1.2M2.10
    15 October 20192.9M-17.0%770K3.75
    30 September 20193.5M+7.1%730K4.77
    13 September 20193.3M-8.2%703K4.62
    30 August 20193.5M-7.9%649K5.46
    15 August 20193.8M-3.6%1.0M3.83
    31 July 20194.0M+0.3%858K4.65
    15 July 20194.0M-3.9%625K6.36
    28 June 20194.1M-9.1%847K4.88
    14 June 20194.5M+12.5%746K6.10
    31 May 20194.0M+22.2%726K5.58
    15 May 20193.3M-9.0%1.3M2.54
    30 April 20193.6M-25.0%569K6.39
    15 April 20194.8M+16.4%741K6.55
    29 March 20194.2M+10.8%841K4.96
    15 March 20193.8M-1.6%675K5.57
    28 February 20193.8M-21.2%1.6M2.34
    15 February 20194.9M+5.7%1.4M3.48
    31 January 20194.6M+2.4%1.1M4.20
    15 January 20194.5M+0.3%979K4.58
    31 December 20184.5M+40.4%1.4M3.26
    14 December 20183.2M-23.5%1.1M2.99
    30 November 20184.2M+28.0%1.8M2.32
    15 November 20183.2M+16.4%1.5M2.21
    31 October 20182.8M+50.6%2.3M1.22
    15 October 20181.9M-5.8%1.1M1.73
    28 September 20182.0M-22.5%895K2.20
    14 September 20182.5M-12.5%683K3.72
    31 August 20182.9M-3.6%807K3.60
    15 August 20183.0M+4.4%571K5.27
    31 July 20182.9M-15.8%1.0M2.81
    13 July 20183.4M-6.2%658K5.20
    29 June 20183.6M+11.9%1.2M3.03
    15 June 20183.3M+21.2%1.4M2.27
    31 May 20182.7M+33.9%677K3.97
    15 May 20182.0M-14.6%877K2.29
    30 April 20182.4M+2.6%914K2.57
    13 April 20182.3M-3.4%901K2.54
    29 March 20182.4M-8.8%1.1M2.09
    15 March 20182.6M+18.2%1.4M1.92
    28 February 20182.2M-27.5%1.1M1.92
    15 February 20183.0M-5.4%1.4M2.20
    31 January 20183.2M+0.2%1.1M2.87
    12 January 20183.2M-21.2%1.3M2.42
    29 December 20174.1M765K5.32
    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.