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Embecta Corp. short interest

5.9M shares of Embecta were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.8M to 7.4M). Short sellers would need 6.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.8%+109% over a year
Days to cover6.16at 953K shares a day
Of shares in issue10.36%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 (2.8M to 7.4M), and the share price moved -55% 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 14 Apr 2022 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20265.9M+0.8%953K6.16
    30 September 20265.8M+5.0%1.1M5.43
    15 September 20265.5M-11.4%1.2M4.46
    31 August 20266.3M+15.1%1.4M4.64
    14 August 20265.4M-18.5%2.2M2.46
    31 July 20266.7M+10.9%1.1M5.87
    15 July 20266.0M+3.1%1.5M3.90
    30 June 20265.8M-16.0%3.3M1.76
    15 June 20267.0M-6.1%1.7M4.10
    29 May 20267.4M+3.8%2.2M3.31
    15 May 20267.1M+18.0%5.2M1.37
    30 April 20266.0M+4.3%710K8.52
    15 April 20265.8M+9.9%690K8.41
    31 March 20265.3M-6.0%957K5.51
    13 March 20265.6M+19.4%859K6.54
    27 February 20264.7M+16.6%774K6.08
    13 February 20264.0M+4.2%1.1M3.56
    30 January 20263.9M+1.1%607K6.38
    15 January 20263.8M+5.9%514K7.45
    31 December 20253.6M+7.5%621K5.82
    15 December 20253.4M+5.3%919K3.66
    28 November 20253.2M+10.8%680K4.70
    14 November 20252.9M-0.3%354K8.14
    31 October 20252.9M+2.9%303K9.54
    15 October 20252.8M+13.0%344K8.16
    30 September 20252.5M-5.5%510K4.87
    15 September 20252.6M-12.3%546K4.82
    29 August 20253.0M+0.9%464K6.47
    15 August 20253.0M-4.5%878K3.39
    31 July 20253.1M-11.9%535K5.82
    15 July 20253.5M-5.0%620K5.70
    30 June 20253.7M-15.8%785K4.74
    13 June 20254.4M+61.6%635K6.96
    30 May 20252.7M+16.4%794K3.44
    15 May 20252.3M-20.0%510K4.61
    30 April 20252.9M+29.8%387K7.59
    15 April 20252.3M+16.7%714K3.17
    31 March 20251.9M+5.0%581K3.34
    14 March 20251.8M-17.1%757K2.44
    28 February 20252.2M+35.3%611K3.65
    14 February 20251.6M+20.4%491K3.35
    31 January 20251.4M-5.4%306K4.47
    15 January 20251.4M+2.2%445K3.25
    31 December 20241.4M+16.4%448K3.16
    13 December 20241.2M-0.1%429K2.84
    29 November 20241.2M-5.9%604K2.02
    15 November 20241.3M-27.0%293K4.42
    31 October 20241.8M-3.2%194K9.14
    15 October 20241.8M+14.0%352K5.20
    30 September 20241.6M-18.1%502K3.20
    13 September 20242.0M+6.5%470K4.18
    30 August 20241.8M-7.7%301K6.11
    15 August 20242.0M-14.2%368K5.42
    31 July 20242.3M-20.6%466K4.99
    15 July 20242.9M+7.4%352K8.32
    28 June 20242.7M-18.0%521K5.23
    14 June 20243.3M+22.4%282K11.80
    31 May 20242.7M-2.4%395K6.88
    15 May 20242.8M+4.7%639K4.35
    30 April 20242.7M+4.8%360K7.39
    15 April 20242.5M-17.4%401K6.32
    28 March 20243.1M+1.0%384K8.01
    15 March 20243.0M-2.0%339K8.96
    29 February 20243.1M+8.7%454K6.83
    15 February 20242.9M+19.7%608K4.69
    31 January 20242.4M-9.1%335K7.13
    12 January 20242.6M-3.5%346K7.58
    29 December 20232.7M-11.2%440K6.18
    15 December 20233.1M-3.5%631K4.85
    30 November 20233.2M-4.8%618K5.13
    15 November 20233.3M+6.8%549K6.07
    31 October 20233.1M-22.0%598K5.21
    13 October 20234.0M-20.2%538K7.43
    29 September 20235.0M+8.8%459K10.93
    15 September 20234.6M+5.1%690K6.67
    31 August 20234.4M+19.6%544K8.05
    15 August 20233.7M+25.6%827K4.43
    31 July 20232.9M+4.6%576K5.06
    14 July 20232.8M+5.4%593K4.70
    30 June 20232.6M-13.5%780K3.39
    15 June 20233.1M-2.5%425K7.19
    31 May 20233.1M-3.8%400K7.84
    15 May 20233.3M-3.0%331K9.86
    28 April 20233.4M-9.6%250K13.46
    14 April 20233.7M+10.5%334K11.12
    31 March 20233.4M+10.1%544K6.18
    15 March 20233.1M-12.1%432K7.07
    28 February 20233.5M+12.8%608K5.71
    15 February 20233.1M-18.7%725K4.25
    31 January 20233.8M+2.8%1.9M1.96
    13 January 20233.7M-5.5%667K5.53
    30 December 20223.9M-5.8%1.1M3.55
    15 December 20224.1M+19.1%332K12.47
    30 November 20223.5M-17.4%347K10.02
    15 November 20224.2M+45.8%424K9.93
    31 October 20222.9M-3.7%1.1M2.56
    14 October 20223.0M-5.5%426K7.03
    30 September 20223.2M+7.1%491K6.46
    15 September 20223.0M+3.1%377K7.85
    31 August 20222.9M-18.2%322K8.93
    15 August 20223.5M-4.2%430K8.17
    29 July 20223.7M+1.1%423K8.66
    15 July 20223.6M+5.6%399K9.07
    30 June 20223.4M+132.5%1.6M2.20
    15 June 20221.5M+11.5%548K2.69
    31 May 20221.3M-17.6%822K1.61
    13 May 20221.6M+10.0%858K1.87
    29 April 20221.5M+9.5%913K1.60
    14 April 20221.3M5.6M1.00
    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.