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Eaton Corp. plc short interest

7.5M shares of Eaton Corp. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.3M to 9.8M). Short sellers would need 3.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.9%+20% over a year
Days to cover3.51at 2.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.94%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 (6.3M to 9.8M), and the share price moved -10% 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 20267.5M-5.9%2.1M3.51
    30 September 20268.0M+3.0%2.2M3.68
    15 September 20267.8M+7.6%2.0M3.90
    31 August 20267.2M+12.5%1.8M4.08
    14 August 20266.4M-6.3%2.0M3.17
    31 July 20266.8M-14.3%2.7M2.51
    15 July 20268.0M-14.1%1.9M4.09
    30 June 20269.3M-1.5%2.7M3.43
    15 June 20269.4M-3.5%2.4M3.97
    29 May 20269.8M+6.3%2.7M3.64
    15 May 20269.2M+15.0%3.3M2.79
    30 April 20268.0M+0.7%2.5M3.25
    15 April 20267.9M-10.1%1.9M4.08
    31 March 20268.8M+18.5%2.6M3.37
    13 March 20267.5M-0.1%2.9M2.54
    27 February 20267.5M-4.3%2.4M3.09
    13 February 20267.8M+4.0%3.7M2.13
    30 January 20267.5M+2.0%3.2M2.35
    15 January 20267.3M-4.5%2.9M2.57
    31 December 20257.7M+10.8%3.0M2.58
    15 December 20256.9M-8.5%2.8M2.49
    28 November 20257.6M+5.7%3.2M2.37
    14 November 20257.2M+6.5%3.2M2.26
    31 October 20256.7M+7.7%2.1M3.18
    15 October 20256.3M+0.1%1.8M3.38
    30 September 20256.2M-13.0%2.3M2.70
    15 September 20257.2M+4.9%2.3M3.09
    29 August 20256.8M+8.7%1.8M3.86
    15 August 20256.3M+7.5%3.1M2.05
    31 July 20255.9M-13.1%2.4M2.46
    15 July 20256.7M-12.0%1.8M3.79
    30 June 20257.7M-4.3%2.7M2.82
    13 June 20258.0M+9.8%1.8M4.53
    30 May 20257.3M-9.9%1.9M3.84
    15 May 20258.1M+1.3%3.0M2.71
    30 April 20258.0M+6.6%2.7M2.99
    15 April 20257.5M+13.4%4.2M1.77
    31 March 20256.6M+12.7%3.5M1.90
    14 March 20255.8M+3.3%4.7M1.26
    28 February 20255.7M+2.7%4.1M1.37
    14 February 20255.5M+16.6%3.0M1.87
    31 January 20254.7M-7.1%4.6M1.03
    15 January 20255.1M-0.1%2.5M2.03
    31 December 20245.1M+4.6%2.0M2.59
    13 December 20244.9M+0.7%1.6M3.03
    29 November 20244.8M+15.6%1.9M2.60
    15 November 20244.2M+47.0%2.2M1.86
    31 October 20242.8M-27.1%1.7M1.64
    15 October 20243.9M+3.3%1.2M3.27
    30 September 20243.8M-17.7%2.4M1.59
    13 September 20244.6M-10.7%2.2M2.09
    30 August 20245.1M+3.9%1.9M2.65
    15 August 20245.0M+7.5%3.2M1.55
    31 July 20244.6M+5.7%3.4M1.37
    15 July 20244.4M+7.3%1.6M2.72
    28 June 20244.1M+9.4%2.2M1.87
    14 June 20243.7M-0.9%2.4M1.52
    31 May 20243.7M-3.9%1.8M2.13
    15 May 20243.9M+18.8%1.9M2.00
    30 April 20243.3M-12.4%2.8M1.18
    15 April 20243.7M+2.9%2.5M1.48
    28 March 20243.6M+0.4%1.9M1.93
    15 March 20243.6M+15.0%2.1M1.74
    29 February 20243.2M-12.0%1.7M1.84
    15 February 20243.6M-5.0%2.0M1.80
    31 January 20243.8M-3.7%1.7M2.26
    12 January 20243.9M-1.0%1.3M3.12
    29 December 20234.0M-7.9%1.0M3.91
    15 December 20234.3M-6.9%1.8M2.38
    30 November 20234.6M-10.6%1.6M2.91
    15 November 20235.2M+16.1%2.1M2.49
    31 October 20234.4M+12.2%2.5M1.79
    13 October 20234.0M-0.1%2.1M1.92
    29 September 20234.0M-9.6%1.9M2.12
    15 September 20234.4M-3.4%2.8M1.56
    31 August 20234.5M+22.2%1.7M2.70
    15 August 20233.7M-8.6%2.0M1.84
    31 July 20234.1M-13.8%2.3M1.77
    14 July 20234.7M+2.6%1.5M3.17
    30 June 20234.6M-15.8%2.5M1.82
    15 June 20235.5M-8.8%2.0M2.67
    31 May 20236.0M+32.3%2.5M2.41
    15 May 20234.5M+12.2%1.8M2.58
    28 April 20234.0M-14.6%1.6M2.56
    14 April 20234.7M-8.1%2.4M1.99
    31 March 20235.1M-1.8%2.5M2.09
    15 March 20235.2M+14.9%2.2M2.43
    28 February 20234.6M+9.9%1.7M2.71
    15 February 20234.1M-6.7%2.2M1.88
    31 January 20234.4M-0.7%1.7M2.58
    13 January 20234.5M+3.9%1.5M2.97
    30 December 20224.3M-0.2%1.3M3.21
    15 December 20224.3M+2.5%1.6M2.71
    30 November 20224.2M-3.3%1.5M2.75
    15 November 20224.3M+1.6%2.4M1.82
    31 October 20224.3M+5.6%2.2M1.99
    14 October 20224.1M+5.5%2.0M2.01
    30 September 20223.8M+1.0%2.1M1.85
    15 September 20223.8M+11.7%1.6M2.44
    31 August 20223.4M-4.3%1.3M2.59
    15 August 20223.6M+2.2%1.4M2.46
    29 July 20223.5M-15.0%1.7M2.06
    15 July 20224.1M-14.5%1.5M2.72
    30 June 20224.8M-0.2%2.0M2.36
    15 June 20224.8M+0.8%1.7M2.78
    31 May 20224.8M-9.9%2.4M1.96
    13 May 20225.3M+20.6%2.8M1.90
    29 April 20224.4M+5.0%2.0M2.16
    14 April 20224.2M+8.9%1.9M2.24
    31 March 20223.8M-3.8%1.6M2.39
    15 March 20224.0M+1.6%2.3M1.76
    28 February 20223.9M+26.7%2.2M1.82
    15 February 20223.1M-10.0%2.5M1.24
    31 January 20223.4M+18.6%2.2M1.55
    14 January 20222.9M+6.3%1.8M1.64
    31 December 20212.7M+17.5%1.4M2.01
    15 December 20212.3M+0.6%1.8M1.26
    30 November 20212.3M-18.4%1.6M1.43
    15 November 20212.8M+4.8%1.4M1.97
    29 October 20212.7M-7.3%1.1M2.37
    15 October 20212.9M-9.0%1.5M1.91
    30 September 20213.2M-5.3%1.8M1.82
    15 September 20213.4M-9.9%1.9M1.78
    31 August 20213.7M+2.8%1.3M2.96
    13 August 20213.6M+23.9%1.6M2.30
    30 July 20212.9M-23.9%1.5M1.92
    15 July 20213.9M+9.8%1.8M2.10
    30 June 20213.5M+6.2%1.7M2.03
    15 June 20213.3M-2.5%1.4M2.38
    28 May 20213.4M-7.8%1.6M2.12
    14 May 20213.7M+4.2%1.9M1.95
    30 April 20213.5M-12.9%1.4M2.46
    15 April 20214.1M-4.5%1.6M2.48
    31 March 20214.3M-4.6%2.9M1.46
    15 March 20214.5M+30.6%2.2M2.07
    26 February 20213.4M+1.0%2.1M1.64
    12 February 20213.4M+44.1%2.4M1.42
    29 January 20212.3M-20.0%1.4M1.63
    15 January 20212.9M-2.2%2.1M1.41
    31 December 20203.0M+0.9%1.5M1.98
    15 December 20203.0M-10.1%1.7M1.80
    30 November 20203.3M+32.8%1.7M1.97
    13 November 20202.5M-3.3%1.9M1.32
    30 October 20202.6M-32.1%1.1M2.38
    15 October 20203.8M+2.7%1.2M3.06
    30 September 20203.7M+3.2%1.6M2.25
    15 September 20203.6M-5.4%1.4M2.56
    31 August 20203.8M-23.1%1.2M3.22
    14 August 20204.9M+20.9%1.4M3.47
    31 July 20204.1M+1.6%1.3M3.25
    15 July 20204.0M-7.4%1.6M2.56
    30 June 20204.3M-31.5%2.5M1.74
    15 June 20206.3M+15.0%2.0M3.11
    29 May 20205.5M+4.9%2.2M2.54
    15 May 20205.2M+1.8%2.0M2.61
    30 April 20205.1M-20.9%2.2M2.38
    15 April 20206.5M+5.1%2.8M2.33
    31 March 20206.2M-4.1%4.2M1.47
    13 March 20206.5M-2.2%4.4M1.48
    28 February 20206.6M+1.4%3.7M1.79
    14 February 20206.5M-17.8%2.5M2.61
    31 January 20207.9M-4.8%2.7M2.92
    15 January 20208.3M-12.2%2.1M3.87
    31 December 20199.5M+3.3%1.9M5.05
    13 December 20199.2M+6.1%2.2M4.08
    29 November 20198.6M-2.4%2.1M4.04
    15 November 20198.9M-2.1%2.1M4.25
    31 October 20199.0M-21.2%2.4M3.72
    15 October 201911.5M+5.0%2.0M5.78
    30 September 201910.9M+4.5%2.1M5.18
    13 September 201910.5M+8.1%2.5M4.23
    30 August 20199.7M-2.1%2.0M4.82
    15 August 20199.9M+5.5%2.8M3.50
    31 July 20199.4M-7.2%2.5M3.81
    15 July 201910.1M-1.6%2.2M4.66
    28 June 201910.3M+4.4%2.8M3.71
    14 June 20199.8M+1.0%1.7M5.78
    31 May 20199.7M+2.2%1.8M5.52
    15 May 20199.5M+21.7%2.3M4.10
    30 April 20197.8M-6.8%2.1M3.69
    15 April 20198.4M-7.2%1.6M5.16
    29 March 20199.1M-15.2%2.5M3.61
    15 March 201910.7M+29.2%3.3M3.29
    28 February 20198.3M-4.2%2.2M3.83
    15 February 20198.6M+2.5%2.5M3.51
    31 January 20198.4M-10.4%3.3M2.56
    15 January 20199.4M-4.3%2.7M3.51
    31 December 20189.8M-1.5%3.3M3.01
    14 December 201810.0M+2.0%2.6M3.91
    30 November 20189.8M+7.4%2.3M4.29
    15 November 20189.1M+13.0%3.1M2.92
    31 October 20188.1M-11.0%3.8M2.12
    15 October 20189.1M-12.1%2.6M3.42
    28 September 201810.3M-7.6%2.4M4.21
    14 September 201811.1M-6.3%2.3M4.77
    31 August 201811.9M+7.7%2.0M5.87
    15 August 201811.0M+3.0%2.4M4.59
    31 July 201810.7M-5.8%2.8M3.80
    13 July 201811.4M+3.1%1.9M6.00
    29 June 201811.0M-7.1%3.2M3.42
    15 June 201811.9M-7.2%2.6M4.59
    31 May 201812.8M+6.4%2.3M5.50
    15 May 201812.0M+16.6%3.5M3.40
    30 April 201810.3M-3.1%3.0M3.50
    13 April 201810.7M-6.0%3.1M3.45
    29 March 201811.3M+6.2%3.0M3.84
    15 March 201810.7M+31.3%3.2M3.29
    28 February 20188.1M+27.8%2.4M3.35
    15 February 20186.4M-1.6%3.9M1.64
    31 January 20186.5M-17.6%2.3M2.75
    12 January 20187.9M-10.4%2.7M2.96
    29 December 20178.8M1.8M4.76
    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.