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Expeditors International of Washington Inc. short interest

4.7M shares of Expeditors International of Washington were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.9M to 6.0M). Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+8.4%-21% over a year
Days to cover3.97at 1.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.65%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 (3.9M to 6.0M), and the share price moved +57% 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 20264.7M+8.4%1.2M3.97
    30 September 20264.4M-1.7%1.2M3.79
    15 September 20264.4M+3.4%811K5.48
    31 August 20264.3M+1.2%735K5.85
    14 August 20264.2M-14.7%1.3M3.32
    31 July 20265.0M+3.6%1.2M4.04
    15 July 20264.8M-1.9%1.2M3.87
    30 June 20264.9M-4.9%1.3M3.85
    15 June 20265.2M-6.1%1.5M3.44
    29 May 20265.5M+3.1%1.0M5.37
    15 May 20265.3M+10.2%1.2M4.37
    30 April 20264.8M+11.2%1.0M4.76
    15 April 20264.3M-1.2%961K4.52
    31 March 20264.4M+4.0%1.1M4.00
    13 March 20264.2M+7.9%1.6M2.69
    27 February 20263.9M-19.4%1.9M2.01
    13 February 20264.9M+7.8%2.2M2.22
    30 January 20264.5M-13.2%1.6M2.84
    15 January 20265.2M+8.9%1.2M4.19
    31 December 20254.8M-2.8%1.1M4.26
    15 December 20254.9M+1.6%1.3M3.68
    28 November 20254.8M-8.2%1.5M3.25
    14 November 20255.3M-8.7%2.2M2.40
    31 October 20255.8M-3.9%891K6.47
    15 October 20256.0M-1.8%1.1M5.35
    30 September 20256.1M+3.0%1.3M4.63
    15 September 20255.9M+0.0%1.1M5.20
    29 August 20255.9M+0.9%1.1M5.35
    15 August 20255.9M-2.7%1.4M4.24
    31 July 20256.0M-1.2%1.3M4.64
    15 July 20256.1M+4.8%1.0M6.04
    30 June 20255.8M+5.8%1.3M4.51
    13 June 20255.5M-5.2%1.0M5.29
    30 May 20255.8M+2.5%1.7M3.50
    15 May 20255.7M+10.7%1.5M3.79
    30 April 20255.1M-1.8%1.3M3.89
    15 April 20255.2M-1.4%1.9M2.81
    31 March 20255.3M-7.2%1.5M3.59
    14 March 20255.7M+13.9%1.9M2.97
    28 February 20255.0M+5.6%1.9M2.66
    14 February 20254.7M+1.4%999K4.75
    31 January 20254.7M+11.1%970K4.82
    15 January 20254.2M-6.8%1.1M3.86
    31 December 20244.5M-3.9%1.0M4.48
    13 December 20244.7M-11.5%921K5.10
    29 November 20245.3M+18.0%1.1M4.96
    15 November 20244.5M+21.4%1.5M3.03
    31 October 20243.7M+1.2%988K3.75
    15 October 20243.7M+9.1%1.1M3.21
    30 September 20243.4M+1.1%948K3.54
    13 September 20243.3M+5.7%879K3.77
    30 August 20243.1M+4.9%770K4.08
    15 August 20243.0M-16.2%1.2M2.41
    31 July 20243.6M-13.1%1.3M2.67
    15 July 20244.1M-15.3%1.2M3.44
    28 June 20244.8M-0.0%1.8M2.68
    14 June 20244.8M-33.0%1.3M3.65
    31 May 20247.2M+21.2%1.6M4.56
    15 May 20246.0M-9.7%1.4M4.34
    30 April 20246.6M-6.9%1.5M4.38
    15 April 20247.1M-1.1%957K7.42
    28 March 20247.2M+1.5%1,000K7.18
    15 March 20247.1M+28.1%1.4M5.05
    29 February 20245.5M+31.0%1.6M3.50
    15 February 20244.2M-1.3%994K4.24
    31 January 20244.3M-4.9%1.1M3.96
    12 January 20244.5M-6.2%1.1M4.07
    29 December 20234.8M-13.2%985K4.86
    15 December 20235.5M-14.7%1.6M3.52
    30 November 20236.5M+2.2%1.6M3.96
    15 November 20236.3M-2.4%1.4M4.51
    31 October 20236.5M-3.6%1.4M4.50
    13 October 20236.7M-3.4%1.0M6.49
    29 September 20237.0M-4.7%903K7.70
    15 September 20237.3M+5.6%1.3M5.74
    31 August 20236.9M-3.4%824K8.39
    15 August 20237.2M+1.7%967K7.40
    31 July 20237.0M-19.3%821K8.57
    14 July 20238.7M-3.4%832K10.48
    30 June 20239.0M-18.1%1.2M7.31
    15 June 202311.0M+2.5%1.2M9.02
    31 May 202310.8M+11.2%1.4M7.71
    15 May 20239.7M+5.8%1.5M6.55
    28 April 20239.1M+1.8%985K9.28
    14 April 20239.0M+1.0%1.1M8.48
    31 March 20238.9M-0.1%1.1M7.83
    15 March 20238.9M+6.5%1.6M5.71
    28 February 20238.4M-2.4%1.4M6.06
    15 February 20238.6M+2.3%1.6M5.41
    31 January 20238.4M-8.0%1.6M5.27
    13 January 20239.1M+19.4%1.3M7.18
    30 December 20227.6M-9.4%1.1M6.69
    15 December 20228.4M-18.7%1.6M5.34
    30 November 202210.3M+9.0%2.2M4.80
    15 November 20229.5M+7.5%1.8M5.26
    31 October 20228.8M+24.3%1.4M6.13
    14 October 20227.1M+18.5%1.2M6.12
    30 September 20226.0M+20.3%1.7M3.48
    15 September 20225.0M+12.2%1.5M3.30
    31 August 20224.4M+5.5%1.0M4.30
    15 August 20224.2M-2.6%1.1M3.90
    29 July 20224.3M-9.3%880K4.91
    15 July 20224.8M-3.7%1.5M3.10
    30 June 20224.9M-1.2%1.3M3.88
    15 June 20225.0M+15.5%1.2M4.03
    31 May 20224.3M+1.9%1.4M3.15
    13 May 20224.2M+4.9%2.1M2.06
    29 April 20224.1M+2.8%1.5M2.79
    14 April 20223.9M+21.7%1.7M2.37
    31 March 20223.2M+7.2%1.3M2.59
    15 March 20223.0M-10.0%1.5M2.06
    28 February 20223.4M-13.5%1.6M2.09
    15 February 20223.9M-2.2%1.2M3.22
    31 January 20224.0M-2.7%1.6M2.53
    14 January 20224.1M+3.0%1.2M3.49
    31 December 20214.0M+5.7%916K4.32
    15 December 20213.7M-14.2%1.3M2.94
    30 November 20214.4M+23.7%1.4M3.10
    15 November 20213.5M-2.3%1.1M3.18
    29 October 20213.6M-0.9%880K4.11
    15 October 20213.6M+10.9%1.0M3.63
    30 September 20213.3M-1.0%849K3.87
    15 September 20213.3M+9.8%960K3.46
    31 August 20213.0M-5.0%795K3.80
    13 August 20213.2M+5.3%926K3.44
    30 July 20213.0M-13.1%1.1M2.87
    15 July 20213.5M+1.9%1.0M3.39
    30 June 20213.4M-7.7%1.1M3.15
    15 June 20213.7M+9.2%1.2M3.10
    28 May 20213.4M+7.5%1.5M2.21
    14 May 20213.2M-4.9%1.4M2.33
    30 April 20213.3M-11.1%791K4.19
    15 April 20213.7M-1.0%798K4.67
    31 March 20213.8M+9.0%946K3.98
    15 March 20213.5M+13.2%919K3.76
    26 February 20213.0M+1.9%1.1M2.71
    12 February 20213.0M-21.3%926K3.23
    29 January 20213.8M+12.2%1.1M3.56
    15 January 20213.4M-3.6%1.0M3.29
    31 December 20203.5M+1.1%820K4.29
    15 December 20203.5M+13.0%835K4.16
    30 November 20203.1M+8.2%948K3.25
    13 November 20202.8M-16.0%1.3M2.17
    30 October 20203.4M-2.8%906K3.74
    15 October 20203.5M+4.0%778K4.48
    30 September 20203.3M+13.6%982K3.41
    15 September 20202.9M-3.7%1.0M2.85
    31 August 20203.1M-6.8%786K3.89
    14 August 20203.3M+12.1%1.3M2.52
    31 July 20202.9M-4.2%796K3.68
    15 July 20203.1M+8.0%806K3.79
    30 June 20202.8M-12.2%1.3M2.20
    15 June 20203.2M-5.8%1.1M2.91
    29 May 20203.4M-5.4%1.1M3.03
    15 May 20203.6M+16.9%1.2M3.03
    30 April 20203.1M-6.8%1.2M2.67
    15 April 20203.3M-4.9%1.5M2.19
    31 March 20203.5M-34.6%2.1M1.64
    13 March 20205.3M-9.5%2.5M2.12
    28 February 20205.9M+12.5%2.3M2.51
    14 February 20205.2M+12.0%910K5.76
    31 January 20204.7M+10.0%1.5M3.16
    15 January 20204.2M+0.0%835K5.08
    31 December 20194.2M-3.1%872K4.87
    13 December 20194.4M+15.6%1.1M3.85
    29 November 20193.8M-8.8%1.3M2.91
    15 November 20194.2M+0.3%1.1M3.93
    31 October 20194.1M-5.6%694K5.97
    15 October 20194.4M-11.4%982K4.47
    30 September 20195.0M+1.9%763K6.49
    13 September 20194.9M-7.5%813K5.98
    30 August 20195.3M+12.8%816K6.44
    15 August 20194.7M-12.2%1.3M3.57
    31 July 20195.3M+12.4%934K5.68
    15 July 20194.7M-7.6%1.0M4.67
    28 June 20195.1M-6.4%1.1M4.52
    14 June 20195.5M-11.7%1.1M5.13
    31 May 20196.2M-0.8%1.1M5.64
    15 May 20196.2M+11.1%1.3M4.71
    30 April 20195.6M+5.2%932K6.02
    15 April 20195.3M-8.7%909K5.87
    29 March 20195.8M+7.1%1.0M5.67
    15 March 20195.5M+10.8%1.1M4.90
    28 February 20194.9M-4.1%1.1M4.39
    15 February 20195.1M-8.1%1.1M4.68
    31 January 20195.6M-2.5%1.1M5.10
    15 January 20195.7M-12.9%1.3M4.36
    31 December 20186.6M+12.7%1.3M5.27
    14 December 20185.8M-7.6%1.6M3.62
    30 November 20186.3M+1.6%1.3M4.71
    15 November 20186.2M-18.7%1.4M4.41
    31 October 20187.7M+10.6%1.4M5.42
    15 October 20186.9M-4.4%1.0M6.62
    28 September 20187.3M+5.6%991K7.31
    14 September 20186.9M+2.3%974K7.05
    31 August 20186.7M-3.3%796K8.43
    15 August 20186.9M-11.7%1.7M4.19
    31 July 20187.9M+5.3%1.1M6.92
    13 July 20187.5M-1.6%1.2M6.26
    29 June 20187.6M-7.8%1.4M5.26
    15 June 20188.2M+14.9%1.5M5.60
    31 May 20187.2M+6.1%1.2M6.20
    15 May 20186.8M-17.7%1.6M4.24
    30 April 20188.2M+0.1%938K8.75
    13 April 20188.2M-1.0%1.2M6.70
    29 March 20188.3M+7.4%1.1M7.30
    15 March 20187.7M+10.2%1.4M5.60
    28 February 20187.0M-2.4%1.8M3.85
    15 February 20187.2M-6.7%1.5M4.94
    31 January 20187.7M+1.8%921K8.35
    12 January 20187.6M-2.0%1.0M7.55
    29 December 20177.7M700K11.01
    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.