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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. short interest

26.2M shares of Freeport-McMoRan were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (19.8M to 35.0M). Short sellers would need 2.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short26.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.0%+32% over a year
Days to cover2.31at 11.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.82%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 (19.8M to 35.0M), and the share price moved +42% 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 202626.2M+4.0%11.3M2.31
    30 September 202625.1M-26.7%10.7M2.36
    15 September 202634.3M+11.8%12.2M2.81
    31 August 202630.7M+18.1%16.9M1.82
    14 August 202626.0M-6.5%11.6M2.25
    31 July 202627.8M-2.8%15.1M1.84
    15 July 202628.6M-7.4%15.2M1.88
    30 June 202630.9M-0.3%15.7M1.97
    15 June 202631.0M+9.3%14.5M2.13
    29 May 202628.3M-3.4%10.9M2.59
    15 May 202629.3M+2.4%15.1M1.94
    30 April 202628.6M+1.6%17.1M1.67
    15 April 202628.2M+3.9%15.7M1.80
    31 March 202627.1M-7.7%18.0M1.51
    13 March 202629.4M+5.3%20.8M1.41
    27 February 202627.9M-17.7%16.3M1.71
    13 February 202633.9M-3.0%20.6M1.64
    30 January 202635.0M+4.7%28.1M1.25
    15 January 202633.4M+9.3%21.7M1.54
    31 December 202530.6M+9.1%13.7M2.23
    15 December 202528.0M+35.2%16.2M1.73
    28 November 202520.7M-7.4%16.1M1.29
    14 November 202522.4M+5.9%14.1M1.59
    31 October 202521.1M+6.8%13.8M1.53
    15 October 202519.8M+18.3%21.3M1.00
    30 September 202516.7M-21.8%34.4M1.00
    15 September 202521.4M-7.4%13.7M1.57
    29 August 202523.1M-13.5%9.1M2.55
    15 August 202526.7M-17.4%11.6M2.29
    31 July 202532.3M+32.1%20.7M1.56
    15 July 202524.5M+24.5%19.7M1.24
    30 June 202519.6M-18.1%11.5M1.71
    13 June 202524.0M+14.6%11.5M2.08
    30 May 202520.9M-28.4%11.3M1.85
    15 May 202529.2M+29.6%11.0M2.66
    30 April 202522.5M-12.6%16.2M1.39
    15 April 202525.8M-7.4%28.0M1.00
    31 March 202527.9M+11.8%18.8M1.48
    14 March 202524.9M-4.2%19.1M1.31
    28 February 202526.0M-1.8%12.8M2.03
    14 February 202526.5M+27.2%16.1M1.65
    31 January 202520.8M-19.8%16.3M1.28
    15 January 202526.0M-0.5%12.4M2.09
    31 December 202426.1M+6.1%10.9M2.40
    13 December 202424.6M+2.9%12.3M2.00
    29 November 202423.9M-1.7%10.0M2.39
    15 November 202424.3M+3.1%12.0M2.02
    31 October 202423.6M-3.4%9.3M2.52
    15 October 202424.4M+6.7%10.0M2.45
    30 September 202422.9M+22.6%16.4M1.39
    13 September 202418.7M-10.9%11.4M1.63
    30 August 202420.9M+0.8%9.0M2.34
    15 August 202420.8M-3.4%12.7M1.64
    31 July 202421.5M+8.6%13.4M1.60
    15 July 202419.8M-8.5%8.5M2.32
    28 June 202421.6M-16.5%11.5M1.88
    14 June 202425.9M+1.4%12.7M2.04
    31 May 202425.6M+11.5%16.1M1.58
    15 May 202422.9M-5.3%15.0M1.52
    30 April 202424.2M+5.9%17.9M1.35
    15 April 202422.9M+26.5%16.9M1.35
    28 March 202418.1M+1.9%14.3M1.26
    15 March 202417.8M+16.7%14.6M1.22
    29 February 202415.2M+8.5%10.9M1.40
    15 February 202414.0M-2.2%12.8M1.10
    31 January 202414.3M-0.7%15.0M1.00
    12 January 202414.4M+7.7%9.5M1.51
    29 December 202313.4M-6.1%8.8M1.52
    15 December 202314.3M-19.3%16.1M1.00
    30 November 202317.7M-0.1%9.4M1.89
    15 November 202317.7M+3.3%10.4M1.70
    31 October 202317.1M-2.2%11.8M1.45
    13 October 202317.5M+9.3%10.6M1.65
    29 September 202316.0M+4.8%9.7M1.66
    15 September 202315.3M-2.1%7.8M1.96
    31 August 202315.6M+9.7%9.1M1.71
    15 August 202314.2M-9.2%9.5M1.50
    31 July 202315.7M-10.2%13.0M1.21
    14 July 202317.4M+1.7%12.3M1.41
    30 June 202317.2M-10.5%12.1M1.42
    15 June 202319.2M-9.9%12.6M1.52
    31 May 202321.3M-1.1%12.5M1.70
    15 May 202321.5M+6.0%12.6M1.70
    28 April 202320.3M+3.1%13.6M1.49
    14 April 202319.7M+15.3%11.3M1.74
    31 March 202317.1M-14.3%13.7M1.25
    15 March 202319.9M+1.1%14.7M1.36
    28 February 202319.7M+4.7%11.4M1.72
    15 February 202318.8M-3.6%10.7M1.76
    31 January 202319.5M-34.1%13.2M1.48
    13 January 202329.6M+31.6%13.7M2.15
    30 December 202222.5M-19.0%10.3M2.18
    15 December 202227.7M+13.7%12.2M2.28
    30 November 202224.4M-6.9%11.4M2.14
    15 November 202226.2M-2.1%18.1M1.44
    31 October 202226.8M-19.0%17.3M1.55
    14 October 202233.1M+11.5%14.9M2.21
    30 September 202229.6M-3.8%18.4M1.62
    15 September 202230.8M+4.6%16.6M1.86
    31 August 202229.5M+8.4%14.9M1.97
    15 August 202227.2M-2.2%15.4M1.76
    29 July 202227.8M-10.2%21.9M1.27
    15 July 202230.9M+21.0%27.2M1.14
    30 June 202225.6M-1.2%24.8M1.03
    15 June 202225.9M+15.2%16.9M1.53
    31 May 202222.4M-3.5%16.9M1.33
    13 May 202223.3M+6.5%22.6M1.03
    29 April 202221.8M-3.0%20.7M1.05
    14 April 202222.5M-8.2%12.2M1.84
    31 March 202224.5M-16.2%15.8M1.55
    15 March 202229.3M+29.1%21.8M1.34
    28 February 202222.7M+0.6%17.7M1.28
    15 February 202222.5M-24.5%19.8M1.14
    31 January 202229.8M-17.4%24.4M1.22
    14 January 202236.1M+14.9%18.3M1.98
    31 December 202131.4M+16.0%13.9M2.26
    15 December 202127.1M-8.0%15.8M1.72
    30 November 202129.5M-7.7%18.9M1.56
    15 November 202131.9M+2.2%18.9M1.69
    29 October 202131.3M+7.0%17.7M1.77
    15 October 202129.2M-5.4%24.3M1.20
    30 September 202130.9M+33.3%26.3M1.17
    15 September 202123.1M+1.6%15.2M1.53
    31 August 202122.8M-3.8%17.6M1.30
    13 August 202123.7M-3.8%14.4M1.65
    30 July 202124.6M+13.7%21.2M1.16
    15 July 202121.6M+3.0%16.2M1.34
    30 June 202121.0M-19.6%29.7M1.00
    15 June 202126.1M+6.7%20.5M1.27
    28 May 202124.5M-13.9%21.5M1.14
    14 May 202128.4M+38.3%29.5M1.00
    30 April 202120.5M+67.2%19.4M1.06
    15 April 202112.3M-36.7%16.6M1.00
    31 March 202119.4M-25.9%24.9M1.00
    15 March 202126.2M+12.9%22.4M1.17
    26 February 202123.2M+3.7%25.0M1.00
    12 February 202122.3M+29.6%20.1M1.11
    29 January 202117.2M-2.8%22.0M1.00
    15 January 202117.7M+3.4%24.0M1.00
    31 December 202017.2M-15.7%13.4M1.28
    15 December 202020.3M-18.5%17.4M1.17
    30 November 202025.0M-18.9%17.5M1.43
    13 November 202030.8M+22.9%19.1M1.61
    30 October 202025.1M-20.7%16.9M1.48
    15 October 202031.6M-7.7%17.1M1.84
    30 September 202034.2M-9.9%21.2M1.61
    15 September 202038.0M+20.1%18.4M2.07
    31 August 202031.6M-9.1%13.7M2.31
    14 August 202034.8M-3.3%19.3M1.81
    31 July 202036.0M-18.2%16.6M2.17
    15 July 202044.0M+4.3%25.7M1.71
    30 June 202042.2M-8.7%17.4M2.43
    15 June 202046.2M-0.2%21.7M2.13
    29 May 202046.3M-6.1%22.3M2.08
    15 May 202049.4M-7.7%18.3M2.69
    30 April 202053.5M-5.8%23.5M2.28
    15 April 202056.8M+8.3%27.4M2.07
    31 March 202052.4M-5.9%33.7M1.56
    13 March 202055.7M+2.9%31.1M1.79
    28 February 202054.2M-7.4%32.0M1.69
    14 February 202058.5M+3.3%23.6M2.48
    31 January 202056.7M-0.3%29.2M1.94
    15 January 202056.8M+2.8%18.5M3.07
    31 December 201955.2M-4.8%15.0M3.68
    13 December 201958.0M+4.7%22.6M2.56
    29 November 201955.4M+7.9%20.1M2.76
    15 November 201951.4M-3.7%24.6M2.09
    31 October 201953.3M+10.7%23.1M2.31
    15 October 201948.1M+15.2%29.6M1.62
    30 September 201941.8M+4.2%20.9M2.00
    13 September 201940.1M-5.8%22.2M1.81
    30 August 201942.6M+4.9%16.4M2.59
    15 August 201940.6M+15.9%23.3M1.74
    31 July 201935.0M-12.5%18.1M1.94
    15 July 201940.0M+18.0%17.9M2.24
    28 June 201933.9M-7.6%17.9M1.89
    14 June 201936.7M+4.7%22.1M1.66
    31 May 201935.1M-6.1%18.2M1.93
    15 May 201937.3M-1.7%21.6M1.73
    30 April 201937.9M+11.6%26.0M1.46
    15 April 201934.0M+10.9%18.0M1.88
    29 March 201930.7M+1.0%15.6M1.97
    15 March 201930.4M-11.3%14.9M2.03
    28 February 201934.2M-20.7%23.8M1.44
    15 February 201943.1M-9.0%20.9M2.06
    31 January 201947.4M+32.6%35.8M1.32
    15 January 201935.8M+31.1%20.9M1.71
    31 December 201827.3M-9.0%21.3M1.28
    14 December 201830.0M-15.3%21.4M1.40
    30 November 201835.4M+13.1%17.6M2.01
    15 November 201831.3M+0.2%16.7M1.87
    31 October 201831.2M+23.7%24.8M1.26
    15 October 201825.2M-12.8%20.9M1.21
    28 September 201828.9M+13.1%22.5M1.28
    14 September 201825.6M+6.9%17.8M1.44
    31 August 201823.9M+0.5%14.4M1.66
    15 August 201823.8M+4.1%17.3M1.38
    31 July 201822.9M-21.8%20.1M1.14
    13 July 201829.2M+35.9%17.8M1.64
    29 June 201821.5M+13.6%16.8M1.28
    15 June 201818.9M-19.3%13.9M1.36
    31 May 201823.5M-11.7%16.1M1.46
    15 May 201826.6M-21.9%15.7M1.70
    30 April 201834.1M+23.9%25.0M1.36
    13 April 201827.5M-13.8%14.0M1.96
    29 March 201831.9M-3.8%15.8M2.02
    15 March 201833.1M-2.6%14.0M2.37
    28 February 201834.0M-9.4%15.5M2.20
    15 February 201837.6M+7.6%27.9M1.35
    31 January 201834.9M-1.4%21.4M1.63
    12 January 201835.4M+13.8%20.8M1.70
    29 December 201731.1M18.5M1.68
    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.