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Flex Ltd. short interest

7.9M shares of Flex were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (5.0M to 13.2M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-10.5%+45% over a year
Days to cover2.23at 3.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.14%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 (5.0M to 13.2M), 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 20267.9M-10.5%3.5M2.23
    30 September 20268.8M-1.7%3.5M2.52
    15 September 20269.0M-8.9%3.0M3.01
    31 August 20269.9M+5.0%2.7M3.61
    14 August 20269.4M+0.6%3.3M2.86
    31 July 20269.3M+22.6%5.7M1.63
    15 July 20267.6M+2.6%4.1M1.84
    30 June 20267.4M+11.6%15.7M1.00
    15 June 20266.6M+0.9%5.1M1.32
    29 May 20266.6M+12.2%6.1M1.07
    15 May 20265.9M-24.9%8.1M1.00
    30 April 20267.8M-13.7%3.8M2.08
    15 April 20269.1M+3.3%3.4M2.66
    31 March 20268.8M-5.0%3.4M2.60
    13 March 20269.2M+3.9%3.4M2.71
    27 February 20268.9M-8.5%3.2M2.81
    13 February 20269.7M-8.7%5.3M1.84
    30 January 202610.6M-18.7%3.0M3.52
    15 January 202613.1M-0.7%3.3M3.99
    31 December 202513.2M+55.7%6.0M2.19
    15 December 20258.5M+37.1%6.7M1.27
    28 November 20256.2M+15.0%6.3M1.00
    14 November 20255.4M+6.8%3.7M1.44
    31 October 20255.0M-7.8%4.4M1.15
    15 October 20255.5M-26.0%3.3M1.67
    30 September 20257.4M-12.6%3.9M1.89
    15 September 20258.4M-3.5%3.3M2.59
    29 August 20258.7M+8.4%3.6M2.43
    15 August 20258.1M-9.5%3.5M2.32
    31 July 20258.9M-4.8%4.7M1.89
    15 July 20259.4M-7.4%3.6M2.59
    30 June 202510.1M+87.3%7.1M1.42
    13 June 20255.4M+7.8%3.2M1.68
    30 May 20255.0M-14.8%3.4M1.49
    15 May 20255.9M-30.7%4.9M1.21
    30 April 20258.5M-8.0%3.5M2.40
    15 April 20259.2M-17.3%5.3M1.73
    31 March 202511.1M+18.5%3.0M3.67
    14 March 20259.4M-3.0%4.5M2.09
    28 February 20259.7M-8.1%3.5M2.78
    14 February 202510.5M-0.7%3.2M3.32
    31 January 202510.6M-26.0%4.3M2.48
    15 January 202514.4M-6.7%2.9M4.89
    31 December 202415.4M-15.8%3.2M4.83
    13 December 202418.3M-1.4%3.0M6.17
    29 November 202418.5M+88.2%11.8M1.57
    15 November 20249.8M+2.6%2.8M3.54
    31 October 20249.6M-18.1%2.7M3.52
    15 October 202411.7M-4.8%2.1M5.53
    30 September 202412.3M+74.9%6.4M1.93
    13 September 20247.0M+9.7%4.3M1.63
    30 August 20246.4M-4.3%1.8M3.55
    15 August 20246.7M+0.3%2.6M2.60
    31 July 20246.7M-7.1%4.0M1.66
    15 July 20247.2M+2.2%2.3M3.12
    28 June 20247.0M-23.2%4.3M1.62
    14 June 20249.2M-18.5%3.6M2.55
    31 May 202411.2M+35.0%4.5M2.52
    15 May 20248.3M+11.3%5.7M1.47
    30 April 20247.5M-8.2%3.2M2.35
    15 April 20248.1M+1.5%3.0M2.73
    28 March 20248.0M+19.4%4.1M1.94
    15 March 20246.7M+4.5%4.5M1.49
    29 February 20246.4M-10.9%4.3M1.51
    15 February 20247.2M+65.8%7.3M1.00
    31 January 20244.4M+4.9%5.2M1.00
    12 January 20244.1M+35.0%6.3M1.00
    29 December 20233.1M-13.2%3.8M1.00
    15 December 20233.5M-30.7%4.7M1.00
    30 November 20235.1M+49.6%3.7M1.37
    15 November 20233.4M-11.8%3.2M1.06
    31 October 20233.9M+3.1%6.8M1.00
    13 October 20233.8M-9.8%2.9M1.28
    29 September 20234.2M-6.8%3.1M1.34
    15 September 20234.5M+5.8%2.9M1.54
    31 August 20234.2M-12.1%2.6M1.62
    15 August 20234.8M+29.9%2.7M1.79
    31 July 20233.7M-34.0%5.1M1.00
    14 July 20235.6M-25.3%2.5M2.26
    30 June 20237.5M-8.0%3.5M2.13
    15 June 20238.1M-28.1%3.7M2.19
    31 May 202311.3M-13.4%4.8M2.33
    15 May 202313.1M+7.3%6.7M1.96
    28 April 202312.2M+55.3%4.4M2.75
    14 April 20237.8M-15.0%2.4M3.22
    31 March 20239.2M-15.4%4.0M2.28
    15 March 202310.9M+27.7%4.3M2.53
    28 February 20238.5M-25.6%2.9M2.97
    15 February 202311.5M-17.9%6.8M1.68
    31 January 202314.0M+1.6%6.5M2.15
    13 January 202313.7M-6.1%5.1M2.69
    30 December 202214.6M+23.1%2.9M5.06
    15 December 202211.9M+24.8%4.2M2.85
    30 November 20229.5M-3.8%3.4M2.81
    15 November 20229.9M+3.6%5.1M1.96
    31 October 20229.6M+10.4%4.5M2.10
    14 October 20228.7M-1.8%3.4M2.52
    30 September 20228.8M+4.5%4.2M2.11
    15 September 20228.4M-20.3%4.4M1.94
    31 August 202210.6M+9.2%3.5M3.04
    15 August 20229.7M-6.0%5.1M1.92
    29 July 202210.3M-10.5%4.7M2.21
    15 July 202211.5M+1.1%2.6M4.48
    30 June 202211.4M+37.5%3.8M3.00
    15 June 20228.3M+13.3%4.0M2.08
    31 May 20227.3M+7.4%3.9M1.89
    13 May 20226.8M-10.4%4.5M1.52
    29 April 20227.6M+20.1%3.3M2.31
    14 April 20226.3M-5.9%4.1M1.53
    31 March 20226.7M-4.0%5.0M1.35
    15 March 20227.0M+6.2%3.4M2.08
    28 February 20226.6M-15.4%3.4M1.92
    15 February 20227.8M+16.7%6.4M1.21
    31 January 20226.7M+7.6%6.7M1.00
    14 January 20226.2M-26.6%3.3M1.87
    31 December 20218.4M+12.0%2.8M3.02
    15 December 20217.5M+21.1%3.5M2.17
    30 November 20216.2M-4.3%4.5M1.37
    15 November 20216.5M-20.6%4.9M1.34
    29 October 20218.2M+6.9%4.0M2.03
    15 October 20217.7M+4.6%2.4M3.19
    30 September 20217.3M-9.4%2.9M2.54
    15 September 20218.1M-7.3%3.1M2.61
    31 August 20218.7M+6.7%2.7M3.21
    13 August 20218.2M+4.9%3.5M2.37
    30 July 20217.8M+5.8%4.2M1.86
    15 July 20217.4M+1.3%1.7M4.25
    30 June 20217.3M-15.3%3.0M2.46
    15 June 20218.6M-16.1%2.3M3.74
    28 May 202110.2M+3.7%4.1M2.48
    14 May 20219.9M+17.4%5.7M1.73
    30 April 20218.4M-12.3%3.4M2.49
    15 April 20219.6M+17.1%3.1M3.06
    31 March 20218.2M-0.6%4.0M2.04
    15 March 20218.2M+21.2%5.0M1.65
    26 February 20216.8M-7.8%3.8M1.77
    12 February 20217.4M+23.6%4.6M1.61
    29 January 20216.0M-11.0%6.8M1.00
    15 January 20216.7M-19.5%5.8M1.15
    31 December 20208.3M+27.5%3.6M2.32
    15 December 20206.5M-10.6%3.1M2.07
    30 November 20207.3M-13.0%3.0M2.45
    13 November 20208.4M+22.0%3.9M2.14
    30 October 20206.9M-6.8%8.6M1.00
    15 October 20207.4M-14.9%2.0M3.62
    30 September 20208.7M-1.6%2.9M2.99
    15 September 20208.8M+12.7%3.0M2.96
    31 August 20207.8M-17.1%2.2M3.57
    14 August 20209.4M+2.3%2.9M3.20
    31 July 20209.2M-22.3%2.7M3.39
    15 July 202011.9M-10.1%3.0M3.94
    30 June 202013.2M+46.0%4.6M2.87
    15 June 20209.0M-14.4%6.3M1.43
    29 May 202010.6M-5.5%4.6M2.28
    15 May 202011.2M+19.0%4.7M2.36
    30 April 20209.4M-13.5%5.0M1.89
    15 April 202010.9M-1.2%4.6M2.38
    31 March 202011.0M+0.5%7.3M1.51
    13 March 202010.9M+14.8%4.9M2.24
    28 February 20209.5M-12.8%5.4M1.75
    14 February 202010.9M+7.8%4.5M2.45
    31 January 202010.1M-4.2%3.8M2.65
    15 January 202010.6M-6.7%3.0M3.51
    31 December 201911.3M+13.9%3.0M3.75
    13 December 201910.0M+4.5%5.0M2.00
    29 November 20199.5M+7.9%2.9M3.29
    15 November 20198.8M+7.4%5.5M1.61
    31 October 20198.2M+7.1%7.4M1.11
    15 October 20197.7M-3.5%4.9M1.57
    30 September 20198.0M-12.8%3.1M2.58
    13 September 20199.1M-10.8%4.0M2.28
    30 August 201910.2M+5.3%4.3M2.35
    15 August 20199.7M+0.3%4.7M2.05
    31 July 20199.7M+28.3%6.1M1.58
    15 July 20197.5M+9.7%4.3M1.75
    28 June 20196.9M-13.7%5.9M1.16
    14 June 20198.0M-14.4%6.6M1.20
    31 May 20199.3M-23.8%7.7M1.21
    15 May 201912.2M-3.0%7.8M1.57
    30 April 201912.6M-14.1%5.4M2.33
    15 April 201914.7M+0.3%4.1M3.61
    29 March 201914.6M+5.1%4.8M3.02
    15 March 201913.9M-14.2%6.2M2.26
    28 February 201916.2M-4.6%6.3M2.56
    15 February 201917.0M+5.5%9.4M1.81
    31 January 201916.1M-14.2%8.2M1.97
    15 January 201918.8M-6.2%7.6M2.47
    31 December 201820.0M-4.4%7.1M2.83
    14 December 201821.0M-5.1%6.7M3.14
    30 November 201822.1M+48.8%7.3M3.01
    15 November 201814.8M+19.9%10.1M1.47
    31 October 201812.4M+74.7%14.9M1.00
    15 October 20187.1M+6.9%5.0M1.43
    28 September 20186.6M+10.2%4.3M1.55
    14 September 20186.0M-5.1%5.6M1.07
    31 August 20186.3M-7.7%3.3M1.93
    15 August 20186.9M+2.2%4.4M1.56
    31 July 20186.7M+10.7%5.4M1.25
    13 July 20186.1M-16.2%3.8M1.58
    29 June 20187.2M+16.1%4.3M1.70
    15 June 20186.2M-17.2%4.7M1.33
    31 May 20187.5M-23.3%4.3M1.76
    15 May 20189.8M+11.1%5.8M1.71
    30 April 20188.8M-25.1%8.9M1.00
    13 April 201811.8M+0.8%3.1M3.76
    29 March 201811.7M-23.7%4.7M2.47
    15 March 201815.3M+17.7%4.7M3.28
    28 February 201813.0M+11.7%3.7M3.57
    15 February 201811.7M-18.3%4.6M2.55
    31 January 201814.3M+5.6%5.4M2.67
    12 January 201813.5M-2.1%3.4M3.97
    29 December 201713.8M2.3M6.12
    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.