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Fossil Group, Inc. short interest

5.6M shares of Fossil Group were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.1M to 7.4M). Short sellers would need 6.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.4%+8% over a year
Days to cover6.79at 829K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.53%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 (3.1M to 7.4M), and the share price moved +77% 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 20265.6M-0.4%829K6.79
    30 September 20265.7M-23.3%813K6.95
    15 September 20267.4M+5.9%675K10.92
    31 August 20267.0M+0.7%696K10.00
    14 August 20266.9M+0.9%1.3M5.39
    31 July 20266.8M+7.8%779K8.79
    15 July 20266.4M+47.8%781K8.13
    30 June 20264.3M+40.7%1.4M3.18
    15 June 20263.1M-5.7%621K4.92
    29 May 20263.2M-4.6%840K3.85
    15 May 20263.4M+1.3%973K3.49
    30 April 20263.4M-2.8%596K5.62
    15 April 20263.4M+8.6%779K4.42
    31 March 20263.2M-7.3%601K5.29
    13 March 20263.4M-44.3%1.2M2.82
    27 February 20266.1M+2.7%672K9.16
    13 February 20266.0M+4.5%516K11.60
    30 January 20265.7M-1.2%714K8.03
    15 January 20265.8M+4.9%397K14.64
    31 December 20255.5M+0.5%467K11.86
    15 December 20255.5M+10.3%791K6.96
    28 November 20255.0M-5.2%1.5M3.39
    14 November 20255.3M+8.5%809K6.51
    31 October 20254.9M-6.6%1.2M3.96
    15 October 20255.2M+9.2%1.5M3.46
    30 September 20254.8M-1.7%445K10.70
    15 September 20254.8M+36.9%544K8.90
    29 August 20253.5M+49.0%1.0M3.45
    15 August 20252.4M+16.5%1.2M1.99
    31 July 20252.0M+7.1%209K9.74
    15 July 20251.9M-1.3%223K8.54
    30 June 20251.9M-9.0%204K9.48
    13 June 20252.1M-3.3%159K13.32
    30 May 20252.2M-6.8%376K5.82
    15 May 20252.4M+10.0%446K5.27
    30 April 20252.1M+20.0%213K10.04
    15 April 20251.8M-14.5%313K5.68
    31 March 20252.1M-14.4%368K5.65
    14 March 20252.4M+16.7%702K3.46
    28 February 20252.1M+5.4%348K5.99
    14 February 20252.0M+1.9%264K7.49
    31 January 20251.9M+12.9%210K9.25
    15 January 20251.7M+0.8%585K2.94
    31 December 20241.7M+5.3%492K3.47
    13 December 20241.6M+22.1%3.9M1.00
    29 November 20241.3M-0.6%457K2.91
    15 November 20241.3M-5.3%545K2.45
    31 October 20241.4M-25.7%220K6.42
    15 October 20241.9M-1.2%244K7.78
    30 September 20241.9M+2.3%336K5.72
    13 September 20241.9M+3.0%271K6.92
    30 August 20241.8M-6.7%223K8.19
    15 August 20242.0M-3.2%377K5.19
    31 July 20242.0M-6.2%344K5.88
    15 July 20242.2M-24.1%429K5.01
    28 June 20242.8M-20.8%1.3M2.15
    14 June 20243.6M+2.0%515K6.96
    31 May 20243.5M-34.2%695K5.05
    15 May 20245.3M-12.3%828K6.44
    30 April 20246.1M+22.5%518K11.74
    15 April 20245.0M-0.5%370K13.44
    28 March 20245.0M-24.9%873K5.72
    15 March 20246.6M+40.9%1.5M4.30
    29 February 20244.7M-1.2%455K10.37
    15 February 20244.8M-12.6%453K10.55
    31 January 20245.5M+5.0%400K13.68
    12 January 20245.2M+20.2%516K10.10
    29 December 20234.3M+6.9%696K6.22
    15 December 20234.1M+32.7%1.1M3.68
    30 November 20233.1M+6.8%570K5.37
    15 November 20232.9M+27.1%664K4.31
    31 October 20232.3M+12.0%373K6.04
    13 October 20232.0M+17.9%377K5.33
    29 September 20231.7M+5.8%248K6.87
    15 September 20231.6M+11.6%293K5.51
    31 August 20231.4M+8.2%408K3.54
    15 August 20231.3M+42.3%490K2.72
    31 July 2023938K-0.9%262K3.58
    14 July 2023946K-14.6%445K2.13
    30 June 20231.1M-17.0%570K1.94
    15 June 20231.3M-10.1%661K2.02
    31 May 20231.5M+1.6%1.3M1.15
    15 May 20231.5M-8.5%742K1.97
    28 April 20231.6M+31.0%494K3.24
    14 April 20231.2M-28.8%403K3.03
    31 March 20231.7M+16.6%514K3.33
    15 March 20231.5M-1.5%573K2.56
    28 February 20231.5M+1.4%393K3.79
    15 February 20231.5M+0.9%453K3.25
    31 January 20231.5M-4.3%339K4.29
    13 January 20231.5M-11.7%422K3.60
    30 December 20221.7M-5.2%503K3.42
    15 December 20221.8M-15.2%559K3.25
    30 November 20222.1M-10.2%734K2.92
    15 November 20222.4M-6.3%1.0M2.37
    31 October 20222.5M-4.9%578K4.40
    14 October 20222.7M+25.3%577K4.64
    30 September 20222.1M-28.2%1.9M1.12
    15 September 20223.0M+27.7%1.7M1.70
    31 August 20222.3M-17.6%639K3.64
    15 August 20222.8M-0.1%561K5.04
    29 July 20222.8M-3.0%355K7.97
    15 July 20222.9M+5.4%496K5.88
    30 June 20222.8M+2.1%663K4.17
    15 June 20222.7M-1.9%552K4.91
    31 May 20222.8M-21.4%732K3.77
    13 May 20223.5M-1.1%838K4.19
    29 April 20223.6M-10.3%550K6.46
    14 April 20224.0M-1.2%732K5.42
    31 March 20224.0M-31.0%1.1M3.51
    15 March 20225.8M+11.3%1.9M2.99
    28 February 20225.2M-5.6%806K6.48
    15 February 20225.5M+10.0%713K7.77
    31 January 20225.0M+6.3%566K8.89
    14 January 20224.7M-7.0%502K9.43
    31 December 20215.1M+4.8%654K7.79
    15 December 20214.9M+6.1%694K7.00
    30 November 20214.6M-1.4%760K6.03
    15 November 20214.6M-3.5%2.4M1.95
    29 October 20214.8M+1.6%240K20.07
    15 October 20214.7M-2.2%423K11.21
    30 September 20214.9M-3.1%398K12.20
    15 September 20215.0M-1.6%421K11.90
    31 August 20215.1M-2.5%395K12.86
    13 August 20215.2M+10.0%610K8.55
    30 July 20214.7M+2.9%419K11.32
    15 July 20214.6M+6.5%343K13.43
    30 June 20214.3M-3.8%823K5.26
    15 June 20214.5M-2.8%683K6.59
    28 May 20214.6M+8.1%975K4.75
    14 May 20214.3M+3.5%548K7.82
    30 April 20214.1M-0.8%377K10.98
    15 April 20214.2M-3.8%399K10.48
    31 March 20214.3M-4.7%934K4.65
    15 March 20214.6M+10.0%988K4.61
    26 February 20214.1M+3.7%577K7.18
    12 February 20214.0M-18.1%1.1M3.73
    29 January 20214.9M-39.1%3.8M1.30
    15 January 20218.0M+2.9%749K10.68
    31 December 20207.8M+13.3%1.2M6.74
    15 December 20206.9M-13.2%1.5M4.50
    30 November 20207.9M-6.0%2.7M2.89
    13 November 20208.4M-3.2%2.5M3.39
    30 October 20208.7M+5.2%977K8.91
    15 October 20208.3M+11.2%1.6M5.23
    30 September 20207.4M-15.6%1.5M4.87
    15 September 20208.8M+12.5%1.0M8.79
    31 August 20207.8M-25.7%1.1M7.07
    14 August 202010.5M-14.6%1.9M5.49
    31 July 202012.4M-3.5%940K13.14
    15 July 202012.8M-2.6%1.2M10.97
    30 June 202013.1M+7.2%1.7M7.52
    15 June 202012.3M-10.3%3.9M3.11
    29 May 202013.7M+3.3%1.4M9.94
    15 May 202013.2M+0.9%901K14.69
    30 April 202013.1M+2.3%842K15.58
    15 April 202012.8M+3.7%1.1M12.16
    31 March 202012.4M+7.6%2.1M5.87
    13 March 202011.5M-0.4%1.7M6.67
    28 February 202011.5M+18.3%2.5M4.66
    14 February 20209.7M-5.3%1.2M8.04
    31 January 202010.3M-6.5%888K11.58
    15 January 202011.0M+4.6%985K11.17
    31 December 201910.5M-12.9%1.1M9.44
    13 December 201912.1M+2.9%1.3M9.49
    29 November 201911.7M-2.0%1.5M8.05
    15 November 201912.0M+7.3%2.2M5.37
    31 October 201911.2M-11.4%801K13.94
    15 October 201912.6M+0.9%1.0M12.18
    30 September 201912.5M-2.8%1.2M10.05
    13 September 201912.9M-19.3%1.7M7.46
    30 August 201915.9M+5.3%1.5M10.93
    15 August 201915.1M+2.2%1.8M8.18
    31 July 201914.8M+9.8%928K15.95
    15 July 201913.5M-0.3%735K18.33
    28 June 201913.5M-1.2%1.0M13.24
    14 June 201913.7M-2.3%1.0M13.23
    31 May 201914.0M+0.7%1.3M10.97
    15 May 201913.9M+0.3%2.2M6.47
    30 April 201913.9M-9.0%1.3M10.27
    15 April 201915.2M-6.0%1.3M11.77
    29 March 201916.2M-0.6%1.1M14.70
    15 March 201916.3M-1.3%1.5M11.17
    28 February 201916.5M-14.1%2.2M7.55
    15 February 201919.2M+19.7%3.0M6.33
    31 January 201916.1M+8.9%1.4M11.19
    15 January 201914.8M+11.0%1.3M11.27
    31 December 201813.3M-3.0%1.4M9.53
    14 December 201813.7M-0.7%1.6M8.63
    30 November 201813.8M+2.7%1.6M8.43
    15 November 201813.5M-3.4%2.6M5.23
    31 October 201813.9M-7.7%1.5M9.45
    15 October 201815.1M+4.0%1.4M10.84
    28 September 201814.5M+8.2%1.4M10.60
    14 September 201813.4M+2.8%1.5M8.87
    31 August 201813.0M+9.1%2.0M6.65
    15 August 201811.9M+19.4%2.9M4.16
    31 July 201810.0M+15.4%1.1M9.49
    13 July 20188.7M-7.3%1.5M5.68
    29 June 20189.4M-11.9%1.5M6.08
    15 June 201810.6M-14.9%2.0M5.25
    31 May 201812.5M+0.4%1.3M9.43
    15 May 201812.4M-20.4%3.1M4.00
    30 April 201815.6M-1.2%1.5M10.47
    13 April 201815.8M+1.2%1.7M9.12
    29 March 201815.6M+2.0%2.0M7.84
    15 March 201815.3M+3.1%2.3M6.55
    28 February 201814.8M-29.1%3.8M3.94
    15 February 201820.9M+10.8%7.3M2.88
    31 January 201818.9M+0.8%2.5M7.51
    12 January 201818.7M+3.1%1.7M11.21
    29 December 201718.2M1.7M10.38
    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.