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Genesco Inc. short interest

1.3M shares of Genesco were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (681K to 1.3M). Short sellers would need 11.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.8%+28% over a year
Days to cover11.58at 108K shares a day
Of shares in issue11.60%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 top of its range over the last year (681K to 1.3M), and the share price moved +29% 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 20261.3M-0.8%108K11.58
    30 September 20261.3M-1.4%168K7.55
    15 September 20261.3M+16.7%274K4.68
    31 August 20261.1M+22.6%241K4.56
    14 August 2026896K+9.5%208K4.31
    31 July 2026818K-12.6%164K4.98
    15 July 2026936K+4.3%150K6.23
    30 June 2026897K+5.8%235K3.81
    15 June 2026848K-6.0%201K4.21
    29 May 2026903K-7.7%232K3.89
    15 May 2026978K+10.0%164K5.95
    30 April 2026889K+6.1%219K4.05
    15 April 2026838K+3.9%339K2.47
    31 March 2026806K+9.4%231K3.49
    13 March 2026737K-6.9%285K2.59
    27 February 2026791K+10.2%309K2.56
    13 February 2026718K+5.4%171K4.20
    30 January 2026681K-13.1%258K2.64
    15 January 2026784K-17.0%272K2.88
    31 December 2025945K+4.1%173K5.46
    15 December 2025908K+18.9%274K3.31
    28 November 2025764K-25.9%130K5.88
    14 November 20251.0M-0.3%65K15.85
    31 October 20251.0M+5.6%84K12.29
    15 October 2025979K+5.1%93K10.51
    30 September 2025932K+0.6%160K5.84
    15 September 2025926K-5.8%195K4.75
    29 August 2025983K-18.6%295K3.33
    15 August 20251.2M+0.1%161K7.52
    31 July 20251.2M-1.8%181K6.65
    15 July 20251.2M-12.5%176K6.97
    30 June 20251.4M-11.5%317K4.43
    13 June 20251.6M+15.3%380K4.18
    30 May 20251.4M+1.4%230K5.98
    15 May 20251.4M+7.3%180K7.55
    30 April 20251.3M-3.8%269K4.70
    15 April 20251.3M+35.2%532K2.47
    31 March 2025971K+37.1%396K2.46
    14 March 2025709K+13.8%529K1.34
    28 February 2025623K+12.4%190K3.28
    14 February 2025554K+7.0%204K2.71
    31 January 2025518K+8.6%234K2.21
    15 January 2025477K+5.6%194K2.46
    31 December 2024451K-13.3%179K2.52
    13 December 2024521K+17.3%235K2.21
    29 November 2024444K-9.6%155K2.86
    15 November 2024491K-7.4%142K3.45
    31 October 2024530K-6.9%117K4.53
    15 October 2024569K+3.5%120K4.76
    30 September 2024550K-20.3%152K3.61
    13 September 2024691K-24.3%261K2.65
    30 August 2024913K-1.6%119K7.65
    15 August 2024928K+7.1%113K8.22
    31 July 2024866K-6.1%106K8.17
    15 July 2024922K+5.9%133K6.91
    28 June 2024871K+21.4%205K4.25
    14 June 2024718K+8.3%134K5.37
    31 May 2024662K-8.6%197K3.36
    15 May 2024725K+1.3%117K6.20
    30 April 2024716K-5.2%109K6.55
    15 April 2024755K+0.1%110K6.86
    28 March 2024754K+3.2%124K6.06
    15 March 2024730K-12.9%179K4.08
    29 February 2024839K-4.2%79K10.58
    15 February 2024875K+3.8%99K8.81
    31 January 2024843K+3.8%115K7.34
    12 January 2024812K+3.2%151K5.38
    29 December 2023786K-18.5%104K7.56
    15 December 2023965K-6.0%246K3.92
    30 November 20231.0M+2.0%166K6.17
    15 November 20231.0M-4.0%109K9.26
    31 October 20231.0M+18.9%120K8.76
    13 October 2023882K+3.1%123K7.17
    29 September 2023856K+46.9%163K5.26
    15 September 2023583K-8.1%299K1.95
    31 August 2023634K+40.2%255K2.49
    15 August 2023452K-8.7%169K2.68
    31 July 2023495K-7.8%199K2.49
    14 July 2023537K-7.5%218K2.47
    30 June 2023581K-47.4%742K1.00
    15 June 20231.1M+56.5%520K2.12
    31 May 2023706K+17.7%376K1.87
    15 May 2023599K+29.3%162K3.70
    28 April 2023463K-4.7%127K3.66
    14 April 2023486K-11.4%153K3.19
    31 March 2023549K-9.5%247K2.22
    15 March 2023606K-5.8%276K2.19
    28 February 2023643K-4.2%146K4.39
    15 February 2023671K+5.8%141K4.76
    31 January 2023635K-15.9%130K4.89
    13 January 2023755K+8.9%165K4.58
    30 December 2022693K-8.7%173K4.01
    15 December 2022759K+5.6%186K4.09
    30 November 2022719K+3.5%123K5.83
    15 November 2022695K-5.1%111K6.28
    31 October 2022732K-6.0%122K6.02
    14 October 2022779K-6.2%154K5.05
    30 September 2022830K+0.8%194K4.29
    15 September 2022823K+3.8%281K2.93
    31 August 2022793K-1.8%148K5.37
    15 August 2022807K-9.0%125K6.48
    29 July 2022887K-6.6%211K4.20
    15 July 2022949K+5.5%163K5.81
    30 June 2022900K-6.0%271K3.32
    15 June 2022957K-6.4%219K4.38
    31 May 20221.0M+10.3%282K3.63
    13 May 2022927K-3.2%166K5.58
    29 April 2022958K-4.6%180K5.32
    14 April 20221.0M+3.7%231K4.35
    31 March 2022968K-9.6%199K4.87
    15 March 20221.1M-3.8%223K4.80
    28 February 20221.1M-10.6%147K7.57
    15 February 20221.2M+13.6%132K9.46
    31 January 20221.1M+1.8%197K5.56
    14 January 20221.1M+17.7%164K6.58
    31 December 2021914K+6.2%170K5.39
    15 December 2021861K+0.6%175K4.92
    30 November 2021856K-1.9%135K6.34
    15 November 2021872K+12.8%115K7.60
    29 October 2021773K+0.3%121K6.37
    15 October 2021771K+3.6%115K6.72
    30 September 2021744K-7.0%158K4.72
    15 September 2021800K+16.7%200K4.00
    31 August 2021686K+18.0%102K6.71
    13 August 2021581K+1.1%68K8.56
    30 July 2021575K-7.7%90K6.40
    15 July 2021623K+13.6%102K6.10
    30 June 2021548K+1.7%155K3.54
    15 June 2021539K-5.5%142K3.79
    28 May 2021570K+13.0%102K5.57
    14 May 2021505K+2.5%104K4.84
    30 April 2021492K-8.2%129K3.81
    15 April 2021536K+0.6%99K5.41
    31 March 2021533K-17.0%124K4.30
    15 March 2021643K-21.9%130K4.93
    26 February 2021823K+18.9%110K7.49
    12 February 2021692K-5.1%139K5.00
    29 January 2021729K-23.2%198K3.68
    15 January 2021949K-8.9%238K3.98
    31 December 20201.0M+24.6%238K4.38
    15 December 2020836K-42.8%327K2.56
    30 November 20201.5M+22.8%392K3.73
    13 November 20201.2M-4.7%215K5.53
    30 October 20201.2M+8.3%167K7.50
    15 October 20201.2M-24.4%252K4.57
    30 September 20201.5M-16.7%337K4.54
    15 September 20201.8M-6.6%401K4.57
    31 August 20202.0M+1.5%230K8.54
    14 August 20201.9M-11.6%295K6.55
    31 July 20202.2M+3.0%290K7.55
    15 July 20202.1M+11.3%292K7.28
    30 June 20201.9M-12.1%394K4.84
    15 June 20202.2M-13.1%511K4.25
    29 May 20202.5M-2.4%287K8.70
    15 May 20202.6M-6.0%286K8.95
    30 April 20202.7M+0.8%376K7.25
    15 April 20202.7M+6.1%555K4.87
    31 March 20202.5M-13.5%795K3.20
    13 March 20202.9M-0.3%424K6.95
    28 February 20203.0M-0.3%430K6.86
    14 February 20203.0M-5.6%243K12.19
    31 January 20203.1M-5.4%239K13.14
    15 January 20203.3M+4.1%261K12.70
    31 December 20193.2M+11.0%296K10.76
    13 December 20192.9M+5.7%604K4.75
    29 November 20192.7M-3.1%281K9.65
    15 November 20192.8M-5.7%199K14.06
    31 October 20193.0M-4.2%184K16.18
    15 October 20193.1M+1.2%263K11.79
    30 September 20193.1M-10.5%372K8.23
    13 September 20193.4M-4.2%549K6.23
    30 August 20193.6M+11.3%390K9.15
    15 August 20193.2M+3.4%351K9.14
    31 July 20193.1M+4.7%231K13.42
    15 July 20193.0M-3.9%251K11.80
    28 June 20193.1M-8.2%349K8.82
    14 June 20193.4M+8.1%313K10.73
    31 May 20193.1M+17.8%406K7.65
    15 May 20192.6M+4.1%231K11.41
    30 April 20192.5M-0.3%227K11.15
    15 April 20192.5M+0.2%340K7.46
    29 March 20192.5M+0.6%350K7.25
    15 March 20192.5M-1.0%347K7.26
    28 February 20192.5M+4.2%193K13.18
    15 February 20192.4M-10.1%277K8.82
    31 January 20192.7M-14.2%342K7.96
    15 January 20193.2M+9.7%447K7.08
    31 December 20182.9M-0.4%414K6.98
    14 December 20182.9M+3.3%436K6.65
    30 November 20182.8M+4.5%252K11.15
    15 November 20182.7M+6.5%269K9.99
    31 October 20182.5M-3.5%286K8.83
    15 October 20182.6M+13.1%337K7.75
    28 September 20182.3M+11.2%367K6.30
    14 September 20182.1M-13.4%560K3.71
    31 August 20182.4M+6.9%335K7.16
    15 August 20182.2M+1.5%248K9.05
    31 July 20182.2M-6.3%247K8.95
    13 July 20182.4M+5.2%258K9.14
    29 June 20182.2M+1.2%265K8.47
    15 June 20182.2M+4.1%479K4.63
    31 May 20182.1M+8.2%241K8.82
    15 May 20182.0M-0.4%161K12.20
    30 April 20182.0M-9.6%222K8.90
    13 April 20182.2M-5.1%309K7.08
    29 March 20182.3M-9.9%371K6.21
    15 March 20182.6M+5.6%370K6.91
    28 February 20182.4M+4.4%368K6.58
    15 February 20182.3M-6.9%384K6.05
    31 January 20182.5M-7.6%362K6.89
    12 January 20182.7M+15.1%661K4.08
    29 December 20172.3M338K6.94
    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.