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General Dynamics Corp. short interest

2.0M shares of General Dynamics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Sep 2025. Short sellers would need 1.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.2%-15% over a year
Days to cover1.47at 1.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.74%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 the fewest since 15 Sep 2025, and the share price moved +7% 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 20262.0M-8.2%1.4M1.47
    30 September 20262.2M-19.3%1.4M1.51
    15 September 20262.7M-2.4%1.2M2.29
    31 August 20262.8M+2.2%818K3.37
    14 August 20262.7M+10.6%816K3.31
    31 July 20262.4M-15.6%1.3M1.90
    15 July 20262.9M-8.0%1.1M2.62
    30 June 20263.1M+2.7%1.7M1.87
    15 June 20263.1M+16.8%1.1M2.66
    29 May 20262.6M-6.1%909K2.88
    15 May 20262.8M+0.4%1.4M2.07
    30 April 20262.8M+3.7%1.7M1.59
    15 April 20262.7M+6.3%1.2M2.18
    31 March 20262.5M+15.1%1.5M1.70
    13 March 20262.2M-9.2%1.3M1.70
    27 February 20262.4M-9.2%1.1M2.22
    13 February 20262.7M+4.4%1.4M1.83
    30 January 20262.5M-14.4%1.6M1.61
    15 January 20263.0M-3.4%1.6M1.81
    31 December 20253.1M+22.7%983K3.13
    15 December 20252.5M+6.8%1.3M1.98
    28 November 20252.3M-5.5%1.1M2.19
    14 November 20252.5M+9.3%1.0M2.39
    31 October 20252.3M-3.3%1.3M1.81
    15 October 20252.3M-12.7%879K2.67
    30 September 20252.7M+36.4%1.4M1.86
    15 September 20252.0M-10.9%775K2.54
    29 August 20252.2M-3.3%808K2.74
    15 August 20252.3M+12.8%942K2.43
    31 July 20252.0M-11.8%1.5M1.40
    15 July 20252.3M+6.8%1.1M2.03
    30 June 20252.2M-13.2%1.4M1.54
    13 June 20252.5M-3.2%951K2.61
    30 May 20252.6M+6.5%1.0M2.49
    15 May 20252.4M+1.3%1.2M2.04
    30 April 20252.4M-15.2%1.7M1.43
    15 April 20252.8M+2.8%1.9M1.45
    31 March 20252.7M+6.0%1.4M1.93
    14 March 20252.6M-15.9%1.9M1.37
    28 February 20253.1M-5.6%1.8M1.72
    14 February 20253.2M+7.1%1.6M2.03
    31 January 20253.0M+4.4%2.1M1.45
    15 January 20252.9M-29.2%1.4M2.08
    31 December 20244.1M+17.0%1.8M2.33
    13 December 20243.5M+5.8%1.8M2.00
    29 November 20243.3M+13.9%1.4M2.42
    15 November 20242.9M-5.8%1.2M2.44
    31 October 20243.1M+14.5%1.2M2.64
    15 October 20242.7M-26.8%957K2.81
    30 September 20243.7M+53.3%1.7M2.23
    13 September 20242.4M+3.5%1.2M2.06
    30 August 20242.3M+21.1%977K2.37
    15 August 20241.9M+6.4%940K2.04
    31 July 20241.8M+5.2%1.3M1.37
    15 July 20241.7M-13.9%1.0M1.64
    28 June 20242.0M+11.0%1.2M1.72
    14 June 20241.8M-8.0%776K2.30
    31 May 20241.9M-3.5%868K2.24
    15 May 20242.0M-0.7%921K2.19
    30 April 20242.0M+13.6%1.4M1.43
    15 April 20241.8M+19.2%1.2M1.51
    28 March 20241.5M-18.3%796K1.88
    15 March 20241.8M+12.7%821K2.24
    29 February 20241.6M-19.8%670K2.43
    15 February 20242.0M+1.5%1.1M1.81
    31 January 20242.0M+13.1%1.6M1.24
    12 January 20241.8M-13.0%1.2M1.53
    29 December 20232.0M+3.2%732K2.78
    15 December 20232.0M-4.8%1.2M1.65
    30 November 20232.1M-20.5%789K2.62
    15 November 20232.6M+2.2%1.2M2.10
    31 October 20232.5M-3.6%1.6M1.62
    13 October 20232.6M+25.3%1.5M1.76
    29 September 20232.1M-6.4%845K2.50
    15 September 20232.3M-13.7%1.1M2.07
    31 August 20232.6M-10.6%791K3.31
    15 August 20232.9M-1.9%1.1M2.68
    31 July 20233.0M-1.5%1.6M1.87
    14 July 20233.0M+16.9%1.1M2.87
    30 June 20232.6M-9.4%945K2.74
    15 June 20232.9M-13.0%1.0M2.79
    31 May 20233.3M+5.7%1.3M2.56
    15 May 20233.1M-7.2%1.3M2.34
    28 April 20233.3M+16.8%1.3M2.55
    14 April 20232.9M+14.9%1.1M2.50
    31 March 20232.5M-9.0%1.3M1.96
    15 March 20232.7M+10.1%1.3M2.09
    28 February 20232.5M+1.7%956K2.61
    15 February 20232.4M+0.9%1.1M2.27
    31 January 20232.4M+8.8%1.5M1.63
    13 January 20232.2M+5.5%1.1M2.06
    30 December 20222.1M-4.8%816K2.59
    15 December 20222.2M+3.7%870K2.55
    30 November 20222.1M-4.7%840K2.55
    15 November 20222.2M+2.5%1.2M1.95
    31 October 20222.2M+6.9%1.3M1.75
    14 October 20222.0M-2.0%965K2.12
    30 September 20222.1M-23.3%1.1M1.84
    15 September 20222.7M-3.2%1.1M2.48
    31 August 20222.8M-16.9%792K3.56
    15 August 20223.4M+16.4%1.1M3.12
    29 July 20222.9M-6.1%962K3.02
    15 July 20223.1M-20.3%963K3.22
    30 June 20223.9M+6.3%1.5M2.58
    15 June 20223.7M-2.4%1.2M3.10
    31 May 20223.7M+18.3%1.6M2.33
    13 May 20223.2M+16.2%1.8M1.74
    29 April 20222.7M+1.0%1.4M1.98
    14 April 20222.7M+16.8%1.1M2.46
    31 March 20222.3M-2.7%1.6M1.48
    15 March 20222.4M+2.1%2.4M1.01
    28 February 20222.3M-0.8%1.8M1.27
    15 February 20222.3M+1.1%1.2M1.91
    31 January 20222.3M+28.9%1.5M1.57
    14 January 20221.8M-9.8%1.0M1.78
    31 December 20212.0M+2.5%1.0M1.94
    15 December 20211.9M+6.2%1.0M1.88
    30 November 20211.8M-4.4%865K2.12
    15 November 20211.9M-11.4%937K2.04
    29 October 20212.2M-1.6%1.0M2.13
    15 October 20212.2M-1.0%799K2.75
    30 September 20212.2M-9.5%935K2.37
    15 September 20212.5M+10.0%1.1M2.27
    31 August 20212.2M-8.7%670K3.33
    13 August 20212.4M+1.6%706K3.46
    30 July 20212.4M+8.8%929K2.59
    15 July 20212.2M-12.3%881K2.51
    30 June 20212.5M-7.5%1.1M2.23
    15 June 20212.7M+5.9%1.0M2.69
    28 May 20212.6M+4.8%860K2.99
    14 May 20212.5M-11.4%1.1M2.26
    30 April 20212.8M-3.4%1.0M2.67
    15 April 20212.9M-10.8%930K3.08
    31 March 20213.2M-20.7%1.1M2.80
    15 March 20214.1M-3.0%1.1M3.68
    26 February 20214.2M-9.2%964K4.33
    12 February 20214.6M+33.7%1.4M3.26
    29 January 20213.4M-17.2%1.4M2.40
    15 January 20214.2M+7.3%1.4M3.02
    31 December 20203.9M+9.7%1.2M3.33
    15 December 20203.5M-0.5%1.3M2.77
    30 November 20203.5M-2.4%1.2M3.00
    13 November 20203.6M+7.4%1.5M2.47
    30 October 20203.4M+9.5%1.4M2.43
    15 October 20203.1M+32.8%1.2M2.67
    30 September 20202.3M-18.4%1.0M2.25
    15 September 20202.9M+9.4%1.1M2.63
    31 August 20202.6M-6.2%827K3.15
    14 August 20202.8M-4.6%1.3M2.19
    31 July 20202.9M+3.5%1.0M2.82
    15 July 20202.8M-0.1%976K2.88
    30 June 20202.8M-8.7%1.5M1.83
    15 June 20203.1M+7.4%1.4M2.28
    29 May 20202.9M-20.2%1.3M2.23
    15 May 20203.6M+103.7%2.4M1.49
    30 April 20201.8M-37.7%2.0M1.00
    15 April 20202.8M-10.7%1.6M1.77
    31 March 20203.2M-18.3%2.8M1.12
    13 March 20203.9M+4.4%2.6M1.50
    28 February 20203.7M+13.0%2.1M1.76
    14 February 20203.3M-12.0%1.4M2.42
    31 January 20203.7M+20.7%1.4M2.77
    15 January 20203.1M+11.1%1.2M2.60
    31 December 20192.8M+0.9%915K3.06
    13 December 20192.8M+5.4%1.6M1.78
    29 November 20192.6M-14.0%1.0M2.57
    15 November 20193.1M+11.3%1.3M2.32
    31 October 20192.7M+0.4%1.4M1.91
    15 October 20192.7M+7.8%1.0M2.72
    30 September 20192.5M-8.6%1.9M1.30
    13 September 20192.8M-0.4%997K2.79
    30 August 20192.8M+8.9%970K2.88
    15 August 20192.6M-9.6%993K2.58
    31 July 20192.8M+6.0%1.2M2.33
    15 July 20192.7M-1.1%892K3.00
    28 June 20192.7M+14.6%1.2M2.27
    14 June 20192.4M+5.7%998K2.37
    31 May 20192.2M-3.1%1.3M1.70
    15 May 20192.3M-24.3%1.4M1.59
    30 April 20193.1M+15.5%1.4M2.11
    15 April 20192.6M-4.4%1.2M2.14
    29 March 20192.8M-18.7%1.0M2.74
    15 March 20193.4M+6.5%1.6M2.12
    28 February 20193.2M-4.5%1.2M2.57
    15 February 20193.3M-1.1%1.4M2.37
    31 January 20193.4M-23.5%1.6M2.08
    15 January 20194.4M+5.9%1.4M3.13
    31 December 20184.2M+6.4%2.1M1.97
    14 December 20183.9M+11.7%2.2M1.77
    30 November 20183.5M+5.1%1.4M2.57
    15 November 20183.3M-4.3%1.8M1.90
    31 October 20183.5M+14.8%2.1M1.65
    15 October 20183.0M+6.9%1.3M2.36
    28 September 20182.8M+16.6%1.3M2.18
    14 September 20182.4M-3.7%947K2.57
    31 August 20182.5M-8.9%914K2.77
    15 August 20182.8M-6.9%1.4M2.02
    31 July 20183.0M+1.1%1.6M1.92
    13 July 20182.9M+7.1%1.4M2.11
    29 June 20182.8M-20.3%1.5M1.81
    15 June 20183.5M+15.0%1.6M2.10
    31 May 20183.0M-0.8%1.4M2.19
    15 May 20183.0M-5.0%1.7M1.80
    30 April 20183.2M+1.7%2.1M1.54
    13 April 20183.1M-0.6%1.6M2.02
    29 March 20183.2M-18.3%1.3M2.37
    15 March 20183.9M+15.5%1.4M2.79
    28 February 20183.3M-5.1%1.2M2.73
    15 February 20183.5M+1.8%2.3M1.53
    31 January 20183.5M+59.4%2.0M1.69
    12 January 20182.2M+4.2%1.4M1.52
    29 December 20172.1M982K2.12
    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.