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Gen Digital Inc. short interest

33.9M shares of Gen Digital were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (14.9M to 35.4M). Short sellers would need 3.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short33.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.3%+114% over a year
Days to cover3.61at 9.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.71%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 top of its range over the last year (14.9M to 35.4M), 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 202633.9M-4.3%9.4M3.61
    30 September 202635.4M-0.0%16.3M2.18
    15 September 202635.4M+1.5%5.2M6.79
    31 August 202634.9M+18.7%5.7M6.07
    14 August 202629.4M-2.3%5.6M5.28
    31 July 202630.0M+5.6%3.9M7.61
    15 July 202628.4M-5.6%4.5M6.37
    30 June 202630.1M-0.2%8.2M3.68
    15 June 202630.2M+1.7%6.6M4.61
    29 May 202629.7M+7.2%8.7M3.40
    15 May 202627.7M+8.8%9.3M2.99
    30 April 202625.5M-0.3%6.0M4.23
    15 April 202625.6M+2.0%6.6M3.86
    31 March 202625.1M+0.8%9.5M2.63
    13 March 202624.9M+4.5%5.0M4.98
    27 February 202623.8M+5.7%5.7M4.20
    13 February 202622.5M+13.2%8.9M2.54
    30 January 202619.9M+7.6%5.9M3.35
    15 January 202618.5M-8.9%3.7M5.06
    31 December 202520.3M+8.5%5.5M3.67
    15 December 202518.7M-9.3%3.9M4.80
    28 November 202520.6M+6.0%4.8M4.25
    14 November 202519.4M+30.3%5.9M3.31
    31 October 202514.9M-5.5%3.5M4.26
    15 October 202515.8M+5.8%3.0M5.35
    30 September 202514.9M-6.4%3.8M3.95
    15 September 202516.0M+1.1%3.2M4.95
    29 August 202515.8M-12.6%3.8M4.14
    15 August 202518.0M+17.1%4.8M3.79
    31 July 202515.4M+2.3%2.8M5.57
    15 July 202515.1M-7.2%3.2M4.69
    30 June 202516.2M-8.1%5.4M3.01
    13 June 202517.6M+18.9%4.4M3.99
    30 May 202514.8M-8.2%6.1M2.44
    15 May 202516.2M-1.2%4.7M3.44
    30 April 202516.4M+6.2%3.4M4.83
    15 April 202515.4M-8.7%4.6M3.33
    31 March 202516.9M-15.6%5.0M3.36
    14 March 202520.0M+14.2%4.2M4.72
    28 February 202517.5M-6.4%3.4M5.17
    14 February 202518.7M+25.0%3.5M5.35
    31 January 202515.0M+26.1%3.2M4.64
    15 January 202511.9M+4.4%2.8M4.29
    31 December 202411.4M-1.9%3.8M2.97
    13 December 202411.6M+4.9%3.4M3.45
    29 November 202411.1M-7.3%3.0M3.70
    15 November 202411.9M-18.5%3.6M3.32
    31 October 202414.6M-14.8%3.5M4.23
    15 October 202417.2M-7.5%2.2M7.86
    30 September 202418.6M-11.6%3.7M5.02
    13 September 202421.0M+16.8%3.0M6.98
    30 August 202418.0M+3.5%2.8M6.45
    15 August 202417.4M+10.0%3.2M5.51
    31 July 202415.8M-11.4%3.0M5.22
    15 July 202417.8M-20.4%3.1M5.68
    28 June 202422.4M+35.2%7.4M3.03
    14 June 202416.6M-10.2%4.9M3.39
    31 May 202418.4M-7.6%6.7M2.75
    15 May 202420.0M+5.6%6.8M2.92
    30 April 202418.9M+10.9%2.8M6.69
    15 April 202417.0M+3.8%3.2M5.32
    28 March 202416.4M+9.5%3.2M5.10
    15 March 202415.0M+8.2%3.7M4.07
    29 February 202413.9M+2.2%4.5M3.05
    15 February 202413.6M+31.8%8.0M1.69
    31 January 202410.3M+27.0%3.3M3.08
    12 January 20248.1M+7.6%3.1M2.63
    29 December 20237.5M-4.5%2.1M3.52
    15 December 20237.9M-14.7%3.8M2.08
    30 November 20239.2M-15.1%6.3M1.46
    15 November 202310.9M-7.9%5.3M2.05
    31 October 202311.8M-6.9%3.1M3.87
    13 October 202312.7M+1.8%2.9M4.32
    29 September 202312.5M-15.8%3.4M3.67
    15 September 202314.8M-5.7%3.4M4.30
    31 August 202315.7M-4.0%3.0M5.20
    15 August 202316.4M-4.4%4.5M3.59
    31 July 202317.1M-8.5%2.9M5.97
    14 July 202318.7M+2.5%3.3M5.67
    30 June 202318.2M-5.9%4.3M4.29
    15 June 202319.4M+0.3%3.5M5.60
    31 May 202319.3M+13.7%6.4M3.00
    15 May 202317.0M+21.6%4.8M3.55
    28 April 202314.0M-8.1%3.3M4.24
    14 April 202315.2M-4.5%3.5M4.29
    31 March 202315.9M-2.0%5.8M2.75
    15 March 202316.3M+23.5%5.6M2.88
    28 February 202313.2M-1.4%3.3M4.03
    15 February 202313.4M+17.3%4.2M3.16
    31 January 202311.4M-0.6%2.7M4.27
    13 January 202311.5M-11.5%2.9M4.02
    30 December 202212.9M-16.6%3.2M4.05
    15 December 202215.5M-1.2%3.0M5.19
    30 November 202215.7M+13.9%5.9M2.65
    15 November 202213.8M+498.2%6.8M2.03
    15 March 20212.3M+315.9%17.0M1.00
    26 February 2021554K-52.9%2.5M1.00
    12 February 20211.2M+72.5%7.1M1.00
    29 January 2021682K+58.3%4.0M1.00
    15 January 2021431K-20.2%3.4M1.00
    31 December 2020540K+0.1%1.9M1.00
    15 December 2020539K-26.4%890K1.00
    30 November 2020732K-3.1%695K1.05
    13 November 2020755K-31.7%648K1.17
    30 October 20201.1M-4.0%1.4M1.00
    15 October 20201.2M+21.6%2.2M1.00
    30 September 2020948K-38.7%566K1.67
    15 September 20201.5M-17.0%497K3.11
    31 August 20201.9M-6.2%673K2.76
    14 August 20202.0M-6.2%1.7M1.20
    31 July 20202.1M-5.5%594K3.56
    15 July 20202.2M-14.9%639K3.50
    30 June 20202.6M-27.6%1.8M1.47
    15 June 20203.6M+26.0%1.2M3.01
    29 May 20202.9M+8.3%2.5M1.17
    15 May 20202.7M+15.8%504K5.27
    30 April 20202.3M+8.0%234K9.83
    15 April 20202.1M-0.2%423K5.02
    31 March 20202.1M-7.0%590K3.61
    13 March 20202.3M+0.4%334K6.86
    28 February 20202.3M-30.8%357K6.39
    14 February 20203.3M+1.3%154K21.46
    31 January 20203.3M-4.7%90K35.93
    15 January 20203.4M-1.9%147K23.16
    31 December 20193.5M-0.6%136K25.52
    13 December 20193.5M-11.6%232K15.07
    29 November 20194.0M-1.7%196K20.20
    15 November 20194.0M-3.0%229K17.60
    31 October 20194.2M+0.3%210K19.80
    15 October 20194.1M-3.1%269K15.37
    30 September 20194.3M-4.0%304K14.07
    13 September 20194.4M+2.8%222K20.07
    30 August 20194.3M+4.9%183K23.72
    15 August 20194.1M+16.6%232K17.78
    31 July 20193.5M-1.2%105K33.63
    15 July 20193.6M+13.8%132K27.21
    28 June 20193.1M-8.2%499K6.31
    14 June 20193.4M+6.9%278K12.31
    31 May 20193.2M+1.3%271K11.80
    15 May 20193.2M+2.9%169K18.67
    30 April 20193.1M-3.5%162K18.97
    15 April 20193.2M+0.7%150K21.19
    29 March 20193.2M+1.7%245K12.92
    15 March 20193.1M-1.1%229K13.56
    28 February 20193.1M-0.3%165K19.02
    15 February 20193.2M-0.6%119K26.59
    31 January 20193.2M-6.3%159K19.94
    15 January 20193.4M-8.2%231K14.68
    31 December 20183.7M+0.0%377K9.79
    14 December 20183.7M-3.3%250K14.76
    30 November 20183.8M-1.9%303K12.60
    15 November 20183.9M-2.7%213K18.26
    31 October 20184.0M-10.2%206K19.44
    15 October 20184.5M-2.5%237K18.77
    28 September 20184.6M-5.4%330K13.83
    14 September 20184.8M-0.1%390K12.37
    31 August 20184.8M-5.2%371K13.05
    15 August 20185.1M+5.0%576K8.86
    31 July 20184.9M+4.0%692K7.02
    13 July 20184.7M+0.1%1.4M3.39
    29 June 20184.7M+34.2%1.1M4.24
    15 June 20183.5M-4.4%1.1M3.26
    31 May 20183.6M-16.0%1.1M3.24
    15 May 20184.3M+2.8%424K10.23
    30 April 20184.2M-3.8%314K13.43
    13 April 20184.4M+2.0%789K5.56
    29 March 20184.3M+2.3%672K6.40
    15 March 20184.2M+0.6%548K7.67
    28 February 20184.2M+5.6%1.4M2.90
    15 February 20184.0M+5.5%472K8.40
    31 January 20183.8M+13.2%742K5.06
    12 January 20183.3M-4.5%482K6.87
    29 December 20173.5M690K5.03
    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.