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Gilead Sciences, Inc. short interest

20.3M shares of Gilead Sciences were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (15.8M to 25.7M). Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short20.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.1%+28% over a year
Days to cover3.72at 5.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.63%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 (15.8M to 25.7M), and the share price moved +41% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202620.3M-7.1%5.5M3.72
    30 September 202621.8M+19.3%6.5M3.36
    15 September 202618.3M-20.4%5.0M3.65
    31 August 202623.0M-0.8%5.4M4.23
    14 August 202623.2M-4.9%7.1M3.24
    31 July 202624.4M-3.5%6.3M3.86
    15 July 202625.3M-0.9%6.9M3.67
    30 June 202625.5M+6.8%9.6M2.66
    15 June 202623.9M-7.2%8.9M2.69
    29 May 202625.7M+11.2%6.7M3.82
    15 May 202623.1M+0.4%6.5M3.56
    30 April 202623.1M+1.3%5.7M4.06
    15 April 202622.8M+5.7%4.8M4.74
    31 March 202621.5M+7.7%6.7M3.23
    13 March 202620.0M+8.3%5.9M3.36
    27 February 202618.5M-15.7%6.7M2.74
    13 February 202621.9M-7.6%8.4M2.60
    30 January 202623.7M+3.1%9.2M2.57
    15 January 202623.0M-0.8%6.1M3.77
    31 December 202523.2M+7.0%6.3M3.66
    15 December 202521.7M+17.2%6.8M3.19
    28 November 202518.5M+8.7%7.4M2.50
    14 November 202517.0M-5.4%7.3M2.32
    31 October 202518.0M+13.7%7.1M2.54
    15 October 202515.8M-12.4%7.6M2.07
    30 September 202518.0M-1.2%7.4M2.43
    15 September 202518.2M+3.9%6.9M2.66
    29 August 202517.6M-3.6%5.1M3.45
    15 August 202518.2M-8.8%7.2M2.53
    31 July 202520.0M-11.3%5.4M3.72
    15 July 202522.5M+7.4%5.8M3.91
    30 June 202521.0M-8.7%10.2M2.05
    13 June 202523.0M+9.8%8.0M2.88
    30 May 202520.9M-15.2%7.6M2.75
    15 May 202524.7M+4.7%9.6M2.58
    30 April 202523.6M+17.4%8.8M2.69
    15 April 202520.1M-6.1%10.6M1.89
    31 March 202521.4M-4.3%10.5M2.04
    14 March 202522.3M-1.1%10.6M2.12
    28 February 202522.6M+6.7%8.4M2.67
    14 February 202521.2M-7.7%8.3M2.55
    31 January 202522.9M-8.9%7.1M3.24
    15 January 202525.2M-1.9%6.4M3.92
    31 December 202425.7M+16.7%6.5M3.97
    13 December 202422.0M-6.1%7.1M3.10
    29 November 202423.4M+29.6%6.1M3.85
    15 November 202418.1M+1.8%8.5M2.13
    31 October 202417.7M+7.7%5.3M3.37
    15 October 202416.5M-7.1%4.7M3.48
    30 September 202417.7M-11.1%8.7M2.04
    13 September 202419.9M+0.8%7.0M2.86
    30 August 202419.8M+18.1%4.8M4.09
    15 August 202416.8M-6.0%6.0M2.81
    31 July 202417.8M-16.0%6.6M2.69
    15 July 202421.3M-7.6%5.5M3.85
    28 June 202423.0M+22.3%12.3M1.87
    14 June 202418.8M-26.1%7.3M2.59
    31 May 202425.4M+17.2%6.3M4.06
    15 May 202421.7M+2.6%6.6M3.28
    30 April 202421.2M-0.1%8.1M2.62
    15 April 202421.2M-6.2%6.0M3.51
    28 March 202422.6M+17.3%7.0M3.23
    15 March 202419.2M-2.2%7.7M2.49
    29 February 202419.7M-1.0%7.0M2.81
    15 February 202419.9M+26.9%8.2M2.43
    31 January 202415.7M-8.6%7.9M1.99
    12 January 202417.1M+0.6%7.1M2.42
    29 December 202317.0M-7.9%4.3M3.98
    15 December 202318.5M+6.2%8.5M2.18
    30 November 202317.4M-3.9%5.9M2.93
    15 November 202318.1M-7.1%7.1M2.57
    31 October 202319.5M-4.1%5.8M3.36
    13 October 202320.3M+0.5%4.7M4.31
    29 September 202320.2M+10.4%4.3M4.68
    15 September 202318.3M+0.5%6.0M3.05
    31 August 202318.3M-7.0%5.4M3.39
    15 August 202319.6M+4.2%5.0M3.89
    31 July 202318.8M+7.2%6.8M2.79
    14 July 202317.6M+1.3%4.9M3.61
    30 June 202317.3M+6.2%6.0M2.90
    15 June 202316.3M+6.8%6.0M2.71
    31 May 202315.3M-15.0%5.7M2.70
    15 May 202318.0M-6.7%4.6M3.91
    28 April 202319.3M+26.4%6.1M3.14
    14 April 202315.3M-1.5%4.4M3.50
    31 March 202315.5M+1.8%6.1M2.54
    15 March 202315.2M-2.9%5.3M2.84
    28 February 202315.7M-0.6%5.7M2.76
    15 February 202315.8M+3.9%7.6M2.08
    31 January 202315.2M+1.6%6.8M2.24
    13 January 202314.9M-7.9%5.7M2.64
    30 December 202216.2M+9.9%7.3M2.22
    15 December 202214.8M-16.0%7.7M1.92
    30 November 202217.6M-15.3%7.2M2.45
    15 November 202220.7M+8.7%9.2M2.24
    31 October 202219.1M+15.8%9.7M1.96
    14 October 202216.5M+0.1%7.2M2.30
    30 September 202216.4M-1.4%7.7M2.12
    15 September 202216.7M-0.5%9.1M1.83
    31 August 202216.8M-1.6%5.5M3.05
    15 August 202217.0M+20.4%6.8M2.50
    29 July 202214.2M-14.5%6.3M2.25
    15 July 202216.6M+13.1%5.3M3.11
    30 June 202214.6M-6.4%8.2M1.78
    15 June 202215.6M+6.6%7.3M2.14
    31 May 202214.7M-12.9%7.7M1.89
    13 May 202216.9M+0.9%9.2M1.82
    29 April 202216.7M+8.6%7.7M2.16
    14 April 202215.4M+6.3%8.4M1.83
    31 March 202214.5M-2.6%10.2M1.41
    15 March 202214.8M-20.3%13.0M1.15
    28 February 202218.6M-16.2%13.3M1.40
    15 February 202222.2M-7.9%13.0M1.71
    31 January 202224.1M+10.4%10.4M2.32
    14 January 202221.9M+2.7%7.7M2.84
    31 December 202121.3M-4.1%6.7M3.20
    15 December 202122.2M+1.4%7.2M3.08
    30 November 202121.9M-5.3%8.4M2.59
    15 November 202123.1M+5.5%6.5M3.54
    29 October 202121.9M-8.7%6.4M3.45
    15 October 202124.0M-1.1%6.2M3.86
    30 September 202124.3M+16.2%6.5M3.72
    15 September 202120.9M-6.9%6.4M3.24
    31 August 202122.5M-12.7%6.3M3.58
    13 August 202125.7M-0.1%5.6M4.56
    30 July 202125.7M-5.5%6.2M4.17
    15 July 202127.2M+12.3%5.7M4.79
    30 June 202124.2M+0.9%6.9M3.52
    15 June 202124.0M+1.4%6.8M3.51
    28 May 202123.7M-7.9%6.2M3.85
    14 May 202125.7M-10.2%7.0M3.67
    30 April 202128.6M+10.1%6.3M4.56
    15 April 202126.0M+11.0%5.7M4.59
    31 March 202123.4M+4.1%7.1M3.29
    15 March 202122.5M-5.5%8.7M2.60
    26 February 202123.8M+3.1%6.6M3.63
    12 February 202123.1M+7.1%7.2M3.19
    29 January 202121.6M-3.6%8.3M2.59
    15 January 202122.4M+3.7%9.6M2.34
    31 December 202021.6M+22.1%9.5M2.28
    15 December 202017.7M-14.8%7.2M2.47
    30 November 202020.7M-4.5%6.8M3.05
    13 November 202021.7M-4.3%8.1M2.67
    30 October 202022.7M+10.7%11.7M1.93
    15 October 202020.5M+5.9%7.1M2.89
    30 September 202019.4M+7.9%7.9M2.45
    15 September 202017.9M+11.0%9.3M1.93
    31 August 202016.2M-14.1%8.1M1.99
    14 August 202018.8M-11.7%8.5M2.21
    31 July 202021.3M-3.4%6.2M3.47
    15 July 202022.1M-3.7%6.4M3.47
    30 June 202022.9M-9.1%8.4M2.73
    15 June 202025.2M+4.5%11.2M2.24
    29 May 202024.1M-7.5%10.2M2.36
    15 May 202026.1M+8.2%13.9M1.88
    30 April 202024.1M+6.9%33.8M1.00
    15 April 202022.6M-4.6%14.7M1.54
    31 March 202023.6M-11.1%23.9M1.00
    13 March 202026.6M+11.9%25.2M1.05
    28 February 202023.8M+10.2%27.9M1.00
    14 February 202021.6M+4.7%18.8M1.15
    31 January 202020.6M+15.8%10.4M1.99
    15 January 202017.8M-16.5%6.0M2.96
    31 December 201921.3M+32.8%7.8M2.72
    13 December 201916.0M+5.8%5.0M3.23
    29 November 201915.2M-2.7%5.8M2.63
    15 November 201915.6M+4.5%5.8M2.67
    31 October 201914.9M+7.1%6.5M2.29
    15 October 201913.9M+0.1%5.4M2.58
    30 September 201913.9M-5.1%6.1M2.29
    13 September 201914.7M+5.7%6.7M2.20
    30 August 201913.9M-5.9%5.5M2.51
    15 August 201914.7M-5.1%6.1M2.43
    31 July 201915.5M+10.9%6.1M2.54
    15 July 201914.0M+17.7%5.3M2.62
    28 June 201911.9M-5.4%7.6M1.56
    14 June 201912.6M+4.1%5.8M2.15
    31 May 201912.1M-13.3%6.0M2.00
    15 May 201913.9M+3.6%6.6M2.11
    30 April 201913.5M-2.5%8.1M1.65
    15 April 201913.8M+7.5%6.1M2.27
    29 March 201912.9M+13.3%7.3M1.76
    15 March 201911.3M+9.9%7.6M1.50
    28 February 201910.3M-20.3%6.3M1.64
    15 February 201913.0M+12.2%8.2M1.58
    31 January 201911.5M-14.0%7.3M1.58
    15 January 201913.4M-7.1%8.4M1.61
    31 December 201814.5M+15.0%9.7M1.48
    14 December 201812.6M-1.5%7.8M1.60
    30 November 201812.8M-1.4%7.6M1.67
    15 November 201812.9M-7.3%6.1M2.11
    31 October 201814.0M-7.2%8.1M1.72
    15 October 201815.0M+13.8%6.5M2.32
    28 September 201813.2M-0.1%6.3M2.09
    14 September 201813.2M-2.1%5.8M2.27
    31 August 201813.5M-3.3%6.5M2.07
    15 August 201814.0M-3.0%5.6M2.52
    31 July 201814.4M-6.5%6.9M2.08
    13 July 201815.4M+12.5%6.4M2.40
    29 June 201813.7M-16.0%6.6M2.07
    15 June 201816.3M-10.1%7.7M2.12
    31 May 201818.1M+11.4%6.6M2.76
    15 May 201816.3M+1.0%10.6M1.54
    30 April 201816.1M-7.5%5.2M3.07
    13 April 201817.4M-4.3%6.4M2.72
    29 March 201818.2M-9.1%7.3M2.49
    15 March 201820.0M+3.4%7.3M2.75
    28 February 201819.4M-13.4%7.1M2.75
    15 February 201822.4M-0.4%10.9M2.06
    31 January 201822.5M+3.2%10.3M2.18
    12 January 201821.8M+21.3%8.1M2.70
    29 December 201718.0M6.5M2.78
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.