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Genuine Parts Co. short interest

6.8M shares of Genuine Parts were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.1M to 9.5M). Short sellers would need 8.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.3%+26% over a year
Days to cover8.12at 833K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.91%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 (4.1M to 9.5M), and the share price moved -8% 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 20266.8M+2.3%833K8.12
    30 September 20266.6M-16.2%958K6.91
    15 September 20267.9M+5.9%912K8.66
    31 August 20267.5M+1.5%1.2M6.38
    14 August 20267.3M-15.6%1.1M6.66
    31 July 20268.7M-4.6%1.8M4.86
    15 July 20269.1M-3.8%2.4M3.81
    30 June 20269.5M+10.1%2.1M4.47
    15 June 20268.6M+14.1%1.5M5.71
    29 May 20267.5M+8.0%1.6M4.66
    15 May 20267.0M+3.7%1.4M4.85
    30 April 20266.7M-0.7%1.8M3.76
    15 April 20266.8M+6.6%2.0M3.44
    31 March 20266.4M+46.9%2.5M2.50
    13 March 20264.3M+3.3%1.8M2.42
    27 February 20264.2M+1.5%2.2M1.91
    13 February 20264.1M-17.1%1.2M3.47
    30 January 20265.0M-5.4%1.1M4.47
    15 January 20265.3M-5.1%1.1M4.65
    31 December 20255.6M+18.5%886K6.27
    15 December 20254.7M+10.9%1.3M3.73
    28 November 20254.2M-2.8%1.1M3.74
    14 November 20254.3M+0.4%1.2M3.57
    31 October 20254.3M-19.3%1.3M3.31
    15 October 20255.4M+5.6%887K6.05
    30 September 20255.1M+13.8%1.3M4.05
    15 September 20254.5M+0.5%1.5M2.97
    29 August 20254.4M-12.0%916K4.85
    15 August 20255.0M+7.4%1.1M4.74
    31 July 20254.7M+8.3%1.5M3.09
    15 July 20254.3M-5.3%1.0M4.18
    30 June 20254.6M+18.6%1.1M4.22
    13 June 20253.9M+0.7%979K3.95
    30 May 20253.8M-27.7%1.3M2.96
    15 May 20255.3M+6.6%1.2M4.25
    30 April 20255.0M+3.9%1.6M3.17
    15 April 20254.8M+0.1%1.8M2.72
    31 March 20254.8M+7.9%1.7M2.90
    14 March 20254.4M-18.5%1.5M2.86
    28 February 20255.4M+20.4%1.7M3.15
    14 February 20254.5M+19.4%1.6M2.87
    31 January 20253.8M-14.8%1.9M1.97
    15 January 20254.4M+17.9%1.1M3.95
    31 December 20243.8M+14.1%1.2M3.04
    13 December 20243.3M+9.9%1.2M2.64
    29 November 20243.0M+4.8%995K3.02
    15 November 20242.9M+29.7%1.4M2.03
    31 October 20242.2M+1.4%2.3M1.00
    15 October 20242.2M-20.2%767K2.84
    30 September 20242.7M+26.0%756K3.61
    13 September 20242.2M-17.9%878K2.47
    30 August 20242.6M+21.3%649K4.06
    15 August 20242.2M+32.4%770K2.83
    31 July 20241.6M-26.5%1.5M1.13
    15 July 20242.2M-17.0%1.0M2.14
    28 June 20242.7M+6.7%912K2.96
    14 June 20242.5M+24.2%848K2.98
    31 May 20242.0M-5.4%760K2.68
    15 May 20242.1M-10.1%805K2.67
    30 April 20242.4M+2.1%1.7M1.39
    15 April 20242.3M+1.7%784K2.99
    28 March 20242.3M+5.2%822K2.80
    15 March 20242.2M+46.8%1.1M2.04
    29 February 20241.5M-3.4%1.3M1.19
    15 February 20241.5M+5.4%1.2M1.31
    31 January 20241.5M-0.2%851K1.72
    12 January 20241.5M+6.5%879K1.67
    29 December 20231.4M-6.0%675K2.04
    15 December 20231.5M-21.7%1.4M1.08
    30 November 20231.9M-6.4%971K1.93
    15 November 20232.0M+17.5%932K2.15
    31 October 20231.7M-18.6%1.4M1.22
    13 October 20232.1M-26.3%1.0M2.03
    29 September 20232.8M+13.2%810K3.50
    15 September 20232.5M+11.3%782K3.21
    31 August 20232.3M-2.9%676K3.33
    15 August 20232.3M+6.4%901K2.58
    31 July 20232.2M-21.7%1.1M1.98
    14 July 20232.8M+8.7%838K3.32
    30 June 20232.6M+0.9%897K2.85
    15 June 20232.5M+15.1%881K2.88
    31 May 20232.2M-1.4%862K2.56
    15 May 20232.2M-4.4%1.0M2.22
    28 April 20232.3M-6.3%915K2.56
    14 April 20232.5M-11.6%804K3.11
    31 March 20232.8M-5.3%1.7M1.66
    15 March 20233.0M-9.0%1.4M2.16
    28 February 20233.3M+5.1%1.2M2.80
    15 February 20233.1M-3.5%977K3.20
    31 January 20233.2M-0.6%854K3.79
    13 January 20233.3M+11.1%1.1M2.89
    30 December 20222.9M-9.0%659K4.45
    15 December 20223.2M+6.3%962K3.35
    30 November 20223.0M-5.0%865K3.50
    15 November 20223.2M+0.8%885K3.60
    31 October 20223.2M+11.4%1.1M2.80
    14 October 20222.8M+6.4%770K3.69
    30 September 20222.7M+12.7%959K2.79
    15 September 20222.4M+31.9%1.1M2.12
    31 August 20221.8M-13.6%824K2.18
    15 August 20222.1M+17.3%774K2.69
    29 July 20221.8M+17.8%977K1.81
    15 July 20221.5M+23.0%728K2.07
    30 June 20221.2M-21.3%869K1.41
    15 June 20221.6M+28.2%704K2.21
    31 May 20221.2M-3.9%884K1.37
    13 May 20221.3M+1.1%744K1.70
    29 April 20221.2M-7.2%795K1.57
    14 April 20221.3M+9.5%732K1.84
    31 March 20221.2M-20.6%822K1.50
    15 March 20221.5M+27.9%828K1.87
    28 February 20221.2M-10.7%891K1.36
    15 February 20221.4M-10.8%569K2.38
    31 January 20221.5M+1.2%732K2.07
    14 January 20221.5M-2.6%537K2.79
    31 December 20211.5M+2.7%600K2.57
    15 December 20211.5M+3.6%665K2.26
    30 November 20211.4M+9.4%699K2.07
    15 November 20211.3M-12.0%455K2.91
    29 October 20211.5M+11.5%673K2.23
    15 October 20211.3M-18.3%460K2.93
    30 September 20211.7M-9.6%554K2.98
    15 September 20211.8M-15.3%646K2.83
    31 August 20212.2M-0.9%466K4.62
    13 August 20212.2M+10.6%475K4.58
    30 July 20212.0M+5.0%770K2.55
    15 July 20211.9M-11.4%536K3.50
    30 June 20212.1M+13.9%707K2.99
    15 June 20211.9M+11.3%614K3.02
    28 May 20211.7M-6.3%825K2.02
    14 May 20211.8M-2.9%664K2.68
    30 April 20211.8M+17.4%813K2.26
    15 April 20211.6M+0.0%576K2.71
    31 March 20211.6M-33.8%826K1.89
    15 March 20212.4M+10.6%834K2.83
    26 February 20212.1M-3.7%771K2.76
    12 February 20212.2M+2.0%603K3.67
    29 January 20212.2M-3.9%779K2.79
    15 January 20212.3M+7.3%738K3.06
    31 December 20202.1M+21.8%593K3.55
    15 December 20201.7M+7.0%733K2.35
    30 November 20201.6M-16.7%615K2.62
    13 November 20201.9M-12.2%718K2.70
    30 October 20202.2M-18.9%832K2.65
    15 October 20202.7M+2.4%555K4.90
    30 September 20202.7M-32.4%829K3.20
    15 September 20203.9M+33.5%872K4.50
    31 August 20202.9M+9.0%514K5.72
    14 August 20202.7M+9.8%581K4.65
    31 July 20202.5M-15.8%581K4.23
    15 July 20202.9M-4.6%554K5.28
    30 June 20203.1M-1.9%888K3.45
    15 June 20203.1M+6.6%733K4.26
    29 May 20202.9M+1.6%687K4.26
    15 May 20202.9M-1.8%858K3.36
    30 April 20202.9M+3.2%769K3.82
    15 April 20202.8M-7.0%1.2M2.28
    31 March 20203.1M-0.1%1.5M2.04
    13 March 20203.1M+3.3%1.3M2.28
    28 February 20203.0M-2.5%1.5M2.01
    14 February 20203.0M-12.9%507K6.00
    31 January 20203.5M+10.9%626K5.58
    15 January 20203.1M+4.9%648K4.85
    31 December 20193.0M-16.0%534K5.61
    13 December 20193.6M+18.4%519K6.88
    29 November 20193.0M-3.6%598K5.05
    15 November 20193.1M-20.5%658K4.75
    31 October 20193.9M+10.7%722K5.45
    15 October 20193.6M-5.7%658K5.40
    30 September 20193.8M+7.5%697K5.41
    13 September 20193.5M-9.0%672K5.22
    30 August 20193.9M+1.5%693K5.56
    15 August 20193.8M-3.3%848K4.48
    31 July 20193.9M+6.2%1.0M3.88
    15 July 20193.7M+13.3%618K5.98
    28 June 20193.3M-3.3%651K5.01
    14 June 20193.4M+1.4%569K5.92
    31 May 20193.3M+1.2%722K4.61
    15 May 20193.3M+9.7%1.1M3.11
    30 April 20193.0M-5.1%989K3.03
    15 April 20193.2M+2.1%705K4.48
    29 March 20193.1M-9.8%668K4.63
    15 March 20193.4M+5.2%1.1M3.20
    28 February 20193.3M-7.7%1.2M2.64
    15 February 20193.5M+1.7%1.2M2.97
    31 January 20193.5M+12.8%863K4.02
    15 January 20193.1M+5.2%868K3.54
    31 December 20182.9M-10.6%896K3.26
    14 December 20183.3M-2.2%984K3.32
    30 November 20183.3M+11.6%899K3.72
    15 November 20183.0M-20.0%1.4M2.21
    31 October 20183.7M+5.1%1.5M2.51
    15 October 20183.6M-3.8%890K4.01
    28 September 20183.7M+5.6%634K5.85
    14 September 20183.5M-9.0%535K6.57
    31 August 20183.9M+4.1%485K7.95
    15 August 20183.7M-2.8%507K7.32
    31 July 20183.8M-13.2%1.0M3.80
    13 July 20184.4M-11.3%706K6.21
    29 June 20184.9M-6.6%743K6.65
    15 June 20185.3M+2.7%690K7.67
    31 May 20185.2M+14.0%854K6.04
    15 May 20184.5M+9.8%1.2M3.93
    30 April 20184.1M+35.5%1.2M3.45
    13 April 20183.0M+2.3%773K3.94
    29 March 20183.0M-16.4%1.0M2.92
    15 March 20183.6M-2.0%752K4.73
    28 February 20183.6M+17.1%1.0M3.49
    15 February 20183.1M-16.2%1.1M2.74
    31 January 20183.7M+1.0%797K4.64
    12 January 20183.7M+14.3%844K4.34
    29 December 20173.2M529K6.05
    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.