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Home Depot, Inc. short interest

12.2M shares of Home Depot were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (8.9M to 13.5M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.2%+16% over a year
Days to cover2.19at 5.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.22%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 (8.9M to 13.5M), and the share price moved -12% 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 202612.2M+6.2%5.6M2.19
    30 September 202611.5M+8.8%5.6M2.04
    15 September 202610.6M+19.1%3.8M2.76
    31 August 20268.9M-14.0%4.1M2.16
    14 August 202610.3M-16.1%3.2M3.26
    31 July 202612.3M-4.1%4.2M2.95
    15 July 202612.8M-3.3%3.5M3.63
    30 June 202613.3M-1.8%6.3M2.11
    15 June 202613.5M+12.4%4.4M3.05
    29 May 202612.0M-3.4%6.1M1.96
    15 May 202612.5M+12.7%5.2M2.38
    30 April 202611.1M-9.0%3.5M3.12
    15 April 202612.1M+1.9%3.5M3.47
    31 March 202611.9M+15.8%4.6M2.58
    13 March 202610.3M+14.2%4.0M2.60
    27 February 20269.0M-11.2%4.1M2.17
    13 February 202610.2M-15.1%4.1M2.47
    30 January 202612.0M+2.0%4.2M2.88
    15 January 202611.7M+3.4%4.8M2.42
    31 December 202511.3M+11.0%4.0M2.83
    15 December 202510.2M+11.1%5.2M1.98
    28 November 20259.2M-9.4%5.9M1.55
    14 November 202510.2M-2.1%3.2M3.16
    31 October 202510.4M-1.3%2.7M3.79
    15 October 202510.5M-10.1%3.2M3.24
    30 September 202511.7M-12.0%3.5M3.34
    15 September 202513.3M+27.8%4.1M3.21
    29 August 202510.4M-11.8%4.0M2.60
    15 August 202511.8M+9.8%3.1M3.76
    31 July 202510.7M+0.3%3.3M3.30
    15 July 202510.7M-7.0%3.3M3.22
    30 June 202511.5M+31.1%4.6M2.51
    13 June 20258.8M+5.9%2.9M3.06
    30 May 20258.3M-9.9%3.8M2.18
    15 May 20259.2M-3.3%2.7M3.37
    30 April 20259.5M-6.0%3.1M3.12
    15 April 202510.1M-2.0%4.8M2.12
    31 March 202510.3M+8.4%3.8M2.72
    14 March 20259.5M-5.6%4.3M2.21
    28 February 202510.1M-6.3%4.4M2.31
    14 February 202510.8M+0.6%2.5M4.25
    31 January 202510.7M+0.8%3.1M3.51
    15 January 202510.6M-3.0%3.3M3.20
    31 December 202411.0M-4.4%3.2M3.43
    13 December 202411.5M+8.8%3.0M3.78
    29 November 202410.5M+8.8%3.5M3.00
    15 November 20249.7M-8.4%3.9M2.49
    31 October 202410.6M-6.2%2.9M3.68
    15 October 202411.3M+11.9%3.3M3.41
    30 September 202410.1M-1.0%3.4M2.93
    13 September 202410.2M-2.6%2.8M3.63
    30 August 202410.4M+9.2%3.2M3.29
    15 August 20249.6M+4.7%3.8M2.49
    31 July 20249.1M+5.7%3.0M3.01
    15 July 20248.6M+11.7%3.1M2.79
    28 June 20247.7M-9.7%4.3M1.81
    14 June 20248.6M-1.6%3.3M2.62
    31 May 20248.7M+2.7%3.6M2.40
    15 May 20248.5M-1.7%3.8M2.26
    30 April 20248.6M-7.3%3.5M2.47
    15 April 20249.3M-5.9%4.1M2.26
    28 March 20249.9M-5.0%3.2M3.08
    15 March 202410.4M-2.0%3.5M3.02
    29 February 202410.6M-2.8%3.4M3.11
    15 February 202410.9M+4.8%2.8M3.89
    31 January 202410.4M+8.1%3.2M3.28
    12 January 20249.6M-2.2%3.0M3.20
    29 December 20239.9M+3.1%3.9M2.56
    15 December 20239.6M+24.6%4.6M2.09
    30 November 20237.7M-8.4%3.0M2.55
    15 November 20238.4M+5.1%3.8M2.21
    31 October 20238.0M-12.8%2.8M2.84
    13 October 20239.2M+1.5%2.7M3.42
    29 September 20239.0M-8.9%2.6M3.49
    15 September 20239.9M+4.9%3.0M3.30
    31 August 20239.4M-4.7%2.9M3.29
    15 August 20239.9M+11.7%3.2M3.07
    31 July 20238.9M-7.5%2.6M3.36
    14 July 20239.6M-4.1%3.3M2.93
    30 June 202310.0M-2.6%4.9M2.05
    15 June 202310.2M-23.3%4.0M2.59
    31 May 202313.4M-5.4%7.0M1.91
    15 May 202314.1M+0.4%3.6M3.89
    28 April 202314.1M-0.4%3.4M4.19
    14 April 202314.1M+3.9%3.2M4.38
    31 March 202313.6M+4.8%4.6M2.93
    15 March 202313.0M+6.6%4.4M2.92
    28 February 202312.1M+10.7%5.0M2.42
    15 February 202311.0M-3.3%3.1M3.52
    31 January 202311.4M-5.3%3.3M3.48
    13 January 202312.0M-9.3%3.0M3.99
    30 December 202213.2M+6.7%3.0M4.36
    15 December 202212.4M+2.9%4.3M2.87
    30 November 202212.0M+22.0%5.4M2.25
    15 November 20229.9M+29.4%5.0M1.97
    31 October 20227.6M-3.3%3.4M2.26
    14 October 20227.9M-9.2%2.9M2.74
    30 September 20228.7M-8.5%4.4M1.96
    15 September 20229.5M+24.9%3.6M2.67
    31 August 20227.6M+0.0%3.7M2.05
    15 August 20227.6M-4.6%2.9M2.61
    29 July 20228.0M+1.6%2.7M2.93
    15 July 20227.8M-7.0%2.7M2.92
    30 June 20228.4M-11.1%5.4M1.55
    15 June 20229.5M+11.0%3.7M2.56
    31 May 20228.5M+9.3%5.7M1.50
    13 May 20227.8M-8.8%4.3M1.83
    29 April 20228.6M+3.8%3.9M2.22
    14 April 20228.3M+3.0%4.8M1.72
    31 March 20228.0M+6.5%5.7M1.41
    15 March 20227.5M-21.0%4.3M1.75
    28 February 20229.5M-10.3%8.1M1.18
    15 February 202210.6M+7.0%3.5M3.03
    31 January 20229.9M+17.5%5.8M1.72
    14 January 20228.4M-15.6%4.4M1.94
    31 December 202110.0M-15.7%3.7M2.74
    15 December 202111.9M+5.9%4.1M2.93
    30 November 202111.2M+20.2%4.6M2.44
    15 November 20219.3M-5.2%2.7M3.43
    29 October 20219.9M-2.0%2.9M3.38
    15 October 202110.1M-1.3%2.8M3.63
    30 September 202110.2M-10.6%3.4M2.98
    15 September 202111.4M+6.1%3.0M3.82
    31 August 202110.7M-8.0%3.7M2.90
    13 August 202111.7M-2.8%2.3M5.06
    30 July 202112.0M+8.8%2.9M4.12
    15 July 202111.0M+5.9%2.9M3.83
    30 June 202110.4M-5.5%4.7M2.21
    15 June 202111.0M+0.9%3.4M3.24
    28 May 202110.9M+1.4%3.7M2.91
    14 May 202110.8M+15.7%3.8M2.87
    30 April 20219.3M-11.1%3.6M2.60
    15 April 202110.5M+3.6%3.6M2.94
    31 March 202110.1M+26.6%5.4M1.87
    15 March 20218.0M+1.5%4.6M1.76
    26 February 20217.9M+8.9%5.7M1.38
    12 February 20217.2M-14.0%2.7M2.68
    29 January 20218.4M+9.8%3.4M2.50
    15 January 20217.7M-0.2%3.7M2.09
    31 December 20207.7M+1.2%3.4M2.26
    15 December 20207.6M+9.7%4.4M1.72
    30 November 20206.9M-0.5%4.0M1.74
    13 November 20207.0M+15.1%3.4M2.02
    30 October 20206.0M-2.9%2.4M2.49
    15 October 20206.2M+6.0%2.4M2.61
    30 September 20205.9M-0.3%3.1M1.89
    15 September 20205.9M-19.9%3.7M1.58
    31 August 20207.4M+19.5%4.0M1.82
    14 August 20206.2M-5.0%2.3M2.63
    31 July 20206.5M-3.1%2.4M2.70
    15 July 20206.7M-9.6%3.0M2.21
    30 June 20207.4M-16.5%4.2M1.76
    15 June 20208.9M-22.1%4.2M2.11
    29 May 202011.4M+10.9%5.3M2.15
    15 May 202010.3M-4.7%4.2M2.44
    30 April 202010.8M+4.1%4.7M2.31
    15 April 202010.3M+6.8%5.9M1.76
    31 March 20209.7M-1.9%11.0M1.00
    13 March 20209.9M+15.5%7.2M1.37
    28 February 20208.5M-10.1%5.9M1.45
    14 February 20209.5M+3.2%3.0M3.15
    31 January 20209.2M-2.8%4.2M2.21
    15 January 20209.5M-8.3%4.3M2.22
    31 December 201910.3M+32.2%4.5M2.29
    13 December 20197.8M-7.5%5.2M1.50
    29 November 20198.4M-25.2%8.1M1.04
    15 November 201911.3M+1.5%2.7M4.19
    31 October 201911.1M-7.8%2.4M4.60
    15 October 201912.1M-1.8%3.2M3.79
    30 September 201912.3M-5.0%4.0M3.10
    13 September 201912.9M+26.0%3.6M3.56
    30 August 201910.3M-0.6%5.5M1.87
    15 August 201910.3M+0.4%3.5M2.92
    31 July 201910.3M+1.1%2.7M3.79
    15 July 201910.2M+5.5%3.2M3.22
    28 June 20199.6M-6.7%5.2M1.85
    14 June 201910.3M+1.3%3.9M2.68
    31 May 201910.2M+9.8%5.1M2.00
    15 May 20199.3M-4.5%3.5M2.66
    30 April 20199.7M+1.3%3.3M2.97
    15 April 20199.6M-0.0%3.5M2.75
    29 March 20199.6M+0.1%4.4M2.19
    15 March 20199.6M+14.6%4.7M2.06
    28 February 20198.4M-1.5%6.4M1.32
    15 February 20198.5M+5.8%3.6M2.36
    31 January 20198.0M-2.0%5.0M1.62
    15 January 20198.2M-4.0%4.4M1.86
    31 December 20188.5M+5.8%6.2M1.37
    14 December 20188.1M-3.9%6.2M1.31
    30 November 20188.4M+3.3%6.4M1.32
    15 November 20188.1M-12.1%6.3M1.30
    31 October 20189.3M+7.3%6.7M1.38
    15 October 20188.6M+3.7%4.8M1.80
    28 September 20188.3M+4.4%4.3M1.93
    14 September 20188.0M-4.3%4.6M1.75
    31 August 20188.3M+36.1%3.6M2.28
    15 August 20186.1M-13.9%4.1M1.50
    31 July 20187.1M-16.1%3.6M1.97
    13 July 20188.5M+2.9%2.8M3.07
    29 June 20188.2M-40.8%4.3M1.90
    15 June 201813.9M+51.3%4.6M3.02
    31 May 20189.2M-5.8%4.6M2.01
    15 May 20189.7M-0.6%4.8M2.03
    30 April 20189.8M-0.7%4.8M2.03
    13 April 20189.9M+11.6%4.8M2.05
    29 March 20188.8M-20.3%5.3M1.67
    15 March 201811.1M+8.1%5.1M2.16
    28 February 201810.3M-9.7%6.2M1.65
    15 February 201811.4M-4.9%7.0M1.62
    31 January 201812.0M-4.1%4.5M2.64
    12 January 201812.5M+5.0%4.2M2.97
    29 December 201711.9M4.5M2.62
    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.