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Helen of Troy Ltd. short interest

2.5M shares of Helen of Troy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.2M to 3.2M). Short sellers would need 3.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.1%-10% over a year
Days to cover3.50at 725K shares a day
Of shares in issue10.88%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 (2.2M to 3.2M), and the share price moved +51% 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 20262.5M-8.1%725K3.50
    30 September 20262.8M-6.5%428K6.45
    15 September 20263.0M-0.2%330K8.95
    31 August 20263.0M+4.6%375K7.89
    14 August 20262.8M+1.8%330K8.56
    31 July 20262.8M+2.9%413K6.72
    15 July 20262.7M+14.4%756K3.57
    30 June 20262.4M-6.3%570K4.14
    15 June 20262.5M-1.8%488K5.16
    29 May 20262.6M+1.3%607K4.22
    15 May 20262.5M-3.5%686K3.69
    30 April 20262.6M-14.2%1.0M2.59
    15 April 20263.1M-3.3%510K5.98
    31 March 20263.2M+5.3%532K5.94
    13 March 20263.0M+9.5%522K5.75
    27 February 20262.7M+10.0%539K5.07
    13 February 20262.5M+8.6%703K3.54
    30 January 20262.3M+2.2%846K2.71
    15 January 20262.2M+2.4%1.1M2.10
    31 December 20252.2M-18.8%1.1M1.99
    15 December 20252.7M-7.8%787K3.43
    28 November 20252.9M+1.5%727K4.03
    14 November 20252.9M-5.7%778K3.70
    31 October 20253.1M+8.3%844K3.62
    15 October 20252.8M-7.9%1.4M2.02
    30 September 20253.1M-6.7%786K3.89
    15 September 20253.3M-0.5%672K4.88
    29 August 20253.3M+5.4%714K4.62
    15 August 20253.1M+3.9%577K5.42
    31 July 20253.0M-0.1%1.1M2.84
    15 July 20253.0M+1.1%1.7M1.82
    30 June 20253.0M+5.3%531K5.61
    13 June 20252.8M+9.1%582K4.87
    30 May 20252.6M-1.4%623K4.16
    15 May 20252.6M+13.2%918K2.86
    30 April 20252.3M-0.9%976K2.38
    15 April 20252.3M+5.9%711K3.30
    31 March 20252.2M-10.3%465K4.76
    14 March 20252.5M+4.0%431K5.72
    28 February 20252.4M-1.9%481K4.93
    14 February 20252.4M+12.9%367K6.58
    31 January 20252.1M+3.3%363K5.90
    15 January 20252.1M-3.0%661K3.14
    31 December 20242.1M-5.9%331K6.45
    13 December 20242.3M-4.5%338K6.72
    29 November 20242.4M+11.2%466K5.11
    15 November 20242.1M-5.6%348K6.14
    31 October 20242.3M-9.6%394K5.74
    15 October 20242.5M+3.1%867K2.89
    30 September 20242.4M+8.4%1.0M2.41
    13 September 20242.2M+6.9%541K4.14
    30 August 20242.1M-19.7%438K4.79
    15 August 20242.6M+6.7%608K4.29
    31 July 20242.4M-3.9%747K3.27
    15 July 20242.5M-9.0%1.1M2.28
    28 June 20242.8M+1.0%222K12.57
    14 June 20242.8M+4.3%174K15.88
    31 May 20242.7M+1.5%216K12.29
    15 May 20242.6M-5.5%365K7.16
    30 April 20242.8M-20.4%612K4.52
    15 April 20243.5M+2.9%237K14.64
    28 March 20243.4M-2.9%204K16.57
    15 March 20243.5M-2.4%157K22.07
    29 February 20243.6M-2.6%154K23.10
    15 February 20243.7M-2.0%194K18.79
    31 January 20243.7M-0.1%213K17.48
    12 January 20243.7M-0.9%274K13.60
    29 December 20233.8M-7.9%198K19.04
    15 December 20234.1M-5.6%361K11.31
    30 November 20234.3M-3.8%163K26.59
    15 November 20234.5M+4.3%227K19.85
    31 October 20234.3M-2.7%325K13.29
    13 October 20234.4M-7.4%510K8.69
    29 September 20234.8M-1.4%236K20.27
    15 September 20234.9M-3.3%229K21.18
    31 August 20235.0M+0.1%230K21.83
    15 August 20235.0M-7.0%300K16.72
    31 July 20235.4M-0.2%423K12.73
    14 July 20235.4M-4.4%845K6.39
    30 June 20235.6M-4.1%471K12.00
    15 June 20235.9M-1.7%367K16.04
    31 May 20236.0M-3.3%332K18.05
    15 May 20236.2M+2.2%560K11.05
    28 April 20236.1M+13.1%969K6.26
    14 April 20235.4M+8.4%389K13.78
    31 March 20234.9M+25.2%564K8.76
    15 March 20233.9M+15.3%487K8.10
    28 February 20233.4M+1.0%298K11.49
    15 February 20233.4M+12.0%452K7.50
    31 January 20233.0M-2.4%374K8.08
    13 January 20233.1M+5.5%565K5.49
    30 December 20222.9M+10.6%491K5.99
    15 December 20222.7M+5.8%291K9.14
    30 November 20222.5M+33.5%469K5.35
    15 November 20221.9M+11.2%382K4.93
    31 October 20221.7M+24.6%375K4.51
    14 October 20221.4M-7.3%611K2.22
    30 September 20221.5M-1.6%214K6.84
    15 September 20221.5M-1.4%205K7.26
    31 August 20221.5M-12.9%186K8.10
    15 August 20221.7M-4.6%271K6.39
    29 July 20221.8M-1.4%264K6.87
    15 July 20221.8M-10.2%475K3.88
    30 June 20222.1M-10.4%240K8.53
    15 June 20222.3M+6.1%188K12.20
    31 May 20222.2M-0.1%212K10.18
    13 May 20222.2M+3.7%162K13.30
    29 April 20222.1M-6.7%197K10.58
    14 April 20222.2M+1.4%149K14.93
    31 March 20222.2M-2.3%125K17.64
    15 March 20222.3M+0.7%144K15.67
    28 February 20222.2M+3.2%146K15.37
    15 February 20222.2M+0.2%144K15.05
    31 January 20222.2M-0.3%206K10.48
    14 January 20222.2M+6.1%192K11.28
    31 December 20212.0M+2.2%113K18.15
    15 December 20212.0M+4.7%160K12.49
    30 November 20211.9M-3.6%115K16.68
    15 November 20212.0M-14.4%143K13.87
    29 October 20212.3M-1.6%94K24.71
    15 October 20212.4M+4.7%162K14.57
    30 September 20212.2M-0.3%132K17.01
    15 September 20212.3M-2.2%104K21.70
    31 August 20212.3M-0.2%95K24.33
    13 August 20212.3M-0.4%84K27.37
    30 July 20212.3M-11.1%127K18.34
    15 July 20212.6M+0.4%340K7.67
    30 June 20212.6M-7.8%156K16.67
    15 June 20212.8M-11.4%190K14.86
    28 May 20213.2M-6.4%172K18.53
    14 May 20213.4M+4.0%178K19.08
    30 April 20213.3M-2.2%244K13.41
    15 April 20213.3M-4.2%210K15.88
    31 March 20213.5M+1.4%297K11.75
    15 March 20213.4M+8.2%196K17.57
    26 February 20213.2M+21.1%191K16.60
    12 February 20212.6M+1.8%196K13.41
    29 January 20212.6M-16.7%260K9.90
    15 January 20213.1M+7.1%275K11.26
    31 December 20202.9M-1.3%203K14.24
    15 December 20202.9M+3.4%150K19.58
    30 November 20202.8M-0.9%182K15.60
    13 November 20202.9M+7.4%231K12.36
    30 October 20202.7M+15.6%227K11.71
    15 October 20202.3M+23.9%315K7.32
    30 September 20201.9M-2.8%188K9.87
    15 September 20201.9M-3.8%113K16.95
    31 August 20202.0M-0.3%99K20.04
    14 August 20202.0M+2.3%119K16.75
    31 July 20202.0M+7.8%126K15.47
    15 July 20201.8M+2.9%237K7.64
    30 June 20201.8M-13.8%198K8.89
    15 June 20202.0M+13.5%209K9.74
    29 May 20201.8M-1.8%122K14.72
    15 May 20201.8M-3.6%164K11.17
    30 April 20201.9M+3.0%195K9.72
    15 April 20201.8M+18.4%206K8.94
    31 March 20201.6M+56.7%283K5.50
    13 March 2020993K+105.5%238K4.17
    28 February 2020483K-5.0%136K3.55
    14 February 2020509K+20.2%114K4.45
    31 January 2020423K-15.3%103K4.12
    15 January 2020499K-18.7%221K2.26
    31 December 2019614K+16.7%156K3.95
    13 December 2019526K+11.9%107K4.91
    29 November 2019470K+5.4%94K5.00
    15 November 2019446K+5.3%137K3.25
    31 October 2019423K-27.7%149K2.84
    15 October 2019586K+0.6%369K1.59
    30 September 2019582K-14.3%211K2.76
    13 September 2019680K-13.0%177K3.85
    30 August 2019782K-7.2%163K4.80
    15 August 2019842K-4.3%194K4.33
    31 July 2019879K-1.2%203K4.34
    15 July 2019890K+29.4%363K2.45
    28 June 2019688K-5.0%313K2.20
    14 June 2019724K-13.5%171K4.22
    31 May 2019837K-33.6%263K3.19
    15 May 20191.3M-32.1%293K4.31
    30 April 20191.9M-3.0%352K5.28
    15 April 20191.9M+6.6%284K6.74
    29 March 20191.8M+5.2%208K8.63
    15 March 20191.7M+40.2%303K5.64
    28 February 20191.2M+41.9%325K3.75
    15 February 2019858K-5.1%212K4.05
    31 January 2019905K+28.6%252K3.59
    15 January 2019704K-16.5%530K1.33
    31 December 2018843K+18.1%265K3.18
    14 December 2018714K-5.4%252K2.84
    30 November 2018754K-21.6%214K3.52
    15 November 2018962K-3.7%247K3.90
    31 October 2018998K+20.9%292K3.42
    15 October 2018825K-0.7%360K2.30
    28 September 2018831K-18.0%238K3.50
    14 September 20181.0M-21.4%212K4.77
    31 August 20181.3M+2.6%124K10.44
    15 August 20181.3M-12.0%177K7.09
    31 July 20181.4M-6.6%210K6.80
    13 July 20181.5M-0.9%589K2.60
    29 June 20181.5M+1.9%216K7.15
    15 June 20181.5M+6.7%146K10.35
    31 May 20181.4M+1.7%143K9.92
    15 May 20181.4M+31.5%236K5.92
    30 April 20181.1M+16.9%188K5.66
    13 April 2018909K-9.3%141K6.44
    29 March 20181.0M-3.7%167K5.99
    15 March 20181.0M+22.4%144K7.21
    28 February 2018850K-8.5%97K8.77
    15 February 2018929K+12.7%203K4.58
    31 January 2018824K+4.6%155K5.31
    12 January 2018788K-4.5%189K4.18
    29 December 2017825K113K7.30
    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.