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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. short interest

1.6M shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 27 Feb 2026. Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.1%+1% over a year
Days to cover2.88at 543K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.97%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 the most since 27 Feb 2026, and the share price moved +1% 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 20261.6M+6.1%543K2.88
    30 September 20261.5M+25.2%580K2.55
    15 September 20261.2M+4.4%363K3.25
    31 August 20261.1M+11.1%418K2.70
    14 August 20261.0M-10.5%450K2.26
    31 July 20261.1M+11.7%669K1.70
    15 July 20261.0M+12.5%353K2.88
    30 June 2026903K+11.4%597K1.51
    15 June 2026811K-6.6%505K1.61
    29 May 2026869K-3.5%447K1.94
    15 May 2026900K-16.0%723K1.25
    30 April 20261.1M+3.8%480K2.23
    15 April 20261.0M-3.3%369K2.80
    31 March 20261.1M-11.4%577K1.85
    13 March 20261.2M-34.0%430K2.81
    27 February 20261.8M+27.7%487K3.76
    13 February 20261.4M+11.4%713K2.01
    30 January 20261.3M-14.1%536K2.40
    15 January 20261.5M+16.7%722K2.07
    31 December 20251.3M-13.3%527K2.43
    15 December 20251.5M-16.0%408K3.63
    28 November 20251.8M+26.1%343K5.12
    14 November 20251.4M-12.8%527K2.65
    31 October 20251.6M+3.4%488K3.28
    15 October 20251.5M+2.4%416K3.72
    30 September 20251.5M+12.2%554K2.73
    15 September 20251.3M-16.4%392K3.44
    29 August 20251.6M+16.9%397K4.05
    15 August 20251.4M-1.3%436K3.16
    31 July 20251.4M-7.6%537K2.60
    15 July 20251.5M-5.0%427K3.54
    30 June 20251.6M-6.2%579K2.75
    13 June 20251.7M-5.2%446K3.80
    30 May 20251.8M+26.4%484K3.69
    15 May 20251.4M-4.8%549K2.58
    30 April 20251.5M-4.2%688K2.16
    15 April 20251.6M+14.5%858K1.81
    31 March 20251.4M-12.7%691K1.96
    14 March 20251.6M-38.7%1.0M1.53
    28 February 20252.5M+68.7%1.1M2.27
    14 February 20251.5M+32.2%939K1.60
    31 January 20251.1M-4.2%485K2.34
    15 January 20251.2M+1.2%405K2.93
    31 December 20241.2M+26.1%687K1.70
    13 December 2024929K+5.5%595K1.56
    29 November 2024881K+17.1%581K1.52
    15 November 2024752K-10.3%691K1.09
    31 October 2024838K-14.9%460K1.82
    15 October 2024985K+1.6%254K3.88
    30 September 2024970K+71.0%532K1.82
    13 September 2024567K-45.8%306K1.85
    30 August 20241.0M+63.8%214K4.88
    15 August 2024639K-10.5%318K2.01
    31 July 2024714K+31.2%307K2.33
    15 July 2024544K-15.0%221K2.46
    28 June 2024640K-0.9%369K1.74
    14 June 2024646K-32.7%226K2.86
    31 May 2024961K+32.1%247K3.89
    15 May 2024727K+12.1%451K1.61
    30 April 2024649K-5.0%317K2.04
    15 April 2024682K-6.5%340K2.01
    28 March 2024730K+2.6%329K2.21
    15 March 2024711K-4.2%286K2.48
    29 February 2024743K+12.6%236K3.14
    15 February 2024660K+29.8%337K1.95
    31 January 2024508K-21.1%290K1.75
    12 January 2024644K+0.8%250K2.57
    29 December 2023639K+5.1%154K4.15
    15 December 2023608K+23.7%392K1.55
    30 November 2023492K-30.5%258K1.91
    15 November 2023707K+12.5%296K2.39
    31 October 2023628K+5.1%267K2.35
    13 October 2023598K+0.8%285K2.10
    29 September 2023593K+6.5%292K2.03
    15 September 2023556K-2.4%223K2.49
    31 August 2023570K-18.0%207K2.75
    15 August 2023695K-11.6%272K2.56
    31 July 2023786K-5.9%241K3.26
    14 July 2023836K-13.6%248K3.37
    30 June 2023968K+2.4%298K3.24
    15 June 2023945K+0.9%334K2.83
    31 May 2023936K+4.8%430K2.18
    15 May 2023893K+3.5%375K2.38
    28 April 2023863K+0.5%225K3.84
    14 April 2023859K-6.6%343K2.50
    31 March 2023919K-7.0%460K2.00
    15 March 2023988K+26.5%338K2.93
    28 February 2023782K-2.0%517K1.51
    15 February 2023798K-21.2%520K1.53
    31 January 20231.0M-4.0%331K3.05
    13 January 20231.1M+2.7%400K2.64
    30 December 20221.0M-12.1%280K3.67
    15 December 20221.2M+2.1%392K2.98
    30 November 20221.1M+39.9%493K2.32
    15 November 2022817K+22.7%501K1.63
    31 October 2022666K+3.8%405K1.64
    14 October 2022641K-8.0%293K2.19
    30 September 2022697K-8.5%328K2.13
    15 September 2022762K-0.2%511K1.49
    31 August 2022764K-1.5%324K2.36
    15 August 2022775K-5.4%315K2.46
    29 July 2022820K-11.5%237K3.45
    15 July 2022926K-12.1%300K3.09
    30 June 20221.1M+14.8%434K2.43
    15 June 2022917K+8.4%344K2.67
    31 May 2022846K-5.4%363K2.33
    13 May 2022895K-14.5%366K2.45
    29 April 20221.0M+10.2%343K3.05
    14 April 2022950K+21.3%452K2.10
    31 March 2022783K-13.3%439K1.79
    15 March 2022904K-10.9%682K1.33
    28 February 20221.0M+17.4%597K1.70
    15 February 2022863K+8.3%394K2.19
    31 January 2022797K-8.7%277K2.87
    14 January 2022873K+18.0%369K2.36
    31 December 2021740K-10.2%221K3.34
    15 December 2021824K+0.0%332K2.48
    30 November 2021823K-9.5%287K2.87
    15 November 2021909K+6.9%277K3.28
    29 October 2021851K+6.3%225K3.78
    15 October 2021801K+3.6%287K2.79
    30 September 2021773K-10.7%242K3.19
    15 September 2021866K+43.8%169K5.11
    31 August 2021602K-7.1%201K3.00
    13 August 2021648K-15.7%166K3.91
    30 July 2021768K+7.3%183K4.20
    15 July 2021715K-11.1%203K3.53
    30 June 2021805K-19.5%224K3.59
    15 June 20211,000K+0.8%231K4.33
    28 May 2021992K-2.0%255K3.89
    14 May 20211.0M-12.5%242K4.18
    30 April 20211.2M+4.9%291K3.97
    15 April 20211.1M+14.7%272K4.05
    31 March 2021960K+5.3%330K2.91
    15 March 2021912K+11.1%347K2.63
    26 February 2021821K+27.3%414K1.98
    12 February 2021645K-6.8%384K1.68
    29 January 2021692K+7.5%343K2.02
    15 January 2021644K-17.9%334K1.93
    31 December 2020784K+7.5%302K2.60
    15 December 2020730K-8.9%365K2.00
    30 November 2020801K+25.9%311K2.57
    13 November 2020636K-22.0%436K1.46
    30 October 2020816K-12.3%265K3.08
    15 October 2020930K+45.5%296K3.14
    30 September 2020639K-2.1%359K1.78
    15 September 2020653K-2.5%641K1.02
    31 August 2020670K+17.7%311K2.15
    14 August 2020569K-3.4%422K1.35
    31 July 2020589K+2.2%197K2.99
    15 July 2020576K-3.5%246K2.34
    30 June 2020597K-0.1%390K1.53
    15 June 2020597K+11.0%332K1.80
    29 May 2020538K-24.1%343K1.57
    15 May 2020709K+0.3%376K1.88
    30 April 2020708K-15.3%307K2.30
    15 April 2020835K+2.1%285K2.93
    31 March 2020818K-0.9%456K1.80
    13 March 2020825K+4.4%549K1.50
    28 February 2020791K-8.3%525K1.51
    14 February 2020863K-1.1%265K3.26
    31 January 2020873K-16.4%265K3.30
    15 January 20201.0M+12.4%438K2.38
    31 December 2019929K+1.8%215K4.33
    13 December 2019913K+21.3%284K3.22
    29 November 2019753K-9.2%291K2.58
    15 November 2019829K+12.8%348K2.38
    31 October 2019734K-18.0%226K3.26
    15 October 2019895K-1.5%230K3.89
    30 September 2019909K-6.3%245K3.71
    13 September 2019970K-12.4%270K3.60
    30 August 20191.1M+0.2%210K5.26
    15 August 20191.1M+10.8%464K2.38
    31 July 2019997K-14.4%227K4.40
    15 July 20191.2M-0.9%236K4.94
    28 June 20191.2M+1.8%353K3.33
    14 June 20191.2M-3.7%260K4.44
    31 May 20191.2M+0.0%248K4.84
    15 May 20191.2M-10.2%368K3.26
    30 April 20191.3M-6.4%260K5.14
    15 April 20191.4M+15.4%310K4.60
    29 March 20191.2M-14.9%308K4.01
    15 March 20191.5M+29.7%529K2.75
    28 February 20191.1M+6.9%365K3.07
    15 February 20191.0M-15.7%339K3.09
    31 January 20191.2M-2.0%284K4.37
    15 January 20191.3M-15.8%506K2.51
    31 December 20181.5M+16.3%471K3.20
    14 December 20181.3M+13.0%546K2.37
    30 November 20181.1M+4.9%374K3.06
    15 November 20181.1M-37.9%503K2.17
    31 October 20181.8M+1.6%400K4.40
    15 October 20181.7M+12.4%364K4.76
    28 September 20181.5M+4.7%341K4.52
    14 September 20181.5M+3.3%262K5.61
    31 August 20181.4M+1.2%273K5.23
    15 August 20181.4M-3.9%356K3.96
    31 July 20181.5M-5.3%289K5.08
    13 July 20181.5M+5.6%268K5.77
    29 June 20181.5M-14.1%372K3.94
    15 June 20181.7M+18.0%447K3.82
    31 May 20181.4M-22.8%379K3.81
    15 May 20181.9M-18.3%811K2.31
    30 April 20182.3M-16.7%293K7.82
    13 April 20182.8M+14.9%396K6.95
    29 March 20182.4M+11.2%544K4.40
    15 March 20182.2M+39.1%504K4.28
    28 February 20181.5M+34.8%753K2.06
    15 February 20181.1M-17.6%573K2.01
    31 January 20181.4M-7.9%508K2.74
    12 January 20181.5M+188.1%1.5M1.00
    29 December 2017526K327K1.61
    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.