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Hershey Co. short interest

8.8M shares of Hershey were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (7.2M to 10.5M). Short sellers would need 6.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.8%+8% over a year
Days to cover6.51at 1.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.34%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 (7.2M to 10.5M), and the share price moved -7% 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 20268.8M-1.8%1.4M6.51
    30 September 20269.0M-2.3%1.6M5.61
    15 September 20269.2M+0.4%1.4M6.78
    31 August 20269.1M-11.5%1.1M8.59
    14 August 202610.3M+24.3%1.3M8.05
    31 July 20268.3M-8.3%1.8M4.65
    15 July 20269.1M-8.6%2.1M4.30
    30 June 20269.9M+20.4%2.7M3.65
    15 June 20268.2M-2.7%1.9M4.23
    29 May 20268.5M-19.3%1.9M4.53
    15 May 202610.5M+17.5%2.0M5.32
    30 April 20268.9M-5.4%2.1M4.30
    15 April 20269.4M+8.8%1.9M4.98
    31 March 20268.7M+13.7%2.0M4.29
    13 March 20267.6M-7.5%1.4M5.40
    27 February 20268.2M-8.4%2.0M4.03
    13 February 20269.0M-2.3%3.0M3.00
    30 January 20269.2M-5.2%2.0M4.62
    15 January 20269.7M-7.4%1.7M5.77
    31 December 202510.5M+15.0%1.4M7.53
    15 December 20259.1M+4.7%1.5M6.16
    28 November 20258.7M-12.5%1.7M5.22
    14 November 202510.0M+37.8%2.0M4.97
    31 October 20257.2M-11.1%2.0M3.66
    15 October 20258.1M-1.4%1.4M5.99
    30 September 20258.2M-9.0%1.6M5.02
    15 September 20259.1M+3.1%1.1M8.36
    29 August 20258.8M-16.6%1.2M7.40
    15 August 202510.5M+3.0%1.6M6.55
    31 July 202510.2M-1.0%2.1M4.88
    15 July 202510.3M+4.8%1.8M5.87
    30 June 20259.9M+5.2%2.1M4.79
    13 June 20259.4M+9.4%1.4M6.71
    30 May 20258.6M-16.2%2.1M4.17
    15 May 202510.2M+24.3%1.9M5.45
    30 April 20258.2M+5.3%1.3M6.57
    15 April 20257.8M-7.8%1.8M4.34
    31 March 20258.5M+1.6%1.5M5.81
    14 March 20258.3M+5.3%2.0M4.15
    28 February 20257.9M+3.4%2.6M3.07
    14 February 20257.6M+11.5%2.2M3.42
    31 January 20256.9M+1.3%1.8M3.91
    15 January 20256.8M-2.7%2.1M3.23
    31 December 20247.0M-6.6%1.5M4.59
    13 December 20247.5M-0.2%4.7M1.60
    29 November 20247.5M-5.8%1.5M5.00
    15 November 20247.9M+23.5%2.4M3.29
    31 October 20246.4M+3.5%1.3M5.01
    15 October 20246.2M-2.6%1.1M5.46
    30 September 20246.4M+7.5%1.2M5.14
    13 September 20245.9M-1.5%1.0M5.67
    30 August 20246.0M-18.1%1.2M5.02
    15 August 20247.3M+31.8%1.6M4.65
    31 July 20245.6M+18.2%1.8M3.04
    15 July 20244.7M+21.0%1.4M3.41
    28 June 20243.9M-4.6%2.2M1.78
    14 June 20244.1M-18.8%1.1M3.70
    31 May 20245.0M+23.0%1.7M3.02
    15 May 20244.1M+11.5%2.0M2.00
    30 April 20243.7M-8.1%1.8M2.05
    15 April 20244.0M-7.3%1.6M2.50
    28 March 20244.3M+14.3%2.0M2.12
    15 March 20243.8M+31.8%3.1M1.22
    29 February 20242.9M+10.4%1.7M1.67
    15 February 20242.6M-7.5%2.3M1.14
    31 January 20242.8M+9.8%1.6M1.79
    12 January 20242.5M-9.2%1.7M1.48
    29 December 20232.8M+2.5%1.3M2.12
    15 December 20232.7M+15.7%1.5M1.82
    30 November 20232.4M-5.1%1.4M1.71
    15 November 20232.5M+7.6%1.3M1.85
    31 October 20232.3M-18.0%1.7M1.38
    13 October 20232.8M-1.0%1.6M1.77
    29 September 20232.9M-17.0%1.4M1.97
    15 September 20233.4M+4.5%1.3M2.72
    31 August 20233.3M+21.5%1.2M2.64
    15 August 20232.7M-11.2%1.1M2.48
    31 July 20233.0M-13.2%1.5M2.10
    14 July 20233.5M+2.0%1.2M2.90
    30 June 20233.4M-15.3%1.4M2.45
    15 June 20234.1M-5.3%986K4.12
    31 May 20234.3M+24.1%1.3M3.39
    15 May 20233.5M-4.5%872K3.97
    28 April 20233.6M+0.5%984K3.68
    14 April 20233.6M+2.6%849K4.25
    31 March 20233.5M+16.2%1.1M3.10
    15 March 20233.0M+9.7%890K3.40
    28 February 20232.8M+4.9%1.0M2.64
    15 February 20232.6M+22.1%1.3M2.00
    31 January 20232.2M-9.0%1.1M1.97
    13 January 20232.4M+0.5%950K2.49
    30 December 20222.4M-16.5%606K3.88
    15 December 20222.8M-9.4%909K3.10
    30 November 20223.1M+16.2%980K3.18
    15 November 20222.7M+6.8%1.4M1.96
    31 October 20222.5M-8.6%855K2.93
    14 October 20222.7M+7.0%871K3.15
    30 September 20222.6M+5.2%887K2.89
    15 September 20222.4M-0.9%838K2.91
    31 August 20222.5M+8.4%676K3.64
    15 August 20222.3M-11.5%792K2.87
    29 July 20222.6M-9.1%979K2.62
    15 July 20222.8M+1.2%838K3.36
    30 June 20222.8M-3.7%1.3M2.14
    15 June 20222.9M-6.9%979K2.96
    31 May 20223.1M+33.9%1.2M2.52
    13 May 20222.3M+3.3%1.4M1.64
    29 April 20222.2M+4.1%1.1M2.03
    14 April 20222.2M+16.9%1.0M2.11
    31 March 20221.8M-6.9%910K2.03
    15 March 20222.0M+4.1%1.1M1.74
    28 February 20221.9M+0.8%1.1M1.72
    15 February 20221.9M+7.3%1.2M1.62
    31 January 20221.8M-11.9%1.2M1.44
    14 January 20222.0M+6.2%802K2.50
    31 December 20211.9M-4.8%601K3.14
    15 December 20212.0M-8.2%865K2.29
    30 November 20212.2M-4.7%1.1M1.94
    15 November 20212.3M-9.4%676K3.35
    29 October 20212.5M-20.7%830K3.01
    15 October 20213.2M+17.5%1.2M2.65
    30 September 20212.7M+17.6%770K3.49
    15 September 20212.3M+4.1%580K3.93
    31 August 20212.2M+19.7%684K3.20
    13 August 20211.8M+2.0%576K3.18
    30 July 20211.8M+7.0%821K2.18
    15 July 20211.7M-5.2%830K2.02
    30 June 20211.8M-4.8%1.0M1.69
    15 June 20211.9M-6.6%610K3.04
    28 May 20212.0M+31.1%874K2.27
    14 May 20211.5M-29.0%981K1.54
    30 April 20212.1M-4.2%915K2.33
    15 April 20212.2M-6.5%830K2.68
    31 March 20212.4M+3.7%830K2.87
    15 March 20212.3M+2.6%949K2.42
    26 February 20212.2M+61.4%1.0M2.16
    12 February 20211.4M-23.7%971K1.43
    29 January 20211.8M-1.2%876K2.07
    15 January 20211.8M+2.1%631K2.92
    31 December 20201.8M-4.6%616K2.93
    15 December 20201.9M-36.9%828K2.28
    30 November 20203.0M+75.6%916K3.27
    13 November 20201.7M-4.5%854K2.00
    30 October 20201.8M-13.5%589K3.03
    15 October 20202.1M-4.5%533K3.88
    30 September 20202.2M-13.9%821K2.63
    15 September 20202.5M-2.6%637K3.94
    31 August 20202.6M+12.0%738K3.49
    14 August 20202.3M-21.7%721K3.19
    31 July 20202.9M+7.7%1.3M2.35
    15 July 20202.7M-3.5%1.0M2.66
    30 June 20202.8M-3.6%1.1M2.58
    15 June 20202.9M+6.7%1.2M2.46
    29 May 20202.7M+21.4%1.3M2.04
    15 May 20202.3M-25.0%888K2.55
    30 April 20203.0M-14.3%1.3M2.34
    15 April 20203.5M+39.6%1.2M2.88
    31 March 20202.5M-18.4%1.8M1.44
    13 March 20203.1M-0.8%1.2M2.50
    28 February 20203.1M+8.2%1.2M2.55
    14 February 20202.9M+10.6%671K4.29
    31 January 20202.6M-16.1%780K3.34
    15 January 20203.1M+0.0%742K4.19
    31 December 20193.1M-0.1%690K4.51
    13 December 20193.1M-9.4%630K4.94
    29 November 20193.4M+11.9%935K3.67
    15 November 20193.1M-16.4%906K3.39
    31 October 20193.7M-12.4%1.1M3.27
    15 October 20194.2M-1.8%874K4.80
    30 September 20194.3M+7.8%1.2M3.58
    13 September 20194.0M-8.1%1.5M2.66
    30 August 20194.3M-10.6%1.0M4.29
    15 August 20194.8M+1.9%1.1M4.26
    31 July 20194.7M-4.2%1.5M3.13
    15 July 20194.9M-4.2%918K5.38
    28 June 20195.2M+4.5%1.5M3.33
    14 June 20194.9M-8.7%1.2M4.03
    31 May 20195.4M-0.1%1.6M3.40
    15 May 20195.4M-9.3%1.5M3.71
    30 April 20196.0M+0.9%1.4M4.29
    15 April 20195.9M-5.7%795K7.44
    29 March 20196.3M+5.1%1.1M5.94
    15 March 20196.0M+10.1%981K6.08
    28 February 20195.4M+15.7%1.1M4.71
    15 February 20194.7M+29.0%1.3M3.54
    31 January 20193.6M+6.4%1.3M2.82
    15 January 20193.4M-13.2%1.2M2.74
    31 December 20183.9M-7.8%1.2M3.17
    14 December 20184.3M-0.3%1.4M3.15
    30 November 20184.3M-12.8%1.3M3.30
    15 November 20184.9M-5.7%1.3M3.74
    31 October 20185.2M-1.0%1.5M3.43
    15 October 20185.3M-1.7%888K5.91
    28 September 20185.3M-7.3%923K5.79
    14 September 20185.8M+1.6%1.2M4.62
    31 August 20185.7M-9.0%1.0M5.56
    15 August 20186.2M-7.5%1.0M6.10
    31 July 20186.7M+10.8%1.4M4.78
    13 July 20186.1M-0.1%959K6.34
    29 June 20186.1M+10.6%1.2M5.12
    15 June 20185.5M-9.2%1.5M3.78
    31 May 20186.1M+6.8%1.3M4.52
    15 May 20185.7M+2.0%1.4M4.14
    30 April 20185.6M+14.3%1.6M3.49
    13 April 20184.9M+15.4%1.1M4.62
    29 March 20184.2M+15.6%1.2M3.45
    15 March 20183.6M+10.8%1.0M3.55
    28 February 20183.3M+2.8%1.4M2.41
    15 February 20183.2M+11.0%1.8M1.80
    31 January 20182.9M+19.2%1.0M2.82
    12 January 20182.4M+9.8%807K3.00
    29 December 20172.2M686K3.21
    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.