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Humana Inc. short interest

3.7M shares of Humana were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (2.8M to 6.3M). Short sellers would need 2.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+31.4%-8% over a year
Days to cover1.98at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.05%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 bottom of its range over the last year (2.8M to 6.3M), and the share price moved +65% 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 20263.7M+31.4%1.9M1.98
    30 September 20262.8M-2.0%1.2M2.24
    15 September 20262.8M-8.5%865K3.29
    31 August 20263.1M-7.4%1.0M3.09
    14 August 20263.4M-8.1%1.2M2.83
    31 July 20263.7M-13.9%1.7M2.17
    15 July 20264.3M-1.7%1.3M3.23
    30 June 20264.3M-31.6%1.7M2.51
    15 June 20266.3M+3.4%1.4M4.63
    29 May 20266.1M+2.1%1.1M5.37
    15 May 20266.0M-4.5%2.0M2.98
    30 April 20266.3M+15.7%2.1M3.05
    15 April 20265.4M-8.7%1.8M2.93
    31 March 20265.9M+19.3%1.7M3.47
    13 March 20265.0M-1.3%1.5M3.34
    27 February 20265.0M-3.2%1.8M2.82
    13 February 20265.2M-11.0%3.1M1.68
    30 January 20265.9M-4.1%3.3M1.77
    15 January 20266.1M+15.3%885K6.90
    31 December 20255.3M+9.9%1.1M4.73
    15 December 20254.8M+0.7%1.6M2.96
    28 November 20254.8M+12.8%1.6M3.01
    14 November 20254.2M+9.5%1.8M2.30
    31 October 20253.9M-2.4%1.4M2.81
    15 October 20254.0M+20.4%2.5M1.61
    30 September 20253.3M-19.1%2.0M1.66
    15 September 20254.1M-11.8%2.2M1.89
    29 August 20254.6M-12.2%1.2M3.84
    15 August 20255.3M+12.5%1.5M3.40
    31 July 20254.7M+9.5%2.4M1.93
    15 July 20254.3M-1.0%1.3M3.29
    30 June 20254.3M+1.6%1.8M2.44
    13 June 20254.3M+7.9%1.5M2.78
    30 May 20253.9M+14.7%2.0M2.00
    15 May 20253.4M+11.2%1.9M1.80
    30 April 20253.1M-0.9%1.9M1.60
    15 April 20253.1M-14.7%2.0M1.56
    31 March 20253.7M+9.9%1.3M2.81
    14 March 20253.3M-9.0%1.4M2.39
    28 February 20253.7M-14.8%1.7M2.16
    14 February 20254.3M-6.2%2.1M2.04
    31 January 20254.6M-11.5%1.7M2.71
    15 January 20255.2M-7.3%1.3M3.95
    31 December 20245.6M+25.4%2.2M2.52
    13 December 20244.5M-1.7%1.4M3.29
    29 November 20244.5M-0.4%1.6M2.90
    15 November 20244.5M+3.8%2.2M2.07
    31 October 20244.4M+15.9%2.4M1.80
    15 October 20243.8M+41.5%5.1M1.00
    30 September 20242.7M+19.4%1.6M1.72
    13 September 20242.2M+5.8%1.6M1.40
    30 August 20242.1M-6.0%825K2.56
    15 August 20242.2M+4.0%909K2.47
    31 July 20242.2M-15.9%1.5M1.41
    15 July 20242.6M-14.5%1.0M2.45
    28 June 20243.0M-5.7%1.5M2.04
    14 June 20243.2M-14.6%1.2M2.66
    31 May 20243.7M+2.5%1.6M2.36
    15 May 20243.6M+12.5%1.7M2.11
    30 April 20243.2M-2.0%1.8M1.81
    15 April 20243.3M+35.0%2.1M1.55
    28 March 20242.4M-4.7%1.3M1.90
    15 March 20242.6M+14.4%1.6M1.64
    29 February 20242.2M+3.6%1.4M1.60
    15 February 20242.2M-4.2%1.8M1.18
    31 January 20242.3M+6.5%3.9M1.00
    12 January 20242.1M+27.2%1.6M1.36
    29 December 20231.7M+20.9%1.3M1.26
    15 December 20231.4M-40.1%1.8M1.00
    30 November 20232.3M-15.1%1.6M1.40
    15 November 20232.7M-5.6%1.4M1.91
    31 October 20232.9M-1.9%897K3.20
    13 October 20232.9M+19.9%1.0M2.80
    29 September 20232.4M-11.3%946K2.58
    15 September 20232.8M+3.8%986K2.79
    31 August 20232.7M-4.6%826K3.21
    15 August 20232.8M-9.1%1.3M2.10
    31 July 20233.1M-0.2%1.7M1.75
    14 July 20233.1M+41.1%1.9M1.61
    30 June 20232.2M+33.1%1.7M1.26
    15 June 20231.6M+3.2%1.5M1.10
    31 May 20231.6M+4.0%844K1.87
    15 May 20231.5M-9.2%666K2.29
    28 April 20231.7M-0.8%1.0M1.65
    14 April 20231.7M+5.5%1.0M1.62
    31 March 20231.6M-13.3%1.1M1.50
    15 March 20231.8M-8.7%781K2.36
    28 February 20232.0M-12.2%1.0M2.00
    15 February 20232.3M+2.8%1.2M1.85
    31 January 20232.2M-8.2%1.1M1.95
    13 January 20232.4M+0.3%1.1M2.23
    30 December 20222.4M-9.7%679K3.58
    15 December 20222.7M+4.9%1.0M2.60
    30 November 20222.6M-3.6%982K2.62
    15 November 20222.7M+29.6%1.4M1.89
    31 October 20222.1M+8.4%984K2.09
    14 October 20221.9M+6.7%837K2.27
    30 September 20221.8M+6.3%1.2M1.52
    15 September 20221.7M+5.6%936K1.79
    31 August 20221.6M-3.0%564K2.81
    15 August 20221.6M-1.1%572K2.86
    29 July 20221.7M+2.6%910K1.82
    15 July 20221.6M-1.2%955K1.69
    30 June 20221.6M+5.4%1.2M1.37
    15 June 20221.5M+7.7%569K2.72
    31 May 20221.4M+11.7%681K2.11
    13 May 20221.3M+8.2%854K1.51
    29 April 20221.2M-15.5%957K1.24
    14 April 20221.4M-5.9%1.0M1.40
    31 March 20221.5M+3.7%1.1M1.42
    15 March 20221.4M-14.5%838K1.72
    28 February 20221.7M-15.5%856K1.97
    15 February 20222.0M+12.6%1.6M1.27
    31 January 20221.8M+6.9%1.6M1.13
    14 January 20221.7M+11.3%2.5M1.00
    31 December 20211.5M+5.3%600K2.49
    15 December 20211.4M+33.0%776K1.83
    30 November 20211.1M-24.0%645K1.65
    15 November 20211.4M-15.1%750K1.87
    29 October 20211.7M-12.9%722K2.29
    15 October 20211.9M+6.8%990K1.91
    30 September 20211.8M+2.6%698K2.55
    15 September 20211.7M-9.9%803K2.16
    31 August 20211.9M-0.6%589K3.26
    13 August 20211.9M+23.1%946K2.05
    30 July 20211.6M+33.2%929K1.69
    15 July 20211.2M+9.8%569K2.07
    30 June 20211.1M-46.8%903K1.19
    15 June 20212.0M+24.2%850K2.38
    28 May 20211.6M+9.4%859K1.89
    14 May 20211.5M-4.9%628K2.37
    30 April 20211.6M-12.7%783K2.00
    15 April 20211.8M+18.4%715K2.51
    31 March 20211.5M-38.0%911K1.66
    15 March 20212.4M+6.9%901K2.71
    26 February 20212.3M-27.8%1.0M2.23
    12 February 20213.2M-18.1%1.3M2.49
    29 January 20213.9M-17.3%979K3.95
    15 January 20214.7M-11.2%998K4.68
    31 December 20205.3M+261.0%764K6.89
    15 December 20201.5M-17.7%757K1.93
    30 November 20201.8M-11.4%683K2.59
    13 November 20202.0M+23.1%983K2.04
    30 October 20201.6M-4.8%540K3.01
    15 October 20201.7M+18.6%433K3.93
    30 September 20201.4M+2.0%736K1.95
    15 September 20201.4M-10.3%570K2.47
    31 August 20201.6M-10.6%462K3.40
    14 August 20201.8M+30.2%599K2.94
    31 July 20201.4M-5.6%525K2.58
    15 July 20201.4M+2.3%680K2.10
    30 June 20201.4M+0.0%748K1.87
    15 June 20201.4M-33.3%941K1.49
    29 May 20202.1M-2.5%669K3.13
    15 May 20202.1M+8.8%789K2.72
    30 April 20202.0M-1.7%1.1M1.80
    15 April 20202.0M+9.5%1.4M1.45
    31 March 20201.8M-9.9%2.5M1.00
    13 March 20202.0M+1.9%1.9M1.05
    28 February 20202.0M-9.7%1.1M1.75
    14 February 20202.2M+1.7%1.1M2.05
    31 January 20202.2M+12.5%873K2.49
    15 January 20201.9M-11.5%1.0M1.88
    31 December 20192.2M+13.1%833K2.62
    13 December 20191.9M-5.0%692K2.79
    29 November 20192.0M+0.9%930K2.18
    15 November 20192.0M-16.7%1.2M1.65
    31 October 20192.4M+26.0%860K2.81
    15 October 20191.9M-16.2%1.0M1.86
    30 September 20192.3M-22.8%1.1M2.09
    13 September 20193.0M-20.0%947K3.13
    30 August 20193.7M-16.8%843K4.40
    15 August 20194.5M+152.1%1.2M3.60
    31 July 20191.8M-13.9%1.0M1.75
    15 July 20192.1M+17.0%1.2M1.74
    28 June 20191.8M-6.3%1.3M1.31
    14 June 20191.9M-23.9%1.4M1.34
    31 May 20192.5M+24.1%1.6M1.54
    15 May 20192.0M-11.5%1.6M1.22
    30 April 20192.2M+72.2%2.2M1.02
    15 April 20191.3M-9.0%1.4M1.00
    29 March 20191.4M-32.1%1.1M1.35
    15 March 20192.1M-20.4%1.3M1.63
    28 February 20192.6M+6.6%1.2M2.21
    15 February 20192.5M+12.9%1.1M2.26
    31 January 20192.2M+6.9%979K2.24
    15 January 20192.1M-19.4%1.1M1.82
    31 December 20182.6M-3.4%1.3M2.03
    14 December 20182.6M-25.6%1.3M1.97
    30 November 20183.5M+63.6%1.1M3.16
    15 November 20182.2M+8.4%982K2.21
    31 October 20182.0M+7.2%534K3.75
    15 October 20181.9M-4.7%573K3.26
    28 September 20182.0M-2.5%540K3.63
    14 September 20182.0M+9.5%464K4.33
    31 August 20181.8M-2.9%386K4.75
    15 August 20181.9M+8.4%500K3.78
    31 July 20181.7M-3.3%616K2.83
    13 July 20181.8M-0.4%536K3.37
    29 June 20181.8M-12.5%595K3.04
    15 June 20182.1M-7.4%509K4.07
    31 May 20182.2M-13.8%503K4.44
    15 May 20182.6M+0.1%962K2.70
    30 April 20182.6M-13.7%636K4.08
    13 April 20183.0M+3.8%996K3.01
    29 March 20182.9M+3.0%1.1M2.56
    15 March 20182.8M+6.9%929K3.02
    28 February 20182.6M-3.9%889K2.96
    15 February 20182.7M+0.9%1.2M2.19
    31 January 20182.7M-19.6%1.2M2.21
    12 January 20183.4M+25.3%1.2M2.93
    29 December 20172.7M1.0M2.63
    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.