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Howmet Aerospace Inc. short interest

10.6M shares of Howmet Aerospace were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 13 Mar 2026. Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.4%+10% over a year
Days to cover3.99at 2.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.66%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 13 Mar 2026, 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 15 Apr 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202610.6M+4.4%2.7M3.99
    30 September 202610.2M+2.9%2.6M3.84
    15 September 20269.9M+16.1%4.8M2.07
    31 August 20268.5M+15.1%2.8M3.06
    14 August 20267.4M+7.2%2.1M3.46
    31 July 20266.9M-12.1%2.1M3.27
    15 July 20267.8M+0.1%1.9M4.02
    30 June 20267.8M-15.3%5.0M1.57
    15 June 20269.3M+4.9%2.4M3.78
    29 May 20268.8M+1.9%2.5M3.60
    15 May 20268.7M-0.1%2.8M3.09
    30 April 20268.7M-7.6%2.3M3.75
    15 April 20269.4M-8.1%1.8M5.30
    31 March 202610.2M-5.9%2.5M4.07
    13 March 202610.8M+0.6%2.4M4.61
    27 February 202610.8M-2.0%2.5M4.25
    13 February 202611.0M-1.9%3.3M3.30
    30 January 202611.2M-5.0%3.1M3.65
    15 January 202611.8M+7.6%2.3M5.05
    31 December 202511.0M+5.4%1.9M5.68
    15 December 202510.4M-0.6%2.3M4.61
    28 November 202510.5M+6.6%2.2M4.75
    14 November 20259.8M+0.3%2.0M4.85
    31 October 20259.8M+1.4%2.2M4.40
    15 October 20259.7M-12.4%1.6M5.85
    30 September 202511.0M-0.6%2.5M4.49
    15 September 202511.1M-9.0%1.9M5.91
    29 August 202512.2M+9.8%2.4M4.98
    15 August 202511.1M-12.9%2.6M4.29
    31 July 202512.7M-6.6%3.0M4.22
    15 July 202513.6M-15.2%2.8M4.85
    30 June 202516.1M+32.4%5.2M3.11
    13 June 202512.1M-8.1%2.6M4.70
    30 May 202513.2M+13.9%2.6M5.10
    15 May 202511.6M+9.9%3.4M3.38
    30 April 202510.5M-2.7%2.5M4.30
    15 April 202510.8M+2.3%3.6M3.05
    31 March 202510.6M+6.8%2.5M4.20
    14 March 20259.9M+5.2%3.8M2.64
    28 February 20259.4M+5.8%3.2M2.96
    14 February 20258.9M-0.8%2.5M3.53
    31 January 20259.0M-1.4%2.9M3.11
    15 January 20259.1M+9.3%2.6M3.45
    31 December 20248.3M-1.5%2.1M4.05
    13 December 20248.5M+4.2%2.3M3.69
    29 November 20248.1M+4.5%2.6M3.10
    15 November 20247.8M+5.3%2.5M3.15
    31 October 20247.4M-6.5%2.2M3.33
    15 October 20247.9M-4.9%1.9M4.09
    30 September 20248.3M+0.6%2.4M3.41
    13 September 20248.3M-2.8%2.5M3.29
    30 August 20248.5M+6.4%1.8M4.83
    15 August 20248.0M+15.1%3.1M2.54
    31 July 20246.9M-31.1%3.8M1.81
    15 July 202410.1M-8.8%2.3M4.35
    28 June 202411.0M+16.3%3.8M2.93
    14 June 20249.5M+3.0%2.3M4.11
    31 May 20249.2M+9.2%2.2M4.20
    15 May 20248.4M-5.7%4.0M2.11
    30 April 20248.9M+13.2%3.2M2.81
    15 April 20247.9M+6.0%3.5M2.28
    28 March 20247.5M+9.3%3.2M2.35
    15 March 20246.8M+36.6%4.1M1.68
    29 February 20245.0M+7.4%3.3M1.52
    15 February 20244.7M-3.5%3.1M1.49
    31 January 20244.8M+33.9%3.6M1.33
    12 January 20243.6M-2.6%2.8M1.29
    29 December 20233.7M+5.6%1.8M2.11
    15 December 20233.5M+5.3%2.6M1.35
    30 November 20233.3M+15.4%2.0M1.62
    15 November 20232.9M+5.0%3.2M1.00
    31 October 20232.7M-26.0%2.1M1.29
    13 October 20233.7M-11.5%2.3M1.61
    29 September 20234.2M+17.3%2.1M2.02
    15 September 20233.6M-8.0%2.8M1.26
    31 August 20233.9M+1.8%2.2M1.79
    15 August 20233.8M+56.8%3.5M1.10
    31 July 20232.4M-18.4%2.1M1.15
    14 July 20233.0M-23.2%2.6M1.16
    30 June 20233.9M-1.4%2.8M1.36
    15 June 20233.9M+8.8%2.4M1.64
    31 May 20233.6M-14.6%2.6M1.41
    15 May 20234.2M+0.4%3.1M1.35
    28 April 20234.2M-6.9%2.4M1.72
    14 April 20234.5M+1.3%3.2M1.40
    31 March 20234.5M-13.5%3.8M1.17
    15 March 20235.2M-13.3%4.1M1.25
    28 February 20236.0M+11.2%3.0M1.98
    15 February 20235.4M-7.2%2.8M1.91
    31 January 20235.8M+22.3%2.1M2.78
    13 January 20234.7M-12.5%2.1M2.25
    30 December 20225.4M+7.6%2.5M2.18
    15 December 20225.0M-7.6%2.6M1.94
    30 November 20225.4M-17.1%2.4M2.30
    15 November 20226.5M+1.6%3.7M1.77
    31 October 20226.4M-9.0%4.3M1.48
    14 October 20227.1M-5.6%2.4M2.91
    30 September 20227.5M+1.2%2.9M2.57
    15 September 20227.4M-2.9%2.7M2.77
    31 August 20227.6M-5.8%2.2M3.49
    15 August 20228.1M+3.2%4.0M2.05
    29 July 20227.9M-3.9%2.7M2.89
    15 July 20228.2M+24.4%2.8M2.96
    30 June 20226.6M-6.9%2.5M2.59
    15 June 20227.1M-3.6%2.5M2.78
    31 May 20227.3M+2.2%2.4M3.00
    13 May 20227.2M+31.3%3.3M2.20
    29 April 20225.5M+17.2%2.3M2.36
    14 April 20224.7M+9.8%2.1M2.26
    31 March 20224.2M-29.5%2.8M1.54
    15 March 20226.0M-10.5%3.5M1.72
    28 February 20226.7M+21.0%3.5M1.91
    15 February 20225.6M-12.8%3.8M1.47
    31 January 20226.4M-38.1%3.3M1.95
    14 January 202210.3M+11.3%2.9M3.49
    31 December 20219.3M-4.6%2.1M4.37
    15 December 20219.7M+7.8%3.1M3.17
    30 November 20219.0M-9.2%2.7M3.30
    15 November 20219.9M-1.2%3.0M3.30
    29 October 202110.0M-7.6%2.8M3.56
    15 October 202110.8M+14.3%2.5M4.36
    30 September 20219.5M+22.5%3.1M3.08
    15 September 20217.7M+0.1%1.6M4.78
    31 August 20217.7M+13.5%2.2M3.55
    13 August 20216.8M-10.5%2.9M2.33
    30 July 20217.6M-18.6%3.1M2.49
    15 July 20219.4M-10.9%2.6M3.64
    30 June 202110.5M+23.3%3.2M3.28
    15 June 20218.5M-9.8%2.7M3.12
    28 May 20219.5M-19.4%4.2M2.27
    14 May 202111.7M+89.5%3.0M3.85
    30 April 20216.2M-34.7%2.4M2.58
    15 April 20219.5M-9.7%2.5M3.79
    31 March 202110.5M+12.3%3.1M3.34
    15 March 20219.3M+82.5%3.9M2.42
    26 February 20215.1M-6.0%2.1M2.41
    12 February 20215.5M+9.4%2.9M1.85
    29 January 20215.0M-24.8%5.0M1.00
    15 January 20216.6M-9.7%2.8M2.41
    31 December 20207.3M+6.2%2.8M2.58
    15 December 20206.9M+10.2%3.6M1.92
    30 November 20206.3M-3.5%3.9M1.60
    13 November 20206.5M-18.2%4.2M1.56
    30 October 20207.9M-10.4%1.9M4.27
    15 October 20208.9M-15.1%1.8M4.93
    30 September 202010.5M-26.0%3.1M3.37
    15 September 202014.1M-3.6%2.7M5.28
    31 August 202014.7M-4.5%1.7M8.55
    14 August 202015.3M-9.7%2.7M5.73
    31 July 202017.0M-4.0%2.4M6.99
    15 July 202017.7M-5.8%2.7M6.64
    30 June 202018.8M+102.0%5.2M3.59
    15 June 20209.3M-3.0%3.3M2.79
    29 May 20209.6M+2.2%2.6M3.63
    15 May 20209.4M+17.2%2.4M3.89
    30 April 20208.0M+5.6%4.7M1.69
    15 April 20207.6M4.2M1.82
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.