International Business Machines Corp. short interest
Short interest in International Business Machines Corp. was 22.0 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, down 0.2% on the previous settlement, with 4.51 days to cover at an average daily volume of 4.9 million shares, as reported to FINRA.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Average daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | 22,016,017 | -0.2% | 4,884,185 | 4.51 |
| 14 August 2026 | 22,050,277 | -1.0% | 5,768,548 | 3.82 |
| 31 July 2026 | 22,269,760 | -32.7% | 12,243,522 | 1.82 |
| 15 July 2026 | 33,088,057 | -3.5% | 15,261,035 | 2.17 |
| 30 June 2026 | 34,277,714 | +14.5% | 9,270,806 | 3.70 |
| 15 June 2026 | 29,937,511 | -2.0% | 11,628,793 | 2.57 |
| 29 May 2026 | 30,553,020 | +13.8% | 13,442,633 | 2.27 |
| 15 May 2026 | 26,858,385 | +19.5% | 5,767,533 | 4.66 |
| 30 April 2026 | 22,472,892 | +1.4% | 8,317,008 | 2.70 |
| 15 April 2026 | 22,172,935 | -4.8% | 4,203,744 | 5.27 |
| 31 March 2026 | 23,287,661 | +5.0% | 5,223,321 | 4.46 |
| 13 March 2026 | 22,177,166 | +3.8% | 6,036,294 | 3.67 |
FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement. Days to cover is shares short over average daily volume. Short interest as a share of the float is not shown: the float is not in the public record.
Source
FINRA equity short interest data, the public dataset.
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