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iHeartMedia, Inc. short interest

5.4M shares of iHeartMedia were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 29 May 2026. Short sellers would need 7.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.2%-4% over a year
Days to cover7.84at 692K shares a day
Of shares in issue107.71%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 fewest since 29 May 2026, and the share price moved -33% 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 20265.4M-1.2%692K7.84
    30 September 20265.5M-13.7%807K6.81
    15 September 20266.4M+0.2%474K13.43
    31 August 20266.4M+4.4%485K13.11
    14 August 20266.1M-1.2%792K7.68
    31 July 20266.2M+2.0%598K10.29
    15 July 20266.0M+2.5%603K10.01
    30 June 20265.9M-9.2%1.3M4.52
    15 June 20266.5M+26.1%1.1M5.90
    29 May 20265.1M+15.3%1.6M3.24
    15 May 20264.5M+8.2%1.5M3.04
    30 April 20264.1M-6.3%1.7M2.44
    15 April 20264.4M-11.3%480K9.16
    31 March 20265.0M+5.7%838K5.91
    13 March 20264.7M-17.3%1.1M4.17
    27 February 20265.7M-4.5%620K9.13
    13 February 20265.9M+3.7%723K8.20
    30 January 20265.7M-1.9%542K10.56
    15 January 20265.8M-2.6%533K10.94
    31 December 20256.0M+5.1%1.0M5.93
    15 December 20255.7M-5.2%1.4M4.17
    28 November 20256.0M+7.9%730K8.23
    14 November 20255.6M+2.2%4.9M1.13
    31 October 20255.5M-4.0%518K10.51
    15 October 20255.7M-13.5%654K8.68
    30 September 20256.6M+4.4%1.0M6.56
    15 September 20256.3M-7.3%860K7.31
    29 August 20256.8M+3.7%720K9.42
    15 August 20256.5M-0.4%1.3M4.95
    31 July 20256.6M-2.0%374K17.59
    15 July 20256.7M-10.3%477K14.06
    30 June 20257.5M+12.4%991K7.54
    13 June 20256.7M+0.1%847K7.86
    30 May 20256.6M-3.6%487K13.65
    15 May 20256.9M-3.6%819K8.41
    30 April 20257.1M+1.2%673K10.62
    15 April 20257.1M-3.0%707K9.99
    31 March 20257.3M+8.6%940K7.74
    14 March 20256.7M+0.1%1.3M4.97
    28 February 20256.7M-1.0%814K8.22
    14 February 20256.8M+4.8%507K13.34
    31 January 20256.5M+5.1%605K10.66
    15 January 20256.1M+0.7%664K9.25
    31 December 20246.1M+3.0%1.1M5.62
    13 December 20245.9M+0.3%869K6.81
    29 November 20245.9M+12.9%930K6.35
    15 November 20245.2M-3.8%1.7M3.07
    31 October 20245.4M-1.8%447K12.18
    15 October 20245.5M+0.1%568K9.75
    30 September 20245.5M-3.3%852K6.50
    13 September 20245.7M-8.0%550K10.41
    30 August 20246.2M-4.0%403K15.46
    15 August 20246.5M+5.3%645K10.06
    31 July 20246.2M+1.5%851K7.24
    15 July 20246.1M+2.6%726K8.37
    28 June 20245.9M-2.4%1.4M4.18
    14 June 20246.1M-16.8%1.5M4.03
    31 May 20247.3M+8.5%1.9M3.75
    15 May 20246.7M+17.1%1.4M4.86
    30 April 20245.7M+5.7%592K9.68
    15 April 20245.4M-0.7%599K9.05
    28 March 20245.5M+0.2%787K6.93
    15 March 20245.4M-8.0%1.1M5.12
    29 February 20245.9M+0.9%1.1M5.63
    15 February 20245.9M-10.4%780K7.53
    31 January 20246.6M-6.9%826K7.93
    12 January 20247.0M+6.5%1.2M5.83
    29 December 20236.6M-2.0%943K7.01
    15 December 20236.7M+10.4%1.2M5.43
    30 November 20236.1M+21.9%748K8.16
    15 November 20235.0M-10.3%1.0M5.00
    31 October 20235.6M+4.7%713K7.84
    13 October 20235.3M-7.4%847K6.30
    29 September 20235.8M-2.3%717K8.04
    15 September 20235.9M-14.0%1.0M5.85
    31 August 20236.9M-9.2%904K7.59
    15 August 20237.6M+9.7%1.1M6.70
    31 July 20236.9M+5.8%748K9.21
    14 July 20236.5M+16.6%1.3M4.96
    30 June 20235.6M-27.7%1.7M3.30
    15 June 20237.7M-10.6%1.7M4.55
    31 May 20238.6M+8.1%766K11.27
    15 May 20238.0M+19.5%1.5M5.21
    28 April 20236.7M+2.9%760K8.80
    14 April 20236.5M+1.2%1.1M5.82
    31 March 20236.4M-0.2%1.2M5.21
    15 March 20236.4M+6.2%1.9M3.37
    28 February 20236.1M+2.1%492K12.31
    15 February 20235.9M+0.0%561K10.56
    31 January 20235.9M+6.4%325K18.23
    13 January 20235.6M-3.7%373K14.92
    30 December 20225.8M+3.7%589K9.81
    15 December 20225.6M+1.0%489K11.39
    30 November 20225.5M-3.4%602K9.16
    15 November 20225.7M+7.9%1.1M5.10
    31 October 20225.3M-12.1%811K6.53
    14 October 20226.0M+14.2%685K8.79
    30 September 20225.3M+12.4%871K6.06
    15 September 20224.7M+2.9%710K6.62
    31 August 20224.6M+4.3%750K6.09
    15 August 20224.4M-10.0%814K5.37
    29 July 20224.9M+0.5%558K8.71
    15 July 20224.8M-8.7%949K5.10
    30 June 20225.3M+4.0%1.2M4.28
    15 June 20225.1M-0.8%975K5.22
    31 May 20225.1M+1.0%924K5.56
    13 May 20225.1M+33.3%1.4M3.64
    29 April 20223.8M-4.0%852K4.48
    14 April 20224.0M+0.5%881K4.51
    31 March 20224.0M-27.0%670K5.90
    15 March 20225.4M+4.1%482K11.24
    28 February 20225.2M+1.6%696K7.48
    15 February 20225.1M+38.2%678K7.56
    31 January 20223.7M-13.1%693K5.35
    14 January 20224.3M+3.1%498K8.56
    31 December 20214.1M-5.5%454K9.11
    15 December 20214.4M-2.4%781K5.60
    30 November 20214.5M+8.1%1.8M2.55
    15 November 20214.1M+9.3%1.2M3.32
    29 October 20213.8M+22.4%1.3M2.84
    15 October 20213.1M-6.2%1.3M2.44
    30 September 20213.3M+50.2%1.0M3.18
    15 September 20212.2M+7.4%639K3.44
    31 August 20212.0M-2.7%716K2.86
    13 August 20212.1M-16.6%1.4M1.46
    30 July 20212.5M-36.8%815K3.10
    15 July 20214.0M-5.6%794K5.02
    30 June 20214.2M+44.0%1.7M2.50
    15 June 20212.9M+7.4%780K3.76
    28 May 20212.7M-7.2%916K2.98
    14 May 20212.9M+14.0%1.1M2.65
    30 April 20212.6M-26.4%653K3.95
    15 April 20213.5M+7.4%1.4M2.46
    31 March 20213.3M+16.8%1.6M2.01
    15 March 20212.8M-4.5%1.3M2.24
    26 February 20212.9M-10.5%535K5.47
    12 February 20213.3M-36.0%804K4.08
    29 January 20215.1M-26.5%1.6M3.24
    15 January 20217.0M-12.9%565K12.34
    31 December 20208.0M-0.2%923K8.67
    15 December 20208.0M+4.2%619K12.97
    30 November 20207.7M-9.2%900K8.55
    13 November 20208.5M-18.6%631K13.45
    30 October 202010.4M+11.4%651K16.01
    15 October 20209.4M-2.0%539K17.35
    30 September 20209.5M+10.0%678K14.07
    15 September 20208.7M-3.0%500K17.36
    31 August 20208.9M-2.3%362K24.73
    14 August 20209.2M-6.7%959K9.54
    31 July 20209.8M+12.5%974K10.07
    15 July 20208.7M-9.2%1.3M6.93
    30 June 20209.6M+21.7%1.4M6.65
    15 June 20207.9M-5.0%1.1M7.28
    29 May 20208.3M+5.4%623K13.34
    15 May 20207.9M+55.0%949K8.30
    30 April 20205.1M+12.6%712K7.15
    15 April 20204.5M+15.8%940K4.80
    31 March 20203.9M+12.6%764K5.10
    13 March 20203.5M+16.1%696K4.97
    28 February 20203.0M+12.2%494K6.03
    14 February 20202.7M-2.7%218K12.17
    31 January 20202.7M-0.8%357K7.64
    15 January 20202.7M+31.4%422K6.52
    31 December 20192.1M-4.7%229K9.12
    13 December 20192.2M+7.0%203K10.83
    29 November 20192.1M+0.9%288K7.13
    15 November 20192.0M-1.4%403K5.04
    31 October 20192.1M-13.4%160K12.88
    15 October 20192.4M+9.8%251K9.48
    30 September 20192.2M+15.3%631K3.43
    13 September 20191.9M+32.9%385K4.88
    30 August 20191.4M+32.7%357K3.96
    15 August 20191.1M+26.2%277K3.85
    31 July 2019845K+974.3%293K2.88
    15 March 201879K+329.5%257K1.00
    28 February 201818K+193.1%48K1.00
    15 February 20186K+1117.9%107K1.00
    31 January 2018513+52.7%8K1.00
    12 January 2018336-96.5%35K1.00
    29 December 201710K21K1.00
    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.