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Iron Mountain Inc. short interest

7.1M shares of Iron Mountain were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (6.5M to 10.9M). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.1%-4% over a year
Days to cover5.13at 1.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.40%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 (6.5M to 10.9M), and the share price moved +1% 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 20267.1M+2.1%1.4M5.13
    30 September 20267.0M-11.8%1.7M4.24
    15 September 20267.9M+22.7%1.7M4.69
    31 August 20266.5M-9.0%1.4M4.75
    14 August 20267.1M-15.2%1.8M3.90
    31 July 20268.4M+1.5%1.9M4.47
    15 July 20268.3M+10.7%2.4M3.41
    30 June 20267.5M-7.6%1.9M4.03
    15 June 20268.1M+10.5%1.3M6.22
    29 May 20267.3M-1.0%1.2M5.99
    15 May 20267.4M-3.5%1.7M4.36
    30 April 20267.6M-4.7%2.0M3.89
    15 April 20268.0M-2.0%1.2M6.94
    31 March 20268.2M-3.3%1.5M5.31
    13 March 20268.5M+11.6%1.4M6.17
    27 February 20267.6M-3.0%2.0M3.71
    13 February 20267.8M-14.6%2.6M3.01
    30 January 20269.2M+0.5%1.9M4.80
    15 January 20269.1M-5.4%2.0M4.49
    31 December 20259.6M-11.6%2.1M4.55
    15 December 202510.9M+10.1%1.9M5.64
    28 November 20259.9M-0.1%3.1M3.16
    14 November 20259.9M+29.2%2.3M4.40
    31 October 20257.7M+3.2%988K7.77
    15 October 20257.4M-7.8%1.4M5.29
    30 September 20258.1M-7.1%1.7M4.80
    15 September 20258.7M+0.3%1.6M5.30
    29 August 20258.7M+2.6%1.0M8.39
    15 August 20258.4M+20.6%1.9M4.33
    31 July 20257.0M-6.0%910K7.68
    15 July 20257.4M-6.6%1.4M5.47
    30 June 20258.0M-23.9%2.2M3.65
    13 June 202510.5M+10.7%1.4M7.67
    30 May 20259.5M-16.8%1.6M5.77
    15 May 202511.4M+10.8%1.6M6.99
    30 April 202510.3M+8.7%1.5M6.93
    15 April 20259.4M-2.3%2.3M4.04
    31 March 20259.7M+11.7%1.8M5.41
    14 March 20258.6M-4.3%2.7M3.20
    28 February 20259.0M+4.0%2.8M3.25
    14 February 20258.7M+8.0%1.9M4.54
    31 January 20258.0M-1.4%1.9M4.13
    15 January 20258.2M+8.1%2.0M4.11
    31 December 20247.5M-5.3%2.1M3.63
    13 December 20248.0M-4.8%1.6M4.88
    29 November 20248.4M+0.2%1.1M7.29
    15 November 20248.3M-9.9%1.8M4.56
    31 October 20249.3M+3.6%1.3M6.87
    15 October 20248.9M-10.2%1.1M8.46
    30 September 202410.0M-12.3%1.7M5.77
    13 September 202411.4M+14.6%1.4M8.03
    30 August 20249.9M-13.7%1.5M6.74
    15 August 202411.5M-9.9%2.2M5.33
    31 July 202412.8M-13.6%1.9M6.60
    15 July 202414.8M+0.3%1.6M9.17
    28 June 202414.7M+18.0%3.8M3.85
    14 June 202412.5M+17.3%1.7M7.33
    31 May 202410.6M+6.7%1.2M8.58
    15 May 202410.0M+0.2%1.5M6.72
    30 April 20249.9M+1.1%1.1M9.37
    15 April 20249.8M+0.4%1.1M9.16
    28 March 20249.8M-6.8%1.2M7.97
    15 March 202410.5M-0.9%1.8M5.74
    29 February 202410.6M-0.2%2.1M5.03
    15 February 202410.6M+5.7%1.2M8.92
    31 January 202410.1M-8.8%1.3M7.46
    12 January 202411.0M+1.4%1.4M7.61
    29 December 202310.9M-11.2%954K11.42
    15 December 202312.3M+6.8%1.7M7.35
    30 November 202311.5M+2.6%1.2M9.33
    15 November 202311.2M-6.7%1.9M5.76
    31 October 202312.0M+1.7%1.7M6.89
    13 October 202311.8M-2.6%1.4M8.69
    29 September 202312.1M-10.4%1.7M7.06
    15 September 202313.5M+11.5%1.6M8.65
    31 August 202312.1M-4.4%1.1M11.41
    15 August 202312.7M+0.3%1.3M9.45
    31 July 202312.6M+1.8%1.6M7.85
    14 July 202312.4M+5.6%1.4M9.16
    30 June 202311.8M-15.4%1.6M7.56
    15 June 202313.9M+12.2%1.2M11.29
    31 May 202312.4M-2.0%1.7M7.15
    15 May 202312.6M+0.1%1.1M11.58
    28 April 202312.6M-9.2%1.2M10.25
    14 April 202313.9M+3.6%1.3M10.76
    31 March 202313.4M-13.0%1.4M9.91
    15 March 202315.4M+7.7%1.4M11.37
    28 February 202314.3M+0.3%2.0M7.17
    15 February 202314.3M-6.0%1.2M12.01
    31 January 202315.2M-5.0%1.9M8.01
    13 January 202316.0M-0.2%1.4M11.64
    30 December 202216.0M-15.5%1.3M12.63
    15 December 202218.9M+10.1%1.3M14.66
    30 November 202217.2M-1.3%1.2M14.28
    15 November 202217.4M-9.0%1.5M11.80
    31 October 202219.1M+1.1%1.3M15.18
    14 October 202218.9M+2.1%1.4M13.53
    30 September 202218.5M+0.7%2.7M6.97
    15 September 202218.4M+7.2%1.7M10.73
    31 August 202217.2M-0.0%1.2M13.85
    15 August 202217.2M+0.7%1.6M10.84
    29 July 202217.0M-3.3%2.2M7.61
    15 July 202217.6M+5.5%1.6M11.10
    30 June 202216.7M-5.4%1.6M10.15
    15 June 202217.7M-3.9%1.3M13.20
    31 May 202218.4M-5.7%1.9M9.76
    13 May 202219.5M-3.8%2.0M9.88
    29 April 202220.3M-1.8%1.3M15.08
    14 April 202220.6M-3.3%1.5M14.09
    31 March 202221.3M-0.1%2.0M10.62
    15 March 202221.3M-1.3%2.2M9.50
    28 February 202221.6M-1.5%2.4M8.83
    15 February 202221.9M-5.6%1.6M13.35
    31 January 202223.2M-7.3%3.4M6.84
    14 January 202225.1M-4.6%2.9M8.65
    31 December 202126.3M-7.7%2.0M13.29
    15 December 202128.4M-3.5%1.8M15.45
    30 November 202129.5M-1.5%1.6M18.40
    15 November 202129.9M+4.1%1.8M16.61
    29 October 202128.8M-0.9%1.2M23.89
    15 October 202129.0M+0.3%1.4M20.49
    30 September 202128.9M-1.2%1.5M18.69
    15 September 202129.3M+5.6%1.7M17.68
    31 August 202127.7M-1.9%1.3M22.16
    13 August 202128.3M-1.8%1.3M21.99
    30 July 202128.8M+0.7%1.5M19.51
    15 July 202128.6M-5.6%2.0M14.30
    30 June 202130.3M-12.4%2.4M12.41
    15 June 202134.6M+3.6%2.3M15.35
    28 May 202133.4M-4.8%2.3M14.30
    14 May 202135.1M-3.6%2.4M14.47
    30 April 202136.4M-3.5%2.0M18.15
    15 April 202137.7M+1.0%1.5M24.75
    31 March 202137.3M-5.8%2.0M19.08
    15 March 202139.6M+8.8%2.6M15.10
    26 February 202136.4M+4.6%2.8M12.98
    12 February 202134.8M+2.5%2.9M12.18
    29 January 202134.0M-31.8%7.2M4.70
    15 January 202149.8M+0.2%3.0M16.65
    31 December 202049.7M-0.8%2.2M22.14
    15 December 202050.1M-6.7%3.6M13.72
    30 November 202053.7M+0.6%3.1M17.26
    13 November 202053.4M+5.5%3.5M15.22
    30 October 202050.6M-5.6%1.7M29.48
    15 October 202053.6M-0.7%2.0M26.35
    30 September 202054.0M-6.3%2.7M19.76
    15 September 202057.7M+3.1%2.2M25.69
    31 August 202055.9M+1.5%1.8M31.67
    14 August 202055.1M-2.5%2.6M20.92
    31 July 202056.5M+1.1%2.0M28.34
    15 July 202055.9M-5.6%2.5M22.45
    30 June 202059.2M+5.7%5.2M11.40
    15 June 202056.1M+3.8%3.5M15.89
    29 May 202054.0M-1.1%2.3M23.07
    15 May 202054.6M+7.4%3.5M15.49
    30 April 202050.9M+6.7%2.2M22.62
    15 April 202047.7M+2.2%3.6M13.14
    31 March 202046.7M+2.1%4.2M11.13
    13 March 202045.7M+3.1%4.4M10.40
    28 February 202044.3M+2.5%3.9M11.38
    14 February 202043.3M+4.2%2.4M18.31
    31 January 202041.5M+2.3%2.0M20.67
    15 January 202040.6M-1.6%3.4M11.86
    31 December 201941.2M+2.6%2.1M19.85
    13 December 201940.2M+3.0%1.9M21.42
    29 November 201939.0M+2.5%2.2M17.84
    15 November 201938.0M+7.4%2.4M15.85
    31 October 201935.4M-3.7%2.2M16.04
    15 October 201936.8M-1.1%1.8M20.92
    30 September 201937.2M-5.9%2.7M13.87
    13 September 201939.5M+7.5%2.9M13.85
    30 August 201936.8M+0.2%1.5M24.74
    15 August 201936.7M-9.0%2.9M12.44
    31 July 201940.3M+6.8%2.5M16.37
    15 July 201937.7M+4.8%3.5M10.75
    28 June 201936.0M-4.3%3.1M11.72
    14 June 201937.6M+5.0%3.5M10.66
    31 May 201935.8M+2.3%2.3M15.80
    15 May 201935.0M+3.6%2.6M13.34
    30 April 201933.8M+0.7%3.6M9.49
    15 April 201933.6M+1.9%1.3M25.02
    29 March 201932.9M-2.4%2.1M15.35
    15 March 201933.8M+7.8%2.3M14.68
    28 February 201931.3M+10.4%2.9M10.83
    15 February 201928.3M+1.1%2.4M11.74
    31 January 201928.0M+3.8%1.8M15.89
    15 January 201927.0M+1.8%1.6M16.47
    31 December 201826.5M+2.6%2.3M11.39
    14 December 201825.8M+5.1%2.0M12.78
    30 November 201824.6M-0.9%1.7M14.26
    15 November 201824.8M-2.6%1.7M14.85
    31 October 201825.5M+3.9%2.7M9.43
    15 October 201824.5M+1.0%2.1M11.81
    28 September 201824.3M-4.4%1.6M14.82
    14 September 201825.4M+4.0%1.6M16.25
    31 August 201824.4M-1.3%1.0M23.97
    15 August 201824.7M+3.3%1.6M15.01
    31 July 201823.9M+5.8%2.4M9.96
    13 July 201822.6M+1.3%1.5M14.61
    29 June 201822.3M-2.5%1.9M11.76
    15 June 201822.9M+6.3%1.9M12.39
    31 May 201821.6M+5.5%1.4M15.93
    15 May 201820.4M-1.0%1.4M14.25
    30 April 201820.7M-5.1%1.4M14.39
    13 April 201821.8M-2.4%1.5M14.71
    29 March 201822.3M-1.8%2.1M10.47
    15 March 201822.7M+6.4%1.9M11.92
    28 February 201821.4M+0.4%2.5M8.40
    15 February 201821.3M-1.2%2.3M9.41
    31 January 201821.6M+1.5%2.2M10.00
    12 January 201821.2M-0.9%1.6M13.24
    29 December 201721.4M1.6M13.08
    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.