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Jack IN THE Box Inc. short interest

6.2M shares of Jack IN THE Box were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.4M to 6.9M). Short sellers would need 12.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.8%+37% over a year
Days to cover12.46at 495K shares a day
Of shares in issue7.41%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 middle of its range over the last year (4.4M to 6.9M), and the share price moved -32% 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 20266.2M-2.8%495K12.46
    30 September 20266.3M+2.7%524K12.11
    15 September 20266.2M+4.8%555K11.13
    31 August 20265.9M-3.2%597K9.88
    14 August 20266.1M-9.8%1.1M5.37
    31 July 20266.8M-2.3%722K9.36
    15 July 20266.9M+2.6%1.2M5.57
    30 June 20266.7M+0.4%1.3M5.00
    15 June 20266.7M+4.9%634K10.59
    29 May 20266.4M+8.0%927K6.91
    15 May 20265.9M-7.8%942K6.29
    30 April 20266.4M-0.1%716K8.98
    15 April 20266.4M+2.7%831K7.74
    31 March 20266.3M+18.9%1.1M5.92
    13 March 20265.3M+19.2%896K5.89
    27 February 20264.4M-1.6%759K5.83
    13 February 20264.5M-9.5%473K9.49
    30 January 20265.0M-2.6%388K12.78
    15 January 20265.1M+1.6%628K8.11
    31 December 20255.0M+1.8%597K8.41
    15 December 20254.9M-2.1%692K7.12
    28 November 20255.0M+3.3%1.5M3.27
    14 November 20254.9M-2.1%1.1M4.31
    31 October 20255.0M+10.6%1.2M4.09
    15 October 20254.5M+2.0%1.3M3.49
    30 September 20254.4M-5.6%1.9M2.37
    15 September 20254.7M+2.4%1.6M2.88
    29 August 20254.6M-14.1%938K4.87
    15 August 20255.3M+9.4%1.3M4.16
    31 July 20254.9M+3.9%849K5.73
    15 July 20254.7M+4.4%929K5.04
    30 June 20254.5M-3.3%927K4.84
    13 June 20254.6M+8.2%926K5.01
    30 May 20254.3M+24.1%1.0M4.14
    15 May 20253.5M-2.2%809K4.27
    30 April 20253.5M-18.4%1.0M3.40
    15 April 20254.3M+34.4%1.2M3.61
    31 March 20253.2M-9.3%816K3.95
    14 March 20253.6M+12.7%858K4.14
    28 February 20253.2M+1.9%1.1M3.00
    14 February 20253.1M+6.9%490K6.31
    31 January 20252.9M+11.7%518K5.59
    15 January 20252.6M+34.4%617K4.20
    31 December 20241.9M+11.0%724K2.66
    13 December 20241.7M-4.1%442K3.94
    29 November 20241.8M+1.2%790K2.29
    15 November 20241.8M-2.3%593K3.02
    31 October 20241.8M-14.1%445K4.12
    15 October 20242.1M+10.4%476K4.48
    30 September 20241.9M+5.7%508K3.80
    13 September 20241.8M-5.3%707K2.59
    30 August 20241.9M+24.7%550K3.51
    15 August 20241.5M+24.8%576K2.69
    31 July 20241.2M-10.5%415K2.99
    15 July 20241.4M+2.1%495K2.80
    28 June 20241.4M-1.1%545K2.49
    14 June 20241.4M+18.4%517K2.66
    31 May 20241.2M-18.4%618K1.88
    15 May 20241.4M+15.2%742K1.91
    30 April 20241.2M+27.9%473K2.61
    15 April 2024964K+8.0%518K1.86
    28 March 2024892K-20.1%411K2.17
    15 March 20241.1M+15.6%414K2.70
    29 February 2024967K-10.0%483K2.00
    15 February 20241.1M-2.3%248K4.34
    31 January 20241.1M+8.0%344K3.19
    12 January 20241.0M+8.6%482K2.11
    29 December 2023937K-16.6%274K3.42
    15 December 20231.1M-13.5%395K2.84
    30 November 20231.3M-2.4%478K2.71
    15 November 20231.3M+18.2%280K4.75
    31 October 20231.1M+3.1%325K3.46
    13 October 20231.1M+6.0%354K3.08
    29 September 20231.0M-10.5%283K3.65
    15 September 20231.2M-4.6%459K2.51
    31 August 20231.2M+16.2%318K3.80
    15 August 20231.0M-7.9%465K2.23
    31 July 20231.1M-17.4%186K6.05
    14 July 20231.4M+4.4%211K6.48
    30 June 20231.3M-9.8%343K3.81
    15 June 20231.5M+14.4%337K4.30
    31 May 20231.3M-17.5%453K2.80
    15 May 20231.5M+2.0%346K4.44
    28 April 20231.5M-9.5%273K5.52
    14 April 20231.7M+5.4%256K6.49
    31 March 20231.6M+28.2%383K4.12
    15 March 20231.2M+11.6%454K2.71
    28 February 20231.1M-16.7%352K3.13
    15 February 20231.3M-7.4%265K4.99
    31 January 20231.4M+4.7%320K4.47
    13 January 20231.4M-8.3%425K3.21
    30 December 20221.5M+8.1%325K4.58
    15 December 20221.4M-5.0%343K4.02
    30 November 20221.5M-6.5%547K2.65
    15 November 20221.6M+11.6%278K5.58
    31 October 20221.4M-11.3%249K5.58
    14 October 20221.6M+2.1%336K4.66
    30 September 20221.5M+3.7%318K4.82
    15 September 20221.5M-16.0%468K3.16
    31 August 20221.8M-12.3%531K3.31
    15 August 20222.0M-5.1%492K4.07
    29 July 20222.1M+2.7%345K6.12
    15 July 20222.1M-8.7%397K5.18
    30 June 20222.3M+25.1%432K5.21
    15 June 20221.8M-8.3%504K3.57
    31 May 20222.0M-14.8%657K2.99
    13 May 20222.3M-5.3%429K5.38
    29 April 20222.4M+3.0%262K9.31
    14 April 20222.4M+1.0%378K6.26
    31 March 20222.3M+4.7%385K6.09
    15 March 20222.2M+8.0%438K5.11
    28 February 20222.1M+12.3%488K4.24
    15 February 20221.8M+24.8%793K2.33
    31 January 20221.5M+21.6%452K3.27
    14 January 20221.2M+8.0%300K4.05
    31 December 20211.1M-21.1%298K3.77
    15 December 20211.4M+26.3%576K2.48
    30 November 20211.1M-19.0%513K2.20
    15 November 20211.4M+11.4%236K5.90
    29 October 20211.3M+3.7%276K4.54
    15 October 20211.2M-2.9%276K4.37
    30 September 20211.2M-6.8%307K4.05
    15 September 20211.3M+12.3%291K4.57
    31 August 20211.2M+20.3%315K3.76
    13 August 2021986K-10.5%370K2.66
    30 July 20211.1M-6.6%210K5.25
    15 July 20211.2M-2.9%397K2.97
    30 June 20211.2M-7.5%381K3.19
    15 June 20211.3M-1.5%317K4.14
    28 May 20211.3M-3.2%216K6.17
    14 May 20211.4M+0.6%329K4.19
    30 April 20211.4M-12.2%258K5.30
    15 April 20211.6M-1.8%260K6.00
    31 March 20211.6M-20.1%468K3.39
    15 March 20212.0M+6.9%459K4.33
    26 February 20211.9M-0.3%434K4.29
    12 February 20211.9M-9.4%324K5.76
    29 January 20212.1M-10.3%363K5.68
    15 January 20212.3M+0.0%236K9.74
    31 December 20202.3M-3.1%370K6.20
    15 December 20202.4M-5.0%262K9.03
    30 November 20202.5M-13.9%507K4.91
    13 November 20202.9M+0.9%430K6.73
    30 October 20202.9M-3.7%336K8.52
    15 October 20203.0M+3.2%404K7.36
    30 September 20202.9M-1.3%500K5.77
    15 September 20202.9M+1.4%468K6.25
    31 August 20202.9M+1.6%383K7.53
    14 August 20202.8M-9.5%665K4.26
    31 July 20203.1M+1.7%384K8.16
    15 July 20203.1M-0.9%339K9.08
    30 June 20203.1M-1.7%504K6.17
    15 June 20203.2M-4.4%612K5.16
    29 May 20203.3M-10.8%691K4.78
    15 May 20203.7M-3.0%1.0M3.65
    30 April 20203.8M+10.6%1.1M3.56
    15 April 20203.5M+11.9%979K3.52
    31 March 20203.1M+21.0%1.8M1.67
    13 March 20202.5M-10.7%783K3.26
    28 February 20202.9M+0.8%804K3.55
    14 February 20202.8M-8.2%325K8.72
    31 January 20203.1M-7.8%300K10.27
    15 January 20203.3M+7.3%383K8.73
    31 December 20193.1M-6.5%400K7.81
    13 December 20193.3M-4.9%511K6.53
    29 November 20193.5M+1.4%928K3.78
    15 November 20193.5M+0.3%452K7.65
    31 October 20193.5M-3.7%361K9.57
    15 October 20193.6M-4.7%387K9.26
    30 September 20193.8M-7.9%355K10.59
    13 September 20194.1M+0.1%488K8.38
    30 August 20194.1M+1.1%495K8.25
    15 August 20194.0M+10.9%843K4.79
    31 July 20193.6M+0.1%489K7.45
    15 July 20193.6M-2.7%388K9.39
    28 June 20193.7M-2.8%426K8.78
    14 June 20193.8M+2.8%446K8.63
    31 May 20193.7M+7.2%1.1M3.45
    15 May 20193.5M-1.3%591K5.91
    30 April 20193.5M-1.9%405K8.74
    15 April 20193.6M-0.1%454K7.96
    29 March 20193.6M+4.4%412K8.77
    15 March 20193.5M+0.2%526K6.58
    28 February 20193.5M+7.7%924K3.74
    15 February 20193.2M+13.9%487K6.58
    31 January 20192.8M+7.9%439K6.41
    15 January 20192.6M+4.2%608K4.29
    31 December 20182.5M+7.0%653K3.83
    14 December 20182.3M+0.9%646K3.62
    30 November 20182.3M+3.5%1.0M2.32
    15 November 20182.2M-3.8%449K4.99
    31 October 20182.3M+1.2%603K3.86
    15 October 20182.3M+16.1%497K4.62
    28 September 20182.0M+10.5%654K3.03
    14 September 20181.8M+2.8%531K3.37
    31 August 20181.7M+12.5%457K3.81
    15 August 20181.6M-15.7%746K2.08
    31 July 20181.8M-13.4%451K4.08
    13 July 20182.1M-8.7%413K5.14
    29 June 20182.3M-13.3%624K3.73
    15 June 20182.7M+23.8%541K4.96
    31 May 20182.2M+49.7%1.0M2.08
    15 May 20181.4M-18.0%496K2.92
    30 April 20181.8M-16.1%391K4.51
    13 April 20182.1M-11.0%500K4.21
    29 March 20182.4M-15.6%642K3.68
    15 March 20182.8M+16.5%915K3.06
    28 February 20182.4M+3.7%1.1M2.23
    15 February 20182.3M+28.0%881K2.63
    31 January 20181.8M-12.4%691K2.62
    12 January 20182.1M+32.1%1.1M1.87
    29 December 20171.6M629K2.49
    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.