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Johnson & Johnson short interest

16.8M shares of Johnson & Johnson were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 Jun 2025. Short sellers would need 2.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short16.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-24.0%-19% over a year
Days to cover1.97at 8.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.70%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 30 Jun 2025, and the share price moved +45% 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 202616.8M-24.0%8.5M1.97
    30 September 202622.1M+4.2%6.8M3.27
    15 September 202621.2M-2.2%5.8M3.65
    31 August 202621.7M+0.4%6.6M3.31
    14 August 202621.6M-15.0%6.5M3.33
    31 July 202625.4M-7.4%8.5M2.99
    15 July 202627.4M+3.2%7.5M3.67
    30 June 202626.6M-0.4%10.7M2.48
    15 June 202626.7M+14.0%7.4M3.61
    29 May 202623.4M+1.6%7.9M2.95
    15 May 202623.0M+3.1%7.5M3.06
    30 April 202622.3M+13.6%8.1M2.74
    15 April 202619.7M-11.6%7.1M2.78
    31 March 202622.3M-4.6%8.1M2.76
    13 March 202623.3M-7.0%7.4M3.17
    27 February 202625.1M+20.8%10.0M2.51
    13 February 202620.8M+6.2%9.1M2.28
    30 January 202619.6M-8.3%10.4M1.89
    15 January 202621.3M+4.4%8.8M2.43
    31 December 202520.4M-14.8%7.5M2.71
    15 December 202524.0M+0.3%8.5M2.82
    28 November 202523.9M+18.8%11.3M2.12
    14 November 202520.1M+3.0%7.3M2.77
    31 October 202519.5M-5.3%8.1M2.41
    15 October 202520.6M+13.5%8.9M2.32
    30 September 202518.2M-17.6%9.8M1.85
    15 September 202522.1M+17.1%7.3M3.03
    29 August 202518.8M+1.7%8.1M2.34
    15 August 202518.5M+8.0%8.6M2.16
    31 July 202517.1M-6.2%9.8M1.76
    15 July 202518.3M+15.5%7.0M2.59
    30 June 202515.8M-3.1%9.5M1.67
    13 June 202516.3M-15.0%6.4M2.54
    30 May 202519.2M-15.7%8.7M2.21
    15 May 202522.8M+15.9%7.9M2.88
    30 April 202519.7M-6.4%7.9M2.49
    15 April 202521.0M+9.8%14.3M1.47
    31 March 202519.1M-23.0%8.4M2.28
    14 March 202524.9M+7.7%9.5M2.63
    28 February 202523.1M+25.9%10.2M2.27
    14 February 202518.4M-2.2%7.8M2.35
    31 January 202518.8M+9.1%10.7M1.75
    15 January 202517.2M+4.5%8.3M2.07
    31 December 202416.5M-6.3%8.2M2.02
    13 December 202417.6M-5.2%8.8M2.00
    29 November 202418.5M+6.1%7.9M2.35
    15 November 202417.5M-3.5%7.5M2.33
    31 October 202418.1M-3.0%6.0M3.01
    15 October 202418.7M-5.5%5.5M3.37
    30 September 202419.7M-14.3%6.1M3.21
    13 September 202423.0M+9.0%5.9M3.93
    30 August 202421.1M+6.6%6.1M3.46
    15 August 202419.8M+5.1%7.6M2.61
    31 July 202418.8M+4.8%8.1M2.33
    15 July 202418.0M-15.1%5.4M3.31
    28 June 202421.2M+8.3%8.0M2.65
    14 June 202419.6M-1.9%6.1M3.22
    31 May 202419.9M+14.4%8.5M2.35
    15 May 202417.4M-1.4%7.4M2.36
    30 April 202417.7M+6.7%9.2M1.93
    15 April 202416.6M+3.9%6.8M2.42
    28 March 202415.9M+0.7%7.0M2.29
    15 March 202415.8M+6.7%7.1M2.24
    29 February 202414.9M+35.4%7.4M2.00
    15 February 202411.0M-10.9%8.3M1.32
    31 January 202412.3M-18.0%6.7M1.83
    12 January 202415.0M+20.3%6.4M2.35
    29 December 202312.5M-19.0%5.3M2.37
    15 December 202315.4M+2.7%9.0M1.71
    30 November 202315.0M+13.7%6.7M2.25
    15 November 202313.2M-9.2%5.9M2.25
    31 October 202314.5M-7.3%7.9M1.83
    13 October 202315.7M-11.6%5.8M2.73
    29 September 202317.7M-20.3%6.2M2.86
    15 September 202322.3M-32.3%8.5M2.61
    31 August 202332.9M-61.6%56.5M1.00
    15 August 202385.5M+232.3%36.9M2.31
    31 July 202325.7M+113.0%13.3M1.94
    14 July 202312.1M-7.0%6.2M1.95
    30 June 202313.0M-9.5%7.4M1.75
    15 June 202314.4M-2.8%6.6M2.19
    31 May 202314.8M+9.6%6.5M2.28
    15 May 202313.5M+5.8%5.5M2.44
    28 April 202312.7M-9.4%7.5M1.71
    14 April 202314.1M+11.0%7.9M1.77
    31 March 202312.7M+0.7%8.3M1.53
    15 March 202312.6M+7.4%7.8M1.61
    28 February 202311.7M+33.6%9.7M1.21
    15 February 20238.8M-4.4%8.0M1.10
    31 January 20239.2M+8.3%9.3M1.00
    13 January 20238.5M-15.1%6.4M1.32
    30 December 202210.0M-18.8%5.8M1.71
    15 December 202212.3M-4.5%6.5M1.89
    30 November 202212.9M+1.6%6.2M2.09
    15 November 202212.7M+2.6%7.0M1.81
    31 October 202212.3M+10.0%7.2M1.70
    14 October 202211.2M-13.2%6.0M1.88
    30 September 202212.9M-8.5%9.3M1.40
    15 September 202214.1M+16.0%6.6M2.13
    31 August 202212.2M+12.1%6.7M1.82
    15 August 202210.9M-8.5%7.0M1.55
    29 July 202211.9M-12.7%6.4M1.86
    15 July 202213.6M-4.4%5.1M2.68
    30 June 202214.2M-7.5%9.1M1.56
    15 June 202215.4M-11.7%6.2M2.48
    31 May 202217.4M+14.6%7.6M2.30
    13 May 202215.2M-12.9%6.9M2.20
    29 April 202217.5M+17.9%9.4M1.86
    14 April 202214.8M+3.3%6.9M2.14
    31 March 202214.4M-7.7%7.6M1.89
    15 March 202215.6M+3.6%8.1M1.93
    28 February 202215.0M-2.2%8.7M1.73
    15 February 202215.4M+0.6%7.7M1.99
    31 January 202215.3M+6.0%9.5M1.60
    14 January 202214.4M-6.2%7.0M2.05
    31 December 202115.4M-9.9%6.2M2.47
    15 December 202117.1M+2.5%9.0M1.89
    30 November 202116.6M+10.6%8.0M2.07
    15 November 202115.0M-8.9%7.6M1.97
    29 October 202116.5M+1.9%6.8M2.43
    15 October 202116.2M-0.9%6.2M2.60
    30 September 202116.3M-5.4%6.7M2.45
    15 September 202117.3M+5.3%5.9M2.94
    31 August 202116.4M-1.8%5.8M2.84
    13 August 202116.7M-3.0%4.5M3.67
    30 July 202117.2M+9.2%6.2M2.76
    15 July 202115.8M+8.3%6.5M2.43
    30 June 202114.6M-4.0%6.7M2.18
    15 June 202115.2M+6.9%6.6M2.31
    28 May 202114.2M-8.1%5.5M2.58
    14 May 202115.4M+2.4%6.4M2.41
    30 April 202115.1M+0.4%7.0M2.15
    15 April 202115.0M-7.9%6.9M2.18
    31 March 202116.3M-4.3%6.9M2.36
    15 March 202117.0M+11.9%7.1M2.39
    26 February 202115.2M-0.2%6.6M2.31
    12 February 202115.3M-2.1%7.0M2.19
    29 January 202115.6M+15.9%8.7M1.80
    15 January 202113.5M-0.1%7.6M1.77
    31 December 202013.5M+3.4%6.3M2.14
    15 December 202013.0M-6.9%7.0M1.86
    30 November 202014.0M-4.2%6.4M2.20
    13 November 202014.6M+14.2%6.9M2.13
    30 October 202012.8M+14.0%5.5M2.31
    15 October 202011.2M-2.1%5.7M1.95
    30 September 202011.5M+11.3%6.1M1.87
    15 September 202010.3M-2.5%5.9M1.74
    31 August 202010.6M+11.9%5.1M2.06
    14 August 20209.4M-23.9%4.3M2.19
    31 July 202012.4M-0.9%5.6M2.21
    15 July 202012.5M-2.1%5.4M2.33
    30 June 202012.8M-7.1%6.8M1.88
    15 June 202013.8M+5.7%7.5M1.82
    29 May 202013.0M-20.0%5.9M2.21
    15 May 202016.3M-3.3%5.8M2.78
    30 April 202016.8M-11.7%9.4M1.80
    15 April 202019.1M+13.6%10.5M1.82
    31 March 202016.8M-17.5%16.2M1.03
    13 March 202020.3M+22.3%12.5M1.62
    28 February 202016.6M-8.5%10.2M1.62
    14 February 202018.2M-13.0%4.9M3.68
    31 January 202020.9M+2.2%7.3M2.84
    15 January 202020.4M-0.4%5.6M3.65
    31 December 201920.5M-1.8%6.2M3.29
    13 December 201920.9M+21.2%5.2M4.03
    29 November 201917.2M+4.6%7.0M2.45
    15 November 201916.5M-2.9%5.9M2.81
    31 October 201916.9M+1.4%10.4M1.64
    15 October 201916.7M+0.3%7.6M2.19
    30 September 201916.7M+17.1%6.3M2.64
    13 September 201914.2M-0.4%6.1M2.34
    30 August 201914.3M-7.8%9.2M1.55
    15 August 201915.5M-2.0%6.8M2.26
    31 July 201915.8M+7.4%7.9M2.01
    15 July 201914.7M+3.7%6.5M2.26
    28 June 201914.2M-1.7%7.7M1.85
    14 June 201914.4M+7.7%7.4M1.95
    31 May 201913.4M+7.6%8.3M1.61
    15 May 201912.4M-2.5%6.1M2.03
    30 April 201912.8M+13.6%6.7M1.90
    15 April 201911.2M-8.4%5.2M2.16
    29 March 201912.3M-6.1%5.9M2.09
    15 March 201913.1M+24.6%7.1M1.83
    28 February 201910.5M-7.0%6.3M1.67
    15 February 201911.3M-6.0%6.3M1.80
    31 January 201912.0M-14.3%9.1M1.32
    15 January 201914.0M-10.9%7.4M1.88
    31 December 201815.7M-19.9%16.0M1.00
    14 December 201819.6M+17.3%14.4M1.37
    30 November 201816.7M+3.2%8.1M2.06
    15 November 201816.2M+12.9%6.5M2.49
    31 October 201814.4M-0.1%8.4M1.72
    15 October 201814.4M+7.5%6.2M2.34
    28 September 201813.4M-8.3%6.8M1.96
    14 September 201814.6M+20.2%6.0M2.43
    31 August 201812.1M-13.6%5.7M2.11
    15 August 201814.0M-5.8%5.0M2.80
    31 July 201814.9M-10.7%7.5M1.98
    13 July 201816.7M+6.4%6.2M2.71
    29 June 201815.7M-16.5%6.9M2.28
    15 June 201818.8M+4.1%6.5M2.90
    31 May 201818.0M-3.2%6.5M2.77
    15 May 201818.6M-2.6%6.2M3.01
    30 April 201819.1M+2.0%7.4M2.59
    13 April 201818.7M+6.8%6.3M2.97
    29 March 201817.5M-14.9%7.7M2.28
    15 March 201820.6M+23.2%6.8M3.02
    28 February 201816.7M-5.4%6.7M2.49
    15 February 201817.7M-0.5%11.2M1.58
    31 January 201817.8M-1.3%9.7M1.82
    12 January 201818.0M+11.4%6.0M2.99
    29 December 201716.2M4.8M3.33
    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.