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Johnson Outdoors Inc. short interest

436K shares of Johnson Outdoors were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (353K to 497K). Short sellers would need 12.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short436Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.0%-1% over a year
Days to cover12.63at 35K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.16%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 (353K to 497K), and the share price moved +10% 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 2026436K+1.0%35K12.63
    30 September 2026432K-6.1%42K10.34
    15 September 2026460K+0.8%39K11.93
    31 August 2026457K-2.1%51K8.99
    14 August 2026466K+0.2%44K10.63
    31 July 2026465K-6.5%46K10.07
    15 July 2026497K+6.1%55K8.98
    30 June 2026469K-0.7%87K5.36
    15 June 2026472K+1.8%57K8.34
    29 May 2026463K+8.4%80K5.82
    15 May 2026428K+11.5%90K4.74
    30 April 2026384K+2.2%87K4.40
    15 April 2026375K-3.7%99K3.81
    31 March 2026390K-2.6%65K5.95
    13 March 2026400K+5.7%67K6.00
    27 February 2026378K+1.9%58K6.53
    13 February 2026372K-0.8%71K5.25
    30 January 2026374K-1.2%48K7.76
    15 January 2026379K+6.1%49K7.78
    31 December 2025357K-0.3%55K6.47
    15 December 2025358K+1.5%62K5.77
    28 November 2025353K-1.9%41K8.54
    14 November 2025360K-5.0%37K9.66
    31 October 2025379K-14.2%49K7.80
    15 October 2025442K-5.0%42K10.53
    30 September 2025465K-6.6%42K10.99
    15 September 2025497K-2.6%46K10.77
    29 August 2025511K-1.6%49K10.42
    15 August 2025519K+13.5%75K6.90
    31 July 2025457K-22.4%67K6.79
    15 July 2025589K-5.0%68K8.71
    30 June 2025620K-14.3%92K6.76
    13 June 2025724K-2.5%39K18.47
    30 May 2025743K+9.0%43K17.08
    15 May 2025681K+9.2%45K15.06
    30 April 2025624K+1.1%36K17.32
    15 April 2025617K+1.8%42K14.87
    31 March 2025606K-0.1%46K13.07
    14 March 2025607K+9.8%60K10.14
    28 February 2025553K-0.3%37K14.97
    14 February 2025554K+0.6%64K8.68
    31 January 2025551K+0.6%37K14.78
    15 January 2025547K+10.0%39K14.03
    31 December 2024498K+3.3%76K6.54
    13 December 2024482K+8.7%55K8.72
    29 November 2024443K-1.2%25K17.93
    15 November 2024448K+5.4%39K11.36
    31 October 2024426K-7.9%28K15.35
    15 October 2024462K-5.7%32K14.42
    30 September 2024490K-3.6%55K8.96
    13 September 2024508K-0.7%38K13.43
    30 August 2024512K+0.6%43K11.87
    15 August 2024508K-6.9%52K9.75
    31 July 2024546K-0.2%55K9.94
    15 July 2024548K+5.3%64K8.60
    28 June 2024520K+3.8%96K5.44
    14 June 2024501K+5.4%63K8.00
    31 May 2024475K+4.6%60K7.97
    15 May 2024454K+8.1%77K5.90
    30 April 2024420K+10.3%43K9.84
    15 April 2024381K+5.1%50K7.61
    28 March 2024362K+6.1%48K7.51
    15 March 2024342K+0.7%40K8.49
    29 February 2024339K+5.4%46K7.45
    15 February 2024322K+9.2%48K6.66
    31 January 2024294K-2.9%37K7.94
    12 January 2024303K+3.0%39K7.77
    29 December 2023294K-12.9%42K7.04
    15 December 2023338K+6.1%75K4.49
    30 November 2023318K-2.2%22K14.50
    15 November 2023326K-0.3%30K10.71
    31 October 2023327K-8.2%28K11.86
    13 October 2023356K-1.6%22K16.15
    29 September 2023362K-0.8%39K9.40
    15 September 2023365K-2.4%38K9.59
    31 August 2023374K-3.0%43K8.63
    15 August 2023385K+17.4%34K11.30
    31 July 2023328K-0.1%27K12.23
    14 July 2023328K+14.5%29K11.16
    30 June 2023287K+12.3%55K5.22
    15 June 2023255K+0.3%31K8.14
    31 May 2023255K-3.9%25K10.32
    15 May 2023265K+13.2%32K8.25
    28 April 2023234K+26.5%29K8.13
    14 April 2023185K+4.9%30K6.19
    31 March 2023176K-8.1%70K2.52
    15 March 2023192K+7.7%64K3.02
    28 February 2023178K+8.4%52K3.44
    15 February 2023164K+1.2%51K3.23
    31 January 2023162K+15.9%38K4.29
    13 January 2023140K-2.8%46K3.02
    30 December 2022144K+13.3%53K2.71
    15 December 2022127K-14.8%55K2.33
    30 November 2022149K-5.3%30K5.05
    15 November 2022158K+8.4%27K5.89
    31 October 2022146K-10.8%49K2.98
    14 October 2022163K-10.2%32K5.05
    30 September 2022182K-2.0%32K5.63
    15 September 2022185K+0.7%28K6.71
    31 August 2022184K-9.1%29K6.35
    15 August 2022203K+3.2%26K7.86
    29 July 2022196K+9.8%24K8.08
    15 July 2022179K-13.6%31K5.79
    30 June 2022207K-5.4%44K4.71
    15 June 2022219K+3.2%26K8.32
    31 May 2022212K-9.8%32K6.68
    13 May 2022235K-4.9%54K4.39
    29 April 2022247K-0.9%43K5.79
    14 April 2022249K-4.5%39K6.39
    31 March 2022261K+2.6%35K7.36
    15 March 2022254K+27.8%32K7.83
    28 February 2022199K-3.3%28K7.11
    15 February 2022206K+19.2%37K5.52
    31 January 2022173K+22.6%32K5.35
    14 January 2022141K-1.2%32K4.34
    31 December 2021142K+28.9%31K4.56
    15 December 2021110K+59.9%60K1.83
    30 November 202169K-13.8%26K2.66
    15 November 202180K-22.3%18K4.38
    29 October 2021103K-7.2%14K7.38
    15 October 2021111K-4.1%14K8.06
    30 September 2021116K-5.4%22K5.39
    15 September 2021123K+0.5%20K6.16
    31 August 2021122K+13.8%18K6.79
    13 August 2021107K-10.3%22K4.90
    30 July 2021119K+17.4%26K4.61
    15 July 2021102K-4.5%29K3.54
    30 June 2021107K-9.6%41K2.57
    15 June 2021118K+3.8%31K3.80
    28 May 2021114K+5.8%29K3.92
    14 May 2021107K-10.6%51K2.11
    30 April 2021120K+11.9%24K5.08
    15 April 2021107K-15.7%24K4.46
    31 March 2021127K-10.4%31K4.17
    15 March 2021142K+3.3%37K3.83
    26 February 2021138K-1.6%21K6.47
    12 February 2021140K+4.7%25K5.51
    29 January 2021134K+14.8%24K5.48
    15 January 2021116K-8.1%25K4.68
    31 December 2020127K+58.7%37K3.47
    15 December 202080K-15.5%42K1.89
    30 November 202095K+52.7%22K4.23
    13 November 202062K-25.8%29K2.12
    30 October 202083K-6.3%22K3.76
    15 October 202089K-13.8%35K2.52
    30 September 2020103K+5.0%33K3.15
    15 September 202098K-24.2%35K2.78
    31 August 2020130K-12.1%22K5.87
    14 August 2020148K+3.1%24K6.16
    31 July 2020143K+13.7%38K3.75
    15 July 2020126K-8.4%30K4.24
    30 June 2020138K+4.7%37K3.74
    15 June 2020132K+4.5%33K3.93
    29 May 2020126K+8.1%38K3.29
    15 May 2020116K-11.5%35K3.35
    30 April 2020132K-20.7%27K4.84
    15 April 2020166K-7.9%32K5.13
    31 March 2020180K-49.7%49K3.66
    13 March 2020358K-4.2%57K6.28
    28 February 2020373K+3.7%30K12.44
    14 February 2020360K+30.9%34K10.53
    31 January 2020275K+13.4%27K10.18
    15 January 2020243K+6.4%41K5.85
    31 December 2019228K-14.1%44K5.22
    13 December 2019265K+9.2%54K4.88
    29 November 2019243K-0.4%26K9.38
    15 November 2019244K+1.9%35K6.96
    31 October 2019240K-7.5%25K9.71
    15 October 2019259K-4.5%38K6.78
    30 September 2019271K+0.9%47K5.74
    13 September 2019269K-6.4%64K4.24
    30 August 2019288K+5.0%45K6.34
    15 August 2019274K+1.8%73K3.74
    31 July 2019269K+15.2%42K6.34
    15 July 2019234K+11.8%37K6.26
    28 June 2019209K+25.9%80K2.63
    14 June 2019166K+69.8%58K2.84
    31 May 201998K+9.7%37K2.62
    15 May 201989K+5.6%47K1.91
    30 April 201984K-6.8%33K2.57
    15 April 201991K-23.2%27K3.35
    29 March 2019118K-0.1%36K3.25
    15 March 2019118K+29.4%46K2.56
    28 February 201991K+4.3%50K1.83
    15 February 201987K+36.4%62K1.40
    31 January 201964K-28.7%34K1.88
    15 January 201990K-43.1%50K1.80
    31 December 2018158K+42.3%63K2.51
    14 December 2018111K+62.6%82K1.36
    30 November 201868K+20.9%37K1.85
    15 November 201856K-25.3%27K2.11
    31 October 201876K-13.5%32K2.33
    15 October 201887K-5.5%37K2.36
    28 September 201892K+0.5%44K2.11
    14 September 201892K-9.7%36K2.58
    31 August 2018102K-0.6%31K3.24
    15 August 2018102K+4.8%35K2.90
    31 July 201898K-7.6%21K4.70
    13 July 2018106K-1.3%21K5.11
    29 June 2018107K+16.8%54K1.99
    15 June 201892K-0.0%45K2.05
    31 May 201892K+5.1%38K2.41
    15 May 201887K+21.7%45K1.96
    30 April 201872K+60.1%33K2.18
    13 April 201845K-10.6%20K2.21
    29 March 201850K-18.8%49K1.02
    15 March 201862K+11.9%34K1.84
    28 February 201855K-5.0%30K1.82
    15 February 201858K+17.3%49K1.19
    31 January 201850K+12.3%30K1.63
    12 January 201844K-60.7%56K1.00
    29 December 2017112K37K3.07
    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.