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Kelly Services Inc. short interest

1.1M shares of Kelly Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (588K to 1.5M). Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.1%+85% over a year
Days to cover4.03at 270K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.13%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 (588K to 1.5M), and the share price moved +34% 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 20261.1M+3.1%270K4.03
    30 September 20261.1M-11.4%280K3.76
    15 September 20261.2M-3.3%259K4.59
    31 August 20261.2M-4.9%311K3.95
    14 August 20261.3M-4.4%357K3.62
    31 July 20261.4M-9.2%383K3.53
    15 July 20261.5M+18.0%313K4.76
    30 June 20261.3M+5.0%558K2.26
    15 June 20261.2M-10.3%355K3.38
    29 May 20261.3M+12.4%637K2.10
    15 May 20261.2M+3.0%518K2.30
    30 April 20261.2M+16.2%312K3.71
    15 April 2026997K-9.2%315K3.16
    31 March 20261.1M-5.4%416K2.64
    13 March 20261.2M+28.2%342K3.39
    27 February 2026905K-8.7%463K1.96
    13 February 2026991K+32.4%830K1.19
    30 January 2026749K+8.1%351K2.14
    15 January 2026693K+14.7%482K1.44
    31 December 2025604K-4.3%454K1.33
    15 December 2025631K-21.2%642K1.00
    28 November 2025801K-5.4%529K1.51
    14 November 2025846K+43.0%617K1.37
    31 October 2025592K+0.7%225K2.63
    15 October 2025588K-12.1%278K2.12
    30 September 2025669K+15.8%374K1.79
    15 September 2025578K+1.4%292K1.98
    29 August 2025569K+13.7%282K2.02
    15 August 2025501K+17.5%394K1.27
    31 July 2025426K-6.1%302K1.41
    15 July 2025454K+27.5%262K1.73
    30 June 2025356K+11.0%306K1.16
    13 June 2025321K-34.0%220K1.46
    30 May 2025486K-25.0%291K1.67
    15 May 2025648K-20.8%285K2.27
    30 April 2025818K+9.6%248K3.31
    15 April 2025747K+11.3%300K2.49
    31 March 2025671K+0.6%330K2.03
    14 March 2025666K-14.2%268K2.48
    28 February 2025776K+12.1%404K1.92
    14 February 2025693K+9.1%309K2.24
    31 January 2025635K+10.7%287K2.21
    15 January 2025574K+5.8%376K1.53
    31 December 2024542K-68.3%1.7M1.00
    13 December 20241.7M+21.2%574K2.98
    29 November 20241.4M+36.4%373K3.78
    15 November 20241.0M+43.8%323K3.20
    31 October 2024719K-6.5%145K4.98
    15 October 2024769K+0.6%147K5.25
    30 September 2024765K+15.7%279K2.74
    13 September 2024661K+0.1%167K3.95
    30 August 2024660K-8.5%169K3.90
    15 August 2024722K+8.4%236K3.06
    31 July 2024666K-10.0%226K2.95
    15 July 2024740K+15.8%200K3.70
    28 June 2024639K-13.4%375K1.71
    14 June 2024738K-11.8%157K4.70
    31 May 2024836K+6.1%283K2.95
    15 May 2024788K+3.4%287K2.74
    30 April 2024762K-1.3%166K4.59
    15 April 2024772K+1.2%150K5.16
    28 March 2024763K+28.3%209K3.66
    15 March 2024595K+43.3%416K1.43
    29 February 2024415K+9.8%271K1.53
    15 February 2024378K-22.3%192K1.97
    31 January 2024487K+5.0%193K2.53
    12 January 2024463K-9.7%183K2.53
    29 December 2023513K-46.6%135K3.80
    15 December 2023961K+53.7%399K2.41
    30 November 2023625K+21.8%155K4.02
    15 November 2023514K-14.8%173K2.98
    31 October 2023603K+6.9%120K5.03
    13 October 2023564K-1.7%110K5.13
    29 September 2023574K-25.6%138K4.16
    15 September 2023771K+44.8%320K2.41
    31 August 2023532K+8.7%115K4.64
    15 August 2023490K+0.2%138K3.55
    31 July 2023489K-20.5%146K3.35
    14 July 2023614K+29.2%143K4.31
    30 June 2023476K-42.8%453K1.05
    15 June 2023831K-3.4%180K4.62
    31 May 2023860K+3.5%136K6.32
    15 May 2023831K+12.1%136K6.11
    28 April 2023741K+0.1%115K6.47
    14 April 2023740K-9.4%151K4.89
    31 March 2023817K-23.0%198K4.13
    15 March 20231.1M-8.5%188K5.65
    28 February 20231.2M+11.3%235K4.93
    15 February 20231.0M+1.1%126K8.27
    31 January 20231.0M-9.2%114K9.05
    13 January 20231.1M-9.7%142K7.99
    30 December 20221.3M+54.7%281K4.48
    15 December 2022813K+9.2%234K3.47
    30 November 2022744K+13.1%116K6.44
    15 November 2022658K-16.8%194K3.39
    31 October 2022791K-4.5%137K5.77
    14 October 2022828K+3.4%124K6.68
    30 September 2022801K+12.4%171K4.68
    15 September 2022712K+0.4%174K4.10
    31 August 2022709K-27.4%201K3.54
    15 August 2022978K-4.0%196K4.99
    29 July 20221.0M+2.8%152K6.71
    15 July 2022991K+5.9%104K9.50
    30 June 2022936K-0.2%285K3.29
    15 June 2022938K+18.9%151K6.21
    31 May 2022788K+15.3%166K4.75
    13 May 2022684K+4.4%133K5.16
    29 April 2022655K-6.9%188K3.49
    14 April 2022704K-1.9%152K4.62
    31 March 2022718K+4.9%315K2.28
    15 March 2022684K+24.9%175K3.90
    28 February 2022548K+29.5%185K2.96
    15 February 2022423K+10.4%224K1.89
    31 January 2022383K+12.8%126K3.04
    14 January 2022340K-4.8%134K2.54
    31 December 2021356K-7.1%189K1.89
    15 December 2021384K+12.9%157K2.44
    30 November 2021340K-8.5%161K2.11
    15 November 2021371K-25.1%188K1.97
    29 October 2021496K-0.7%85K5.85
    15 October 2021500K-3.3%92K5.43
    30 September 2021517K+2.4%168K3.08
    15 September 2021505K+26.0%157K3.22
    31 August 2021401K-10.9%152K2.64
    13 August 2021450K-1.6%138K3.26
    30 July 2021457K-8.1%98K4.65
    15 July 2021497K-8.0%116K4.30
    30 June 2021541K-0.3%181K2.99
    15 June 2021542K-17.9%116K4.69
    28 May 2021661K+1.4%123K5.35
    14 May 2021651K+7.0%152K4.30
    30 April 2021609K+52.5%126K4.84
    15 April 2021399K+8.9%147K2.71
    31 March 2021367K-44.9%351K1.05
    15 March 2021666K+24.0%229K2.90
    26 February 2021537K+1.7%219K2.45
    12 February 2021528K-26.7%106K4.98
    29 January 2021720K-9.5%119K6.04
    15 January 2021795K+4.8%125K6.35
    31 December 2020759K-6.1%133K5.71
    15 December 2020809K+8.3%126K6.42
    30 November 2020747K+6.3%111K6.71
    13 November 2020703K-10.7%164K4.27
    30 October 2020787K+3.0%121K6.52
    15 October 2020764K+6.4%109K7.00
    30 September 2020718K-11.8%153K4.68
    15 September 2020814K+6.4%108K7.51
    31 August 2020765K+9.5%128K5.95
    14 August 2020698K-12.1%148K4.71
    31 July 2020795K+0.8%116K6.87
    15 July 2020789K-7.6%137K5.74
    30 June 2020854K+16.7%207K4.12
    15 June 2020732K-18.4%173K4.23
    29 May 2020897K-2.8%214K4.18
    15 May 2020923K+17.1%247K3.74
    30 April 2020788K-12.6%196K4.01
    15 April 2020902K+11.7%217K4.16
    31 March 2020808K-27.5%349K2.31
    13 March 20201.1M+10.6%232K4.81
    28 February 20201.0M+16.6%420K2.40
    14 February 2020864K-15.8%219K3.94
    31 January 20201.0M+2.5%156K6.59
    15 January 20201.0M+0.4%111K8.98
    31 December 2019996K+15.9%147K6.76
    13 December 2019859K+16.6%125K6.90
    29 November 2019737K+19.7%127K5.79
    15 November 2019615K+18.1%176K3.49
    31 October 2019521K-8.4%101K5.16
    15 October 2019569K-3.7%166K3.43
    30 September 2019591K+10.7%165K3.59
    13 September 2019534K+0.9%172K3.10
    30 August 2019529K+22.6%230K2.30
    15 August 2019432K-19.3%202K2.14
    31 July 2019535K+8.5%138K3.87
    15 July 2019493K-4.7%116K4.26
    28 June 2019517K+21.4%175K2.95
    14 June 2019426K-11.5%190K2.24
    31 May 2019481K+18.4%122K3.95
    15 May 2019406K+5.8%175K2.33
    30 April 2019384K-14.0%96K4.01
    15 April 2019446K+0.6%91K4.91
    29 March 2019444K-0.0%122K3.63
    15 March 2019444K-5.6%126K3.53
    28 February 2019470K+9.7%100K4.72
    15 February 2019429K+1.6%109K3.92
    31 January 2019422K-1.2%115K3.67
    15 January 2019427K-3.4%86K4.98
    31 December 2018442K-1.0%162K2.73
    14 December 2018447K-7.8%161K2.78
    30 November 2018484K+12.1%95K5.11
    15 November 2018432K-14.6%111K3.90
    31 October 2018506K+2.8%119K4.25
    15 October 2018492K+11.0%164K3.01
    28 September 2018444K+3.5%132K3.36
    14 September 2018429K-3.8%122K3.51
    31 August 2018446K-13.2%135K3.31
    15 August 2018513K+11.4%131K3.93
    31 July 2018461K-10.2%104K4.41
    13 July 2018513K-8.2%131K3.93
    29 June 2018559K-4.5%174K3.21
    15 June 2018585K-3.9%212K2.76
    31 May 2018609K-8.1%352K1.73
    15 May 2018662K-3.9%318K2.09
    30 April 2018690K+17.9%130K5.31
    13 April 2018585K-6.3%160K3.65
    29 March 2018624K+16.1%167K3.73
    15 March 2018537K+7.9%161K3.33
    28 February 2018498K-19.0%155K3.22
    15 February 2018614K-1.4%211K2.92
    31 January 2018623K+23.0%142K4.39
    12 January 2018507K-2.2%131K3.87
    29 December 2017518K104K4.99
    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.