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Kforce Inc. short interest

1.5M shares of Kforce were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (803K to 1.6M). Short sellers would need 8.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.6%+84% over a year
Days to cover8.57at 173K shares a day
Of shares in issue8.26%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 top of its range over the last year (803K to 1.6M), and the share price moved +108% 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 20261.5M-8.6%173K8.57
    30 September 20261.6M+4.3%250K6.47
    15 September 20261.6M+15.3%293K5.29
    31 August 20261.3M+12.0%220K6.12
    14 August 20261.2M-3.1%259K4.64
    31 July 20261.2M-5.7%306K4.05
    15 July 20261.3M-12.2%240K5.47
    30 June 20261.5M+0.5%190K7.90
    15 June 20261.5M+1.5%161K9.23
    29 May 20261.5M+11.4%211K6.95
    15 May 20261.3M+3.0%213K6.19
    30 April 20261.3M+13.9%489K2.61
    15 April 20261.1M-0.5%167K6.74
    31 March 20261.1M-5.7%321K3.52
    13 March 20261.2M+10.4%322K3.72
    27 February 20261.1M+14.6%306K3.54
    13 February 2026947K-1.0%254K3.73
    30 January 2026956K-0.1%185K5.17
    15 January 2026957K+6.2%174K5.51
    31 December 2025901K-17.4%227K3.96
    15 December 20251.1M+6.2%262K4.16
    28 November 20251.0M+2.8%213K4.82
    14 November 20251.0M+12.4%400K2.50
    31 October 2025890K+10.8%246K3.62
    15 October 2025803K-1.3%202K3.97
    30 September 2025813K-22.9%301K2.70
    15 September 20251.1M+14.5%238K4.43
    29 August 2025922K-7.1%322K2.87
    15 August 2025992K-10.6%269K3.69
    31 July 20251.1M-9.8%325K3.42
    15 July 20251.2M-0.4%134K9.19
    30 June 20251.2M-1.1%167K7.41
    13 June 20251.2M+4.4%115K10.87
    30 May 20251.2M+0.4%106K11.30
    15 May 20251.2M-1.7%183K6.52
    30 April 20251.2M+6.5%216K5.62
    15 April 20251.1M-3.9%162K7.02
    31 March 20251.2M+11.5%136K8.73
    14 March 20251.1M+6.8%165K6.45
    28 February 2025995K+4.1%132K7.53
    14 February 2025957K+34.8%162K5.91
    31 January 2025710K-11.9%84K8.46
    15 January 2025806K+4.6%82K9.86
    31 December 2024770K+2.7%101K7.63
    13 December 2024750K+1.7%111K6.75
    29 November 2024738K-9.1%87K8.49
    15 November 2024812K-21.2%151K5.38
    31 October 20241.0M-19.6%284K3.62
    15 October 20241.3M-3.1%172K7.46
    30 September 20241.3M+3.7%161K8.22
    13 September 20241.3M+11.1%107K11.94
    30 August 20241.1M-2.0%53K21.47
    15 August 20241.2M-1.1%69K17.07
    31 July 20241.2M+2.8%103K11.54
    15 July 20241.2M-0.4%81K14.21
    28 June 20241.2M-3.2%105K10.97
    14 June 20241.2M+11.4%95K12.63
    31 May 20241.1M-5.7%72K14.86
    15 May 20241.1M-10.9%69K16.45
    30 April 20241.3M+0.2%100K12.70
    15 April 20241.3M-2.6%64K19.91
    28 March 20241.3M-2.9%87K15.01
    15 March 20241.3M-1.8%136K9.89
    29 February 20241.4M-4.7%100K13.77
    15 February 20241.4M-5.0%136K10.60
    31 January 20241.5M+5.9%126K12.00
    12 January 20241.4M-1.6%91K15.73
    29 December 20231.5M-0.0%117K12.46
    15 December 20231.5M+2.0%155K9.37
    30 November 20231.4M+1.3%105K13.55
    15 November 20231.4M+3.1%88K15.97
    31 October 20231.4M+0.2%103K13.31
    13 October 20231.4M+0.6%74K18.52
    29 September 20231.4M+3.3%124K10.88
    15 September 20231.3M+4.0%91K14.42
    31 August 20231.3M+2.3%73K17.23
    15 August 20231.2M-8.7%177K6.98
    31 July 20231.4M-10.1%133K10.17
    14 July 20231.5M+0.4%84K17.86
    30 June 20231.5M-0.9%151K9.88
    15 June 20231.5M+0.9%114K13.30
    31 May 20231.5M+0.8%159K9.43
    15 May 20231.5M+18.4%244K6.08
    28 April 20231.3M+13.1%169K7.40
    14 April 20231.1M+7.9%168K6.59
    31 March 20231.0M+27.6%223K4.62
    15 March 2023806K+16.5%199K4.04
    28 February 2023691K-10.5%259K2.67
    15 February 2023772K-1.2%145K5.34
    31 January 2023782K-0.4%131K5.95
    13 January 2023785K-6.5%109K7.18
    30 December 2022839K+36.6%125K6.71
    15 December 2022614K+5.1%204K3.01
    30 November 2022584K-6.8%109K5.36
    15 November 2022627K-18.6%136K4.61
    31 October 2022770K-10.2%111K6.96
    14 October 2022858K-4.1%96K8.91
    30 September 2022894K+14.8%147K6.09
    15 September 2022779K+2.0%166K4.69
    31 August 2022764K-1.2%92K8.31
    15 August 2022774K-3.3%138K5.59
    29 July 2022800K-0.7%98K8.16
    15 July 2022806K+8.2%90K8.96
    30 June 2022745K+13.1%202K3.69
    15 June 2022659K+13.4%113K5.81
    31 May 2022581K+42.9%135K4.29
    13 May 2022406K+23.1%111K3.66
    29 April 2022330K+9.8%63K5.24
    14 April 2022301K-5.0%87K3.47
    31 March 2022316K-10.2%116K2.73
    15 March 2022352K-0.8%104K3.40
    28 February 2022355K+1.6%129K2.75
    15 February 2022350K+1.2%108K3.25
    31 January 2022345K+6.2%107K3.22
    14 January 2022325K+2.2%108K3.02
    31 December 2021318K-17.7%109K2.91
    15 December 2021387K+12.6%121K3.20
    30 November 2021343K-24.4%135K2.54
    15 November 2021454K+1.6%120K3.79
    29 October 2021447K-14.7%61K7.31
    15 October 2021524K+1.1%102K5.13
    30 September 2021518K+29.6%143K3.63
    15 September 2021400K+3.8%98K4.09
    31 August 2021385K+8.0%100K3.84
    13 August 2021357K-6.3%130K2.74
    30 July 2021381K+3.8%96K3.96
    15 July 2021367K-5.8%87K4.23
    30 June 2021389K+7.7%104K3.75
    15 June 2021362K-25.2%73K4.97
    28 May 2021484K+7.3%93K5.19
    14 May 2021451K-1.8%110K4.09
    30 April 2021459K+1.3%85K5.40
    15 April 2021454K+18.8%92K4.93
    31 March 2021382K-0.0%86K4.45
    15 March 2021382K-6.4%128K2.99
    26 February 2021408K-10.5%118K3.46
    12 February 2021456K-15.6%96K4.77
    29 January 2021540K+1.8%95K5.69
    15 January 2021531K-7.2%111K4.76
    31 December 2020571K+18.6%108K5.31
    15 December 2020482K+18.8%100K4.81
    30 November 2020406K-15.9%97K4.20
    13 November 2020483K-2.4%104K4.65
    30 October 2020495K+52.6%96K5.18
    15 October 2020324K-2.0%101K3.22
    30 September 2020331K-4.2%108K3.06
    15 September 2020345K-6.3%121K2.86
    31 August 2020369K-16.1%97K3.82
    14 August 2020439K-4.8%233K1.88
    31 July 2020461K+9.7%128K3.60
    15 July 2020421K+7.5%97K4.35
    30 June 2020391K-7.1%146K2.68
    15 June 2020421K+21.7%116K3.62
    29 May 2020346K-13.0%103K3.36
    15 May 2020398K+39.8%120K3.32
    30 April 2020285K-16.7%88K3.22
    15 April 2020342K+2.7%140K2.44
    31 March 2020332K-14.5%209K1.59
    13 March 2020389K+30.1%198K1.97
    28 February 2020299K-21.3%163K1.84
    14 February 2020380K-27.0%152K2.50
    31 January 2020521K-5.2%77K6.80
    15 January 2020549K-0.8%90K6.07
    31 December 2019554K-2.6%167K3.31
    13 December 2019568K+11.4%124K4.58
    29 November 2019510K+4.9%114K4.47
    15 November 2019486K-4.3%128K3.80
    31 October 2019508K-15.1%135K3.77
    15 October 2019598K-25.0%189K3.16
    30 September 2019797K-4.8%174K4.59
    13 September 2019837K-4.4%130K6.43
    30 August 2019876K+13.9%93K9.45
    15 August 2019769K+15.2%128K6.00
    31 July 2019667K+24.0%123K5.44
    15 July 2019538K+15.6%96K5.58
    28 June 2019465K-7.4%146K3.19
    14 June 2019503K+4.8%106K4.73
    31 May 2019480K+25.2%137K3.50
    15 May 2019383K+24.5%124K3.09
    30 April 2019308K-20.1%106K2.90
    15 April 2019385K+15.5%74K5.23
    29 March 2019333K-3.8%85K3.94
    15 March 2019347K-4.3%125K2.78
    28 February 2019362K-13.4%110K3.29
    15 February 2019418K+32.9%144K2.91
    31 January 2019315K-11.3%105K3.01
    15 January 2019355K-18.4%124K2.87
    31 December 2018435K+37.6%169K2.57
    14 December 2018316K+4.0%160K1.98
    30 November 2018304K-8.4%147K2.07
    15 November 2018332K-27.8%178K1.86
    31 October 2018460K+23.0%171K2.68
    15 October 2018374K-12.2%193K1.93
    28 September 2018426K+18.4%203K2.10
    14 September 2018360K+14.3%203K1.77
    31 August 2018315K+17.3%170K1.85
    15 August 2018269K+21.1%245K1.09
    31 July 2018222K-0.2%240K1.00
    13 July 2018222K+9.9%111K2.00
    29 June 2018202K-15.8%216K1.00
    15 June 2018240K-2.4%253K1.00
    31 May 2018246K+96.9%224K1.10
    15 May 2018125K+17.5%371K1.00
    30 April 2018106K-6.9%173K1.00
    13 April 2018114K-10.9%108K1.06
    29 March 2018128K-39.7%157K1.00
    15 March 2018213K+1.0%247K1.00
    28 February 2018210K+10.0%187K1.13
    15 February 2018191K+70.7%188K1.02
    31 January 2018112K-32.1%77K1.46
    12 January 2018165K+2.2%95K1.74
    29 December 2017161K97K1.67
    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.