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Kimberly Clark Corp. short interest

50.6M shares of Kimberly Clark were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (8.3M to 53.2M). Short sellers would need 10.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short50.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.9%+508% over a year
Days to cover10.17at 5.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue15.21%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 (8.3M to 53.2M), 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 202650.6M-4.9%5.0M10.17
    30 September 202653.2M+1.3%3.7M14.23
    15 September 202652.5M+4.8%5.6M9.43
    31 August 202650.1M+12.6%3.0M16.71
    14 August 202644.5M+1.2%3.8M11.78
    31 July 202644.0M+1.7%3.0M14.66
    15 July 202643.2M+2.1%4.3M10.09
    30 June 202642.3M-4.3%5.8M7.35
    15 June 202644.2M+2.4%4.5M9.73
    29 May 202643.2M+2.1%4.3M10.05
    15 May 202642.3M+3.7%4.3M9.74
    30 April 202640.8M+6.3%4.7M8.73
    15 April 202638.4M-0.7%5.0M7.75
    31 March 202638.7M-0.0%5.2M7.49
    13 March 202638.7M-1.3%4.9M7.97
    27 February 202639.2M+6.2%4.4M8.87
    13 February 202636.9M+5.1%6.0M6.13
    30 January 202635.1M+8.7%7.6M4.62
    15 January 202632.3M+20.8%6.3M5.14
    31 December 202526.7M+15.1%4.4M6.01
    15 December 202523.2M+21.0%6.0M3.86
    28 November 202519.2M+11.4%6.0M3.21
    14 November 202517.2M+84.9%11.2M1.54
    31 October 20259.3M+11.9%2.9M3.18
    15 October 20258.3M-0.5%2.0M4.25
    30 September 20258.4M+20.9%2.8M2.99
    15 September 20256.9M+24.4%2.2M3.08
    29 August 20255.6M-7.6%2.0M2.84
    15 August 20256.0M+25.0%2.7M2.22
    31 July 20254.8M-4.3%2.3M2.11
    15 July 20255.0M-1.4%2.0M2.47
    30 June 20255.1M-10.5%2.7M1.87
    13 June 20255.7M+4.5%2.1M2.73
    30 May 20255.5M+3.9%2.5M2.16
    15 May 20255.3M+7.3%2.4M2.17
    30 April 20254.9M+9.8%2.7M1.80
    15 April 20254.5M+19.7%2.2M2.06
    31 March 20253.7M-8.7%2.2M1.69
    14 March 20254.1M-21.8%2.2M1.82
    28 February 20255.2M-5.4%2.2M2.33
    14 February 20255.5M+10.6%2.0M2.71
    31 January 20255.0M+0.6%2.5M2.00
    15 January 20255.0M-4.0%1.9M2.63
    31 December 20245.2M+21.7%2.3M2.23
    13 December 20244.2M+1.5%2.3M1.88
    29 November 20244.2M+5.9%2.0M2.06
    15 November 20243.9M-7.8%1.9M2.09
    31 October 20244.3M+0.0%2.5M1.70
    15 October 20244.3M-18.8%1.6M2.72
    30 September 20245.3M+4.1%2.1M2.54
    13 September 20245.1M-27.3%1.9M2.63
    30 August 20247.0M+15.6%1.5M4.71
    15 August 20246.0M+14.0%2.2M2.79
    31 July 20245.3M+16.6%3.1M1.73
    15 July 20244.5M+1.7%1.5M3.02
    28 June 20244.5M-12.7%2.2M2.06
    14 June 20245.1M+13.4%2.2M2.29
    31 May 20244.5M-3.2%1.9M2.31
    15 May 20244.7M+3.9%1.8M2.65
    30 April 20244.5M+6.6%3.1M1.45
    15 April 20244.2M-4.8%2.0M2.11
    28 March 20244.4M-17.7%2.0M2.16
    15 March 20245.4M+6.0%2.7M2.01
    29 February 20245.1M+7.8%1.7M2.95
    15 February 20244.7M+3.2%1.9M2.51
    31 January 20244.5M+6.9%2.6M1.76
    12 January 20244.3M+3.9%1.7M2.53
    29 December 20234.1M+0.1%1.3M3.09
    15 December 20234.1M-8.3%2.2M1.86
    30 November 20234.5M-4.5%1.7M2.56
    15 November 20234.7M-12.9%1.7M2.74
    31 October 20235.4M-7.7%2.5M2.16
    13 October 20235.8M-7.6%1.5M3.93
    29 September 20236.3M-3.3%1.4M4.60
    15 September 20236.5M+1.8%1.7M3.75
    31 August 20236.4M-5.3%1.4M4.41
    15 August 20236.7M+6.9%1.3M5.13
    31 July 20236.3M+21.1%2.4M2.67
    14 July 20235.2M+3.9%1.5M3.50
    30 June 20235.0M-0.6%1.7M2.93
    15 June 20235.0M-9.9%1.5M3.30
    31 May 20235.6M-2.0%1.8M3.03
    15 May 20235.7M-4.4%1.6M3.60
    28 April 20236.0M-19.3%2.0M2.94
    14 April 20237.4M-1.6%1.4M5.28
    31 March 20237.5M-3.7%1.8M4.12
    15 March 20237.8M-2.3%1.4M5.46
    28 February 20238.0M+3.6%1.7M4.78
    15 February 20237.7M+7.5%1.6M4.76
    31 January 20237.2M+2.0%2.3M3.17
    13 January 20237.0M+1.3%1.5M4.78
    30 December 20226.9M+4.7%1.3M5.32
    15 December 20226.6M+10.1%1.6M4.21
    30 November 20226.0M-10.6%1.3M4.63
    15 November 20226.7M-0.2%1.6M4.30
    31 October 20226.8M+4.6%2.0M3.35
    14 October 20226.5M-8.5%1.8M3.68
    30 September 20227.0M-5.1%1.7M4.15
    15 September 20227.4M+2.7%1.5M5.09
    31 August 20227.2M+1.2%1.2M6.18
    15 August 20227.2M-3.4%1.1M6.29
    29 July 20227.4M+7.2%1.6M4.52
    15 July 20226.9M-1.6%1.3M5.47
    30 June 20227.0M+2.8%1.9M3.76
    15 June 20226.8M-13.0%1.5M4.57
    31 May 20227.8M+2.1%1.8M4.41
    13 May 20227.7M-11.0%2.0M3.86
    29 April 20228.6M-3.8%3.0M2.85
    14 April 20229.0M+1.8%1.6M5.78
    31 March 20228.8M+0.9%2.1M4.19
    15 March 20228.7M+4.3%2.0M4.30
    28 February 20228.4M-2.6%1.7M4.84
    15 February 20228.6M+3.7%1.9M4.50
    31 January 20228.3M+7.1%2.7M3.12
    14 January 20227.7M+14.8%1.8M4.29
    31 December 20216.8M-2.1%1.5M4.43
    15 December 20216.9M+2.0%1.8M3.78
    30 November 20216.8M-2.9%1.4M4.90
    15 November 20217.0M-5.1%1.2M5.70
    29 October 20217.3M-2.3%2.5M2.94
    15 October 20217.5M-2.8%1.3M5.66
    30 September 20217.7M-10.4%2.0M3.92
    15 September 20218.6M+12.8%2.1M4.06
    31 August 20217.6M+1.4%1.4M5.59
    13 August 20217.5M+5.6%1.4M5.35
    30 July 20217.1M-1.7%2.5M2.84
    15 July 20217.3M+6.7%1.9M3.78
    30 June 20216.8M-1.3%2.5M2.72
    15 June 20216.9M-22.9%2.3M2.99
    28 May 20218.9M+18.9%2.3M3.87
    14 May 20217.5M-9.9%2.0M3.85
    30 April 20218.4M-7.3%3.2M2.64
    15 April 20219.0M-3.6%1.7M5.42
    31 March 20219.3M+9.1%2.4M3.92
    15 March 20218.6M-3.9%2.1M4.14
    26 February 20218.9M+7.3%1.7M5.18
    12 February 20218.3M+3.7%1.4M5.76
    29 January 20218.0M+9.5%2.4M3.40
    15 January 20217.3M+11.2%1.8M4.17
    31 December 20206.6M-7.8%1.6M4.22
    15 December 20207.1M+2.9%1.9M3.84
    30 November 20206.9M+6.1%2.2M3.16
    13 November 20206.5M-11.8%2.0M3.26
    30 October 20207.4M-3.9%2.3M3.28
    15 October 20207.7M+9.7%1.2M6.17
    30 September 20207.0M+15.7%1.2M5.85
    15 September 20206.1M+21.7%1.5M4.02
    31 August 20205.0M-0.3%1.1M4.65
    14 August 20205.0M-3.1%1.2M4.01
    31 July 20205.2M-1.9%1.6M3.24
    15 July 20205.3M-12.4%1.1M4.89
    30 June 20206.0M-1.2%1.7M3.54
    15 June 20206.1M+3.0%1.5M4.13
    29 May 20205.9M+2.4%1.5M4.00
    15 May 20205.8M+7.1%1.5M3.96
    30 April 20205.4M+2.0%1.8M3.00
    15 April 20205.3M+3.9%1.9M2.80
    31 March 20205.1M-26.3%3.3M1.52
    13 March 20206.9M-11.6%2.9M2.34
    28 February 20207.8M-2.7%2.0M3.90
    14 February 20208.0M-4.9%1.0M7.83
    31 January 20208.4M+2.7%1.7M5.04
    15 January 20208.2M-4.3%1.4M6.00
    31 December 20198.6M+0.6%1.1M7.67
    13 December 20198.5M+8.4%1.2M7.07
    29 November 20197.9M-7.3%1.4M5.58
    15 November 20198.5M+4.6%1.2M6.97
    31 October 20198.1M+11.8%2.0M4.02
    15 October 20197.2M-5.0%1.4M5.28
    30 September 20197.6M+20.2%1.9M4.11
    13 September 20196.3M-1.7%2.2M2.88
    30 August 20196.4M-3.9%1.3M4.83
    15 August 20196.7M-0.6%1.5M4.47
    31 July 20196.8M-5.3%1.9M3.47
    15 July 20197.1M+1.7%1.2M5.82
    28 June 20197.0M+9.8%2.2M3.23
    14 June 20196.4M-2.8%1.5M4.39
    31 May 20196.6M+2.9%1.2M5.30
    15 May 20196.4M+5.8%1.2M5.12
    30 April 20196.0M-6.5%2.5M2.41
    15 April 20196.5M-5.6%1.1M5.63
    29 March 20196.8M-0.5%1.3M5.18
    15 March 20196.9M+6.4%1.5M4.68
    28 February 20196.5M-6.1%1.7M3.90
    15 February 20196.9M-4.1%1.9M3.53
    31 January 20197.2M-14.1%3.1M2.35
    15 January 20198.4M-13.3%2.4M3.51
    31 December 20189.6M-9.9%2.5M3.79
    14 December 201810.7M+8.2%2.4M4.50
    30 November 20189.9M-2.9%1.7M5.80
    15 November 201810.2M-8.4%1.7M6.10
    31 October 201811.1M-15.8%3.1M3.61
    15 October 201813.2M+7.9%1.9M6.83
    28 September 201812.2M+2.9%1.5M8.38
    14 September 201811.9M-7.0%1.6M7.30
    31 August 201812.8M-15.8%2.0M6.37
    15 August 201815.2M-17.3%2.8M5.44
    31 July 201818.4M-0.2%3.0M6.12
    13 July 201818.4M-3.1%2.0M9.14
    29 June 201819.0M+0.1%2.3M8.43
    15 June 201819.0M+4.2%2.1M8.82
    31 May 201818.2M+0.1%2.4M7.67
    15 May 201818.2M-1.6%1.9M9.81
    30 April 201818.5M+4.5%3.9M4.79
    13 April 201817.7M+0.1%2.0M9.02
    29 March 201817.6M+0.1%2.6M6.84
    15 March 201817.6M+2.9%1.9M9.17
    28 February 201817.1M-1.8%1.8M9.75
    15 February 201817.4M-9.3%2.8M6.33
    31 January 201819.2M+6.1%3.2M5.99
    12 January 201818.1M+0.3%2.4M7.49
    29 December 201718.1M1.6M11.29
    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.