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Coca-Cola Co. short interest

49.6M shares of Coca-Cola were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (33.4M to 53.7M). Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short49.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.7%+48% over a year
Days to cover3.04at 16.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.15%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 (33.4M to 53.7M), and the share price moved +43% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202649.6M-6.7%16.3M3.04
    30 September 202653.2M+31.0%16.3M3.26
    15 September 202640.6M+3.3%14.5M2.79
    31 August 202639.3M+0.2%14.7M2.67
    14 August 202639.2M-12.5%14.3M2.75
    31 July 202644.8M-6.2%18.8M2.39
    15 July 202647.8M-3.6%16.2M2.95
    30 June 202649.6M-3.0%24.1M2.06
    15 June 202651.1M+10.2%16.9M3.03
    29 May 202646.4M-3.9%15.9M2.91
    15 May 202648.3M+8.1%13.8M3.51
    30 April 202644.6M+8.5%14.7M3.03
    15 April 202641.2M-10.9%13.0M3.15
    31 March 202646.2M-14.0%16.4M2.81
    13 March 202653.7M+23.7%17.5M3.08
    27 February 202643.4M+5.4%17.5M2.48
    13 February 202641.2M+21.5%23.3M1.77
    30 January 202633.9M-5.6%18.5M1.83
    15 January 202635.9M+0.4%18.5M1.95
    31 December 202535.8M-4.6%12.9M2.76
    15 December 202537.5M-9.6%18.5M2.02
    28 November 202541.5M+10.6%17.6M2.36
    14 November 202537.5M+4.9%15.5M2.43
    31 October 202535.8M+7.1%17.4M2.06
    15 October 202533.4M-4.6%13.8M2.42
    30 September 202535.0M-10.8%17.2M2.04
    15 September 202539.2M+6.5%20.1M1.95
    29 August 202536.8M+4.4%14.1M2.61
    15 August 202535.3M-0.3%11.8M2.98
    31 July 202535.4M+5.8%16.0M2.21
    15 July 202533.4M-5.3%16.6M2.01
    30 June 202535.3M-4.2%19.1M1.85
    13 June 202536.8M+15.4%13.5M2.74
    30 May 202531.9M-13.6%13.8M2.32
    15 May 202537.0M-8.0%15.3M2.42
    30 April 202540.2M+5.3%17.1M2.36
    15 April 202538.2M+12.3%21.6M1.77
    31 March 202534.0M-11.2%18.1M1.87
    14 March 202538.3M+1.5%22.3M1.71
    28 February 202537.7M-12.1%18.1M2.08
    14 February 202542.9M+45.0%18.3M2.34
    31 January 202529.6M-11.7%16.1M1.84
    15 January 202533.5M+1.7%16.3M2.05
    31 December 202432.9M-5.3%16.7M1.97
    13 December 202434.8M+22.3%20.7M1.68
    29 November 202428.4M-15.5%18.1M1.57
    15 November 202433.7M+9.2%15.3M2.19
    31 October 202430.8M-3.3%14.7M2.10
    15 October 202431.9M-6.1%10.8M2.94
    30 September 202434.0M-16.5%15.8M2.15
    13 September 202440.6M+3.9%14.7M2.77
    30 August 202439.1M+7.7%13.3M2.94
    15 August 202436.3M+9.9%15.0M2.43
    31 July 202433.1M+6.1%12.8M2.58
    15 July 202431.2M-2.0%10.3M3.01
    28 June 202431.8M+1.8%13.5M2.35
    14 June 202431.3M+6.3%10.1M3.11
    31 May 202429.4M-7.9%11.0M2.66
    15 May 202431.9M+8.7%10.7M2.99
    30 April 202429.4M+24.2%15.4M1.91
    15 April 202423.6M-11.4%12.0M1.98
    28 March 202426.7M+11.8%13.7M1.95
    15 March 202423.9M+7.8%14.9M1.60
    29 February 202422.1M-4.2%13.3M1.66
    15 February 202423.1M+2.1%15.0M1.54
    31 January 202422.6M-4.8%14.8M1.52
    12 January 202423.7M-3.2%12.9M1.85
    29 December 202324.5M-0.0%11.4M2.16
    15 December 202324.5M+12.1%19.2M1.28
    30 November 202321.9M-7.2%13.8M1.59
    15 November 202323.6M-0.5%12.5M1.89
    31 October 202323.7M-0.5%16.6M1.43
    13 October 202323.8M+3.4%18.9M1.26
    29 September 202323.0M-0.5%13.3M1.73
    15 September 202323.1M+1.2%17.7M1.31
    31 August 202322.9M+8.9%9.4M2.42
    15 August 202321.0M+5.9%8.3M2.53
    31 July 202319.8M-14.0%12.4M1.60
    14 July 202323.1M+19.2%13.4M1.73
    30 June 202319.3M+9.6%16.5M1.17
    15 June 202317.6M-13.6%14.0M1.26
    31 May 202320.4M-12.6%17.3M1.18
    15 May 202323.4M-4.1%9.5M2.45
    28 April 202324.4M-1.0%12.1M2.02
    14 April 202324.6M+1.6%10.3M2.40
    31 March 202324.2M+9.2%13.8M1.75
    15 March 202322.2M+10.0%15.4M1.44
    28 February 202320.2M-15.8%13.4M1.51
    15 February 202323.9M-3.7%14.5M1.66
    31 January 202324.9M-11.3%14.3M1.74
    13 January 202328.0M-10.9%11.5M2.43
    30 December 202231.5M-4.5%11.1M2.84
    15 December 202233.0M+9.0%12.3M2.68
    30 November 202230.2M-4.7%13.1M2.30
    15 November 202231.7M-7.7%12.6M2.52
    31 October 202234.4M+2.1%15.7M2.19
    14 October 202233.6M+2.4%15.3M2.19
    30 September 202232.9M+7.4%16.4M2.00
    15 September 202230.6M+13.9%13.7M2.23
    31 August 202226.9M+2.3%9.0M2.99
    15 August 202226.3M-1.8%10.5M2.50
    29 July 202226.7M-21.9%12.8M2.09
    15 July 202234.2M+12.4%14.8M2.32
    30 June 202230.5M-0.3%17.1M1.78
    15 June 202230.5M-9.5%16.6M1.84
    31 May 202233.8M+7.9%23.1M1.46
    13 May 202231.3M-3.4%20.5M1.52
    29 April 202232.4M+15.3%17.5M1.85
    14 April 202228.1M+17.6%14.5M1.94
    31 March 202223.9M-5.0%16.3M1.46
    15 March 202225.1M-1.4%21.0M1.20
    28 February 202225.5M-20.2%21.8M1.17
    15 February 202232.0M+9.5%20.1M1.59
    31 January 202229.2M-19.9%21.9M1.33
    14 January 202236.5M+14.4%18.9M1.93
    31 December 202131.9M+2.6%16.7M1.91
    15 December 202131.1M+29.4%22.1M1.40
    30 November 202124.0M-21.9%17.0M1.42
    15 November 202130.7M-3.5%10.7M2.89
    29 October 202131.9M-4.9%15.5M2.06
    15 October 202133.5M-0.9%16.1M2.09
    30 September 202133.8M+23.0%17.7M1.91
    15 September 202127.5M-2.3%14.0M1.97
    31 August 202128.2M-1.1%10.6M2.65
    13 August 202128.5M-11.2%9.3M3.07
    30 July 202132.1M+26.4%13.6M2.35
    15 July 202125.4M+0.0%14.4M1.77
    30 June 202125.4M+1.5%15.0M1.69
    15 June 202125.0M-28.7%12.8M1.95
    28 May 202135.0M+12.9%16.5M2.12
    14 May 202131.0M+11.8%11.3M2.74
    30 April 202127.7M+11.9%12.3M2.26
    15 April 202124.8M-21.3%10.8M2.30
    31 March 202131.5M+48.3%19.5M1.62
    15 March 202121.2M-3.0%17.2M1.24
    26 February 202121.9M-5.2%12.9M1.70
    12 February 202123.1M+1.7%14.8M1.56
    29 January 202122.7M+13.9%17.3M1.31
    15 January 202119.9M-20.7%25.9M1.00
    31 December 202025.1M+0.8%11.3M2.23
    15 December 202024.9M-9.6%14.1M1.78
    30 November 202027.6M-3.8%12.3M2.24
    13 November 202028.7M+18.8%16.1M1.79
    30 October 202024.2M+3.3%13.1M1.84
    15 October 202023.4M+20.3%11.1M2.11
    30 September 202019.4M-17.4%13.9M1.40
    15 September 202023.5M+19.9%16.0M1.47
    31 August 202019.6M-9.0%10.6M1.85
    14 August 202021.6M-24.4%10.7M2.02
    31 July 202028.6M+5.9%16.1M1.77
    15 July 202027.0M+11.3%13.7M1.97
    30 June 202024.2M+0.6%16.2M1.50
    15 June 202024.1M-9.2%16.6M1.45
    29 May 202026.5M-9.3%16.6M1.60
    15 May 202029.2M+4.8%13.7M2.13
    30 April 202027.9M+2.0%16.7M1.67
    15 April 202027.3M-4.2%17.7M1.54
    31 March 202028.5M-17.3%34.2M1.00
    13 March 202034.5M-0.1%22.4M1.54
    28 February 202034.5M-9.9%16.2M2.14
    14 February 202038.3M+6.0%9.0M4.26
    31 January 202036.2M-1.2%12.2M2.98
    15 January 202036.6M-2.2%11.7M3.13
    31 December 201937.5M+9.1%9.6M3.92
    13 December 201934.3M+5.1%10.8M3.19
    29 November 201932.7M+8.1%10.7M3.05
    15 November 201930.2M-1.1%11.8M2.56
    31 October 201930.6M-13.5%11.1M2.74
    15 October 201935.3M+3.0%10.6M3.34
    30 September 201934.3M+19.1%10.6M3.25
    13 September 201928.8M-9.9%11.4M2.52
    30 August 201932.0M-3.5%10.6M3.01
    15 August 201933.1M+2.4%14.1M2.35
    31 July 201932.3M+14.2%13.9M2.33
    15 July 201928.3M+1.4%9.1M3.11
    28 June 201927.9M-4.4%12.6M2.21
    14 June 201929.2M+6.2%12.2M2.39
    31 May 201927.5M+13.7%12.7M2.16
    15 May 201924.2M-10.9%10.7M2.25
    30 April 201927.1M+22.4%13.5M2.01
    15 April 201922.2M-9.6%9.3M2.37
    29 March 201924.5M-16.5%15.3M1.60
    15 March 201929.3M+22.0%19.2M1.53
    28 February 201924.1M-17.4%23.2M1.04
    15 February 201929.1M+6.8%18.5M1.58
    31 January 201927.3M+4.6%14.1M1.94
    15 January 201926.1M-12.5%13.6M1.92
    31 December 201829.8M-5.4%17.1M1.75
    14 December 201831.5M+6.8%15.3M2.06
    30 November 201829.5M-7.9%12.9M2.30
    15 November 201832.1M+21.9%13.8M2.33
    31 October 201826.3M+5.7%17.0M1.54
    15 October 201824.9M+0.6%11.1M2.24
    28 September 201824.7M+6.0%10.3M2.39
    14 September 201823.3M+4.6%10.0M2.32
    31 August 201822.3M-24.0%10.9M2.04
    15 August 201829.3M-6.5%9.1M3.22
    31 July 201831.3M+9.3%11.1M2.84
    13 July 201828.7M-1.7%8.4M3.42
    29 June 201829.2M-22.1%12.8M2.28
    15 June 201837.5M+0.5%12.0M3.11
    31 May 201837.3M-4.1%11.2M3.33
    15 May 201838.9M-1.7%11.8M3.30
    30 April 201839.6M-2.4%12.8M3.10
    13 April 201840.5M-3.4%11.7M3.47
    29 March 201842.0M-5.3%14.1M2.98
    15 March 201844.3M+21.6%12.5M3.54
    28 February 201836.4M-1.6%12.8M2.85
    15 February 201837.0M-14.7%17.3M2.14
    31 January 201843.4M+22.4%13.1M3.31
    12 January 201835.5M+15.6%11.0M3.22
    29 December 201730.7M7.5M4.09
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.