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Leidos Holdings, Inc. short interest

4.4M shares of Leidos Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.2M to 6.4M). Short sellers would need 3.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-9.0%+64% over a year
Days to cover3.82at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.57%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 (2.2M to 6.4M), and the share price moved -29% 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 20264.4M-9.0%1.1M3.82
    30 September 20264.8M-8.7%1.4M3.51
    15 September 20265.2M+44.5%1.2M4.37
    31 August 20263.6M-13.7%1.1M3.38
    14 August 20264.2M-19.3%2.0M2.14
    31 July 20265.2M-18.9%1.4M3.67
    15 July 20266.4M+11.0%1.4M4.44
    30 June 20265.8M+31.9%2.6M2.20
    15 June 20264.4M-7.5%1.3M3.41
    29 May 20264.7M+6.7%1.3M3.66
    15 May 20264.4M+34.4%1.7M2.61
    30 April 20263.3M-5.3%816K4.04
    15 April 20263.5M-4.0%796K4.37
    31 March 20263.6M-3.6%1.3M2.85
    13 March 20263.8M+25.3%1.2M3.18
    27 February 20263.0M+9.4%1.6M1.93
    13 February 20262.7M+2.2%989K2.78
    30 January 20262.7M+10.4%788K3.41
    15 January 20262.4M+6.6%1.1M2.24
    31 December 20252.3M-13.1%770K2.96
    15 December 20252.6M+19.8%829K3.17
    28 November 20252.2M-8.3%782K2.80
    14 November 20252.4M-0.6%911K2.63
    31 October 20252.4M-9.2%708K3.40
    15 October 20252.7M-4.7%739K3.59
    30 September 20252.8M-18.6%1.0M2.68
    15 September 20253.4M+2.9%703K4.87
    29 August 20253.3M-2.8%620K5.36
    15 August 20253.4M+24.3%1.1M3.04
    31 July 20252.7M-10.7%665K4.14
    15 July 20253.1M-9.9%924K3.33
    30 June 20253.4M-4.4%1.3M2.64
    13 June 20253.6M+3.8%1.1M3.12
    30 May 20253.4M+13.0%1.5M2.36
    15 May 20253.0M-15.6%1.5M2.09
    30 April 20253.6M-16.1%1.2M2.99
    15 April 20254.3M-18.3%2.0M2.16
    31 March 20255.3M-12.2%1.7M3.16
    14 March 20256.0M+2.3%1.7M3.58
    28 February 20255.9M+73.9%1.9M3.15
    14 February 20253.4M+2.6%1.7M1.95
    31 January 20253.3M+7.4%1.5M2.25
    15 January 20253.1M-0.1%1.1M2.66
    31 December 20243.1M-3.3%1.3M2.40
    13 December 20243.2M+22.0%1.3M2.38
    29 November 20242.6M+35.5%1.7M1.53
    15 November 20241.9M+28.6%1.8M1.05
    31 October 20241.5M+5.6%867K1.72
    15 October 20241.4M-1.0%591K2.39
    30 September 20241.4M-12.2%823K1.73
    13 September 20241.6M+15.5%843K1.92
    30 August 20241.4M+2.1%596K2.36
    15 August 20241.4M-8.2%898K1.53
    31 July 20241.5M+6.3%1.1M1.39
    15 July 20241.4M-2.8%647K2.18
    28 June 20241.5M+18.4%1.1M1.33
    14 June 20241.2M-46.1%734K1.67
    31 May 20242.3M-3.9%776K2.93
    15 May 20242.4M+58.2%1.2M1.93
    30 April 20241.5M+5.5%1.2M1.21
    15 April 20241.4M+6.5%683K2.08
    28 March 20241.3M+37.8%719K1.85
    15 March 2024966K-8.1%829K1.16
    29 February 20241.1M+2.2%1.1M1.00
    15 February 20241.0M-15.1%1.1M1.00
    31 January 20241.2M-7.7%550K2.20
    12 January 20241.3M-1.1%800K1.64
    29 December 20231.3M+20.6%546K2.43
    15 December 20231.1M-1.6%833K1.32
    30 November 20231.1M-4.1%583K1.92
    15 November 20231.2M-21.8%911K1.28
    31 October 20231.5M+4.3%689K2.16
    13 October 20231.4M+6.6%708K2.02
    29 September 20231.3M-15.7%512K2.61
    15 September 20231.6M+21.2%720K2.21
    31 August 20231.3M-28.0%916K1.43
    15 August 20231.8M+5.4%863K2.11
    31 July 20231.7M-6.0%805K2.15
    14 July 20231.8M+10.2%750K2.45
    30 June 20231.7M+8.3%1.0M1.61
    15 June 20231.5M-13.5%776K1.98
    31 May 20231.8M+8.7%1.3M1.42
    15 May 20231.6M-12.1%1.7M1.00
    28 April 20231.9M+1.5%577K3.23
    14 April 20231.8M-2.3%752K2.44
    31 March 20231.9M+2.1%1.0M1.83
    15 March 20231.8M+29.6%868K2.12
    28 February 20231.4M-12.4%1.0M1.36
    15 February 20231.6M-14.7%881K1.84
    31 January 20231.9M+2.4%903K2.11
    13 January 20231.9M-1.3%860K2.16
    30 December 20221.9M+27.9%724K2.60
    15 December 20221.5M+1.2%761K1.93
    30 November 20221.5M+87.4%891K1.63
    15 November 2022775K-18.4%1.0M1.00
    31 October 2022949K+6.4%593K1.60
    14 October 2022891K-30.9%631K1.41
    30 September 20221.3M+39.8%823K1.57
    15 September 2022923K+3.8%686K1.34
    31 August 2022889K-4.6%527K1.69
    15 August 2022932K+1.0%783K1.19
    29 July 2022923K-17.7%683K1.35
    15 July 20221.1M+3.7%580K1.94
    30 June 20221.1M-30.0%996K1.09
    15 June 20221.5M-3.6%621K2.49
    31 May 20221.6M+0.1%625K2.56
    13 May 20221.6M-26.9%996K1.61
    29 April 20222.2M-23.2%776K2.83
    14 April 20222.9M-27.3%771K3.70
    31 March 20223.9M-21.1%1.1M3.53
    15 March 20225.0M-24.5%1.2M3.99
    28 February 20226.6M+125.0%1.7M3.91
    15 February 20222.9M+18.3%1.1M2.73
    31 January 20222.5M+34.9%1.3M1.97
    14 January 20221.8M+13.6%811K2.27
    31 December 20211.6M+34.0%876K1.85
    15 December 20211.2M+8.4%855K1.41
    30 November 20211.1M-9.6%604K1.84
    15 November 20211.2M-30.0%712K1.73
    29 October 20211.8M-16.6%525K3.35
    15 October 20212.1M-17.2%667K3.16
    30 September 20212.5M-4.9%967K2.63
    15 September 20212.7M+29.4%778K3.44
    31 August 20212.1M+26.1%633K3.27
    13 August 20211.6M+17.4%1.1M1.55
    30 July 20211.4M+11.3%560K2.50
    15 July 20211.3M+4.4%587K2.14
    30 June 20211.2M-10.9%752K1.60
    15 June 20211.4M-17.6%498K2.71
    28 May 20211.6M-8.0%439K3.74
    14 May 20211.8M-2.6%708K2.52
    30 April 20211.8M+30.6%850K2.16
    15 April 20211.4M-5.4%686K2.05
    31 March 20211.5M-29.6%794K1.87
    15 March 20212.1M+0.8%970K2.17
    26 February 20212.1M+27.8%1.3M1.62
    12 February 20211.6M-13.0%637K2.57
    29 January 20211.9M+11.4%612K3.08
    15 January 20211.7M+14.5%631K2.68
    31 December 20201.5M-37.5%668K2.21
    15 December 20202.4M+7.9%656K3.60
    30 November 20202.2M+10.7%806K2.72
    13 November 20202.0M+23.9%897K2.20
    30 October 20201.6M-5.8%656K2.43
    15 October 20201.7M-14.0%679K2.49
    30 September 20202.0M-2.5%878K2.24
    15 September 20202.0M-11.9%834K2.42
    31 August 20202.3M-15.9%720K3.18
    14 August 20202.7M+9.5%1.3M2.18
    31 July 20202.5M-3.7%758K3.28
    15 July 20202.6M+3.1%1.2M2.09
    30 June 20202.5M-7.2%1.2M2.15
    15 June 20202.7M+7.7%801K3.37
    29 May 20202.5M-10.7%806K3.11
    15 May 20202.8M-12.0%985K2.85
    30 April 20203.2M-10.6%1.0M3.06
    15 April 20203.6M+28.3%1.2M2.86
    31 March 20202.8M-7.3%1.5M1.90
    13 March 20203.0M-8.0%1.3M2.34
    28 February 20203.3M-12.5%1.5M2.22
    14 February 20203.7M+12.6%829K4.50
    31 January 20203.3M-7.0%586K5.65
    15 January 20203.6M-8.5%694K5.13
    31 December 20193.9M-24.4%926K4.21
    13 December 20195.2M+20.3%800K6.44
    29 November 20194.3M-5.2%802K5.34
    15 November 20194.5M+0.8%1.0M4.50
    31 October 20194.5M+11.2%1.3M3.57
    15 October 20194.0M+47.5%1.2M3.35
    30 September 20192.7M+5.1%1.2M2.26
    13 September 20192.6M-32.1%1.3M2.06
    30 August 20193.8M-33.9%1.3M2.93
    15 August 20195.8M+51.6%4.8M1.22
    31 July 20193.8M+13.5%952K4.02
    15 July 20193.4M-5.7%667K5.06
    28 June 20193.6M+17.5%1.3M2.82
    14 June 20193.0M-3.6%1.2M2.57
    31 May 20193.2M-0.6%1.3M2.52
    15 May 20193.2M-15.9%1.1M2.89
    30 April 20193.8M+15.3%1.1M3.35
    15 April 20193.3M-4.4%760K4.32
    29 March 20193.4M+4.6%780K4.40
    15 March 20193.3M-4.6%959K3.42
    28 February 20193.4M-11.9%1.4M2.45
    15 February 20193.9M+11.6%1.1M3.46
    31 January 20193.5M-12.8%649K5.39
    15 January 20194.0M-5.6%813K4.93
    31 December 20184.2M-0.2%1.3M3.31
    14 December 20184.3M+9.2%954K4.46
    30 November 20183.9M-21.4%1.0M3.73
    15 November 20185.0M-21.6%997K4.98
    31 October 20186.3M+102.9%1.2M5.21
    15 October 20183.1M+8.9%671K4.65
    28 September 20182.9M+3.3%1.3M2.22
    14 September 20182.8M-15.5%858K3.23
    31 August 20183.3M-22.7%866K3.78
    15 August 20184.2M+13.5%722K5.87
    31 July 20183.7M-6.4%1.1M3.31
    13 July 20184.0M+2.8%745K5.35
    29 June 20183.9M+77.3%1.4M2.78
    15 June 20182.2M-11.9%968K2.26
    31 May 20182.5M-0.9%672K3.70
    15 May 20182.5M-17.3%1.5M1.66
    30 April 20183.0M-0.2%748K4.05
    13 April 20183.0M-5.3%859K3.53
    29 March 20183.2M+53.7%1.0M3.18
    15 March 20182.1M+17.3%1.1M1.87
    28 February 20181.8M-29.8%1.3M1.39
    15 February 20182.5M-8.7%929K2.73
    31 January 20182.8M-11.2%777K3.57
    12 January 20183.1M+51.2%779K4.01
    29 December 20172.1M738K2.80
    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.