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Labcorp Holdings Inc. short interest

2.6M shares of Labcorp Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.9M to 3.4M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.7%+5% over a year
Days to cover4.22at 607K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.15%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 middle of its range over the last year (1.9M to 3.4M), and the share price moved +30% 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 20262.6M-4.7%607K4.22
    30 September 20262.7M+9.6%893K3.01
    15 September 20262.4M+16.4%741K3.31
    31 August 20262.1M+8.5%660K3.18
    14 August 20261.9M-7.5%505K3.84
    31 July 20262.1M-23.0%959K2.18
    15 July 20262.7M-3.8%575K4.73
    30 June 20262.8M-13.3%744K3.80
    15 June 20263.3M-4.7%545K5.99
    29 May 20263.4M+1.7%589K5.82
    15 May 20263.4M+6.8%718K4.69
    30 April 20263.2M-2.5%767K4.12
    15 April 20263.2M+1.4%540K6.00
    31 March 20263.2M+6.7%586K5.45
    13 March 20263.0M-6.5%505K5.92
    27 February 20263.2M+6.0%826K3.87
    13 February 20263.0M-5.4%724K4.17
    30 January 20263.2M+5.2%787K4.05
    15 January 20263.0M-2.7%816K3.71
    31 December 20253.1M-1.2%638K4.89
    15 December 20253.2M+1.2%613K5.14
    28 November 20253.1M-3.0%744K4.19
    14 November 20253.2M+19.6%1.3M2.53
    31 October 20252.7M+10.1%973K2.76
    15 October 20252.4M-2.8%571K4.27
    30 September 20252.5M+0.5%503K4.99
    15 September 20252.5M-9.4%432K5.78
    29 August 20252.8M+2.9%478K5.76
    15 August 20252.7M-2.6%503K5.32
    31 July 20252.7M-18.5%906K3.03
    15 July 20253.4M-5.2%792K4.26
    30 June 20253.6M+3.5%761K4.67
    13 June 20253.4M+10.7%603K5.70
    30 May 20253.1M+10.9%686K4.53
    15 May 20252.8M-4.8%784K3.58
    30 April 20252.9M+16.1%972K3.03
    15 April 20252.5M+34.4%1.0M2.42
    31 March 20251.9M-0.7%608K3.11
    14 March 20251.9M+2.7%820K2.32
    28 February 20251.9M+1.0%486K3.80
    14 February 20251.8M-3.7%680K2.69
    31 January 20251.9M-5.5%573K3.32
    15 January 20252.0M+4.8%570K3.53
    31 December 20241.9M-2.3%472K4.07
    13 December 20242.0M-0.4%474K4.15
    29 November 20242.0M-11.5%530K3.73
    15 November 20242.2M+9.7%786K2.84
    31 October 20242.0M+10.6%753K2.70
    15 October 20241.8M-1.6%391K4.70
    30 September 20241.9M+5.5%570K3.28
    13 September 20241.8M+6.5%522K3.39
    30 August 20241.7M-0.3%354K4.70
    15 August 20241.7M-11.6%790K2.11
    31 July 20241.9M-7.6%580K3.26
    15 July 20242.0M+5.4%472K4.33
    28 June 20241.9M+3.2%718K2.70
    14 June 20241.9M-19.7%586K3.21
    31 May 20242.3M+0.4%826K2.84
    15 May 20242.3M+12.7%665K3.51
    30 April 20242.1M-8.5%968K2.14
    15 April 20242.3M+17.6%681K3.32
    28 March 20241.9M-3.1%711K2.71
    15 March 20242.0M-6.8%787K2.52
    29 February 20242.1M-18.7%999K2.13
    15 February 20242.6M+4.9%654K4.01
    31 January 20242.5M-18.5%674K3.71
    12 January 20243.1M-13.2%698K4.39
    29 December 20233.5M+7.5%549K6.44
    15 December 20233.3M+10.3%902K3.65
    30 November 20233.0M-3.1%825K3.61
    15 November 20233.1M-6.1%735K4.18
    31 October 20233.3M-14.4%940K3.48
    13 October 20233.8M-6.5%685K5.59
    29 September 20234.1M-7.5%944K4.34
    15 September 20234.4M-13.3%779K5.68
    31 August 20235.1M-6.7%862K5.93
    15 August 20235.5M+236.1%640K8.55
    31 July 20231.6M+9.8%743K2.19
    14 July 20231.5M+1.5%775K1.92
    30 June 20231.5M-10.1%676K2.16
    15 June 20231.6M-1.2%621K2.62
    31 May 20231.6M+2.0%641K2.57
    15 May 20231.6M-10.9%532K3.03
    28 April 20231.8M+10.3%684K2.65
    14 April 20231.6M+4.3%439K3.74
    31 March 20231.6M-3.5%542K2.91
    15 March 20231.6M-0.6%626K2.61
    28 February 20231.6M+13.4%881K1.86
    15 February 20231.4M-8.9%663K2.18
    31 January 20231.6M+8.0%471K3.38
    13 January 20231.5M+13.1%627K2.35
    30 December 20221.3M-16.3%579K2.25
    15 December 20221.6M-13.3%684K2.27
    30 November 20221.8M+15.8%827K2.17
    15 November 20221.5M+35.1%897K1.72
    31 October 20221.1M-27.6%1.1M1.08
    14 October 20221.6M-4.9%648K2.44
    30 September 20221.7M-9.6%603K2.76
    15 September 20221.8M+18.5%582K3.16
    31 August 20221.6M-20.8%556K2.79
    15 August 20222.0M-6.2%499K3.92
    29 July 20222.1M+2.2%668K3.13
    15 July 20222.0M+5.8%519K3.94
    30 June 20221.9M+8.8%991K1.95
    15 June 20221.8M+23.0%891K1.99
    31 May 20221.4M+16.3%913K1.58
    13 May 20221.2M-17.6%768K1.61
    29 April 20221.5M+2.2%998K1.51
    14 April 20221.5M-25.0%759K1.94
    31 March 20222.0M+29.4%755K2.60
    15 March 20221.5M+2.1%939K1.62
    28 February 20221.5M+0.6%1.0M1.47
    15 February 20221.5M+6.4%1.1M1.38
    31 January 20221.4M-13.0%994K1.40
    14 January 20221.6M-12.5%888K1.80
    31 December 20211.8M-19.5%858K2.13
    15 December 20212.3M+129.4%913K2.48
    30 November 2021989K-13.5%510K1.94
    15 November 20211.1M-31.9%709K1.61
    29 October 20211.7M+17.4%562K2.98
    15 October 20211.4M-19.5%544K2.63
    30 September 20211.8M-7.0%617K2.88
    15 September 20211.9M+9.7%589K3.24
    31 August 20211.7M-5.9%428K4.07
    13 August 20211.8M+24.6%896K2.06
    30 July 20211.5M-6.5%704K2.11
    15 July 20211.6M-6.3%514K3.09
    30 June 20211.7M+1.6%634K2.67
    15 June 20211.7M+9.9%811K2.05
    28 May 20211.5M+4.7%685K2.21
    14 May 20211.4M+7.9%584K2.48
    30 April 20211.3M-20.2%439K3.06
    15 April 20211.7M+2.9%460K3.66
    31 March 20211.6M+5.0%592K2.76
    15 March 20211.6M-9.6%672K2.31
    26 February 20211.7M+10.4%929K1.85
    12 February 20211.6M+6.7%647K2.41
    29 January 20211.5M+7.4%649K2.25
    15 January 20211.4M-15.6%622K2.19
    31 December 20201.6M-8.5%567K2.84
    15 December 20201.8M+25.9%637K2.76
    30 November 20201.4M-19.0%525K2.66
    13 November 20201.7M+1.3%724K2.38
    30 October 20201.7M+10.0%697K2.44
    15 October 20201.5M+23.8%410K3.77
    30 September 20201.3M-5.6%545K2.30
    15 September 20201.3M-6.4%694K1.91
    31 August 20201.4M+16.9%913K1.55
    14 August 20201.2M-15.6%589K2.05
    31 July 20201.4M-15.6%734K1.95
    15 July 20201.7M+0.1%794K2.14
    30 June 20201.7M-7.7%832K2.04
    15 June 20201.8M+4.1%686K2.68
    29 May 20201.8M+3.7%671K2.63
    15 May 20201.7M-1.5%895K1.90
    30 April 20201.7M+23.0%1.6M1.08
    15 April 20201.4M-8.7%963K1.46
    31 March 20201.5M-3.5%1.3M1.21
    13 March 20201.6M-6.8%1.4M1.10
    28 February 20201.7M-5.6%838K2.04
    14 February 20201.8M-0.5%625K2.90
    31 January 20201.8M+13.7%629K2.89
    15 January 20201.6M+8.8%661K2.42
    31 December 20191.5M-1.3%469K3.13
    13 December 20191.5M-6.6%535K2.79
    29 November 20191.6M-18.1%594K2.68
    15 November 20191.9M-1.3%530K3.68
    31 October 20192.0M+13.8%598K3.30
    15 October 20191.7M-4.5%527K3.29
    30 September 20191.8M+0.8%555K3.27
    13 September 20191.8M+19.2%525K3.43
    30 August 20191.5M-12.3%518K2.92
    15 August 20191.7M+4.7%593K2.91
    31 July 20191.6M-13.6%900K1.83
    15 July 20191.9M+13.3%595K3.21
    28 June 20191.7M-12.9%672K2.50
    14 June 20191.9M-8.2%612K3.16
    31 May 20192.1M-16.4%835K2.52
    15 May 20192.5M+67.7%919K2.74
    30 April 20191.5M-28.6%1.2M1.26
    15 April 20192.1M+4.6%643K3.27
    29 March 20192.0M-24.0%613K3.28
    15 March 20192.6M+17.3%740K3.57
    28 February 20192.3M-7.7%584K3.86
    15 February 20192.4M-4.4%972K2.51
    31 January 20192.6M+20.2%850K3.00
    15 January 20192.1M+23.1%1.1M2.01
    31 December 20181.7M-13.7%1.1M1.52
    14 December 20182.0M-8.9%1.2M1.65
    30 November 20182.2M-3.5%1.1M1.92
    15 November 20182.3M-1.8%733K3.10
    31 October 20182.3M+2.7%1.0M2.25
    15 October 20182.3M+4.6%683K3.30
    28 September 20182.2M-11.8%675K3.19
    14 September 20182.4M+12.9%741K3.30
    31 August 20182.2M-2.8%671K3.23
    15 August 20182.2M-1.7%530K4.20
    31 July 20182.3M-4.8%1.0M2.23
    13 July 20182.4M-3.9%488K4.88
    29 June 20182.5M+0.1%799K3.10
    15 June 20182.5M-6.5%677K3.65
    31 May 20182.6M+7.7%802K3.30
    15 May 20182.5M-9.6%624K3.94
    30 April 20182.7M-11.3%864K3.14
    13 April 20183.1M+1.3%723K4.24
    29 March 20183.0M+4.9%678K4.46
    15 March 20182.9M+2.7%648K4.45
    28 February 20182.8M-10.4%707K3.97
    15 February 20183.1M+1.4%825K3.80
    31 January 20183.1M-7.5%552K5.59
    12 January 20183.3M+16.8%589K5.67
    29 December 20172.9M444K6.44
    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.