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Linde plc short interest

6.2M shares of Linde were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.9M to 8.4M). Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.5%+15% over a year
Days to cover2.87at 2.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.35%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 (4.9M to 8.4M), and the share price moved +14% 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 31 Oct 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20266.2M+3.5%2.2M2.87
    30 September 20266.0M+2.0%2.1M2.79
    15 September 20265.9M+8.8%1.8M3.22
    31 August 20265.4M+9.7%2.0M2.74
    14 August 20264.9M-12.1%2.1M2.39
    31 July 20265.6M-14.4%2.2M2.56
    15 July 20266.5M-0.4%2.0M3.23
    30 June 20266.6M-13.6%2.7M2.46
    15 June 20267.6M+17.9%2.5M2.98
    29 May 20266.4M-8.8%2.2M3.00
    15 May 20267.1M+15.3%2.0M3.50
    30 April 20266.1M-8.3%1.9M3.20
    15 April 20266.7M-5.5%1.9M3.54
    31 March 20267.1M+27.1%2.8M2.50
    13 March 20265.6M-2.6%2.8M2.00
    27 February 20265.7M-5.7%2.5M2.29
    13 February 20266.1M-6.9%3.1M1.93
    30 January 20266.5M-12.5%2.4M2.70
    15 January 20267.4M-3.9%2.3M3.27
    31 December 20257.7M-8.2%2.7M2.91
    15 December 20258.4M+24.9%3.4M2.45
    28 November 20256.8M+2.1%2.7M2.49
    14 November 20256.6M+5.3%3.0M2.18
    31 October 20256.3M+16.8%2.5M2.51
    15 October 20255.4M-3.3%1.6M3.40
    30 September 20255.6M+1.1%1.8M3.05
    15 September 20255.5M+3.8%1.7M3.27
    29 August 20255.3M+0.7%1.7M3.19
    15 August 20255.3M+7.6%1.5M3.51
    31 July 20254.9M-4.7%1.5M3.22
    15 July 20255.1M+0.4%1.5M3.36
    30 June 20255.1M-2.3%1.9M2.62
    13 June 20255.2M+2.8%1.9M2.82
    30 May 20255.1M-5.7%2.1M2.37
    15 May 20255.4M+10.6%1.7M3.14
    30 April 20254.9M-0.8%1.8M2.76
    15 April 20254.9M-12.9%3.0M1.62
    31 March 20255.7M-0.5%2.4M2.40
    14 March 20255.7M+2.3%2.9M1.99
    28 February 20255.6M+11.8%2.0M2.74
    14 February 20255.0M-3.7%2.1M2.38
    31 January 20255.2M-20.7%2.3M2.27
    15 January 20256.5M-0.8%2.4M2.66
    31 December 20246.6M+13.5%2.6M2.54
    13 December 20245.8M+5.6%2.1M2.76
    29 November 20245.5M+4.8%2.2M2.54
    15 November 20245.2M-3.4%1.9M2.75
    31 October 20245.4M+2.3%1.6M3.29
    15 October 20245.3M+5.9%1.4M3.90
    30 September 20245.0M-2.4%1.6M3.20
    13 September 20245.1M-2.3%1.7M3.04
    30 August 20245.2M+6.2%1.1M4.55
    15 August 20244.9M-0.0%1.5M3.21
    31 July 20244.9M+5.7%1.5M3.39
    15 July 20244.7M-6.5%1.5M3.08
    28 June 20245.0M-3.6%1.9M2.62
    14 June 20245.2M+0.6%1.7M3.12
    31 May 20245.1M-8.7%1.6M3.11
    15 May 20245.6M-2.3%1.9M2.96
    30 April 20245.8M-0.8%1.5M3.78
    15 April 20245.8M-7.9%1.6M3.56
    28 March 20246.3M+51.5%1.9M3.29
    15 March 20244.2M+15.2%5.7M1.00
    29 February 20243.6M+9.0%1.6M2.24
    15 February 20243.3M+16.2%1.9M1.74
    31 January 20242.9M-19.0%1.6M1.83
    12 January 20243.5M-8.9%1.3M2.78
    29 December 20233.9M-1.7%1.1M3.42
    15 December 20233.9M+18.1%2.7M1.44
    30 November 20233.3M-0.3%1.5M2.19
    15 November 20233.3M+25.0%1.5M2.20
    31 October 20232.7M-7.0%1.5M1.73
    13 October 20232.9M+0.9%1.4M2.12
    29 September 20232.8M+10.7%1.3M2.13
    15 September 20232.6M-13.3%1.2M2.13
    31 August 20233.0M-7.2%1.0M2.95
    15 August 20233.2M-7.7%1.2M2.75
    31 July 20233.5M+4.5%1.5M2.36
    14 July 20233.3M+17.0%1.5M2.18
    30 June 20232.8M-12.7%1.7M1.63
    15 June 20233.2M+1.7%1.4M2.31
    31 May 20233.2M-0.2%1.7M1.91
    15 May 20233.2M-4.7%1.2M2.56
    28 April 20233.4M+8.8%1.5M2.20
    14 April 20233.1M-14.6%1.6M1.89
    31 March 20233.6M-11.6%2.0M1.84
    15 March 20234.1M-24.8%2.7M1.54
    28 February 20235.4M-12.3%4.9M1.12
    15 February 20236.2M+22.7%2.8M2.24
    31 January 20235.0M+35.9%2.0M2.46
    13 January 20233.7M+12.4%2.1M1.73
    30 December 20223.3M+0.2%1.4M2.41
    15 December 20223.3M+12.8%1.5M2.13
    30 November 20222.9M-15.6%1.6M1.88
    15 November 20223.5M-4.8%2.1M1.68
    31 October 20223.6M+1.6%2.2M1.67
    14 October 20223.6M-5.2%1.9M1.92
    30 September 20223.8M-0.8%1.9M1.98
    15 September 20223.8M+10.3%1.9M2.01
    31 August 20223.4M-14.1%1.5M2.28
    15 August 20224.0M+4.1%1.2M3.32
    29 July 20223.9M-18.0%1.9M2.05
    15 July 20224.7M-13.3%2.7M1.75
    30 June 20225.4M+117.9%5.2M1.04
    15 June 20222.5M+9.1%1.9M1.31
    31 May 20222.3M-5.5%2.0M1.14
    13 May 20222.4M+5.5%2.0M1.19
    29 April 20222.3M-4.1%2.2M1.05
    14 April 20222.4M+2.2%1.5M1.56
    31 March 20222.3M-7.0%2.2M1.07
    15 March 20222.5M-18.4%3.2M1.00
    28 February 20223.1M+18.4%3.0M1.01
    15 February 20222.6M+15.9%2.2M1.19
    31 January 20222.2M+9.2%2.1M1.09
    14 January 20222.1M-10.7%1.6M1.30
    31 December 20212.3M-11.7%1.2M1.86
    15 December 20212.6M+1.3%1.7M1.56
    30 November 20212.6M-13.3%1.6M1.56
    15 November 20213.0M-9.8%1.5M1.96
    29 October 20213.3M+5.5%1.2M2.71
    15 October 20213.1M+7.3%1.3M2.38
    30 September 20212.9M-10.7%1.9M1.54
    15 September 20213.3M-8.1%1.2M2.69
    31 August 20213.5M+20.3%1.1M3.17
    13 August 20212.9M+1.5%1.3M2.31
    30 July 20212.9M-5.7%1.5M1.97
    15 July 20213.1M-10.2%1.3M2.35
    30 June 20213.4M-27.3%4.3M1.00
    15 June 20214.7M+18.6%1.7M2.69
    28 May 20214.0M+12.3%1.3M3.04
    14 May 20213.5M+22.1%1.6M2.26
    30 April 20212.9M-19.5%1.2M2.50
    15 April 20213.6M-11.8%1.6M2.30
    31 March 20214.1M+13.0%1.8M2.29
    15 March 20213.6M+0.3%1.8M2.02
    26 February 20213.6M+14.4%1.9M1.86
    12 February 20213.1M-5.9%1.7M1.85
    29 January 20213.3M+4.9%1.7M2.02
    15 January 20213.2M-11.7%1.7M1.90
    31 December 20203.6M+24.3%1.2M2.89
    15 December 20202.9M+17.3%1.7M1.73
    30 November 20202.5M-18.4%1.3M1.92
    13 November 20203.0M-13.9%1.9M1.56
    30 October 20203.5M-7.0%1.4M2.43
    15 October 20203.8M-10.2%1.7M2.18
    30 September 20204.2M+20.2%1.6M2.60
    15 September 20203.5M-9.1%1.9M1.82
    31 August 20203.8M+5.7%1.1M3.35
    14 August 20203.6M-10.6%1.6M2.27
    31 July 20204.1M-2.8%1.6M2.50
    15 July 20204.2M-1.2%2.1M2.00
    30 June 20204.2M+1.9%1.9M2.26
    15 June 20204.2M+4.0%2.1M2.00
    29 May 20204.0M-3.7%1.7M2.35
    15 May 20204.1M-21.9%1.6M2.60
    30 April 20205.3M-13.9%1.5M3.52
    15 April 20206.2M-1.8%2.7M2.31
    31 March 20206.3M+12.2%3.7M1.70
    13 March 20205.6M+2.0%3.9M1.43
    28 February 20205.5M+2.2%2.6M2.15
    14 February 20205.4M-4.8%1.8M3.03
    31 January 20205.6M-5.1%1.3M4.42
    15 January 20206.0M+10.8%1.7M3.47
    31 December 20195.4M+7.8%1.1M4.77
    13 December 20195.0M+4.7%1.1M4.60
    29 November 20194.8M-14.3%1.2M3.88
    15 November 20195.6M+1.6%1.2M4.71
    31 October 20195.5M+10.5%1.2M4.72
    15 October 20194.9M-10.0%1.5M3.20
    30 September 20195.5M+23.3%1.3M4.10
    13 September 20194.5M+6.3%1.7M2.70
    30 August 20194.2M-7.5%1.4M2.96
    15 August 20194.5M-6.8%2.3M2.00
    31 July 20194.9M-11.8%1.5M3.15
    15 July 20195.5M+4.9%1.2M4.54
    28 June 20195.3M-14.5%2.3M2.31
    14 June 20196.1M-5.5%2.6M2.36
    31 May 20196.5M+0.8%1.4M4.65
    15 May 20196.5M+9.9%1.7M3.79
    30 April 20195.9M-9.5%1.6M3.71
    15 April 20196.5M+14.0%1.7M3.87
    29 March 20195.7M+3.9%1.5M3.75
    15 March 20195.5M-2.8%1.7M3.22
    28 February 20195.6M+0.9%1.8M3.22
    15 February 20195.6M-10.2%1.6M3.41
    31 January 20196.2M-17.0%1.7M3.63
    15 January 20197.5M+5.6%1.9M3.94
    31 December 20187.1M+4.8%2.8M2.56
    14 December 20186.8M-2.0%2.8M2.39
    30 November 20186.9M-38.1%2.4M2.85
    15 November 201811.2M-41.5%4.5M2.47
    31 October 201819.1M1.5M12.71
    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.