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Lincoln Educational Services Corp. short interest

1.9M shares of Lincoln Educational Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-25.8%+60% over a year
Days to cover3.68at 529K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.15%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 the fewest since 15 Apr 2026, and the share price moved +1% 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 20261.9M-25.8%529K3.68
    30 September 20262.6M-7.4%760K3.45
    15 September 20262.8M+33.0%795K3.57
    31 August 20262.1M+3.7%1.0M2.08
    14 August 20262.1M-29.8%1.4M1.46
    31 July 20262.9M-4.3%564K5.19
    15 July 20263.1M+11.3%586K5.23
    30 June 20262.8M+11.4%499K5.52
    15 June 20262.5M+14.1%531K4.65
    29 May 20262.2M+3.6%482K4.49
    15 May 20262.1M+3.1%708K2.95
    30 April 20262.0M+9.6%325K6.24
    15 April 20261.9M+20.1%369K5.02
    31 March 20261.5M+22.2%585K2.63
    13 March 20261.3M+56.0%480K2.63
    27 February 2026809K-14.1%716K1.13
    13 February 2026942K-0.1%375K2.51
    30 January 2026943K-10.6%283K3.33
    15 January 20261.1M+2.5%280K3.76
    31 December 20251.0M-17.0%192K5.37
    15 December 20251.2M-3.6%197K6.29
    28 November 20251.3M+5.0%248K5.20
    14 November 20251.2M+4.6%381K3.22
    31 October 20251.2M-3.7%205K5.71
    15 October 20251.2M-1.2%225K5.42
    30 September 20251.2M+3.2%372K3.32
    15 September 20251.2M+4.8%342K3.49
    29 August 20251.1M+11.7%393K2.90
    15 August 20251.0M-5.5%621K1.64
    31 July 20251.1M-2.4%157K6.86
    15 July 20251.1M-7.7%271K4.08
    30 June 20251.2M+34.0%347K3.45
    13 June 2025893K+5.2%245K3.65
    30 May 2025849K+8.7%342K2.49
    15 May 2025781K+44.5%313K2.49
    30 April 2025540K-0.3%204K2.65
    15 April 2025542K+36.9%315K1.72
    31 March 2025396K+15.7%176K2.25
    14 March 2025342K-6.1%220K1.55
    28 February 2025364K+23.4%308K1.18
    14 February 2025295K+9.4%127K2.32
    31 January 2025270K-4.9%111K2.44
    15 January 2025284K+56.0%141K2.02
    31 December 2024182K-16.9%187K1.00
    13 December 2024219K+7.1%103K2.13
    29 November 2024204K-16.0%133K1.54
    15 November 2024243K-7.8%158K1.53
    31 October 2024264K-5.3%56K4.72
    15 October 2024278K+6.3%79K3.54
    30 September 2024262K-29.2%109K2.40
    13 September 2024370K+1.8%59K6.29
    30 August 2024363K-13.7%79K4.62
    15 August 2024421K-0.4%133K3.15
    31 July 2024422K+6.3%145K2.91
    15 July 2024398K+29.1%176K2.26
    28 June 2024308K+16.6%253K1.22
    14 June 2024264K-2.1%100K2.65
    31 May 2024270K-13.8%90K3.01
    15 May 2024313K+6.2%166K1.88
    30 April 2024295K+13.1%75K3.95
    15 April 2024260K+1.8%58K4.46
    28 March 2024256K-4.8%80K3.21
    15 March 2024269K-0.2%115K2.33
    29 February 2024269K+1.0%119K2.26
    15 February 2024267K-8.2%92K2.89
    31 January 2024290K-7.3%89K3.25
    12 January 2024313K-8.8%59K5.30
    29 December 2023343K-2.4%61K5.66
    15 December 2023352K-4.7%91K3.87
    30 November 2023369K+1.4%61K6.03
    15 November 2023364K+4.7%118K3.09
    31 October 2023348K-4.4%61K5.73
    13 October 2023364K-13.8%49K7.41
    29 September 2023422K+9.3%64K6.64
    15 September 2023386K-11.9%106K3.63
    31 August 2023438K-3.8%100K4.36
    15 August 2023455K-6.3%165K2.75
    31 July 2023486K-6.4%73K6.62
    14 July 2023519K-1.0%101K5.12
    30 June 2023525K+280.4%407K1.29
    15 June 2023138K-16.0%130K1.06
    31 May 2023164K+58.9%88K1.87
    15 May 2023103K+31.5%144K1.00
    28 April 202379K+24.6%63K1.24
    14 April 202363K+38.2%102K1.00
    31 March 202346K+8.4%110K1.00
    15 March 202342K-44.6%94K1.00
    28 February 202376K-23.3%39K1.93
    15 February 202399K-25.1%39K2.56
    31 January 2023132K-2.4%32K4.15
    13 January 2023136K-22.9%32K4.25
    30 December 2022176K-16.5%54K3.25
    15 December 2022211K-13.6%57K3.70
    30 November 2022244K-5.3%73K3.33
    15 November 2022257K+25.6%185K1.39
    31 October 2022205K-31.1%196K1.05
    14 October 2022297K+15.0%138K2.15
    30 September 2022259K-11.3%72K3.60
    15 September 2022291K-3.3%74K3.96
    31 August 2022301K+29.4%84K3.58
    15 August 2022233K+175.5%222K1.05
    29 July 202285K+0.3%84K1.01
    15 July 202284K-20.8%46K1.83
    30 June 2022106K+4.8%102K1.04
    15 June 2022102K+54.3%150K1.00
    31 May 202266K+21.6%154K1.00
    13 May 202254K+69.7%159K1.00
    29 April 202232K-45.0%85K1.00
    14 April 202258K-9.7%130K1.00
    31 March 202264K-24.1%169K1.00
    15 March 202285K+121.7%137K1.00
    28 February 202238K-25.4%72K1.00
    15 February 202251K+108.3%56K1.00
    31 January 202225K-70.7%84K1.00
    14 January 202284K-17.4%87K1.00
    31 December 2021101K-35.2%61K1.66
    15 December 2021156K+116.5%150K1.04
    30 November 202172K+0.7%97K1.00
    15 November 202172K-49.8%78K1.00
    29 October 2021143K+13.6%32K4.44
    15 October 2021126K+29.1%54K2.31
    30 September 202197K-38.6%62K1.58
    15 September 2021159K-2.4%33K4.75
    31 August 2021163K-15.4%66K2.45
    13 August 2021192K+14.0%90K2.14
    30 July 2021169K-33.4%79K2.15
    15 July 2021253K+28.0%138K1.84
    30 June 2021198K+48.6%125K1.58
    15 June 2021133K-46.1%97K1.37
    28 May 2021247K+88.5%140K1.76
    14 May 2021131K-3.7%141K1.00
    30 April 2021136K-28.2%87K1.57
    15 April 2021189K-15.1%152K1.25
    31 March 2021223K-24.4%180K1.24
    15 March 2021295K-15.7%244K1.21
    26 February 2021350K+4.2%123K2.84
    12 February 2021336K-13.2%134K2.51
    29 January 2021387K-18.1%117K3.29
    15 January 2021472K+1.8%155K3.04
    31 December 2020464K+11.2%154K3.01
    15 December 2020417K+0.4%127K3.30
    30 November 2020415K-19.1%110K3.79
    13 November 2020513K+1.2%178K2.89
    30 October 2020507K-2.2%138K3.66
    15 October 2020519K+7.7%126K4.10
    30 September 2020481K+104.6%269K1.79
    15 September 2020235K+20.7%240K1.00
    31 August 2020195K+321.3%405K1.00
    14 August 202046K+65.7%191K1.00
    31 July 202028K+77.0%225K1.00
    15 July 202016K-24.1%81K1.00
    30 June 202021K-10.4%53K1.00
    15 June 202023K-23.8%85K1.00
    29 May 202030K-22.7%87K1.00
    15 May 202039K-23.4%19K2.04
    30 April 202051K-1.8%10K5.33
    15 April 202052K-11.9%12K4.54
    31 March 202059K+153.3%12K5.15
    13 March 202023K-13.9%15K1.55
    28 February 202027K+38.6%31K1.00
    14 February 202020K-21.3%7K2.76
    31 January 202025K-20.3%8K3.21
    15 January 202031K-38.3%18K1.77
    31 December 201951K-7.9%8K6.47
    13 December 201955K+0.8%46K1.20
    29 November 201955K+7.8%19K2.88
    15 November 201951K+36.1%8K6.16
    31 October 201937K-22.1%7K5.47
    15 October 201948K+2.4%21K2.29
    30 September 201947K+15.8%34K1.37
    13 September 201940K+0.2%18K2.22
    30 August 201940K+4.9%32K1.25
    15 August 201938K+34.3%33K1.18
    31 July 201929K-8.4%22K1.30
    15 July 201931K-26.4%31K1.01
    28 June 201942K-23.6%55K1.00
    14 June 201955K+30.2%17K3.35
    31 May 201943K+31.9%34K1.23
    15 May 201932K-5.2%6K5.39
    30 April 201934K+1.6%6K5.51
    15 April 201933K+18.9%10K3.38
    29 March 201928K-10.8%13K2.19
    15 March 201932K-27.1%12K2.55
    28 February 201943K-0.4%9K5.09
    15 February 201943K-58.1%18K2.40
    31 January 2019104K-5.9%5K19.21
    15 January 2019110K+229.7%17K6.53
    31 December 201833K+24.4%54K1.00
    14 December 201827K+61.8%8K3.20
    30 November 201817K+3.6%12K1.33
    15 November 201816K-22.0%16K1.00
    31 October 201821K-37.4%9K2.18
    15 October 201833K-6.4%9K3.83
    28 September 201835K+42.8%30K1.17
    14 September 201825K+29.0%24K1.03
    31 August 201819K-9.1%5K3.85
    15 August 201821K+10.3%33K1.00
    31 July 201819K-46.9%10K1.86
    13 July 201836K+16.5%11K3.40
    29 June 201831K-46.7%62K1.00
    15 June 201858K+53.4%16K3.64
    31 May 201838K-32.4%21K1.79
    15 May 201856K-22.2%44K1.25
    30 April 201872K+12.2%6K11.90
    13 April 201864K+8.9%9K7.10
    29 March 201859K-1.9%11K5.43
    15 March 201860K+18.2%40K1.48
    28 February 201851K+12.2%42K1.21
    15 February 201845K-3.7%16K2.78
    31 January 201847K+2.5%16K2.93
    12 January 201846K-16.9%26K1.79
    29 December 201755K30K1.84
    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.