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Lockheed Martin Corp. short interest

2.6M shares of Lockheed Martin were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (2.3M to 3.5M). Short sellers would need 2.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.3%+5% over a year
Days to cover2.47at 1.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.11%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 bottom of its range over the last year (2.3M to 3.5M), 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 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.6M-6.3%1.0M2.47
    30 September 20262.7M+13.7%1.3M2.11
    15 September 20262.4M-10.5%1.1M2.14
    31 August 20262.7M+12.5%1.0M2.65
    14 August 20262.4M-12.0%967K2.48
    31 July 20262.7M-12.6%1.5M1.88
    15 July 20263.1M-11.2%927K3.36
    30 June 20263.5M+8.2%1.7M2.06
    15 June 20263.2M+22.5%1.1M3.06
    29 May 20262.6M+3.7%1.3M1.99
    15 May 20262.6M+11.6%1.3M1.92
    30 April 20262.3M-8.6%1.9M1.18
    15 April 20262.5M+5.6%963K2.60
    31 March 20262.4M-14.6%1.7M1.37
    13 March 20262.8M+1.2%1.9M1.50
    27 February 20262.7M-6.6%1.5M1.84
    13 February 20262.9M+15.7%1.7M1.75
    30 January 20262.5M-0.7%1.9M1.33
    15 January 20262.6M-14.8%2.6M1.00
    31 December 20253.0M+3.2%1.2M2.49
    15 December 20252.9M-13.0%1.5M1.99
    28 November 20253.3M+13.1%1.3M2.58
    14 November 20252.9M+12.7%1.3M2.23
    31 October 20252.6M+6.5%1.5M1.77
    15 October 20252.5M+15.9%1.1M2.18
    30 September 20252.1M-13.8%1.4M1.56
    15 September 20252.5M+17.7%1.3M1.82
    29 August 20252.1M-23.7%1.4M1.53
    15 August 20252.7M-13.6%1.7M1.65
    31 July 20253.2M+11.9%2.7M1.15
    15 July 20252.8M+3.7%1.1M2.47
    30 June 20252.7M+26.9%2.0M1.37
    13 June 20252.1M+9.8%1.6M1.39
    30 May 20252.0M-18.0%1.2M1.59
    15 May 20252.4M+22.0%1.4M1.67
    30 April 20252.0M-15.6%1.6M1.21
    15 April 20252.3M-8.7%1.7M1.38
    31 March 20252.5M-3.2%2.0M1.27
    14 March 20252.6M-22.8%1.7M1.58
    28 February 20253.4M+4.2%1.8M1.84
    14 February 20253.3M+6.9%1.6M2.07
    31 January 20253.1M+11.8%1.7M1.80
    15 January 20252.7M-9.1%1.2M2.37
    31 December 20243.0M+6.2%1.3M2.36
    13 December 20242.8M+17.8%1.3M2.22
    29 November 20242.4M-9.5%1.4M1.75
    15 November 20242.7M+15.1%1.2M2.22
    31 October 20242.3M-4.2%1.1M2.05
    15 October 20242.4M+1.2%907K2.65
    30 September 20242.4M-18.8%1.1M2.22
    13 September 20242.9M+10.9%865K3.39
    30 August 20242.6M+3.5%840K3.14
    15 August 20242.5M+1.4%1.1M2.37
    31 July 20242.5M+46.9%1.4M1.83
    15 July 20241.7M-20.5%615K2.78
    28 June 20242.2M+0.0%1.4M1.52
    14 June 20242.2M+13.7%884K2.43
    31 May 20241.9M+2.3%934K2.03
    15 May 20241.9M-4.6%738K2.51
    30 April 20241.9M-14.5%1.1M1.71
    15 April 20242.3M+4.3%1.1M2.07
    28 March 20242.2M-12.4%952K2.28
    15 March 20242.5M+42.5%1.4M1.81
    29 February 20241.7M-9.8%1.1M1.63
    15 February 20241.9M+23.2%1.2M1.59
    31 January 20241.6M-20.5%1.4M1.10
    12 January 20242.0M-14.3%893K2.21
    29 December 20232.3M-9.4%806K2.86
    15 December 20232.5M+19.2%1.4M1.88
    30 November 20232.1M-0.7%1.1M2.02
    15 November 20232.1M+2.5%1.3M1.61
    31 October 20232.1M+10.5%1.7M1.26
    13 October 20231.9M-0.5%1.7M1.10
    29 September 20231.9M-20.1%1.1M1.78
    15 September 20232.4M+76.7%1.3M1.84
    31 August 20231.4M-14.4%809K1.67
    15 August 20231.6M+3.5%877K1.80
    31 July 20231.5M-11.6%1.6M1.00
    14 July 20231.7M-0.8%731K2.36
    30 June 20231.7M-9.9%955K1.82
    15 June 20231.9M+13.1%922K2.09
    31 May 20231.7M-12.1%1.1M1.62
    15 May 20231.9M-2.8%903K2.15
    28 April 20232.0M+4.4%1.3M1.54
    14 April 20231.9M-0.8%1.1M1.68
    31 March 20231.9M-30.0%1.7M1.15
    15 March 20232.8M+15.1%1.3M2.13
    28 February 20232.4M-11.6%1.2M1.99
    15 February 20232.7M+10.0%1.2M2.21
    31 January 20232.5M-19.1%1.9M1.31
    13 January 20233.0M+4.6%1.5M1.99
    30 December 20222.9M-13.2%1.1M2.65
    15 December 20223.4M+4.6%1.2M2.90
    30 November 20223.2M-9.1%1.2M2.74
    15 November 20223.5M+29.5%1.7M2.04
    31 October 20222.7M+23.1%2.0M1.35
    14 October 20222.2M-7.8%1.0M2.12
    30 September 20222.4M-12.7%1.4M1.75
    15 September 20222.8M+22.5%1.2M2.37
    31 August 20222.2M-15.8%902K2.49
    15 August 20222.7M+0.5%1.2M2.20
    29 July 20222.7M+4.2%1.4M1.84
    15 July 20222.5M-1.4%1.1M2.37
    30 June 20222.6M+7.2%1.4M1.80
    15 June 20222.4M-18.4%1.2M2.09
    31 May 20223.0M-8.9%1.3M2.32
    13 May 20223.2M+5.4%1.2M2.62
    29 April 20223.1M-15.3%1.5M1.98
    14 April 20223.6M-0.7%1.7M2.15
    31 March 20223.7M-29.0%2.6M1.39
    15 March 20225.1M+55.0%3.8M1.37
    28 February 20223.3M+14.0%2.7M1.25
    15 February 20222.9M-14.9%2.0M1.47
    31 January 20223.4M+20.0%2.8M1.24
    14 January 20222.9M+6.5%1.6M1.82
    31 December 20212.7M+4.2%1.4M1.94
    15 December 20212.6M-0.0%1.6M1.57
    30 November 20212.6M+1.8%1.5M1.73
    15 November 20212.5M-11.8%1.7M1.49
    29 October 20212.9M+12.0%2.3M1.23
    15 October 20212.6M+8.4%968K2.64
    30 September 20212.4M-3.8%1.5M1.56
    15 September 20212.5M+4.3%1.4M1.80
    31 August 20212.3M-10.6%1.1M2.09
    13 August 20212.6M-0.8%1.0M2.58
    30 July 20212.6M+4.3%1.1M2.34
    15 July 20212.5M-8.4%820K3.10
    30 June 20212.8M-8.5%1.3M2.20
    15 June 20213.0M+15.4%1.1M2.75
    28 May 20212.6M-9.1%1.2M2.18
    14 May 20212.9M-18.9%1.2M2.49
    30 April 20213.6M-13.7%1.3M2.78
    15 April 20214.1M+2.7%1.1M3.65
    31 March 20214.0M+31.8%2.0M1.97
    15 March 20213.0M-1.6%1.8M1.67
    26 February 20213.1M-18.8%1.6M1.92
    12 February 20213.8M+37.8%1.6M2.36
    29 January 20212.8M-4.0%1.9M1.46
    15 January 20212.9M+1.7%2.0M1.42
    31 December 20202.8M-5.3%1.5M1.87
    15 December 20203.0M+19.9%1.4M2.10
    30 November 20202.5M+11.2%924K2.70
    13 November 20202.2M-14.7%1.4M1.59
    30 October 20202.6M+2.1%1.3M2.09
    15 October 20202.6M-2.2%834K3.09
    30 September 20202.6M+31.3%1.2M2.17
    15 September 20202.0M-7.3%949K2.11
    31 August 20202.2M-5.8%811K2.67
    14 August 20202.3M-1.2%857K2.68
    31 July 20202.3M-4.0%1.2M1.87
    15 July 20202.4M-4.4%1.4M1.68
    30 June 20202.5M+14.7%1.7M1.46
    15 June 20202.2M+0.2%1.3M1.73
    29 May 20202.2M-8.0%1.3M1.67
    15 May 20202.4M+15.2%1.2M2.07
    30 April 20202.1M-23.4%1.3M1.57
    15 April 20202.7M-2.3%1.7M1.63
    31 March 20202.8M-7.3%2.6M1.05
    13 March 20203.0M-14.8%2.3M1.30
    28 February 20203.5M-8.1%1.5M2.35
    14 February 20203.8M+3.6%982K3.90
    31 January 20203.7M-8.1%1.1M3.22
    15 January 20204.0M-6.4%1.3M3.00
    31 December 20194.3M+12.8%853K5.03
    13 December 20193.8M+0.5%879K4.33
    29 November 20193.8M+13.0%877K4.32
    15 November 20193.4M+18.3%1.1M3.14
    31 October 20192.8M-0.9%1.3M2.16
    15 October 20192.9M-4.2%981K2.92
    30 September 20193.0M+7.3%1.2M2.48
    13 September 20192.8M+4.2%961K2.89
    30 August 20192.7M+8.1%869K3.07
    15 August 20192.5M+5.6%1.1M2.22
    31 July 20192.3M+15.8%1.3M1.78
    15 July 20192.0M+0.9%915K2.21
    28 June 20192.0M+20.5%1.1M1.78
    14 June 20191.7M-2.3%1.3M1.24
    31 May 20191.7M-23.4%1.4M1.22
    15 May 20192.2M+15.9%1.1M1.96
    30 April 20191.9M-8.9%1.4M1.35
    15 April 20192.1M-7.1%955K2.20
    29 March 20192.3M-28.0%1.1M2.06
    15 March 20193.1M+13.4%1.5M2.16
    28 February 20192.8M-2.6%1.0M2.65
    15 February 20192.8M+8.0%1.1M2.59
    31 January 20192.6M+16.0%1.5M1.75
    15 January 20192.3M-6.2%1.4M1.65
    31 December 20182.4M+2.8%2.0M1.22
    14 December 20182.4M+13.3%1.8M1.28
    30 November 20182.1M-5.1%1.7M1.25
    15 November 20182.2M-3.4%1.2M1.75
    31 October 20182.3M+7.9%2.0M1.15
    15 October 20182.1M+8.1%1.2M1.78
    28 September 20181.9M+2.0%1.5M1.33
    14 September 20181.9M+12.0%1.2M1.61
    31 August 20181.7M-10.9%984K1.73
    15 August 20181.9M-0.2%1.1M1.73
    31 July 20181.9M-7.7%1.5M1.30
    13 July 20182.1M+6.1%1.2M1.80
    29 June 20181.9M-13.8%1.5M1.26
    15 June 20182.3M-1.4%1.3M1.79
    31 May 20182.3M-16.1%1.2M1.98
    15 May 20182.7M+8.0%2.0M1.35
    30 April 20182.5M-12.4%1.7M1.49
    13 April 20182.9M+13.6%1.2M2.33
    29 March 20182.5M-33.0%1.8M1.38
    15 March 20183.8M+22.0%1.7M2.25
    28 February 20183.1M+15.2%1.2M2.64
    15 February 20182.7M+5.0%2.0M1.35
    31 January 20182.6M-2.1%1.6M1.59
    12 January 20182.6M+8.1%1.2M2.19
    29 December 20172.4M786K3.09
    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.