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Lowe's Companies Inc. short interest

10.9M shares of Lowe's Companies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (7.8M to 12.2M). Short sellers would need 3.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.8%+35% over a year
Days to cover3.43at 3.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.94%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 (7.8M to 12.2M), and the share price moved -7% 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 202610.9M+4.8%3.2M3.43
    30 September 202610.4M+10.6%3.6M2.93
    15 September 20269.4M+2.4%3.0M3.17
    31 August 20269.2M+0.0%3.5M2.63
    14 August 20269.2M-18.8%2.3M4.01
    31 July 202611.3M+1.9%3.4M3.29
    15 July 202611.1M+10.5%2.7M4.12
    30 June 202610.0M-0.9%3.4M2.97
    15 June 202610.1M+2.0%3.0M3.43
    29 May 20269.9M-0.6%3.5M2.81
    15 May 202610.0M-15.7%2.6M3.83
    30 April 202611.8M-1.8%2.7M4.44
    15 April 202612.1M-1.5%2.2M5.36
    31 March 202612.2M+3.9%2.8M4.35
    13 March 202611.8M+14.8%2.6M4.53
    27 February 202610.3M-4.5%3.1M3.33
    13 February 202610.7M+6.9%2.8M3.83
    30 January 202610.0M-5.9%3.0M3.36
    15 January 202610.7M+0.9%3.0M3.59
    31 December 202510.6M-6.5%2.1M5.07
    15 December 202511.3M+15.5%3.4M3.31
    28 November 20259.8M+19.1%4.5M2.18
    14 November 20258.2M+4.7%2.7M3.05
    31 October 20257.8M-2.8%2.2M3.53
    15 October 20258.1M+2.4%2.6M3.15
    30 September 20257.9M-16.8%2.9M2.72
    15 September 20259.5M+20.2%2.8M3.40
    29 August 20257.9M-9.2%3.1M2.57
    15 August 20258.7M+7.3%3.3M2.66
    31 July 20258.1M+5.9%2.6M3.16
    15 July 20257.6M+5.7%2.6M2.98
    30 June 20257.2M-18.3%2.9M2.51
    13 June 20258.8M+4.8%2.5M3.56
    30 May 20258.4M-6.4%3.2M2.66
    15 May 20259.0M+3.1%2.5M3.66
    30 April 20258.7M+8.2%2.2M3.92
    15 April 20258.1M-0.9%3.4M2.35
    31 March 20258.2M+0.9%2.7M3.03
    14 March 20258.1M+10.5%2.8M2.85
    28 February 20257.3M-1.6%3.3M2.25
    14 February 20257.4M+1.0%2.0M3.74
    31 January 20257.4M+3.7%2.1M3.49
    15 January 20257.1M+4.2%2.4M2.97
    31 December 20246.8M+0.2%2.4M2.84
    13 December 20246.8M+7.9%2.3M2.96
    29 November 20246.3M+13.3%2.6M2.38
    15 November 20245.6M-20.3%2.3M2.41
    31 October 20247.0M+3.7%2.2M3.15
    15 October 20246.7M+2.8%2.0M3.29
    30 September 20246.6M-13.1%2.3M2.91
    13 September 20247.5M+7.5%2.1M3.64
    30 August 20247.0M-23.7%2.3M2.99
    15 August 20249.2M-4.8%2.5M3.69
    31 July 20249.6M+6.7%2.5M3.86
    15 July 20249.0M-4.2%2.4M3.79
    28 June 20249.4M+1.9%3.9M2.42
    14 June 20249.3M+5.8%2.2M4.30
    31 May 20248.8M+17.8%3.0M2.94
    15 May 20247.4M+6.8%1.9M4.01
    30 April 20247.0M-5.1%2.0M3.51
    15 April 20247.3M-7.2%2.4M3.06
    28 March 20247.9M-6.1%2.5M3.13
    15 March 20248.4M+15.0%2.5M3.33
    29 February 20247.3M-8.4%2.8M2.60
    15 February 20248.0M-1.7%2.6M3.12
    31 January 20248.1M-0.8%2.7M2.96
    12 January 20248.2M-6.3%2.4M3.37
    29 December 20238.7M-7.4%2.5M3.54
    15 December 20239.4M+0.2%4.2M2.25
    30 November 20239.4M-0.8%2.9M3.20
    15 November 20239.5M-12.0%2.8M3.36
    31 October 202310.8M-15.4%2.5M4.29
    13 October 202312.8M+7.1%2.4M5.40
    29 September 202311.9M+18.5%3.0M4.02
    15 September 202310.0M+8.8%3.0M3.30
    31 August 20239.2M+2.7%2.4M3.91
    15 August 20239.0M+18.0%2.2M4.02
    31 July 20237.6M-20.3%2.0M3.74
    14 July 20239.6M-7.5%2.2M4.27
    30 June 202310.3M-9.8%3.7M2.80
    15 June 202311.5M-12.3%2.8M4.15
    31 May 202313.1M+33.7%3.5M3.69
    15 May 20239.8M+14.7%2.4M4.05
    28 April 20238.5M+1.7%2.7M3.12
    14 April 20238.4M-3.2%2.6M3.26
    31 March 20238.7M+1.1%3.1M2.79
    15 March 20238.6M-13.9%3.9M2.20
    28 February 20239.9M-7.4%3.0M3.28
    15 February 202310.7M+1.4%2.6M4.12
    31 January 202310.6M-4.3%3.2M3.35
    13 January 202311.1M+4.1%2.7M4.07
    30 December 202210.6M-22.7%2.8M3.86
    15 December 202213.7M+1.7%3.4M4.05
    30 November 202213.5M+17.8%3.2M4.19
    15 November 202211.5M+7.2%4.0M2.89
    31 October 202210.7M-1.8%3.6M3.00
    14 October 202210.9M-1.7%3.5M3.11
    30 September 202211.1M-21.7%4.4M2.53
    15 September 202214.2M-15.1%3.6M3.99
    31 August 202216.7M+50.5%4.0M4.14
    15 August 202211.1M-14.0%3.4M3.26
    29 July 202212.9M+4.2%3.5M3.68
    15 July 202212.4M+5.4%2.8M4.42
    30 June 202211.7M-4.7%4.7M2.49
    15 June 202212.3M+8.2%3.3M3.74
    31 May 202211.4M+2.4%4.9M2.31
    13 May 202211.1M+7.4%3.9M2.87
    29 April 202210.4M+1.0%3.7M2.77
    14 April 202210.3M+21.4%4.6M2.25
    31 March 20228.4M-2.5%5.3M1.60
    15 March 20228.7M+1.8%3.5M2.45
    28 February 20228.5M+9.0%5.2M1.64
    15 February 20227.8M+8.8%2.5M3.08
    31 January 20227.2M+4.6%4.5M1.60
    14 January 20226.9M-5.6%3.9M1.74
    31 December 20217.3M-7.7%3.0M2.40
    15 December 20217.9M+5.1%3.8M2.05
    30 November 20217.5M+2.0%4.0M1.90
    15 November 20217.3M-13.1%2.5M2.92
    29 October 20218.4M+5.8%2.8M3.07
    15 October 20218.0M-6.7%3.3M2.42
    30 September 20218.6M-24.8%3.4M2.51
    15 September 202111.4M-23.3%2.7M4.16
    31 August 202114.9M+37.9%5.4M2.73
    13 August 202110.8M+10.2%2.7M3.97
    30 July 20219.8M+10.6%3.3M2.92
    15 July 20218.8M+6.7%2.9M3.01
    30 June 20218.3M-8.5%4.0M2.08
    15 June 20219.1M+36.5%3.7M2.45
    28 May 20216.6M-2.9%4.3M1.55
    14 May 20216.8M+0.2%3.8M1.78
    30 April 20216.8M-2.8%3.5M1.95
    15 April 20217.0M-4.8%2.9M2.44
    31 March 20217.4M-19.2%4.0M1.85
    15 March 20219.1M+10.2%4.3M2.13
    26 February 20218.3M-7.9%4.0M2.05
    12 February 20219.0M+19.5%2.7M3.32
    29 January 20217.5M-17.3%3.7M2.03
    15 January 20219.1M-19.9%4.0M2.29
    31 December 202011.4M-30.7%3.9M2.90
    15 December 202016.4M-25.4%5.7M2.88
    30 November 202022.0M+291.6%6.6M3.35
    13 November 20205.6M+13.4%4.3M1.31
    30 October 20205.0M+7.6%3.5M1.41
    15 October 20204.6M+0.4%2.7M1.68
    30 September 20204.6M-22.4%3.2M1.42
    15 September 20205.9M-3.2%4.2M1.39
    31 August 20206.1M-13.0%4.6M1.32
    14 August 20207.0M-12.1%2.7M2.62
    31 July 20208.0M+4.9%3.1M2.58
    15 July 20207.6M-5.3%3.3M2.30
    30 June 20208.0M+9.5%4.3M1.88
    15 June 20207.3M-14.9%4.8M1.54
    29 May 20208.6M-19.1%8.1M1.06
    15 May 202010.6M+8.0%4.1M2.60
    30 April 20209.9M+10.4%5.2M1.89
    15 April 20208.9M-14.9%6.2M1.43
    31 March 202010.5M-9.5%9.7M1.08
    13 March 202011.6M-7.2%7.0M1.65
    28 February 202012.5M+25.2%6.5M1.92
    14 February 202010.0M-5.9%2.6M3.78
    31 January 202010.6M+15.7%3.4M3.09
    15 January 20209.2M-7.7%3.0M3.02
    31 December 20199.9M-10.0%2.9M3.43
    13 December 201911.0M+2.2%2.9M3.80
    29 November 201910.8M+1.1%5.9M1.84
    15 November 201910.7M+9.9%3.1M3.43
    31 October 20199.7M+0.4%2.9M3.37
    15 October 20199.7M+3.4%3.8M2.53
    30 September 20199.4M-20.6%3.7M2.52
    13 September 201911.8M-4.2%3.9M3.06
    30 August 201912.3M+19.5%7.0M1.77
    15 August 201910.3M+12.5%4.5M2.30
    31 July 20199.2M-19.8%4.8M1.92
    15 July 201911.4M+12.3%3.5M3.24
    28 June 201910.2M+2.0%4.8M2.11
    14 June 201910.0M+18.5%4.8M2.09
    31 May 20198.4M+1.4%8.5M1.00
    15 May 20198.3M+13.2%3.6M2.33
    30 April 20197.3M-35.9%3.9M1.86
    15 April 201911.4M-13.9%4.3M2.67
    29 March 201913.3M+6.0%4.6M2.88
    15 March 201912.5M+26.3%4.9M2.57
    28 February 20199.9M-7.5%5.3M1.87
    15 February 201910.7M+21.9%4.2M2.57
    31 January 20198.8M-22.9%5.0M1.74
    15 January 201911.4M-7.4%4.3M2.63
    31 December 201812.3M+1.9%5.1M2.43
    14 December 201812.1M+9.0%6.2M1.94
    30 November 201811.1M+40.6%6.0M1.83
    15 November 20187.9M-10.7%4.9M1.60
    31 October 20188.8M-4.0%5.3M1.66
    15 October 20189.2M-14.9%4.9M1.88
    28 September 201810.8M-10.3%5.1M2.13
    14 September 201812.0M+18.4%4.9M2.48
    31 August 201810.2M+13.9%5.9M1.73
    15 August 20188.9M+7.1%3.4M2.66
    31 July 20188.3M-4.6%3.5M2.39
    13 July 20188.7M+0.9%3.8M2.29
    29 June 20188.7M-23.3%4.5M1.94
    15 June 201811.3M-18.9%4.3M2.62
    31 May 201813.9M+14.6%8.2M1.71
    15 May 201812.2M+3.3%4.9M2.47
    30 April 201811.8M-3.0%6.1M1.92
    13 April 201812.1M+4.1%6.5M1.86
    29 March 201811.7M+3.5%8.8M1.33
    15 March 201811.3M+47.1%7.6M1.49
    28 February 20187.7M-21.7%9.0M1.00
    15 February 20189.8M+2.9%7.2M1.36
    31 January 20189.5M-8.7%6.5M1.47
    12 January 201810.4M+8.5%5.6M1.85
    29 December 20179.6M4.6M2.09
    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.