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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. short interest

24.2M shares of Live Nation Entertainment were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (16.6M to 25.3M). Short sellers would need 12.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short24.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.3%+25% over a year
Days to cover12.70at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue10.26%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 top of its range over the last year (16.6M to 25.3M), and the share price moved +13% 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 202624.2M+1.3%1.9M12.70
    30 September 202623.9M+3.3%2.0M11.91
    15 September 202623.1M-4.2%2.0M11.81
    31 August 202624.1M-1.6%1.6M15.05
    14 August 202624.5M-0.2%2.0M12.22
    31 July 202624.6M-2.7%2.1M11.64
    15 July 202625.3M+5.5%2.0M12.36
    30 June 202624.0M+5.6%3.3M7.20
    15 June 202622.7M+6.3%2.3M9.84
    29 May 202621.3M-1.0%2.5M8.71
    15 May 202621.5M+0.6%3.1M7.05
    30 April 202621.4M-1.7%2.6M8.25
    15 April 202621.8M+4.8%2.9M7.41
    31 March 202620.8M+9.3%2.8M7.40
    13 March 202619.0M+9.0%3.6M5.26
    27 February 202617.4M+5.1%3.7M4.67
    13 February 202616.6M+0.2%2.8M5.98
    30 January 202616.6M-8.4%2.8M5.89
    15 January 202618.1M-4.5%2.5M7.27
    31 December 202518.9M-0.0%2.3M8.30
    15 December 202518.9M+13.1%3.2M5.96
    28 November 202516.8M-6.7%3.3M5.04
    14 November 202517.9M-8.8%4.2M4.23
    31 October 202519.7M+1.3%2.1M9.59
    15 October 202519.4M+1.7%2.9M6.70
    30 September 202519.1M-0.9%3.0M6.30
    15 September 202519.3M+1.7%2.2M8.60
    29 August 202518.9M-4.5%1.5M12.52
    15 August 202519.8M+3.9%2.6M7.67
    31 July 202519.1M+4.3%1.9M10.24
    15 July 202518.3M+3.0%2.0M9.26
    30 June 202517.8M+3.5%3.0M5.93
    13 June 202517.2M+1.8%3.2M5.29
    30 May 202516.9M+20.8%3.3M5.17
    15 May 202514.0M-2.9%2.2M6.45
    30 April 202514.4M-1.4%2.1M6.96
    15 April 202514.6M+5.9%3.0M4.83
    31 March 202513.8M+2.8%2.6M5.40
    14 March 202513.4M+0.6%3.3M4.02
    28 February 202513.3M-1.1%3.2M4.10
    14 February 202513.5M+4.2%2.1M6.30
    31 January 202512.9M+5.6%1.8M7.24
    15 January 202512.2M+3.0%1.6M7.43
    31 December 202411.9M-4.6%1.7M7.17
    13 December 202412.4M-8.5%2.8M4.49
    29 November 202413.6M-8.9%2.1M6.55
    15 November 202414.9M+12.4%3.7M3.99
    31 October 202413.3M-2.5%1.7M8.05
    15 October 202413.6M-2.7%2.2M6.33
    30 September 202414.0M+8.5%2.5M5.51
    13 September 202412.9M+0.4%1.7M7.55
    30 August 202412.9M+1.3%1.2M11.01
    15 August 202412.7M+3.4%1.8M7.17
    31 July 202412.3M-10.4%1.7M7.02
    15 July 202413.7M+9.1%2.0M6.86
    28 June 202412.6M+1.3%2.6M4.88
    14 June 202412.4M+1.1%2.0M6.16
    31 May 202412.3M+2.5%2.4M5.10
    15 May 202412.0M+1.4%2.2M5.33
    30 April 202411.8M-8.7%3.1M3.80
    15 April 202412.9M-6.1%1.6M8.11
    28 March 202413.8M-1.4%1.8M7.73
    15 March 202414.0M+11.0%2.6M5.39
    29 February 202412.6M-1.4%2.8M4.50
    15 February 202412.8M-7.2%2.4M5.28
    31 January 202413.8M-7.0%2.1M6.62
    12 January 202414.8M+1.6%1.7M8.79
    29 December 202314.6M+4.9%1.7M8.67
    15 December 202313.9M+10.8%2.7M5.08
    30 November 202312.5M+5.4%1.8M7.06
    15 November 202311.9M+0.1%2.5M4.66
    31 October 202311.9M-0.3%1.7M7.02
    13 October 202311.9M-3.3%1.8M6.56
    29 September 202312.3M-2.5%1.5M8.16
    15 September 202312.6M+3.8%2.3M5.56
    31 August 202312.2M-5.1%1.2M10.44
    15 August 202312.8M-3.3%2.0M6.50
    31 July 202313.3M-3.5%3.7M3.61
    14 July 202313.7M+8.1%1.8M7.70
    30 June 202312.7M-0.0%1.7M7.63
    15 June 202312.7M-2.2%1.8M7.02
    31 May 202313.0M+7.5%2.1M6.20
    15 May 202312.1M+2.1%2.2M5.43
    28 April 202311.8M+1.6%1.4M8.53
    14 April 202311.7M+5.9%1.3M8.99
    31 March 202311.0M-2.2%1.8M6.22
    15 March 202311.3M-5.9%1.9M5.84
    28 February 202312.0M-2.3%2.8M4.31
    15 February 202312.3M-4.8%1.9M6.62
    31 January 202312.9M-2.9%1.8M7.13
    13 January 202313.3M+4.8%2.7M5.00
    30 December 202212.6M-6.3%1.5M8.68
    15 December 202213.5M+18.9%2.5M5.49
    30 November 202211.3M-1.9%3.9M2.88
    15 November 202211.6M-8.1%2.9M3.99
    31 October 202212.6M-2.7%1.4M9.24
    14 October 202212.9M-10.1%1.4M9.37
    30 September 202214.4M+0.8%2.4M6.10
    15 September 202214.3M+2.2%1.3M10.61
    31 August 202214.0M-8.9%986K14.17
    15 August 202215.3M+4.5%1.4M10.75
    29 July 202214.7M-3.4%1.3M11.37
    15 July 202215.2M-2.0%1.2M13.02
    30 June 202215.5M+0.2%1.9M8.03
    15 June 202215.5M-1.7%1.7M9.14
    31 May 202215.7M-0.2%2.7M5.94
    13 May 202215.8M+14.6%3.6M4.35
    29 April 202213.8M-5.3%1.6M8.87
    14 April 202214.5M-6.1%1.7M8.72
    31 March 202215.5M-6.4%2.1M7.52
    15 March 202216.5M+1.7%3.0M5.59
    28 February 202216.3M+1.8%3.7M4.40
    15 February 202216.0M+1.7%2.0M7.86
    31 January 202215.7M+7.3%2.3M6.74
    14 January 202214.6M-1.3%2.1M6.84
    31 December 202114.8M+9.3%2.3M6.43
    15 December 202113.6M+1.0%2.4M5.71
    30 November 202113.4M-6.9%2.6M5.15
    15 November 202114.4M+13.4%3.1M4.73
    29 October 202112.7M-0.9%1.4M8.81
    15 October 202112.9M-0.9%2.0M6.58
    30 September 202113.0M+1.4%2.2M5.85
    15 September 202112.8M+1.8%1.6M8.07
    31 August 202112.6M+1.0%2.0M6.32
    13 August 202112.4M+5.0%2.2M5.79
    30 July 202111.8M+3.9%2.3M5.27
    15 July 202111.4M-10.9%1.7M6.69
    30 June 202112.8M+2.0%2.5M5.04
    15 June 202112.5M-3.1%1.5M8.42
    28 May 202112.9M+10.1%2.5M5.26
    14 May 202111.8M-1.9%2.3M5.21
    30 April 202112.0M-9.6%1.7M7.14
    15 April 202113.3M-1.2%1.6M8.17
    31 March 202113.4M+4.3%2.0M6.62
    15 March 202112.9M-0.8%2.0M6.49
    26 February 202113.0M+3.0%2.7M4.77
    12 February 202112.6M-4.8%2.1M5.93
    29 January 202113.2M-2.0%2.8M4.78
    15 January 202113.5M-2.2%1.9M7.21
    31 December 202013.8M-9.5%1.8M7.72
    15 December 202015.3M-4.1%2.2M7.08
    30 November 202015.9M+7.0%2.3M6.77
    13 November 202014.9M+7.2%4.0M3.75
    30 October 202013.9M-5.4%1.7M8.09
    15 October 202014.7M-1.5%1.3M11.58
    30 September 202014.9M-8.5%2.1M7.06
    15 September 202016.3M-2.5%2.0M7.97
    31 August 202016.7M+7.5%2.2M7.51
    14 August 202015.5M+5.2%2.1M7.22
    31 July 202014.7M+1.9%1.8M8.28
    15 July 202014.5M-2.2%2.5M5.71
    30 June 202014.8M+2.3%3.1M4.75
    15 June 202014.5M-19.9%3.8M3.84
    29 May 202018.1M+10.6%3.9M4.62
    15 May 202016.3M-10.8%5.4M3.04
    30 April 202018.3M-10.4%5.7M3.21
    15 April 202020.4M-9.0%6.9M2.98
    31 March 202022.5M+44.3%8.2M2.74
    13 March 202015.6M+19.0%7.1M2.19
    28 February 202013.1M+4.2%4.4M2.96
    14 February 202012.6M-1.7%1.1M11.63
    31 January 202012.8M+7.0%1.2M10.41
    15 January 202011.9M+6.2%1.0M11.44
    31 December 201911.2M+12.4%5.0M2.23
    13 December 201910.0M-8.7%752K13.29
    29 November 201910.9M+4.6%1.2M8.89
    15 November 201910.5M+0.1%1.9M5.37
    31 October 201910.5M+5.4%917K11.40
    15 October 20199.9M-4.2%808K12.27
    30 September 201910.4M-1.7%1.6M6.28
    13 September 201910.5M+2.3%1.1M9.80
    30 August 201910.3M+1.3%680K15.14
    15 August 201910.2M+6.5%886K11.46
    31 July 20199.5M-10.0%1.1M8.99
    15 July 201910.6M-3.7%883K12.01
    28 June 201911.0M+8.0%1.4M7.88
    14 June 201910.2M+4.1%712K14.32
    31 May 20199.8M-1.2%872K11.24
    15 May 20199.9M-10.0%1.8M5.65
    30 April 201911.0M-2.7%958K11.50
    15 April 201911.3M-5.5%1.1M10.55
    29 March 201912.0M+4.9%1.3M9.08
    15 March 201911.4M+10.2%2.1M5.40
    28 February 201910.4M-0.2%1.3M7.98
    15 February 201910.4M-4.9%1.0M10.06
    31 January 201910.9M+17.4%988K11.04
    15 January 20199.3M-1.2%1.1M8.26
    31 December 20189.4M-5.5%1.2M7.55
    14 December 201810.0M-8.7%1.2M8.03
    30 November 201810.9M+3.2%1.7M6.30
    15 November 201810.6M+1.2%1.5M7.20
    31 October 201810.4M-9.9%1.1M9.28
    15 October 201811.6M-6.8%1.5M7.96
    28 September 201812.4M+5.7%1.5M8.50
    14 September 201811.8M+3.8%1.7M6.97
    31 August 201811.3M-2.4%995K11.39
    15 August 201811.6M-0.4%1.2M9.57
    31 July 201811.6M-14.1%1.5M7.77
    13 July 201813.6M+1.2%1.0M12.92
    29 June 201813.4M-1.0%1.4M9.89
    15 June 201813.5M-6.2%1.3M10.76
    31 May 201814.4M+2.4%1.2M11.86
    15 May 201814.1M-4.8%2.0M6.90
    30 April 201814.8M+11.9%1.6M9.29
    13 April 201813.2M-2.9%2.6M5.03
    29 March 201813.6M-0.8%2.0M6.66
    15 March 201813.8M-2.3%1.7M7.93
    28 February 201814.1M-0.5%1.9M7.38
    15 February 201814.1M-3.8%1.4M9.93
    31 January 201814.7M-4.2%1.5M9.68
    12 January 201815.3M+7.1%1.1M14.50
    29 December 201714.3M1.0M13.77
    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.