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Masco Corp. short interest

8.7M shares of Masco were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.9M to 12.1M). Short sellers would need 4.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.8%+27% over a year
Days to cover4.45at 2.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.50%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 (6.9M to 12.1M), and the share price moved +22% 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 20268.7M+4.8%2.0M4.45
    30 September 20268.3M-7.4%2.6M3.13
    15 September 20268.9M+8.2%2.2M4.13
    31 August 20268.3M+12.1%1.6M5.05
    14 August 20267.4M-21.0%2.3M3.15
    31 July 20269.3M+8.2%3.2M2.88
    15 July 20268.6M-20.3%2.1M4.05
    30 June 202610.8M-0.3%2.6M4.15
    15 June 202610.9M-10.3%2.2M4.85
    29 May 202612.1M+0.3%2.4M5.13
    15 May 202612.1M+46.4%3.0M4.03
    30 April 20268.2M-10.6%4.2M1.95
    15 April 20269.2M+2.4%2.5M3.74
    31 March 20269.0M+23.9%2.7M3.28
    13 March 20267.3M-15.0%2.4M3.06
    27 February 20268.5M-0.3%2.4M3.55
    13 February 20268.6M-1.2%3.9M2.22
    30 January 20268.7M+5.9%2.3M3.80
    15 January 20268.2M-8.7%2.2M3.68
    31 December 20259.0M+9.1%2.1M4.21
    15 December 20258.2M+13.7%2.6M3.11
    28 November 20257.2M-7.4%2.7M2.63
    14 November 20257.8M+9.4%2.7M2.95
    31 October 20257.1M+4.2%2.3M3.10
    15 October 20256.9M+2.4%1.7M3.92
    30 September 20256.7M-1.2%2.7M2.51
    15 September 20256.8M+14.7%2.0M3.35
    29 August 20255.9M-7.7%1.9M3.09
    15 August 20256.4M+9.2%2.6M2.47
    31 July 20255.9M-18.0%2.6M2.27
    15 July 20257.2M+4.3%1.9M3.76
    30 June 20256.9M+26.3%2.7M2.59
    13 June 20255.4M-10.4%1.8M3.05
    30 May 20256.1M+2.0%1.9M3.19
    15 May 20255.9M-19.9%2.6M2.30
    30 April 20257.4M-0.5%3.2M2.35
    15 April 20257.4M+40.5%2.8M2.62
    31 March 20255.3M+3.0%2.4M2.21
    14 March 20255.1M+20.8%2.0M2.59
    28 February 20254.3M-15.4%1.4M3.10
    14 February 20255.0M-4.2%1.8M2.77
    31 January 20255.3M+5.7%1.4M3.87
    15 January 20255.0M-5.4%1.3M3.88
    31 December 20245.3M+21.2%1.3M3.92
    13 December 20244.3M-5.0%1.3M3.40
    29 November 20244.6M+21.3%1.5M3.01
    15 November 20243.8M+16.1%1.5M2.52
    31 October 20243.2M+11.1%1.8M1.79
    15 October 20242.9M+0.2%1.0M2.84
    30 September 20242.9M-12.8%1.5M1.98
    13 September 20243.3M-18.3%1.4M2.40
    30 August 20244.1M-9.2%1.2M3.38
    15 August 20244.5M+2.5%1.8M2.50
    31 July 20244.4M+11.5%2.4M1.80
    15 July 20243.9M-27.1%2.0M2.00
    28 June 20245.4M-18.3%2.0M2.72
    14 June 20246.6M+0.3%1.6M4.23
    31 May 20246.6M+41.7%1.6M4.08
    15 May 20244.7M-29.5%1.4M3.38
    30 April 20246.6M+22.7%2.3M2.83
    15 April 20245.4M+19.4%1.6M3.32
    28 March 20244.5M-4.8%2.2M2.08
    15 March 20244.7M+33.8%2.8M1.69
    29 February 20243.5M-6.0%1.7M2.08
    15 February 20243.8M-13.9%2.7M1.42
    31 January 20244.4M+2.5%1.5M2.90
    12 January 20244.3M-12.4%1.8M2.32
    29 December 20234.9M-7.3%1.3M3.70
    15 December 20235.2M+14.1%1.8M2.89
    30 November 20234.6M-18.3%1.5M3.11
    15 November 20235.6M+1.3%2.0M2.75
    31 October 20235.6M-4.3%2.2M2.51
    13 October 20235.8M+19.6%1.6M3.53
    29 September 20234.9M+3.8%1.5M3.29
    15 September 20234.7M-7.9%1.8M2.55
    31 August 20235.1M+1.6%1.3M3.81
    15 August 20235.0M-0.2%1.3M3.93
    31 July 20235.0M-21.0%2.2M2.24
    14 July 20236.3M+14.0%1.9M3.36
    30 June 20235.6M-9.5%1.9M2.86
    15 June 20236.1M-1.6%1.9M3.29
    31 May 20236.2M-14.3%1.6M4.00
    15 May 20237.3M+1.4%1.4M5.13
    28 April 20237.2M+17.2%2.5M2.85
    14 April 20236.1M+5.3%2.0M3.05
    31 March 20235.8M-7.3%1.9M3.05
    15 March 20236.3M-4.1%2.0M3.18
    28 February 20236.5M+1.8%1.5M4.27
    15 February 20236.4M+3.8%2.6M2.43
    31 January 20236.2M-7.3%1.6M3.87
    13 January 20236.7M+14.4%1.5M4.59
    30 December 20225.8M-10.2%1.5M3.81
    15 December 20226.5M+9.4%1.7M3.75
    30 November 20226.0M+22.4%1.4M4.12
    15 November 20224.9M-13.2%2.3M2.11
    31 October 20225.6M+1.3%2.3M2.46
    14 October 20225.5M-17.9%1.5M3.71
    30 September 20226.7M+8.9%2.4M2.82
    15 September 20226.2M+7.3%1.7M3.71
    31 August 20225.8M+11.8%1.5M3.84
    15 August 20225.2M-7.4%1.6M3.20
    29 July 20225.6M-12.8%1.9M2.91
    15 July 20226.4M-17.8%1.7M3.70
    30 June 20227.8M+28.5%3.0M2.57
    15 June 20226.0M+7.0%2.1M2.86
    31 May 20225.7M+4.8%2.2M2.60
    13 May 20225.4M+40.9%2.4M2.22
    29 April 20223.8M-22.6%2.7M1.39
    14 April 20224.9M-8.1%2.1M2.38
    31 March 20225.4M+0.4%2.6M2.03
    15 March 20225.4M+18.8%2.6M2.07
    28 February 20224.5M+8.1%2.2M2.07
    15 February 20224.2M-25.9%2.6M1.62
    31 January 20225.6M-9.2%2.6M2.17
    14 January 20226.2M-13.2%2.4M2.61
    31 December 20217.1M-1.5%1.7M4.13
    15 December 20217.2M+9.6%1.6M4.45
    30 November 20216.6M+2.9%1.6M4.12
    15 November 20216.4M-7.6%1.5M4.33
    29 October 20217.0M-13.2%2.2M3.19
    15 October 20218.0M-0.2%1.7M4.65
    30 September 20218.0M-3.7%2.4M3.40
    15 September 20218.3M-0.4%1.9M4.43
    31 August 20218.4M+6.9%1.5M5.74
    13 August 20217.8M+3.2%1.9M4.17
    30 July 20217.6M-10.3%2.1M3.68
    15 July 20218.5M-17.7%2.0M4.28
    30 June 202110.3M-26.2%2.7M3.77
    15 June 202113.9M+61.4%2.2M6.22
    28 May 20218.6M+21.7%1.8M4.81
    14 May 20217.1M-0.3%1.5M4.66
    30 April 20217.1M+3.5%1.6M4.38
    15 April 20216.9M+8.8%1.6M4.31
    31 March 20216.3M-10.9%1.7M3.75
    15 March 20217.1M+15.6%1.8M3.95
    26 February 20216.1M+18.5%1.7M3.54
    12 February 20215.2M+11.7%1.8M2.83
    29 January 20214.6M-0.3%1.9M2.44
    15 January 20214.6M+2.3%2.3M2.01
    31 December 20204.5M-17.0%1.7M2.74
    15 December 20205.5M+15.0%2.4M2.26
    30 November 20204.8M-0.9%1.4M3.49
    13 November 20204.8M-2.6%1.9M2.58
    30 October 20204.9M-21.0%1.7M2.93
    15 October 20206.2M+30.1%1.6M3.86
    30 September 20204.8M+3.3%2.2M2.18
    15 September 20204.6M+7.1%1.5M3.16
    31 August 20204.3M-2.8%1.2M3.72
    14 August 20204.5M-3.8%1.7M2.70
    31 July 20204.6M+3.9%2.0M2.36
    15 July 20204.5M-5.8%2.0M2.19
    30 June 20204.7M-14.6%3.4M1.40
    15 June 20205.5M-9.8%2.7M2.08
    29 May 20206.1M-15.3%3.3M1.88
    15 May 20207.2M-2.1%2.9M2.47
    30 April 20207.4M-23.2%3.5M2.14
    15 April 20209.6M-7.1%3.9M2.45
    31 March 202010.4M-2.6%4.9M2.12
    13 March 202010.6M+15.4%4.2M2.51
    28 February 20209.2M+8.5%3.9M2.35
    14 February 20208.5M-7.5%2.9M2.91
    31 January 20209.2M-14.6%2.1M4.42
    15 January 202010.8M-23.2%2.0M5.30
    31 December 201914.0M-10.9%1.9M7.39
    13 December 201915.7M-14.5%2.3M6.88
    29 November 201918.4M+78.6%2.2M8.40
    15 November 201910.3M+14.6%2.3M4.48
    31 October 20199.0M+0.5%2.8M3.18
    15 October 20198.9M+8.3%2.7M3.34
    30 September 20198.3M+13.0%3.6M2.30
    13 September 20197.3M-7.5%2.6M2.81
    30 August 20197.9M+2.6%2.8M2.80
    15 August 20197.7M+10.9%2.6M2.92
    31 July 20196.9M+29.9%3.5M2.01
    15 July 20195.3M-7.1%2.4M2.20
    28 June 20195.8M+7.4%3.7M1.57
    14 June 20195.4M-3.4%2.6M2.05
    31 May 20195.5M+18.7%2.9M1.93
    15 May 20194.7M+21.0%4.1M1.13
    30 April 20193.9M-20.6%4.8M1.00
    15 April 20194.9M-14.3%2.5M1.91
    29 March 20195.7M-19.6%3.1M1.81
    15 March 20197.1M+10.3%4.2M1.70
    28 February 20196.4M-18.2%3.6M1.79
    15 February 20197.8M-9.4%4.7M1.67
    31 January 20198.6M-10.2%4.2M2.07
    15 January 20199.6M+3.7%4.3M2.22
    31 December 20189.3M+19.5%4.2M2.18
    14 December 20187.8M+0.3%4.1M1.89
    30 November 20187.7M+35.1%4.0M1.95
    15 November 20185.7M-17.4%4.9M1.16
    31 October 20186.9M-22.7%6.4M1.09
    15 October 20189.0M+37.3%5.1M1.77
    28 September 20186.5M+14.6%2.7M2.41
    14 September 20185.7M-8.4%2.6M2.18
    31 August 20186.2M-13.9%2.1M2.92
    15 August 20187.2M-10.1%2.6M2.81
    31 July 20188.0M+9.2%3.7M2.20
    13 July 20187.4M-11.1%2.5M2.95
    29 June 20188.3M+1.4%3.3M2.52
    15 June 20188.2M+3.6%3.1M2.62
    31 May 20187.9M-13.1%3.4M2.34
    15 May 20189.1M+14.4%4.2M2.18
    30 April 20187.9M-14.5%6.9M1.16
    13 April 20189.3M-1.6%3.4M2.76
    29 March 20189.4M+9.8%3.2M2.99
    15 March 20188.6M-3.8%2.8M3.05
    28 February 20188.9M+7.2%2.9M3.04
    15 February 20188.3M+46.9%4.3M1.93
    31 January 20185.7M-22.6%2.9M1.98
    12 January 20187.3M+8.6%2.8M2.59
    29 December 20176.7M2.1M3.16
    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.