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Medline Inc. short interest

40.8M shares of Medline were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.0M to 52.7M). Short sellers would need 5.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short40.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-22.5%+217% over a year
Days to cover5.38at 7.6M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (6.0M to 52.7M), and the share price moved -23% 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 31 Dec 2025 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202640.8M-22.5%7.6M5.38
    30 September 202652.7M+27.5%10.4M5.08
    15 September 202641.3M+4.6%6.4M6.43
    31 August 202639.5M+9.2%6.5M6.07
    14 August 202636.2M+4.6%9.5M3.83
    31 July 202634.6M+17.3%5.1M6.84
    15 July 202629.5M-18.9%6.6M4.48
    30 June 202636.3M+31.3%9.7M3.73
    15 June 202627.6M+21.4%11.8M2.33
    29 May 202622.8M+2.3%16.8M1.35
    15 May 202622.3M+21.2%7.8M2.84
    30 April 202618.4M-1.6%4.9M3.72
    15 April 202618.7M-14.9%6.0M3.12
    31 March 202621.9M+89.6%7.7M2.85
    13 March 202611.6M+41.4%9.8M1.19
    27 February 20268.2M+12.6%2.6M3.18
    13 February 20267.3M+6.5%2.7M2.71
    30 January 20266.8M+14.5%3.0M2.31
    15 January 20266.0M-53.7%4.7M1.27
    31 December 202512.9M16.6M1.00
    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.