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Methode Electronics Inc. short interest

3.5M shares of Methode Electronics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 5.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.5%+156% over a year
Days to cover5.30at 653K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.70%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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +109% 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 20263.5M+11.5%653K5.30
    30 September 20263.1M-2.2%592K5.24
    15 September 20263.2M+12.7%945K3.35
    31 August 20262.8M+3.1%681K4.13
    14 August 20262.7M+16.4%542K5.04
    31 July 20262.3M+0.6%499K4.70
    15 July 20262.3M+21.8%784K2.98
    30 June 20261.9M+28.2%1.4M1.36
    15 June 20261.5M+13.3%567K2.63
    29 May 20261.3M-14.0%636K2.07
    15 May 20261.5M+7.5%1.9M1.00
    30 April 20261.4M-3.6%460K3.10
    15 April 20261.5M+3.5%428K3.46
    31 March 20261.4M+19.6%515K2.78
    13 March 20261.2M+54.8%726K1.65
    27 February 2026772K-6.7%317K2.43
    13 February 2026828K-10.5%420K1.97
    30 January 2026925K+2.6%406K2.28
    15 January 2026901K-33.1%257K3.50
    31 December 20251.3M+8.0%252K5.34
    15 December 20251.2M-1.8%388K3.21
    28 November 20251.3M-6.8%217K5.85
    14 November 20251.4M+2.5%274K4.97
    31 October 20251.3M-1.7%240K5.55
    15 October 20251.4M-0.7%299K4.52
    30 September 20251.4M+0.7%432K3.15
    15 September 20251.4M-3.1%570K2.37
    29 August 20251.4M-2.1%369K3.78
    15 August 20251.4M-13.8%433K3.29
    31 July 20251.7M+13.8%472K3.50
    15 July 20251.5M-10.9%686K2.12
    30 June 20251.6M+49.5%302K5.39
    13 June 20251.1M+3.3%285K3.82
    30 May 20251.1M-25.8%210K5.03
    15 May 20251.4M-3.6%241K5.91
    30 April 20251.5M+2.3%364K4.05
    15 April 20251.4M-28.2%452K3.19
    31 March 20252.0M+3.8%425K4.72
    14 March 20251.9M+6.5%849K2.28
    28 February 20251.8M+6.3%253K7.19
    14 February 20251.7M+3.4%262K6.53
    31 January 20251.7M+28.7%302K5.47
    15 January 20251.3M-26.8%496K2.59
    31 December 20241.8M+5.6%342K5.14
    13 December 20241.7M+8.1%695K2.39
    29 November 20241.5M-6.0%425K3.61
    15 November 20241.6M+0.3%318K5.14
    31 October 20241.6M+21.8%377K4.32
    15 October 20241.3M+5.9%399K3.35
    30 September 20241.3M-28.2%517K2.45
    13 September 20241.8M-12.3%410K4.29
    30 August 20242.0M-14.2%282K7.12
    15 August 20242.3M+7.0%352K6.65
    31 July 20242.2M+18.7%555K3.94
    15 July 20241.8M+9.1%1.0M1.76
    28 June 20241.7M-20.3%1.7M1.02
    14 June 20242.1M-8.9%715K2.97
    31 May 20242.3M+6.6%323K7.20
    15 May 20242.2M-1.3%398K5.49
    30 April 20242.2M-2.1%426K5.19
    15 April 20242.3M+32.3%590K3.83
    28 March 20241.7M+46.3%1.3M1.27
    15 March 20241.2M+9.7%753K1.55
    29 February 20241.1M+2.7%231K4.60
    15 February 20241.0M-13.8%262K3.96
    31 January 20241.2M+54.7%262K4.59
    12 January 2024777K-16.9%269K2.88
    29 December 2023935K-20.7%279K3.35
    15 December 20231.2M+22.1%584K2.02
    30 November 2023965K+3.2%145K6.65
    15 November 2023935K+29.5%224K4.17
    31 October 2023722K-30.3%335K2.15
    13 October 20231.0M+48.2%442K2.34
    29 September 2023699K+17.5%426K1.64
    15 September 2023594K+13.5%481K1.24
    31 August 2023524K-3.4%215K2.44
    15 August 2023542K+42.1%125K4.33
    31 July 2023382K-22.3%217K1.76
    14 July 2023491K-28.3%353K1.39
    30 June 2023685K-36.9%436K1.57
    15 June 20231.1M-15.4%392K2.77
    31 May 20231.3M-0.4%158K8.15
    15 May 20231.3M-0.5%93K13.86
    28 April 20231.3M-1.2%120K10.82
    14 April 20231.3M+11.9%187K7.00
    31 March 20231.2M+24.8%250K4.68
    15 March 2023940K+56.2%235K3.99
    28 February 2023601K+1.6%105K5.72
    15 February 2023592K+2.2%109K5.45
    31 January 2023579K+12.2%106K5.47
    13 January 2023516K+5.4%103K5.01
    30 December 2022490K+2.5%170K2.88
    15 December 2022478K-19.3%141K3.38
    30 November 2022592K-7.3%193K3.06
    15 November 2022639K-12.7%95K6.72
    31 October 2022732K-14.8%117K6.25
    14 October 2022859K+12.5%143K5.99
    30 September 2022764K-7.7%188K4.07
    15 September 2022828K+8.5%119K6.93
    31 August 2022763K-2.7%128K5.97
    15 August 2022784K-13.0%127K6.16
    29 July 2022901K-1.2%145K6.23
    15 July 2022912K+7.8%196K4.66
    30 June 2022846K-20.7%292K2.89
    15 June 20221.1M-6.6%168K6.36
    31 May 20221.1M-4.5%183K6.25
    13 May 20221.2M-6.6%135K8.89
    29 April 20221.3M-11.5%204K6.27
    14 April 20221.4M+46.4%290K4.99
    31 March 2022988K-1.7%238K4.16
    15 March 20221.0M+5.8%185K5.44
    28 February 2022950K-8.1%191K4.96
    15 February 20221.0M+28.8%150K6.90
    31 January 2022803K-6.5%249K3.23
    14 January 2022859K+0.6%172K4.99
    31 December 2021854K+0.5%213K4.02
    15 December 2021850K+31.1%182K4.66
    30 November 2021648K-1.9%185K3.50
    15 November 2021661K-21.2%158K4.17
    29 October 2021838K-0.3%152K5.52
    15 October 2021841K-0.2%164K5.12
    30 September 2021842K-4.8%229K3.68
    15 September 2021884K+42.2%292K3.03
    31 August 2021622K+6.9%169K3.68
    13 August 2021582K+3.9%91K6.39
    30 July 2021560K-0.5%138K4.05
    15 July 2021563K+7.3%153K3.68
    30 June 2021525K-4.0%226K2.32
    15 June 2021546K-4.3%139K3.92
    28 May 2021571K-22.7%172K3.31
    14 May 2021739K+26.2%167K4.43
    30 April 2021585K+14.0%204K2.87
    15 April 2021513K+10.8%190K2.70
    31 March 2021463K-11.8%234K1.98
    15 March 2021525K+3.3%222K2.37
    26 February 2021508K+16.2%197K2.58
    12 February 2021437K-21.4%132K3.31
    29 January 2021556K+2.8%149K3.73
    15 January 2021541K-8.2%160K3.39
    31 December 2020590K+48.4%191K3.09
    15 December 2020397K+18.3%199K2.00
    30 November 2020336K-27.5%166K2.03
    13 November 2020463K+3.6%170K2.72
    30 October 2020447K-8.5%207K2.16
    15 October 2020489K-0.5%170K2.87
    30 September 2020491K-14.8%276K1.78
    15 September 2020577K-22.2%215K2.68
    31 August 2020741K+4.3%166K4.48
    14 August 2020711K+14.3%198K3.59
    31 July 2020622K+7.1%194K3.20
    15 July 2020581K-10.3%267K2.18
    30 June 2020647K-5.3%225K2.87
    15 June 2020683K+25.8%176K3.88
    29 May 2020543K-6.9%186K2.92
    15 May 2020584K-6.9%199K2.94
    30 April 2020627K+5.7%195K3.21
    15 April 2020593K-10.6%218K2.73
    31 March 2020663K-8.1%265K2.50
    13 March 2020722K+14.7%290K2.49
    28 February 2020629K-2.3%213K2.96
    14 February 2020644K+11.7%130K4.94
    31 January 2020576K+5.2%142K4.06
    15 January 2020548K-12.2%144K3.81
    31 December 2019624K-12.6%236K2.65
    13 December 2019714K+33.3%264K2.71
    29 November 2019536K+3.6%128K4.19
    15 November 2019517K-20.8%168K3.08
    31 October 2019653K+9.6%172K3.80
    15 October 2019595K-22.2%170K3.50
    30 September 2019765K-9.8%307K2.49
    13 September 2019848K+9.1%268K3.17
    30 August 2019777K+6.9%223K3.49
    15 August 2019727K+2.3%176K4.13
    31 July 2019711K+7.2%229K3.10
    15 July 2019663K-31.7%194K3.43
    28 June 2019971K+19.8%393K2.47
    14 June 2019810K+35.3%215K3.77
    31 May 2019599K+17.3%180K3.32
    15 May 2019510K-8.0%181K2.83
    30 April 2019555K-14.2%163K3.40
    15 April 2019647K-4.0%214K3.02
    29 March 2019674K-29.9%297K2.27
    15 March 2019961K-20.7%397K2.42
    28 February 20191.2M-1.0%156K7.76
    15 February 20191.2M+2.7%190K6.45
    31 January 20191.2M-12.2%201K5.94
    15 January 20191.4M-4.2%379K3.58
    31 December 20181.4M+47.7%434K3.26
    14 December 2018959K+26.5%778K1.23
    30 November 2018758K+8.0%222K3.41
    15 November 2018702K-3.4%194K3.62
    31 October 2018727K-24.2%242K3.01
    15 October 2018959K-4.0%209K4.59
    28 September 2018999K+7.3%179K5.57
    14 September 2018930K+6.0%150K6.21
    31 August 2018878K-9.8%177K4.96
    15 August 2018973K-22.3%127K7.65
    31 July 20181.3M-7.5%193K6.48
    13 July 20181.4M-3.7%189K7.14
    29 June 20181.4M-19.6%532K2.64
    15 June 20181.7M+22.7%174K10.06
    31 May 20181.4M+29.8%242K5.88
    15 May 20181.1M-3.0%168K6.52
    30 April 20181.1M+20.5%165K6.85
    13 April 2018938K+21.3%204K4.60
    29 March 2018774K+11.8%197K3.92
    15 March 2018692K+8.7%256K2.70
    28 February 2018636K-6.2%180K3.53
    15 February 2018678K-10.5%305K2.22
    31 January 2018758K+3.3%211K3.60
    12 January 2018734K+11.0%188K3.90
    29 December 2017661K242K2.73
    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.