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McGrath Rentcorp short interest

468K shares of McGrath Rentcorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (299K to 519K). Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short468Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.5%+57% over a year
Days to cover2.97at 158K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.92%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 (299K to 519K), and the share price moved +0% 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 2026468K-6.5%158K2.97
    30 September 2026501K-3.6%165K3.03
    15 September 2026519K+7.1%132K3.94
    31 August 2026485K+11.9%118K4.11
    14 August 2026433K-13.0%159K2.72
    31 July 2026498K+9.8%172K2.89
    15 July 2026453K-10.5%141K3.21
    30 June 2026507K+26.4%320K1.58
    15 June 2026401K+3.3%166K2.42
    29 May 2026388K-3.1%142K2.73
    15 May 2026400K+26.1%179K2.23
    30 April 2026318K-7.3%388K1.00
    15 April 2026343K-11.5%174K1.97
    31 March 2026387K-4.4%187K2.06
    13 March 2026405K+14.1%148K2.74
    27 February 2026355K-10.6%140K2.54
    13 February 2026397K+10.4%151K2.64
    30 January 2026360K+5.7%136K2.65
    15 January 2026340K+1.0%101K3.36
    31 December 2025337K+0.2%138K2.44
    15 December 2025336K+7.5%121K2.77
    28 November 2025313K-1.5%133K2.36
    14 November 2025317K-6.9%109K2.92
    31 October 2025341K+14.1%136K2.51
    15 October 2025299K-13.7%111K2.69
    30 September 2025346K-4.8%146K2.36
    15 September 2025363K+11.4%113K3.22
    29 August 2025326K+0.9%114K2.86
    15 August 2025323K-5.7%118K2.74
    31 July 2025343K-15.4%126K2.71
    15 July 2025405K-8.8%119K3.41
    30 June 2025444K-20.1%196K2.26
    13 June 2025556K+3.7%152K3.64
    30 May 2025536K-9.9%110K4.88
    15 May 2025594K+22.4%142K4.18
    30 April 2025486K+42.0%141K3.45
    15 April 2025342K-7.9%164K2.08
    31 March 2025371K+0.9%123K3.03
    14 March 2025368K-6.9%173K2.12
    28 February 2025395K-9.7%180K2.19
    14 February 2025437K-17.8%153K2.86
    31 January 2025531K+2.2%133K4.01
    15 January 2025520K-12.4%115K4.53
    31 December 2024594K-2.3%120K4.95
    13 December 2024608K+0.4%130K4.66
    29 November 2024605K-14.6%144K4.20
    15 November 2024709K-9.5%244K2.91
    31 October 2024783K+38.6%319K2.46
    15 October 2024565K+19.3%230K2.46
    30 September 2024473K-31.1%771K1.00
    13 September 2024688K-11.3%93K7.43
    30 August 2024775K+9.8%56K13.78
    15 August 2024706K-8.0%107K6.59
    31 July 2024768K+47.5%218K3.52
    15 July 2024520K-9.8%103K5.03
    28 June 2024577K-37.7%156K3.70
    14 June 2024925K-28.5%113K8.20
    31 May 20241.3M-7.9%80K16.13
    15 May 20241.4M-0.1%90K15.64
    30 April 20241.4M+16.2%188K7.48
    15 April 20241.2M-34.5%235K5.14
    28 March 20241.8M-18.3%256K7.21
    15 March 20242.3M+23.0%288K7.85
    29 February 20241.8M+25.3%410K4.48
    15 February 20241.5M+235.1%511K2.87
    31 January 2024437K+15.4%406K1.08
    12 January 2024379K+145.4%125K3.04
    29 December 2023154K-4.3%128K1.21
    15 December 2023161K+43.2%122K1.33
    30 November 2023113K-13.5%76K1.48
    15 November 2023130K-0.4%106K1.23
    31 October 2023131K-21.9%107K1.23
    13 October 2023168K-19.0%91K1.84
    29 September 2023207K+15.4%85K2.44
    15 September 2023179K+4.0%76K2.35
    31 August 2023173K-18.4%81K2.13
    15 August 2023211K+14.7%82K2.59
    31 July 2023184K+13.3%89K2.07
    14 July 2023163K-12.7%88K1.85
    30 June 2023186K-23.1%144K1.30
    15 June 2023242K-11.2%108K2.24
    31 May 2023273K-8.2%83K3.28
    15 May 2023297K+28.8%134K2.21
    28 April 2023230K+3.8%93K2.49
    14 April 2023222K+0.9%143K1.56
    31 March 2023220K-25.0%203K1.09
    15 March 2023293K-14.7%175K1.67
    28 February 2023344K+9.6%143K2.40
    15 February 2023314K+59.2%135K2.32
    31 January 2023197K+20.8%118K1.67
    13 January 2023163K+0.6%107K1.53
    30 December 2022162K-2.2%107K1.51
    15 December 2022166K+0.2%92K1.80
    30 November 2022165K-1.7%105K1.57
    15 November 2022168K-20.8%105K1.60
    31 October 2022213K-33.2%117K1.81
    14 October 2022318K+4.8%62K5.11
    30 September 2022304K+5.2%75K4.04
    15 September 2022289K+2.7%53K5.50
    31 August 2022281K-8.1%68K4.15
    15 August 2022306K-1.8%51K5.96
    29 July 2022311K+3.1%90K3.48
    15 July 2022302K+8.9%58K5.18
    30 June 2022277K-17.1%120K2.32
    15 June 2022335K+18.7%55K6.12
    31 May 2022282K+5.4%69K4.09
    13 May 2022268K+4.2%94K2.85
    29 April 2022257K+15.1%92K2.80
    14 April 2022223K-2.1%74K3.02
    31 March 2022228K-30.2%81K2.83
    15 March 2022326K+24.7%104K3.13
    28 February 2022262K+14.6%99K2.65
    15 February 2022228K+13.6%79K2.90
    31 January 2022201K+56.4%101K1.98
    14 January 2022129K-9.5%60K2.13
    31 December 2021142K-39.2%81K1.75
    15 December 2021233K-18.0%110K2.12
    30 November 2021284K-13.1%74K3.85
    15 November 2021327K+3.3%79K4.16
    29 October 2021317K+12.2%76K4.18
    15 October 2021283K+3.6%67K4.20
    30 September 2021273K+0.3%101K2.71
    15 September 2021272K+12.4%81K3.37
    31 August 2021242K+11.7%91K2.67
    13 August 2021216K+12.7%115K1.89
    30 July 2021192K-8.9%69K2.77
    15 July 2021211K+6.4%112K1.88
    30 June 2021198K-28.2%160K1.24
    15 June 2021276K-1.5%98K2.83
    28 May 2021280K+12.9%77K3.62
    14 May 2021248K+7.1%58K4.30
    30 April 2021232K+19.8%59K3.91
    15 April 2021193K-16.0%55K3.49
    31 March 2021230K-3.8%126K1.83
    15 March 2021239K-13.2%72K3.30
    26 February 2021276K-8.3%78K3.55
    12 February 2021300K+14.8%84K3.57
    29 January 2021262K+4.1%86K3.06
    15 January 2021252K-25.8%99K2.53
    31 December 2020339K+56.3%116K2.94
    15 December 2020217K+1.7%58K3.77
    30 November 2020213K+16.4%58K3.67
    13 November 2020183K-0.7%67K2.74
    30 October 2020185K-8.5%60K3.07
    15 October 2020202K+11.2%81K2.50
    30 September 2020181K-30.8%97K1.87
    15 September 2020262K+0.0%83K3.15
    31 August 2020262K-15.5%98K2.68
    14 August 2020310K+22.4%104K2.97
    31 July 2020253K+0.2%106K2.39
    15 July 2020252K+16.2%82K3.08
    30 June 2020217K+24.7%116K1.88
    15 June 2020174K+4.5%82K2.13
    29 May 2020167K-5.4%104K1.60
    15 May 2020176K-10.5%114K1.54
    30 April 2020197K-16.4%149K1.32
    15 April 2020236K-24.0%115K2.05
    31 March 2020310K+1.6%186K1.67
    13 March 2020305K+43.3%150K2.03
    28 February 2020213K-16.6%154K1.38
    14 February 2020255K-21.5%80K3.18
    31 January 2020325K+18.0%116K2.81
    15 January 2020276K-19.7%108K2.55
    31 December 2019344K-4.6%105K3.26
    13 December 2019360K-8.8%136K2.65
    29 November 2019395K-1.1%105K3.74
    15 November 2019399K-11.8%117K3.42
    31 October 2019452K-1.9%132K3.43
    15 October 2019461K-4.2%77K5.98
    30 September 2019482K-6.6%106K4.55
    13 September 2019516K-0.9%84K6.13
    30 August 2019520K+3.4%80K6.49
    15 August 2019503K+12.4%74K6.82
    31 July 2019448K-4.8%122K3.67
    15 July 2019470K+3.9%74K6.35
    28 June 2019453K-6.3%151K3.00
    14 June 2019483K-0.2%90K5.40
    31 May 2019484K+15.3%125K3.88
    15 May 2019420K+99.8%132K3.19
    30 April 2019210K-4.3%99K2.12
    15 April 2019220K-7.7%68K3.22
    29 March 2019238K-30.8%103K2.32
    15 March 2019344K+69.5%141K2.44
    28 February 2019203K+9.3%123K1.65
    15 February 2019186K-13.3%72K2.59
    31 January 2019214K-11.1%74K2.89
    15 January 2019241K-26.9%103K2.33
    31 December 2018330K-18.9%122K2.69
    14 December 2018406K+1.0%126K3.23
    30 November 2018402K+1.4%101K3.97
    15 November 2018397K+24.2%89K4.46
    31 October 2018320K-0.5%115K2.77
    15 October 2018321K-2.6%122K2.63
    28 September 2018330K+7.1%128K2.58
    14 September 2018308K+5.1%87K3.53
    31 August 2018293K-10.6%82K3.57
    15 August 2018328K+2.8%131K2.50
    31 July 2018319K+5.6%125K2.54
    13 July 2018302K+4.0%105K2.88
    29 June 2018290K-1.6%251K1.16
    15 June 2018295K+10.8%116K2.54
    31 May 2018266K+30.9%202K1.32
    15 May 2018203K-2.3%151K1.35
    30 April 2018208K+41.9%158K1.32
    13 April 2018147K-4.1%114K1.29
    29 March 2018153K-22.5%152K1.01
    15 March 2018198K+47.7%146K1.35
    28 February 2018134K-10.1%63K2.12
    15 February 2018149K+26.6%71K2.10
    31 January 2018117K-6.5%59K1.98
    12 January 2018126K+0.2%98K1.29
    29 December 2017125K49K2.54
    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.