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McCormick & Co. Inc. short interest

19.2M shares of McCormick & Co. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (9.9M to 19.9M). Short sellers would need 3.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short19.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.6%+77% over a year
Days to cover3.93at 4.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.13%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 (9.9M to 19.9M), and the share price moved -26% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202619.2M-3.6%4.9M3.93
    30 September 202619.9M+24.7%3.8M5.25
    15 September 202616.0M-0.6%2.8M5.73
    31 August 202616.0M+21.1%2.6M6.19
    14 August 202613.3M-3.1%2.2M6.14
    31 July 202613.7M-10.7%3.6M3.75
    15 July 202615.3M+1.7%3.7M4.16
    30 June 202615.1M+5.4%7.1M2.11
    15 June 202614.3M+7.2%3.6M3.97
    29 May 202613.3M-1.2%3.8M3.50
    15 May 202613.5M+4.4%3.8M3.57
    30 April 202612.9M+6.3%3.5M3.72
    15 April 202612.1M+19.7%6.1M1.98
    31 March 202610.1M-17.5%5.2M1.94
    13 March 202612.3M+5.5%2.9M4.31
    27 February 202611.6M-14.2%3.0M3.94
    13 February 202613.6M+16.2%4.0M3.37
    30 January 202611.7M+18.0%6.2M1.88
    15 January 20269.9M-15.1%3.2M3.10
    31 December 202511.7M+15.3%2.8M4.14
    15 December 202510.1M-14.0%2.4M4.18
    28 November 202511.8M-5.7%2.6M4.61
    14 November 202512.5M+7.4%2.2M5.72
    31 October 202511.6M+7.1%2.4M4.89
    15 October 202510.8M+15.9%3.4M3.19
    30 September 20259.3M-1.0%2.9M3.23
    15 September 20259.4M+10.3%2.2M4.24
    29 August 20258.6M+27.3%2.8M3.10
    15 August 20256.7M-12.9%1.9M3.45
    31 July 20257.7M+7.3%2.1M3.75
    15 July 20257.2M+21.3%2.4M2.98
    30 June 20255.9M+19.3%2.8M2.12
    13 June 20255.0M-2.2%2.0M2.48
    30 May 20255.1M+2.1%2.9M1.75
    15 May 20255.0M-5.2%2.1M2.36
    30 April 20255.3M-7.6%1.9M2.82
    15 April 20255.7M-4.1%3.0M1.92
    31 March 20255.9M-1.5%2.6M2.27
    14 March 20256.0M-8.4%2.6M2.28
    28 February 20256.6M+8.0%2.2M2.98
    14 February 20256.1M+6.4%1.5M3.97
    31 January 20255.7M-0.3%2.3M2.43
    15 January 20255.7M+14.8%1.9M2.98
    31 December 20245.0M-6.6%1.7M2.95
    13 December 20245.3M+19.4%1.9M2.84
    29 November 20244.5M-8.8%1.7M2.69
    15 November 20244.9M-0.7%1.7M2.88
    31 October 20244.9M+5.9%1.6M3.08
    15 October 20244.7M-1.9%2.0M2.32
    30 September 20244.8M-15.8%1.9M2.45
    13 September 20245.7M-12.7%2.0M2.77
    30 August 20246.5M-6.8%1.2M5.35
    15 August 20246.9M-1.0%1.6M4.23
    31 July 20247.0M+4.1%1.9M3.71
    15 July 20246.7M+23.3%2.0M3.30
    28 June 20245.5M-21.7%2.8M1.93
    14 June 20247.0M+19.1%1.9M3.66
    31 May 20245.9M+18.0%1.7M3.36
    15 May 20245.0M+3.4%1.3M3.87
    30 April 20244.8M+3.8%1.6M2.93
    15 April 20244.6M-13.5%1.9M2.50
    28 March 20245.4M-13.1%3.1M1.75
    15 March 20246.2M+8.4%1.8M3.52
    29 February 20245.7M+2.1%2.0M2.85
    15 February 20245.6M+10.7%1.8M3.04
    31 January 20245.0M-1.3%2.6M1.93
    12 January 20245.1M+4.7%1.8M2.85
    29 December 20234.9M+10.8%1.3M3.78
    15 December 20234.4M+16.1%1.7M2.61
    30 November 20233.8M-1.8%1.6M2.44
    15 November 20233.9M-0.9%1.3M2.98
    31 October 20233.9M-17.0%3.3M1.19
    13 October 20234.7M-28.7%4.2M1.12
    29 September 20236.6M-0.8%1.3M5.10
    15 September 20236.6M-1.7%1.1M6.04
    31 August 20236.7M-6.0%1.0M6.63
    15 August 20237.2M-2.1%972K7.37
    31 July 20237.3M+6.5%1.3M5.64
    14 July 20236.9M+10.2%1.4M4.81
    30 June 20236.2M-9.2%2.5M2.46
    15 June 20236.9M-7.2%1.1M6.33
    31 May 20237.4M-11.3%1.7M4.28
    15 May 20238.3M+0.1%1.1M7.35
    28 April 20238.3M-0.3%1.2M7.08
    14 April 20238.4M+4.4%1.4M5.80
    31 March 20238.0M+13.8%2.1M3.72
    15 March 20237.0M-8.4%1.6M4.39
    28 February 20237.7M+5.5%1.1M6.91
    15 February 20237.3M+0.1%1.3M5.81
    31 January 20237.3M+7.3%1.6M4.65
    13 January 20236.8M-2.5%1.0M6.48
    30 December 20226.9M+5.4%942K7.37
    15 December 20226.6M-5.6%977K6.74
    30 November 20227.0M-13.2%1.6M4.46
    15 November 20228.0M+10.9%1.2M6.77
    31 October 20227.2M+7.2%1.2M6.11
    14 October 20226.8M-3.2%1.7M3.97
    30 September 20227.0M-2.3%1.3M5.44
    15 September 20227.2M+2.8%1.6M4.46
    31 August 20227.0M+0.8%900K7.72
    15 August 20226.9M-6.7%877K7.86
    29 July 20227.4M-0.9%1.2M6.07
    15 July 20227.5M+4.5%1.1M6.61
    30 June 20227.1M-3.5%1.6M4.57
    15 June 20227.4M+11.6%1.1M6.99
    31 May 20226.6M+22.6%1.6M4.14
    13 May 20225.4M-0.3%1.1M5.03
    29 April 20225.4M+10.1%1.1M5.03
    14 April 20224.9M+4.1%1.2M4.27
    31 March 20224.7M+1.6%1.4M3.43
    15 March 20224.7M-13.2%1.6M2.93
    28 February 20225.4M-7.0%1.7M3.14
    15 February 20225.8M-6.7%1.4M3.99
    31 January 20226.2M-0.6%2.1M2.88
    14 January 20226.2M-2.8%1.4M4.30
    31 December 20216.4M+4.9%1.4M4.69
    15 December 20216.1M+25.9%1.8M3.45
    30 November 20214.9M+19.5%1.8M2.69
    15 November 20214.1M-13.2%888K4.57
    29 October 20214.7M-5.0%919K5.09
    15 October 20214.9M+2.6%1.3M3.87
    30 September 20214.8M+14.8%1.4M3.37
    15 September 20214.2M-2.6%996K4.20
    31 August 20214.3M+1.2%784K5.48
    13 August 20214.2M-9.7%962K4.41
    30 July 20214.7M+9.8%1.1M4.41
    15 July 20214.3M+6.8%1.2M3.70
    30 June 20214.0M-9.2%1.7M2.41
    15 June 20214.4M+3.0%1.1M3.96
    28 May 20214.3M+2.2%1.2M3.50
    14 May 20214.2M-10.2%973K4.31
    30 April 20214.7M-12.7%1.1M4.20
    15 April 20215.4M+8.8%1.3M4.20
    31 March 20214.9M-12.2%1.4M3.44
    15 March 20215.6M+6.6%1.1M5.07
    26 February 20215.3M-4.5%1.6M3.37
    12 February 20215.5M+3.4%927K5.93
    29 January 20215.3M+6.4%1.3M3.95
    15 January 20215.0M+8.7%980K5.10
    31 December 20204.6M-0.0%916K5.02
    15 December 20204.6M+99.1%789K5.83
    30 November 20202.3M-12.3%478K4.83
    13 November 20202.6M+4.3%449K5.87
    30 October 20202.5M-16.0%315K8.02
    15 October 20203.0M+1.2%446K6.75
    30 September 20203.0M-36.7%842K3.53
    15 September 20204.7M+1.4%855K5.50
    31 August 20204.6M-4.6%614K7.55
    14 August 20204.9M+1.2%807K6.02
    31 July 20204.8M-2.4%835K5.75
    15 July 20204.9M-3.1%926K5.31
    30 June 20205.1M-6.6%1.5M3.29
    15 June 20205.4M-8.4%1.1M4.81
    29 May 20205.9M-18.0%1.2M4.93
    15 May 20207.2M-1.2%1.4M5.11
    30 April 20207.3M+8.2%1.1M6.54
    15 April 20206.8M+10.2%1.7M3.92
    31 March 20206.1M-24.9%3.1M1.96
    13 March 20208.2M-16.7%2.5M3.31
    28 February 20209.8M-0.3%1.9M5.22
    14 February 20209.8M-4.2%1.1M8.99
    31 January 202010.3M-13.6%1.8M5.83
    15 January 202011.9M-10.7%1.4M8.64
    31 December 201913.3M-0.2%1.2M11.04
    13 December 201913.3M+0.5%881K15.15
    29 November 201913.3M-9.8%1.2M11.13
    15 November 201914.7M-6.2%1.4M10.76
    31 October 201915.7M-10.5%1.1M14.58
    15 October 201917.5M+2.9%1.8M9.62
    30 September 201917.0M+2.9%1.3M12.95
    13 September 201916.6M-3.9%1.5M11.15
    30 August 201917.2M+3.9%1.7M9.91
    15 August 201916.6M-6.5%2.1M7.90
    31 July 201917.7M+0.8%1.1M16.42
    15 July 201917.6M-2.7%1.6M10.83
    28 June 201918.1M-3.1%2.5M7.14
    14 June 201918.7M-0.3%1.4M13.78
    31 May 201918.7M-1.0%1.5M12.32
    15 May 201918.9M+2.2%1.5M12.25
    30 April 201918.5M-9.5%1.6M11.46
    15 April 201920.4M-5.1%2.2M9.28
    29 March 201921.5M+7.4%2.7M8.08
    15 March 201920.0M+5.7%1.8M11.11
    28 February 201919.0M+1.9%2.4M7.80
    15 February 201918.6M-6.6%2.8M6.64
    31 January 201919.9M+7.2%4.5M4.40
    15 January 201918.6M-1.2%2.4M7.77
    31 December 201818.8M+9.1%3.0M6.29
    14 December 201817.2M-0.4%2.1M8.24
    30 November 201817.3M+1.5%2.4M7.10
    15 November 201817.1M-0.7%2.4M6.98
    31 October 201817.2M+2.9%2.3M7.34
    15 October 201816.7M+4.0%2.1M8.12
    28 September 201816.1M-11.6%1.8M8.85
    14 September 201818.2M-2.1%1.5M11.96
    31 August 201818.6M-8.2%1.2M16.04
    15 August 201820.2M-6.6%1.4M14.87
    31 July 201821.7M+0.4%1.5M14.92
    13 July 201821.6M+2.8%2.1M10.07
    29 June 201821.0M+0.8%3.0M6.95
    15 June 201820.8M+1.6%2.0M10.58
    31 May 201820.5M-4.0%1.8M11.06
    15 May 201821.3M-0.8%1.6M13.50
    30 April 201821.5M+5.8%1.8M11.81
    13 April 201820.3M+4.5%2.0M9.93
    29 March 201819.4M+3.0%2.8M7.02
    15 March 201818.9M-2.6%1.7M11.04
    28 February 201819.4M-1.9%1.9M10.25
    15 February 201819.8M+6.7%2.1M9.55
    31 January 201818.5M+5.2%3.2M5.87
    12 January 201817.6M-4.0%1.5M12.09
    29 December 201718.3M1.3M14.47
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.