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3M Co. short interest

10.0M shares of 3M were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.8M to 11.7M). Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.7%+39% over a year
Days to cover3.66at 2.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.94%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 (6.8M to 11.7M), and the share price moved +21% 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 202610.0M+3.7%2.7M3.66
    30 September 20269.7M-3.1%3.1M3.14
    15 September 202610.0M+8.3%3.0M3.38
    31 August 20269.2M-4.2%2.7M3.47
    14 August 20269.6M-3.3%2.6M3.72
    31 July 20269.9M-9.1%4.6M2.15
    15 July 202610.9M+11.8%2.5M4.34
    30 June 20269.8M-16.5%4.2M2.32
    15 June 202611.7M+22.3%3.9M3.03
    29 May 20269.6M+12.3%4.0M2.37
    15 May 20268.5M+2.2%4.0M2.16
    30 April 20268.4M+4.8%4.6M1.83
    15 April 20268.0M+5.6%2.6M3.11
    31 March 20267.6M-10.2%3.9M1.92
    13 March 20268.4M-12.0%4.7M1.80
    27 February 20269.6M+16.9%3.5M2.71
    13 February 20268.2M+0.5%4.6M1.76
    30 January 20268.1M+9.3%5.8M1.40
    15 January 20267.4M-6.2%2.7M2.72
    31 December 20257.9M+11.8%2.1M3.85
    15 December 20257.1M-0.5%2.7M2.65
    28 November 20257.1M-4.0%3.0M2.35
    14 November 20257.4M+9.1%3.1M2.36
    31 October 20256.8M-5.4%3.9M1.75
    15 October 20257.2M+8.8%2.5M2.85
    30 September 20256.6M-16.7%2.6M2.51
    15 September 20257.9M+8.7%2.8M2.79
    29 August 20257.3M-5.6%2.5M2.90
    15 August 20257.7M-16.0%3.5M2.23
    31 July 20259.2M-7.1%4.9M1.89
    15 July 20259.9M-6.0%3.2M3.08
    30 June 202510.6M+2.4%2.9M3.70
    13 June 202510.3M+4.6%2.7M3.77
    30 May 20259.9M-3.8%3.1M3.22
    15 May 202510.3M+4.1%3.2M3.20
    30 April 20259.9M-4.1%4.2M2.36
    15 April 202510.3M-6.1%5.3M1.95
    31 March 202510.9M+2.8%3.6M3.08
    14 March 202510.6M+24.7%4.9M2.17
    28 February 20258.5M+13.3%4.5M1.88
    14 February 20257.5M+3.3%2.8M2.70
    31 January 20257.3M+7.9%5.4M1.36
    15 January 20256.8M+3.9%3.8M1.77
    31 December 20246.5M+7.8%2.9M2.27
    13 December 20246.0M-4.9%3.0M2.01
    29 November 20246.3M-4.9%2.7M2.31
    15 November 20246.7M-4.9%3.3M2.00
    31 October 20247.0M-7.8%4.8M1.47
    15 October 20247.6M+3.6%2.7M2.86
    30 September 20247.3M-14.2%4.0M1.81
    13 September 20248.6M+8.3%3.3M2.58
    30 August 20247.9M-9.4%3.3M2.37
    15 August 20248.7M+6.3%3.9M2.26
    31 July 20248.2M+7.0%6.9M1.19
    15 July 20247.7M-5.0%3.0M2.54
    28 June 20248.1M-10.1%4.4M1.85
    14 June 20249.0M-3.9%3.9M2.33
    31 May 20249.3M+0.7%6.2M1.51
    15 May 20249.3M+2.1%4.9M1.89
    30 April 20249.1M+11.2%4.8M1.89
    15 April 20248.2M+14.8%5.4M1.52
    28 March 20247.1M-43.7%5.5M1.30
    15 March 202412.6M+72.2%7.8M1.62
    29 February 20247.3M+20.9%3.7M1.99
    15 February 20246.1M-7.9%4.0M1.51
    31 January 20246.6M-6.2%6.4M1.03
    12 January 20247.0M-4.7%2.5M2.83
    29 December 20237.4M+6.3%2.6M2.79
    15 December 20236.9M+17.8%4.7M1.49
    30 November 20235.9M-44.4%3.6M1.62
    15 November 202310.6M-5.1%2.8M3.83
    31 October 202311.2M-1.4%3.4M3.25
    13 October 202311.3M+1.9%4.2M2.68
    29 September 202311.1M-12.9%3.5M3.21
    15 September 202312.8M+7.2%4.1M3.14
    31 August 202311.9M+8.9%3.7M3.26
    15 August 202310.9M+4.1%2.7M4.06
    31 July 202310.5M-7.8%4.2M2.53
    14 July 202311.4M+1.7%3.7M3.10
    30 June 202311.2M-3.0%4.3M2.58
    15 June 202311.5M-5.8%4.7M2.45
    31 May 202312.2M+2.9%3.6M3.38
    15 May 202311.9M-3.2%2.5M4.70
    28 April 202312.3M-5.8%3.5M3.56
    14 April 202313.0M+1.2%3.0M4.29
    31 March 202312.9M-4.7%3.7M3.49
    15 March 202313.5M+2.7%4.2M3.22
    28 February 202313.2M+0.4%3.1M4.25
    15 February 202313.1M-1.5%2.8M4.66
    31 January 202313.3M+0.8%5.1M2.59
    13 January 202313.2M-2.8%2.3M5.81
    30 December 202213.6M+1.9%2.8M4.82
    15 December 202213.4M+2.3%2.8M4.75
    30 November 202213.1M-5.2%2.6M4.97
    15 November 202213.8M-3.8%2.4M5.77
    31 October 202214.3M-2.2%3.6M3.98
    14 October 202214.6M-5.1%3.3M4.39
    30 September 202215.4M-19.8%3.8M4.07
    15 September 202219.3M-81.5%20.0M1.00
    31 August 2022103.8M+942.0%22.6M4.60
    15 August 202210.0M+24.1%3.1M3.21
    29 July 20228.0M+3.4%3.8M2.12
    15 July 20227.8M-7.3%2.9M2.65
    30 June 20228.4M-8.2%3.4M2.44
    15 June 20229.1M-7.9%2.7M3.41
    31 May 20229.9M+2.5%2.7M3.62
    13 May 20229.7M+1.7%3.2M3.05
    29 April 20229.5M+3.0%3.0M3.21
    14 April 20229.2M-4.7%2.4M3.83
    31 March 20229.7M-8.1%3.4M2.82
    15 March 202210.5M-9.0%3.8M2.77
    28 February 202211.6M+10.3%5.1M2.25
    15 February 202210.5M+6.4%3.2M3.29
    31 January 20229.9M+9.2%3.9M2.53
    14 January 20229.0M-3.0%2.3M3.86
    31 December 20219.3M-1.1%1.9M4.94
    15 December 20219.4M+6.7%2.5M3.75
    30 November 20218.8M-0.5%2.5M3.58
    15 November 20218.9M-2.4%2.1M4.19
    29 October 20219.1M-7.1%2.2M4.09
    15 October 20219.8M-9.4%2.4M4.13
    30 September 202110.8M-6.9%3.3M3.28
    15 September 202111.6M+8.8%3.1M3.71
    31 August 202110.6M-2.9%1.9M5.47
    13 August 202111.0M+0.6%1.6M6.67
    30 July 202110.9M-5.3%2.3M4.75
    15 July 202111.5M-2.3%2.1M5.55
    30 June 202111.8M+7.6%2.9M4.05
    15 June 202111.0M+4.9%1.8M6.26
    28 May 202110.4M+3.7%1.6M6.60
    14 May 202110.1M+0.5%1.8M5.47
    30 April 202110.0M-2.5%2.3M4.31
    15 April 202110.3M-3.3%1.7M6.08
    31 March 202110.6M+6.8%2.7M3.96
    15 March 20219.9M+7.5%2.3M4.37
    26 February 20219.3M+1.1%2.1M4.51
    12 February 20219.2M+17.5%2.0M4.50
    29 January 20217.8M-4.3%3.6M2.17
    15 January 20218.1M+6.7%3.0M2.71
    31 December 20207.6M+0.4%1.7M4.54
    15 December 20207.6M-1.3%2.4M3.20
    30 November 20207.7M+9.0%2.2M3.54
    13 November 20207.1M+3.9%2.4M2.94
    30 October 20206.8M+13.5%2.2M3.06
    15 October 20206.0M+6.3%1.6M3.69
    30 September 20205.6M+1.8%2.3M2.42
    15 September 20205.5M-28.2%2.5M2.20
    31 August 20207.7M+15.5%2.0M3.85
    14 August 20206.7M-0.0%2.3M2.92
    31 July 20206.7M+2.8%2.8M2.40
    15 July 20206.5M+0.5%1.9M3.51
    30 June 20206.5M+6.2%2.5M2.57
    15 June 20206.1M-15.7%2.9M2.08
    29 May 20207.2M-12.9%4.0M1.79
    15 May 20208.3M+27.5%2.8M2.91
    30 April 20206.5M-12.6%3.6M1.82
    15 April 20207.4M-8.6%3.6M2.05
    31 March 20208.1M-0.3%6.4M1.27
    13 March 20208.2M-11.6%6.2M1.32
    28 February 20209.2M-0.7%5.0M1.83
    14 February 20209.3M+4.3%2.9M3.23
    31 January 20208.9M-16.7%3.6M2.47
    15 January 202010.7M+7.5%2.3M4.71
    31 December 20199.9M-0.1%2.6M3.79
    13 December 201910.0M-2.7%2.4M4.17
    29 November 201910.2M+6.9%2.4M4.31
    15 November 20199.6M+4.4%2.5M3.85
    31 October 20199.2M-3.4%2.7M3.36
    15 October 20199.5M-1.3%3.2M2.97
    30 September 20199.6M+18.2%2.6M3.65
    13 September 20198.1M-5.9%2.5M3.20
    30 August 20198.6M-4.5%2.5M3.39
    15 August 20199.0M-4.5%3.2M2.82
    31 July 20199.5M-15.2%3.2M2.96
    15 July 201911.2M+7.2%2.4M4.61
    28 June 201910.4M-1.7%2.9M3.63
    14 June 201910.6M-7.4%2.8M3.82
    31 May 201911.4M+11.7%3.9M2.97
    15 May 201910.2M+20.8%4.7M2.16
    30 April 20198.5M-8.4%3.8M2.24
    15 April 20199.3M-7.6%1.6M5.95
    29 March 201910.0M+2.1%2.1M4.68
    15 March 20199.8M+12.1%2.4M4.13
    28 February 20198.7M-1.3%1.8M4.93
    15 February 20198.9M-4.6%2.1M4.30
    31 January 20199.3M+9.2%2.6M3.59
    15 January 20198.5M+0.3%2.5M3.46
    31 December 20188.5M+23.3%3.1M2.75
    14 December 20186.9M-9.2%2.3M3.03
    30 November 20187.6M+1.2%2.3M3.34
    15 November 20187.5M+7.1%2.6M2.90
    31 October 20187.0M-16.8%3.5M2.02
    15 October 20188.4M-1.4%2.3M3.58
    28 September 20188.5M+12.7%2.3M3.75
    14 September 20187.6M+5.3%2.5M3.04
    31 August 20187.2M+5.0%1.8M3.96
    15 August 20186.8M-7.0%1.6M4.29
    31 July 20187.4M-4.8%3.0M2.47
    13 July 20187.7M+14.0%1.7M4.47
    29 June 20186.8M-1.6%2.6M2.58
    15 June 20186.9M-10.9%2.5M2.80
    31 May 20187.7M+2.2%2.6M2.96
    15 May 20187.6M+20.9%3.3M2.30
    30 April 20186.3M-11.7%3.8M1.66
    13 April 20187.1M-3.7%2.6M2.73
    29 March 20187.4M-6.0%3.1M2.39
    15 March 20187.8M-4.6%2.3M3.46
    28 February 20188.2M-10.2%2.3M3.51
    15 February 20189.1M-2.3%3.6M2.53
    31 January 20189.4M+8.4%2.6M3.60
    12 January 20188.6M+17.0%2.0M4.35
    29 December 20177.4M1.5M4.90
    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.