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Monster Beverage Corp. short interest

44.5M shares of Monster Beverage were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (35.1M to 46.6M). Short sellers would need 5.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short44.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.0%+23% over a year
Days to cover5.03at 8.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.27%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 (35.1M to 46.6M), and the share price moved +33% 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 202644.5M-2.0%8.8M5.03
    30 September 202645.4M+7.3%10.7M4.25
    15 September 202642.3M-3.5%9.4M4.52
    31 August 202643.9M+14.1%9.8M4.48
    14 August 202638.4M+4.7%11.3M3.40
    31 July 202636.7M-1.6%11.5M3.20
    15 July 202637.3M-7.3%10.4M3.59
    30 June 202640.2M-9.9%13.2M3.04
    15 June 202644.7M+6.3%11.2M3.99
    29 May 202642.0M+4.9%10.1M4.16
    15 May 202640.1M+1.5%12.7M3.16
    30 April 202639.5M-8.7%8.6M4.60
    15 April 202643.2M-5.6%8.8M4.93
    31 March 202645.8M+3.3%10.7M4.27
    13 March 202644.3M-4.8%12.8M3.45
    27 February 202646.6M+14.6%14.1M3.31
    13 February 202640.6M+10.2%14.3M2.85
    30 January 202636.9M+1.5%11.6M3.19
    15 January 202636.3M-8.9%10.2M3.55
    31 December 202539.9M+5.7%9.6M4.14
    15 December 202537.7M-1.9%10.3M3.67
    28 November 202538.4M+9.4%10.4M3.71
    14 November 202535.1M-8.0%14.0M2.51
    31 October 202538.2M+5.3%9.8M3.92
    15 October 202536.3M-14.0%10.2M3.54
    30 September 202542.2M+9.0%11.8M3.58
    15 September 202538.7M-1.8%8.6M4.51
    29 August 202539.4M+10.8%9.6M4.08
    15 August 202535.5M-3.4%16.3M2.18
    31 July 202536.8M-11.6%9.5M3.89
    15 July 202541.6M+12.7%11.6M3.59
    30 June 202536.9M+13.9%14.0M2.64
    13 June 202532.4M+11.4%10.0M3.24
    30 May 202529.1M-9.2%11.5M2.54
    15 May 202532.1M-7.4%11.0M2.90
    30 April 202534.6M-9.0%9.0M3.84
    15 April 202538.1M+10.6%15.6M2.44
    31 March 202534.4M-17.7%10.3M3.35
    14 March 202541.8M-0.3%13.0M3.22
    28 February 202541.9M-5.7%15.9M2.63
    14 February 202544.5M+5.3%11.3M3.95
    31 January 202542.2M-9.8%15.3M2.75
    15 January 202546.8M+4.4%9.7M4.80
    31 December 202444.8M+2.7%9.4M4.78
    13 December 202443.6M+6.3%9.2M4.76
    29 November 202441.1M+2.4%8.8M4.68
    15 November 202440.1M-3.5%15.7M2.55
    31 October 202441.5M-8.6%9.8M4.25
    15 October 202445.5M-0.7%11.0M4.14
    30 September 202445.8M-6.8%13.2M3.46
    13 September 202449.2M-12.0%10.9M4.52
    30 August 202455.8M+29.4%9.7M5.73
    15 August 202443.2M-6.9%17.5M2.46
    31 July 202446.3M-0.9%10.8M4.27
    15 July 202446.8M+2.4%11.0M4.25
    28 June 202445.7M-29.4%17.9M2.55
    14 June 202464.6M+24.3%46.1M1.40
    31 May 202452.0M+66.5%18.5M2.81
    15 May 202431.2M+17.7%14.7M2.13
    30 April 202426.5M+8.8%11.8M2.24
    15 April 202424.4M-13.9%10.7M2.28
    28 March 202428.4M+13.7%7.0M4.07
    15 March 202424.9M-8.9%10.7M2.33
    29 February 202427.4M+2.7%11.9M2.31
    15 February 202426.6M+18.7%9.8M2.73
    31 January 202422.4M+5.5%12.0M1.88
    12 January 202421.3M-10.1%10.4M2.05
    29 December 202323.7M-9.2%7.9M3.00
    15 December 202326.1M+4.3%11.2M2.32
    30 November 202325.0M-9.1%12.8M1.95
    15 November 202327.5M+0.2%12.2M2.25
    31 October 202327.4M+7.1%12.1M2.27
    13 October 202325.6M+2.5%12.8M2.01
    29 September 202325.0M+14.9%10.5M2.38
    15 September 202321.8M-5.4%8.8M2.48
    31 August 202323.0M-6.7%6.8M3.36
    15 August 202324.6M+2.0%10.0M2.46
    31 July 202324.2M+5.6%9.6M2.51
    14 July 202322.9M+1.4%8.7M2.63
    30 June 202322.6M+14.0%8.9M2.55
    15 June 202319.8M+1.2%7.5M2.65
    31 May 202319.5M-10.0%9.0M2.16
    15 May 202321.7M-0.7%10.3M2.11
    28 April 202321.9M+1.3%6.4M3.41
    14 April 202321.6M+5.2%7.7M2.79
    31 March 202320.5M+110.1%8.4M2.43
    15 March 20239.8M+1.7%4.6M2.14
    28 February 20239.6M+36.1%3.9M2.50
    15 February 20237.1M+3.8%3.6M1.97
    31 January 20236.8M+0.5%4.2M1.61
    13 January 20236.8M-13.3%3.8M1.76
    30 December 20227.8M-7.6%3.5M2.21
    15 December 20228.5M-11.6%3.4M2.50
    30 November 20229.6M+10.5%4.7M2.05
    15 November 20228.7M-18.1%5.8M1.48
    31 October 202210.6M-38.7%4.7M2.23
    14 October 202217.2M+23.4%5.6M3.06
    30 September 202214.0M+2.8%5.1M2.76
    15 September 202213.6M+16.8%4.9M2.79
    31 August 202211.6M-5.7%3.8M3.05
    15 August 202212.3M+2.4%7.0M1.77
    29 July 202212.0M-19.2%4.4M2.71
    15 July 202214.9M+61.4%6.2M2.39
    30 June 20229.2M-12.2%6.0M1.53
    15 June 202210.5M+3.1%5.7M1.85
    31 May 202210.2M-21.1%5.6M1.83
    13 May 202212.9M+35.3%7.6M1.71
    29 April 20229.5M+4.9%6.3M1.51
    14 April 20229.1M+22.6%6.0M1.52
    31 March 20227.4M+2.7%5.2M1.42
    15 March 20227.2M-25.2%6.1M1.18
    28 February 20229.7M+5.9%8.0M1.21
    15 February 20229.1M+26.8%5.5M1.65
    31 January 20227.2M+4.1%5.4M1.33
    14 January 20226.9M+2.4%4.8M1.45
    31 December 20216.8M-9.9%3.8M1.78
    15 December 20217.5M-3.2%4.8M1.55
    30 November 20217.7M-13.0%4.6M1.69
    15 November 20218.9M-18.4%4.9M1.81
    29 October 202110.9M+18.9%5.1M2.15
    15 October 20219.2M-5.9%4.4M2.09
    30 September 20219.8M+18.0%3.5M2.81
    15 September 20218.3M-9.0%2.5M3.25
    31 August 20219.1M+0.9%2.2M4.07
    13 August 20219.0M+2.6%4.3M2.10
    30 July 20218.8M-8.4%3.4M2.60
    15 July 20219.6M-6.0%3.5M2.70
    30 June 202110.2M-2.0%4.6M2.20
    15 June 202110.4M-7.3%3.5M3.00
    28 May 202111.2M-0.8%3.4M3.27
    14 May 202111.3M+19.6%4.8M2.36
    30 April 20219.4M-4.5%3.1M3.07
    15 April 20219.9M-12.3%3.1M3.16
    31 March 202111.3M+2.6%3.9M2.89
    15 March 202111.0M+15.5%4.2M2.61
    26 February 20219.5M-4.9%3.7M2.57
    12 February 202110.0M-3.3%2.5M3.92
    29 January 202110.3M-8.3%3.4M3.02
    15 January 202111.3M+1.2%5.1M2.22
    31 December 202011.1M-3.6%2.6M4.27
    15 December 202011.5M-13.2%3.3M3.48
    30 November 202013.3M-13.8%3.1M4.32
    13 November 202015.4M+2.8%4.9M3.14
    30 October 202015.0M+11.9%3.6M4.21
    15 October 202013.4M+29.4%4.5M3.01
    30 September 202010.4M-7.5%3.5M2.97
    15 September 202011.2M-4.1%4.5M2.51
    31 August 202011.7M+7.6%2.7M4.28
    14 August 202010.9M-0.9%3.9M2.81
    31 July 202011.0M-12.2%4.2M2.64
    15 July 202012.5M-0.7%3.3M3.75
    30 June 202012.6M-8.9%3.6M3.51
    15 June 202013.8M-15.5%3.9M3.50
    29 May 202016.3M+2.0%4.1M4.00
    15 May 202016.0M+10.1%4.2M3.85
    30 April 202014.6M+11.6%4.6M3.14
    15 April 202013.0M-6.3%6.2M2.11
    31 March 202013.9M-20.5%10.3M1.35
    13 March 202017.5M+18.7%11.2M1.57
    28 February 202014.8M-20.3%8.0M1.85
    14 February 202018.5M+0.4%5.8M3.22
    31 January 202018.5M-14.3%4.6M4.02
    15 January 202021.5M+1.5%5.1M4.24
    31 December 201921.2M-6.5%4.6M4.64
    13 December 201922.7M-1.5%5.5M4.14
    29 November 201923.0M-11.5%3.9M5.87
    15 November 201926.0M+9.7%7.8M3.32
    31 October 201923.7M+5.0%4.7M5.05
    15 October 201922.6M-2.9%5.5M4.09
    30 September 201923.2M+9.6%5.5M4.24
    13 September 201921.2M-9.8%5.8M3.67
    30 August 201923.5M-2.3%4.4M5.29
    15 August 201924.1M+6.8%10.0M2.40
    31 July 201922.5M+5.1%4.3M5.22
    15 July 201921.4M-0.1%3.8M5.59
    28 June 201921.5M+4.3%5.0M4.30
    14 June 201920.6M-6.8%7.4M2.77
    31 May 201922.1M-15.3%4.5M4.89
    15 May 201926.1M-22.8%8.0M3.27
    30 April 201933.7M+20.3%8.4M4.00
    15 April 201928.0M+16.0%10.3M2.72
    29 March 201924.2M+53.9%13.3M1.81
    15 March 201915.7M+15.7%9.0M1.74
    28 February 201913.6M-6.0%7.8M1.73
    15 February 201914.4M-7.9%5.3M2.70
    31 January 201915.7M-9.3%5.2M3.01
    15 January 201917.3M+23.1%9.0M1.93
    31 December 201814.0M-13.8%6.4M2.19
    14 December 201816.3M-8.6%8.0M2.04
    30 November 201817.8M+3.0%6.5M2.73
    15 November 201817.3M+3.6%9.1M1.91
    31 October 201816.7M+15.5%6.7M2.50
    15 October 201814.5M+15.1%5.8M2.47
    28 September 201812.6M-1.2%5.7M2.20
    14 September 201812.7M-13.2%6.7M1.89
    31 August 201814.7M+7.5%3.9M3.73
    15 August 201813.6M-2.5%5.5M2.48
    31 July 201814.0M-16.4%4.3M3.27
    13 July 201816.7M+2.9%4.1M4.13
    29 June 201816.3M-25.1%5.2M3.14
    15 June 201821.7M+11.1%8.3M2.62
    31 May 201819.6M+33.3%8.7M2.25
    15 May 201814.7M-10.3%9.3M1.57
    30 April 201816.4M-0.7%6.1M2.68
    13 April 201816.5M-9.0%4.8M3.45
    29 March 201818.1M-7.2%5.9M3.07
    15 March 201819.5M+51.1%9.9M1.96
    28 February 201812.9M+13.8%4.7M2.77
    15 February 201811.4M-2.6%5.1M2.24
    31 January 201811.7M+7.3%5.0M2.33
    12 January 201810.9M-6.4%4.5M2.39
    29 December 201711.6M2.7M4.24
    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.