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Altria Group, Inc. short interest

39.8M shares of Altria Group were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (35.6M to 53.1M). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short39.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.8%+12% over a year
Days to cover5.07at 7.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.39%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 bottom of its range over the last year (35.6M to 53.1M), and the share price moved +17% 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 202639.8M+5.8%7.9M5.07
    30 September 202637.6M-3.6%8.0M4.70
    15 September 202639.0M-6.1%8.0M4.85
    31 August 202641.6M+2.5%9.2M4.53
    14 August 202640.6M-20.1%9.7M4.17
    31 July 202650.8M-4.5%9.1M5.61
    15 July 202653.1M+3.3%6.2M8.60
    30 June 202651.4M-0.6%9.4M5.49
    15 June 202651.8M-1.4%8.0M6.48
    29 May 202652.5M+1.7%7.7M6.85
    15 May 202651.6M+2.9%9.8M5.29
    30 April 202650.1M+8.1%9.7M5.16
    15 April 202646.4M+5.1%8.5M5.44
    31 March 202644.2M-9.4%11.5M3.86
    13 March 202648.7M-5.2%8.9M5.48
    27 February 202651.4M+10.4%7.7M6.68
    13 February 202646.6M+5.3%10.7M4.37
    30 January 202644.2M-7.2%11.8M3.76
    15 January 202647.7M-0.9%11.1M4.28
    31 December 202548.1M+5.8%10.3M4.67
    15 December 202545.5M+2.9%7.8M5.85
    28 November 202544.2M+9.9%8.0M5.50
    14 November 202540.2M+4.0%8.7M4.61
    31 October 202538.7M+8.6%9.0M4.29
    15 October 202535.6M+1.1%8.1M4.39
    30 September 202535.2M+4.4%8.9M3.97
    15 September 202533.7M-6.7%7.7M4.38
    29 August 202536.1M-3.5%6.9M5.22
    15 August 202537.5M+12.6%7.9M4.74
    31 July 202533.3M-0.9%9.4M3.54
    15 July 202533.6M-4.2%9.9M3.39
    30 June 202535.0M-8.1%9.9M3.54
    13 June 202538.1M+3.0%7.9M4.79
    30 May 202537.0M-9.0%6.4M5.75
    15 May 202540.7M+5.1%8.9M4.56
    30 April 202538.7M+2.8%8.9M4.34
    15 April 202537.6M-2.7%14.0M2.68
    31 March 202538.7M-7.8%12.2M3.16
    14 March 202541.9M+10.7%11.1M3.79
    28 February 202537.9M+11.2%8.7M4.37
    14 February 202534.1M+4.0%6.0M5.71
    31 January 202532.8M+7.1%8.9M3.67
    15 January 202530.6M+3.5%6.7M4.56
    31 December 202429.6M+4.4%9.1M3.26
    13 December 202428.3M-0.2%7.3M3.87
    29 November 202428.4M-3.6%7.1M3.99
    15 November 202429.5M+10.7%7.4M3.97
    31 October 202426.6M+1.8%8.0M3.34
    15 October 202426.2M+4.2%6.6M3.98
    30 September 202425.1M-6.6%10.0M2.52
    13 September 202426.9M+2.8%8.0M3.35
    30 August 202426.2M+8.1%7.0M3.75
    15 August 202424.2M-3.4%8.7M2.79
    31 July 202425.0M-2.2%8.4M2.97
    15 July 202425.6M-3.2%7.1M3.61
    28 June 202426.5M-15.1%12.4M2.14
    14 June 202431.2M+0.8%8.4M3.70
    31 May 202430.9M-11.7%9.1M3.41
    15 May 202435.0M-15.6%9.6M3.63
    30 April 202441.5M-13.5%13.7M3.03
    15 April 202448.0M-20.4%11.2M4.30
    28 March 202460.3M+315.3%18.5M3.27
    15 March 202414.5M+5.1%17.7M1.00
    29 February 202413.8M-5.3%7.2M1.93
    15 February 202414.6M-11.2%10.1M1.45
    31 January 202416.5M+6.0%8.5M1.93
    12 January 202415.5M-5.7%9.1M1.71
    29 December 202316.5M+18.6%9.6M1.72
    15 December 202313.9M+0.2%10.8M1.28
    30 November 202313.9M-8.5%6.9M2.01
    15 November 202315.1M-13.8%9.5M1.58
    31 October 202317.6M+12.3%9.3M1.88
    13 October 202315.6M+4.8%7.8M2.00
    29 September 202314.9M+3.0%6.9M2.17
    15 September 202314.5M+6.2%10.5M1.38
    31 August 202313.6M+2.3%6.8M2.01
    15 August 202313.3M-4.8%7.8M1.70
    31 July 202314.0M-10.7%5.9M2.39
    14 July 202315.7M+14.9%7.5M2.09
    30 June 202313.6M-15.5%8.1M1.69
    15 June 202316.2M+7.6%8.0M2.03
    31 May 202315.0M-4.1%6.9M2.17
    15 May 202315.7M-5.3%6.4M2.44
    28 April 202316.5M+8.8%8.0M2.08
    14 April 202315.2M-10.7%6.7M2.28
    31 March 202317.0M+7.1%12.6M1.35
    15 March 202315.9M-8.9%7.7M2.07
    28 February 202317.4M+10.4%7.2M2.42
    15 February 202315.8M+11.0%7.5M2.10
    31 January 202314.2M-14.1%8.3M1.72
    13 January 202316.6M-0.6%6.7M2.48
    30 December 202216.7M-1.0%7.6M2.18
    15 December 202216.8M+1.6%7.9M2.14
    30 November 202216.6M+11.3%7.4M2.24
    15 November 202214.9M-17.9%7.7M1.93
    31 October 202218.1M-6.7%8.7M2.09
    14 October 202219.4M+4.1%10.6M1.84
    30 September 202218.7M+0.4%10.7M1.75
    15 September 202218.6M+9.5%10.4M1.79
    31 August 202217.0M-0.9%6.2M2.73
    15 August 202217.1M+1.4%6.1M2.83
    29 July 202216.9M-15.3%7.8M2.16
    15 July 202220.0M+9.8%9.4M2.13
    30 June 202218.2M+3.6%19.8M1.00
    15 June 202217.5M-14.7%14.1M1.24
    31 May 202220.6M+14.7%10.2M2.02
    13 May 202217.9M-7.2%12.7M1.41
    29 April 202219.3M+17.3%8.3M2.33
    14 April 202216.5M+24.7%7.7M2.15
    31 March 202213.2M-29.7%10.2M1.30
    15 March 202218.8M-3.8%10.3M1.82
    28 February 202219.5M+24.0%10.4M1.87
    15 February 202215.8M+3.1%6.6M2.38
    31 January 202215.3M+20.5%9.6M1.60
    14 January 202212.7M+4.8%11.3M1.12
    31 December 202112.1M+9.8%9.2M1.31
    15 December 202111.0M+5.3%7.8M1.41
    30 November 202110.5M-5.6%7.6M1.38
    15 November 202111.1M-11.4%6.9M1.62
    29 October 202112.5M-10.5%8.0M1.56
    15 October 202114.0M+1.0%7.0M1.98
    30 September 202113.8M+0.4%7.6M1.81
    15 September 202113.8M+20.8%7.3M1.88
    31 August 202111.4M+1.8%5.5M2.07
    13 August 202111.2M-15.4%4.9M2.27
    30 July 202113.3M-6.4%6.6M2.01
    15 July 202114.2M+3.8%6.6M2.15
    30 June 202113.7M-17.4%8.2M1.66
    15 June 202116.5M+21.1%7.6M2.16
    28 May 202113.7M-3.2%5.6M2.45
    14 May 202114.1M+26.8%6.7M2.12
    30 April 202111.1M-5.2%15.0M1.00
    15 April 202111.7M-17.9%6.0M1.97
    31 March 202114.3M-9.9%11.8M1.21
    15 March 202115.9M-0.7%9.7M1.63
    26 February 202116.0M+13.7%6.9M2.33
    12 February 202114.1M+19.6%7.0M2.02
    29 January 202111.7M-7.7%6.8M1.72
    15 January 202112.7M-25.0%7.3M1.75
    31 December 202017.0M+17.1%9.4M1.81
    15 December 202014.5M+39.2%10.6M1.36
    30 November 202010.4M-7.4%6.3M1.65
    13 November 202011.3M-13.8%9.7M1.16
    30 October 202013.0M+9.2%6.9M1.90
    15 October 202011.9M-4.1%6.4M1.87
    30 September 202012.5M+16.7%9.0M1.38
    15 September 202010.7M+30.6%8.8M1.21
    31 August 20208.2M-18.1%6.1M1.34
    14 August 202010.0M-17.3%5.9M1.68
    31 July 202012.1M+5.5%6.0M2.03
    15 July 202011.4M-6.1%6.1M1.87
    30 June 202012.2M-2.4%7.8M1.55
    15 June 202012.5M-1.6%9.2M1.36
    29 May 202012.7M-21.9%8.7M1.46
    15 May 202016.2M+48.7%10.4M1.56
    30 April 202010.9M-9.4%8.5M1.28
    15 April 202012.1M+17.1%10.7M1.13
    31 March 202010.3M-32.2%17.1M1.00
    13 March 202015.2M+17.9%14.5M1.05
    28 February 202012.9M-12.5%12.9M1.00
    14 February 202014.7M-2.3%8.2M1.79
    31 January 202015.1M-5.9%8.4M1.79
    15 January 202016.0M-4.8%6.4M2.50
    31 December 201916.8M-5.6%8.5M1.98
    13 December 201917.9M+0.7%6.4M2.79
    29 November 201917.7M+25.1%9.1M1.95
    15 November 201914.2M+8.7%7.7M1.85
    31 October 201913.0M-1.9%9.8M1.32
    15 October 201913.3M+12.8%10.0M1.33
    30 September 201911.8M-20.0%16.0M1.00
    13 September 201914.7M-5.1%11.6M1.27
    30 August 201915.5M+22.7%15.0M1.04
    15 August 201912.6M-5.1%8.5M1.49
    31 July 201913.3M-16.0%7.1M1.89
    15 July 201915.9M-1.5%5.8M2.73
    28 June 201916.1M+3.0%10.6M1.52
    14 June 201915.6M+2.5%6.1M2.55
    31 May 201915.3M-25.9%7.8M1.96
    15 May 201920.6M-4.9%6.6M3.12
    30 April 201921.7M-2.0%10.7M2.02
    15 April 201922.1M+11.7%7.5M2.95
    29 March 201919.8M+2.9%10.3M1.92
    15 March 201919.2M+50.2%13.5M1.42
    28 February 201912.8M-16.3%10.7M1.20
    15 February 201915.3M+7.3%10.3M1.48
    31 January 201914.3M-13.6%18.5M1.00
    15 January 201916.5M-10.8%11.0M1.50
    31 December 201818.5M-9.0%16.2M1.14
    14 December 201820.3M-4.4%10.3M1.97
    30 November 201821.3M-3.3%10.7M1.99
    15 November 201822.0M-12.2%10.0M2.21
    31 October 201825.1M-6.7%7.5M3.34
    15 October 201826.8M-8.9%8.1M3.32
    28 September 201829.5M-6.1%6.6M4.49
    14 September 201831.4M-2.7%8.0M3.92
    31 August 201832.2M+7.7%5.5M5.88
    15 August 201829.9M+14.0%5.9M5.10
    31 July 201826.3M+26.4%8.1M3.24
    13 July 201820.8M+3.2%7.0M2.97
    29 June 201820.1M-7.0%7.6M2.66
    15 June 201821.6M+3.2%7.6M2.86
    31 May 201821.0M+0.2%8.0M2.61
    15 May 201820.9M+5.0%7.5M2.79
    30 April 201819.9M+14.5%12.9M1.54
    13 April 201817.4M+4.2%6.7M2.59
    29 March 201816.7M-25.6%8.9M1.87
    15 March 201822.5M+33.4%9.1M2.47
    28 February 201816.8M+19.2%6.9M2.43
    15 February 201814.1M-4.7%9.7M1.45
    31 January 201814.8M+17.7%7.7M1.93
    12 January 201812.6M-11.0%6.5M1.94
    29 December 201714.2M6.6M2.14
    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.