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Motorola Solutions, Inc. short interest

3.3M shares of Motorola Solutions were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.9M to 3.9M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.8%+62% over a year
Days to cover4.15at 791K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.98%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 (1.9M to 3.9M), 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. 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 20263.3M+1.8%791K4.15
    30 September 20263.2M+1.1%853K3.78
    15 September 20263.2M-2.9%977K3.27
    31 August 20263.3M+5.8%1.0M3.16
    14 August 20263.1M-20.1%973K3.19
    31 July 20263.9M+11.8%896K4.33
    15 July 20263.5M-5.3%802K4.33
    30 June 20263.7M+21.2%1.4M2.68
    15 June 20263.0M-19.8%987K3.06
    29 May 20263.8M+11.7%1.4M2.79
    15 May 20263.4M+20.9%1.4M2.46
    30 April 20262.8M+12.8%887K3.15
    15 April 20262.5M-0.7%753K3.29
    31 March 20262.5M+14.7%1.2M2.14
    13 March 20262.2M-12.2%1.0M2.09
    27 February 20262.5M+6.5%1.1M2.17
    13 February 20262.3M+3.0%1.4M1.69
    30 January 20262.3M-9.1%1.2M1.85
    15 January 20262.5M-2.2%1.1M2.28
    31 December 20252.5M-5.8%1.6M1.59
    15 December 20252.7M+18.4%1.6M1.73
    28 November 20252.3M+8.2%1.7M1.33
    14 November 20252.1M+10.5%1.6M1.32
    31 October 20251.9M-6.4%803K2.37
    15 October 20252.0M-12.3%714K2.85
    30 September 20252.3M-10.6%893K2.59
    15 September 20252.6M+5.6%861K3.01
    29 August 20252.5M-9.5%942K2.60
    15 August 20252.7M+17.9%1.2M2.26
    31 July 20252.3M+0.4%820K2.80
    15 July 20252.3M+8.8%763K3.00
    30 June 20252.1M-9.7%1.0M2.04
    13 June 20252.3M+22.1%812K2.87
    30 May 20251.9M-8.2%1.1M1.67
    15 May 20252.1M+9.6%1.1M1.90
    30 April 20251.9M-3.7%611K3.10
    15 April 20252.0M-11.7%1.2M1.61
    31 March 20252.2M+14.1%738K3.02
    14 March 20252.0M+6.1%912K2.15
    28 February 20251.8M+0.7%1.1M1.67
    14 February 20251.8M-6.1%760K2.41
    31 January 20252.0M-11.3%751K2.60
    15 January 20252.2M-4.0%744K2.95
    31 December 20242.3M+12.5%892K2.57
    13 December 20242.0M+37.5%1.1M1.86
    29 November 20241.5M+7.3%822K1.80
    15 November 20241.4M+2.7%751K1.84
    31 October 20241.3M-14.8%627K2.14
    15 October 20241.6M+14.7%582K2.71
    30 September 20241.4M-9.8%683K2.01
    13 September 20241.5M-8.9%842K1.81
    30 August 20241.7M+8.0%562K2.98
    15 August 20241.5M-4.7%893K1.73
    31 July 20241.6M-9.3%553K2.94
    15 July 20241.8M-7.9%552K3.25
    28 June 20241.9M+36.3%848K2.29
    14 June 20241.4M-15.9%582K2.45
    31 May 20241.7M+3.0%577K2.94
    15 May 20241.6M-2.9%913K1.80
    30 April 20241.7M+7.1%784K2.16
    15 April 20241.6M-2.6%531K2.98
    28 March 20241.6M+35.8%570K2.85
    15 March 20241.2M-1.9%683K1.75
    29 February 20241.2M+1.4%552K2.21
    15 February 20241.2M-2.3%731K1.65
    31 January 20241.2M+2.7%624K1.97
    12 January 20241.2M+2.8%627K1.91
    29 December 20231.2M+4.4%554K2.11
    15 December 20231.1M-11.7%843K1.33
    30 November 20231.3M+2.2%632K2.00
    15 November 20231.2M+37.6%917K1.35
    31 October 2023900K+5.2%608K1.48
    13 October 2023855K+0.8%509K1.68
    29 September 2023849K+3.4%601K1.41
    15 September 2023821K-1.1%610K1.35
    31 August 2023830K-27.3%661K1.26
    15 August 20231.1M+0.9%816K1.40
    31 July 20231.1M-5.1%669K1.69
    14 July 20231.2M-0.9%657K1.81
    30 June 20231.2M+10.4%1.1M1.06
    15 June 20231.1M-3.6%927K1.17
    31 May 20231.1M-8.5%895K1.26
    15 May 20231.2M-2.2%728K1.70
    28 April 20231.3M-1.7%635K1.99
    14 April 20231.3M+4.8%749K1.71
    31 March 20231.2M-2.2%732K1.67
    15 March 20231.3M+35.9%639K1.96
    28 February 2023921K-18.2%733K1.26
    15 February 20231.1M-14.6%789K1.43
    31 January 20231.3M+8.1%590K2.23
    13 January 20231.2M-4.1%579K2.11
    30 December 20221.3M-5.6%477K2.66
    15 December 20221.3M+15.7%647K2.08
    30 November 20221.2M-11.1%683K1.70
    15 November 20221.3M+9.6%1.0M1.28
    31 October 20221.2M-11.0%767K1.56
    14 October 20221.3M+2.9%664K2.02
    30 September 20221.3M-14.9%762K1.71
    15 September 20221.5M+28.7%715K2.14
    31 August 20221.2M-17.2%562K2.12
    15 August 20221.4M+8.6%877K1.64
    29 July 20221.3M+8.1%599K2.21
    15 July 20221.2M-5.9%618K1.98
    30 June 20221.3M-13.4%878K1.48
    15 June 20221.5M+18.5%658K2.28
    31 May 20221.3M-11.4%1.2M1.10
    13 May 20221.4M+8.5%1.1M1.28
    29 April 20221.3M-19.4%758K1.74
    14 April 20221.6M+3.6%626K2.62
    31 March 20221.6M-22.9%936K1.69
    15 March 20222.1M+17.8%993K2.07
    28 February 20221.7M+38.0%1.1M1.56
    15 February 20221.3M+5.9%1.2M1.06
    31 January 20221.2M-4.1%1.1M1.07
    14 January 20221.2M-6.2%656K1.89
    31 December 20211.3M+9.9%623K2.13
    15 December 20211.2M+8.8%749K1.61
    30 November 20211.1M-4.3%802K1.38
    15 November 20211.2M-47.7%642K1.80
    29 October 20212.2M+0.3%553K4.00
    15 October 20212.2M+1.3%610K3.62
    30 September 20212.2M+7.3%701K3.10
    15 September 20212.0M-2.6%716K2.83
    31 August 20212.1M+17.9%728K2.86
    13 August 20211.8M+17.3%688K2.57
    30 July 20211.5M-17.0%540K2.79
    15 July 20211.8M+4.4%529K3.43
    30 June 20211.7M-4.6%803K2.16
    15 June 20211.8M+1.9%598K3.04
    28 May 20211.8M-5.2%528K3.39
    14 May 20211.9M+7.2%790K2.39
    30 April 20211.8M-17.2%514K3.42
    15 April 20212.1M+7.6%598K3.55
    31 March 20212.0M+6.1%750K2.64
    15 March 20211.9M+6.9%640K2.91
    26 February 20211.7M+1.7%543K3.21
    12 February 20211.7M+4.4%749K2.29
    29 January 20211.6M-0.1%626K2.62
    15 January 20211.6M-15.1%687K2.39
    31 December 20201.9M-17.5%823K2.35
    15 December 20202.3M-15.4%978K2.40
    30 November 20202.8M+16.1%655K4.23
    13 November 20202.4M-23.1%876K2.73
    30 October 20203.1M-27.6%818K3.79
    15 October 20204.3M+3.7%694K6.17
    30 September 20204.1M+4.8%966K4.28
    15 September 20203.9M+24.7%976K4.04
    31 August 20203.2M-2.4%917K3.45
    14 August 20203.2M+20.9%1.3M2.51
    31 July 20202.7M+2.4%1.1M2.40
    15 July 20202.6M+2.3%1.5M1.76
    30 June 20202.6M-3.9%1.6M1.60
    15 June 20202.7M+14.4%1.8M1.47
    29 May 20202.3M+0.3%1.3M1.73
    15 May 20202.3M-11.8%2.0M1.16
    30 April 20202.6M-23.4%1.1M2.44
    15 April 20203.4M-9.4%1.2M2.85
    31 March 20203.8M+27.5%1.8M2.09
    13 March 20203.0M+41.7%1.5M2.04
    28 February 20202.1M-10.8%1.1M1.84
    14 February 20202.4M-4.8%937K2.51
    31 January 20202.5M-3.4%741K3.34
    15 January 20202.6M+0.6%1.1M2.40
    31 December 20192.5M+7.1%1.3M1.97
    13 December 20192.4M-14.1%1.3M1.83
    29 November 20192.8M-17.8%1.1M2.61
    15 November 20193.4M+13.1%1.3M2.53
    31 October 20193.0M-13.8%1.3M2.32
    15 October 20193.4M+3.0%1.1M3.03
    30 September 20193.3M+16.9%1.0M3.32
    13 September 20192.9M-17.3%1.7M1.72
    30 August 20193.5M-2.6%751K4.61
    15 August 20193.6M-1.2%1.1M3.25
    31 July 20193.6M+1.3%703K5.12
    15 July 20193.6M-0.8%754K4.72
    28 June 20193.6M+4.2%1.3M2.80
    14 June 20193.4M+3.2%1.0M3.35
    31 May 20193.3M-1.1%1.1M3.05
    15 May 20193.4M+6.2%1.1M2.99
    30 April 20193.2M+8.3%755K4.20
    15 April 20192.9M-4.4%716K4.09
    29 March 20193.1M-11.2%813K3.77
    15 March 20193.4M+3.0%909K3.79
    28 February 20193.3M-11.0%980K3.42
    15 February 20193.8M+2.3%1.5M2.43
    31 January 20193.7M-2.9%942K3.90
    15 January 20193.8M+6.1%1.2M3.26
    31 December 20183.6M-8.1%1.2M3.06
    14 December 20183.9M-10.1%1.1M3.64
    30 November 20184.3M-0.2%890K4.85
    15 November 20184.3M+11.5%1.1M4.01
    31 October 20183.9M-0.8%858K4.53
    15 October 20183.9M-2.6%886K4.42
    28 September 20184.0M+9.7%1.0M3.83
    14 September 20183.7M-3.9%752K4.87
    31 August 20183.8M-6.1%813K4.69
    15 August 20184.1M-13.9%1.1M3.74
    31 July 20184.7M+8.8%895K5.27
    13 July 20184.3M-3.3%1.1M4.10
    29 June 20184.5M-23.4%1.1M4.09
    15 June 20185.9M+8.8%1.0M5.71
    31 May 20185.4M+4.7%1.6M3.40
    15 May 20185.1M+2.8%1.5M3.54
    30 April 20185.0M-3.1%806K6.20
    13 April 20185.2M-3.3%1.1M4.68
    29 March 20185.3M-0.9%1.2M4.62
    15 March 20185.4M-8.7%1.1M4.89
    28 February 20185.9M+5.6%1.2M5.12
    15 February 20185.6M-6.3%2.3M2.44
    31 January 20186.0M-1.7%961K6.20
    12 January 20186.1M-5.2%1.0M5.97
    29 December 20176.4M962K6.65
    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.