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Mettler Toledo International Inc. short interest

658K shares of Mettler Toledo International were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (501K to 788K). Short sellers would need 3.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short658Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.2%+0% over a year
Days to cover3.13at 210K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.03%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 (501K to 788K), and the share price moved +32% 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 2026658K-7.2%210K3.13
    30 September 2026708K+1.5%252K2.81
    15 September 2026698K+10.0%166K4.19
    31 August 2026634K-11.9%193K3.28
    14 August 2026720K-8.6%149K4.82
    31 July 2026788K+0.1%186K4.23
    15 July 2026787K+6.8%154K5.10
    30 June 2026736K+7.6%274K2.69
    15 June 2026684K-0.1%198K3.46
    29 May 2026685K+1.2%241K2.84
    15 May 2026676K-8.6%233K2.91
    30 April 2026740K+14.1%128K5.79
    15 April 2026648K+6.7%140K4.64
    31 March 2026607K+19.4%164K3.70
    13 March 2026509K+1.5%209K2.43
    27 February 2026501K-1.8%138K3.62
    13 February 2026510K-5.1%166K3.08
    30 January 2026538K-2.2%143K3.76
    15 January 2026550K-6.0%125K4.40
    31 December 2025585K-16.4%120K4.88
    15 December 2025699K-5.1%139K5.03
    28 November 2025737K+2.6%156K4.73
    14 November 2025719K-6.3%154K4.66
    31 October 2025768K+16.9%152K5.06
    15 October 2025657K+2.8%143K4.59
    30 September 2025639K-10.8%146K4.37
    15 September 2025716K+5.6%116K6.15
    29 August 2025678K-4.0%131K5.19
    15 August 2025706K+3.3%166K4.26
    31 July 2025684K+7.7%169K4.04
    15 July 2025634K+1.7%136K4.65
    30 June 2025624K-0.0%142K4.39
    13 June 2025624K-14.1%185K3.36
    30 May 2025726K+18.9%238K3.05
    15 May 2025611K+15.2%235K2.60
    30 April 2025530K-3.0%223K2.37
    15 April 2025546K+46.8%293K1.86
    31 March 2025372K+6.6%125K2.99
    14 March 2025349K+0.4%150K2.32
    28 February 2025347K+0.9%135K2.58
    14 February 2025344K-15.5%181K1.90
    31 January 2025408K+15.2%110K3.70
    15 January 2025354K+8.2%126K2.81
    31 December 2024327K+5.7%110K2.97
    13 December 2024309K-4.5%104K2.99
    29 November 2024324K-0.2%174K1.86
    15 November 2024325K+15.4%194K1.67
    31 October 2024282K+0.2%125K2.26
    15 October 2024281K-1.2%102K2.77
    30 September 2024284K+7.3%105K2.71
    13 September 2024265K+2.0%86K3.06
    30 August 2024260K+3.2%72K3.60
    15 August 2024252K-15.0%137K1.84
    31 July 2024296K+13.5%136K2.17
    15 July 2024261K-23.4%124K2.10
    28 June 2024340K-2.5%180K1.89
    14 June 2024349K+1.8%150K2.33
    31 May 2024343K-5.3%142K2.42
    15 May 2024362K+5.0%183K1.97
    30 April 2024345K-0.6%117K2.94
    15 April 2024347K+3.0%106K3.28
    28 March 2024337K-15.6%115K2.94
    15 March 2024399K-12.4%159K2.52
    29 February 2024455K-4.7%114K4.01
    15 February 2024478K+7.7%170K2.81
    31 January 2024444K+38.4%154K2.88
    12 January 2024321K+0.5%171K1.87
    29 December 2023319K-15.5%102K3.12
    15 December 2023378K+10.9%160K2.36
    30 November 2023340K-41.5%261K1.30
    15 November 2023582K-1.1%198K2.94
    31 October 2023588K+22.2%185K3.17
    13 October 2023481K-8.0%136K3.55
    29 September 2023523K-7.8%144K3.62
    15 September 2023567K+29.7%175K3.25
    31 August 2023437K+2.3%141K3.11
    15 August 2023427K-12.4%137K3.11
    31 July 2023487K+1.5%200K2.43
    14 July 2023480K+0.1%112K4.30
    30 June 2023480K+18.6%156K3.08
    15 June 2023404K+7.8%114K3.55
    31 May 2023375K+1.7%125K3.01
    15 May 2023369K-2.3%132K2.80
    28 April 2023377K+12.5%97K3.88
    14 April 2023335K+4.2%78K4.31
    31 March 2023322K-2.1%79K4.10
    15 March 2023329K+7.3%78K4.23
    28 February 2023307K-5.4%99K3.08
    15 February 2023324K+9.9%113K2.88
    31 January 2023295K-8.1%85K3.47
    13 January 2023321K+15.2%95K3.39
    30 December 2022278K-7.3%81K3.45
    15 December 2022300K+4.0%97K3.10
    30 November 2022289K-10.0%99K2.90
    15 November 2022321K-17.7%137K2.34
    31 October 2022390K+2.8%98K3.98
    14 October 2022379K-5.8%107K3.53
    30 September 2022402K+6.9%126K3.19
    15 September 2022376K+4.2%92K4.10
    31 August 2022361K+3.5%74K4.86
    15 August 2022349K-4.9%90K3.87
    29 July 2022367K-7.5%123K2.98
    15 July 2022396K+3.1%138K2.87
    30 June 2022385K-8.6%195K1.98
    15 June 2022421K+3.0%99K4.23
    31 May 2022409K+4.4%130K3.13
    13 May 2022391K-23.1%194K2.02
    29 April 2022509K+2.1%106K4.78
    14 April 2022498K+1.3%147K3.39
    31 March 2022492K+21.9%106K4.65
    15 March 2022403K+17.5%121K3.34
    28 February 2022344K+7.3%129K2.67
    15 February 2022320K+3.9%141K2.27
    31 January 2022308K+7.9%133K2.32
    14 January 2022286K-10.1%117K2.45
    31 December 2021318K-2.6%88K3.60
    15 December 2021326K-18.1%108K3.03
    30 November 2021398K+1.3%97K4.12
    15 November 2021394K-4.6%98K4.01
    29 October 2021413K+5.5%67K6.19
    15 October 2021391K+4.0%88K4.46
    30 September 2021376K+4.9%108K3.48
    15 September 2021358K-10.9%81K4.43
    31 August 2021402K+5.9%87K4.64
    13 August 2021380K+7.4%92K4.13
    30 July 2021353K-5.5%87K4.08
    15 July 2021374K-0.6%86K4.33
    30 June 2021376K+4.4%150K2.51
    15 June 2021360K-0.8%106K3.40
    28 May 2021363K+9.9%106K3.43
    14 May 2021330K-6.6%97K3.41
    30 April 2021354K-6.8%75K4.71
    15 April 2021379K-12.5%72K5.27
    31 March 2021434K-3.8%118K3.67
    15 March 2021451K+22.7%137K3.29
    26 February 2021367K+1.4%132K2.79
    12 February 2021362K-19.1%112K3.23
    29 January 2021448K-0.0%100K4.49
    15 January 2021448K-5.6%112K4.00
    31 December 2020475K-2.8%109K4.35
    15 December 2020489K-1.6%123K3.97
    30 November 2020497K-1.8%120K4.15
    13 November 2020506K-0.5%151K3.35
    30 October 2020508K-17.1%83K6.15
    15 October 2020613K+21.8%85K7.17
    30 September 2020503K+2.6%93K5.42
    15 September 2020491K-5.6%88K5.57
    31 August 2020520K+7.5%83K6.27
    14 August 2020483K-7.0%88K5.52
    31 July 2020520K-15.5%103K5.03
    15 July 2020615K-8.3%84K7.31
    30 June 2020670K+0.5%114K5.86
    15 June 2020667K-2.1%134K4.98
    29 May 2020682K+0.4%155K4.39
    15 May 2020679K-4.4%122K5.55
    30 April 2020710K-13.0%146K4.87
    15 April 2020816K-2.4%161K5.07
    31 March 2020836K-6.1%254K3.29
    13 March 2020891K+2.6%212K4.20
    28 February 2020868K-4.1%178K4.88
    14 February 2020905K-10.2%178K5.08
    31 January 20201.0M+2.8%116K8.69
    15 January 2020981K-0.6%138K7.13
    31 December 2019987K+1.6%115K8.58
    13 December 2019971K+0.8%202K4.81
    29 November 2019963K-9.5%227K4.24
    15 November 20191.1M-1.6%192K5.54
    31 October 20191.1M+8.4%175K6.19
    15 October 2019996K+18.6%197K5.06
    30 September 2019840K+3.6%149K5.63
    13 September 2019810K-8.9%202K4.01
    30 August 2019890K-13.8%196K4.54
    15 August 20191.0M-4.6%264K3.92
    31 July 20191.1M+12.8%238K4.56
    15 July 2019960K+8.5%150K6.39
    28 June 2019885K-2.2%138K6.41
    14 June 2019904K+12.7%142K6.37
    31 May 2019803K+11.8%176K4.55
    15 May 2019718K+2.7%206K3.49
    30 April 2019700K+0.1%126K5.53
    15 April 2019699K-4.6%110K6.35
    29 March 2019733K+0.7%130K5.64
    15 March 2019727K+7.1%124K5.89
    28 February 2019679K-3.9%134K5.05
    15 February 2019707K-8.6%149K4.74
    31 January 2019773K-9.8%114K6.79
    15 January 2019857K+8.3%172K4.99
    31 December 2018791K+2.0%146K5.41
    14 December 2018776K+0.7%200K3.88
    30 November 2018771K-4.6%142K5.43
    15 November 2018808K+5.5%223K3.63
    31 October 2018766K+0.3%179K4.28
    15 October 2018764K+19.4%169K4.51
    28 September 2018640K-11.2%186K3.43
    14 September 2018721K+13.5%188K3.84
    31 August 2018635K-6.5%131K4.86
    15 August 2018680K+4.3%115K5.92
    31 July 2018652K-9.5%189K3.45
    13 July 2018720K+10.0%167K4.32
    29 June 2018655K-0.5%222K2.95
    15 June 2018659K+10.8%263K2.51
    31 May 2018594K-0.5%205K2.90
    15 May 2018597K+20.9%249K2.40
    30 April 2018494K+3.8%154K3.21
    13 April 2018476K-0.3%207K2.29
    29 March 2018477K+1.5%200K2.39
    15 March 2018471K+7.3%190K2.47
    28 February 2018439K+14.0%120K3.66
    15 February 2018385K-3.5%201K1.92
    31 January 2018399K-2.9%153K2.61
    12 January 2018411K+17.9%171K2.40
    29 December 2017349K173K2.02
    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.