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Nabors Industries Ltd. short interest

978K shares of Nabors Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (885K to 2.2M). Short sellers would need 5.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short978Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.6%-56% over a year
Days to cover5.34at 183K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.13%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 (885K to 2.2M), and the share price moved +124% 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 2026978K+1.6%183K5.34
    30 September 2026962K-6.2%224K4.29
    15 September 20261.0M-1.8%217K4.73
    31 August 20261.0M+3.1%213K4.90
    14 August 20261.0M-8.5%257K3.94
    31 July 20261.1M+7.3%272K4.07
    15 July 20261.0M-0.3%281K3.68
    30 June 20261.0M-3.1%318K3.26
    15 June 20261.1M+10.6%290K3.68
    29 May 2026966K+4.5%288K3.36
    15 May 2026924K+4.4%283K3.26
    30 April 2026885K-1.8%414K2.14
    15 April 2026901K-2.8%344K2.62
    31 March 2026928K-24.1%329K2.82
    13 March 20261.2M+12.2%392K3.12
    27 February 20261.1M-19.2%490K2.23
    13 February 20261.3M-1.3%407K3.31
    30 January 20261.4M-3.3%291K4.70
    15 January 20261.4M-4.2%449K3.15
    31 December 20251.5M-19.9%298K4.94
    15 December 20251.8M+2.3%395K4.66
    28 November 20251.8M-8.3%437K4.12
    14 November 20252.0M-2.4%353K5.57
    31 October 20252.0M-9.7%390K5.16
    15 October 20252.2M+0.0%347K6.42
    30 September 20252.2M-11.9%489K4.56
    15 September 20252.5M+17.4%500K5.06
    29 August 20252.2M-5.3%584K3.69
    15 August 20252.3M+18.7%528K4.31
    31 July 20251.9M-11.4%545K3.51
    15 July 20252.2M+2.6%482K4.49
    30 June 20252.1M+4.0%623K3.38
    13 June 20252.0M+8.2%529K3.83
    30 May 20251.9M+10.1%494K3.80
    15 May 20251.7M+12.9%440K3.87
    30 April 20251.5M-2.0%357K4.22
    15 April 20251.5M+28.4%566K2.71
    31 March 20251.2M-14.4%534K2.24
    14 March 20251.4M-2.4%540K2.59
    28 February 20251.4M+10.7%350K4.09
    14 February 20251.3M+26.6%409K3.16
    31 January 20251.0M-10.9%221K4.61
    15 January 20251.1M-18.5%297K3.86
    31 December 20241.4M-4.8%401K3.51
    13 December 20241.5M+5.7%286K5.18
    29 November 20241.4M-22.1%302K4.63
    15 November 20241.8M+7.2%364K4.93
    31 October 20241.7M+14.6%367K4.57
    15 October 20241.5M-10.4%391K3.74
    30 September 20241.6M-15.1%409K3.99
    13 September 20241.9M-1.3%425K4.52
    30 August 20241.9M+9.3%221K8.79
    15 August 20241.8M+14.9%328K5.42
    31 July 20241.5M-2.3%454K3.41
    15 July 20241.6M+12.4%198K8.00
    28 June 20241.4M+14.5%292K4.83
    14 June 20241.2M+14.6%203K6.06
    31 May 20241.1M+6.5%162K6.63
    15 May 20241.0M-5.3%148K6.84
    30 April 20241.1M+3.6%278K3.84
    15 April 20241.0M+16.6%213K4.84
    28 March 2024883K+4.3%211K4.19
    15 March 2024847K-14.6%221K3.83
    29 February 2024992K-4.2%191K5.20
    15 February 20241.0M-2.5%328K3.16
    31 January 20241.1M-10.0%252K4.21
    12 January 20241.2M-9.2%289K4.09
    29 December 20231.3M+4.6%174K7.47
    15 December 20231.2M+58.7%358K3.47
    30 November 2023784K+1.2%261K3.00
    15 November 2023775K+0.0%297K2.61
    31 October 2023775K-7.2%281K2.76
    13 October 2023834K-11.2%208K4.00
    29 September 2023940K-11.0%211K4.45
    15 September 20231.1M-5.3%247K4.27
    31 August 20231.1M-7.9%140K7.94
    15 August 20231.2M+1.4%156K7.74
    31 July 20231.2M-2.2%259K4.62
    14 July 20231.2M+10.1%272K4.50
    30 June 20231.1M+42.9%201K5.52
    15 June 2023777K+8.6%285K2.72
    31 May 2023715K+4.5%192K3.73
    15 May 2023685K+14.9%272K2.51
    28 April 2023596K+4.1%284K2.10
    14 April 2023572K+1.0%201K2.85
    31 March 2023566K+15.5%271K2.09
    15 March 2023490K-23.6%242K2.03
    28 February 2023642K-17.2%230K2.79
    15 February 2023775K+21.7%282K2.75
    31 January 2023637K+31.4%143K4.47
    13 January 2023485K+24.1%138K3.50
    30 December 2022390K+1.6%138K2.82
    15 December 2022384K+5.8%104K3.68
    30 November 2022363K-8.4%111K3.28
    15 November 2022396K-11.4%115K3.44
    31 October 2022447K-5.3%168K2.66
    14 October 2022472K-6.1%140K3.37
    30 September 2022503K+11.9%193K2.61
    15 September 2022450K+2.9%123K3.66
    31 August 2022437K-0.1%116K3.78
    15 August 2022437K-16.8%125K3.49
    29 July 2022526K-4.1%160K3.28
    15 July 2022548K+4.3%181K3.02
    30 June 2022526K-4.8%279K1.88
    15 June 2022552K-8.3%174K3.18
    31 May 2022602K+15.0%157K3.82
    13 May 2022524K+20.9%237K2.21
    29 April 2022433K-16.7%177K2.44
    14 April 2022520K-11.2%174K2.98
    31 March 2022585K-11.9%204K2.87
    15 March 2022664K+26.1%340K1.96
    28 February 2022527K-16.7%166K3.17
    15 February 2022633K+50.7%181K3.50
    31 January 2022420K+4.0%142K2.96
    14 January 2022404K-1.8%136K2.96
    31 December 2021411K-5.1%97K4.25
    15 December 2021434K-18.4%138K3.14
    30 November 2021531K+1.6%152K3.49
    15 November 2021523K-11.0%120K4.37
    29 October 2021587K+4.0%142K4.12
    15 October 2021564K+3.0%158K3.57
    30 September 2021548K+10.8%157K3.50
    15 September 2021495K-4.1%115K4.29
    31 August 2021516K+12.2%125K4.11
    13 August 2021460K-1.9%125K3.69
    30 July 2021469K-7.5%157K2.98
    15 July 2021507K+0.7%134K3.79
    30 June 2021503K-31.9%208K2.42
    15 June 2021739K+50.2%220K3.36
    28 May 2021492K+2.1%100K4.92
    14 May 2021482K-24.9%208K2.31
    30 April 2021641K+7.8%121K5.28
    15 April 2021594K-22.2%123K4.84
    31 March 2021763K+11.8%156K4.91
    15 March 2021683K-8.9%178K3.85
    26 February 2021750K+5.1%212K3.54
    12 February 2021713K-16.2%245K2.91
    29 January 2021852K-14.3%240K3.55
    15 January 2021993K+11.7%290K3.42
    31 December 2020889K-13.2%232K3.83
    15 December 20201.0M+3.6%373K2.74
    30 November 2020988K-29.5%457K2.16
    13 November 20201.4M-10.8%464K3.02
    30 October 20201.6M+8.3%307K5.12
    15 October 20201.5M+3.9%395K3.67
    30 September 20201.4M+8.7%455K3.07
    15 September 20201.3M-0.1%367K3.50
    31 August 20201.3M+14.5%527K2.44
    14 August 20201.1M-18.3%753K1.49
    31 July 20201.4M-3.9%697K1.97
    15 July 20201.4M+3.9%855K1.67
    30 June 20201.4M-7.3%805K1.71
    15 June 20201.5M-21.5%1.3M1.15
    29 May 20201.9M+15.7%1.6M1.18
    15 May 20201.6M+8.7%880K1.86
    30 April 20201.5M+62.7%740K2.03
    15 April 2020924K+7.1%224K4.13
    31 March 2020863K-14.9%212K4.08
    13 March 20201.0M+43.9%297K3.41
    28 February 2020705K+7.5%169K4.17
    14 February 2020656K-0.6%98K6.66
    31 January 2020660K-7.9%159K4.14
    15 January 2020716K+0.8%161K4.44
    31 December 2019710K+11.2%172K4.13
    13 December 2019639K-0.8%123K5.20
    29 November 2019644K-5.5%103K6.23
    15 November 2019681K-7.7%144K4.74
    31 October 2019738K-14.7%209K3.53
    15 October 2019864K+13.2%235K3.68
    30 September 2019764K-24.0%237K3.22
    13 September 20191.0M+0.7%216K4.66
    30 August 2019997K-3.1%214K4.66
    15 August 20191.0M-1.9%258K3.99
    31 July 20191.0M+1.8%301K3.48
    15 July 20191.0M+14.5%253K4.08
    28 June 2019900K+4.8%403K2.23
    14 June 2019858K+0.8%328K2.62
    31 May 2019852K+1.7%280K3.04
    15 May 2019837K+18.6%211K3.96
    30 April 2019706K+0.5%191K3.70
    15 April 2019702K-10.0%183K3.84
    29 March 2019781K-8.5%173K4.52
    15 March 2019853K-8.4%203K4.21
    28 February 2019932K-11.0%265K3.51
    15 February 20191.0M-5.9%207K5.05
    31 January 20191.1M+0.3%292K3.81
    15 January 20191.1M-2.9%408K2.72
    31 December 20181.1M-1.2%310K3.68
    14 December 20181.2M+13.4%527K2.19
    30 November 20181.0M+1.3%358K2.85
    15 November 20181.0M-1.3%320K3.14
    31 October 20181.0M+16.6%314K3.25
    15 October 2018874K-12.2%227K3.85
    28 September 2018996K-12.5%237K4.20
    14 September 20181.1M+7.9%195K5.84
    31 August 20181.1M-5.3%164K6.43
    15 August 20181.1M-9.6%234K4.76
    31 July 20181.2M+12.3%233K5.28
    13 July 20181.1M-7.6%209K5.25
    29 June 20181.2M+10.7%280K4.24
    15 June 20181.1M+0.2%278K3.86
    31 May 20181.1M+28.3%316K3.39
    15 May 2018835K+6.8%365K2.29
    30 April 2018782K-6.2%134K5.82
    13 April 2018834K+5.0%161K5.17
    29 March 2018794K-11.3%160K4.95
    15 March 2018895K+4.8%136K6.57
    28 February 2018854K-5.1%152K5.62
    15 February 2018900K-5.5%200K4.50
    31 January 2018952K-8.3%189K5.05
    12 January 20181.0M+11.6%292K3.56
    29 December 2017931K199K4.67
    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.