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Noodles & Co. short interest

139K shares of Noodles & were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (108K to 319K). Short sellers would need 3.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short139Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.8%+29% over a year
Days to cover3.40at 41K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.32%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 (108K to 319K), and the share price moved +188% 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 2026139K+5.8%41K3.40
    30 September 2026131K+2.2%31K4.27
    15 September 2026128K-14.8%23K5.63
    31 August 2026151K+11.8%34K4.40
    14 August 2026135K+6.4%63K2.14
    31 July 2026127K-1.9%96K1.32
    15 July 2026129K-10.2%32K4.03
    30 June 2026144K+2.8%41K3.54
    15 June 2026140K-5.7%33K4.27
    29 May 2026148K+1.9%42K3.49
    15 May 2026145K+17.6%77K1.89
    30 April 2026124K-24.6%54K2.30
    15 April 2026164K-38.8%55K2.97
    31 March 2026268K-1.5%201K1.33
    13 March 2026272K-14.7%55K4.94
    27 February 2026319K+48.2%79K4.05
    13 February 2026215K+33.5%41K5.30
    30 January 2026161K+6.4%23K7.01
    15 January 2026151K+15.8%41K3.65
    31 December 2025131K+15.3%83K1.58
    15 December 2025113K-5.4%105K1.08
    28 November 2025120K-13.4%45K2.65
    14 November 2025138K-5.0%49K2.82
    31 October 2025146K+35.4%420K1.00
    15 October 2025108K-12.8%15K6.95
    30 September 2025123K+12.7%22K5.57
    15 September 2025110K+3.3%25K4.41
    29 August 2025106K-1.2%18K5.93
    15 August 2025107K+41.3%34K3.14
    31 July 202576K-8.0%18K4.29
    15 July 202583K+1.1%17K4.84
    30 June 202582K-9.8%38K2.12
    13 June 202591K+1.4%12K7.63
    30 May 202589K+15.0%30K2.97
    15 May 202578K-4.1%18K4.25
    30 April 202581K-0.8%10K8.42
    15 April 202582K+0.3%12K6.91
    31 March 202581K-7.2%10K8.01
    14 March 202588K-8.7%20K4.36
    28 February 202596K-4.9%19K5.07
    14 February 2025101K-3.9%26K3.91
    31 January 2025105K-9.6%54K1.96
    15 January 2025116K+18.1%39K2.95
    31 December 202498K+3.8%37K2.67
    13 December 202495K-1.2%26K3.62
    29 November 202496K+5.0%22K4.44
    15 November 202491K+46.2%35K2.58
    31 October 202462K-0.2%23K2.70
    15 October 202462K-4.6%13K4.67
    30 September 202465K-19.0%25K2.61
    13 September 202481K-11.4%17K4.85
    30 August 202491K-7.6%8K10.82
    15 August 202499K+8.6%13K7.45
    31 July 202491K-1.1%11K8.02
    15 July 202492K-59.5%20K4.59
    28 June 2024227K-7.3%99K2.29
    14 June 2024244K-1.5%16K14.99
    31 May 2024248K-3.6%22K11.30
    15 May 2024258K-11.1%40K6.47
    30 April 2024290K+6.2%49K5.93
    15 April 2024273K+4.9%41K6.73
    28 March 2024260K+4.2%31K8.41
    15 March 2024250K+14.6%50K5.03
    29 February 2024218K+0.5%30K7.29
    15 February 2024217K+3.9%19K11.65
    31 January 2024209K-1.0%17K11.95
    12 January 2024211K+7.1%29K7.19
    29 December 2023197K-14.2%32K6.22
    15 December 2023230K-6.5%26K8.75
    30 November 2023245K-5.6%29K8.47
    15 November 2023260K-6.8%71K3.64
    31 October 2023279K-2.2%33K8.35
    13 October 2023285K+15.5%37K7.72
    29 September 2023247K+34.3%63K3.95
    15 September 2023184K+21.3%85K2.15
    31 August 2023152K+0.8%88K1.72
    15 August 2023150K+42.9%85K1.77
    31 July 2023105K+12.1%45K2.33
    14 July 202394K+16.4%42K2.23
    30 June 202381K-12.7%36K2.23
    15 June 202392K-26.1%66K1.39
    31 May 2023125K-12.5%65K1.92
    15 May 2023143K+18.9%54K2.65
    28 April 2023120K+69.2%46K2.59
    14 April 202371K+3.6%48K1.47
    31 March 202369K-11.8%30K2.25
    15 March 202378K+3.5%39K2.00
    28 February 202375K+8.9%13K5.95
    15 February 202369K-4.3%17K4.13
    31 January 202372K+1.0%14K5.13
    13 January 202371K-1.3%8K8.53
    30 December 202272K-17.4%19K3.83
    15 December 202288K-11.8%16K5.63
    30 November 202299K-14.1%12K8.09
    15 November 2022116K+5.4%22K5.25
    31 October 2022110K-11.6%15K7.29
    14 October 2022124K+1.0%31K3.97
    30 September 2022123K-2.5%26K4.72
    15 September 2022126K-3.6%19K6.70
    31 August 2022131K-16.9%18K7.14
    15 August 2022157K-2.1%23K6.73
    29 July 2022161K+10.6%51K3.15
    15 July 2022145K-3.0%33K4.46
    30 June 2022150K-26.7%41K3.63
    15 June 2022204K+0.6%26K7.76
    31 May 2022203K-11.6%32K6.28
    13 May 2022230K+18.2%45K5.15
    29 April 2022194K+7.7%55K3.55
    14 April 2022180K-0.3%27K6.77
    31 March 2022181K-3.7%38K4.82
    15 March 2022188K-8.1%51K3.65
    28 February 2022204K-23.6%61K3.35
    15 February 2022268K+2.9%21K12.62
    31 January 2022260K-1.1%26K10.16
    14 January 2022263K+36.6%36K7.35
    31 December 2021192K+14.3%40K4.76
    15 December 2021168K-3.0%26K6.58
    30 November 2021174K-0.9%34K5.13
    15 November 2021175K-6.3%29K5.98
    29 October 2021187K+3.5%47K3.98
    15 October 2021181K+16.7%29K6.33
    30 September 2021155K-2.0%21K7.50
    15 September 2021158K-10.9%17K9.46
    31 August 2021177K-15.7%17K10.64
    13 August 2021210K+2.0%23K9.27
    30 July 2021206K-16.9%21K9.88
    15 July 2021248K-5.6%16K15.81
    30 June 2021263K-5.6%54K4.91
    15 June 2021278K-2.2%20K13.64
    28 May 2021285K+7.5%20K14.08
    14 May 2021265K+60.6%31K8.65
    30 April 2021165K-10.3%23K7.13
    15 April 2021184K-1.8%14K12.86
    31 March 2021187K-8.0%22K8.33
    15 March 2021204K+15.1%44K4.59
    26 February 2021177K+7.2%33K5.36
    12 February 2021165K-3.8%31K5.32
    29 January 2021171K-17.5%25K6.81
    15 January 2021208K-10.5%32K6.57
    31 December 2020232K-16.8%23K10.09
    15 December 2020279K-1.0%25K11.09
    30 November 2020282K-1.7%18K15.89
    13 November 2020287K+2.4%24K11.90
    30 October 2020280K-12.6%23K12.36
    15 October 2020321K-4.1%28K11.62
    30 September 2020335K-21.5%32K10.37
    15 September 2020426K-3.8%33K12.92
    31 August 2020443K-0.6%42K10.61
    14 August 2020446K-2.4%32K14.09
    31 July 2020457K-5.2%23K19.86
    15 July 2020482K+1.5%22K22.09
    30 June 2020475K+0.8%47K10.10
    15 June 2020471K-29.0%56K8.37
    29 May 2020663K-7.6%41K16.27
    15 May 2020718K-0.1%62K11.64
    30 April 2020719K-1.9%37K19.42
    15 April 2020733K-1.7%57K12.77
    31 March 2020745K-10.2%68K10.98
    13 March 2020829K-0.0%56K14.78
    28 February 2020830K-3.3%67K12.47
    14 February 2020858K+5.4%43K19.84
    31 January 2020814K+4.9%46K17.62
    15 January 2020776K+7.1%46K16.89
    31 December 2019724K-4.5%34K21.11
    13 December 2019758K-5.9%35K21.57
    29 November 2019806K+0.3%41K19.83
    15 November 2019804K+10.5%52K15.34
    31 October 2019727K+2.6%38K19.28
    15 October 2019709K-4.7%48K14.65
    30 September 2019744K-1.6%43K17.25
    13 September 2019756K+5.3%47K16.20
    30 August 2019718K+8.1%53K13.66
    15 August 2019664K-5.8%89K7.47
    31 July 2019705K+1.8%37K19.18
    15 July 2019693K+11.9%44K15.72
    28 June 2019619K+11.1%89K6.99
    14 June 2019557K+0.8%44K12.72
    31 May 2019552K-6.0%46K12.06
    15 May 2019588K+5.7%68K8.61
    30 April 2019556K+1.9%47K11.79
    15 April 2019546K-3.2%78K6.96
    29 March 2019564K+15.0%80K7.01
    15 March 2019490K+2.5%78K6.30
    28 February 2019478K-3.3%43K11.13
    15 February 2019495K+3.3%44K11.28
    31 January 2019479K-6.0%63K7.57
    15 January 2019510K+4.9%45K11.42
    31 December 2018486K-1.0%58K8.33
    14 December 2018491K-19.1%103K4.78
    30 November 2018606K+10.2%79K7.71
    15 November 2018551K+1.8%47K11.68
    31 October 2018541K-1.7%134K4.05
    15 October 2018550K+9.6%44K12.65
    28 September 2018502K-2.2%49K10.26
    14 September 2018514K+8.9%43K12.06
    31 August 2018472K+3.6%54K8.71
    15 August 2018455K+4.9%66K6.90
    31 July 2018434K+4.3%134K3.24
    13 July 2018416K+1.4%25K16.37
    29 June 2018411K-0.3%55K7.53
    15 June 2018412K+28.3%38K10.88
    31 May 2018321K+0.9%25K12.69
    15 May 2018318K+24.9%31K10.18
    30 April 2018255K+11.4%19K13.22
    13 April 2018229K+0.0%12K19.61
    29 March 2018229K+1.9%36K6.30
    15 March 2018224K+0.3%16K13.70
    28 February 2018224K-2.8%11K20.00
    15 February 2018230K+2.9%11K20.11
    31 January 2018224K-0.4%6K35.21
    12 January 2018225K-2.3%6K35.30
    29 December 2017230K16K14.73
    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.