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Netflix Inc. short interest

86.0M shares of Netflix were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (60.5M to 146.5M). Short sellers would need 2.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short86.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.6%+42% over a year
Days to cover2.46at 35.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.10%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 (60.5M to 146.5M), and the share price moved -47% 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 202686.0M+4.6%35.0M2.46
    30 September 202682.2M-12.7%39.3M2.09
    15 September 202694.2M+3.0%26.2M3.60
    31 August 202691.5M+1.1%27.7M3.31
    14 August 202690.5M-1.8%29.8M3.04
    31 July 202692.2M-7.6%56.1M1.64
    15 July 202699.7M-4.2%39.1M2.55
    30 June 2026104.1M+3.1%59.2M1.76
    15 June 2026101.0M-0.5%36.3M2.78
    29 May 2026101.6M+3.6%29.8M3.41
    15 May 202698.0M+3.1%35.4M2.77
    30 April 202695.1M+21.9%49.3M1.93
    15 April 202678.0M-3.0%32.1M2.43
    31 March 202680.4M-0.9%39.1M2.06
    13 March 202681.1M-9.6%46.7M1.73
    27 February 202689.6M+8.1%56.1M1.60
    13 February 202682.9M+9.1%47.7M1.74
    30 January 202676.0M+8.1%61.3M1.24
    15 January 202670.3M+3.8%41.7M1.68
    31 December 202567.8M-7.9%33.5M2.02
    15 December 202573.6M-2.2%57.9M1.27
    28 November 202575.2M-48.7%35.1M2.14
    14 November 2025146.5M+117.2%40.0M3.66
    31 October 202567.4M+11.5%55.5M1.22
    15 October 202560.5M-5.9%31.5M1.92
    30 September 202564.3M-7.6%29.4M2.19
    15 September 202569.6M+5.2%29.1M2.39
    29 August 202566.1M-0.6%24.8M2.66
    15 August 202566.5M+4.0%29.5M2.25
    31 July 202563.9M+3.2%45.3M1.41
    15 July 202562.0M-9.0%31.4M1.97
    30 June 202568.1M-4.3%28.9M2.35
    13 June 202571.2M-9.1%25.7M2.77
    30 May 202578.2M-3.9%29.3M2.67
    15 May 202581.4M-0.5%41.2M1.98
    30 April 202581.8M+1.5%62.3M1.31
    15 April 202580.5M-0.2%54.3M1.48
    31 March 202580.7M-0.9%49.8M1.62
    14 March 202581.4M+10.4%58.8M1.39
    28 February 202573.8M+4.7%38.3M1.92
    14 February 202570.4M+11.2%36.5M1.93
    31 January 202563.3M-0.9%56.5M1.12
    15 January 202563.9M-7.4%30.5M2.09
    31 December 202469.0M-4.6%26.8M2.58
    13 December 202472.4M-2.5%27.3M2.65
    29 November 202474.2M-3.2%36.9M2.01
    15 November 202476.7M-4.7%27.7M2.77
    31 October 202480.5M+12.3%47.0M1.71
    15 October 202471.7M-0.7%25.5M2.81
    30 September 202472.2M-8.5%28.2M2.56
    13 September 202478.9M-2.2%23.9M3.29
    30 August 202480.7M+9.1%27.9M2.89
    15 August 202474.0M+14.0%32.5M2.27
    31 July 202464.9M-12.2%43.9M1.48
    15 July 202473.9M-6.9%27.4M2.70
    28 June 202479.4M+3.7%32.2M2.47
    14 June 202476.5M+5.3%24.7M3.10
    31 May 202472.7M-11.9%30.1M2.41
    15 May 202482.5M+10.5%31.8M2.59
    30 April 202474.7M+15.7%57.9M1.29
    15 April 202464.5M-6.0%26.3M2.46
    28 March 202468.7M-13.5%26.1M2.63
    15 March 202479.4M+0.6%32.7M2.43
    29 February 202478.9M-2.3%31.7M2.49
    15 February 202480.8M-18.7%38.4M2.10
    31 January 202499.3M+5.1%87.8M1.13
    12 January 202494.5M-5.2%43.2M2.19
    29 December 202399.7M+3.3%32.3M3.09
    15 December 202396.5M-4.0%46.1M2.09
    30 November 2023100.5M+0.7%30.7M3.28
    15 November 202399.8M+4.6%36.7M2.72
    31 October 202395.5M+15.3%86.7M1.10
    13 October 202382.8M-2.9%59.2M1.40
    29 September 202385.3M-2.2%41.9M2.04
    15 September 202387.3M-1.5%57.8M1.51
    31 August 202388.5M+5.5%46.2M1.92
    15 August 202384.0M-6.3%46.5M1.80
    31 July 202389.7M-1.0%109.6M1.00
    14 July 202390.6M+2.9%52.6M1.72
    30 June 202388.0M-13.1%62.1M1.42
    15 June 2023101.2M+10.8%76.7M1.32
    31 May 202391.4M-7.8%81.3M1.12
    15 May 202399.0M+18.0%50.3M1.97
    28 April 202384.0M+4.4%87.5M1.00
    14 April 202380.4M-11.1%44.1M1.82
    31 March 202390.5M+7.5%77.3M1.17
    15 March 202384.1M+3.5%57.8M1.45
    28 February 202381.3M-6.7%62.9M1.29
    15 February 202387.1M-0.6%65.6M1.33
    31 January 202387.6M-3.2%112.6M1.00
    13 January 202390.5M-2.3%90.6M1.00
    30 December 202292.7M-19.5%74.2M1.25
    15 December 2022115.2M+9.9%107.2M1.07
    30 November 2022104.8M-3.8%75.1M1.39
    15 November 2022108.9M-9.7%99.7M1.09
    31 October 2022120.5M+25.1%191.7M1.00
    14 October 202296.4M-12.5%122.9M1.00
    30 September 2022110.1M+13.0%133.8M1.00
    15 September 202297.4M+2.6%85.8M1.14
    31 August 202294.9M-8.7%60.8M1.56
    15 August 2022104.0M-4.2%71.3M1.46
    29 July 2022108.5M-17.9%188.1M1.00
    15 July 2022132.1M+5.3%81.1M1.63
    30 June 2022125.5M+6.0%95.3M1.32
    15 June 2022118.3M-13.7%87.7M1.35
    31 May 2022137.2M+14.8%100.1M1.37
    13 May 2022119.5M-0.3%140.8M1.00
    29 April 2022119.8M+70.0%357.5M1.00
    14 April 202270.5M-7.7%44.1M1.60
    31 March 202276.4M-21.1%49.5M1.54
    15 March 202296.7M-10.5%53.8M1.80
    28 February 2022108.0M-6.2%55.0M1.96
    15 February 2022115.2M+3.9%96.2M1.20
    31 January 2022110.9M+31.3%196.6M1.00
    14 January 202284.5M+1.7%44.1M1.92
    31 December 202183.1M-2.5%23.5M3.53
    15 December 202185.2M-3.3%30.6M2.78
    30 November 202188.1M-5.2%27.2M3.24
    15 November 202192.9M-2.5%33.6M2.77
    29 October 202195.3M+0.3%52.9M1.80
    15 October 202195.0M+3.4%41.0M2.32
    30 September 202191.9M-10.7%36.5M2.52
    15 September 2021102.9M+1.0%41.7M2.47
    31 August 2021101.9M+8.3%29.0M3.52
    13 August 202194.1M-6.1%20.0M4.71
    30 July 2021100.2M+3.0%41.6M2.41
    15 July 202197.3M+1.0%31.1M3.13
    30 June 202196.4M+7.9%39.4M2.45
    15 June 202189.3M-1.8%31.7M2.82
    28 May 202190.9M-0.3%26.2M3.47
    14 May 202191.2M-6.9%34.7M2.63
    30 April 202198.0M-3.9%67.5M1.45
    15 April 2021101.9M+13.6%29.6M3.45
    31 March 202189.7M-2.2%34.6M2.59
    15 March 202191.7M+16.1%37.5M2.44
    26 February 202179.0M+2.8%27.3M2.89
    12 February 202176.8M+5.3%31.1M2.47
    29 January 202173.0M+1.5%101.1M1.00
    15 January 202171.9M-4.4%38.5M1.87
    31 December 202075.2M-9.2%26.8M2.81
    15 December 202082.8M-7.2%36.2M2.29
    30 November 202089.2M-13.8%33.2M2.68
    13 November 2020103.5M-0.7%51.8M2.00
    30 October 2020104.2M+10.6%72.7M1.43
    15 October 202094.2M-0.3%55.4M1.70
    30 September 202094.4M-15.3%40.7M2.32
    15 September 2020111.4M+12.8%63.6M1.75
    31 August 202098.8M+2.5%57.2M1.73
    14 August 202096.3M-9.3%45.8M2.11
    31 July 2020106.3M+2.4%99.8M1.06
    15 July 2020103.8M-5.8%96.0M1.08
    30 June 2020110.2M-2.7%49.9M2.21
    15 June 2020113.2M-3.5%48.5M2.33
    29 May 2020117.3M-9.2%62.9M1.86
    15 May 2020129.2M-4.0%59.7M2.16
    30 April 2020134.6M-13.1%121.9M1.10
    15 April 2020155.0M-0.9%69.1M2.24
    31 March 2020156.3M-15.5%93.4M1.67
    13 March 2020185.0M-2.9%70.8M2.61
    28 February 2020190.4M-3.2%69.4M2.75
    14 February 2020196.6M+3.0%47.6M4.13
    31 January 2020191.0M-6.8%100.5M1.90
    15 January 2020204.9M-6.3%48.5M4.23
    31 December 2019218.6M-4.7%60.6M3.61
    13 December 2019229.5M-3.7%50.6M4.54
    29 November 2019238.4M-6.1%58.7M4.06
    15 November 2019253.9M+0.3%55.4M4.58
    31 October 2019253.2M+8.9%122.4M2.07
    15 October 2019232.5M+5.0%80.5M2.89
    30 September 2019221.3M-0.6%103.8M2.13
    13 September 2019222.6M+2.0%68.9M3.23
    30 August 2019218.1M+1.9%54.7M3.99
    15 August 2019214.0M-2.9%70.2M3.05
    31 July 2019220.3M+20.1%121.4M1.82
    15 July 2019183.5M-0.0%51.0M3.60
    28 June 2019183.6M-1.6%52.8M3.48
    14 June 2019186.7M+4.8%58.3M3.20
    31 May 2019178.2M+15.6%49.9M3.57
    15 May 2019154.1M-3.6%64.0M2.41
    30 April 2019159.9M+5.5%93.3M1.71
    15 April 2019151.6M-0.9%65.2M2.32
    29 March 2019153.1M-1.8%75.9M2.02
    15 March 2019155.8M+4.4%62.7M2.48
    28 February 2019149.2M-8.8%66.5M2.24
    15 February 2019163.6M+1.0%86.4M1.89
    31 January 2019162.0M+1.1%135.2M1.20
    15 January 2019160.3M+15.7%157.9M1.01
    31 December 2018138.5M-16.5%132.8M1.04
    14 December 2018165.9M-2.8%113.0M1.47
    30 November 2018170.7M+4.2%120.8M1.41
    15 November 2018163.8M-2.8%123.9M1.32
    31 October 2018168.5M+3.8%198.1M1.00
    15 October 2018162.3M-1.0%114.5M1.42
    28 September 2018164.0M-6.4%92.4M1.77
    14 September 2018175.2M+1.8%87.2M2.01
    31 August 2018172.1M+4.1%112.1M1.54
    15 August 2018165.3M-1.9%71.8M2.30
    31 July 2018168.5M+1.5%180.4M1.00
    13 July 2018166.0M-2.5%99.0M1.68
    29 June 2018170.3M-13.4%144.5M1.18
    15 June 2018196.6M-0.2%90.5M2.17
    31 May 2018196.9M-2.0%72.4M2.72
    15 May 2018200.9M+6.1%56.6M3.55
    30 April 2018189.4M-2.1%130.2M1.45
    13 April 2018193.5M-1.4%118.8M1.63
    29 March 2018196.3M-2.9%108.3M1.81
    15 March 2018202.2M-4.1%141.1M1.43
    28 February 2018210.7M+0.2%86.2M2.44
    15 February 2018210.3M-10.7%105.2M2.00
    31 January 2018235.5M+7.9%143.7M1.64
    12 January 2018218.3M-0.4%73.5M2.97
    29 December 2017219.0M55.0M3.98
    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.