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NIQ Global Intelligence plc short interest

5.1M shares of NIQ Global Intelligence were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (3.4M to 12.2M). Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+37.2%-3% over a year
Days to cover3.95at 1.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.74%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 (3.4M to 12.2M), and the share price moved +43% 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 20265.1M+37.2%1.3M3.95
    30 September 20263.7M+9.4%1.2M3.09
    15 September 20263.4M-4.4%1.0M3.29
    31 August 20263.6M-33.2%1.3M2.66
    14 August 20265.3M-30.2%2.5M2.12
    31 July 20267.7M-1.2%1.4M5.35
    15 July 20267.8M+8.1%1.6M4.92
    30 June 20267.2M+3.9%1.5M4.94
    15 June 20266.9M+6.1%1.4M5.08
    29 May 20266.5M-46.5%1.8M3.67
    15 May 202612.2M+75.5%1.7M7.22
    30 April 20266.9M-10.7%1.0M6.61
    15 April 20267.8M-0.7%1.6M4.72
    31 March 20267.8M+2.2%1.8M4.33
    13 March 20267.7M+6.2%1.1M7.07
    27 February 20267.2M+7.2%1.0M7.07
    13 February 20266.7M+11.4%2.1M3.21
    30 January 20266.0M+1.5%985K6.13
    15 January 20265.9M-9.2%1.1M5.26
    31 December 20256.5M+22.8%934K7.01
    15 December 20255.3M-2.2%736K7.24
    28 November 20255.4M-1.4%1.8M3.09
    14 November 20255.5M-9.1%2.1M2.63
    31 October 20256.1M+15.4%1.1M5.55
    15 October 20255.3M-29.4%1.6M3.24
    30 September 20257.5M+29.5%1.9M3.99
    15 September 20255.8M+16.8%963K5.99
    29 August 20254.9M-19.7%952K5.18
    15 August 20256.1M+87.3%1.8M3.45
    31 July 20253.3M+21704.9%3.4M1.00
    15 June 202315K-84.8%87K1.00
    31 May 202399K+59.7%49K2.03
    15 May 202362K+192.2%29K2.14
    28 April 202321K+15.6%30K1.00
    14 April 202318K-12.4%42K1.00
    31 March 202321K+108.2%50K1.00
    15 March 202310K-29.3%79K1.00
    28 February 202314K-45.2%87K1.00
    15 February 202326K-41.8%75K1.00
    31 January 202345K-4.7%28K1.59
    13 January 202347K-15.3%23K2.01
    30 December 202255K+39.7%39K1.40
    15 December 202240K+4.9%43K1.00
    30 November 202238K-27.2%23K1.62
    15 November 202252K+33.3%27K1.93
    31 October 202239K-7.9%26K1.49
    14 October 202242K-0.5%31K1.36
    30 September 202242K+30.0%28K1.51
    15 September 202233K+2.2%13K2.53
    31 August 202232K+63.9%14K2.23
    15 August 202219K-1.7%17K1.18
    29 July 202220K+12.7%24K1.00
    15 July 202218K+2.2%15K1.16
    30 June 202217K-5.0%34K1.00
    15 June 202218K-9.3%23K1.00
    31 May 202220K-1.9%28K1.00
    13 May 202220K-11.5%29K1.00
    29 April 202223K-27.0%30K1.00
    14 April 202231K-29.2%30K1.05
    31 March 202244K+92.8%26K1.70
    15 March 202223K-9.6%15K1.52
    28 February 202226K+7.7%31K1.00
    15 February 202224K-23.1%19K1.28
    31 January 202231K+124.4%31K1.00
    14 January 202214K+15.6%26K1.00
    31 December 202112K-44.5%18K1.00
    15 December 202121K+97.6%23K1.00
    30 November 202111K-44.0%23K1.00
    15 November 202119K-10.8%21K1.00
    29 October 202122K+72.8%17K1.31
    15 October 202113K+28.3%20K1.00
    30 September 202110K+149.9%19K1.00
    15 September 20214K-26.9%27K1.00
    31 August 20215K+54.7%18K1.00
    13 August 20213K-73.1%15K1.00
    30 July 202113K+139.5%16K1.00
    15 July 20215K-37.5%23K1.00
    30 June 20219K+145.2%17K1.00
    15 June 20214K-58.8%17K1.00
    28 May 20219K+175.5%20K1.00
    14 May 20213K-18.1%26K1.00
    30 April 20214K-54.1%15K1.00
    15 April 20218K+107.4%22K1.00
    31 March 20214K-87.5%17K1.00
    15 March 202132K-45.4%23K1.37
    26 February 202158K+9.8%30K1.95
    12 February 202153K-1.1%29K1.84
    29 January 202154K+5.8%29K1.88
    15 January 202151K+1.1%25K1.99
    31 December 202050K-4.9%25K2.01
    15 December 202053K-0.4%27K1.93
    30 November 202053K-2.3%22K2.44
    13 November 202054K+22.3%20K2.75
    30 October 202044K+3.2%13K3.50
    15 October 202043K+127.5%16K2.66
    30 September 202019K+60.1%14K1.38
    15 September 202012K-23.1%10K1.24
    31 August 202015K+55.0%15K1.05
    14 August 202010K-9.1%18K1.00
    31 July 202011K-0.6%17K1.00
    15 July 202011K-30.5%18K1.00
    30 June 202016K-34.9%20K1.00
    15 June 202024K-61.8%18K1.34
    29 May 202063K+7.0%18K3.56
    15 May 202059K-21.2%23K2.58
    30 April 202075K+137.4%27K2.80
    15 April 202032K-18.4%28K1.14
    31 March 202039K+12.0%48K1.00
    13 March 202035K+143.2%31K1.12
    28 February 202014K+102.1%22K1.00
    14 February 20207K-74.1%19K1.00
    31 January 202027K+780.3%27K1.00
    15 January 20203K-81.4%18K1.00
    31 December 201917K+5.3%13K1.27
    13 December 201916K-18.2%30K1.00
    29 November 201919K+150.7%13K1.50
    15 November 20198K-72.8%16K1.00
    31 October 201928K+714.1%25K1.11
    15 October 20193K-30.8%9K1.00
    30 September 20195K-13.4%25K1.00
    13 September 20196K-23.0%34K1.00
    30 August 20198K-9.3%18K1.00
    15 August 20198K-31.1%28K1.00
    31 July 201912K-2.4%27K1.00
    15 July 201912K+381.7%17K1.00
    28 June 20193K-1.5%29K1.00
    14 June 20193K-78.3%29K1.00
    31 May 201912K+0.2%27K1.00
    15 May 201912K+3399.4%25K1.00
    30 April 2019341+51.6%26K1.00
    15 April 2019225-95.9%30K1.00
    29 March 20195K+235.7%29K1.00
    15 March 20192K-6.8%35K1.00
    28 February 20192K-86.1%42K1.00
    15 February 201913K+19.6%33K1.00
    31 January 201911K-14.7%27K1.00
    15 January 201912K-69.1%62K1.00
    31 December 201840K+49.2%60K1.00
    14 December 201827K-39.7%49K1.00
    30 November 201844K+191.7%42K1.06
    15 November 201815K-38.5%35K1.00
    31 October 201825K-7.0%19K1.32
    15 October 201827K+306.6%43K1.00
    28 September 20187K-32.5%34K1.00
    14 September 201810K+19.5%46K1.00
    31 August 20188K-56.3%15K1.00
    15 August 201819K-32.5%15K1.22
    31 July 201828K-4.1%21K1.34
    13 July 201829K-14.9%27K1.08
    29 June 201834K+1.2%20K1.69
    15 June 201833K-41.8%26K1.26
    31 May 201857K-4.4%33K1.72
    15 May 201860K-30.1%21K2.84
    30 April 201886K-19.7%19K4.62
    13 April 2018107K+6.2%24K4.37
    29 March 2018100K+40.5%28K3.64
    15 March 201871K+20.4%20K3.51
    28 February 201859K+22.8%28K2.15
    15 February 201848K-20.8%32K1.53
    31 January 201861K-1.3%35K1.76
    12 January 201862K+76.8%26K2.33
    29 December 201735K53K1.00
    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.