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ServiceNow, Inc. short interest

27.8M shares of ServiceNow were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 27 Feb 2026. Short sellers would need 2.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short27.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.2%+79% over a year
Days to cover2.63at 10.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.68%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 the fewest since 27 Feb 2026, and the share price moved -44% 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 202627.8M-6.2%10.6M2.63
    30 September 202629.7M+3.1%11.2M2.66
    15 September 202628.8M-5.1%14.4M1.99
    31 August 202630.3M+3.8%18.8M1.61
    14 August 202629.2M-20.6%18.4M1.59
    31 July 202636.8M-34.0%29.6M1.24
    15 July 202655.7M-10.3%18.0M3.10
    30 June 202662.1M+4.4%25.6M2.43
    15 June 202659.5M-2.5%32.5M1.83
    29 May 202661.0M+5.4%38.5M1.59
    15 May 202657.9M+17.7%24.5M2.37
    30 April 202649.2M+26.4%30.7M1.60
    15 April 202638.9M+30.3%25.4M1.54
    31 March 202629.9M+7.1%14.7M2.04
    13 March 202627.9M+5.5%19.2M1.45
    27 February 202626.5M-2.8%19.8M1.34
    13 February 202627.2M+28.3%28.2M1.00
    30 January 202621.2M+9.8%21.9M1.00
    15 January 202619.3M+13.5%10.5M1.85
    31 December 202517.0M-7.2%10.4M1.65
    15 December 202518.4M-1.4%8.7M2.12
    28 November 202518.6M+6.9%7.7M2.42
    14 November 202517.4M+29.9%7.8M2.22
    31 October 202513.4M-13.7%7.3M1.83
    15 October 202515.5M+8.0%6.1M2.56
    30 September 202514.4M-4.2%7.3M1.97
    15 September 202515.0M-11.3%6.7M2.23
    29 August 202516.9M+3.9%9.3M1.82
    15 August 202516.3M+10.4%9.8M1.66
    31 July 202514.8M-8.1%8.2M1.80
    15 July 202516.1M-4.4%7.2M2.24
    30 June 202516.8M+4.3%6.4M2.63
    13 June 202516.1M-11.1%4.8M3.35
    30 May 202518.1M-15.0%6.9M2.62
    15 May 202521.3M-1.8%7.0M3.03
    30 April 202521.7M+14.3%12.1M1.80
    15 April 202519.0M-10.1%10.8M1.75
    31 March 202521.1M+3.0%9.7M2.18
    14 March 202520.5M+22.1%11.8M1.73
    28 February 202516.8M+6.4%8.7M1.93
    14 February 202515.8M-2.4%7.4M2.12
    31 January 202516.2M-7.4%10.5M1.54
    15 January 202517.5M-3.3%6.2M2.81
    31 December 202418.0M+0.3%5.6M3.25
    13 December 202418.0M+11.9%6.2M2.88
    29 November 202416.1M-0.8%6.4M2.51
    15 November 202416.2M-4.4%5.9M2.76
    31 October 202416.9M-4.1%7.3M2.31
    15 October 202417.7M-8.9%5.3M3.33
    30 September 202419.4M+12.9%7.3M2.66
    13 September 202417.2M+11.2%4.8M3.55
    30 August 202415.4M+4.9%4.2M3.64
    15 August 202414.7M-3.7%5.9M2.47
    31 July 202415.3M-6.6%9.5M1.61
    15 July 202416.4M-0.7%6.5M2.53
    28 June 202416.5M+12.1%6.3M2.61
    14 June 202414.7M-3.0%7.5M1.95
    31 May 202415.1M+8.0%8.4M1.81
    15 May 202414.0M+18.9%6.0M2.34
    30 April 202411.8M-9.0%7.3M1.61
    15 April 202413.0M-12.3%4.5M2.88
    28 March 202414.8M-8.9%5.1M2.91
    15 March 202416.2M+7.2%6.8M2.39
    29 February 202415.1M-7.0%6.8M2.23
    15 February 202416.3M+6.0%5.3M3.08
    31 January 202415.3M+7.8%7.7M1.98
    12 January 202414.2M-2.3%5.0M2.87
    29 December 202314.6M-11.8%3.6M4.01
    15 December 202316.5M+14.2%6.6M2.51
    30 November 202314.5M-5.7%5.5M2.63
    15 November 202315.3M+15.3%6.9M2.24
    31 October 202313.3M+7.7%7.6M1.75
    13 October 202312.4M+4.1%4.8M2.57
    29 September 202311.9M-10.6%5.1M2.31
    15 September 202313.3M+6.2%4.4M3.02
    31 August 202312.5M-4.0%4.5M2.77
    15 August 202313.0M-3.4%5.5M2.36
    31 July 202313.5M-13.7%7.8M1.74
    14 July 202315.6M-17.1%5.1M3.06
    30 June 202318.8M-9.5%5.9M3.20
    15 June 202320.8M+2.2%7.2M2.87
    31 May 202320.3M+8.9%10.3M1.98
    15 May 202318.7M+3.0%7.2M2.61
    28 April 202318.1M-4.0%9.4M1.93
    14 April 202318.9M-5.2%8.4M2.24
    31 March 202319.9M+17.4%7.3M2.73
    15 March 202317.0M-2.2%6.2M2.75
    28 February 202317.4M-2.0%6.5M2.66
    15 February 202317.7M+2.9%8.2M2.16
    31 January 202317.2M+18.6%12.3M1.40
    13 January 202314.5M-15.3%8.2M1.76
    30 December 202217.1M-3.0%5.3M3.25
    15 December 202217.7M+10.2%6.9M2.56
    30 November 202216.0M+2.6%6.1M2.62
    15 November 202215.6M-7.6%9.2M1.70
    31 October 202216.9M-0.9%12.4M1.36
    14 October 202217.0M+4.5%10.3M1.65
    30 September 202216.3M-9.4%9.6M1.69
    15 September 202218.0M+2.0%6.6M2.72
    31 August 202217.6M-8.7%5.0M3.50
    15 August 202219.3M+21.0%8.7M2.22
    29 July 202216.0M-20.1%9.5M1.68
    15 July 202220.0M-5.2%11.0M1.81
    30 June 202221.1M-2.2%7.9M2.67
    15 June 202221.6M-0.6%6.8M3.19
    31 May 202221.7M+8.1%10.2M2.13
    13 May 202220.1M+11.2%9.9M2.02
    29 April 202218.1M+6.4%9.4M1.92
    14 April 202217.0M+4.2%7.2M2.36
    31 March 202216.3M-11.0%7.4M2.19
    15 March 202218.3M-7.5%7.6M2.40
    28 February 202219.8M-2.3%7.1M2.78
    15 February 202220.2M+1.0%7.3M2.76
    31 January 202220.0M+12.9%15.6M1.28
    14 January 202217.8M+7.6%10.6M1.68
    31 December 202116.5M+3.3%5.2M3.19
    15 December 202116.0M+6.6%7.3M2.19
    30 November 202115.0M+2.2%5.6M2.66
    15 November 202114.7M-12.1%4.2M3.45
    29 October 202116.7M-2.7%5.7M2.91
    15 October 202117.1M+3.4%5.5M3.11
    30 September 202116.6M-3.1%4.9M3.35
    15 September 202117.1M-7.1%5.2M3.28
    31 August 202118.4M-7.3%4.8M3.84
    13 August 202119.9M-3.9%3.9M5.16
    30 July 202120.7M+11.6%6.1M3.41
    15 July 202118.5M+6.0%4.9M3.79
    30 June 202117.5M+2.1%6.7M2.61
    15 June 202117.1M+11.4%7.8M2.20
    28 May 202115.4M+1.0%6.3M2.43
    14 May 202115.2M+14.0%9.1M1.68
    30 April 202113.3M-6.6%7.9M1.69
    15 April 202114.3M-10.2%5.5M2.59
    31 March 202115.9M+18.6%7.7M2.06
    15 March 202113.4M-1.1%9.1M1.48
    26 February 202113.6M-7.0%5.7M2.40
    12 February 202114.6M+24.6%6.0M2.42
    29 January 202111.7M+19.6%7.3M1.59
    15 January 20219.8M-14.1%6.9M1.41
    31 December 202011.4M-7.6%5.4M2.13
    15 December 202012.3M-3.2%5.5M2.25
    30 November 202012.7M-14.3%5.1M2.49
    13 November 202014.9M+20.2%8.1M1.85
    30 October 202012.4M-12.4%5.8M2.13
    15 October 202014.1M-8.1%4.9M2.87
    30 September 202015.4M-6.3%5.2M2.92
    15 September 202016.4M-9.6%7.2M2.27
    31 August 202018.1M-29.5%8.9M2.04
    14 August 202025.7M-17.5%8.2M3.15
    31 July 202031.2M-2.4%7.5M4.18
    15 July 202032.0M+0.7%7.0M4.54
    30 June 202031.7M+6.0%7.4M4.28
    15 June 202029.9M+2.8%8.6M3.47
    29 May 202029.1M+1.0%7.8M3.75
    15 May 202028.8M-14.9%11.5M2.50
    30 April 202033.9M+12.8%9.2M3.69
    15 April 202030.0M-18.8%12.7M2.37
    31 March 202037.0M+4.0%15.2M2.43
    13 March 202035.6M+3.9%13.7M2.59
    28 February 202034.2M-2.7%9.9M3.45
    14 February 202035.2M+3.7%8.5M4.15
    31 January 202033.9M-37.5%10.4M3.26
    15 January 202054.3M-6.5%6.7M8.12
    31 December 201958.1M-5.2%6.6M8.74
    13 December 201961.3M-7.5%8.1M7.60
    29 November 201966.3M+54.1%36.1M1.83
    15 November 201943.0M+1.0%9.7M4.43
    31 October 201942.5M+16.8%23.8M1.78
    15 October 201936.4M-3.9%7.6M4.78
    30 September 201937.9M+8.1%7.9M4.82
    13 September 201935.1M+4.4%9.1M3.84
    30 August 201933.6M+1.4%7.8M4.33
    15 August 201933.1M+5.2%9.2M3.60
    31 July 201931.5M-7.7%10.0M3.15
    15 July 201934.1M+3.7%6.3M5.45
    28 June 201932.9M+7.3%8.8M3.74
    14 June 201930.7M-5.9%7.4M4.17
    31 May 201932.6M-3.6%8.2M4.00
    15 May 201933.8M-5.1%9.1M3.71
    30 April 201935.7M+3.3%11.6M3.08
    15 April 201934.5M-8.2%7.2M4.79
    29 March 201937.6M-22.2%8.2M4.59
    15 March 201948.3M+8.0%10.1M4.77
    28 February 201944.8M-11.7%8.7M5.12
    15 February 201950.7M-7.4%10.2M4.95
    31 January 201954.7M-8.2%13.8M3.96
    15 January 201959.6M+0.7%10.2M5.85
    31 December 201859.2M-1.0%11.6M5.12
    14 December 201859.8M+9.9%10.3M5.79
    30 November 201854.4M+0.9%11.0M4.94
    15 November 201853.9M+5.6%9.3M5.79
    31 October 201851.1M-4.9%15.3M3.34
    15 October 201853.7M+0.3%12.0M4.46
    28 September 201853.5M-12.6%11.1M4.84
    14 September 201861.3M+7.2%8.9M6.85
    31 August 201857.1M+2.5%8.7M6.56
    15 August 201855.7M+3.2%6.2M9.02
    31 July 201854.0M-2.9%11.3M4.76
    13 July 201855.6M+7.0%7.0M7.91
    29 June 201852.0M-4.4%8.1M6.40
    15 June 201854.4M+5.9%8.6M6.30
    31 May 201851.3M+6.0%7.4M6.94
    15 May 201848.4M+1.9%10.1M4.81
    30 April 201847.5M+0.4%11.4M4.16
    13 April 201847.3M+2.1%8.5M5.59
    29 March 201846.4M-4.5%11.2M4.14
    15 March 201848.5M-5.0%9.9M4.88
    28 February 201851.1M-4.1%8.1M6.32
    15 February 201853.3M+5.5%13.5M3.96
    31 January 201850.5M-15.5%9.3M5.41
    12 January 201859.8M+7.4%7.0M8.49
    29 December 201755.6M6.7M8.25
    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.