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Norfolk Southern Corp. short interest

7.1M shares of Norfolk Southern were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (5.7M to 10.6M). Short sellers would need 10.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.2%+13% over a year
Days to cover10.27at 695K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.18%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 (5.7M to 10.6M), and the share price moved +10% 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 20267.1M-0.2%695K10.27
    30 September 20267.2M-6.1%938K7.63
    15 September 20267.6M+32.8%1.2M6.16
    31 August 20265.7M-21.4%1.2M4.92
    14 August 20267.3M-4.3%1.1M6.49
    31 July 20267.6M-7.8%1.4M5.48
    15 July 20268.3M-3.1%837K9.88
    30 June 20268.5M+4.0%1.3M6.51
    15 June 20268.2M+0.5%953K8.61
    29 May 20268.2M+13.7%1.5M5.46
    15 May 20267.2M-26.2%1.1M6.82
    30 April 20269.7M+12.7%1.2M8.19
    15 April 20268.6M+2.0%1.5M5.82
    31 March 20268.5M-3.0%1.3M6.51
    13 March 20268.7M-17.9%1.4M6.30
    27 February 202610.6M+2.1%1.5M7.11
    13 February 202610.4M+17.5%1.4M7.66
    30 January 20268.9M-4.3%1.2M7.30
    15 January 20269.3M+8.6%950K9.76
    31 December 20258.5M+21.7%980K8.72
    15 December 20257.0M+9.5%1.6M4.39
    28 November 20256.4M-12.2%1.5M4.23
    14 November 20257.3M+17.0%1.2M5.85
    31 October 20256.2M-1.4%1.2M5.42
    15 October 20256.3M+16.1%1.2M5.28
    30 September 20255.4M+47.1%1.9M2.84
    15 September 20253.7M+25.8%1.6M2.29
    29 August 20252.9M+25.0%2.4M1.24
    15 August 20252.4M-14.0%2.0M1.20
    31 July 20252.7M+2.4%4.1M1.00
    15 July 20252.7M-11.1%1.3M2.13
    30 June 20253.0M-4.0%1.4M2.22
    13 June 20253.1M+0.2%1.2M2.63
    30 May 20253.1M-1.5%1.5M2.15
    15 May 20253.2M+16.5%1.1M2.81
    30 April 20252.7M+43.0%1.4M1.93
    15 April 20251.9M-29.4%1.7M1.15
    31 March 20252.7M-5.6%1.1M2.44
    14 March 20252.9M+8.5%1.4M2.03
    28 February 20252.6M+3.9%1.4M1.89
    14 February 20252.5M+16.2%941K2.69
    31 January 20252.2M+4.7%1.6M1.38
    15 January 20252.1M-2.2%955K2.18
    31 December 20242.1M-6.9%1.2M1.72
    13 December 20242.3M+5.8%1.2M1.92
    29 November 20242.2M-2.9%1.0M2.06
    15 November 20242.2M+1.3%1.3M1.75
    31 October 20242.2M+6.9%1.3M1.65
    15 October 20242.1M-7.5%1.0M2.04
    30 September 20242.2M-9.7%1.1M2.04
    13 September 20242.5M+26.2%1.4M1.75
    30 August 20241.9M+0.5%962K2.02
    15 August 20241.9M+0.2%946K2.05
    31 July 20241.9M-29.8%1.4M1.35
    15 July 20242.8M+19.8%980K2.81
    28 June 20242.3M+30.7%1.5M1.52
    14 June 20241.8M+8.5%860K2.05
    31 May 20241.6M-4.9%1.2M1.39
    15 May 20241.7M+19.3%1.9M1.00
    30 April 20241.4M-5.3%1.5M1.00
    15 April 20241.5M-10.0%843K1.79
    28 March 20241.7M-19.7%1.2M1.43
    15 March 20242.1M+7.8%1.2M1.82
    29 February 20241.9M-17.4%1.4M1.42
    15 February 20242.3M+13.4%1.5M1.56
    31 January 20242.1M-4.7%2.0M1.06
    12 January 20242.2M-3.1%900K2.41
    29 December 20232.2M-19.2%787K2.85
    15 December 20232.8M-11.2%1.3M2.08
    30 November 20233.1M+14.1%1.2M2.51
    15 November 20232.7M+2.8%1.2M2.24
    31 October 20232.7M-7.4%1.4M1.87
    13 October 20232.9M-4.3%1.2M2.49
    29 September 20233.0M+10.0%1.1M2.82
    15 September 20232.7M+3.8%1.4M2.01
    31 August 20232.6M+4.1%1.0M2.61
    15 August 20232.5M+7.2%1.2M2.03
    31 July 20232.4M-3.2%1.3M1.77
    14 July 20232.4M+13.9%978K2.49
    30 June 20232.1M+1.5%1.1M1.98
    15 June 20232.1M-14.0%1.1M1.90
    31 May 20232.5M-11.0%1.6M1.57
    15 May 20232.8M-6.3%1.4M1.97
    28 April 20232.9M-17.0%1.5M1.94
    14 April 20233.5M+61.5%2.0M1.78
    31 March 20232.2M-3.6%1.6M1.39
    15 March 20232.3M-15.2%1.7M1.37
    28 February 20232.7M+23.2%2.5M1.06
    15 February 20232.2M-4.8%1.5M1.44
    31 January 20232.3M-11.3%1.7M1.33
    13 January 20232.6M+7.1%931K2.77
    30 December 20222.4M-4.9%957K2.52
    15 December 20222.5M-0.7%1.3M1.91
    30 November 20222.5M-8.5%1.0M2.50
    15 November 20222.8M-18.4%1.4M1.99
    31 October 20223.4M+51.7%2.2M1.55
    14 October 20222.3M-7.8%987K2.28
    30 September 20222.4M-4.4%1.4M1.79
    15 September 20222.6M+16.0%1.5M1.75
    31 August 20222.2M-14.9%1.1M2.01
    15 August 20222.6M-15.1%1.1M2.40
    29 July 20223.0M-7.6%1.3M2.43
    15 July 20223.3M+2.9%1.2M2.75
    30 June 20223.2M-12.8%1.2M2.60
    15 June 20223.7M+10.5%1.1M3.46
    31 May 20223.3M+0.8%1.3M2.48
    13 May 20223.3M+9.6%1.3M2.49
    29 April 20223.0M+0.7%1.6M1.93
    14 April 20223.0M-12.8%1.6M1.89
    31 March 20223.4M-14.2%1.2M2.78
    15 March 20224.0M+0.5%1.6M2.46
    28 February 20224.0M+11.1%1.9M2.08
    15 February 20223.6M+7.9%1.2M2.96
    31 January 20223.3M-4.0%1.5M2.22
    14 January 20223.5M-1.4%1.1M3.29
    31 December 20213.5M-2.5%1.1M3.18
    15 December 20213.6M+3.1%1.4M2.52
    30 November 20213.5M+4.3%1.1M3.24
    15 November 20213.3M+25.4%993K3.36
    29 October 20212.7M-13.3%1.1M2.35
    15 October 20213.1M-8.8%1.3M2.37
    30 September 20213.4M-2.8%1.3M2.52
    15 September 20213.5M+13.7%1.3M2.62
    31 August 20213.1M-4.9%1.1M2.80
    13 August 20213.2M+4.3%1.0M3.20
    30 July 20213.1M-5.2%1.2M2.56
    15 July 20213.2M+14.5%1.6M2.07
    30 June 20212.8M+1.7%1.3M2.18
    15 June 20212.8M+2.1%1.0M2.71
    28 May 20212.7M+3.7%1.1M2.53
    14 May 20212.6M+0.9%912K2.89
    30 April 20212.6M-18.0%1.1M2.38
    15 April 20213.2M+24.9%826K3.85
    31 March 20212.5M+2.8%1.1M2.25
    15 March 20212.5M+3.4%1.2M2.11
    26 February 20212.4M+14.1%1.1M2.14
    12 February 20212.1M-2.7%870K2.42
    29 January 20212.2M-22.1%1.1M1.95
    15 January 20212.8M+5.3%1.1M2.61
    31 December 20202.6M+8.0%910K2.89
    15 December 20202.4M+15.5%1.1M2.16
    30 November 20202.1M+15.9%1.0M2.11
    13 November 20201.8M-6.3%1.4M1.32
    30 October 20201.9M-16.7%1.2M1.65
    15 October 20202.3M-24.5%1.1M2.13
    30 September 20203.1M-2.7%1.1M2.78
    15 September 20203.2M-0.5%1.5M2.07
    31 August 20203.2M-3.5%836K3.82
    14 August 20203.3M+38.9%1.2M2.65
    31 July 20202.4M-5.7%1.5M1.56
    15 July 20202.5M-18.9%1.1M2.32
    30 June 20203.1M+3.4%1.5M2.13
    15 June 20203.0M-9.3%1.4M2.08
    29 May 20203.3M-6.2%1.1M2.91
    15 May 20203.5M-7.6%1.0M3.39
    30 April 20203.8M+6.2%1.7M2.28
    15 April 20203.6M+14.1%1.8M1.99
    31 March 20203.2M-5.6%2.4M1.34
    13 March 20203.4M-8.6%2.3M1.47
    28 February 20203.7M+2.5%1.9M1.92
    14 February 20203.6M+8.0%1.5M2.44
    31 January 20203.3M-9.7%1.6M2.11
    15 January 20203.7M-13.0%1.4M2.62
    31 December 20194.2M+9.0%1.2M3.61
    13 December 20193.9M-8.6%1.6M2.38
    29 November 20194.2M-0.2%1.3M3.26
    15 November 20194.2M+21.9%1.6M2.72
    31 October 20193.5M+0.5%1.9M1.84
    15 October 20193.5M-1.3%1.5M2.26
    30 September 20193.5M-0.6%1.6M2.22
    13 September 20193.5M+2.0%1.5M2.33
    30 August 20193.5M-6.1%1.4M2.50
    15 August 20193.7M+4.8%2.1M1.76
    31 July 20193.5M-18.2%2.4M1.45
    15 July 20194.3M-2.8%1.2M3.50
    28 June 20194.4M-0.8%2.2M2.05
    14 June 20194.5M-1.7%1.5M2.92
    31 May 20194.5M+4.0%1.2M3.72
    15 May 20194.4M+25.6%1.2M3.58
    30 April 20193.5M-7.3%1.5M2.29
    15 April 20193.7M+7.6%1.2M3.14
    29 March 20193.5M-8.4%1.3M2.69
    15 March 20193.8M+1.8%1.5M2.49
    28 February 20193.7M-10.6%1.4M2.73
    15 February 20194.2M+3.8%2.1M2.00
    31 January 20194.0M-50.5%2.2M1.83
    15 January 20198.1M+30.5%2.0M3.97
    31 December 20186.2M-13.7%2.3M2.70
    14 December 20187.2M+14.5%2.6M2.83
    30 November 20186.3M-1.0%2.2M2.92
    15 November 20186.4M-0.2%1.9M3.35
    31 October 20186.4M-0.8%3.1M2.08
    15 October 20186.4M-6.8%2.0M3.18
    28 September 20186.9M-8.9%2.1M3.27
    14 September 20187.6M-2.2%1.7M4.60
    31 August 20187.8M-31.4%1.5M5.33
    15 August 201811.3M+84.5%1.4M7.91
    31 July 20186.1M+5.7%2.1M2.90
    13 July 20185.8M+1.2%1.4M4.03
    29 June 20185.7M-19.4%1.6M3.67
    15 June 20187.1M+4.8%1.7M4.29
    31 May 20186.8M+1.9%1.6M4.21
    15 May 20186.7M+12.2%1.6M4.27
    30 April 20185.9M+9.0%2.3M2.62
    13 April 20185.4M-10.6%2.0M2.70
    29 March 20186.1M+6.8%1.9M3.18
    15 March 20185.7M+9.5%1.7M3.43
    28 February 20185.2M+6.5%1.6M3.25
    15 February 20184.9M+12.6%1.9M2.59
    31 January 20184.3M+8.5%2.2M2.02
    12 January 20184.0M+9.8%1.4M2.82
    29 December 20173.6M1.0M3.48
    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.