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Realty Income Corp. short interest

38.4M shares of Realty Income were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (24.7M to 47.2M). Short sellers would need 4.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short38.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-9.4%-1% over a year
Days to cover4.29at 9.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.04%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 (24.7M to 47.2M), and the share price moved -1% 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 202638.4M-9.4%9.0M4.29
    30 September 202642.4M+3.8%10.5M4.05
    15 September 202640.8M-0.5%6.1M6.71
    31 August 202641.0M+8.5%5.0M8.24
    14 August 202637.8M-16.6%5.9M6.37
    31 July 202645.3M+13.1%4.7M9.66
    15 July 202640.0M-8.0%5.5M7.24
    30 June 202643.5M+16.5%7.0M6.19
    15 June 202637.3M-3.4%6.3M5.90
    29 May 202638.6M+12.8%5.8M6.64
    15 May 202634.2M+2.7%6.1M5.57
    30 April 202633.3M+8.4%5.1M6.54
    15 April 202630.8M+7.9%5.3M5.78
    31 March 202628.5M+15.5%6.3M4.54
    13 March 202624.7M-16.8%6.4M3.85
    27 February 202629.7M+9.3%7.1M4.19
    13 February 202627.1M-18.5%7.0M3.86
    30 January 202633.3M+3.9%6.4M5.18
    15 January 202632.1M-15.9%6.7M4.80
    31 December 202538.1M-16.5%6.5M5.86
    15 December 202545.7M-3.3%6.1M7.50
    28 November 202547.2M+16.5%6.1M7.72
    14 November 202540.5M-8.2%6.8M5.91
    31 October 202544.1M+13.9%5.1M8.61
    15 October 202538.7M+0.8%4.7M8.18
    30 September 202538.4M-0.9%6.3M6.05
    15 September 202538.8M+11.0%4.8M8.11
    29 August 202535.0M+14.2%5.8M6.05
    15 August 202530.6M-11.5%4.9M6.23
    31 July 202534.6M+8.5%4.6M7.57
    15 July 202531.9M+5.5%5.8M5.47
    30 June 202530.2M+27.3%6.9M4.40
    13 June 202523.7M-17.7%4.8M4.95
    30 May 202528.8M+22.3%4.9M5.86
    15 May 202523.6M-15.6%5.6M4.21
    30 April 202527.9M+30.6%4.8M5.81
    15 April 202521.4M+4.8%8.3M2.56
    31 March 202520.4M+2.9%5.6M3.64
    14 March 202519.8M-3.5%6.7M2.95
    28 February 202520.5M+40.5%6.0M3.40
    14 February 202514.6M-21.6%4.1M3.53
    31 January 202518.6M+24.3%4.7M3.95
    15 January 202515.0M+1.9%5.1M2.94
    31 December 202414.7M-1.1%6.6M2.22
    13 December 202414.8M-20.7%4.4M3.35
    29 November 202418.7M+21.4%3.8M4.92
    15 November 202415.4M-16.2%5.9M2.61
    31 October 202418.4M+12.8%4.5M4.08
    15 October 202416.3M-15.3%3.9M4.15
    30 September 202419.3M+6.0%5.6M3.46
    13 September 202418.2M+13.4%3.8M4.75
    30 August 202416.0M-1.0%3.9M4.11
    15 August 202416.2M-10.0%6.5M2.48
    31 July 202418.0M+1.5%4.4M4.06
    15 July 202417.7M-5.4%4.3M4.17
    28 June 202418.7M+23.5%6.4M2.95
    14 June 202415.2M-11.3%4.4M3.46
    31 May 202417.1M+20.7%5.4M3.14
    15 May 202414.2M+7.0%6.0M2.38
    30 April 202413.2M+15.7%6.1M2.18
    15 April 202411.5M+1.3%5.2M2.22
    28 March 202411.3M+12.4%6.0M1.89
    15 March 202410.1M-19.4%6.7M1.50
    29 February 202412.5M+3.0%6.1M2.05
    15 February 202412.1M-2.9%6.5M1.86
    31 January 202412.5M-45.7%11.2M1.11
    12 January 202423.0M+8.7%6.2M3.70
    29 December 202321.1M-21.8%5.9M3.57
    15 December 202327.0M+39.7%8.9M3.05
    30 November 202319.3M+0.6%5.9M3.29
    15 November 202319.2M+96.2%6.6M2.90
    31 October 20239.8M-5.1%8.3M1.18
    13 October 202310.3M-8.5%4.9M2.12
    29 September 202311.3M-23.6%5.7M1.99
    15 September 202314.8M-12.4%6.1M2.43
    31 August 202316.9M+18.9%6.1M2.79
    15 August 202314.2M+4.2%5.0M2.86
    31 July 202313.6M-17.4%4.5M3.02
    14 July 202316.5M+24.7%4.4M3.70
    30 June 202313.2M-61.7%6.1M2.16
    15 June 202334.5M+17.5%4.0M8.58
    31 May 202329.3M+16.4%4.0M7.32
    15 May 202325.2M+3.3%2.6M9.60
    28 April 202324.4M+4.6%3.0M8.11
    14 April 202323.3M+7.0%4.4M5.26
    31 March 202321.8M+31.6%4.0M5.48
    15 March 202316.6M+25.5%4.2M3.92
    28 February 202313.2M+1.9%3.5M3.74
    15 February 202312.9M-14.7%2.8M4.56
    31 January 202315.2M+10.9%3.1M4.90
    13 January 202313.7M+2.7%3.8M3.61
    30 December 202213.3M-29.6%4.0M3.33
    15 December 202218.9M-4.9%4.5M4.17
    30 November 202219.9M-32.2%4.1M4.90
    15 November 202229.3M+3.0%3.7M8.04
    31 October 202228.5M+10.7%4.3M6.62
    14 October 202225.7M-3.6%3.7M6.96
    30 September 202226.7M+24.7%5.9M4.55
    15 September 202221.4M+9.4%4.6M4.71
    31 August 202219.6M+14.6%3.8M5.20
    15 August 202217.1M-1.7%2.9M5.93
    29 July 202217.4M-14.5%2.5M6.82
    15 July 202220.3M+30.2%3.2M6.30
    30 June 202215.6M-7.9%5.1M3.08
    15 June 202217.0M-14.4%4.0M4.27
    31 May 202219.8M+73.9%4.6M4.28
    13 May 202211.4M-3.9%4.3M2.65
    29 April 202211.9M-6.4%3.5M3.40
    14 April 202212.7M+6.8%2.9M4.37
    31 March 202211.9M+10.4%3.9M3.06
    15 March 202210.7M-7.1%4.6M2.34
    28 February 202211.6M+16.4%4.6M2.52
    15 February 20229.9M-20.5%3.1M3.18
    31 January 202212.5M+4.2%4.2M2.96
    14 January 202212.0M+9.6%3.2M3.73
    31 December 202110.9M-13.3%4.0M2.76
    15 December 202112.6M+5.4%5.0M2.54
    30 November 202112.0M-15.1%5.2M2.29
    15 November 202114.1M-52.5%3.7M3.80
    29 October 202129.7M+13.7%8.6M3.46
    15 October 202126.1M-8.2%3.5M7.40
    30 September 202128.4M+8.9%4.3M6.54
    15 September 202126.1M-1.1%4.2M6.19
    31 August 202126.4M+11.9%3.0M8.74
    13 August 202123.6M-4.6%2.5M9.42
    30 July 202124.7M+10.7%3.1M8.01
    15 July 202122.3M+0.9%3.3M6.72
    30 June 202122.1M+13.7%4.2M5.28
    15 June 202119.5M+15.6%3.3M5.86
    28 May 202116.8M+10.8%3.1M5.45
    14 May 202115.2M+26.9%3.3M4.60
    30 April 202112.0M+0.3%2.5M4.70
    15 April 202111.9M+7.3%2.0M5.94
    31 March 202111.1M+10.8%3.1M3.57
    15 March 202110.0M-5.1%3.1M3.29
    26 February 202110.6M+11.5%2.8M3.84
    12 February 20219.5M+1.4%2.0M4.72
    29 January 20219.4M+0.7%2.6M3.55
    15 January 20219.3M+9.3%4.0M2.35
    31 December 20208.5M+1.6%2.1M3.97
    15 December 20208.4M-2.3%2.5M3.32
    30 November 20208.6M-10.9%2.5M3.41
    13 November 20209.6M-8.3%2.8M3.43
    30 October 202010.5M-3.1%1.8M5.73
    15 October 202010.8M+8.0%1.7M6.21
    30 September 202010.0M-7.6%2.3M4.31
    15 September 202010.9M+3.4%2.0M5.47
    31 August 202010.5M+5.5%1.6M6.67
    14 August 202010.0M-1.9%1.8M5.41
    31 July 202010.1M-2.5%1.6M6.48
    15 July 202010.4M-11.9%1.6M6.36
    30 June 202011.8M+24.8%3.8M3.13
    15 June 20209.5M-6.8%2.8M3.38
    29 May 202010.1M+18.7%2.8M3.68
    15 May 20208.6M-7.3%2.7M3.15
    30 April 20209.2M+2.1%2.4M3.77
    15 April 20209.0M+11.1%3.9M2.32
    31 March 20208.1M-1.2%5.2M1.55
    13 March 20208.2M-15.1%3.3M2.50
    28 February 20209.7M-1.4%4.3M2.24
    14 February 20209.8M-1.7%1.4M7.21
    31 January 202010.0M+9.3%1.7M5.90
    15 January 20209.1M-0.5%1.6M5.71
    31 December 20199.2M-3.3%1.8M5.21
    13 December 20199.5M-1.9%1.6M5.83
    29 November 20199.7M-13.0%1.8M5.46
    15 November 201911.1M-10.4%2.2M5.10
    31 October 201912.4M+16.8%1.6M7.89
    15 October 201910.6M-2.9%1.5M7.34
    30 September 201911.0M+20.7%1.7M6.60
    13 September 20199.1M+0.2%1.9M4.86
    30 August 20199.1M-2.1%1.1M8.06
    15 August 20199.3M-0.8%1.6M5.76
    31 July 20199.3M+1.6%1.5M6.33
    15 July 20199.2M-9.8%1.5M6.14
    28 June 201910.2M-0.1%2.3M4.43
    14 June 201910.2M+2.0%1.5M6.61
    31 May 201910.0M+3.0%1.7M5.88
    15 May 20199.7M-18.9%3.5M2.78
    30 April 201912.0M-4.1%1.5M7.89
    15 April 201912.5M-7.7%1.6M7.83
    29 March 201913.5M+3.4%1.9M7.10
    15 March 201913.1M-11.0%1.9M6.82
    28 February 201914.7M-5.9%2.0M7.31
    15 February 201915.6M-2.1%1.9M8.33
    31 January 201915.9M-0.5%2.2M7.16
    15 January 201916.0M-8.8%2.2M7.36
    31 December 201817.6M+6.2%2.7M6.61
    14 December 201816.5M-4.8%2.6M6.33
    30 November 201817.4M-1.9%2.2M7.99
    15 November 201817.7M-10.4%2.0M9.05
    31 October 201819.7M-2.1%2.7M7.37
    15 October 201820.2M+7.6%3.0M6.68
    28 September 201818.7M+1.7%2.2M8.50
    14 September 201818.4M+0.0%1.4M13.22
    31 August 201818.4M+3.0%1.1M16.28
    15 August 201817.9M-5.7%1.4M12.33
    31 July 201819.0M+5.3%1.7M10.84
    13 July 201818.0M-1.6%1.7M10.76
    29 June 201818.3M-11.2%2.5M7.26
    15 June 201820.6M-2.2%1.8M11.24
    31 May 201821.0M-2.2%1.8M11.59
    15 May 201821.5M-6.2%1.7M12.82
    30 April 201822.9M-2.3%1.7M13.76
    13 April 201823.4M-1.7%1.5M15.86
    29 March 201823.8M-3.2%2.0M11.90
    15 March 201824.6M-0.6%1.7M14.34
    28 February 201824.8M+0.4%3.0M8.21
    15 February 201824.7M+11.5%3.5M6.96
    31 January 201822.1M+3.8%2.0M11.19
    12 January 201821.3M+1.3%1.9M11.00
    29 December 201721.0M1.3M15.68
    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.