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Pure Cycle Corp. short interest

453K shares of Pure Cycle were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (296K to 487K). Short sellers would need 7.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short453Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.1%+51% over a year
Days to cover7.44at 61K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.88%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 top of its range over the last year (296K to 487K), and the share price moved -3% 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 2026453K-3.1%61K7.44
    30 September 2026467K-4.0%102K4.57
    15 September 2026487K+2.3%80K6.10
    31 August 2026476K+3.8%83K5.70
    14 August 2026458K+6.9%91K5.05
    31 July 2026429K+4.2%52K8.18
    15 July 2026411K-0.6%61K6.71
    30 June 2026414K+9.2%79K5.24
    15 June 2026379K+4.3%51K7.49
    29 May 2026363K+3.5%77K4.74
    15 May 2026351K-0.3%43K8.12
    30 April 2026352K-4.2%41K8.63
    15 April 2026367K+2.2%75K4.88
    31 March 2026359K+7.0%68K5.27
    13 March 2026336K+13.5%46K7.23
    27 February 2026296K-0.9%46K6.49
    13 February 2026298K-3.6%77K3.87
    30 January 2026310K-5.1%50K6.24
    15 January 2026326K-2.5%36K8.97
    31 December 2025334K-6.6%41K8.22
    15 December 2025358K+4.1%45K7.88
    28 November 2025344K+1.5%49K7.08
    14 November 2025339K+12.2%48K6.99
    31 October 2025302K+0.6%66K4.55
    15 October 2025300K-1.5%52K5.77
    30 September 2025305K-0.0%41K7.40
    15 September 2025305K+8.7%41K7.46
    29 August 2025280K-0.7%32K8.81
    15 August 2025282K+11.5%36K7.90
    31 July 2025253K-7.1%51K4.94
    15 July 2025272K+1.0%49K5.54
    30 June 2025270K-0.3%47K5.68
    13 June 2025271K+6.6%36K7.60
    30 May 2025254K+13.4%39K6.44
    15 May 2025224K+6.6%96K2.34
    30 April 2025210K+11.7%79K2.65
    15 April 2025188K-16.4%54K3.46
    31 March 2025225K+12.7%37K6.03
    14 March 2025199K+3.5%38K5.27
    28 February 2025193K-15.2%29K6.53
    14 February 2025227K-2.3%35K6.48
    31 January 2025232K-6.6%40K5.87
    15 January 2025249K-7.8%54K4.65
    31 December 2024270K-3.0%52K5.21
    13 December 2024278K-2.7%44K6.29
    29 November 2024286K-1.5%48K5.97
    15 November 2024290K-5.2%61K4.73
    31 October 2024306K-4.4%22K14.19
    15 October 2024320K+3.3%26K12.39
    30 September 2024310K-0.0%54K5.69
    13 September 2024310K-1.7%24K12.85
    30 August 2024315K+4.0%26K12.07
    15 August 2024303K-3.2%55K5.50
    31 July 2024313K-0.7%62K5.06
    15 July 2024315K+0.0%80K3.96
    28 June 2024315K+8.7%154K2.05
    14 June 2024290K+8.2%42K6.85
    31 May 2024268K+0.6%55K4.87
    15 May 2024266K-1.7%42K6.29
    30 April 2024271K+2.7%49K5.53
    15 April 2024264K+10.9%70K3.79
    28 March 2024238K-8.7%30K8.04
    15 March 2024260K+11.2%50K5.25
    29 February 2024234K+15.0%53K4.45
    15 February 2024204K+1.4%60K3.42
    31 January 2024201K-0.6%32K6.22
    12 January 2024202K-1.5%41K4.95
    29 December 2023205K+6.6%51K4.02
    15 December 2023192K+5.1%48K4.03
    30 November 2023183K+2.1%55K3.33
    15 November 2023179K+10.7%43K4.13
    31 October 2023162K-3.0%40K4.06
    13 October 2023167K-6.7%56K2.97
    29 September 2023179K+1.4%74K2.41
    15 September 2023176K-9.4%53K3.34
    31 August 2023195K-6.8%38K5.06
    15 August 2023209K-7.1%32K6.53
    31 July 2023225K-18.3%75K3.01
    14 July 2023275K+14.6%58K4.75
    30 June 2023240K+3.1%102K2.36
    15 June 2023233K-5.5%56K4.14
    31 May 2023246K-5.5%37K6.59
    15 May 2023261K-13.7%77K3.40
    28 April 2023302K+9.0%67K4.50
    14 April 2023277K-8.1%61K4.58
    31 March 2023302K-1.1%126K2.39
    15 March 2023305K+29.0%98K3.12
    28 February 2023236K+13.6%91K2.58
    15 February 2023208K-2.4%91K2.29
    31 January 2023213K-34.0%85K2.52
    13 January 2023323K-1.2%98K3.30
    30 December 2022327K+63.7%74K4.41
    15 December 2022200K-12.7%131K1.53
    30 November 2022229K-9.6%106K2.15
    15 November 2022253K-19.1%86K2.95
    31 October 2022313K-21.0%141K2.23
    14 October 2022396K+13.0%73K5.43
    30 September 2022351K-8.5%78K4.53
    15 September 2022383K+1.1%45K8.44
    31 August 2022379K+0.4%31K12.23
    15 August 2022378K+5.4%33K11.36
    29 July 2022358K-4.2%39K9.11
    15 July 2022374K-5.5%56K6.63
    30 June 2022396K-14.2%115K3.45
    15 June 2022462K-5.0%81K5.70
    31 May 2022486K-0.1%74K6.52
    13 May 2022486K+20.8%106K4.59
    29 April 2022402K+18.3%99K4.07
    14 April 2022340K-1.0%115K2.96
    31 March 2022344K-8.1%123K2.79
    15 March 2022374K+13.1%60K6.25
    28 February 2022330K+10.5%59K5.59
    15 February 2022299K+18.3%74K4.02
    31 January 2022253K+18.5%95K2.65
    14 January 2022213K+6.2%72K2.98
    31 December 2021201K-8.4%83K2.43
    15 December 2021219K-24.7%54K4.06
    30 November 2021291K-2.9%55K5.32
    15 November 2021300K-5.1%50K6.04
    29 October 2021316K+7.3%44K7.26
    15 October 2021294K-3.3%130K2.27
    30 September 2021304K-25.6%140K2.17
    15 September 2021409K+20.6%98K4.17
    31 August 2021339K+15.2%68K5.01
    13 August 2021294K-1.8%40K7.35
    30 July 2021300K-3.2%84K3.55
    15 July 2021310K+3.3%70K4.40
    30 June 2021300K-25.3%151K1.98
    15 June 2021401K-1.6%59K6.83
    28 May 2021408K+11.3%49K8.37
    14 May 2021366K+3.3%84K4.36
    30 April 2021355K-5.7%74K4.79
    15 April 2021376K-0.2%133K2.83
    31 March 2021377K-9.6%210K1.80
    15 March 2021417K+2.8%102K4.07
    26 February 2021405K+4.8%66K6.11
    12 February 2021387K-1.8%55K7.10
    29 January 2021394K-3.7%72K5.45
    15 January 2021409K-1.4%95K4.30
    31 December 2020414K-0.0%70K5.89
    15 December 2020414K-0.2%46K9.10
    30 November 2020415K-0.5%71K5.88
    13 November 2020418K+3.3%49K8.51
    30 October 2020404K-5.1%68K5.97
    15 October 2020426K-4.7%45K9.55
    30 September 2020447K+7.1%87K5.16
    15 September 2020417K+11.2%82K5.06
    31 August 2020375K+5.7%75K5.01
    14 August 2020355K-2.3%49K7.24
    31 July 2020363K-4.5%64K5.71
    15 July 2020380K+47.1%77K4.96
    30 June 2020259K+10.7%125K2.08
    15 June 2020233K-5.3%82K2.86
    29 May 2020246K-8.4%74K3.31
    15 May 2020269K+11.7%97K2.79
    30 April 2020241K+3.7%120K2.01
    15 April 2020232K+9.0%81K2.87
    31 March 2020213K+10.0%113K1.88
    13 March 2020194K+34.4%67K2.88
    28 February 2020144K+18.5%86K1.67
    14 February 2020122K-6.3%75K1.63
    31 January 2020130K-11.3%116K1.12
    15 January 2020146K-3.0%60K2.44
    31 December 2019151K-0.3%28K5.36
    13 December 2019151K-9.6%34K4.42
    29 November 2019167K+7.3%49K3.40
    15 November 2019156K-13.7%37K4.23
    31 October 2019181K-8.9%29K6.31
    15 October 2019198K-5.6%24K8.22
    30 September 2019210K+16.1%44K4.79
    13 September 2019181K+11.4%24K7.67
    30 August 2019163K+6.6%22K7.28
    15 August 2019153K+11.6%19K7.98
    31 July 2019137K+0.0%16K8.36
    15 July 2019137K+5.9%27K4.99
    28 June 2019129K+21.9%48K2.70
    14 June 2019106K+10.0%20K5.25
    31 May 201996K+6.1%13K7.19
    15 May 201991K+2.9%13K6.93
    30 April 201988K-21.2%16K5.42
    15 April 2019112K-4.8%15K7.45
    29 March 2019118K+5.0%25K4.71
    15 March 2019112K-3.5%24K4.70
    28 February 2019116K-3.8%17K6.65
    15 February 2019121K+3.9%16K7.67
    31 January 2019116K+12.9%19K6.17
    15 January 2019103K-16.1%17K6.06
    31 December 2018122K-8.8%35K3.49
    14 December 2018134K-4.4%17K7.89
    30 November 2018140K+4.8%15K9.45
    15 November 2018134K+0.2%19K7.15
    31 October 2018134K-9.8%27K4.96
    15 October 2018148K-11.4%30K4.92
    28 September 2018167K+18.2%29K5.79
    14 September 2018142K+1.6%38K3.77
    31 August 2018139K-8.4%24K5.81
    15 August 2018152K+5.8%15K10.11
    31 July 2018144K+12.4%23K6.13
    13 July 2018128K-5.1%32K3.97
    29 June 2018135K-25.8%68K1.97
    15 June 2018182K-8.3%19K9.50
    31 May 2018198K-6.4%17K11.67
    15 May 2018212K-2.6%14K15.28
    30 April 2018217K-8.5%16K13.85
    13 April 2018238K-5.7%20K11.95
    29 March 2018252K-25.1%46K5.44
    15 March 2018336K+11.5%51K6.54
    28 February 2018302K-21.3%40K7.60
    15 February 2018383K+6.9%40K9.65
    31 January 2018359K-8.0%28K13.00
    12 January 2018390K-7.9%22K17.90
    29 December 2017423K33K12.96
    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.