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PepsiCo Inc. short interest

27.5M shares of PepsiCo were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (16.8M to 33.3M). Short sellers would need 2.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short27.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+18.0%+64% over a year
Days to cover2.52at 10.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.02%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 (16.8M to 33.3M), and the share price moved -7% 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 202627.5M+18.0%10.9M2.52
    30 September 202623.3M-9.9%10.0M2.34
    15 September 202625.9M+21.5%8.1M3.21
    31 August 202621.3M-9.7%6.8M3.15
    14 August 202623.6M-19.8%6.1M3.84
    31 July 202629.4M-10.0%8.2M3.59
    15 July 202632.6M-2.0%9.9M3.28
    30 June 202633.3M+5.9%10.6M3.16
    15 June 202631.5M+25.4%8.8M3.56
    29 May 202625.1M+0.8%8.5M2.96
    15 May 202624.9M+4.7%5.6M4.45
    30 April 202623.8M+14.5%6.1M3.89
    15 April 202620.8M+1.3%5.4M3.86
    31 March 202620.5M-4.9%6.9M2.97
    13 March 202621.5M+3.3%6.0M3.56
    27 February 202620.8M-29.7%6.8M3.09
    13 February 202629.7M+25.5%11.4M2.61
    30 January 202623.6M+8.7%8.3M2.86
    15 January 202621.7M+0.8%8.4M2.57
    31 December 202521.6M+1.3%7.2M3.00
    15 December 202521.3M+4.1%8.2M2.58
    28 November 202520.4M+5.8%7.4M2.74
    14 November 202519.3M+13.9%7.0M2.76
    31 October 202516.9M+1.1%6.0M2.85
    15 October 202516.8M-8.7%8.1M2.07
    30 September 202518.4M-8.6%7.7M2.40
    15 September 202520.1M-10.3%8.3M2.41
    29 August 202522.4M-0.1%8.4M2.66
    15 August 202522.4M+1.6%6.9M3.23
    31 July 202522.1M+1.1%10.7M2.06
    15 July 202521.8M+2.4%8.4M2.61
    30 June 202521.3M+30.1%13.5M1.58
    13 June 202516.4M-12.6%8.8M1.87
    30 May 202518.8M-9.8%9.3M2.02
    15 May 202520.8M-4.7%7.6M2.75
    30 April 202521.8M+10.3%8.6M2.54
    15 April 202519.8M+5.0%9.1M2.17
    31 March 202518.8M-1.0%6.9M2.74
    14 March 202519.0M-9.0%7.9M2.41
    28 February 202520.9M+16.0%8.0M2.61
    14 February 202518.0M+6.1%7.4M2.44
    31 January 202517.0M-22.9%5.9M2.86
    15 January 202522.1M+9.9%7.3M3.04
    31 December 202420.1M-4.0%7.2M2.79
    13 December 202420.9M+7.0%6.2M3.36
    29 November 202419.5M+10.6%5.7M3.42
    15 November 202417.7M-5.0%5.5M3.23
    31 October 202418.6M+6.8%4.7M3.94
    15 October 202417.4M-2.8%5.7M3.03
    30 September 202417.9M-0.5%6.3M2.82
    13 September 202418.0M-3.8%5.1M3.56
    30 August 202418.7M+16.1%4.8M3.92
    15 August 202416.1M-3.6%5.1M3.13
    31 July 202416.7M-10.6%5.4M3.08
    15 July 202418.7M-4.8%5.6M3.34
    28 June 202419.7M-0.2%5.7M3.47
    14 June 202419.7M+17.7%5.7M3.47
    31 May 202416.7M+2.7%4.7M3.57
    15 May 202416.3M+4.6%3.8M4.32
    30 April 202415.6M-0.6%6.0M2.59
    15 April 202415.7M-5.1%4.8M3.30
    28 March 202416.5M-4.4%5.6M2.95
    15 March 202417.3M+6.2%7.0M2.47
    29 February 202416.3M+13.2%5.6M2.91
    15 February 202414.4M+0.4%6.6M2.17
    31 January 202414.3M-8.2%5.2M2.78
    12 January 202415.6M-1.5%5.3M2.97
    29 December 202315.8M-1.8%3.9M4.07
    15 December 202316.1M+2.0%6.5M2.48
    30 November 202315.8M+2.5%4.4M3.56
    15 November 202315.4M+7.0%5.4M2.84
    31 October 202314.4M-5.5%5.8M2.48
    13 October 202315.3M+13.0%7.8M1.96
    29 September 202313.5M+5.2%4.5M3.03
    15 September 202312.8M+14.5%5.1M2.51
    31 August 202311.2M+3.8%4.3M2.61
    15 August 202310.8M-3.3%3.7M2.92
    31 July 202311.2M+4.5%5.7M1.97
    14 July 202310.7M+2.9%5.3M2.02
    30 June 202310.4M-5.4%5.6M1.87
    15 June 202311.0M+13.8%4.1M2.68
    31 May 20239.6M-24.3%6.2M1.56
    15 May 202312.7M+7.1%3.4M3.73
    28 April 202311.9M+4.1%3.9M3.07
    14 April 202311.4M+5.6%3.4M3.34
    31 March 202310.8M-6.6%4.4M2.45
    15 March 202311.6M+3.2%4.9M2.36
    28 February 202311.2M+5.7%4.3M2.63
    15 February 202310.6M+9.3%5.7M1.87
    31 January 20239.7M+3.3%4.9M1.99
    13 January 20239.4M-3.3%4.2M2.25
    30 December 20229.7M-15.5%4.5M2.14
    15 December 202211.5M+6.7%4.6M2.48
    30 November 202210.8M+6.9%4.6M2.36
    15 November 202210.1M+7.1%4.8M2.09
    31 October 20229.4M+7.9%5.3M1.78
    14 October 20228.7M-18.7%5.7M1.54
    30 September 202210.7M-8.4%5.5M1.94
    15 September 202211.7M+19.2%5.3M2.23
    31 August 20229.8M+13.4%3.7M2.66
    15 August 20228.7M-10.8%3.5M2.45
    29 July 20229.7M-10.3%3.7M2.64
    15 July 202210.8M-0.5%4.5M2.40
    30 June 202210.9M-8.7%5.7M1.91
    15 June 202211.9M+19.8%4.7M2.54
    31 May 202210.0M+2.4%6.7M1.49
    13 May 20229.7M-9.3%6.1M1.59
    29 April 202210.7M+11.5%5.2M2.06
    14 April 20229.6M-7.7%4.2M2.31
    31 March 202210.4M+11.8%5.3M1.98
    15 March 20229.3M+11.8%5.8M1.61
    28 February 20228.3M-10.2%6.1M1.36
    15 February 20229.3M-10.2%5.8M1.61
    31 January 202210.3M-6.9%6.6M1.57
    14 January 202211.1M-9.3%5.1M2.16
    31 December 202112.2M+1.0%4.2M2.95
    15 December 202112.1M+15.2%5.1M2.39
    30 November 202110.5M-11.1%4.3M2.47
    15 November 202111.8M+8.0%3.5M3.37
    29 October 202111.0M-1.8%3.6M3.02
    15 October 202111.2M-1.7%4.3M2.59
    30 September 202111.4M-3.1%4.5M2.53
    15 September 202111.7M+26.2%3.4M3.43
    31 August 20219.3M+5.5%3.7M2.54
    13 August 20218.8M-4.6%3.1M2.83
    30 July 20219.2M-3.1%4.2M2.21
    15 July 20219.5M-0.8%4.9M1.93
    30 June 20219.6M-2.8%5.1M1.87
    15 June 20219.9M+8.4%4.6M2.13
    28 May 20219.1M-13.6%4.4M2.08
    14 May 202110.5M+9.1%4.8M2.22
    30 April 20219.7M-3.5%4.9M1.98
    15 April 202110.0M-17.2%4.6M2.16
    31 March 202112.1M+5.0%6.4M1.88
    15 March 202111.5M+14.8%6.6M1.75
    26 February 202110.0M+6.8%4.5M2.23
    12 February 20219.4M-7.2%4.1M2.27
    29 January 202110.1M+7.2%4.4M2.28
    15 January 20219.4M-4.2%4.3M2.18
    31 December 20209.8M+13.5%3.2M3.07
    15 December 20208.7M+8.9%3.5M2.44
    30 November 20208.0M-1.6%3.0M2.64
    13 November 20208.1M-7.3%3.6M2.26
    30 October 20208.7M-3.5%3.2M2.75
    15 October 20209.1M+8.2%4.1M2.18
    30 September 20208.4M+11.4%4.7M1.78
    15 September 20207.5M+20.0%4.1M1.83
    31 August 20206.3M-13.5%3.2M1.97
    14 August 20207.2M-26.9%2.8M2.61
    31 July 20209.9M+13.8%3.4M2.88
    15 July 20208.7M-1.4%4.4M1.96
    30 June 20208.8M-1.9%4.4M2.02
    15 June 20209.0M-23.1%5.6M1.60
    29 May 202011.7M+0.1%5.3M2.20
    15 May 202011.7M+11.0%4.1M2.83
    30 April 202010.5M-9.4%4.4M2.38
    15 April 202011.6M+10.8%5.4M2.16
    31 March 202010.5M-12.2%10.4M1.01
    13 March 202012.0M+9.1%7.5M1.59
    28 February 202011.0M-11.0%6.3M1.74
    14 February 202012.3M-1.7%3.5M3.57
    31 January 202012.5M-9.1%3.9M3.25
    15 January 202013.8M+3.3%3.7M3.69
    31 December 201913.3M+2.3%3.9M3.45
    13 December 201913.0M+12.1%3.3M3.90
    29 November 201911.6M+11.8%3.3M3.48
    15 November 201910.4M+7.9%3.1M3.31
    31 October 20199.6M-4.8%3.0M3.26
    15 October 201910.1M-3.3%4.3M2.33
    30 September 201910.5M+19.3%3.9M2.67
    13 September 20198.8M-13.7%4.0M2.22
    30 August 201910.2M+4.8%3.8M2.70
    15 August 20199.7M-3.8%4.9M1.97
    31 July 201910.1M+5.2%4.3M2.34
    15 July 20199.6M-6.0%4.5M2.15
    28 June 201910.2M+0.5%4.8M2.13
    14 June 201910.1M-8.6%4.1M2.50
    31 May 201911.1M+25.6%4.4M2.53
    15 May 20198.8M+8.0%3.6M2.44
    30 April 20198.2M-10.2%4.6M1.78
    15 April 20199.1M-11.3%3.7M2.46
    29 March 201910.3M-7.3%5.7M1.82
    15 March 201911.1M+34.4%6.3M1.77
    28 February 20198.2M+4.8%4.9M1.69
    15 February 20197.9M+5.0%5.3M1.49
    31 January 20197.5M-8.6%4.9M1.52
    15 January 20198.2M-21.4%6.1M1.33
    31 December 201810.4M+1.8%6.4M1.63
    14 December 201810.2M+22.0%5.7M1.80
    30 November 20188.4M+3.8%4.0M2.11
    15 November 20188.1M+0.0%4.6M1.76
    31 October 20188.1M-21.7%5.5M1.48
    15 October 201810.3M+31.9%4.9M2.12
    28 September 20187.8M+4.0%4.1M1.90
    14 September 20187.5M-3.6%3.8M2.00
    31 August 20187.8M-30.1%3.8M2.06
    15 August 201811.2M-20.4%4.8M2.35
    31 July 201814.0M+62.2%7.6M1.85
    13 July 20188.7M-13.2%6.3M1.36
    29 June 201810.0M-20.0%5.4M1.85
    15 June 201812.5M+40.6%5.4M2.32
    31 May 20188.9M+30.2%6.5M1.36
    15 May 20186.8M-13.9%5.1M1.35
    30 April 20187.9M+5.1%5.7M1.38
    13 April 20187.5M+15.4%3.6M2.12
    29 March 20186.5M-24.3%4.8M1.37
    15 March 20188.6M-1.8%4.5M1.90
    28 February 20188.8M+1.7%5.1M1.73
    15 February 20188.6M+0.5%5.2M1.67
    31 January 20188.6M+13.5%4.4M1.96
    12 January 20187.6M+0.6%4.0M1.89
    29 December 20177.5M2.9M2.57
    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.