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Progressive Corp. short interest

7.1M shares of Progressive were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.0M to 9.6M). Short sellers would need 2.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.8%+10% over a year
Days to cover2.34at 3.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.22%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 (6.0M to 9.6M), 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 20267.1M+3.8%3.0M2.34
    30 September 20266.8M+8.7%3.7M1.86
    15 September 20266.3M+3.7%1.8M3.39
    31 August 20266.0M+1.0%2.3M2.60
    14 August 20266.0M-26.0%2.1M2.80
    31 July 20268.1M-16.0%3.0M2.72
    15 July 20269.6M+23.3%3.2M2.99
    30 June 20267.8M+2.0%4.6M1.68
    15 June 20267.6M+7.7%2.9M2.64
    29 May 20267.1M+2.0%3.6M1.97
    15 May 20267.0M-2.1%2.7M2.62
    30 April 20267.1M-10.8%2.4M2.98
    15 April 20268.0M+9.3%2.8M2.82
    31 March 20267.3M+10.1%3.3M2.19
    13 March 20266.6M-8.5%3.0M2.22
    27 February 20267.2M+6.9%3.0M2.40
    13 February 20266.8M-0.0%3.7M1.81
    30 January 20266.8M+0.1%4.2M1.60
    15 January 20266.8M+1.4%3.7M1.82
    31 December 20256.7M+5.5%3.1M2.19
    15 December 20256.3M-5.1%2.9M2.18
    28 November 20256.7M+10.2%3.3M2.05
    14 November 20256.0M-1.0%3.7M1.64
    31 October 20256.1M-5.3%4.1M1.47
    15 October 20256.5M+4.0%3.5M1.82
    30 September 20256.2M-9.0%3.1M1.98
    15 September 20256.8M+9.6%2.3M2.91
    29 August 20256.2M-6.8%2.7M2.32
    15 August 20256.7M-5.0%3.0M2.26
    31 July 20257.0M+12.3%3.8M1.87
    15 July 20256.3M+3.2%3.9M1.60
    30 June 20256.1M-4.1%5.0M1.22
    13 June 20256.3M-7.6%3.1M2.01
    30 May 20256.8M+0.1%2.8M2.47
    15 May 20256.8M+10.0%2.5M2.70
    30 April 20256.2M-5.6%2.7M2.32
    15 April 20256.6M+11.9%4.4M1.49
    31 March 20255.9M-13.2%4.1M1.43
    14 March 20256.8M+4.9%3.0M2.30
    28 February 20256.5M+1.1%3.0M2.15
    14 February 20256.4M+18.0%2.1M3.03
    31 January 20255.4M-11.9%2.7M2.02
    15 January 20256.2M+9.6%2.7M2.30
    31 December 20245.6M+12.6%2.3M2.46
    13 December 20245.0M+14.9%3.0M1.65
    29 November 20244.3M+1.5%2.4M1.82
    15 November 20244.3M-16.3%2.4M1.77
    31 October 20245.1M-4.5%2.0M2.62
    15 October 20245.4M+13.0%2.1M2.53
    30 September 20244.7M-8.0%2.4M1.96
    13 September 20245.1M-3.9%2.3M2.20
    30 August 20245.4M+16.1%2.1M2.61
    15 August 20244.6M-8.3%2.4M1.91
    31 July 20245.0M+7.9%2.8M1.82
    15 July 20244.7M+1.1%2.2M2.13
    28 June 20244.6M-11.7%2.9M1.58
    14 June 20245.2M-8.5%2.4M2.18
    31 May 20245.7M+19.6%2.7M2.15
    15 May 20244.8M+9.2%2.2M2.12
    30 April 20244.4M+3.1%2.9M1.53
    15 April 20244.2M-3.3%3.0M1.40
    28 March 20244.4M-4.4%2.9M1.53
    15 March 20244.6M+9.2%3.0M1.51
    29 February 20244.2M-8.1%2.5M1.71
    15 February 20244.6M+19.3%2.2M2.12
    31 January 20243.8M-3.1%2.6M1.48
    12 January 20244.0M+11.0%1.9M2.09
    29 December 20233.6M-4.6%1.6M2.28
    15 December 20233.7M-8.9%2.9M1.27
    30 November 20234.1M-7.7%2.0M2.07
    15 November 20234.4M+2.3%2.7M1.65
    31 October 20234.3M+8.6%2.6M1.69
    13 October 20234.0M+4.1%2.6M1.54
    29 September 20233.8M+2.7%2.1M1.86
    15 September 20233.7M+12.1%2.2M1.68
    31 August 20233.3M-23.8%2.3M1.44
    15 August 20234.4M+5.1%2.3M1.90
    31 July 20234.2M+20.4%3.4M1.24
    14 July 20233.5M+12.3%4.2M1.00
    30 June 20233.1M+15.5%2.2M1.43
    15 June 20232.7M-19.5%2.1M1.25
    31 May 20233.3M-2.6%3.6M1.00
    15 May 20233.4M-9.0%3.8M1.00
    28 April 20233.7M-0.7%2.2M1.73
    14 April 20233.8M+4.3%3.0M1.25
    31 March 20233.6M-5.3%3.0M1.22
    15 March 20233.8M+13.6%2.6M1.47
    28 February 20233.4M+7.7%2.4M1.38
    15 February 20233.1M+12.6%2.2M1.42
    31 January 20232.8M+3.0%2.5M1.09
    13 January 20232.7M+17.9%1.9M1.44
    30 December 20222.3M-16.2%2.1M1.09
    15 December 20222.7M-12.7%2.0M1.34
    30 November 20223.1M-11.7%2.3M1.33
    15 November 20223.5M-11.3%2.7M1.29
    31 October 20224.0M-7.7%2.4M1.65
    14 October 20224.3M+11.9%3.1M1.37
    30 September 20223.8M-12.6%2.6M1.47
    15 September 20224.4M-6.0%2.4M1.84
    31 August 20224.7M-6.0%2.0M2.39
    15 August 20225.0M-9.0%2.1M2.37
    29 July 20225.5M-17.9%2.5M2.17
    15 July 20226.7M+0.9%3.5M1.89
    30 June 20226.6M-8.1%3.7M1.78
    15 June 20227.2M-4.8%2.4M3.04
    31 May 20227.5M+20.5%3.8M1.98
    13 May 20226.3M-1.6%3.0M2.07
    29 April 20226.4M+5.3%2.6M2.44
    14 April 20226.0M-0.4%2.9M2.12
    31 March 20226.1M+4.9%2.3M2.62
    15 March 20225.8M-17.4%2.4M2.44
    28 February 20227.0M-2.3%2.8M2.47
    15 February 20227.2M-7.1%2.5M2.90
    31 January 20227.7M-2.9%3.5M2.20
    14 January 20227.9M-3.4%3.4M2.31
    31 December 20218.2M-15.5%2.5M3.34
    15 December 20219.7M-0.1%3.0M3.24
    30 November 20219.7M-1.7%3.1M3.16
    15 November 20219.9M+1.6%2.1M4.63
    29 October 20219.8M-6.0%2.3M4.29
    15 October 202110.4M+2.1%2.6M3.97
    30 September 202110.2M-10.7%2.4M4.20
    15 September 202111.4M+3.5%2.1M5.40
    31 August 202111.0M-1.1%2.6M4.16
    13 August 202111.1M+3.9%2.0M5.61
    30 July 202110.7M+28.2%2.9M3.75
    15 July 20218.3M+9.2%3.1M2.65
    30 June 20217.6M+10.6%3.9M1.97
    15 June 20216.9M+7.6%2.9M2.40
    28 May 20216.4M-3.4%3.0M2.12
    14 May 20216.7M+15.6%2.2M3.04
    30 April 20215.8M+3.9%1.9M3.01
    15 April 20215.5M-9.1%2.2M2.53
    31 March 20216.1M+1.8%2.7M2.27
    15 March 20216.0M+15.2%2.6M2.33
    26 February 20215.2M-2.4%3.1M1.67
    12 February 20215.3M+1.9%3.1M1.73
    29 January 20215.2M+4.7%2.9M1.80
    15 January 20215.0M+9.2%2.0M2.52
    31 December 20204.6M-27.3%2.1M2.14
    15 December 20206.3M+3.3%2.7M2.36
    30 November 20206.1M+10.9%2.3M2.64
    13 November 20205.5M+16.1%2.7M2.01
    30 October 20204.7M-28.3%1.7M2.71
    15 October 20206.6M+0.3%1.7M3.83
    30 September 20206.6M-1.0%2.1M3.06
    15 September 20206.6M-7.0%1.8M3.67
    31 August 20207.1M+1.5%1.7M4.11
    14 August 20207.0M-15.0%2.0M3.52
    31 July 20208.3M+24.7%1.9M4.25
    15 July 20206.6M+8.4%2.8M2.38
    30 June 20206.1M+9.4%2.7M2.27
    15 June 20205.6M+6.7%2.4M2.33
    29 May 20205.2M-0.2%3.1M1.72
    15 May 20205.2M+9.2%3.0M1.75
    30 April 20204.8M+4.8%3.1M1.53
    15 April 20204.6M-6.9%3.4M1.33
    31 March 20204.9M-20.5%5.1M1.00
    13 March 20206.2M+17.9%4.5M1.37
    28 February 20205.3M-18.4%3.8M1.38
    14 February 20206.4M+2.9%2.1M3.08
    31 January 20206.3M+5.8%2.9M2.16
    15 January 20205.9M+19.5%3.5M1.71
    31 December 20195.0M-6.3%2.6M1.91
    13 December 20195.3M+14.6%3.3M1.62
    29 November 20194.6M-19.6%3.2M1.43
    15 November 20195.7M+6.2%4.1M1.40
    31 October 20195.4M-15.5%3.9M1.38
    15 October 20196.4M+3.8%2.7M2.34
    30 September 20196.2M+6.1%3.9M1.59
    13 September 20195.8M+43.0%3.5M1.65
    30 August 20194.1M-15.2%2.1M1.91
    15 August 20194.8M-9.3%2.8M1.71
    31 July 20195.3M+2.9%2.8M1.89
    15 July 20195.1M+15.0%2.0M2.56
    28 June 20194.5M-11.6%3.3M1.36
    14 June 20195.1M-14.6%2.6M1.92
    31 May 20195.9M+15.3%2.8M2.12
    15 May 20195.1M+15.8%3.6M1.44
    30 April 20194.4M-3.4%2.8M1.58
    15 April 20194.6M-33.1%2.1M2.16
    29 March 20196.9M+3.4%2.8M2.43
    15 March 20196.6M+7.0%3.2M2.09
    28 February 20196.2M-22.6%3.4M1.80
    15 February 20198.0M-11.4%3.8M2.08
    31 January 20199.0M-8.4%3.9M2.31
    15 January 20199.9M-12.3%2.9M3.43
    31 December 201811.2M+11.1%3.7M3.07
    14 December 201810.1M+7.2%4.2M2.41
    30 November 20189.4M+16.0%4.0M2.34
    15 November 20188.1M-4.8%3.9M2.06
    31 October 20188.5M-3.1%3.6M2.37
    15 October 20188.8M-4.9%3.5M2.54
    28 September 20189.3M-0.6%2.5M3.64
    14 September 20189.3M-4.4%2.5M3.73
    31 August 20189.7M+1.7%3.1M3.17
    15 August 20189.6M+14.2%3.3M2.93
    31 July 20188.4M+1.9%4.1M2.02
    13 July 20188.2M-1.3%2.9M2.88
    29 June 20188.3M+8.0%4.0M2.11
    15 June 20187.7M-3.3%3.5M2.18
    31 May 20188.0M-7.5%3.5M2.31
    15 May 20188.6M+23.2%2.8M3.11
    30 April 20187.0M+5.4%3.1M2.30
    13 April 20186.7M-7.1%3.1M2.18
    29 March 20187.2M-17.8%3.1M2.34
    15 March 20188.7M-16.0%2.9M3.00
    28 February 201810.4M+1.3%3.6M2.89
    15 February 201810.2M+12.9%4.5M2.29
    31 January 20189.1M+30.7%4.8M1.87
    12 January 20186.9M-17.9%3.0M2.34
    29 December 20178.5M2.0M4.25
    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.