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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. short interest

10.6M shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (7.7M to 11.5M). Short sellers would need 5.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+9.2%+39% over a year
Days to cover5.83at 1.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue30.49%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 (7.7M to 11.5M), and the share price moved -59% 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 202610.6M+9.2%1.8M5.83
    30 September 20269.7M-1.0%2.7M3.56
    15 September 20269.8M+13.2%4.0M2.49
    31 August 20268.7M+3.3%1.3M6.66
    14 August 20268.4M-14.2%1.6M5.10
    31 July 20269.8M-13.5%1.2M7.91
    15 July 202611.3M-1.9%1.4M7.94
    30 June 202611.5M+7.9%2.3M4.99
    15 June 202610.7M+19.3%1.9M5.57
    29 May 20269.0M-3.6%1.7M5.14
    15 May 20269.3M+1.2%1.6M5.74
    30 April 20269.2M+11.8%2.0M4.66
    15 April 20268.2M-1.5%1.7M4.80
    31 March 20268.3M-14.9%2.4M3.47
    13 March 20269.8M+10.0%1.2M8.34
    27 February 20268.9M-0.6%899K9.91
    13 February 20269.0M+6.7%844K10.63
    30 January 20268.4M-3.2%1.0M8.17
    15 January 20268.7M-5.7%1.0M8.45
    31 December 20259.2M+3.0%1.1M8.72
    15 December 20258.9M-12.5%1.9M4.71
    28 November 202510.2M+12.0%1.5M6.91
    14 November 20259.1M+2.7%1.4M6.59
    31 October 20258.9M+16.2%1.6M5.69
    15 October 20257.7M+11.8%1.2M6.52
    30 September 20256.8M-11.4%2.0M3.42
    15 September 20257.7M+27.9%1.5M5.07
    29 August 20256.0M-1.1%753K8.02
    15 August 20256.1M+2.0%782K7.80
    31 July 20256.0M-3.9%898K6.66
    15 July 20256.2M-2.1%907K6.86
    30 June 20256.4M-23.0%1.2M5.16
    13 June 20258.3M+15.5%2.0M4.11
    30 May 20257.1M+1.6%813K8.80
    15 May 20257.0M-9.2%990K7.10
    30 April 20257.8M+1.0%1.1M6.83
    15 April 20257.7M+11.1%2.0M3.92
    31 March 20256.9M-7.0%1.0M6.78
    14 March 20257.4M+8.5%1.5M4.99
    28 February 20256.9M+4.9%1.4M5.00
    14 February 20256.5M-0.6%1.1M5.72
    31 January 20256.6M+0.3%2.0M3.29
    15 January 20256.5M+2.1%1.7M3.80
    31 December 20246.4M-7.0%1.7M3.76
    13 December 20246.9M+17.4%3.3M2.06
    29 November 20245.9M-7.0%1.2M4.82
    15 November 20246.3M-25.9%1.0M6.07
    31 October 20248.5M+11.8%1.3M6.58
    15 October 20247.6M+26.7%1.2M6.56
    30 September 20246.0M-7.3%1.3M4.52
    13 September 20246.5M+70.2%2.7M2.42
    30 August 20243.8M+3.9%748K5.10
    15 August 20243.7M-6.5%899K4.08
    31 July 20243.9M-2.8%1.0M3.88
    15 July 20244.0M-15.0%1.1M3.54
    28 June 20244.8M-22.9%1.3M3.55
    14 June 20246.2M-14.3%2.3M2.66
    31 May 20247.2M-0.1%1.2M5.94
    15 May 20247.2M+11.1%926K7.79
    30 April 20246.5M+20.3%1.2M5.65
    15 April 20245.4M+24.4%2.2M2.42
    28 March 20244.3M-5.2%989K4.39
    15 March 20244.6M-0.7%742K6.17
    29 February 20244.6M-15.9%740K6.23
    15 February 20245.5M+7.4%918K5.97
    31 January 20245.1M-3.1%927K5.50
    12 January 20245.3M+6.3%1.4M3.82
    29 December 20234.9M+10.7%925K5.35
    15 December 20234.5M-6.3%1.8M2.54
    30 November 20234.8M+14.6%622K7.67
    15 November 20234.2M-14.3%734K5.67
    31 October 20234.9M+5.0%696K6.98
    13 October 20234.6M-8.4%782K5.92
    29 September 20235.1M+3.8%1.1M4.57
    15 September 20234.9M-7.7%2.3M2.08
    31 August 20235.3M+14.3%812K6.50
    15 August 20234.6M-1.6%910K5.08
    31 July 20234.7M+4.8%873K5.38
    14 July 20234.5M+8.3%945K4.74
    30 June 20234.1M-9.0%1.4M3.02
    15 June 20234.5M-1.2%2.7M1.67
    31 May 20234.6M-7.9%998K4.61
    15 May 20235.0M+11.1%1.3M3.75
    28 April 20234.5M+3.0%1.1M4.10
    14 April 20234.4M-5.2%1.3M3.39
    31 March 20234.6M-5.9%1.2M3.82
    15 March 20234.9M+8.4%866K5.65
    28 February 20234.5M+7.1%692K6.53
    15 February 20234.2M+4.6%694K6.08
    31 January 20234.0M-9.9%1.0M3.93
    13 January 20234.5M-10.3%1.6M2.74
    30 December 20225.0M+4.5%1.2M4.21
    15 December 20224.8M+2.6%1.7M2.87
    30 November 20224.7M-5.4%836K5.57
    15 November 20224.9M-6.7%1.2M4.03
    31 October 20225.3M-8.1%834K6.32
    14 October 20225.7M+3.5%997K5.75
    30 September 20225.5M-16.4%1.0M5.48
    15 September 20226.6M+1.7%1.9M3.44
    31 August 20226.5M+22.6%591K11.04
    15 August 20225.3M-6.9%808K6.59
    29 July 20225.7M-9.9%866K6.60
    15 July 20226.3M+19.2%1.2M5.14
    30 June 20225.3M-6.6%1.1M4.99
    15 June 20225.7M+1.7%1.6M3.67
    31 May 20225.6M+13.2%1.2M4.64
    13 May 20224.9M+4.1%1.3M3.94
    29 April 20224.8M+5.7%1.1M4.37
    14 April 20224.5M-0.4%1.3M3.46
    31 March 20224.5M-10.7%1.8M2.54
    15 March 20225.1M+4.8%1.3M3.98
    28 February 20224.8M-1.7%801K6.02
    15 February 20224.9M+4.9%1.2M4.15
    31 January 20224.7M-15.0%1.1M4.07
    14 January 20225.5M-1.3%1.1M4.98
    31 December 20215.6M-8.7%1.3M4.42
    15 December 20216.1M+6.6%2.2M2.76
    30 November 20215.7M-1.3%1.1M5.29
    15 November 20215.8M+2.1%946K6.14
    29 October 20215.7M+0.5%1.0M5.58
    15 October 20215.7M-5.9%1.0M5.53
    30 September 20216.0M-8.7%1.5M4.13
    15 September 20216.6M+6.8%2.1M3.10
    31 August 20216.2M-17.4%1.2M5.15
    13 August 20217.5M+6.1%874K8.54
    30 July 20217.0M+2.1%1.0M6.77
    15 July 20216.9M+0.6%1.0M6.82
    30 June 20216.9M-7.2%1.2M5.66
    15 June 20217.4M-5.6%2.1M3.56
    28 May 20217.8M-5.0%1.3M6.05
    14 May 20218.2M-0.3%943K8.74
    30 April 20218.3M+4.0%1.1M7.39
    15 April 20218.0M-1.0%1.4M5.58
    31 March 20218.0M-6.1%1.4M5.84
    15 March 20218.6M+16.4%1.4M6.16
    26 February 20217.4M-4.5%1.3M5.85
    12 February 20217.7M-8.0%1.2M6.44
    29 January 20218.4M-14.3%2.3M3.67
    15 January 20219.8M-3.2%2.0M4.81
    31 December 202010.1M-0.4%2.0M5.14
    15 December 202010.1M+5.2%2.5M4.05
    30 November 20209.6M-0.4%2.3M4.24
    13 November 20209.7M-6.6%3.3M2.95
    30 October 202010.3M-7.9%3.5M2.94
    15 October 202011.2M+4.6%3.3M3.44
    30 September 202010.7M-6.5%10.2M1.05
    15 September 202011.5M-16.3%6.5M1.76
    31 August 202013.7M-12.6%4.6M2.98
    14 August 202015.7M-7.4%5.6M2.80
    31 July 202016.9M+0.2%5.1M3.32
    15 July 202016.9M+35.1%5.8M2.93
    30 June 202012.5M+73.4%9.8M1.28
    15 June 20207.2M+11.7%16.0M1.00
    29 May 20206.5M-3.6%6.1M1.05
    15 May 20206.7M-16.5%5.1M1.31
    30 April 20208.0M+5.5%4.0M2.02
    15 April 20207.6M+11.0%6.6M1.15
    31 March 20206.8M+25.5%6.6M1.04
    13 March 20205.5M-4.1%1.7M3.24
    28 February 20205.7M-2.0%755K7.53
    14 February 20205.8M-0.6%278K20.89
    31 January 20205.8M+0.5%936K6.24
    15 January 20205.8M-0.4%506K11.49
    31 December 20195.8M+1.4%852K6.85
    13 December 20195.8M-1.7%1.0M5.56
    29 November 20195.9M+1.3%423K13.84
    15 November 20195.8M+1.9%464K12.47
    31 October 20195.7M-9.9%549K10.32
    15 October 20196.3M-10.8%664K9.48
    30 September 20197.1M+5.3%958K7.37
    13 September 20196.7M-4.8%2.3M2.96
    30 August 20197.0M+9.4%652K10.80
    15 August 20196.4M+7.1%896K7.18
    31 July 20196.0M-7.5%875K6.87
    15 July 20196.5M+3.5%1.2M5.32
    28 June 20196.3M-9.7%1.6M3.96
    14 June 20196.9M+1.7%3.4M2.06
    31 May 20196.8M+2.2%672K10.16
    15 May 20196.7M-5.0%806K8.30
    30 April 20197.0M+5.1%1.0M6.96
    15 April 20196.7M+23.9%1.8M3.81
    29 March 20195.4M+12.4%605K8.92
    15 March 20194.8M-12.8%704K6.83
    28 February 20195.5M-0.3%589K9.36
    15 February 20195.5M+1.5%536K10.31
    31 January 20195.4M+0.4%764K7.13
    15 January 20195.4M+11.6%1.1M4.98
    31 December 20184.9M+0.6%888K5.47
    14 December 20184.8M+12.4%1.8M2.72
    30 November 20184.3M+3.3%612K7.02
    15 November 20184.2M-6.3%687K6.05
    31 October 20184.4M-7.3%867K5.12
    15 October 20184.8M+9.2%768K6.23
    28 September 20184.4M-4.9%988K4.44
    14 September 20184.6M-1.2%1.3M3.48
    31 August 20184.7M-0.2%810K5.76
    15 August 20184.7M-10.1%552K8.47
    31 July 20185.2M+11.1%799K6.50
    13 July 20184.7M-5.0%919K5.09
    29 June 20184.9M-15.0%1.1M4.34
    15 June 20185.8M-7.3%2.2M2.59
    31 May 20186.2M-3.5%928K6.73
    15 May 20186.5M+3.8%743K8.71
    30 April 20186.2M-2.3%844K7.38
    13 April 20186.4M+1.8%1.9M3.39
    29 March 20186.3M+1.7%1.2M5.37
    15 March 20186.2M+5.4%1.0M5.99
    28 February 20185.8M-15.0%880K6.64
    15 February 20186.9M-7.4%1.4M5.03
    31 January 20187.4M+23.3%1.6M4.77
    12 January 20186.0M+17.8%2.9M2.09
    29 December 20175.1M861K5.94
    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.