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Philip Morris International Inc. short interest

17.3M shares of Philip Morris International were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (13.0M to 19.8M). Short sellers would need 3.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.5%+19% over a year
Days to cover3.89at 4.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.11%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 (13.0M to 19.8M), and the share price moved +25% 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 202617.3M-2.5%4.4M3.89
    30 September 202617.7M+28.4%4.9M3.64
    15 September 202613.8M-16.7%3.9M3.55
    31 August 202616.6M+27.7%4.6M3.58
    14 August 202613.0M-19.5%4.3M3.00
    31 July 202616.1M-7.8%5.7M2.81
    15 July 202617.5M-3.9%4.4M3.95
    30 June 202618.2M+7.5%6.3M2.89
    15 June 202616.9M+4.2%4.2M4.03
    29 May 202616.2M-7.9%4.6M3.54
    15 May 202617.6M+8.3%5.2M3.40
    30 April 202616.3M-2.0%5.0M3.25
    15 April 202616.6M-2.3%4.8M3.44
    31 March 202617.0M+4.0%4.4M3.88
    13 March 202616.4M-3.4%5.9M2.77
    27 February 202616.9M-11.2%4.6M3.68
    13 February 202619.1M-3.9%6.4M2.97
    30 January 202619.8M+2.2%5.5M3.58
    15 January 202619.4M+7.2%5.3M3.67
    31 December 202518.1M+2.7%5.9M3.08
    15 December 202517.6M+4.0%5.8M3.04
    28 November 202516.9M+1.8%5.8M2.93
    14 November 202516.6M+2.8%5.4M3.11
    31 October 202516.2M+11.6%9.3M1.74
    15 October 202514.5M+19.9%6.8M2.14
    30 September 202512.1M+0.1%6.1M1.99
    15 September 202512.1M+8.6%5.3M2.27
    29 August 202511.1M+1.6%5.1M2.20
    15 August 202511.0M-5.4%4.9M2.24
    31 July 202511.6M-0.1%8.3M1.39
    15 July 202511.6M+1.3%4.5M2.59
    30 June 202511.4M-3.5%6.0M1.90
    13 June 202511.9M+5.6%4.3M2.77
    30 May 202511.2M-16.3%5.2M2.16
    15 May 202513.4M-3.6%5.5M2.42
    30 April 202513.9M+35.7%7.6M1.83
    15 April 202510.3M+14.1%7.8M1.31
    31 March 20259.0M-32.4%6.0M1.49
    14 March 202513.3M-22.5%6.4M2.08
    28 February 202517.1M+78.7%7.8M2.20
    14 February 20259.6M+34.0%6.7M1.43
    31 January 20257.2M-28.2%5.2M1.36
    15 January 202510.0M+8.2%4.5M2.21
    31 December 20249.2M-19.1%4.8M1.90
    13 December 202411.4M+24.4%4.9M2.32
    29 November 20249.2M+9.9%4.2M2.20
    15 November 20248.3M-16.8%6.4M1.31
    31 October 202410.0M+21.7%5.6M1.79
    15 October 20248.2M-1.1%4.1M2.02
    30 September 20248.3M-11.6%7.4M1.12
    13 September 20249.4M-7.7%5.5M1.71
    30 August 202410.2M+6.9%3.9M2.63
    15 August 20249.6M+4.7%5.6M1.71
    31 July 20249.1M+8.0%5.5M1.66
    15 July 20248.4M-14.9%3.7M2.30
    28 June 20249.9M+7.7%6.1M1.62
    14 June 20249.2M-20.3%4.6M2.02
    31 May 202411.6M+10.1%4.9M2.37
    15 May 202410.5M+13.6%4.6M2.30
    30 April 20249.2M+24.3%7.3M1.27
    15 April 20247.4M+1.4%6.0M1.24
    28 March 20247.3M+9.5%7.1M1.04
    15 March 20246.7M-5.3%5.7M1.17
    29 February 20247.1M+8.0%4.3M1.64
    15 February 20246.5M-1.8%5.7M1.14
    31 January 20246.7M-13.6%5.3M1.25
    12 January 20247.7M-8.2%4.3M1.79
    29 December 20238.4M+82.4%3.6M2.35
    15 December 20234.6M-7.4%6.7M1.00
    30 November 20235.0M-7.1%3.3M1.52
    15 November 20235.4M+2.8%5.1M1.04
    31 October 20235.2M-24.0%4.1M1.26
    13 October 20236.9M+11.9%4.4M1.56
    29 September 20236.1M-0.0%4.6M1.34
    15 September 20236.1M-0.1%4.1M1.51
    31 August 20236.1M-15.2%2.8M2.20
    15 August 20237.2M+4.1%2.6M2.83
    31 July 20237.0M-2.9%5.0M1.40
    14 July 20237.2M+14.8%3.9M1.83
    30 June 20236.2M+20.2%5.1M1.22
    15 June 20235.2M-26.8%3.9M1.32
    31 May 20237.1M+0.7%5.8M1.23
    15 May 20237.0M-3.9%3.0M2.36
    28 April 20237.3M-1.3%4.3M1.70
    14 April 20237.4M-10.2%3.2M2.33
    31 March 20238.3M-13.3%6.4M1.30
    15 March 20239.5M+15.3%4.5M2.13
    28 February 20238.3M+18.4%3.9M2.10
    15 February 20237.0M-6.4%3.7M1.91
    31 January 20237.5M+0.2%5.1M1.47
    13 January 20237.5M+5.6%4.3M1.74
    30 December 20227.1M-20.9%4.4M1.59
    15 December 20228.9M-1.2%7.8M1.14
    30 November 20229.0M-14.1%3.2M2.80
    15 November 202210.5M+3.0%4.2M2.50
    31 October 202210.2M+16.3%5.1M1.99
    14 October 20228.8M+6.6%4.3M2.06
    30 September 20228.2M+6.8%5.8M1.42
    15 September 20227.7M+21.6%3.7M2.10
    31 August 20226.3M-8.0%2.9M2.19
    15 August 20226.9M-22.8%3.7M1.85
    29 July 20228.9M+21.9%5.3M1.70
    15 July 20227.3M-23.0%4.8M1.53
    30 June 20229.5M+21.4%5.9M1.60
    15 June 20227.8M-16.2%5.3M1.47
    31 May 20229.3M-7.5%6.2M1.50
    13 May 202210.1M+5.6%5.5M1.82
    29 April 20229.6M-13.9%5.3M1.82
    14 April 202211.1M+4.9%5.9M1.88
    31 March 202210.6M+18.2%5.6M1.88
    15 March 20229.0M-3.4%8.7M1.03
    28 February 20229.3M-15.9%7.9M1.17
    15 February 202211.0M+28.1%6.6M1.67
    31 January 20228.6M-12.4%6.7M1.29
    14 January 20229.8M+6.2%5.9M1.67
    31 December 20219.3M+12.3%4.4M2.13
    15 December 20218.2M+15.2%6.5M1.26
    30 November 20217.2M-11.5%5.7M1.25
    15 November 20218.1M+0.3%3.3M2.47
    29 October 20218.1M-9.3%3.9M2.04
    15 October 20218.9M-4.6%4.0M2.22
    30 September 20219.3M+1.3%5.1M1.83
    15 September 20219.2M+16.4%4.4M2.10
    31 August 20217.9M-1.2%2.8M2.85
    13 August 20218.0M-14.6%2.6M3.11
    30 July 20219.3M-1.4%3.7M2.50
    15 July 20219.5M-1.6%3.8M2.50
    30 June 20219.6M-6.9%7.0M1.37
    15 June 202110.3M+18.1%4.5M2.30
    28 May 20218.8M-3.0%2.9M2.97
    14 May 20219.0M-6.8%3.7M2.43
    30 April 20219.7M+12.5%4.5M2.15
    15 April 20218.6M-15.5%4.0M2.17
    31 March 202110.2M+20.6%5.3M1.93
    15 March 20218.4M-9.9%3.7M2.28
    26 February 20219.4M-6.3%4.0M2.32
    12 February 202110.0M+6.6%4.4M2.29
    29 January 20219.4M+1.7%4.0M2.33
    15 January 20219.2M+14.8%4.7M1.98
    31 December 20208.0M-15.2%5.0M1.60
    15 December 20209.5M+28.1%6.0M1.59
    30 November 20207.4M+3.1%3.6M2.05
    13 November 20207.2M-0.5%5.0M1.43
    30 October 20207.2M+4.9%5.0M1.43
    15 October 20206.9M+5.5%3.7M1.85
    30 September 20206.5M-14.5%4.5M1.46
    15 September 20207.6M+7.0%3.4M2.25
    31 August 20207.1M-15.5%2.8M2.51
    14 August 20208.4M-13.7%3.4M2.49
    31 July 20209.8M+22.2%4.6M2.13
    15 July 20208.0M+6.1%4.6M1.73
    30 June 20207.5M-5.6%5.0M1.51
    15 June 20208.0M-17.1%4.4M1.81
    29 May 20209.6M+6.5%4.8M2.00
    15 May 20209.0M-14.0%4.7M1.91
    30 April 202010.5M-3.0%4.7M2.22
    15 April 202010.8M+28.9%6.0M1.82
    31 March 20208.4M-26.5%9.3M1.00
    13 March 202011.4M-6.9%6.9M1.67
    28 February 202012.3M+0.9%6.7M1.82
    14 February 202012.2M+9.9%4.5M2.73
    31 January 202011.1M-3.4%4.3M2.59
    15 January 202011.5M-9.2%4.7M2.46
    31 December 201912.6M+24.4%4.1M3.06
    13 December 201910.1M+15.9%4.0M2.53
    29 November 20198.8M-23.6%4.8M1.84
    15 November 201911.5M+11.8%4.2M2.71
    31 October 201910.2M+8.5%5.0M2.06
    15 October 20199.4M+11.7%5.1M1.84
    30 September 20198.4M+4.7%9.3M1.00
    13 September 20198.1M+16.0%6.8M1.19
    30 August 20197.0M-30.5%10.5M1.00
    15 August 201910.0M-11.1%5.1M1.98
    31 July 201911.3M-13.2%5.3M2.12
    15 July 201913.0M+1.4%4.1M3.20
    28 June 201912.8M+22.0%7.1M1.80
    14 June 201910.5M+10.1%4.5M2.33
    31 May 20199.5M+0.2%4.1M2.32
    15 May 20199.5M+13.3%3.3M2.89
    30 April 20198.4M+2.1%5.1M1.65
    15 April 20198.2M-14.9%4.5M1.84
    29 March 20199.7M-10.1%6.0M1.61
    15 March 201910.8M-0.3%5.5M1.96
    28 February 201910.8M-5.9%5.0M2.17
    15 February 201911.5M+7.1%6.6M1.74
    31 January 201910.7M-17.9%7.7M1.38
    15 January 201913.0M+16.6%7.2M1.81
    31 December 201811.2M+38.7%11.8M1.00
    14 December 20188.1M-15.5%5.7M1.42
    30 November 20189.5M-3.3%4.8M1.99
    15 November 20189.9M-20.1%5.6M1.75
    31 October 201812.3M-3.5%7.2M1.72
    15 October 201812.8M+13.1%5.9M2.16
    28 September 201811.3M+14.3%6.0M1.90
    14 September 20189.9M+4.4%5.2M1.92
    31 August 20189.5M-9.5%5.4M1.75
    15 August 201810.5M+1.4%3.9M2.71
    31 July 201810.3M+3.3%7.3M1.41
    13 July 201810.0M+5.6%4.8M2.09
    29 June 20189.5M-6.2%6.3M1.50
    15 June 201810.1M-7.4%7.4M1.36
    31 May 201810.9M-3.7%6.7M1.63
    15 May 201811.3M+6.9%5.6M2.02
    30 April 201810.6M+4.9%12.3M1.00
    13 April 201810.1M-1.7%4.3M2.33
    29 March 201810.3M-0.9%6.3M1.62
    15 March 201810.4M-1.9%4.7M2.19
    28 February 201810.6M-1.8%4.9M2.16
    15 February 201810.8M+11.5%7.2M1.50
    31 January 20189.6M+11.5%5.3M1.82
    12 January 20188.6M+5.7%4.4M1.96
    29 December 20178.2M3.7M2.19
    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.