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PPG Industries Inc. short interest

6.7M shares of PPG Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.7M to 8.7M). Short sellers would need 4.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.5%+39% over a year
Days to cover4.09at 1.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.02%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 (3.7M to 8.7M), and the share price moved +23% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20266.7M+2.5%1.6M4.09
    30 September 20266.5M+0.4%1.9M3.50
    15 September 20266.5M+10.8%1.6M4.01
    31 August 20265.9M+11.7%1.2M4.84
    14 August 20265.2M-14.9%1.4M3.71
    31 July 20266.2M-2.6%2.2M2.79
    15 July 20266.3M-12.4%1.9M3.27
    30 June 20267.2M-17.0%2.3M3.18
    15 June 20268.7M+9.1%1.7M5.08
    29 May 20268.0M+6.4%2.1M3.71
    15 May 20267.5M+18.7%1.6M4.62
    30 April 20266.3M-6.2%2.4M2.68
    15 April 20266.7M-7.2%1.8M3.66
    31 March 20267.3M+9.6%2.3M3.13
    13 March 20266.6M-5.6%2.5M2.60
    27 February 20267.0M-2.8%1.9M3.62
    13 February 20267.2M+4.2%2.2M3.30
    30 January 20266.9M+14.9%3.0M2.31
    15 January 20266.0M+7.0%1.7M3.51
    31 December 20255.6M+8.2%1.7M3.23
    15 December 20255.2M+19.6%1.9M2.72
    28 November 20254.4M-9.4%2.4M1.81
    14 November 20254.8M+31.3%2.1M2.24
    31 October 20253.7M-23.7%2.0M1.80
    15 October 20254.8M-2.8%1.5M3.25
    30 September 20254.9M+8.5%2.0M2.47
    15 September 20254.5M+5.1%1.8M2.54
    29 August 20254.3M+1.9%1.2M3.52
    15 August 20254.2M+32.9%1.8M2.39
    31 July 20253.2M-26.6%2.5M1.28
    15 July 20254.4M+2.7%1.3M3.26
    30 June 20254.2M+12.5%2.1M2.03
    13 June 20253.8M+9.4%1.6M2.38
    30 May 20253.4M-9.6%1.8M1.93
    15 May 20253.8M+10.0%1.8M2.11
    30 April 20253.5M-12.6%2.0M1.72
    15 April 20254.0M+17.7%3.0M1.32
    31 March 20253.4M-20.4%2.5M1.37
    14 March 20254.2M+7.7%2.4M1.78
    28 February 20253.9M-11.1%1.9M2.04
    14 February 20254.4M-1.4%2.0M2.16
    31 January 20254.5M-13.0%2.3M1.96
    15 January 20255.2M-4.7%2.1M2.49
    31 December 20245.4M+17.2%2.0M2.72
    13 December 20244.6M+48.3%2.5M1.86
    29 November 20243.1M-4.7%1.2M2.52
    15 November 20243.3M+45.8%1.5M2.23
    31 October 20242.2M+11.8%1.6M1.41
    15 October 20242.0M-20.5%1.3M1.53
    30 September 20242.5M-12.7%1.7M1.49
    13 September 20242.9M+1.3%1.2M2.47
    30 August 20242.9M-11.4%1.2M2.37
    15 August 20243.2M+25.2%1.6M2.04
    31 July 20242.6M+14.6%2.0M1.30
    15 July 20242.2M-13.8%1.2M1.95
    28 June 20242.6M-12.3%1.7M1.56
    14 June 20243.0M+20.0%1.4M2.18
    31 May 20242.5M-15.8%1.5M1.67
    15 May 20242.9M+16.7%1.4M2.16
    30 April 20242.5M-31.8%2.2M1.16
    15 April 20243.7M-11.0%1.4M2.67
    28 March 20244.1M+5.7%1.6M2.60
    15 March 20243.9M+7.6%2.0M1.97
    29 February 20243.6M+34.4%1.8M2.08
    15 February 20242.7M+10.9%1.6M1.70
    31 January 20242.4M+22.0%2.3M1.08
    12 January 20242.0M-22.3%1.3M1.53
    29 December 20232.6M+23.5%1.4M1.86
    15 December 20232.1M+6.6%2.1M1.00
    30 November 20232.0M+17.9%1.2M1.63
    15 November 20231.7M+4.9%1.5M1.13
    31 October 20231.6M-11.1%1.8M1.00
    13 October 20231.8M+4.8%1.6M1.11
    29 September 20231.7M+6.6%1.2M1.41
    15 September 20231.6M-35.3%1.4M1.12
    31 August 20232.5M+48.8%1.2M2.07
    15 August 20231.7M+18.0%1.7M1.00
    31 July 20231.4M-33.6%2.0M1.00
    14 July 20232.1M+62.5%1.3M1.60
    30 June 20231.3M-24.9%1.7M1.00
    15 June 20231.7M-5.2%1.5M1.18
    31 May 20231.8M-1.6%1.4M1.30
    15 May 20231.9M-5.0%1.1M1.69
    28 April 20232.0M-2.5%1.7M1.15
    14 April 20232.0M+5.7%1.7M1.19
    31 March 20231.9M-13.3%1.2M1.56
    15 March 20232.2M+6.3%1.6M1.33
    28 February 20232.1M+11.8%1.3M1.61
    15 February 20231.8M-1.7%1.1M1.62
    31 January 20231.9M-13.2%2.1M1.00
    13 January 20232.2M-6.1%1.1M1.90
    30 December 20222.3M+11.5%818K2.81
    15 December 20222.1M-21.5%1.0M2.05
    30 November 20222.6M+36.1%1.2M2.14
    15 November 20221.9M-14.7%1.4M1.38
    31 October 20222.3M-11.3%1.6M1.46
    14 October 20222.5M-8.9%1.7M1.52
    30 September 20222.8M+5.6%1.2M2.33
    15 September 20222.6M+4.1%1.4M1.94
    31 August 20222.5M+4.5%902K2.82
    15 August 20222.4M-1.5%1.0M2.40
    29 July 20222.5M-10.2%1.7M1.48
    15 July 20222.8M+1.1%1.2M2.24
    30 June 20222.7M+19.9%1.7M1.60
    15 June 20222.3M-8.6%1.3M1.74
    31 May 20222.5M+11.3%1.4M1.76
    13 May 20222.2M+14.3%1.4M1.64
    29 April 20222.0M-8.9%2.0M1.00
    14 April 20222.1M-1.7%1.5M1.43
    31 March 20222.2M-4.6%1.6M1.37
    15 March 20222.3M-9.2%2.6M1.00
    28 February 20222.5M+20.0%1.6M1.55
    15 February 20222.1M-13.5%1.4M1.47
    31 January 20222.4M+10.2%1.7M1.43
    14 January 20222.2M-1.9%1.2M1.79
    31 December 20212.2M-10.3%987K2.27
    15 December 20212.5M-16.3%1.1M2.33
    30 November 20213.0M+8.1%1.1M2.76
    15 November 20212.8M+3.3%1.5M1.85
    29 October 20212.7M-9.6%1.6M1.66
    15 October 20213.0M+0.9%1.4M2.19
    30 September 20212.9M-7.2%1.1M2.75
    15 September 20213.2M-10.3%1.5M2.15
    31 August 20213.5M+15.8%785K4.50
    13 August 20213.0M-13.1%914K3.33
    30 July 20213.5M+12.0%1.7M2.06
    15 July 20213.1M-6.1%763K4.10
    30 June 20213.3M-1.9%1.3M2.58
    15 June 20213.4M+7.0%900K3.78
    28 May 20213.2M+3.2%1.0M3.02
    14 May 20213.1M-12.5%951K3.23
    30 April 20213.5M-23.4%1.7M2.02
    15 April 20214.6M-13.1%1.5M3.14
    31 March 20215.3M+3.5%1.2M4.45
    15 March 20215.1M+23.4%1.4M3.77
    26 February 20214.1M+8.0%1.0M4.06
    12 February 20213.8M+5.1%1.4M2.74
    29 January 20213.6M-9.4%1.7M2.20
    15 January 20214.0M+7.5%1.2M3.28
    31 December 20203.7M-2.4%972K3.85
    15 December 20203.8M+15.2%945K4.05
    30 November 20203.3M-6.2%790K4.21
    13 November 20203.5M-3.4%1.2M2.94
    30 October 20203.7M-17.1%1.2M3.14
    15 October 20204.4M-4.2%1.5M3.02
    30 September 20204.6M+1.9%1.1M4.04
    15 September 20204.5M+2.0%1.4M3.33
    31 August 20204.4M+14.8%782K5.68
    14 August 20203.9M+3.5%1.4M2.68
    31 July 20203.7M+9.1%1.7M2.21
    15 July 20203.4M-4.9%1.3M2.65
    30 June 20203.6M+16.3%1.2M2.99
    15 June 20203.1M+17.3%1.8M1.75
    29 May 20202.6M+5.0%1.8M1.44
    15 May 20202.5M-9.1%1.7M1.49
    30 April 20202.8M-26.4%1.6M1.76
    15 April 20203.8M+20.0%2.1M1.81
    31 March 20203.1M-21.6%2.6M1.21
    13 March 20204.0M-23.6%2.7M1.46
    28 February 20205.2M+6.2%2.0M2.58
    14 February 20204.9M-6.5%1.5M3.19
    31 January 20205.3M+1.1%1.6M3.29
    15 January 20205.2M-5.3%1.6M3.32
    31 December 20195.5M-7.3%883K6.24
    13 December 20195.9M+0.4%1.2M4.87
    29 November 20195.9M+6.9%1.3M4.58
    15 November 20195.5M+0.7%1.0M5.29
    31 October 20195.5M+9.5%1.5M3.56
    15 October 20195.0M+7.9%1.1M4.60
    30 September 20194.7M+4.2%1.1M4.13
    13 September 20194.5M-9.9%957K4.67
    30 August 20195.0M+5.2%962K5.16
    15 August 20194.7M-1.7%1.3M3.77
    31 July 20194.8M-8.8%1.5M3.27
    15 July 20195.3M+2.0%883K5.96
    28 June 20195.2M-9.1%1.3M4.12
    14 June 20195.7M+5.0%1.6M3.60
    31 May 20195.4M+12.1%1.4M3.98
    15 May 20194.8M-1.9%944K5.11
    30 April 20194.9M-22.6%1.6M3.13
    15 April 20196.4M-4.6%1.0M6.23
    29 March 20196.7M+1.5%1.6M4.27
    15 March 20196.6M-2.4%1.2M5.67
    28 February 20196.7M+7.7%890K7.56
    15 February 20196.2M-6.0%988K6.32
    31 January 20196.6M-3.3%1.8M3.76
    15 January 20196.9M+1.0%1.3M5.11
    31 December 20186.8M+15.4%1.6M4.34
    14 December 20185.9M-5.8%1.4M4.26
    30 November 20186.3M-12.5%1.5M4.06
    15 November 20187.2M-4.1%1.5M4.63
    31 October 20187.5M+22.2%3.2M2.32
    15 October 20186.1M+1.5%2.9M2.12
    28 September 20186.0M-16.3%1.8M3.27
    14 September 20187.2M-2.2%1.2M6.14
    31 August 20187.4M-4.2%1.2M6.09
    15 August 20187.7M-9.0%946K8.12
    31 July 20188.4M-2.9%1.8M4.64
    13 July 20188.7M+10.9%1.4M6.08
    29 June 20187.8M+25.2%2.7M2.86
    15 June 20186.3M+12.5%1.7M3.75
    31 May 20185.6M-11.1%1.6M3.41
    15 May 20186.3M-14.3%2.1M2.93
    30 April 20187.3M-16.1%1.8M4.04
    13 April 20188.7M+14.1%1.5M5.69
    29 March 20187.6M+1.3%1.5M5.15
    15 March 20187.5M-1.3%1.4M5.52
    28 February 20187.6M+2.1%1.2M6.44
    15 February 20187.5M-8.3%1.7M4.28
    31 January 20188.2M+23.4%2.2M3.71
    12 January 20186.6M+24.2%1.2M5.69
    29 December 20175.3M787K6.77
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.