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PPL Corp. short interest

35.5M shares of PPL were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (32.0M to 40.5M). Short sellers would need 5.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short35.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.1%+1% over a year
Days to cover5.19at 6.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.72%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 (32.0M to 40.5M), and the share price moved -6% 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 202635.5M+0.1%6.8M5.19
    30 September 202635.5M-0.1%6.9M5.11
    15 September 202635.5M-5.1%7.3M4.84
    31 August 202637.4M+1.9%7.9M4.75
    14 August 202636.7M-6.0%8.1M4.52
    31 July 202639.0M-3.8%7.7M5.09
    15 July 202640.5M+8.8%7.2M5.62
    30 June 202637.3M-6.2%13.2M2.82
    15 June 202639.7M-0.5%9.9M4.02
    29 May 202640.0M+2.3%8.5M4.68
    15 May 202639.1M-0.8%8.5M4.58
    30 April 202639.4M+2.9%9.1M4.35
    15 April 202638.3M-4.2%6.0M6.35
    31 March 202639.9M+0.2%6.8M5.88
    13 March 202639.9M-0.8%8.6M4.62
    27 February 202640.2M+23.1%14.7M2.73
    13 February 202632.7M+2.1%11.7M2.79
    30 January 202632.0M-12.0%8.0M3.98
    15 January 202636.3M+1.2%4.9M7.39
    31 December 202535.9M-1.9%5.7M6.33
    15 December 202536.6M+4.9%7.4M4.92
    28 November 202534.8M+6.9%8.7M4.00
    14 November 202532.6M-1.0%5.5M5.95
    31 October 202532.9M-6.0%5.2M6.30
    15 October 202535.0M+2.9%4.8M7.28
    30 September 202534.0M+1.5%4.6M7.45
    15 September 202533.5M+14.6%4.4M7.70
    29 August 202529.3M+19.0%5.0M5.80
    15 August 202524.6M+4.2%8.8M2.81
    31 July 202523.6M-0.4%6.6M3.59
    15 July 202523.7M-8.8%6.0M3.97
    30 June 202526.0M+20.8%4.9M5.28
    13 June 202521.5M-4.3%4.0M5.43
    30 May 202522.5M-3.3%5.6M3.99
    15 May 202523.3M+0.2%5.4M4.33
    30 April 202523.2M+9.7%7.4M3.13
    15 April 202521.2M-7.7%5.7M3.73
    31 March 202522.9M+10.9%5.8M3.99
    14 March 202520.7M-1.7%5.9M3.51
    28 February 202521.0M+0.1%4.7M4.49
    14 February 202521.0M+15.1%5.2M4.03
    31 January 202518.3M+5.8%4.6M4.00
    15 January 202517.3M+7.6%3.8M4.55
    31 December 202416.0M+9.1%3.8M4.21
    13 December 202414.7M-12.9%3.7M3.99
    29 November 202416.9M+11.9%5.7M2.96
    15 November 202415.1M-3.7%6.0M2.52
    31 October 202415.7M-0.6%3.4M4.58
    15 October 202415.8M-6.5%4.6M3.42
    30 September 202416.8M-0.7%4.9M3.43
    13 September 202417.0M-8.1%5.0M3.41
    30 August 202418.4M+2.4%4.0M4.61
    15 August 202418.0M+14.9%6.7M2.68
    31 July 202415.7M+2.6%4.3M3.67
    15 July 202415.3M-5.4%4.7M3.27
    28 June 202416.2M-6.2%4.6M3.55
    14 June 202417.3M-2.7%4.1M4.22
    31 May 202417.7M-9.5%4.8M3.70
    15 May 202419.6M+21.2%5.6M3.50
    30 April 202416.2M-8.8%4.3M3.78
    15 April 202417.7M+5.1%4.1M4.37
    28 March 202416.9M-8.2%4.9M3.46
    15 March 202418.4M+6.8%5.4M3.42
    29 February 202417.2M+5.9%5.3M3.26
    15 February 202416.2M+3.3%6.0M2.71
    31 January 202415.7M-12.2%4.8M3.27
    12 January 202417.9M-9.6%4.9M3.63
    29 December 202319.8M+49.7%5.6M3.51
    15 December 202313.2M+4.5%7.5M1.76
    30 November 202312.7M-13.1%5.9M2.15
    15 November 202314.6M+21.3%8.3M1.75
    31 October 202312.0M+16.3%6.1M1.96
    13 October 202310.3M-2.0%7.3M1.42
    29 September 202310.6M+0.4%4.6M2.28
    15 September 202310.5M+0.5%5.5M1.91
    31 August 202310.5M-10.9%4.0M2.60
    15 August 202311.7M-3.0%5.1M2.32
    31 July 202312.1M+12.4%5.3M2.30
    14 July 202310.8M+7.6%4.1M2.61
    30 June 202310.0M+0.3%4.9M2.06
    15 June 202310.0M-3.6%4.8M2.06
    31 May 202310.4M-18.3%5.5M1.87
    15 May 202312.7M-3.7%5.0M2.55
    28 April 202313.2M-7.2%3.7M3.60
    14 April 202314.2M+8.1%5.2M2.73
    31 March 202313.1M+9.0%6.2M2.10
    15 March 202312.0M+1.2%6.2M1.96
    28 February 202311.9M+36.7%7.6M1.57
    15 February 20238.7M-10.1%3.9M2.23
    31 January 20239.7M-8.3%5.0M1.95
    13 January 202310.6M+25.0%6.5M1.61
    30 December 20228.4M-16.6%4.5M1.90
    15 December 202210.1M+11.8%4.1M2.48
    30 November 20229.1M-0.8%4.6M1.98
    15 November 20229.1M-10.2%4.1M2.25
    31 October 202210.2M-8.6%4.5M2.25
    14 October 202211.1M+0.5%5.8M1.92
    30 September 202211.1M+4.9%5.3M2.08
    15 September 202210.6M-2.1%4.2M2.50
    31 August 202210.8M-6.3%4.1M2.66
    15 August 202211.5M-3.4%5.3M2.17
    29 July 202211.9M+5.6%4.6M2.57
    15 July 202211.3M+30.3%4.9M2.30
    30 June 20228.7M-12.2%5.8M1.48
    15 June 20229.9M-12.4%7.0M1.41
    31 May 202211.2M+1.8%5.3M2.13
    13 May 202211.1M-7.4%5.7M1.93
    29 April 202211.9M-5.6%5.9M2.02
    14 April 202212.7M+12.7%6.6M1.92
    31 March 202211.2M-5.2%8.3M1.35
    15 March 202211.8M-4.3%7.8M1.51
    28 February 202212.4M-20.6%10.9M1.13
    15 February 202215.6M-2.5%4.2M3.72
    31 January 202216.0M+6.7%5.3M3.03
    14 January 202215.0M+6.2%3.9M3.81
    31 December 202114.1M+8.3%4.3M3.31
    15 December 202113.0M-2.0%5.4M2.42
    30 November 202113.3M+9.7%4.5M2.97
    15 November 202112.1M+17.8%4.3M2.84
    29 October 202110.3M+6.4%3.0M3.43
    15 October 20219.7M-0.2%4.3M2.24
    30 September 20219.7M-7.3%5.2M1.85
    15 September 202110.4M+20.2%5.2M2.01
    31 August 20218.7M+2.9%4.8M1.83
    13 August 20218.4M-6.3%4.2M2.00
    30 July 20219.0M+9.8%3.9M2.33
    15 July 20218.2M-6.6%3.5M2.35
    30 June 20218.8M-17.4%4.8M1.84
    15 June 202110.6M+12.8%4.8M2.21
    28 May 20219.4M-11.5%4.2M2.26
    14 May 202110.7M+0.5%4.6M2.32
    30 April 202110.6M-4.4%5.0M2.14
    15 April 202111.1M+1.1%5.0M2.24
    31 March 202111.0M-4.7%6.6M1.65
    15 March 202111.5M+10.7%5.6M2.05
    26 February 202110.4M-7.3%4.0M2.62
    12 February 202111.2M-0.4%2.8M3.96
    29 January 202111.3M+0.3%3.7M3.08
    15 January 202111.2M-5.2%3.5M3.21
    31 December 202011.8M+11.6%5.7M2.08
    15 December 202010.6M-8.4%4.5M2.38
    30 November 202011.6M-10.3%4.1M2.80
    13 November 202012.9M+9.2%4.2M3.05
    30 October 202011.8M-25.3%3.6M3.25
    15 October 202015.9M-3.2%3.1M5.11
    30 September 202016.4M+11.2%5.3M3.09
    15 September 202014.7M-2.1%4.5M3.27
    31 August 202015.0M-11.8%4.0M3.76
    14 August 202017.1M+14.8%5.1M3.35
    31 July 202014.9M+11.1%4.0M3.67
    15 July 202013.4M-5.1%4.1M3.29
    30 June 202014.1M+19.4%6.5M2.17
    15 June 202011.8M+17.7%6.4M1.86
    29 May 202010.0M-5.9%4.2M2.41
    15 May 202010.7M+32.2%4.9M2.16
    30 April 20208.1M-9.4%3.9M2.07
    15 April 20208.9M+16.3%5.9M1.50
    31 March 20207.7M-34.1%8.7M1.00
    13 March 202011.6M-9.2%7.3M1.59
    28 February 202012.8M-6.6%8.1M1.59
    14 February 202013.7M-11.4%3.2M4.33
    31 January 202015.4M+7.2%4.0M3.87
    15 January 202014.4M+0.5%4.0M3.57
    31 December 201914.3M+8.4%4.3M3.33
    13 December 201913.2M-2.8%4.1M3.24
    29 November 201913.6M-12.4%4.1M3.31
    15 November 201915.5M-59.6%5.5M2.85
    31 October 201938.5M+0.1%4.7M8.18
    15 October 201938.4M+1.0%5.9M6.55
    30 September 201938.1M+5.2%4.5M8.37
    13 September 201936.2M+0.4%4.8M7.51
    30 August 201936.0M+3.1%3.5M10.25
    15 August 201934.9M-4.2%4.3M8.08
    31 July 201936.5M+2.5%4.0M9.18
    15 July 201935.6M-5.8%3.6M9.78
    28 June 201937.8M+6.8%4.3M8.75
    14 June 201935.4M+9.5%4.3M8.21
    31 May 201932.3M-1.6%5.5M5.86
    15 May 201932.8M-4.0%4.1M7.99
    30 April 201934.2M-6.8%4.6M7.41
    15 April 201936.7M-1.8%3.6M10.24
    29 March 201937.4M-13.7%4.1M9.09
    15 March 201943.3M-4.1%5.0M8.60
    28 February 201945.2M+6.6%4.6M9.76
    15 February 201942.4M-0.8%5.3M7.99
    31 January 201942.7M-9.1%4.5M9.45
    15 January 201947.0M-0.0%4.9M9.64
    31 December 201847.0M+11.1%8.2M5.70
    14 December 201842.3M-5.8%6.1M6.95
    30 November 201844.9M-5.4%5.5M8.23
    15 November 201847.4M+1.2%5.1M9.29
    31 October 201846.9M-3.6%5.2M9.05
    15 October 201848.6M+18.7%5.3M9.21
    28 September 201841.0M-13.8%4.6M8.81
    14 September 201847.5M-12.7%4.5M10.64
    31 August 201854.4M+2.7%4.3M12.77
    15 August 201853.0M+0.2%4.7M11.17
    31 July 201852.9M-0.1%4.3M12.23
    13 July 201853.0M-5.4%5.3M9.97
    29 June 201856.0M+4.3%7.4M7.60
    15 June 201853.7M-6.0%9.8M5.45
    31 May 201857.2M+13.9%7.8M7.34
    15 May 201850.2M+179.0%8.4M5.95
    30 April 201818.0M-18.2%5.4M3.35
    13 April 201822.0M+12.5%5.6M3.95
    29 March 201819.6M-14.6%8.3M2.36
    15 March 201822.9M+25.5%7.8M2.96
    28 February 201818.3M+6.5%6.8M2.70
    15 February 201817.1M-15.5%6.1M2.81
    31 January 201820.3M+25.7%6.2M3.26
    12 January 201816.1M+7.4%7.2M2.24
    29 December 201715.0M8.1M1.85
    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.