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RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. short interest

699K shares of RCI Hospitality Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (686K to 1.2M). Short sellers would need 20.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short699Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.0%-29% over a year
Days to cover20.55at 34K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.14%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 bottom of its range over the last year (686K to 1.2M), and the share price moved +0% 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 2026699K-5.0%34K20.55
    30 September 2026736K-6.2%43K17.16
    15 September 2026785K+14.3%44K18.02
    31 August 2026686K-5.7%75K9.10
    14 August 2026728K+0.3%60K12.04
    31 July 2026725K-1.4%33K22.10
    15 July 2026735K-6.7%35K21.23
    30 June 2026789K-18.1%67K11.79
    15 June 2026962K+8.8%46K20.85
    29 May 2026885K+12.9%54K16.34
    15 May 2026783K-4.8%50K15.73
    30 April 2026823K-5.3%44K18.83
    15 April 2026869K-3.0%58K14.93
    31 March 2026896K-25.9%112K7.97
    13 March 20261.2M+25.7%64K18.76
    27 February 2026962K-11.2%53K18.06
    13 February 20261.1M+11.7%76K14.27
    30 January 2026971K-0.3%75K12.91
    15 January 2026973K+5.2%80K12.23
    31 December 2025925K-24.4%120K7.69
    15 December 20251.2M+16.6%134K9.11
    28 November 20251.0M+3.5%120K8.75
    14 November 20251.0M-4.4%91K11.11
    31 October 20251.1M+7.8%87K12.27
    15 October 2025985K-0.7%118K8.36
    30 September 2025991K+35.6%536K1.85
    15 September 2025731K+23.9%68K10.82
    29 August 2025590K+8.2%84K7.03
    15 August 2025545K-6.5%81K6.77
    31 July 2025583K+1.4%77K7.57
    15 July 2025575K+0.9%80K7.21
    30 June 2025569K-9.9%43K13.22
    13 June 2025632K+18.8%38K16.75
    30 May 2025532K+1.9%35K15.04
    15 May 2025522K-4.9%48K10.77
    30 April 2025549K+4.4%47K11.62
    15 April 2025526K+11.9%92K5.70
    31 March 2025470K-18.6%49K9.57
    14 March 2025577K+13.8%75K7.71
    28 February 2025507K+0.8%55K9.23
    14 February 2025503K+0.6%77K6.52
    31 January 2025500K+5.4%59K8.43
    15 January 2025474K-13.7%83K5.73
    31 December 2024549K-27.5%150K3.65
    13 December 2024758K+3.3%75K10.14
    29 November 2024734K+0.3%83K8.83
    15 November 2024732K-9.1%93K7.90
    31 October 2024805K-11.2%57K14.13
    15 October 2024906K+5.9%62K14.65
    30 September 2024855K-2.7%82K10.37
    13 September 2024879K+9.1%85K10.28
    30 August 2024805K-7.0%53K15.21
    15 August 2024866K-5.1%140K6.18
    31 July 2024912K-1.5%81K11.22
    15 July 2024926K+24.6%149K6.21
    28 June 2024743K+16.7%117K6.34
    14 June 2024636K+9.3%71K8.92
    31 May 2024582K+50.4%124K4.69
    15 May 2024387K+10.1%89K4.34
    30 April 2024351K-0.3%47K7.53
    15 April 2024352K+6.4%68K5.18
    28 March 2024331K-15.3%32K10.33
    15 March 2024391K+13.3%50K7.83
    29 February 2024345K-1.1%46K7.46
    15 February 2024349K+4.6%66K5.30
    31 January 2024334K-3.8%38K8.66
    12 January 2024347K-0.4%54K6.40
    29 December 2023348K-21.9%58K6.04
    15 December 2023446K+27.9%93K4.82
    30 November 2023349K+29.9%52K6.65
    15 November 2023269K+0.5%43K6.29
    31 October 2023267K-3.6%51K5.28
    13 October 2023277K-4.9%63K4.40
    29 September 2023292K+3.4%48K6.13
    15 September 2023282K+10.3%55K5.11
    31 August 2023256K-10.7%43K5.97
    15 August 2023286K-1.5%48K6.01
    31 July 2023290K+5.2%44K6.63
    14 July 2023276K-7.2%65K4.25
    30 June 2023298K-15.6%35K8.54
    15 June 2023353K+8.8%40K8.92
    31 May 2023324K-9.9%45K7.13
    15 May 2023360K+0.3%49K7.39
    28 April 2023359K+2.7%38K9.48
    14 April 2023349K-5.9%46K7.53
    31 March 2023371K-10.1%72K5.13
    15 March 2023413K+17.9%76K5.45
    28 February 2023350K-3.2%89K3.93
    15 February 2023362K+11.1%97K3.74
    31 January 2023325K-5.0%62K5.24
    13 January 2023343K+27.2%101K3.38
    30 December 2022269K-18.1%91K2.96
    15 December 2022329K+32.7%87K3.76
    30 November 2022248K+1.0%55K4.52
    15 November 2022245K-17.0%48K5.09
    31 October 2022296K+0.4%51K5.83
    14 October 2022295K+4.6%67K4.40
    30 September 2022282K-21.1%74K3.79
    15 September 2022357K-14.3%57K6.31
    31 August 2022417K-16.1%70K5.97
    15 August 2022496K+3.1%85K5.82
    29 July 2022481K+21.3%66K7.26
    15 July 2022397K-2.8%98K4.04
    30 June 2022408K-14.9%88K4.66
    15 June 2022479K+40.2%168K2.86
    31 May 2022342K+33.7%117K2.92
    13 May 2022255K-1.7%99K2.59
    29 April 2022260K+11.9%72K3.60
    14 April 2022232K+0.2%58K4.04
    31 March 2022232K-5.9%60K3.84
    15 March 2022246K-4.8%76K3.25
    28 February 2022259K+3.7%96K2.69
    15 February 2022250K+50.9%117K2.13
    31 January 2022165K-2.4%87K1.91
    14 January 2022169K+2.9%79K2.14
    31 December 2021165K-0.4%55K2.99
    15 December 2021165K-11.5%57K2.90
    30 November 2021187K-6.0%43K4.39
    15 November 2021199K-0.9%43K4.61
    29 October 2021201K-1.3%28K7.27
    15 October 2021203K-12.7%57K3.59
    30 September 2021233K+11.3%46K5.06
    15 September 2021209K-17.3%45K4.64
    31 August 2021253K-8.5%56K4.55
    13 August 2021276K+11.2%47K5.88
    30 July 2021248K+1.6%56K4.44
    15 July 2021244K-7.9%52K4.71
    30 June 2021265K-13.0%85K3.12
    15 June 2021305K-8.1%63K4.85
    28 May 2021332K-11.7%97K3.41
    14 May 2021376K+13.9%69K5.42
    30 April 2021330K-2.2%55K6.01
    15 April 2021337K+6.4%86K3.93
    31 March 2021317K-24.1%76K4.18
    15 March 2021418K+16.3%85K4.92
    26 February 2021359K-16.3%90K3.99
    12 February 2021430K-18.5%119K3.61
    29 January 2021527K-0.6%60K8.82
    15 January 2021530K-26.0%104K5.11
    31 December 2020716K-7.8%103K6.95
    15 December 2020777K-12.6%49K15.76
    30 November 2020889K+1.0%57K15.70
    13 November 2020881K-4.7%65K13.54
    30 October 2020925K-10.9%61K15.27
    15 October 20201.0M-4.5%68K15.18
    30 September 20201.1M-12.1%71K15.21
    15 September 20201.2M+3.6%109K11.36
    31 August 20201.2M+3.0%76K15.77
    14 August 20201.2M-0.8%122K9.51
    31 July 20201.2M+24.3%99K11.74
    15 July 2020939K+10.8%106K8.82
    30 June 2020848K+12.1%138K6.15
    15 June 2020756K-1.7%182K4.15
    29 May 2020770K+7.9%361K2.13
    15 May 2020713K-1.9%200K3.57
    30 April 2020727K-0.0%212K3.43
    15 April 2020728K+0.8%160K4.54
    31 March 2020722K+67.4%235K3.07
    13 March 2020431K+38.4%157K2.74
    28 February 2020311K+4.5%123K2.53
    14 February 2020298K+0.5%63K4.76
    31 January 2020297K-1.3%29K10.37
    15 January 2020301K-5.2%25K11.95
    31 December 2019317K+2.0%43K7.36
    13 December 2019311K-3.9%30K10.26
    29 November 2019323K-5.5%43K7.43
    15 November 2019342K+3.1%49K6.99
    31 October 2019332K+7.5%71K4.69
    15 October 2019309K+17.7%83K3.72
    30 September 2019262K-9.8%104K2.53
    13 September 2019291K-8.0%56K5.21
    30 August 2019316K+5.1%64K4.95
    15 August 2019301K+22.3%61K4.91
    31 July 2019246K+19.5%112K2.20
    15 July 2019206K+4.4%54K3.82
    28 June 2019197K+14.6%92K2.14
    14 June 2019172K+3.4%60K2.88
    31 May 2019166K-1.1%91K1.82
    15 May 2019168K-1.9%54K3.11
    30 April 2019171K-7.8%35K4.91
    15 April 2019186K+15.5%29K6.35
    29 March 2019161K-11.7%46K3.51
    15 March 2019182K-9.8%50K3.67
    28 February 2019202K+15.6%34K5.87
    15 February 2019175K+39.6%60K2.94
    31 January 2019125K-6.7%43K2.91
    15 January 2019134K+9.5%77K1.74
    31 December 2018123K+78.3%83K1.48
    14 December 201869K-3.8%56K1.23
    30 November 201871K+44.7%23K3.13
    15 November 201849K-10.4%25K1.96
    31 October 201855K-31.2%34K1.64
    15 October 201880K+24.9%46K1.75
    28 September 201864K-2.8%30K2.12
    14 September 201866K-23.2%27K2.44
    31 August 201886K-10.3%22K3.93
    15 August 201896K+2.0%32K2.98
    31 July 201894K+9.5%42K2.24
    13 July 201886K-6.5%37K2.30
    29 June 201892K+21.4%86K1.07
    15 June 201875K-5.7%37K2.06
    31 May 201880K-17.3%29K2.71
    15 May 201897K-2.0%43K2.26
    30 April 201899K-11.4%33K3.03
    13 April 2018111K-11.9%32K3.50
    29 March 2018126K+6.5%43K2.97
    15 March 2018119K-5.1%57K2.08
    28 February 2018125K-4.4%33K3.74
    15 February 2018131K+14.0%53K2.45
    31 January 2018115K-20.2%44K2.59
    12 January 2018144K-10.7%68K2.11
    29 December 2017161K79K2.04
    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.