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ROSS Stores, Inc. short interest

9.8M shares of ROSS Stores were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (6.2M to 10.8M). Short sellers would need 4.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short9.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.9%+42% over a year
Days to cover4.64at 2.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.06%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 (6.2M to 10.8M), and the share price moved +47% 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 20269.8M-3.9%2.1M4.64
    30 September 202610.2M+7.4%2.0M5.02
    15 September 20269.5M+10.9%1.8M5.29
    31 August 20268.5M-8.5%3.4M2.51
    14 August 20269.3M-4.1%2.0M4.75
    31 July 20269.7M-5.1%2.2M4.46
    15 July 202610.3M-4.8%2.4M4.28
    30 June 202610.8M+0.7%4.2M2.59
    15 June 202610.7M+27.4%2.9M3.66
    29 May 20268.4M+11.8%4.3M1.95
    15 May 20267.5M+6.9%2.8M2.67
    30 April 20267.0M+6.6%1.8M3.94
    15 April 20266.6M-21.2%2.2M2.97
    31 March 20268.4M+34.0%2.7M3.09
    13 March 20266.2M-11.4%3.4M1.82
    27 February 20267.0M-11.2%2.2M3.19
    13 February 20267.9M+4.9%2.4M3.29
    30 January 20267.6M-15.3%2.5M3.01
    15 January 20268.9M+15.5%2.2M3.99
    31 December 20257.7M+10.1%2.2M3.58
    15 December 20257.0M-1.0%3.0M2.34
    28 November 20257.1M+4.9%3.7M1.92
    14 November 20256.8M+3.3%2.3M2.95
    31 October 20256.5M-4.8%1.8M3.54
    15 October 20256.9M-4.9%2.2M3.13
    30 September 20257.2M+27.0%2.8M2.60
    15 September 20255.7M+13.8%2.3M2.47
    29 August 20255.0M-7.0%4.0M1.27
    15 August 20255.4M-0.9%2.6M2.09
    31 July 20255.4M-11.3%2.4M2.26
    15 July 20256.1M+4.5%2.6M2.36
    30 June 20255.9M+18.9%4.1M1.45
    13 June 20254.9M-7.2%3.0M1.64
    30 May 20255.3M+3.9%5.0M1.05
    15 May 20255.1M-5.4%2.2M2.33
    30 April 20255.4M-24.1%2.6M2.08
    15 April 20257.1M+27.0%4.0M1.80
    31 March 20255.6M+13.5%3.7M1.52
    14 March 20254.9M-9.1%4.1M1.21
    28 February 20255.4M+5.3%2.6M2.08
    14 February 20255.2M+2.1%2.2M2.34
    31 January 20255.1M+0.8%2.4M2.11
    15 January 20255.0M-1.6%2.2M2.31
    31 December 20245.1M+5.1%2.3M2.25
    13 December 20244.8M+14.8%2.5M1.94
    29 November 20244.2M+4.8%3.8M1.11
    15 November 20244.0M-14.4%3.0M1.34
    31 October 20244.7M+1.1%2.2M2.10
    15 October 20244.7M+18.8%2.0M2.30
    30 September 20243.9M-10.1%2.0M1.92
    13 September 20244.4M+21.1%2.3M1.88
    30 August 20243.6M+6.5%2.6M1.37
    15 August 20243.4M+10.7%1.8M1.87
    31 July 20243.1M-19.7%2.0M1.56
    15 July 20243.8M-16.4%1.6M2.33
    28 June 20244.5M+2.0%3.1M1.48
    14 June 20244.5M-1.8%2.4M1.85
    31 May 20244.5M-20.3%3.5M1.29
    15 May 20245.7M+14.8%2.5M2.30
    30 April 20245.0M+33.5%2.4M2.07
    15 April 20243.7M+5.8%1.9M2.01
    28 March 20243.5M+8.1%2.0M1.77
    15 March 20243.3M-16.8%2.8M1.17
    29 February 20243.9M+0.3%1.8M2.16
    15 February 20243.9M+11.7%1.8M2.21
    31 January 20243.5M-6.3%1.7M2.03
    12 January 20243.7M-6.0%1.6M2.32
    29 December 20234.0M-16.1%1.8M2.20
    15 December 20234.7M+22.5%2.5M1.91
    30 November 20233.9M-3.8%3.0M1.31
    15 November 20234.0M+2.0%1.9M2.08
    31 October 20233.9M+4.9%2.3M1.71
    13 October 20233.7M+7.5%2.0M1.89
    29 September 20233.5M+2.9%2.2M1.58
    15 September 20233.4M+10.2%2.0M1.68
    31 August 20233.1M-2.2%3.3M1.00
    15 August 20233.1M-6.4%1.7M1.83
    31 July 20233.4M+1.8%2.1M1.60
    14 July 20233.3M+3.3%1.9M1.73
    30 June 20233.2M+19.1%2.7M1.18
    15 June 20232.7M-25.6%2.5M1.07
    31 May 20233.6M-37.6%3.2M1.14
    15 May 20235.8M+0.0%1.8M3.28
    28 April 20235.8M+2.9%1.6M3.69
    14 April 20235.6M-14.7%2.1M2.74
    31 March 20236.6M+27.0%2.6M2.54
    15 March 20235.2M+29.5%2.7M1.94
    28 February 20234.0M-11.5%2.3M1.72
    15 February 20234.5M+4.0%2.3M1.95
    31 January 20234.4M-4.3%1.9M2.34
    13 January 20234.6M-3.4%2.2M2.06
    30 December 20224.7M-18.4%2.2M2.17
    15 December 20225.8M-3.9%2.2M2.59
    30 November 20226.0M-2.0%4.0M1.51
    15 November 20226.1M-16.0%2.8M2.19
    31 October 20227.3M-13.1%2.4M3.08
    14 October 20228.4M+1.4%2.2M3.90
    30 September 20228.3M+6.4%2.7M3.07
    15 September 20227.8M+8.9%2.2M3.54
    31 August 20227.2M-9.6%2.9M2.45
    15 August 20227.9M-13.5%2.2M3.57
    29 July 20229.2M+5.1%2.2M4.22
    15 July 20228.7M-1.1%2.8M3.10
    30 June 20228.8M+17.8%4.3M2.05
    15 June 20227.5M+10.4%3.3M2.26
    31 May 20226.8M+51.9%8.3M1.00
    13 May 20224.5M-23.0%3.2M1.40
    29 April 20225.8M-8.4%2.6M2.24
    14 April 20226.3M+11.2%2.9M2.17
    31 March 20225.7M+11.7%2.5M2.26
    15 March 20225.1M+26.0%3.4M1.50
    28 February 20224.0M-10.2%3.3M1.22
    15 February 20224.5M+13.1%2.8M1.63
    31 January 20224.0M+13.9%3.2M1.26
    14 January 20223.5M-25.4%2.6M1.36
    31 December 20214.7M+9.3%1.6M2.96
    15 December 20214.3M+19.7%1.8M2.37
    30 November 20213.6M-19.3%3.2M1.12
    15 November 20214.4M-11.5%1.5M2.97
    29 October 20215.0M+4.6%1.6M3.14
    15 October 20214.8M+18.2%1.8M2.62
    30 September 20214.0M+17.4%1.6M2.49
    15 September 20213.4M+10.7%1.5M2.25
    31 August 20213.1M-23.8%2.2M1.41
    13 August 20214.1M+10.6%1.3M3.21
    30 July 20213.7M-2.2%1.5M2.41
    15 July 20213.8M-6.6%1.5M2.56
    30 June 20214.0M+19.9%2.2M1.82
    15 June 20213.4M-27.6%2.4M1.42
    28 May 20214.7M+30.4%2.9M1.61
    14 May 20213.6M+0.0%1.4M2.53
    30 April 20213.6M-6.2%1.2M3.05
    15 April 20213.8M+12.8%1.4M2.63
    31 March 20213.4M-38.6%2.2M1.56
    15 March 20215.5M-6.4%3.3M1.66
    26 February 20215.9M+28.4%1.6M3.64
    12 February 20214.6M-2.7%1.4M3.38
    29 January 20214.7M+3.9%1.7M2.76
    15 January 20214.5M+3.2%1.6M2.76
    31 December 20204.4M+25.7%1.6M2.83
    15 December 20203.5M-34.6%1.4M2.55
    30 November 20205.3M+61.7%2.7M1.98
    13 November 20203.3M+5.9%2.5M1.31
    30 October 20203.1M-27.1%2.0M1.59
    15 October 20204.3M-7.5%1.2M3.48
    30 September 20204.6M+26.1%1.7M2.73
    15 September 20203.7M+2.7%1.9M1.91
    31 August 20203.6M-5.1%2.7M1.33
    14 August 20203.8M-11.6%2.1M1.79
    31 July 20204.3M+15.8%2.4M1.80
    15 July 20203.7M-16.8%3.0M1.21
    30 June 20204.4M+6.7%3.6M1.22
    15 June 20204.1M+0.5%2.6M1.59
    29 May 20204.1M-1.6%3.4M1.22
    15 May 20204.2M+2.2%1.8M2.28
    30 April 20204.1M-10.8%3.3M1.25
    15 April 20204.6M+0.2%3.4M1.34
    31 March 20204.6M+3.1%5.9M1.00
    13 March 20204.4M-7.6%3.6M1.25
    28 February 20204.8M+7.4%2.0M2.36
    14 February 20204.5M+8.6%1.2M3.58
    31 January 20204.1M-7.4%1.7M2.48
    15 January 20204.4M+2.2%1.5M2.98
    31 December 20194.4M+9.8%1.5M2.99
    13 December 20194.0M+3.1%1.6M2.54
    29 November 20193.8M-7.9%2.5M1.52
    15 November 20194.2M+16.4%1.4M3.01
    31 October 20193.6M-18.6%1.6M2.23
    15 October 20194.4M+2.9%1.7M2.62
    30 September 20194.3M-8.3%2.1M2.07
    13 September 20194.7M+7.4%1.9M2.49
    30 August 20194.4M-29.8%2.4M1.85
    15 August 20196.2M-11.0%1.8M3.43
    31 July 20197.0M+23.8%1.7M4.13
    15 July 20195.6M-8.9%2.1M2.73
    28 June 20196.2M+4.6%3.0M2.07
    14 June 20195.9M+4.8%2.4M2.46
    31 May 20195.6M-11.0%3.2M1.78
    15 May 20196.3M+8.3%1.9M3.41
    30 April 20195.8M+23.2%1.8M3.21
    15 April 20194.7M+7.6%1.8M2.59
    29 March 20194.4M-18.2%2.1M2.07
    15 March 20195.4M+22.0%3.1M1.74
    28 February 20194.4M-4.4%2.1M2.08
    15 February 20194.6M-13.0%1.8M2.57
    31 January 20195.3M-28.6%2.2M2.39
    15 January 20197.4M-4.6%3.1M2.43
    31 December 20187.8M+5.3%3.2M2.44
    14 December 20187.4M+3.9%3.7M1.99
    30 November 20187.1M+23.8%5.2M1.38
    15 November 20185.8M-4.2%2.8M2.06
    31 October 20186.0M+7.3%2.6M2.28
    15 October 20185.6M-0.8%2.5M2.23
    28 September 20185.6M-30.0%3.4M1.65
    14 September 20188.1M+46.7%2.8M2.87
    31 August 20185.5M+6.8%3.5M1.58
    15 August 20185.1M+9.5%2.6M1.98
    31 July 20184.7M-5.4%2.0M2.31
    13 July 20185.0M+6.8%1.8M2.83
    29 June 20184.7M-25.7%2.4M1.93
    15 June 20186.3M+27.4%2.9M2.13
    31 May 20184.9M+14.1%3.8M1.30
    15 May 20184.3M+27.6%2.4M1.81
    30 April 20183.4M-39.8%2.3M1.47
    13 April 20185.6M-7.4%2.4M2.37
    29 March 20186.1M-2.7%2.8M2.17
    15 March 20186.2M-13.0%3.7M1.70
    28 February 20187.2M-3.9%2.5M2.88
    15 February 20187.5M-11.9%2.7M2.78
    31 January 20188.5M-12.5%2.1M3.95
    12 January 20189.7M+10.5%2.5M3.89
    29 December 20178.8M1.8M4.77
    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.