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Republic Services, Inc. short interest

5.0M shares of Republic Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Apr 2019. Short sellers would need 3.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.3%+29% over a year
Days to cover3.89at 1.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.63%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 the most since 15 Apr 2019, and the share price moved +12% 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 20265.0M+3.3%1.3M3.89
    30 September 20264.8M-2.6%1.6M2.93
    15 September 20264.9M+16.7%1.6M3.11
    31 August 20264.2M+0.7%1.5M2.92
    14 August 20264.2M+9.2%1.4M3.01
    31 July 20263.9M+10.4%1.4M2.75
    15 July 20263.5M-5.2%1.2M2.80
    30 June 20263.7M-1.6%1.9M1.97
    15 June 20263.7M+3.2%1.6M2.34
    29 May 20263.6M+14.7%1.9M1.86
    15 May 20263.2M+12.9%2.0M1.56
    30 April 20262.8M-6.5%1.6M1.74
    15 April 20263.0M-10.2%1.7M1.81
    31 March 20263.3M+6.5%1.4M2.35
    13 March 20263.1M+5.5%1.1M2.78
    27 February 20263.0M+4.2%1.6M1.85
    13 February 20262.8M+7.8%1.5M1.86
    30 January 20262.6M-1.1%1.5M1.73
    15 January 20262.7M-18.0%1.4M1.94
    31 December 20253.3M+10.0%1.6M2.01
    15 December 20253.0M-8.9%1.4M2.11
    28 November 20253.3M+5.9%1.8M1.77
    14 November 20253.1M-3.5%1.4M2.18
    31 October 20253.2M-17.8%1.5M2.13
    15 October 20253.9M+24.0%1.2M3.34
    30 September 20253.1M-3.2%1.3M2.35
    15 September 20253.2M+30.3%1.0M3.17
    29 August 20252.5M-0.9%974K2.54
    15 August 20252.5M+3.5%1.3M1.92
    31 July 20252.4M-3.2%1.5M1.64
    15 July 20252.5M+2.9%1.5M1.67
    30 June 20252.4M-0.9%1.4M1.79
    13 June 20252.4M-17.8%1.2M1.99
    30 May 20253.0M+23.6%1.4M2.08
    15 May 20252.4M-2.8%1.3M1.89
    30 April 20252.5M-25.2%1.4M1.75
    15 April 20253.3M+45.2%2.0M1.66
    31 March 20252.3M-3.9%1.2M1.85
    14 March 20252.4M+8.7%1.1M2.10
    28 February 20252.2M+10.3%1.2M1.88
    14 February 20252.0M-14.3%954K2.07
    31 January 20252.3M-8.7%981K2.35
    15 January 20252.5M-6.7%1.0M2.42
    31 December 20242.7M+22.4%1.1M2.42
    13 December 20242.2M+4.7%898K2.46
    29 November 20242.1M-17.5%971K2.18
    15 November 20242.6M-1.1%1.0M2.54
    31 October 20242.6M-4.7%798K3.25
    15 October 20242.7M-1.8%938K2.90
    30 September 20242.8M+8.5%1.1M2.46
    13 September 20242.6M+12.5%854K2.99
    30 August 20242.3M-8.1%650K3.50
    15 August 20242.5M-1.8%1.3M1.93
    31 July 20242.5M-6.5%1.4M1.82
    15 July 20242.7M+11.0%1.2M2.23
    28 June 20242.4M-2.1%1.4M1.74
    14 June 20242.5M+5.8%952K2.60
    31 May 20242.3M-10.7%966K2.42
    15 May 20242.6M-6.1%1.3M2.02
    30 April 20242.8M-2.3%1.5M1.88
    15 April 20242.9M+26.6%1.2M2.40
    28 March 20242.3M-7.7%1.2M1.82
    15 March 20242.4M-7.1%1.0M2.34
    29 February 20242.6M-2.9%1.4M1.92
    15 February 20242.7M+9.5%1.2M2.21
    31 January 20242.5M-1.4%1.3M1.89
    12 January 20242.5M+33.8%882K2.85
    29 December 20231.9M-7.3%1.0M1.85
    15 December 20232.0M-5.5%1.3M1.54
    30 November 20232.1M-3.0%1.0M2.08
    15 November 20232.2M+2.3%1.3M1.72
    31 October 20232.2M+5.1%1.3M1.64
    13 October 20232.1M+10.0%1.2M1.75
    29 September 20231.9M+15.1%909K2.06
    15 September 20231.6M+2.8%1.1M1.50
    31 August 20231.6M-10.5%968K1.63
    15 August 20231.8M-7.8%1.1M1.54
    31 July 20231.9M+2.6%1.2M1.64
    14 July 20231.9M-6.1%869K2.15
    30 June 20232.0M-17.9%1.1M1.73
    15 June 20232.4M-0.8%934K2.59
    31 May 20232.4M+2.9%1.3M1.81
    15 May 20232.4M+28.3%1.1M2.13
    28 April 20231.8M+5.2%1.2M1.52
    14 April 20231.8M-19.3%953K1.84
    31 March 20232.2M+38.1%1.3M1.67
    15 March 20231.6M-13.2%1.6M1.00
    28 February 20231.8M-15.1%1.7M1.08
    15 February 20232.1M-13.5%1.6M1.33
    31 January 20232.5M-11.5%1.2M1.98
    13 January 20232.8M+58.3%2.1M1.33
    30 December 20221.8M+18.3%1.1M1.59
    15 December 20221.5M-11.8%850K1.75
    30 November 20221.7M-12.9%1.3M1.26
    15 November 20221.9M+4.8%1.5M1.32
    31 October 20221.9M-9.4%1.3M1.39
    14 October 20222.0M+4.5%1.2M1.64
    30 September 20222.0M-4.0%1.2M1.60
    15 September 20222.0M+22.9%1.1M1.83
    31 August 20221.7M+8.8%789K2.10
    15 August 20221.5M-0.1%1.2M1.32
    29 July 20221.5M+2.2%878K1.74
    15 July 20221.5M-16.2%881K1.69
    30 June 20221.8M+16.0%1.3M1.38
    15 June 20221.5M-11.2%1.1M1.36
    31 May 20221.7M-5.2%1.5M1.13
    13 May 20221.8M+2.8%1.6M1.15
    29 April 20221.8M+8.9%1.3M1.39
    14 April 20221.6M-5.7%1.0M1.57
    31 March 20221.7M-25.5%915K1.89
    15 March 20222.3M-7.1%1.6M1.45
    28 February 20222.5M-2.3%1.7M1.51
    15 February 20222.6M+16.3%1.9M1.38
    31 January 20222.2M+19.4%1.4M1.57
    14 January 20221.8M+10.5%1.1M1.69
    31 December 20211.7M-3.9%750K2.22
    15 December 20211.7M+20.9%980K1.77
    30 November 20211.4M+3.8%947K1.52
    15 November 20211.4M-22.9%886K1.56
    29 October 20211.8M-2.1%1.1M1.56
    15 October 20211.8M+12.7%939K1.95
    30 September 20211.6M-20.4%1.3M1.27
    15 September 20212.0M-13.4%972K2.10
    31 August 20212.4M+11.3%912K2.59
    13 August 20212.1M+14.4%980K2.16
    30 July 20211.9M-10.2%983K1.89
    15 July 20212.1M+2.7%1.1M1.80
    30 June 20212.0M-2.3%1.3M1.54
    15 June 20212.1M-7.1%911K2.26
    28 May 20212.2M+11.3%1.2M1.82
    14 May 20212.0M+2.8%1.1M1.84
    30 April 20211.9M+0.6%834K2.32
    15 April 20211.9M+14.0%883K2.18
    31 March 20211.7M-34.1%1.2M1.41
    15 March 20212.6M-22.7%1.4M1.85
    26 February 20213.3M+48.9%1.6M2.04
    12 February 20212.2M-0.9%1.2M1.86
    29 January 20212.2M+3.9%968K2.32
    15 January 20212.2M+1.3%965K2.24
    31 December 20202.1M-11.0%960K2.22
    15 December 20202.4M-7.0%1.6M1.53
    30 November 20202.6M+6.8%980K2.63
    13 November 20202.4M-0.8%1.4M1.75
    30 October 20202.4M-12.4%772K3.14
    15 October 20202.8M+4.4%1.0M2.68
    30 September 20202.7M+2.1%906K2.93
    15 September 20202.6M+3.7%1.3M2.00
    31 August 20202.5M+7.8%730K3.43
    14 August 20202.3M-6.8%1.0M2.29
    31 July 20202.5M-4.2%769K3.24
    15 July 20202.6M+3.3%1.1M2.26
    30 June 20202.5M+1.3%1.4M1.85
    15 June 20202.5M-18.7%1.1M2.29
    29 May 20203.1M-7.7%953K3.21
    15 May 20203.3M+32.6%1.2M2.70
    30 April 20202.5M-15.7%1.2M2.15
    15 April 20203.0M+0.1%1.6M1.86
    31 March 20203.0M-16.7%2.0M1.45
    13 March 20203.5M-6.5%1.7M2.05
    28 February 20203.8M+1.8%1.5M2.50
    14 February 20203.7M+11.8%945K3.95
    31 January 20203.3M+20.3%911K3.66
    15 January 20202.8M-12.7%1.1M2.50
    31 December 20193.2M+0.8%857K3.71
    13 December 20193.2M-2.7%896K3.51
    29 November 20193.2M+12.3%968K3.35
    15 November 20192.9M+4.9%924K3.12
    31 October 20192.7M-7.7%1.1M2.61
    15 October 20193.0M-2.9%857K3.48
    30 September 20193.1M+7.2%1.1M2.83
    13 September 20192.9M-3.3%1.2M2.40
    30 August 20193.0M-14.5%906K3.27
    15 August 20193.5M-23.1%1.3M2.72
    31 July 20194.5M-0.4%953K4.72
    15 July 20194.5M-4.1%777K5.82
    28 June 20194.7M+12.8%1.1M4.27
    14 June 20194.2M-1.7%899K4.65
    31 May 20194.3M-14.4%1.1M3.86
    15 May 20195.0M+14.4%1.1M4.71
    30 April 20194.3M-17.9%1.3M3.37
    15 April 20195.3M+2.1%1.3M3.94
    29 March 20195.2M+0.9%1.2M4.23
    15 March 20195.1M-12.6%1.2M4.34
    28 February 20195.9M-10.6%1.2M4.94
    15 February 20196.6M+1.3%1.5M4.29
    31 January 20196.5M-0.8%1.1M6.14
    15 January 20196.5M+16.4%1.4M4.53
    31 December 20185.6M+10.2%1.6M3.57
    14 December 20185.1M-10.1%2.6M1.96
    30 November 20185.7M+6.4%2.0M2.81
    15 November 20185.3M+7.8%1.2M4.29
    31 October 20184.9M+11.7%1.6M3.14
    15 October 20184.4M+11.4%1.3M3.53
    28 September 20184.0M-16.4%1.2M3.30
    14 September 20184.7M-4.3%1.1M4.14
    31 August 20185.0M-18.8%1.3M3.92
    15 August 20186.1M-11.8%1.4M4.31
    31 July 20186.9M+20.8%1.7M4.09
    13 July 20185.7M-2.1%1.1M5.13
    29 June 20185.8M-0.8%1.5M3.99
    15 June 20185.9M+15.0%1.4M4.08
    31 May 20185.1M-4.9%1.2M4.13
    15 May 20185.4M-0.7%1.6M3.31
    30 April 20185.4M-11.6%1.4M3.95
    13 April 20186.1M+10.8%1.8M3.32
    29 March 20185.5M-11.3%1.7M3.18
    15 March 20186.2M+49.9%2.5M2.47
    28 February 20184.2M+13.4%2.0M2.09
    15 February 20183.7M-7.4%2.3M1.57
    31 January 20184.0M-2.0%1.0M3.90
    12 January 20184.0M+4.3%1.3M3.06
    29 December 20173.9M1.3M3.07
    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.