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Boston Beer Co. Inc. short interest

1.7M shares of Boston Beer Co. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 28 Jun 2019. Short sellers would need 9.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.2%+67% over a year
Days to cover9.18at 182K shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 28 Jun 2019, and the share price moved -10% 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 20261.7M+5.2%182K9.18
    30 September 20261.6M+0.5%313K5.08
    15 September 20261.6M+11.2%221K7.15
    31 August 20261.4M+0.7%160K8.87
    14 August 20261.4M+1.4%185K7.64
    31 July 20261.4M-11.2%379K3.67
    15 July 20261.6M-3.2%282K5.57
    30 June 20261.6M+1.2%382K4.25
    15 June 20261.6M+5.1%265K6.06
    29 May 20261.5M+18.4%295K5.16
    15 May 20261.3M+8.9%357K3.61
    30 April 20261.2M+14.4%220K5.37
    15 April 20261.0M+11.3%231K4.47
    31 March 2026928K-4.3%154K6.02
    13 March 2026970K+17.8%173K5.62
    27 February 2026823K-7.9%210K3.93
    13 February 2026894K-5.3%180K4.98
    30 January 2026944K-0.1%154K6.13
    15 January 2026946K+5.2%154K6.15
    31 December 2025899K-4.6%169K5.33
    15 December 2025942K-5.2%163K5.78
    28 November 2025994K+4.4%159K6.25
    14 November 2025952K-3.8%177K5.39
    31 October 2025990K-1.0%220K4.50
    15 October 20251.0M-4.3%201K4.96
    30 September 20251.0M+5.9%214K4.89
    15 September 2025987K+18.9%255K3.87
    29 August 2025830K-11.6%186K4.47
    15 August 2025939K-0.4%287K3.27
    31 July 2025942K-0.8%285K3.30
    15 July 2025950K+3.7%304K3.12
    30 June 2025916K+9.7%320K2.86
    13 June 2025835K+18.1%208K4.02
    30 May 2025707K+5.1%144K4.92
    15 May 2025673K+0.8%119K5.64
    30 April 2025668K+1.6%206K3.25
    15 April 2025658K-7.6%207K3.18
    31 March 2025712K+4.5%195K3.65
    14 March 2025682K-0.6%256K2.66
    28 February 2025686K-1.8%309K2.22
    14 February 2025698K+14.9%177K3.94
    31 January 2025608K+18.6%182K3.35
    15 January 2025512K+55.2%198K2.59
    31 December 2024330K-5.4%109K3.04
    13 December 2024349K+9.9%83K4.23
    29 November 2024318K-12.3%106K2.99
    15 November 2024362K-4.6%117K3.09
    31 October 2024380K-2.2%154K2.46
    15 October 2024388K+3.8%113K3.44
    30 September 2024374K-13.2%148K2.53
    13 September 2024430K+39.2%127K3.40
    30 August 2024309K-10.1%96K3.23
    15 August 2024344K+12.5%109K3.17
    31 July 2024306K+6.4%170K1.80
    15 July 2024288K+3.2%96K3.01
    28 June 2024279K-15.8%160K1.75
    14 June 2024331K-17.8%231K1.43
    31 May 2024403K+3.1%334K1.21
    15 May 2024391K+21.3%256K1.53
    30 April 2024322K+18.5%201K1.60
    15 April 2024272K+8.4%127K2.15
    28 March 2024251K-14.4%153K1.64
    15 March 2024293K+8.4%144K2.03
    29 February 2024270K+26.2%234K1.16
    15 February 2024214K+6.1%89K2.40
    31 January 2024202K-19.7%99K2.03
    12 January 2024251K+9.8%159K1.58
    29 December 2023229K-9.9%84K2.71
    15 December 2023254K-4.4%92K2.75
    30 November 2023266K-7.0%91K2.90
    15 November 2023286K-19.9%101K2.83
    31 October 2023357K+15.9%146K2.44
    13 October 2023308K-12.3%120K2.57
    29 September 2023351K-6.2%90K3.88
    15 September 2023374K+5.6%97K3.87
    31 August 2023354K-14.5%75K4.71
    15 August 2023414K-1.6%120K3.44
    31 July 2023421K+3.0%225K1.87
    14 July 2023408K+16.2%134K3.04
    30 June 2023352K+16.2%123K2.86
    15 June 2023303K-13.9%97K3.13
    31 May 2023351K-1.5%128K2.74
    15 May 2023357K+2.5%105K3.38
    28 April 2023348K-9.0%125K2.78
    14 April 2023382K-1.3%120K3.19
    31 March 2023387K-5.6%113K3.42
    15 March 2023410K-26.1%137K3.00
    28 February 2023555K-3.5%259K2.15
    15 February 2023575K-1.8%189K3.04
    31 January 2023586K-10.7%122K4.79
    13 January 2023656K-5.5%131K5.00
    30 December 2022695K-3.2%93K7.47
    15 December 2022717K-5.1%91K7.89
    30 November 2022756K-2.6%88K8.55
    15 November 2022776K-4.8%193K4.02
    31 October 2022815K-2.7%259K3.15
    14 October 2022838K+4.5%159K5.27
    30 September 2022802K-4.2%115K6.97
    15 September 2022837K+10.9%118K7.09
    31 August 2022755K-6.2%110K6.85
    15 August 2022805K-8.1%114K7.04
    29 July 2022875K+14.7%283K3.10
    15 July 2022763K+3.4%161K4.75
    30 June 2022738K+14.6%179K4.12
    15 June 2022644K+13.2%172K3.75
    31 May 2022569K+0.2%134K4.26
    13 May 2022568K-2.7%178K3.19
    29 April 2022583K+58.5%215K2.71
    14 April 2022368K+12.1%111K3.32
    31 March 2022328K-14.5%114K2.88
    15 March 2022384K-1.8%148K2.60
    28 February 2022391K+52.2%239K1.63
    15 February 2022257K-33.9%206K1.25
    31 January 2022389K-39.9%296K1.31
    14 January 2022647K-7.0%275K2.36
    31 December 2021696K-16.1%187K3.72
    15 December 2021830K-13.5%259K3.21
    30 November 2021960K-2.8%336K2.86
    15 November 2021987K-4.0%201K4.90
    29 October 20211.0M+3.8%384K2.68
    15 October 2021991K-7.1%322K3.08
    30 September 20211.1M-10.5%295K3.61
    15 September 20211.2M+17.4%389K3.07
    31 August 20211.0M+19.9%426K2.38
    13 August 2021846K-9.0%368K2.30
    30 July 2021929K-4.3%635K1.46
    15 July 2021971K-1.6%285K3.41
    30 June 2021986K+0.3%174K5.66
    15 June 2021983K+1.1%197K4.99
    28 May 2021972K+8.2%260K3.74
    14 May 2021899K+7.8%146K6.17
    30 April 2021834K+13.0%133K6.26
    15 April 2021738K+4.9%80K9.18
    31 March 2021704K+5.9%99K7.08
    15 March 2021664K+8.1%90K7.42
    26 February 2021614K+0.2%142K4.32
    12 February 2021613K-1.9%94K6.50
    29 January 2021625K-9.4%92K6.81
    15 January 2021690K-5.7%100K6.88
    31 December 2020732K+0.2%104K7.01
    15 December 2020730K-0.6%94K7.77
    30 November 2020735K-1.1%113K6.49
    13 November 2020743K-4.8%140K5.31
    30 October 2020781K+1.3%143K5.44
    15 October 2020770K+3.5%80K9.60
    30 September 2020744K-8.0%118K6.30
    15 September 2020809K-9.6%139K5.84
    31 August 2020895K-6.9%91K9.81
    14 August 2020961K-4.7%140K6.87
    31 July 20201.0M-12.8%220K4.59
    15 July 20201.2M+1.7%120K9.60
    30 June 20201.1M-7.9%199K5.71
    15 June 20201.2M-7.9%145K8.50
    29 May 20201.3M-0.4%102K13.13
    15 May 20201.3M+6.6%137K9.83
    30 April 20201.3M+2.0%175K7.20
    15 April 20201.2M-3.1%105K11.80
    31 March 20201.3M-15.9%173K7.39
    13 March 20201.5M-0.9%172K8.83
    28 February 20201.5M-0.8%272K5.63
    14 February 20201.5M+2.6%142K10.87
    31 January 20201.5M+3.6%107K14.09
    15 January 20201.5M+3.8%110K13.18
    31 December 20191.4M+0.5%90K15.62
    13 December 20191.4M-2.2%97K14.40
    29 November 20191.4M+2.3%80K17.70
    15 November 20191.4M-2.4%146K9.53
    31 October 20191.4M-11.3%240K5.94
    15 October 20191.6M-3.0%154K10.42
    30 September 20191.7M+1.8%259K6.40
    13 September 20191.6M+1.7%248K6.56
    30 August 20191.6M+0.8%171K9.34
    15 August 20191.6M+3.1%197K8.07
    31 July 20191.5M-5.3%205K7.51
    15 July 20191.6M-4.3%151K10.76
    28 June 20191.7M-1.5%176K9.64
    14 June 20191.7M-4.6%123K13.97
    31 May 20191.8M-6.6%129K14.02
    15 May 20191.9M-5.8%219K8.85
    30 April 20192.1M+9.8%207K9.93
    15 April 20191.9M+8.7%178K10.54
    29 March 20191.7M-0.3%116K14.87
    15 March 20191.7M+2.4%125K13.77
    28 February 20191.7M+1.2%188K8.94
    15 February 20191.7M+1.0%117K14.18
    31 January 20191.6M+1.0%112K14.74
    15 January 20191.6M-3.7%147K11.10
    31 December 20181.7M+2.4%122K13.93
    14 December 20181.7M-6.6%126K13.17
    30 November 20181.8M-2.9%96K18.49
    15 November 20181.8M+2.2%144K12.63
    31 October 20181.8M+1.0%217K8.24
    15 October 20181.8M+1.1%114K15.56
    28 September 20181.7M+0.4%136K12.86
    14 September 20181.7M+1.1%121K14.40
    31 August 20181.7M-2.9%105K16.37
    15 August 20181.8M-0.7%97K18.33
    31 July 20181.8M+0.9%212K8.43
    13 July 20181.8M+0.1%125K14.12
    29 June 20181.8M-5.6%180K9.81
    15 June 20181.9M-2.9%149K12.55
    31 May 20181.9M+0.3%101K19.12
    15 May 20181.9M+2.2%112K17.16
    30 April 20181.9M-5.8%195K9.64
    13 April 20182.0M-1.3%170K11.77
    29 March 20182.0M-4.6%147K13.80
    15 March 20182.1M-2.7%139K15.27
    28 February 20182.2M-1.4%235K9.29
    15 February 20182.2M+2.5%145K15.28
    31 January 20182.2M-1.0%118K18.23
    12 January 20182.2M+0.2%124K17.61
    29 December 20172.2M171K12.74
    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.