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SBA Communications Corp. short interest

3.4M shares of SBA Communications were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.8M to 3.8M). Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.6%+85% over a year
Days to cover3.30at 1.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.26%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 (1.8M to 3.8M), and the share price moved -3% 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 20263.4M+2.6%1.0M3.30
    30 September 20263.3M-12.6%989K3.35
    15 September 20263.8M+1.4%919K4.13
    31 August 20263.7M+18.2%726K5.15
    14 August 20263.2M+13.4%1.2M2.71
    31 July 20262.8M-5.7%1.0M2.77
    15 July 20263.0M+12.0%1.1M2.80
    30 June 20262.6M+13.5%1.0M2.58
    15 June 20262.3M-4.3%1.0M2.30
    29 May 20262.4M+1.2%734K3.32
    15 May 20262.4M-13.8%804K2.99
    30 April 20262.8M-19.1%1.0M2.68
    15 April 20263.4M+23.8%2.4M1.46
    31 March 20262.8M+8.9%905K3.08
    13 March 20262.6M+0.8%1.0M2.47
    27 February 20262.5M+10.5%1.1M2.35
    13 February 20262.3M-10.7%950K2.42
    30 January 20262.6M+0.7%751K3.42
    15 January 20262.6M+2.3%801K3.19
    31 December 20252.5M+17.2%658K3.79
    15 December 20252.1M-2.7%790K2.69
    28 November 20252.2M-12.7%792K2.76
    14 November 20252.5M+25.7%1.0M2.40
    31 October 20252.0M+8.8%1.1M1.77
    15 October 20251.8M-17.6%1.0M1.81
    30 September 20252.2M+10.2%1.3M1.69
    15 September 20252.0M-15.1%1.7M1.18
    29 August 20252.4M+18.6%973K2.45
    15 August 20252.0M+8.8%937K2.14
    31 July 20251.8M-2.3%735K2.51
    15 July 20251.9M-4.5%643K2.93
    30 June 20252.0M-14.0%722K2.74
    13 June 20252.3M-16.7%580K3.96
    30 May 20252.8M-8.4%690K4.00
    15 May 20253.0M+1.3%896K3.36
    30 April 20253.0M+6.7%1.2M2.43
    15 April 20252.8M+40.2%1.4M2.06
    31 March 20252.0M-2.0%768K2.59
    14 March 20252.0M+4.6%1.1M1.93
    28 February 20251.9M-5.9%913K2.13
    14 February 20252.1M+7.4%622K3.31
    31 January 20251.9M+7.6%794K2.42
    15 January 20251.8M-3.9%831K2.15
    31 December 20241.9M+44.6%1.0M1.82
    13 December 20241.3M+16.5%778K1.65
    29 November 20241.1M-20.1%627K1.76
    15 November 20241.4M+25.3%1.1M1.20
    31 October 20241.1M-57.6%790K1.39
    15 October 20242.6M+9.3%967K2.68
    30 September 20242.4M+5.2%752K3.16
    13 September 20242.3M+3.7%831K2.72
    30 August 20242.2M-7.8%589K3.70
    15 August 20242.4M+7.7%975K2.42
    31 July 20242.2M+7.0%991K2.21
    15 July 20242.0M-0.8%898K2.28
    28 June 20242.1M-10.8%797K2.59
    14 June 20242.3M+12.6%767K3.02
    31 May 20242.1M+8.5%859K2.39
    15 May 20241.9M-10.8%980K1.94
    30 April 20242.1M-16.3%921K2.31
    15 April 20242.5M-6.6%912K2.78
    28 March 20242.7M+19.0%789K3.44
    15 March 20242.3M-31.7%1.1M2.04
    29 February 20243.3M+21.2%1.5M2.20
    15 February 20242.8M-0.0%1.1M2.59
    31 January 20242.8M+7.7%898K3.07
    12 January 20242.6M-17.8%648K3.95
    29 December 20233.1M+6.4%517K6.02
    15 December 20232.9M+6.1%911K3.21
    30 November 20232.8M+6.0%685K4.02
    15 November 20232.6M-8.2%875K2.97
    31 October 20232.8M-6.7%1.0M2.79
    13 October 20233.0M+5.1%870K3.49
    29 September 20232.9M+5.5%778K3.72
    15 September 20232.7M+10.5%691K3.97
    31 August 20232.5M+20.3%638K3.88
    15 August 20232.1M+18.9%973K2.12
    31 July 20231.7M+18.2%1.5M1.18
    14 July 20231.5M+24.2%754K1.95
    30 June 20231.2M+3.5%1.0M1.15
    15 June 20231.1M-2.8%702K1.62
    31 May 20231.2M-6.2%795K1.48
    15 May 20231.3M-17.3%860K1.46
    28 April 20231.5M+1.6%590K2.56
    14 April 20231.5M-4.7%553K2.69
    31 March 20231.6M+7.0%771K2.02
    15 March 20231.5M+16.9%1.0M1.45
    28 February 20231.2M+10.5%1.1M1.11
    15 February 20231.1M+7.2%698K1.62
    31 January 20231.1M-11.7%757K1.39
    13 January 20231.2M-2.3%611K1.95
    30 December 20221.2M-7.3%585K2.09
    15 December 20221.3M+3.4%584K2.26
    30 November 20221.3M-4.5%714K1.78
    15 November 20221.3M-0.2%802K1.66
    31 October 20221.3M+5.7%965K1.38
    14 October 20221.3M-3.2%823K1.54
    30 September 20221.3M+6.7%609K2.14
    15 September 20221.2M-6.6%454K2.69
    31 August 20221.3M-1.5%495K2.65
    15 August 20221.3M-2.5%514K2.59
    29 July 20221.4M-5.0%556K2.45
    15 July 20221.4M+3.7%424K3.39
    30 June 20221.4M+5.8%785K1.77
    15 June 20221.3M+7.5%747K1.75
    31 May 20221.2M-0.6%704K1.73
    13 May 20221.2M+3.4%675K1.82
    29 April 20221.2M-2.4%672K1.76
    14 April 20221.2M+14.9%666K1.82
    31 March 20221.1M-20.2%609K1.74
    15 March 20221.3M-7.2%783K1.69
    28 February 20221.4M-5.4%737K1.94
    15 February 20221.5M-10.1%593K2.55
    31 January 20221.7M+22.0%944K1.78
    14 January 20221.4M-1.1%851K1.62
    31 December 20211.4M+4.4%522K2.67
    15 December 20211.3M-2.3%583K2.29
    30 November 20211.4M-14.3%542K2.52
    15 November 20211.6M+1.1%471K3.38
    29 October 20211.6M+10.4%483K3.26
    15 October 20211.4M-3.1%504K2.83
    30 September 20211.5M+3.7%503K2.93
    15 September 20211.4M+1.8%541K2.63
    31 August 20211.4M-25.4%555K2.52
    13 August 20211.9M+4.5%432K4.33
    30 July 20211.8M+6.4%458K3.91
    15 July 20211.7M-7.8%477K3.53
    30 June 20211.8M+3.4%723K2.53
    15 June 20211.8M+2.2%608K2.90
    28 May 20211.7M+4.6%598K2.89
    14 May 20211.7M-9.9%516K3.20
    30 April 20211.8M-0.8%573K3.20
    15 April 20211.8M+19.0%532K3.47
    31 March 20211.6M+14.7%633K2.45
    15 March 20211.4M+5.9%883K1.53
    26 February 20211.3M-7.9%905K1.41
    12 February 20211.4M+42.1%712K1.95
    29 January 2021977K-17.4%524K1.86
    15 January 20211.2M+13.3%676K1.75
    31 December 20201.0M-15.6%538K1.94
    15 December 20201.2M+8.4%541K2.28
    30 November 20201.1M+13.7%577K1.98
    13 November 20201.0M+4.3%616K1.63
    30 October 2020962K-11.9%454K2.12
    15 October 20201.1M+21.4%493K2.21
    30 September 2020899K-26.0%524K1.71
    15 September 20201.2M-7.4%475K2.56
    31 August 20201.3M-0.1%348K3.76
    14 August 20201.3M-16.1%483K2.72
    31 July 20201.6M+2.7%492K3.18
    15 July 20201.5M-7.8%531K2.87
    30 June 20201.7M+11.8%1.2M1.41
    15 June 20201.5M-2.0%760K1.95
    29 May 20201.5M+6.2%570K2.64
    15 May 20201.4M+4.4%692K2.05
    30 April 20201.4M-10.0%615K2.21
    15 April 20201.5M-9.9%831K1.82
    31 March 20201.7M-23.3%1.2M1.36
    13 March 20202.2M+10.4%1.1M2.05
    28 February 20202.0M-11.6%1.0M1.94
    14 February 20202.2M+28.3%631K3.55
    31 January 20201.7M-4.9%472K3.70
    15 January 20201.8M+20.3%515K3.56
    31 December 20191.5M-14.3%753K2.02
    13 December 20191.8M+10.6%391K4.55
    29 November 20191.6M-20.3%566K2.84
    15 November 20192.0M+7.9%568K3.55
    31 October 20191.9M+12.5%710K2.64
    15 October 20191.7M+0.5%538K3.09
    30 September 20191.7M+4.6%826K2.01
    13 September 20191.6M-5.0%787K2.01
    30 August 20191.7M+1.5%549K3.04
    15 August 20191.6M+1.4%542K3.03
    31 July 20191.6M-6.0%603K2.69
    15 July 20191.7M-16.2%472K3.65
    28 June 20192.1M+2.1%635K3.24
    14 June 20192.0M-19.1%610K3.31
    31 May 20192.5M+18.4%802K3.11
    15 May 20192.1M+8.1%596K3.53
    30 April 20191.9M-6.6%545K3.57
    15 April 20192.1M-17.3%629K3.31
    29 March 20192.5M-0.7%864K2.92
    15 March 20192.5M-11.5%666K3.81
    28 February 20192.9M-10.4%731K3.92
    15 February 20193.2M-1.2%586K5.47
    31 January 20193.2M+12.4%745K4.35
    15 January 20192.9M+13.3%634K4.54
    31 December 20182.5M-0.4%1.0M2.46
    14 December 20182.6M-3.3%824K3.10
    30 November 20182.6M-4.7%817K3.23
    15 November 20182.8M+15.8%929K2.98
    31 October 20182.4M-10.2%907K2.64
    15 October 20182.7M-10.2%751K3.55
    28 September 20183.0M+2.0%634K4.68
    14 September 20182.9M-8.5%671K4.33
    31 August 20183.2M-3.1%727K4.37
    15 August 20183.3M-11.0%1.1M3.00
    31 July 20183.7M-2.6%1.1M3.46
    13 July 20183.8M+6.2%693K5.46
    29 June 20183.6M+1.8%881K4.04
    15 June 20183.5M+6.6%732K4.79
    31 May 20183.3M-13.3%675K4.87
    15 May 20183.8M+9.5%931K4.07
    30 April 20183.5M+1.2%1.1M3.24
    13 April 20183.4M-11.3%1.5M2.34
    29 March 20183.9M-8.5%1.2M3.33
    15 March 20184.2M+8.4%1.2M3.63
    28 February 20183.9M+3.9%1.4M2.73
    15 February 20183.7M+18.2%1.3M2.80
    31 January 20183.2M+18.5%1.1M2.94
    12 January 20182.7M+0.2%872K3.06
    29 December 20172.7M841K3.17
    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.