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Starbucks Corp. short interest

43.7M shares of Starbucks were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (37.3M to 51.9M). Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short43.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.1%+10% over a year
Days to cover4.01at 10.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.83%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 middle of its range over the last year (37.3M to 51.9M), and the share price moved +27% 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 202643.7M+4.1%10.9M4.01
    30 September 202642.0M+5.2%7.8M5.38
    15 September 202639.9M-0.3%5.5M7.19
    31 August 202640.0M+7.2%6.1M6.51
    14 August 202637.3M-5.0%6.1M6.16
    31 July 202639.3M-16.2%8.7M4.51
    15 July 202646.9M-2.7%6.3M7.41
    30 June 202648.2M+0.3%8.0M6.01
    15 June 202648.1M-0.2%8.2M5.89
    29 May 202648.2M-7.1%7.5M6.40
    15 May 202651.9M+17.2%7.1M7.34
    30 April 202644.3M-2.2%8.2M5.37
    15 April 202645.3M+4.9%6.3M7.23
    31 March 202643.2M-8.5%8.3M5.20
    13 March 202647.2M+14.3%8.8M5.39
    27 February 202641.2M-14.8%6.4M6.39
    13 February 202648.4M+14.4%8.1M5.99
    30 January 202642.3M-4.4%14.7M2.88
    15 January 202644.3M-1.7%8.8M5.01
    31 December 202545.0M-4.6%8.0M5.60
    15 December 202547.2M+9.5%9.5M4.96
    28 November 202543.1M-3.8%7.9M5.42
    14 November 202544.8M+17.4%12.5M3.57
    31 October 202538.2M-3.7%9.6M3.98
    15 October 202539.6M-10.1%9.9M4.02
    30 September 202544.0M-1.7%9.0M4.88
    15 September 202544.8M-1.9%9.3M4.80
    29 August 202545.7M-7.9%7.5M6.11
    15 August 202549.6M+10.7%9.5M5.24
    31 July 202544.8M-1.7%12.9M3.46
    15 July 202545.6M+7.3%6.9M6.58
    30 June 202542.5M+2.5%9.2M4.63
    13 June 202541.4M+8.1%8.6M4.83
    30 May 202538.3M-12.5%9.8M3.90
    15 May 202543.8M+31.2%12.2M3.58
    30 April 202533.4M-6.7%12.9M2.59
    15 April 202535.8M-2.7%15.0M2.38
    31 March 202536.8M+6.8%8.4M4.40
    14 March 202534.5M+0.8%11.4M3.03
    28 February 202534.2M+0.8%9.2M3.71
    14 February 202533.9M+18.9%9.5M3.58
    31 January 202528.5M+2.7%13.1M2.18
    15 January 202527.8M-1.2%6.6M4.22
    31 December 202428.1M-7.4%10.6M2.65
    13 December 202430.4M-4.3%6.8M4.47
    29 November 202431.7M+3.1%6.7M4.74
    15 November 202430.8M+22.3%7.8M3.95
    31 October 202425.2M-11.0%8.6M2.94
    15 October 202428.3M-0.4%5.9M4.80
    30 September 202428.4M-1.1%9.1M3.13
    13 September 202428.7M-7.8%10.7M2.69
    30 August 202431.2M-6.7%11.9M2.61
    15 August 202433.4M+50.8%27.9M1.20
    31 July 202422.1M-4.3%15.4M1.44
    15 July 202423.1M-9.7%9.4M2.47
    28 June 202425.6M+12.5%12.5M2.05
    14 June 202422.8M+4.5%10.3M2.22
    31 May 202421.8M+11.9%12.1M1.81
    15 May 202419.5M+11.0%21.8M1.00
    30 April 202417.5M-1.4%8.8M1.99
    15 April 202417.8M+13.2%7.2M2.47
    28 March 202415.7M+1.9%6.3M2.49
    15 March 202415.4M+2.9%8.5M1.80
    29 February 202415.0M+4.2%7.4M2.02
    15 February 202414.4M+4.6%9.4M1.52
    31 January 202413.8M-20.4%11.3M1.22
    12 January 202417.3M+2.0%6.9M2.52
    29 December 202316.9M+16.1%6.1M2.80
    15 December 202314.6M+3.4%9.9M1.47
    30 November 202314.1M+25.0%7.3M1.95
    15 November 202311.3M+9.6%10.1M1.11
    31 October 202310.3M-13.9%5.8M1.77
    13 October 202312.0M-11.9%5.7M2.08
    29 September 202313.6M-2.6%5.5M2.48
    15 September 202314.0M+4.9%5.8M2.42
    31 August 202313.3M+6.4%5.3M2.51
    15 August 202312.5M-20.6%5.7M2.18
    31 July 202315.7M-4.9%7.0M2.26
    14 July 202316.5M+13.3%6.1M2.73
    30 June 202314.6M-4.4%7.6M1.91
    15 June 202315.3M+12.2%6.7M2.26
    31 May 202313.6M-3.4%6.5M2.10
    15 May 202314.1M-3.5%7.8M1.81
    28 April 202314.6M+18.0%6.0M2.45
    14 April 202312.4M+6.0%4.1M3.04
    31 March 202311.7M-7.8%6.0M1.95
    15 March 202312.7M+7.5%5.4M2.32
    28 February 202311.8M+4.7%6.0M1.98
    15 February 202311.3M+2.4%6.8M1.65
    31 January 202311.0M-25.6%6.2M1.78
    13 January 202314.8M+3.5%6.7M2.21
    30 December 202214.3M-19.9%5.4M2.63
    15 December 202217.8M+27.0%6.9M2.57
    30 November 202214.0M-7.3%5.9M2.37
    15 November 202215.1M+15.6%9.3M1.63
    31 October 202213.1M-24.4%8.6M1.53
    14 October 202217.3M+15.4%6.4M2.71
    30 September 202215.0M-8.4%8.1M1.85
    15 September 202216.4M+4.7%11.4M1.44
    31 August 202215.6M+20.2%5.0M3.10
    15 August 202213.0M-5.7%6.3M2.07
    29 July 202213.8M-17.4%6.4M2.17
    15 July 202216.7M+15.1%5.4M3.08
    30 June 202214.5M-4.0%8.9M1.64
    15 June 202215.1M-18.8%8.4M1.80
    31 May 202218.6M+48.0%11.9M1.57
    13 May 202212.6M-2.2%16.1M1.00
    29 April 202212.8M-5.7%8.9M1.45
    14 April 202213.6M+12.3%10.6M1.28
    31 March 202212.1M+17.1%10.7M1.13
    15 March 202210.4M-5.2%11.0M1.00
    28 February 202210.9M-2.1%7.7M1.43
    15 February 202211.2M+8.1%9.0M1.24
    31 January 202210.3M-2.0%12.2M1.00
    14 January 202210.5M-10.9%9.7M1.09
    31 December 202111.8M-0.3%5.4M2.19
    15 December 202111.9M+4.7%7.0M1.69
    30 November 202111.3M-15.7%6.8M1.67
    15 November 202113.4M+10.1%8.5M1.58
    29 October 202112.2M+0.6%7.6M1.60
    15 October 202112.1M+7.4%5.2M2.35
    30 September 202111.3M+3.2%5.7M1.97
    15 September 202110.9M+16.7%5.3M2.08
    31 August 20219.4M+15.8%4.6M2.05
    13 August 20218.1M-27.4%5.9M1.37
    30 July 202111.2M-6.7%6.6M1.70
    15 July 202112.0M-3.3%5.1M2.32
    30 June 202112.4M+2.4%5.4M2.28
    15 June 202112.1M+14.4%4.2M2.85
    28 May 202110.6M+8.3%4.8M2.19
    14 May 20219.7M+1.3%5.5M1.79
    30 April 20219.6M-18.2%6.2M1.56
    15 April 202111.8M+3.0%4.7M2.48
    31 March 202111.4M-17.0%7.8M1.46
    15 March 202113.8M+18.8%5.1M2.72
    26 February 202111.6M+15.5%5.3M2.18
    12 February 202110.0M-7.8%4.9M2.04
    29 January 202110.9M-2.0%6.9M1.57
    15 January 202111.1M-5.8%4.8M2.33
    31 December 202011.8M+5.4%4.7M2.51
    15 December 202011.2M-4.4%5.5M2.02
    30 November 202011.7M+10.9%5.0M2.33
    13 November 202010.5M+0.3%8.1M1.30
    30 October 202010.5M-8.4%6.2M1.70
    15 October 202011.5M-8.7%5.5M2.09
    30 September 202012.5M-0.2%5.8M2.17
    15 September 202012.6M-1.6%7.9M1.59
    31 August 202012.8M-0.3%7.1M1.80
    14 August 202012.8M-13.5%6.8M1.90
    31 July 202014.8M-14.6%8.1M1.83
    15 July 202017.3M-4.0%7.1M2.45
    30 June 202018.1M+3.6%9.3M1.94
    15 June 202017.4M-14.7%11.8M1.48
    29 May 202020.5M-0.3%7.3M2.79
    15 May 202020.5M+8.5%10.6M1.94
    30 April 202018.9M-1.2%11.6M1.64
    15 April 202019.1M+6.8%13.0M1.47
    31 March 202017.9M-8.3%21.7M1.00
    13 March 202019.5M+40.1%14.5M1.35
    28 February 202013.9M+7.5%9.6M1.45
    14 February 202013.0M-7.3%7.5M1.74
    31 January 202014.0M-14.1%8.4M1.67
    15 January 202016.3M+6.1%6.0M2.70
    31 December 201915.4M-5.1%5.4M2.85
    13 December 201916.2M+16.1%6.2M2.60
    29 November 201913.9M-6.2%6.4M2.18
    15 November 201914.9M-11.2%7.4M2.01
    31 October 201916.7M-7.2%6.3M2.66
    15 October 201918.0M-4.4%5.8M3.12
    30 September 201918.8M+4.7%6.1M3.07
    13 September 201918.0M-2.2%7.6M2.36
    30 August 201918.4M-0.1%5.6M3.27
    15 August 201918.4M-8.6%7.3M2.53
    31 July 201920.2M-6.7%8.6M2.35
    15 July 201921.6M+0.8%6.2M3.46
    28 June 201921.5M-11.3%7.7M2.78
    14 June 201924.2M+10.6%8.6M2.83
    31 May 201921.9M-1.6%8.5M2.58
    15 May 201922.2M+4.3%6.8M3.26
    30 April 201921.3M-26.4%8.0M2.66
    15 April 201929.0M-11.8%6.0M4.82
    29 March 201932.8M+36.8%7.7M4.28
    15 March 201924.0M-7.7%10.5M2.27
    28 February 201926.0M-10.5%12.2M2.13
    15 February 201929.0M-5.0%10.7M2.72
    31 January 201930.6M-21.2%14.9M2.06
    15 January 201938.8M-9.3%11.3M3.42
    31 December 201842.7M-13.3%13.3M3.20
    14 December 201849.3M-16.1%13.0M3.80
    30 November 201858.8M-9.7%12.6M4.66
    15 November 201865.1M-19.6%18.2M3.57
    31 October 201881.0M-7.2%12.1M6.68
    15 October 201887.3M+247.8%12.5M6.97
    28 September 201825.1M-6.0%10.4M2.41
    14 September 201826.7M-3.0%8.2M3.27
    31 August 201827.5M+2.6%8.3M3.30
    15 August 201826.8M+1.6%8.9M3.01
    31 July 201826.4M-2.8%12.0M2.20
    13 July 201827.1M-6.7%11.1M2.44
    29 June 201829.1M-10.5%23.0M1.26
    15 June 201832.5M+10.1%9.8M3.31
    31 May 201829.5M+7.2%6.3M4.71
    15 May 201827.5M+5.5%7.4M3.72
    30 April 201826.1M-24.2%8.7M3.01
    13 April 201834.5M+7.5%8.3M4.15
    29 March 201832.1M-12.7%8.8M3.63
    15 March 201836.8M+10.6%8.9M4.15
    28 February 201833.2M+10.1%9.8M3.40
    15 February 201830.2M+13.1%14.6M2.07
    31 January 201826.7M-18.4%15.3M1.75
    12 January 201832.7M+7.1%6.6M4.94
    29 December 201730.5M6.4M4.76
    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.