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Seadrill Ltd. short interest

4.3M shares of Seadrill were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 29 Nov 2024. Short sellers would need 6.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.1%-27% over a year
Days to cover6.52at 653K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.82%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 fewest since 29 Nov 2024, and the share price moved +67% 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 20264.3M-6.1%653K6.52
    30 September 20264.5M-5.8%547K8.30
    15 September 20264.8M+3.1%638K7.55
    31 August 20264.7M-0.6%532K8.79
    14 August 20264.7M+2.0%724K6.49
    31 July 20264.6M-4.7%678K6.80
    15 July 20264.8M+3.0%878K5.51
    30 June 20264.7M+6.2%1.3M3.53
    15 June 20264.4M-0.3%708K6.25
    29 May 20264.4M-0.3%619K7.17
    15 May 20264.5M-2.1%653K6.82
    30 April 20264.5M+4.0%631K7.21
    15 April 20264.4M+0.6%723K6.05
    31 March 20264.3M-0.0%758K5.73
    13 March 20264.3M-5.7%818K5.31
    27 February 20264.6M-6.3%1.0M4.39
    13 February 20264.9M-13.0%1.3M3.67
    30 January 20265.6M+0.1%817K6.92
    15 January 20265.6M+7.5%841K6.71
    31 December 20255.3M-11.2%785K6.69
    15 December 20255.9M+2.6%838K7.06
    28 November 20255.8M+1.4%657K8.77
    14 November 20255.7M+5.7%730K7.79
    31 October 20255.4M-7.7%717K7.49
    15 October 20255.8M-11.0%986K5.91
    30 September 20256.5M+3.9%851K7.69
    15 September 20256.3M-8.5%811K7.77
    29 August 20256.9M-4.2%780K8.83
    15 August 20257.2M-7.9%954K7.53
    31 July 20257.8M+18.3%696K11.22
    15 July 20256.6M-9.7%906K7.29
    30 June 20257.3M+18.7%1.8M4.08
    13 June 20256.2M+16.7%1.1M5.67
    30 May 20255.3M+4.1%671K7.87
    15 May 20255.1M-1.9%877K5.78
    30 April 20255.2M-5.6%816K6.34
    15 April 20255.5M-0.9%1.6M3.33
    31 March 20255.5M+4.6%861K6.42
    14 March 20255.3M+1.3%1.4M3.85
    28 February 20255.2M+22.5%1.3M3.91
    14 February 20254.3M-13.9%978K4.36
    31 January 20255.0M-3.2%706K7.01
    15 January 20255.1M+0.6%596K8.58
    31 December 20245.1M+1.0%797K6.37
    13 December 20245.0M+20.3%812K6.20
    29 November 20244.2M-13.1%764K5.48
    15 November 20244.8M+15.2%1.1M4.33
    31 October 20244.2M+2.0%1.3M3.14
    15 October 20244.1M-5.2%1.0M3.96
    30 September 20244.3M-11.7%1.1M3.78
    13 September 20244.9M+4.0%1.8M2.65
    30 August 20244.7M-0.9%781K6.03
    15 August 20244.8M+1.7%961K4.95
    31 July 20244.7M-5.0%620K7.54
    15 July 20244.9M+15.0%495K9.94
    28 June 20244.3M+1.5%1.0M4.26
    14 June 20244.2M+17.3%856K4.93
    31 May 20243.6M-4.5%504K7.14
    15 May 20243.8M-8.9%634K5.94
    30 April 20244.1M+0.3%454K9.10
    15 April 20244.1M-0.3%551K7.48
    28 March 20244.1M-7.2%554K7.47
    15 March 20244.5M+8.5%1.0M4.46
    29 February 20244.1M+1.9%845K4.86
    15 February 20244.0M-3.1%672K6.01
    31 January 20244.2M+12.7%692K6.01
    12 January 20243.7M+4.4%574K6.44
    29 December 20233.5M-9.5%764K4.63
    15 December 20233.9M-7.9%791K4.94
    30 November 20234.2M+8.2%1.0M4.21
    15 November 20233.9M+3.5%664K5.91
    31 October 20233.8M+1.0%764K4.97
    13 October 20233.8M+7.9%720K5.22
    29 September 20233.5M+7.8%632K5.51
    15 September 20233.2M+4.5%845K3.82
    31 August 20233.1M-4.8%729K4.24
    15 August 20233.2M+1.3%764K4.25
    31 July 20233.2M-8.4%886K3.61
    14 July 20233.5M+9.9%1.8M1.94
    30 June 20233.2M+84.4%1.5M2.06
    15 June 20231.7M-2.3%377K4.58
    31 May 20231.8M-0.7%331K5.33
    15 May 20231.8M+2.1%225K7.91
    28 April 20231.7M-2.7%266K6.54
    14 April 20231.8M+3.1%369K4.85
    31 March 20231.7M+0.6%217K7.99
    15 March 20231.7M+0.7%356K4.84
    28 February 20231.7M+0.1%220K7.79
    15 February 20231.7M+13.9%296K5.78
    31 January 20231.5M+9.0%780K1.93
    13 January 20231.4M-12.1%94K14.68
    30 December 20221.6M+3.1%110K14.29
    15 December 20221.5M+2.2%57K26.84
    30 November 20221.5M+4.2%133K11.17
    15 November 20221.4M+4.0%56K25.55
    31 October 20221.4M+1.6%53K25.94
    14 October 20221.3M-58.9%9K158.26
    15 June 20203.3M-14.0%11.8M1.00
    29 May 20203.8M-24.2%841K4.54
    15 May 20205.0M-31.7%1.0M4.87
    30 April 20207.4M-23.4%1.5M4.84
    15 April 20209.6M+0.9%2.2M4.38
    31 March 20209.6M-5.8%828K11.55
    13 March 202010.1M+4.4%911K11.13
    28 February 20209.7M+0.2%748K12.99
    14 February 20209.7M-4.5%678K14.29
    31 January 202010.2M+2.0%719K14.12
    15 January 202010.0M-3.8%1.3M7.57
    31 December 201910.3M-12.6%2.3M4.49
    13 December 201911.8M-7.4%679K17.43
    29 November 201912.8M+2.8%1.9M6.83
    15 November 201912.4M+24.7%1.6M7.72
    31 October 201910.0M-2.5%1.1M9.36
    15 October 201910.2M-13.0%982K10.42
    30 September 201911.8M+3.1%1.5M7.79
    13 September 201911.4M+13.6%1.6M7.06
    30 August 201910.0M+7.0%1.6M6.42
    15 August 20199.4M-0.1%918K10.22
    31 July 20199.4M+14.3%712K13.18
    15 July 20198.2M+30.8%903K9.10
    28 June 20196.3M+18.6%1.8M3.44
    14 June 20195.3M-7.7%833K6.36
    31 May 20195.7M-20.4%1.3M4.39
    15 May 20197.2M+15.6%549K13.13
    30 April 20196.2M+3.5%411K15.17
    15 April 20196.0M-1.9%430K14.01
    29 March 20196.1M+7.9%610K10.06
    15 March 20195.7M+15.2%585K9.72
    28 February 20194.9M+5.9%763K6.48
    15 February 20194.7M-4.3%522K8.94
    31 January 20194.9M+4.5%485K10.04
    15 January 20194.7M-7.9%447K10.45
    31 December 20185.1M+63.1%909K5.57
    14 December 20183.1M+25.4%745K4.17
    30 November 20182.5M+79.4%632K3.92
    15 November 20181.4M+237.6%479K2.88
    31 October 2018409K+13.7%683K1.00
    15 October 2018359K-55.8%681K1.00
    28 September 2018814K+0.6%958K1.00
    14 September 2018809K-23.1%392K2.06
    31 August 20181.1M-9.3%268K3.93
    15 August 20181.2M+17.2%193K6.03
    31 July 2018990K+136.5%292K3.39
    13 July 2018418K-99.0%16.0M1.00
    29 June 201839.9M+12.0%10.4M3.85
    15 June 201835.6M-0.5%4.2M8.55
    31 May 201835.8M+30.3%20.4M1.76
    15 May 201827.5M+2.0%5.2M5.29
    30 April 201827.0M+17.5%12.9M2.09
    13 April 201822.9M-0.3%2.1M11.01
    29 March 201823.0M+4.7%1.9M11.87
    15 March 201822.0M-6.8%1.4M15.71
    28 February 201823.6M+9.2%4.2M5.66
    15 February 201821.6M+1.0%2.5M8.49
    31 January 201821.4M-17.5%2.5M8.54
    12 January 201825.9M-6.7%6.3M4.12
    29 December 201727.7M4.9M5.70
    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.