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SLB Limited short interest

55.6M shares of SLB were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (29.7M to 70.2M). Short sellers would need 5.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short55.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.7%+50% over a year
Days to cover4.95at 11.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.77%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 (29.7M to 70.2M), and the share price moved +53% 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 202655.6M-7.7%11.2M4.95
    30 September 202660.3M-0.4%15.1M4.00
    15 September 202660.5M+9.9%12.7M4.75
    31 August 202655.1M-0.9%12.4M4.45
    14 August 202655.6M-0.7%9.9M5.62
    31 July 202656.0M-11.5%14.6M3.85
    15 July 202663.2M+17.6%11.1M5.71
    30 June 202653.8M+3.0%21.8M2.47
    15 June 202652.2M-5.8%12.1M4.31
    29 May 202655.4M-9.7%15.3M3.63
    15 May 202661.4M-8.6%10.6M5.81
    30 April 202667.2M+3.5%16.2M4.16
    15 April 202664.9M-7.5%13.8M4.71
    31 March 202670.2M+9.5%23.8M2.95
    13 March 202664.1M+1.5%19.7M3.25
    27 February 202663.2M+16.0%14.7M4.29
    13 February 202654.5M+1.2%20.3M2.69
    30 January 202653.8M+1.0%24.5M2.20
    15 January 202653.3M+16.8%23.7M2.25
    31 December 202545.6M+10.5%10.4M4.40
    15 December 202541.3M+38.7%16.1M2.57
    28 November 202529.7M-27.2%14.7M2.02
    14 November 202540.8M-3.8%13.4M3.05
    31 October 202542.4M+14.5%19.3M2.19
    15 October 202537.1M-9.0%15.5M2.39
    30 September 202540.7M-1.0%19.3M2.11
    15 September 202541.1M+7.6%16.6M2.49
    29 August 202538.2M+0.1%12.5M3.05
    15 August 202538.2M+6.5%12.0M3.20
    31 July 202535.8M-43.8%23.1M1.55
    15 July 202563.8M-3.4%13.0M4.91
    30 June 202566.0M+6.5%18.8M3.51
    13 June 202562.0M-9.4%13.2M4.68
    30 May 202568.4M+5.6%13.0M5.28
    15 May 202564.8M+3.0%13.0M4.96
    30 April 202562.9M+3.2%16.5M3.82
    15 April 202560.9M-11.8%29.0M2.10
    31 March 202569.0M-1.1%19.8M3.50
    14 March 202569.8M-9.8%15.5M4.51
    28 February 202577.4M+1.4%13.6M5.68
    14 February 202576.3M+6.7%12.5M6.11
    31 January 202571.6M-0.5%18.1M3.95
    15 January 202571.9M+44.0%11.8M6.10
    31 December 202450.0M+14.5%14.0M3.57
    13 December 202443.6M+7.0%9.9M4.40
    29 November 202440.8M-5.9%9.1M4.49
    15 November 202443.4M+0.3%13.1M3.30
    31 October 202443.2M+11.7%13.6M3.18
    15 October 202438.7M+2.3%11.1M3.47
    30 September 202437.8M-2.1%16.5M2.30
    13 September 202438.6M-0.7%12.6M3.06
    30 August 202438.9M+0.0%7.3M5.36
    15 August 202438.9M-3.5%8.1M4.77
    31 July 202440.3M+24.3%9.9M4.09
    15 July 202432.4M-8.0%7.6M4.27
    28 June 202435.3M+10.6%15.1M2.33
    14 June 202431.9M+17.8%12.2M2.62
    31 May 202427.1M-3.7%12.2M2.22
    15 May 202428.1M-8.6%8.5M3.30
    30 April 202430.8M+9.5%10.5M2.94
    15 April 202428.1M+44.8%10.2M2.74
    28 March 202419.4M-8.1%7.1M2.71
    15 March 202421.1M-0.5%9.0M2.35
    29 February 202421.2M+15.6%8.3M2.54
    15 February 202418.3M+2.6%13.2M1.39
    31 January 202417.9M+1.7%17.3M1.04
    12 January 202417.6M-3.6%12.3M1.42
    29 December 202318.2M-2.3%7.1M2.56
    15 December 202318.7M+11.3%11.8M1.58
    30 November 202316.8M-5.0%8.3M2.03
    15 November 202317.6M-9.3%8.7M2.03
    31 October 202319.5M-7.4%8.0M2.42
    13 October 202321.0M+11.2%7.4M2.85
    29 September 202318.9M-13.7%7.2M2.62
    15 September 202321.9M+4.0%9.5M2.30
    31 August 202321.1M+3.7%7.2M2.94
    15 August 202320.3M+0.2%7.5M2.72
    31 July 202320.3M-9.1%10.7M1.90
    14 July 202322.3M+27.3%13.6M1.64
    30 June 202317.5M-4.0%10.0M1.76
    15 June 202318.2M-4.0%8.7M2.10
    31 May 202319.0M-10.4%10.8M1.76
    15 May 202321.2M-1.4%9.7M2.18
    28 April 202321.5M+12.0%9.1M2.36
    14 April 202319.2M+10.4%9.1M2.12
    31 March 202317.4M-6.7%12.0M1.44
    15 March 202318.6M+8.3%8.8M2.11
    28 February 202317.2M-6.9%7.8M2.20
    15 February 202318.5M-1.6%9.2M2.00
    31 January 202318.8M-13.0%10.5M1.79
    13 January 202321.6M+2.8%9.2M2.35
    30 December 202221.0M-2.3%9.0M2.34
    15 December 202221.5M-1.8%11.0M1.95
    30 November 202221.9M-20.8%12.4M1.77
    15 November 202227.6M-11.9%14.5M1.90
    31 October 202231.4M-0.9%18.5M1.70
    14 October 202231.7M+10.3%15.1M2.10
    30 September 202228.7M+12.4%12.5M2.29
    15 September 202225.5M+1.9%10.9M2.35
    31 August 202225.0M+12.7%11.3M2.22
    15 August 202222.2M-4.4%9.7M2.28
    29 July 202223.3M-7.9%13.1M1.78
    15 July 202225.3M+13.1%11.6M2.17
    30 June 202222.3M-14.9%21.2M1.06
    15 June 202226.2M-3.9%12.1M2.18
    31 May 202227.3M+32.6%13.9M1.97
    13 May 202220.6M+9.9%12.1M1.70
    29 April 202218.7M-7.1%14.9M1.26
    14 April 202220.2M-15.2%9.7M2.08
    31 March 202223.8M+12.8%18.8M1.26
    15 March 202221.1M-2.1%22.2M1.00
    28 February 202221.5M-0.2%15.1M1.43
    15 February 202221.6M-8.2%15.3M1.41
    31 January 202223.5M-16.9%18.8M1.25
    14 January 202228.3M+31.4%15.2M1.85
    31 December 202121.5M-11.1%8.8M2.43
    15 December 202124.2M+3.8%9.5M2.54
    30 November 202123.3M-9.4%14.3M1.62
    15 November 202125.7M-7.7%9.8M2.63
    29 October 202127.9M-0.6%11.8M2.37
    15 October 202128.0M+6.7%13.3M2.11
    30 September 202126.3M+6.7%12.6M2.09
    15 September 202124.6M+6.2%9.4M2.61
    31 August 202123.2M+3.3%9.6M2.43
    13 August 202122.4M+3.9%9.1M2.45
    30 July 202121.6M-8.4%11.4M1.89
    15 July 202123.6M+1.2%9.8M2.42
    30 June 202123.3M-26.6%11.0M2.13
    15 June 202131.8M+22.8%13.5M2.35
    28 May 202125.9M+8.4%10.6M2.45
    14 May 202123.9M+7.8%15.1M1.58
    30 April 202122.1M-4.0%11.2M1.98
    15 April 202123.1M+13.7%9.6M2.40
    31 March 202120.3M+7.1%13.1M1.55
    15 March 202118.9M-7.1%16.4M1.16
    26 February 202120.4M-4.9%13.0M1.57
    12 February 202121.4M+2.5%10.5M2.04
    29 January 202120.9M-16.7%14.6M1.43
    15 January 202125.1M+30.0%13.0M1.93
    31 December 202019.3M+10.7%9.2M2.09
    15 December 202017.4M-5.8%11.3M1.53
    30 November 202018.5M+3.9%12.9M1.43
    13 November 202017.8M-14.2%15.3M1.17
    30 October 202020.7M+16.1%17.6M1.18
    15 October 202017.8M-15.7%12.1M1.47
    30 September 202021.2M+5.4%13.0M1.63
    15 September 202020.1M+11.4%11.3M1.78
    31 August 202018.0M-4.2%8.4M2.14
    14 August 202018.8M-14.3%9.0M2.09
    31 July 202022.0M+12.7%12.2M1.80
    15 July 202019.5M-13.0%10.2M1.92
    30 June 202022.4M-19.7%15.3M1.46
    15 June 202027.9M-1.2%16.1M1.73
    29 May 202028.3M+2.7%12.6M2.25
    15 May 202027.5M+2.3%14.0M1.97
    30 April 202026.9M+5.6%19.6M1.37
    15 April 202025.5M+8.4%21.6M1.18
    31 March 202023.5M-20.2%23.4M1.00
    13 March 202029.5M+58.8%30.9M1.00
    28 February 202018.6M+9.3%15.4M1.20
    14 February 202017.0M-13.3%8.6M1.97
    31 January 202019.6M-10.2%11.7M1.67
    15 January 202021.8M+16.3%10.2M2.13
    31 December 201918.8M-7.1%8.0M2.35
    13 December 201920.2M-5.2%9.2M2.19
    29 November 201921.3M-22.7%9.7M2.21
    15 November 201927.5M+1.7%11.1M2.47
    31 October 201927.1M+16.4%14.4M1.88
    15 October 201923.3M-0.1%12.6M1.85
    30 September 201923.3M+6.1%11.8M1.98
    13 September 201922.0M+2.6%13.0M1.69
    30 August 201921.4M-12.5%10.7M1.99
    15 August 201924.5M-7.4%11.6M2.11
    31 July 201926.4M+11.0%10.1M2.61
    15 July 201923.8M+6.9%8.3M2.88
    28 June 201922.3M+21.0%9.9M2.25
    14 June 201918.4M+26.1%11.5M1.60
    31 May 201914.6M-13.7%9.1M1.60
    15 May 201916.9M-3.0%10.7M1.57
    30 April 201917.4M+6.3%9.6M1.81
    15 April 201916.4M-14.6%8.2M2.00
    29 March 201919.2M-4.4%7.9M2.42
    15 March 201920.1M+4.4%9.3M2.15
    28 February 201919.2M-4.5%7.8M2.48
    15 February 201920.1M+9.5%9.8M2.05
    31 January 201918.4M-32.2%14.4M1.28
    15 January 201927.2M-0.5%15.0M1.81
    31 December 201827.3M+2.7%20.7M1.32
    14 December 201826.6M+25.8%16.2M1.64
    30 November 201821.1M+8.6%11.4M1.85
    15 November 201819.5M+4.8%11.9M1.64
    31 October 201818.6M+4.6%11.4M1.63
    15 October 201817.7M+9.2%7.8M2.27
    28 September 201816.3M-5.9%9.3M1.74
    14 September 201817.3M-2.3%8.7M2.00
    31 August 201817.7M-2.8%6.4M2.75
    15 August 201818.2M-15.2%5.2M3.52
    31 July 201821.4M+3.1%6.8M3.14
    13 July 201820.8M+0.5%6.1M3.38
    29 June 201820.7M-9.5%7.4M2.79
    15 June 201822.9M+5.7%8.0M2.88
    31 May 201821.7M+4.4%7.6M2.84
    15 May 201820.7M+1.9%5.9M3.51
    30 April 201820.4M-8.0%7.3M2.78
    13 April 201822.1M-2.4%7.3M3.02
    29 March 201822.7M-8.0%7.3M3.10
    15 March 201824.6M+6.8%6.5M3.78
    28 February 201823.0M-0.4%8.0M2.89
    15 February 201823.1M-3.3%11.1M2.09
    31 January 201823.9M-12.5%10.0M2.40
    12 January 201827.3M+29.6%9.7M2.81
    29 December 201721.1M8.2M2.57
    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.