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Sprout Social, Inc. short interest

4.1M shares of Sprout Social were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (3.8M to 6.4M). Short sellers would need 5.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.9%-1% over a year
Days to cover5.78at 703K 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 near the bottom of its range over the last year (3.8M to 6.4M), and the share price moved +9% 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 31 Dec 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.1M-5.9%703K5.78
    30 September 20264.3M+2.0%1.0M4.25
    15 September 20264.2M+6.7%1.3M3.23
    31 August 20264.0M+3.2%1.3M3.04
    14 August 20263.8M-6.8%1.5M2.49
    31 July 20264.1M-7.5%886K4.66
    15 July 20264.5M-8.2%1.1M4.21
    30 June 20264.9M+18.4%1.6M3.01
    15 June 20264.1M-5.9%1.4M2.97
    29 May 20264.4M-11.8%1.2M3.57
    15 May 20264.9M+8.1%1.9M2.59
    30 April 20264.6M-23.7%1.2M3.81
    15 April 20266.0M+0.4%1.6M3.80
    31 March 20266.0M-6.3%1.8M3.31
    13 March 20266.4M+16.9%1.9M3.34
    27 February 20265.4M-4.8%1.7M3.18
    13 February 20265.7M-6.4%2.2M2.61
    30 January 20266.1M+26.2%1.2M4.91
    15 January 20264.8M+2.8%1.1M4.48
    31 December 20254.7M-9.7%945K4.98
    15 December 20255.2M-1.3%1.1M4.89
    28 November 20255.3M+10.8%1.2M4.36
    14 November 20254.8M+9.1%1.7M2.75
    31 October 20254.4M+6.7%1.2M3.72
    15 October 20254.1M+5.2%1.5M2.82
    30 September 20253.9M-3.8%1.4M2.73
    15 September 20254.0M-3.9%1.1M3.81
    29 August 20254.2M-4.9%915K4.60
    15 August 20254.4M+5.8%1.1M4.10
    31 July 20254.2M+4.4%671K6.24
    15 July 20254.0M+0.4%470K8.53
    30 June 20254.0M+11.8%689K5.79
    13 June 20253.6M+11.6%601K5.94
    30 May 20253.2M-0.7%768K4.17
    15 May 20253.2M-13.1%828K3.89
    30 April 20253.7M+7.1%580K6.40
    15 April 20253.5M+0.9%962K3.60
    31 March 20253.4M-1.1%577K5.95
    14 March 20253.5M-23.5%878K3.95
    28 February 20254.5M-8.9%697K6.51
    14 February 20255.0M+5.6%637K7.81
    31 January 20254.7M-11.3%562K8.39
    15 January 20255.3M+5.8%428K12.41
    31 December 20245.0M-1.0%544K9.23
    13 December 20245.1M-2.0%565K8.99
    29 November 20245.2M-1.5%430K12.05
    15 November 20245.3M+8.2%726K7.24
    31 October 20244.9M-4.8%335K14.52
    15 October 20245.1M-2.5%354K14.44
    30 September 20245.2M+3.7%424K12.35
    13 September 20245.1M-12.9%786K6.43
    30 August 20245.8M-2.8%417K13.92
    15 August 20246.0M+0.1%735K8.12
    31 July 20246.0M-5.7%469K12.71
    15 July 20246.3M+14.5%755K8.38
    28 June 20245.5M+3.7%831K6.64
    14 June 20245.3M+15.8%757K7.04
    31 May 20244.6M+2.7%1.3M3.68
    15 May 20244.5M-48.8%3.0M1.49
    30 April 20248.8M-0.3%750K11.67
    15 April 20248.8M+0.1%414K21.19
    28 March 20248.8M+0.7%477K18.40
    15 March 20248.7M+0.2%607K14.35
    29 February 20248.7M+4.1%932K9.33
    15 February 20248.3M-8.2%505K16.52
    31 January 20249.1M-2.8%466K19.50
    12 January 20249.4M+0.8%562K16.64
    29 December 20239.3M-0.9%579K16.04
    15 December 20239.4M+0.3%629K14.90
    30 November 20239.3M+4.5%558K16.74
    15 November 20238.9M+2.1%986K9.06
    31 October 20238.8M+3.1%457K19.18
    13 October 20238.5M+10.4%569K14.93
    29 September 20237.7M+15.8%798K9.64
    15 September 20236.6M+6.1%457K14.53
    31 August 20236.3M+6.5%470K13.31
    15 August 20235.9M-6.8%796K7.38
    31 July 20236.3M-14.2%586K10.77
    14 July 20237.3M-1.4%691K10.64
    30 June 20237.5M-4.7%731K10.19
    15 June 20237.8M-1.2%734K10.64
    31 May 20237.9M+7.1%764K10.35
    15 May 20237.4M+2.1%1.8M4.19
    28 April 20237.2M+7.4%684K10.57
    14 April 20236.7M+15.1%1.1M6.38
    31 March 20235.9M+0.7%562K10.42
    15 March 20235.8M+2.8%507K11.47
    28 February 20235.7M+8.3%788K7.17
    15 February 20235.2M-1.9%737K7.08
    31 January 20235.3M+4.9%524K10.16
    13 January 20235.1M-6.3%614K8.26
    30 December 20225.4M+13.5%542K9.99
    15 December 20224.8M+9.8%595K8.02
    30 November 20224.3M-3.7%513K8.47
    15 November 20224.5M-6.0%850K5.31
    31 October 20224.8M-1.7%440K10.91
    14 October 20224.9M+8.6%536K9.10
    30 September 20224.5M+0.7%435K10.32
    15 September 20224.5M+3.5%404K11.06
    31 August 20224.3M+1.6%313K13.76
    15 August 20224.2M-0.1%565K7.51
    29 July 20224.2M+4.4%548K7.75
    15 July 20224.1M+13.3%393K10.35
    30 June 20223.6M+14.2%713K5.04
    15 June 20223.1M+1.1%583K5.40
    31 May 20223.1M+22.0%906K3.43
    13 May 20222.6M+21.8%1.1M2.40
    29 April 20222.1M+14.4%368K5.69
    14 April 20221.8M+0.4%423K4.33
    31 March 20221.8M-4.6%578K3.16
    15 March 20221.9M-2.6%643K2.97
    28 February 20222.0M-1.4%1.0M1.94
    15 February 20222.0M+16.7%630K3.16
    31 January 20221.7M-1.4%788K2.16
    14 January 20221.7M+0.5%776K2.23
    31 December 20211.7M-13.5%464K3.71
    15 December 20212.0M+13.5%614K3.24
    30 November 20211.8M-0.6%394K4.44
    15 November 20211.8M-5.2%435K4.05
    29 October 20211.9M-4.5%294K6.33
    15 October 20211.9M-0.3%373K5.22
    30 September 20212.0M+11.0%554K3.52
    15 September 20211.8M-5.4%385K4.56
    31 August 20211.9M+4.3%332K5.60
    13 August 20211.8M-2.1%385K4.62
    30 July 20211.8M+9.7%306K5.94
    15 July 20211.7M-0.4%389K4.26
    30 June 20211.7M+31.4%941K1.77
    15 June 20211.3M-7.0%478K2.65
    28 May 20211.4M-12.9%591K2.31
    14 May 20211.6M+13.9%463K3.37
    30 April 20211.4M-1.0%345K3.97
    15 April 20211.4M-3.5%301K4.61
    31 March 20211.4M+15.2%601K2.39
    15 March 20211.2M-4.1%887K1.41
    26 February 20211.3M+0.3%767K1.70
    12 February 20211.3M-11.9%377K3.44
    29 January 20211.5M-20.3%535K2.75
    15 January 20211.8M+4.8%379K4.87
    31 December 20201.8M+56.2%624K2.82
    15 December 20201.1M+8.9%686K1.64
    30 November 20201.0M-21.1%970K1.07
    13 November 20201.3M-17.0%367K3.58
    30 October 20201.6M-5.1%370K4.27
    15 October 20201.7M-26.7%418K3.98
    30 September 20202.3M+27.4%684K3.32
    15 September 20201.8M-4.6%522K3.42
    31 August 20201.9M-9.2%731K2.56
    14 August 20202.1M-4.9%1.1M1.94
    31 July 20202.2M-20.3%479K4.52
    15 July 20202.7M-10.2%475K5.73
    30 June 20203.0M+10.4%750K4.04
    15 June 20202.7M-10.9%516K5.32
    29 May 20203.1M+1.8%264K11.65
    15 May 20203.0M-0.6%253K11.95
    30 April 20203.0M+5.8%219K13.86
    15 April 20202.9M+3.4%308K9.32
    31 March 20202.8M+0.9%381K7.29
    13 March 20202.8M+50.5%272K10.11
    28 February 20201.8M+65.0%686K2.67
    14 February 20201.1M+41.9%245K4.53
    31 January 2020781K+29.4%283K2.76
    15 January 2020603K+5.1%413K1.46
    31 December 2019574K198K2.90
    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.