greeksoup/ stock research
Stock research / United States / SSP / Short interest

E.W. Scripps Co. short interest

3.8M shares of E.W. Scripps were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 6.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.7%+25% over a year
Days to cover6.27at 612K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.14%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 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +15% 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.

How it compares

every company on the site

    The bar ranks every company on the site from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right, in three equal thirds; the small figures under it are the values where each third starts, and the black tick is the middle company. The orange dot is this company; the grey ticks are the other companies in its industry (hover or tap for names). A hatched block is companies tied at none.

    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20263.8M-6.7%612K6.27
    30 September 20264.1M-10.8%657K6.27
    15 September 20264.6M+6.3%648K7.13
    31 August 20264.3M+4.2%451K9.63
    14 August 20264.2M+0.7%824K5.06
    31 July 20264.1M+3.3%538K7.70
    15 July 20264.0M-5.7%697K5.75
    30 June 20264.2M+13.8%1.1M3.80
    15 June 20263.7M+25.0%618K6.04
    29 May 20263.0M+8.4%569K5.25
    15 May 20262.8M+0.5%795K3.47
    30 April 20262.7M-4.6%526K5.22
    15 April 20262.9M-12.1%562K5.12
    31 March 20263.3M+12.0%857K3.82
    13 March 20262.9M+1.4%997K2.93
    27 February 20262.9M-2.1%372K7.76
    13 February 20262.9M-2.2%542K5.44
    30 January 20263.0M-0.9%458K6.57
    15 January 20263.0M-0.6%499K6.09
    31 December 20253.1M+6.6%865K3.54
    15 December 20252.9M-9.9%995K2.89
    28 November 20253.2M-1.2%3.1M1.02
    14 November 20253.2M-3.0%1.4M2.36
    31 October 20253.3M+8.5%592K5.61
    15 October 20253.1M-6.5%548K5.59
    30 September 20253.3M+17.6%556K5.90
    15 September 20252.8M+7.9%494K5.64
    29 August 20252.6M+8.4%572K4.51
    15 August 20252.4M+27.3%1.0M2.35
    31 July 20251.9M-13.3%612K3.06
    15 July 20252.2M+5.9%987K2.19
    30 June 20252.0M+13.7%939K2.17
    13 June 20251.8M-6.9%912K1.96
    30 May 20251.9M-5.8%641K3.00
    15 May 20252.0M-6.4%875K2.34
    30 April 20252.2M-2.4%669K3.26
    15 April 20252.2M-29.2%1.1M2.08
    31 March 20253.2M+19.5%1.8M1.76
    14 March 20252.6M+27.2%3.4M1.00
    28 February 20252.1M-0.8%445K4.67
    14 February 20252.1M-3.4%431K4.86
    31 January 20252.2M+0.6%406K5.34
    15 January 20252.2M-19.6%566K3.81
    31 December 20242.7M-11.6%676K3.96
    13 December 20243.0M-2.1%520K5.82
    29 November 20243.1M+5.5%545K5.68
    15 November 20242.9M+12.6%1.4M2.05
    31 October 20242.6M-12.3%479K5.43
    15 October 20243.0M-17.8%631K4.70
    30 September 20243.6M-17.5%900K4.01
    13 September 20244.4M-0.7%580K7.54
    30 August 20244.4M+15.1%533K8.27
    15 August 20243.8M-0.7%710K5.39
    31 July 20243.9M-19.0%580K6.65
    15 July 20244.8M-6.3%603K7.89
    28 June 20245.1M-2.0%1.5M3.34
    14 June 20245.2M+19.7%934K5.56
    31 May 20244.3M+33.6%1.3M3.37
    15 May 20243.2M-16.6%1.1M3.00
    30 April 20243.9M-0.4%861K4.52
    15 April 20243.9M-26.7%2.1M1.85
    28 March 20245.3M+13.9%1.1M4.74
    15 March 20244.7M+41.6%1.1M4.10
    29 February 20243.3M+35.0%986K3.35
    15 February 20242.4M+7.2%545K4.49
    31 January 20242.3M-7.6%262K8.73
    12 January 20242.5M-12.1%340K7.27
    29 December 20232.8M-4.5%320K8.78
    15 December 20232.9M-3.6%396K7.44
    30 November 20233.1M-2.8%239K12.81
    15 November 20233.1M-14.2%496K6.34
    31 October 20233.7M-4.3%471K7.78
    13 October 20233.8M+19.3%481K7.96
    29 September 20233.2M+2.7%404K7.94
    15 September 20233.1M+23.2%914K3.42
    31 August 20232.5M+7.6%262K9.70
    15 August 20232.4M-3.2%274K8.61
    31 July 20232.4M-3.3%196K12.42
    14 July 20232.5M-1.2%224K11.26
    30 June 20232.5M+15.6%616K4.14
    15 June 20232.2M-3.0%363K6.07
    31 May 20232.3M+2.3%398K5.72
    15 May 20232.2M+27.3%338K6.57
    28 April 20231.7M+5.1%220K7.94
    14 April 20231.7M+2.8%248K6.69
    31 March 20231.6M-0.2%335K4.82
    15 March 20231.6M+3.6%366K4.43
    28 February 20231.6M+3.6%244K6.41
    15 February 20231.5M-3.2%200K7.55
    31 January 20231.6M-3.1%161K9.66
    13 January 20231.6M-5.4%214K7.50
    30 December 20221.7M+1.4%398K4.27
    15 December 20221.7M+7.0%265K6.32
    30 November 20221.6M-28.1%175K8.94
    15 November 20222.2M+17.9%387K5.63
    31 October 20221.8M-2.2%172K10.73
    14 October 20221.9M+4.0%281K6.74
    30 September 20221.8M-1.2%232K7.83
    15 September 20221.8M+0.5%204K9.03
    31 August 20221.8M+4.9%175K10.46
    15 August 20221.7M+11.8%273K6.40
    29 July 20221.6M+7.7%221K7.05
    15 July 20221.4M+20.0%269K5.38
    30 June 20221.2M-12.1%358K3.37
    15 June 20221.4M-17.6%284K4.83
    31 May 20221.7M-1.2%308K5.41
    13 May 20221.7M-8.7%380K4.44
    29 April 20221.8M-5.4%351K5.27
    14 April 20222.0M+4.8%380K5.15
    31 March 20221.9M-6.3%209K8.95
    15 March 20222.0M-12.8%326K6.12
    28 February 20222.3M-1.3%211K10.80
    15 February 20222.3M-2.6%187K12.38
    31 January 20222.4M+1.0%246K9.66
    14 January 20222.4M-1.7%214K11.02
    31 December 20212.4M-5.3%326K7.35
    15 December 20212.5M-2.5%318K7.94
    30 November 20212.6M+2.8%344K7.53
    15 November 20212.5M+2.7%219K11.52
    29 October 20212.5M+3.5%166K14.78
    15 October 20212.4M-1.4%187K12.67
    30 September 20212.4M-5.4%321K7.50
    15 September 20212.5M-0.9%323K7.86
    31 August 20212.6M+1.1%207K12.40
    13 August 20212.5M-0.5%207K12.26
    30 July 20212.5M-4.2%220K11.56
    15 July 20212.7M-4.4%245K10.86
    30 June 20212.8M-13.2%369K7.53
    15 June 20213.2M+0.4%329K9.74
    28 May 20213.2M+5.2%294K10.86
    14 May 20213.0M+1.4%379K8.00
    30 April 20213.0M+10.9%363K8.23
    15 April 20212.7M+7.7%407K6.62
    31 March 20212.5M+0.0%528K4.74
    15 March 20212.5M-6.0%756K3.31
    26 February 20212.7M-13.9%456K5.84
    12 February 20213.1M+4.6%285K10.85
    29 January 20213.0M-7.7%330K8.97
    15 January 20213.2M-1.4%317K10.12
    31 December 20203.3M+13.0%395K8.24
    15 December 20202.9M-6.1%324K8.90
    30 November 20203.1M+8.5%428K7.17
    13 November 20202.8M-3.6%455K6.22
    30 October 20202.9M-8.6%301K9.75
    15 October 20203.2M+15.2%397K8.09
    30 September 20202.8M-13.5%1.3M2.06
    15 September 20203.2M-4.6%227K14.19
    31 August 20203.4M+0.5%185K18.29
    14 August 20203.4M-8.1%337K9.96
    31 July 20203.7M-1.1%284K12.89
    15 July 20203.7M-4.1%282K13.12
    30 June 20203.9M+4.6%344K11.20
    15 June 20203.7M-10.4%345K10.68
    29 May 20204.1M-6.5%335K12.27
    15 May 20204.4M-5.4%356K12.36
    30 April 20204.6M+1.8%375K12.40
    15 April 20204.6M-0.6%410K11.14
    31 March 20204.6M-14.1%530K8.66
    13 March 20205.3M+18.7%421K12.69
    28 February 20204.5M+15.5%454K9.91
    14 February 20203.9M+11.3%238K16.33
    31 January 20203.5M+18.1%337K10.39
    15 January 20203.0M-5.6%224K13.23
    31 December 20193.1M-0.8%289K10.86
    13 December 20193.2M+2.7%223K14.19
    29 November 20193.1M+7.2%207K14.88
    15 November 20192.9M+11.0%313K9.17
    31 October 20192.6M-13.3%234K11.07
    15 October 20193.0M+0.1%245K12.17
    30 September 20193.0M-16.3%470K6.35
    13 September 20193.6M+3.5%361K9.88
    30 August 20193.4M+20.9%462K7.45
    15 August 20192.8M+31.0%502K5.67
    31 July 20192.2M+8.6%268K8.12
    15 July 20192.0M+23.0%288K6.95
    28 June 20191.6M+26.4%497K3.28
    14 June 20191.3M+8.2%359K3.59
    31 May 20191.2M-32.2%415K2.87
    15 May 20191.8M-31.6%615K2.85
    30 April 20192.6M+27.6%324K7.93
    15 April 20192.0M+0.8%389K5.18
    29 March 20192.0M-10.6%515K3.88
    15 March 20192.2M-40.3%671K3.33
    28 February 20193.7M-4.2%437K8.57
    15 February 20193.9M+2.3%244K16.03
    31 January 20193.8M-10.4%426K8.96
    15 January 20194.3M+19.0%441K9.66
    31 December 20183.6M-9.2%523K6.85
    14 December 20183.9M-1.2%398K9.90
    30 November 20184.0M-10.2%458K8.71
    15 November 20184.4M-18.1%758K5.87
    31 October 20185.4M-7.4%548K9.91
    15 October 20185.9M+1.1%439K13.36
    28 September 20185.8M-1.5%536K10.81
    14 September 20185.9M-5.1%321K18.32
    31 August 20186.2M+26.4%264K23.51
    15 August 20184.9M+0.3%377K13.00
    31 July 20184.9M-16.0%410K11.93
    13 July 20185.8M-0.5%298K19.51
    29 June 20185.9M-14.9%635K9.22
    15 June 20186.9M+1.9%478K14.39
    31 May 20186.7M+9.7%344K19.64
    15 May 20186.2M+4.6%579K10.63
    30 April 20185.9M+3.0%400K14.70
    13 April 20185.7M-6.1%449K12.73
    29 March 20186.1M-0.7%575K10.59
    15 March 20186.1M+0.7%481K12.74
    28 February 20186.1M-1.5%417K14.58
    15 February 20186.2M+4.4%396K15.59
    31 January 20185.9M+3.5%300K19.71
    12 January 20185.7M+8.0%381K15.00
    29 December 20175.3M398K13.31
    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.