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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. short interest

1.9M shares of Smith & Wesson Brands were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.5M to 3.1M). Short sellers would need 4.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-15.1%-38% over a year
Days to cover4.62at 414K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.26%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 (1.5M to 3.1M), and the share price moved +36% 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 15 Jun 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.9M-15.1%414K4.62
    30 September 20262.3M-19.6%515K4.38
    15 September 20262.8M+8.6%826K3.39
    31 August 20262.6M+12.2%527K4.90
    14 August 20262.3M+14.6%387K5.93
    31 July 20262.0M+8.0%434K4.62
    15 July 20261.9M-6.2%547K3.39
    30 June 20262.0M+4.7%1.6M1.24
    15 June 20261.9M+21.1%617K3.06
    29 May 20261.6M+5.8%491K3.18
    15 May 20261.5M-3.1%448K3.29
    30 April 20261.5M-4.2%420K3.62
    15 April 20261.6M-13.2%686K2.31
    31 March 20261.8M-15.2%632K2.90
    13 March 20262.2M+9.1%894K2.41
    27 February 20262.0M-2.1%315K6.28
    13 February 20262.0M+6.5%489K4.13
    30 January 20261.9M-18.2%517K3.66
    15 January 20262.3M-3.0%573K4.04
    31 December 20252.4M-14.0%500K4.77
    15 December 20252.8M-6.2%1.0M2.70
    28 November 20253.0M+8.6%454K6.52
    14 November 20252.7M-6.9%512K5.33
    31 October 20252.9M-5.7%447K6.55
    15 October 20253.1M-4.9%597K5.20
    30 September 20253.3M+2.9%1.0M3.14
    15 September 20253.2M-6.3%1.6M1.94
    29 August 20253.4M-13.7%703K4.82
    15 August 20253.9M-4.3%705K5.57
    31 July 20254.1M+41.3%856K4.79
    15 July 20252.9M-15.8%943K3.08
    30 June 20253.5M+37.6%1.9M1.84
    13 June 20252.5M+12.8%427K5.87
    30 May 20252.2M-5.1%266K8.36
    15 May 20252.3M+3.1%416K5.63
    30 April 20252.3M+3.4%338K6.71
    15 April 20252.2M-6.1%564K3.89
    31 March 20252.3M+22.1%450K5.20
    14 March 20251.9M+24.0%748K2.56
    28 February 20251.5M-22.7%396K3.91
    14 February 20252.0M+35.5%384K5.21
    31 January 20251.5M+7.7%384K3.84
    15 January 20251.4M-3.3%420K3.26
    31 December 20241.4M-35.8%731K1.94
    13 December 20242.2M+34.0%1.3M1.71
    29 November 20241.6M-1.4%352K4.68
    15 November 20241.7M+7.1%622K2.68
    31 October 20241.6M+3.8%377K4.14
    15 October 20241.5M+4.5%281K5.35
    30 September 20241.4M-0.6%410K3.51
    13 September 20241.4M+14.3%640K2.26
    30 August 20241.3M+13.5%242K5.22
    15 August 20241.1M-15.9%265K4.21
    31 July 20241.3M-2.8%369K3.59
    15 July 20241.4M+13.3%522K2.61
    28 June 20241.2M+0.6%1.2M1.02
    14 June 20241.2M+14.1%247K4.83
    31 May 20241.0M-13.3%244K4.29
    15 May 20241.2M+5.3%227K5.31
    30 April 20241.1M+8.0%221K5.20
    15 April 20241.1M-7.8%285K3.72
    28 March 20241.2M-30.4%367K3.14
    15 March 20241.7M+2.0%960K1.73
    29 February 20241.6M+4.8%245K6.63
    15 February 20241.5M+2.7%282K5.50
    31 January 20241.5M-23.0%287K5.26
    12 January 20242.0M-4.8%327K5.99
    29 December 20232.1M-1.9%397K5.18
    15 December 20232.1M+16.3%924K2.27
    30 November 20231.8M-21.2%296K6.10
    15 November 20232.3M-10.8%446K5.13
    31 October 20232.6M+11.3%485K5.29
    13 October 20232.3M+21.9%527K4.38
    29 September 20231.9M-8.7%506K3.74
    15 September 20232.1M-8.9%889K2.33
    31 August 20232.3M-10.0%314K7.25
    15 August 20232.5M-7.7%328K7.72
    31 July 20232.7M-8.3%299K9.15
    14 July 20233.0M+18.7%362K8.25
    30 June 20232.5M-31.1%1.4M1.75
    15 June 20233.7M+46.2%390K9.36
    31 May 20232.5M+0.8%301K8.30
    15 May 20232.5M-22.0%296K8.38
    28 April 20233.2M+29.6%311K10.22
    14 April 20232.4M+5.1%378K6.48
    31 March 20232.3M-14.3%809K2.88
    15 March 20232.7M+2.4%673K4.04
    28 February 20232.7M+10.2%440K6.04
    15 February 20232.4M-13.2%448K5.38
    31 January 20232.8M-0.5%556K5.00
    13 January 20232.8M+8.7%705K3.96
    30 December 20222.6M+4.0%803K3.20
    15 December 20222.5M-11.7%1.2M2.05
    30 November 20222.8M+16.7%379K7.38
    15 November 20222.4M-14.9%631K3.79
    31 October 20222.8M-19.3%541K5.20
    14 October 20223.5M-7.8%671K5.20
    30 September 20223.8M-10.3%942K4.02
    15 September 20224.2M+2.2%1.3M3.20
    31 August 20224.1M+7.3%546K7.57
    15 August 20223.8M-1.3%625K6.16
    29 July 20223.9M-24.2%722K5.40
    15 July 20225.1M+55.7%1.1M4.83
    30 June 20223.3M+8.4%2.2M1.53
    15 June 20223.1M+15.2%887K3.44
    31 May 20222.6M+1.4%1.1M2.41
    13 May 20222.6M-0.8%605K4.32
    29 April 20222.6M-11.5%612K4.30
    14 April 20223.0M+14.1%672K4.43
    31 March 20222.6M-3.3%807K3.23
    15 March 20222.7M-3.4%2.0M1.34
    28 February 20222.8M-3.1%745K3.75
    15 February 20222.9M-5.7%683K4.22
    31 January 20223.1M+1.1%1.0M3.01
    14 January 20223.0M+23.3%881K3.43
    31 December 20212.5M-18.4%836K2.93
    15 December 20213.0M-7.5%2.6M1.17
    30 November 20213.2M-6.9%792K4.10
    15 November 20213.5M-2.4%779K4.48
    29 October 20213.6M-1.2%593K6.02
    15 October 20213.6M-1.0%635K5.70
    30 September 20213.7M-14.9%932K3.92
    15 September 20214.3M+22.0%2.1M2.06
    31 August 20213.5M-3.6%1.0M3.36
    13 August 20213.7M-1.3%1.3M2.80
    30 July 20213.7M+10.3%1.7M2.23
    15 July 20213.4M-44.5%3.9M1.00
    30 June 20216.0M+14.1%7.9M1.00
    15 June 20215.3M+5.5%1.2M4.49
    28 May 20215.0M+23.1%1.2M4.32
    14 May 20214.1M-1.1%1.4M2.97
    30 April 20214.1M-5.8%1.2M3.58
    15 April 20214.4M+7.2%1.5M3.00
    31 March 20214.1M-24.0%1.9M2.17
    15 March 20215.4M+20.2%2.2M2.48
    26 February 20214.5M-29.9%1.5M2.98
    12 February 20216.4M-4.6%1.7M3.68
    29 January 20216.7M+11.1%2.3M2.92
    15 January 20216.0M+5.1%4.0M1.52
    31 December 20205.7M-3.3%1.8M3.24
    15 December 20205.9M-17.4%2.5M2.35
    30 November 20207.2M+13.4%1.9M3.79
    13 November 20206.3M-3.6%3.1M2.07
    30 October 20206.6M-1.5%1.8M3.71
    15 October 20206.6M-4.3%1.7M3.98
    30 September 20206.9M+22.1%2.2M3.20
    15 September 20205.7M+48.0%4.3M1.33
    31 August 20203.8M+0.6%2.7M1.45
    14 August 20203.8M+4.2%1.9M1.98
    31 July 20203.7M-1.8%1.4M2.65
    15 July 20203.7M+28.1%2.8M1.35
    30 June 20202.9M-19.5%3.0M1.00
    15 June 20203.6M3.0M1.20
    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.