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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. short interest

8.1M shares of Stanley Black & Decker were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (4.3M to 8.2M). Short sellers would need 5.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.7%+60% over a year
Days to cover5.37at 1.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.46%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 top of its range over the last year (4.3M to 8.2M), and the share price moved +70% 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 20268.1M+11.7%1.5M5.37
    30 September 20267.3M+1.7%1.7M4.18
    15 September 20267.2M+2.2%1.7M4.17
    31 August 20267.0M+5.1%1.4M4.84
    14 August 20266.7M-18.8%2.0M3.31
    31 July 20268.2M+30.4%2.2M3.75
    15 July 20266.3M-3.0%1.2M5.03
    30 June 20266.5M-17.7%2.1M3.05
    15 June 20267.9M+0.4%1.4M5.60
    29 May 20267.8M+5.1%1.3M5.82
    15 May 20267.5M+0.8%1.9M3.85
    30 April 20267.4M+12.5%2.9M2.59
    15 April 20266.6M+2.9%2.1M3.16
    31 March 20266.4M+29.1%1.6M4.10
    13 March 20265.0M+16.4%2.0M2.50
    27 February 20264.3M-7.0%1.8M2.38
    13 February 20264.6M-3.6%2.6M1.77
    30 January 20264.7M-4.3%1.6M2.95
    15 January 20265.0M-1.2%1.8M2.80
    31 December 20255.0M-10.3%1.5M3.41
    15 December 20255.6M-16.3%1.6M3.46
    28 November 20256.7M+35.9%1.6M4.08
    14 November 20254.9M-15.2%2.0M2.46
    31 October 20255.8M+13.8%1.7M3.33
    15 October 20255.1M-1.9%2.1M2.48
    30 September 20255.2M+1.2%2.0M2.61
    15 September 20255.1M-7.3%2.2M2.32
    29 August 20255.5M-11.2%2.2M2.50
    15 August 20256.2M-5.0%1.6M3.83
    31 July 20256.6M-0.8%2.5M2.57
    15 July 20256.6M-12.5%2.0M3.25
    30 June 20257.6M+23.9%2.2M3.45
    13 June 20256.1M-19.1%2.2M2.79
    30 May 20257.5M-9.8%3.2M2.39
    15 May 20258.4M-3.4%3.5M2.39
    30 April 20258.6M+1.4%3.0M2.84
    15 April 20258.5M+8.8%4.8M1.77
    31 March 20257.8M-2.1%1.6M4.76
    14 March 20258.0M+8.5%2.1M3.90
    28 February 20257.4M+10.8%1.4M5.41
    14 February 20256.7M+26.5%2.5M2.70
    31 January 20255.3M-6.2%1.9M2.84
    15 January 20255.6M+6.3%1.3M4.30
    31 December 20245.3M+32.1%1.6M3.31
    13 December 20244.0M-19.3%1.8M2.22
    29 November 20245.0M+6.9%1.5M3.37
    15 November 20244.6M+33.5%2.1M2.23
    31 October 20243.5M-25.0%2.0M1.77
    15 October 20244.6M+0.8%869K5.33
    30 September 20244.6M+4.3%1.3M3.65
    13 September 20244.4M-7.0%1.1M4.07
    30 August 20244.7M+9.0%907K5.22
    15 August 20244.3M-14.2%1.5M2.99
    31 July 20245.1M-4.6%2.3M2.22
    15 July 20245.3M-0.5%1.3M3.96
    28 June 20245.3M+1.1%1.4M3.76
    14 June 20245.3M-2.1%1.5M3.48
    31 May 20245.4M-1.2%1.1M4.87
    15 May 20245.5M-8.5%2.3M2.35
    30 April 20246.0M-2.7%1.4M4.12
    15 April 20246.1M+0.3%1.2M5.32
    28 March 20246.1M+2.0%1.4M4.33
    15 March 20246.0M+9.4%1.2M4.80
    29 February 20245.5M-4.7%1.0M5.42
    15 February 20245.7M+18.1%1.7M3.30
    31 January 20244.9M-1.2%1.4M3.59
    12 January 20244.9M-2.3%1.1M4.60
    29 December 20235.0M-11.0%935K5.39
    15 December 20235.7M-12.9%1.6M3.46
    30 November 20236.5M+9.5%1.1M6.01
    15 November 20235.9M+7.6%1.3M4.53
    31 October 20235.5M-11.5%1.8M3.10
    13 October 20236.2M-20.9%1.7M3.58
    29 September 20237.9M-9.7%1.4M5.72
    15 September 20238.7M+2.8%1.3M6.91
    31 August 20238.5M+14.2%1.2M7.24
    15 August 20237.4M-3.6%1.4M5.34
    31 July 20237.7M-12.7%1.8M4.34
    14 July 20238.8M+3.3%1.5M6.03
    30 June 20238.5M+12.0%1.5M5.52
    15 June 20237.6M-1.2%1.9M4.07
    31 May 20237.7M-6.7%1.5M5.17
    15 May 20238.3M+5.7%1.8M4.63
    28 April 20237.8M-8.4%1.4M5.70
    14 April 20238.6M-2.1%1.5M5.71
    31 March 20238.7M+0.1%1.9M4.56
    15 March 20238.7M+4.3%1.8M4.82
    28 February 20238.4M-0.4%1.8M4.65
    15 February 20238.4M-2.7%2.1M4.02
    31 January 20238.6M+3.4%2.0M4.41
    13 January 20238.3M+22.7%1.9M4.39
    30 December 20226.8M+17.6%1.6M4.15
    15 December 20225.8M+6.4%1.8M3.26
    30 November 20225.4M-6.6%1.5M3.65
    15 November 20225.8M-19.4%2.0M2.84
    31 October 20227.2M+8.0%2.8M2.59
    14 October 20226.7M+2.6%1.9M3.60
    30 September 20226.5M+12.1%1.7M3.80
    15 September 20225.8M+8.7%1.5M3.79
    31 August 20225.3M+19.1%1.6M3.31
    15 August 20224.5M-13.9%2.2M2.02
    29 July 20225.2M-0.6%2.4M2.16
    15 July 20225.2M-1.8%1.3M3.94
    30 June 20225.3M-7.6%2.1M2.50
    15 June 20225.8M+8.9%1.9M3.00
    31 May 20225.3M+8.3%1.7M3.19
    13 May 20224.9M+14.2%2.1M2.30
    29 April 20224.3M-18.2%2.8M1.54
    14 April 20225.3M-16.4%1.8M2.87
    31 March 20226.3M-16.4%2.9M2.21
    15 March 20227.5M+136.4%2.5M2.98
    28 February 20223.2M+15.4%1.9M1.70
    15 February 20222.8M-2.0%2.0M1.36
    31 January 20222.8M+1.6%1.4M2.00
    14 January 20222.8M+11.2%957K2.89
    31 December 20212.5M+10.8%1.3M1.92
    15 December 20212.2M+4.2%1.7M1.33
    30 November 20212.2M-12.4%1.4M1.50
    15 November 20212.5M-0.7%1.2M2.12
    29 October 20212.5M+20.9%1.1M2.18
    15 October 20212.0M+14.5%844K2.43
    30 September 20211.8M-10.7%1.1M1.62
    15 September 20212.0M-6.1%1.2M1.67
    31 August 20212.1M+1.6%868K2.46
    13 August 20212.1M+9.3%759K2.77
    30 July 20211.9M+39.0%1.0M1.90
    15 July 20211.4M-14.4%801K1.73
    30 June 20211.6M-12.3%1.1M1.45
    15 June 20211.8M-19.0%819K2.25
    28 May 20212.3M-12.1%948K2.40
    14 May 20212.6M-0.6%1.3M2.01
    30 April 20212.6M-33.8%1.1M2.32
    15 April 20213.9M-7.6%792K4.97
    31 March 20214.3M+11.8%1.3M3.30
    15 March 20213.8M+20.3%1.3M3.04
    26 February 20213.2M-0.0%1.2M2.69
    12 February 20213.2M+19.4%999K3.17
    29 January 20212.7M-14.9%1.3M2.00
    15 January 20213.1M+2.3%1.2M2.52
    31 December 20203.0M-0.0%944K3.23
    15 December 20203.0M+3.4%993K3.07
    30 November 20202.9M-1.8%741K3.98
    13 November 20203.0M+1.0%978K3.07
    30 October 20203.0M-16.5%1.1M2.79
    15 October 20203.6M+4.1%854K4.16
    30 September 20203.4M+17.9%971K3.52
    15 September 20202.9M-16.0%811K3.57
    31 August 20203.5M+1.5%681K5.07
    14 August 20203.4M-14.3%921K3.69
    31 July 20204.0M-11.2%1.0M3.95
    15 July 20204.5M+0.0%850K5.26
    30 June 20204.5M+3.4%1.3M3.43
    15 June 20204.3M+2.1%1.6M2.62
    29 May 20204.2M-26.3%1.6M2.60
    15 May 20205.7M+29.6%2.1M2.74
    30 April 20204.4M-11.2%1.6M2.80
    15 April 20205.0M+11.4%1.8M2.79
    31 March 20204.5M-8.5%2.6M1.70
    13 March 20204.9M+16.5%2.2M2.18
    28 February 20204.2M+17.2%1.9M2.17
    14 February 20203.6M-17.3%753K4.75
    31 January 20204.3M+4.2%1.3M3.42
    15 January 20204.2M+0.7%1.2M3.56
    31 December 20194.1M+13.6%745K5.54
    13 December 20193.6M+0.0%1.1M3.32
    29 November 20193.6M+8.9%978K3.71
    15 November 20193.3M+27.1%1.1M3.08
    31 October 20192.6M+10.4%1.0M2.50
    15 October 20192.4M-7.1%924K2.57
    30 September 20192.6M-7.3%823K3.11
    13 September 20192.8M-4.5%1.2M2.39
    30 August 20192.9M-2.4%940K3.07
    15 August 20193.0M+23.8%924K3.21
    31 July 20192.4M+18.2%1.3M1.78
    15 July 20192.0M-8.0%845K2.40
    28 June 20192.2M-0.4%919K2.40
    14 June 20192.2M+1.6%830K2.66
    31 May 20192.2M-4.2%1.1M1.91
    15 May 20192.3M-7.3%1.5M1.48
    30 April 20192.4M-25.4%1.6M1.54
    15 April 20193.3M-6.1%1.1M3.10
    29 March 20193.5M-6.5%770K4.54
    15 March 20193.7M-17.2%1.3M2.98
    28 February 20194.5M-1.6%1.2M3.91
    15 February 20194.6M-0.2%1.1M4.04
    31 January 20194.6M-0.4%2.6M1.79
    15 January 20194.6M+8.3%1.4M3.25
    31 December 20184.3M+28.8%1.4M2.99
    14 December 20183.3M-9.2%1.9M1.78
    30 November 20183.6M+1.9%1.2M3.17
    15 November 20183.6M-1.2%1.8M2.00
    31 October 20183.6M-3.2%2.4M1.51
    15 October 20183.7M-7.7%1.5M2.57
    28 September 20184.1M+57.5%1.5M2.68
    14 September 20182.6M-10.6%1.1M2.29
    31 August 20182.9M-2.8%1.0M2.84
    15 August 20183.0M-21.3%995K2.98
    31 July 20183.8M+72.9%2.2M1.74
    13 July 20182.2M+8.2%1.0M2.11
    29 June 20182.0M+3.8%1.4M1.47
    15 June 20181.9M+18.1%1.1M1.71
    31 May 20181.6M-47.8%1.2M1.34
    15 May 20183.2M-12.0%1.1M2.77
    30 April 20183.6M+70.4%2.1M1.72
    13 April 20182.1M-16.3%986K2.13
    29 March 20182.5M+16.7%1.2M2.18
    15 March 20182.2M+16.4%1.4M1.56
    28 February 20181.8M-12.2%961K1.92
    15 February 20182.1M+3.8%1.5M1.44
    31 January 20182.0M+8.4%1.3M1.55
    12 January 20181.9M-13.2%823K2.28
    29 December 20172.2M660K3.27
    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.