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Stryker Corp. short interest

5.7M shares of Stryker were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.7%+52% over a year
Days to cover2.39at 2.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.50%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 30 Apr 2026, and the share price moved -12% 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 20265.7M-0.7%2.4M2.39
    30 September 20265.7M-25.2%2.8M2.02
    15 September 20267.7M+0.4%3.5M2.20
    31 August 20267.6M+10.1%2.3M3.34
    14 August 20266.9M-16.7%2.2M3.20
    31 July 20268.3M+18.5%2.4M3.47
    15 July 20267.0M+1.5%2.6M2.68
    30 June 20266.9M+12.7%2.9M2.36
    15 June 20266.1M-1.5%2.4M2.56
    29 May 20266.2M+8.4%3.3M1.88
    15 May 20265.8M+30.3%3.2M1.78
    30 April 20264.4M-6.5%2.0M2.21
    15 April 20264.7M+6.9%1.8M2.63
    31 March 20264.4M+8.6%2.4M1.87
    13 March 20264.1M-4.9%2.2M1.88
    27 February 20264.3M+4.7%1.7M2.52
    13 February 20264.1M-0.7%2.4M1.70
    30 January 20264.1M-12.3%2.0M2.01
    15 January 20264.7M-1.7%1.9M2.41
    31 December 20254.8M+12.5%1.6M3.05
    15 December 20254.2M+2.7%1.6M2.61
    28 November 20254.1M-3.7%1.6M2.60
    14 November 20254.3M+1.8%2.0M2.11
    31 October 20254.2M+12.3%1.5M2.89
    15 October 20253.7M-23.2%1.6M2.32
    30 September 20254.9M+5.9%1.6M3.14
    15 September 20254.6M+10.1%967K4.76
    29 August 20254.2M-1.4%1.1M3.92
    15 August 20254.2M-13.5%1.4M3.04
    31 July 20254.9M+2.8%1.3M3.91
    15 July 20254.8M-16.9%1.1M4.36
    30 June 20255.7M+12.3%1.5M3.84
    13 June 20255.1M+2.6%885K5.78
    30 May 20255.0M-16.8%1.2M4.02
    15 May 20256.0M+4.6%1.5M4.02
    30 April 20255.7M-8.3%1.4M3.98
    15 April 20256.2M+9.3%2.5M2.54
    31 March 20255.7M+7.7%1.5M3.83
    14 March 20255.3M+12.2%1.6M3.24
    28 February 20254.7M+16.5%1.3M3.53
    14 February 20254.1M+2.9%1.1M3.74
    31 January 20253.9M-15.6%1.8M2.15
    15 January 20254.7M+1.3%1.3M3.56
    31 December 20244.6M+7.8%1.3M3.56
    13 December 20244.3M+1.0%1.0M4.18
    29 November 20244.2M-11.2%1.3M3.25
    15 November 20244.8M+17.8%1.5M3.25
    31 October 20244.1M-5.8%1.3M3.23
    15 October 20244.3M-15.5%835K5.16
    30 September 20245.1M+19.3%1.1M4.72
    13 September 20244.3M-3.9%1.1M3.85
    30 August 20244.4M+18.7%1.0M4.30
    15 August 20243.7M+18.0%1.4M2.70
    31 July 20243.2M-17.6%1.7M1.83
    15 July 20243.9M-6.1%831K4.64
    28 June 20244.1M+6.7%1.2M3.41
    14 June 20243.9M-8.1%1.1M3.66
    31 May 20244.2M+2.0%1.4M2.94
    15 May 20244.1M-3.5%1.6M2.50
    30 April 20244.3M-1.5%1.6M2.65
    15 April 20244.3M+1.9%871K4.96
    28 March 20244.2M+11.7%1.1M3.86
    15 March 20243.8M+1.4%1.0M3.63
    29 February 20243.7M-0.6%1.3M2.96
    15 February 20243.8M-9.7%1.4M2.68
    31 January 20244.2M-11.9%1.8M2.32
    12 January 20244.7M-3.2%1.2M3.91
    29 December 20234.9M+18.2%1.1M4.57
    15 December 20234.1M+11.8%1.6M2.64
    30 November 20233.7M-0.2%1.1M3.40
    15 November 20233.7M+8.7%1.7M2.15
    31 October 20233.4M-7.9%2.2M1.57
    13 October 20233.7M-8.5%1.6M2.32
    29 September 20234.1M+10.0%1.4M2.90
    15 September 20233.7M+14.3%1.4M2.68
    31 August 20233.2M+17.7%1.0M3.20
    15 August 20232.7M-7.4%1.4M1.94
    31 July 20233.0M-13.4%1.6M1.85
    14 July 20233.4M-9.0%890K3.84
    30 June 20233.8M+20.9%1.4M2.75
    15 June 20233.1M-0.3%1.2M2.55
    31 May 20233.1M-0.1%1.4M2.29
    15 May 20233.1M-21.0%1.4M2.23
    28 April 20234.0M-11.1%1.3M3.13
    14 April 20234.4M-35.4%1.1M4.00
    31 March 20236.9M+14.9%1.2M5.66
    15 March 20236.0M+14.5%1.3M4.56
    28 February 20235.2M-3.3%1.1M4.80
    15 February 20235.4M+2.0%1.7M3.25
    31 January 20235.3M-5.6%1.3M4.11
    13 January 20235.6M-8.4%1.4M3.88
    30 December 20226.1M+23.2%1.2M5.19
    15 December 20225.0M+16.4%1.4M3.65
    30 November 20224.3M+9.1%1.1M3.75
    15 November 20223.9M-22.1%2.0M1.98
    31 October 20225.0M-13.4%1.6M3.08
    14 October 20225.8M-21.6%1.3M4.61
    30 September 20227.4M+14.3%1.3M5.65
    15 September 20226.5M+24.6%1.7M3.82
    31 August 20225.2M-0.6%981K5.31
    15 August 20225.2M+3.2%1.3M4.17
    29 July 20225.1M-1.2%2.3M2.21
    15 July 20225.1M+2.3%1.4M3.75
    30 June 20225.0M+18.6%1.5M3.35
    15 June 20224.2M+21.3%1.1M3.69
    31 May 20223.5M-12.4%1.2M2.96
    13 May 20224.0M-1.1%1.6M2.49
    29 April 20224.0M-11.4%1.8M2.18
    14 April 20224.6M-3.4%1.5M3.07
    31 March 20224.7M-2.8%1.3M3.52
    15 March 20224.8M+2.3%1.6M3.09
    28 February 20224.7M+4.0%1.5M3.09
    15 February 20224.6M-14.5%1.4M3.23
    31 January 20225.3M+5.2%1.8M2.96
    14 January 20225.1M+5.5%1.4M3.65
    31 December 20214.8M+19.6%1.2M4.04
    15 December 20214.0M+4.2%1.4M2.80
    30 November 20213.9M+22.6%1.6M2.47
    15 November 20213.1M+0.2%1.1M2.96
    29 October 20213.1M-10.0%1.1M2.95
    15 October 20213.5M-14.0%1.1M3.12
    30 September 20214.0M+15.9%1.0M3.92
    15 September 20213.5M+2.4%942K3.71
    31 August 20213.4M+16.2%1.2M2.86
    13 August 20212.9M+3.4%1.3M2.26
    30 July 20212.8M-15.8%1.4M2.08
    15 July 20213.4M+1.5%1.0M3.24
    30 June 20213.3M+6.2%1.1M2.92
    15 June 20213.1M-19.2%966K3.24
    28 May 20213.9M+28.4%1.1M3.65
    14 May 20213.0M-2.6%1.0M2.93
    30 April 20213.1M-0.6%927K3.34
    15 April 20213.1M-13.5%938K3.32
    31 March 20213.6M+3.4%1.2M3.03
    15 March 20213.5M+10.1%978K3.56
    26 February 20213.2M+16.2%1.4M2.29
    12 February 20212.7M+18.5%1.1M2.53
    29 January 20212.3M-9.9%1.1M2.15
    15 January 20212.5M-9.7%988K2.58
    31 December 20202.8M+8.4%819K3.45
    15 December 20202.6M-18.9%891K2.92
    30 November 20203.2M+1.9%1.1M3.02
    13 November 20203.2M-1.5%1.2M2.59
    30 October 20203.2M-14.2%824K3.88
    15 October 20203.7M-11.1%903K4.13
    30 September 20204.2M+25.6%1.2M3.48
    15 September 20203.3M+3.8%1.2M2.73
    31 August 20203.2M-0.2%852K3.78
    14 August 20203.2M-6.8%1.0M3.07
    31 July 20203.5M+0.4%1.2M2.83
    15 July 20203.4M+1.7%1.2M2.98
    30 June 20203.4M+7.2%1.9M1.79
    15 June 20203.2M+1.1%1.3M2.44
    29 May 20203.1M-24.2%1.6M1.95
    15 May 20204.1M+2.4%1.6M2.50
    30 April 20204.0M-5.0%1.5M2.61
    15 April 20204.2M-6.6%2.4M1.79
    31 March 20204.5M-18.1%3.7M1.21
    13 March 20205.5M+43.9%2.7M2.07
    28 February 20203.8M+12.8%1.8M2.12
    14 February 20203.4M-6.9%870K3.92
    31 January 20203.7M-4.2%1.9M1.95
    15 January 20203.8M-2.1%1.0M3.74
    31 December 20193.9M+10.8%1.4M2.77
    13 December 20193.5M-7.1%1.3M2.78
    29 November 20193.8M+14.1%1.3M2.99
    15 November 20193.3M-5.4%2.1M1.55
    31 October 20193.5M-4.1%1.1M3.33
    15 October 20193.7M-23.4%950K3.86
    30 September 20194.8M+38.9%1.3M3.78
    13 September 20193.4M+1.0%997K3.46
    30 August 20193.4M-10.3%903K3.78
    15 August 20193.8M+22.0%1.0M3.68
    31 July 20193.1M-9.0%1.1M2.87
    15 July 20193.4M+20.3%900K3.80
    28 June 20192.8M+3.1%1.1M2.53
    14 June 20192.8M+1.8%929K2.97
    31 May 20192.7M-14.2%1.1M2.43
    15 May 20193.2M+12.9%976K3.24
    30 April 20192.8M-20.9%2.0M1.37
    15 April 20193.5M-11.7%1.0M3.45
    29 March 20194.0M-15.9%1.0M3.88
    15 March 20194.8M+14.2%1.0M4.56
    28 February 20194.2M-14.0%1.4M3.07
    15 February 20194.8M+7.8%1.3M3.66
    31 January 20194.5M+4.6%2.1M2.12
    15 January 20194.3M+10.4%1.5M2.80
    31 December 20183.9M-2.5%1.7M2.35
    14 December 20184.0M-16.6%1.4M2.81
    30 November 20184.8M+9.6%1.4M3.38
    15 November 20184.4M-6.7%1.2M3.61
    31 October 20184.7M-7.7%1.7M2.75
    15 October 20185.1M+10.4%1.3M4.04
    28 September 20184.6M+18.2%1.4M3.19
    14 September 20183.9M+6.5%1.2M3.15
    31 August 20183.7M+8.8%944K3.88
    15 August 20183.4M-11.8%1.1M3.16
    31 July 20183.8M-8.7%1.4M2.74
    13 July 20184.2M-10.2%681K6.13
    29 June 20184.6M-2.5%1.4M3.22
    15 June 20184.8M-16.7%2.6M1.80
    31 May 20185.7M+4.9%952K6.01
    15 May 20185.5M-4.0%1.1M4.84
    30 April 20185.7M-5.8%1.5M3.91
    13 April 20186.0M+12.2%1.1M5.70
    29 March 20185.4M-36.3%1.2M4.52
    15 March 20188.4M+21.1%1.2M7.27
    28 February 20187.0M-13.2%1.2M5.72
    15 February 20188.0M+29.5%1.7M4.82
    31 January 20186.2M-8.0%1.5M4.15
    12 January 20186.7M+14.6%1.2M5.58
    29 December 20175.9M804K7.32
    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.