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Sysco Corp. short interest

12.3M shares of Sysco were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (9.8M to 17.1M). Short sellers would need 3.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.3%+14% over a year
Days to cover3.67at 3.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.50%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 near the middle of its range over the last year (9.8M to 17.1M), and the share price moved -4% 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 202612.3M+1.3%3.4M3.67
    30 September 202612.1M-0.9%5.1M2.38
    15 September 202612.3M+1.7%4.2M2.93
    31 August 202612.0M-4.9%2.1M5.75
    14 August 202612.7M-16.3%4.6M2.77
    31 July 202615.1M-6.2%2.7M5.52
    15 July 202616.1M+10.4%3.3M4.91
    30 June 202614.6M-14.6%4.1M3.58
    15 June 202617.1M+5.9%3.1M5.44
    29 May 202616.1M+17.1%3.5M4.63
    15 May 202613.8M+16.9%3.6M3.84
    30 April 202611.8M+16.0%5.0M2.35
    15 April 202610.2M+4.1%6.8M1.49
    31 March 20269.8M-13.2%5.7M1.70
    13 March 202611.3M-17.9%3.4M3.34
    27 February 202613.7M-11.6%3.1M4.39
    13 February 202615.5M+10.4%4.7M3.31
    30 January 202614.1M+7.5%4.8M2.90
    15 January 202613.1M-5.3%4.0M3.29
    31 December 202513.8M+6.5%2.4M5.86
    15 December 202513.0M-1.4%3.3M3.89
    28 November 202513.1M+20.3%3.1M4.28
    14 November 202510.9M+2.7%3.1M3.54
    31 October 202510.6M-1.4%3.4M3.10
    15 October 202510.8M-1.1%2.6M4.18
    30 September 202510.9M-16.7%3.5M3.12
    15 September 202513.1M-0.0%2.5M5.20
    29 August 202513.1M-12.0%2.5M5.23
    15 August 202514.9M+6.3%3.4M4.39
    31 July 202514.0M+0.9%3.4M4.15
    15 July 202513.9M-0.4%2.5M5.53
    30 June 202514.0M-6.7%3.1M4.56
    13 June 202515.0M+0.9%2.6M5.74
    30 May 202514.8M-7.0%2.9M5.16
    15 May 202516.0M+5.6%2.8M5.60
    30 April 202515.1M+9.5%3.7M4.04
    15 April 202513.8M+9.0%3.8M3.65
    31 March 202512.6M+1.6%3.4M3.71
    14 March 202512.4M-7.1%3.6M3.45
    28 February 202513.4M+3.9%4.7M2.85
    14 February 202512.9M-4.5%3.3M3.91
    31 January 202513.5M-3.5%4.8M2.82
    15 January 202514.0M+1.4%2.1M6.60
    31 December 202413.8M-5.8%2.4M5.66
    13 December 202414.6M+14.6%3.6M4.05
    29 November 202412.8M+3.5%2.6M4.97
    15 November 202412.3M-9.8%2.8M4.34
    31 October 202413.7M-1.5%3.3M4.10
    15 October 202413.9M-15.6%3.0M4.60
    30 September 202416.5M+23.1%4.9M3.34
    13 September 202413.4M+8.7%3.1M4.33
    30 August 202412.3M+12.1%2.2M5.62
    15 August 202411.0M-1.9%2.8M3.96
    31 July 202411.2M+3.5%3.5M3.19
    15 July 202410.8M+16.1%2.2M4.89
    28 June 20249.3M+10.4%5.9M1.58
    14 June 20248.4M-3.7%2.6M3.23
    31 May 20248.7M+16.9%3.7M2.34
    15 May 20247.5M+15.6%2.8M2.71
    30 April 20246.5M-5.7%2.8M2.29
    15 April 20246.9M+8.2%2.6M2.61
    28 March 20246.3M-4.0%2.4M2.65
    15 March 20246.6M-12.1%2.7M2.46
    29 February 20247.5M-9.3%2.8M2.65
    15 February 20248.3M-22.0%3.2M2.57
    31 January 202410.6M-12.4%3.8M2.78
    12 January 202412.1M+72.9%3.0M4.00
    29 December 20237.0M-7.3%2.3M3.07
    15 December 20237.5M-7.6%3.7M2.02
    30 November 20238.2M+9.0%2.7M3.01
    15 November 20237.5M+6.4%2.9M2.60
    31 October 20237.0M-1.5%2.9M2.46
    13 October 20237.1M-1.8%2.7M2.61
    29 September 20237.3M+4.3%2.4M3.00
    15 September 20237.0M-14.4%2.5M2.76
    31 August 20238.2M-8.6%2.5M3.30
    15 August 20238.9M-4.8%2.4M3.73
    31 July 20239.4M+4.6%2.6M3.66
    14 July 20239.0M+6.2%2.2M3.98
    30 June 20238.4M-14.2%2.4M3.50
    15 June 20239.8M-0.8%2.4M4.10
    31 May 20239.9M+5.5%2.6M3.76
    15 May 20239.4M-8.1%2.9M3.19
    28 April 202310.2M-16.4%2.0M5.16
    14 April 202312.2M+4.5%2.4M5.14
    31 March 202311.7M-8.9%2.4M4.79
    15 March 202312.8M+0.1%2.0M6.37
    28 February 202312.8M+5.8%1.9M6.81
    15 February 202312.1M-1.9%2.6M4.61
    31 January 202312.4M-3.0%3.0M4.12
    13 January 202312.7M-2.1%2.1M6.03
    30 December 202213.0M+4.1%2.4M5.49
    15 December 202212.5M+3.3%1.9M6.64
    30 November 202212.1M-2.3%1.8M6.89
    15 November 202212.4M+1.1%3.3M3.80
    31 October 202212.2M+27.0%3.1M3.94
    14 October 20229.6M-3.9%2.4M3.97
    30 September 202210.0M+10.1%2.3M4.37
    15 September 20229.1M+1.2%1.9M4.88
    31 August 20229.0M-0.6%1.7M5.24
    15 August 20229.1M-0.0%2.5M3.62
    29 July 20229.1M-5.5%2.6M3.45
    15 July 20229.6M-14.5%2.2M4.42
    30 June 202211.2M+4.4%2.5M4.47
    15 June 202210.7M-1.0%1.7M6.40
    31 May 202210.8M-0.4%2.2M4.84
    13 May 202210.9M-15.8%3.2M3.40
    29 April 202212.9M-3.0%2.3M5.69
    14 April 202213.3M-5.8%2.5M5.43
    31 March 202214.1M+6.7%2.1M6.75
    15 March 202213.2M+3.2%3.2M4.20
    28 February 202212.8M+10.6%2.6M5.03
    15 February 202211.6M+10.9%2.9M4.04
    31 January 202210.5M+18.2%2.6M4.03
    14 January 20228.9M+1.6%2.6M3.35
    31 December 20218.7M+3.7%2.5M3.45
    15 December 20218.4M-5.6%3.1M2.70
    30 November 20218.9M+12.4%2.7M3.27
    15 November 20217.9M+0.0%2.2M3.57
    29 October 20217.9M-3.5%2.0M4.02
    15 October 20218.2M-9.2%2.2M3.75
    30 September 20219.0M+9.4%2.5M3.59
    15 September 20218.3M-8.9%1.8M4.47
    31 August 20219.1M+9.8%2.1M4.27
    13 August 20218.3M-12.5%2.5M3.34
    30 July 20219.4M+0.3%2.5M3.76
    15 July 20219.4M+28.5%2.4M3.87
    30 June 20217.3M+7.5%2.6M2.79
    15 June 20216.8M+10.1%2.0M3.39
    28 May 20216.2M+6.6%2.7M2.34
    14 May 20215.8M+14.1%2.0M2.93
    30 April 20215.1M+6.7%1.5M3.33
    15 April 20214.8M-19.3%1.5M3.15
    31 March 20215.9M-10.6%2.1M2.85
    15 March 20216.6M-13.3%2.2M2.97
    26 February 20217.6M+6.8%2.1M3.64
    12 February 20217.1M-3.4%2.3M3.14
    29 January 20217.4M+6.1%2.0M3.62
    15 January 20217.0M-8.5%2.7M2.59
    31 December 20207.6M-20.5%2.5M3.08
    15 December 20209.6M-10.8%2.9M3.33
    30 November 202010.7M+3.7%2.4M4.43
    13 November 202010.4M-1.0%3.4M3.02
    30 October 202010.5M-15.2%2.4M4.38
    15 October 202012.3M-18.2%2.1M5.96
    30 September 202015.1M-0.7%3.1M4.84
    15 September 202015.2M+0.8%2.5M6.11
    31 August 202015.1M-3.3%2.7M5.62
    14 August 202015.6M-5.1%3.6M4.38
    31 July 202016.4M+3.5%2.1M7.88
    15 July 202015.9M+13.6%2.9M5.47
    30 June 202014.0M+4.3%4.1M3.41
    15 June 202013.4M-6.1%4.4M3.06
    29 May 202014.3M-10.8%4.0M3.56
    15 May 202016.0M+12.8%4.4M3.67
    30 April 202014.2M+33.4%5.9M2.39
    15 April 202010.6M+2.1%5.2M2.06
    31 March 202010.4M-7.3%11.6M1.00
    13 March 202011.2M+30.9%4.6M2.44
    28 February 20208.6M-7.5%3.0M2.88
    14 February 20209.3M-0.7%3.0M3.11
    31 January 20209.3M-8.3%2.1M4.47
    15 January 202010.2M-3.5%2.0M5.05
    31 December 201910.5M-2.7%1.6M6.62
    13 December 201910.8M+7.9%1.8M6.15
    29 November 201910.0M+4.5%2.1M4.78
    15 November 20199.6M-2.7%2.4M4.07
    31 October 20199.9M-9.2%2.0M4.84
    15 October 201910.9M+11.4%2.6M4.13
    30 September 20199.7M+3.0%3.2M3.04
    13 September 20199.5M+0.5%2.7M3.54
    30 August 20199.4M-13.9%2.9M3.26
    15 August 201910.9M+6.0%4.2M2.63
    31 July 201910.3M+16.8%2.1M4.92
    15 July 20198.8M-9.7%2.1M4.14
    28 June 20199.8M-7.7%2.1M4.69
    14 June 201910.6M-2.2%2.4M4.45
    31 May 201910.8M+3.8%2.7M4.04
    15 May 201910.4M-2.6%2.5M4.22
    30 April 201910.7M-10.0%2.2M4.97
    15 April 201911.9M+7.7%2.2M5.43
    29 March 201911.1M-8.4%2.3M4.75
    15 March 201912.1M+0.9%2.7M4.39
    28 February 201912.0M-2.0%2.5M4.75
    15 February 201912.2M-14.0%5.5M2.24
    31 January 201914.2M+3.3%3.1M4.62
    15 January 201913.7M+8.6%2.9M4.69
    31 December 201812.6M-8.9%3.5M3.65
    14 December 201813.9M+9.3%3.4M4.13
    30 November 201812.7M+4.6%3.7M3.41
    15 November 201812.2M-8.7%3.7M3.25
    31 October 201813.3M-4.1%2.3M5.80
    15 October 201813.9M+8.4%2.2M6.28
    28 September 201812.8M-8.2%2.3M5.47
    14 September 201814.0M-0.6%3.8M3.70
    31 August 201814.0M-9.4%2.7M5.20
    15 August 201815.5M-10.4%3.4M4.60
    31 July 201817.3M+2.8%2.9M6.04
    13 July 201816.8M+7.4%1.5M11.11
    29 June 201815.7M-3.5%1.7M9.00
    15 June 201816.2M-10.6%2.3M7.03
    31 May 201818.2M-9.2%2.0M9.15
    15 May 201820.0M+12.2%4.1M4.91
    30 April 201817.8M+14.2%2.3M7.79
    13 April 201815.6M+18.8%2.9M5.42
    29 March 201813.2M+17.4%4.1M3.20
    15 March 201811.2M+2.6%2.6M4.25
    28 February 201810.9M-1.6%2.0M5.41
    15 February 201811.1M-15.4%3.5M3.21
    31 January 201813.1M-7.8%2.1M6.33
    12 January 201814.2M+6.1%2.7M5.31
    29 December 201713.4M1.6M8.55
    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.