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AT&T Inc. short interest

120.6M shares of AT&T were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (82.4M to 130.4M). Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short120.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.1%+46% over a year
Days to cover2.35at 51.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.79%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 (82.4M to 130.4M), and the share price moved -17% 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 2026120.6M-3.1%51.2M2.35
    30 September 2026124.4M-4.6%39.5M3.15
    15 September 2026130.4M+4.1%37.0M3.52
    31 August 2026125.3M+6.6%29.5M4.25
    14 August 2026117.5M-9.7%43.2M2.72
    31 July 2026130.0M+20.8%90.0M1.44
    15 July 2026107.6M-14.4%80.6M1.34
    30 June 2026125.7M+0.3%74.2M1.69
    15 June 2026125.4M-2.1%48.9M2.57
    29 May 2026128.1M+16.8%40.2M3.19
    15 May 2026109.6M+0.3%34.1M3.21
    30 April 2026109.3M-7.6%37.5M2.91
    15 April 2026118.3M+0.0%37.9M3.12
    31 March 2026118.3M+20.5%47.0M2.51
    13 March 202698.1M-4.9%40.9M2.40
    27 February 2026103.2M-7.6%36.6M2.82
    13 February 2026111.7M-14.2%50.8M2.20
    30 January 2026130.1M+11.9%55.8M2.33
    15 January 2026116.2M+4.8%42.8M2.71
    31 December 2025110.8M-4.3%31.8M3.48
    15 December 2025115.8M+14.4%36.2M3.20
    28 November 2025101.3M+5.7%41.0M2.47
    14 November 202595.8M+10.6%58.4M1.64
    31 October 202586.6M+5.1%83.3M1.04
    15 October 202582.4M-1.5%40.2M2.05
    30 September 202583.6M-8.1%31.3M2.68
    15 September 202591.0M+2.0%29.5M3.08
    29 August 202589.1M+2.9%28.9M3.08
    15 August 202586.7M-7.3%30.1M2.88
    31 July 202593.4M+15.8%35.0M2.67
    15 July 202580.7M-9.6%30.7M2.63
    30 June 202589.4M+6.6%33.8M2.65
    13 June 202583.8M-2.9%28.0M3.00
    30 May 202586.3M-10.6%31.5M2.74
    15 May 202596.5M-0.4%35.0M2.76
    30 April 202596.9M+6.6%36.2M2.68
    15 April 202591.0M-19.1%49.1M1.85
    31 March 2025112.4M+11.9%42.2M2.66
    14 March 2025100.4M-11.4%51.4M1.95
    28 February 2025113.4M+15.6%46.2M2.45
    14 February 202598.1M+12.1%34.3M2.86
    31 January 202587.5M-0.8%43.0M2.04
    15 January 202588.2M-16.3%35.2M2.51
    31 December 2024105.3M-1.2%34.6M3.04
    13 December 2024106.6M-13.1%38.9M2.74
    29 November 2024122.7M+14.2%31.9M3.84
    15 November 2024107.4M-8.1%30.5M3.53
    31 October 2024116.9M+1.7%37.3M3.14
    15 October 2024114.9M-11.4%28.2M4.07
    30 September 2024129.6M-9.6%36.5M3.55
    13 September 2024143.4M+17.2%47.6M3.01
    30 August 2024122.3M+19.0%21.7M5.65
    15 August 2024102.8M+1.8%32.6M3.15
    31 July 2024101.0M-0.5%40.9M2.47
    15 July 2024101.5M-9.6%29.8M3.41
    28 June 2024112.3M+15.0%39.5M2.84
    14 June 202497.6M+4.6%30.7M3.18
    31 May 202493.3M+1.9%31.6M2.95
    15 May 202491.6M+3.4%27.0M3.39
    30 April 202488.6M+7.1%45.0M1.97
    15 April 202482.7M-21.3%36.5M2.26
    28 March 2024105.2M+18.3%31.8M3.31
    15 March 202488.9M-7.3%38.9M2.28
    29 February 202495.9M+1.7%34.2M2.81
    15 February 202494.3M-2.6%38.2M2.47
    31 January 202496.8M+6.5%49.0M1.98
    12 January 202490.9M+0.6%37.8M2.40
    29 December 202390.4M-5.9%30.6M2.96
    15 December 202396.1M-7.3%47.9M2.01
    30 November 2023103.6M-3.5%27.5M3.77
    15 November 2023107.4M+2.8%30.7M3.49
    31 October 2023104.4M-2.9%48.7M2.15
    13 October 2023107.5M-7.0%36.7M2.93
    29 September 2023115.6M-1.3%32.7M3.53
    15 September 2023117.2M+1.8%37.3M3.14
    31 August 2023115.1M-3.1%34.8M3.31
    15 August 2023118.7M+4.1%36.1M3.29
    31 July 2023114.1M+16.7%81.7M1.40
    14 July 202397.7M+9.0%43.1M2.27
    30 June 202389.7M-0.8%36.2M2.48
    15 June 202390.4M-4.1%40.2M2.24
    31 May 202394.2M+12.8%48.3M1.95
    15 May 202383.5M+0.7%30.0M2.79
    28 April 202383.0M-3.8%51.7M1.61
    14 April 202386.3M+4.2%28.9M2.98
    31 March 202382.9M-3.0%28.5M2.90
    15 March 202385.4M+1.5%28.9M2.96
    28 February 202384.2M-3.7%28.7M2.93
    15 February 202387.5M-0.8%30.3M2.89
    31 January 202388.2M+1.3%41.1M2.14
    13 January 202387.1M+7.2%36.1M2.41
    30 December 202281.3M-5.6%38.7M2.10
    15 December 202286.1M-1.2%39.8M2.17
    30 November 202287.2M-7.5%31.4M2.77
    15 November 202294.2M-0.7%44.4M2.12
    31 October 202294.9M+4.9%62.7M1.51
    14 October 202290.4M+5.5%49.9M1.81
    30 September 202285.7M+5.6%46.2M1.85
    15 September 202281.2M+4.8%45.0M1.80
    31 August 202277.4M-0.1%30.8M2.52
    15 August 202277.5M-3.2%36.4M2.13
    29 July 202280.1M+3.5%47.2M1.70
    15 July 202277.4M-6.5%27.2M2.84
    30 June 202282.7M+2.5%48.4M1.71
    15 June 202280.7M-5.8%32.3M2.50
    31 May 202285.6M+3.6%43.3M1.98
    13 May 202282.7M+10.6%52.9M1.56
    29 April 202274.8M-8.5%63.8M1.17
    14 April 202281.7M+3.7%62.8M1.30
    31 March 202278.8M+7.5%37.5M2.10
    15 March 202273.3M-4.6%42.2M1.74
    28 February 202276.8M+0.9%48.4M1.59
    15 February 202276.1M-20.2%54.1M1.41
    31 January 202295.4M+17.6%78.4M1.22
    14 January 202281.1M-2.5%59.7M1.36
    31 December 202183.2M-14.9%61.7M1.35
    15 December 202197.7M+2.4%64.3M1.52
    30 November 202195.4M+0.7%51.0M1.87
    15 November 202194.7M-4.1%41.4M2.29
    29 October 202198.8M-10.3%45.5M2.17
    15 October 2021110.0M+0.3%50.7M2.17
    30 September 2021109.7M-2.8%37.5M2.93
    15 September 2021112.9M+3.1%33.1M3.41
    31 August 2021109.5M+1.0%29.4M3.72
    13 August 2021108.5M+3.0%24.4M4.45
    30 July 2021105.3M+0.7%35.3M2.98
    15 July 2021104.6M+7.0%31.8M3.29
    30 June 202197.7M-7.7%34.2M2.85
    15 June 2021105.8M+10.4%36.6M2.89
    28 May 202195.8M-21.1%88.4M1.08
    14 May 2021121.5M+3.4%30.1M4.03
    30 April 2021117.5M-8.2%37.8M3.11
    15 April 2021128.0M+8.2%32.6M3.93
    31 March 2021118.3M+6.5%38.1M3.11
    15 March 2021111.1M-3.9%46.5M2.39
    26 February 2021115.6M-6.7%35.7M3.23
    12 February 2021123.9M+9.1%32.6M3.80
    29 January 2021113.6M-14.7%40.5M2.80
    15 January 2021133.2M+2.6%46.9M2.84
    31 December 2020129.8M+0.6%41.2M3.15
    15 December 2020129.0M-3.0%40.4M3.19
    30 November 2020133.1M-6.5%29.0M4.60
    13 November 2020142.4M+3.1%37.3M3.81
    30 October 2020138.0M+10.4%43.0M3.21
    15 October 2020125.0M+5.1%35.4M3.53
    30 September 2020118.9M-1.0%31.9M3.73
    15 September 2020120.0M+6.4%35.3M3.40
    31 August 2020112.8M-1.9%22.8M4.94
    14 August 2020115.1M-7.4%26.1M4.41
    31 July 2020124.2M+6.7%31.0M4.01
    15 July 2020116.4M+1.6%31.7M3.68
    30 June 2020114.6M-5.0%41.9M2.73
    15 June 2020120.6M-0.3%30.8M3.92
    29 May 2020120.9M-4.3%33.1M3.65
    15 May 2020126.4M+3.2%31.9M3.96
    30 April 2020122.4M-2.9%32.6M3.75
    15 April 2020126.1M-1.7%40.7M3.10
    31 March 2020128.3M+6.7%63.8M2.01
    13 March 2020120.2M+2.9%52.3M2.30
    28 February 2020116.8M-3.5%46.0M2.54
    14 February 2020121.0M-9.5%25.5M4.74
    31 January 2020133.7M-18.9%34.5M3.88
    15 January 2020165.0M+45.3%29.4M5.61
    31 December 2019113.6M+9.1%23.0M4.93
    13 December 2019104.1M+4.5%21.7M4.80
    29 November 201999.6M-4.7%37.0M2.69
    15 November 2019104.5M+1.0%24.8M4.22
    31 October 2019103.5M+5.4%32.4M3.20
    15 October 201998.2M-3.6%24.5M4.00
    30 September 2019101.9M-0.4%34.4M2.96
    13 September 2019102.3M-1.7%43.9M2.33
    30 August 2019104.1M+2.1%25.5M4.08
    15 August 2019102.0M-1.3%31.8M3.21
    31 July 2019103.4M+1.7%34.1M3.03
    15 July 2019101.7M+2.7%26.4M3.85
    28 June 201999.0M+9.9%26.3M3.77
    14 June 201990.1M+4.1%25.1M3.59
    31 May 201986.6M-4.8%28.8M3.00
    15 May 201990.9M-6.2%27.2M3.34
    30 April 201996.9M+13.1%34.0M2.85
    15 April 201985.7M+0.8%29.2M2.93
    29 March 201985.0M+1.3%27.2M3.13
    15 March 201984.0M+2.7%30.9M2.72
    28 February 201981.7M-0.7%26.0M3.14
    15 February 201982.3M+13.2%31.5M2.61
    31 January 201972.7M-3.0%38.4M1.90
    15 January 201974.9M+0.7%36.0M2.08
    31 December 201874.4M+2.5%55.7M1.34
    14 December 201872.6M+2.6%44.6M1.63
    30 November 201870.7M+10.1%35.6M1.99
    15 November 201864.3M-6.8%31.2M2.06
    31 October 201868.9M+8.1%51.4M1.34
    15 October 201863.8M+0.5%34.3M1.86
    28 September 201863.4M-11.0%39.2M1.62
    14 September 201871.2M+2.0%30.4M2.35
    31 August 201869.8M-3.9%25.3M2.76
    15 August 201872.6M-18.0%25.2M2.88
    31 July 201888.6M+4.8%49.1M1.80
    13 July 201884.5M-16.6%40.8M2.07
    29 June 2018101.3M-54.1%56.1M1.80
    15 June 2018220.6M+12.9%60.9M3.62
    31 May 2018195.3M+0.7%26.2M7.46
    15 May 2018193.9M+0.7%31.8M6.10
    30 April 2018192.5M+12.6%38.5M5.00
    13 April 2018171.0M-3.7%23.3M7.32
    29 March 2018177.6M-0.3%28.1M6.31
    15 March 2018178.2M+2.0%20.5M8.68
    28 February 2018174.6M-4.1%21.2M8.25
    15 February 2018182.0M-0.6%40.8M4.46
    31 January 2018183.1M-5.6%28.6M6.41
    12 January 2018193.8M+4.7%32.2M6.02
    29 December 2017185.1M23.5M7.87
    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.