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TaskUs, Inc. short interest

2.4M shares of TaskUs were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (547K to 4.0M). Short sellers would need 8.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.6%-3% over a year
Days to cover8.56at 284K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.65%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 (547K to 4.0M), and the share price moved -38% 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 2021 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.4M+7.6%284K8.56
    30 September 20262.3M+14.2%615K3.68
    15 September 20262.0M-1.4%411K4.82
    31 August 20262.0M-12.1%452K4.45
    14 August 20262.3M-43.4%966K2.37
    31 July 20264.0M+102.6%1.0M3.93
    15 July 20262.0M+1.2%516K3.86
    30 June 20262.0M-11.5%794K2.48
    15 June 20262.2M-4.7%437K5.09
    29 May 20262.3M+20.2%559K4.17
    15 May 20261.9M+25.5%899K2.16
    30 April 20261.5M-21.5%488K3.16
    15 April 20262.0M+0.0%546K3.61
    31 March 20262.0M+26.4%818K2.41
    13 March 20261.6M+1.2%708K2.20
    27 February 20261.5M+5.2%807K1.91
    13 February 20261.5M+16.4%462K3.17
    30 January 20261.3M+15.2%271K4.64
    15 January 20261.1M+6.4%257K4.24
    31 December 20251.0M+16.4%250K4.10
    15 December 2025881K+3.8%281K3.14
    28 November 2025848K+54.3%298K2.85
    14 November 2025550K+0.4%487K1.13
    31 October 2025547K-78.1%372K1.47
    15 October 20252.5M+23.8%1.0M2.39
    30 September 20252.0M+265.8%461K4.38
    15 September 2025552K+210.5%680K1.00
    29 August 2025178K-27.9%220K1.00
    15 August 2025246K+20.5%249K1.00
    31 July 2025204K-39.7%158K1.29
    15 July 2025339K-32.3%187K1.81
    30 June 2025501K-20.5%252K1.99
    13 June 2025630K-3.5%217K2.90
    30 May 2025653K-25.3%446K1.46
    15 May 2025875K-15.4%1.2M1.00
    30 April 20251.0M+12.3%209K4.94
    15 April 2025920K-33.0%438K2.10
    31 March 20251.4M-17.4%215K6.38
    14 March 20251.7M-12.0%462K3.60
    28 February 20251.9M+18.8%625K3.02
    14 February 20251.6M-1.1%258K6.15
    31 January 20251.6M+3.1%237K6.78
    15 January 20251.6M+10.5%355K4.39
    31 December 20241.4M+16.6%230K6.13
    13 December 20241.2M+3.2%237K5.10
    29 November 20241.2M-5.7%151K7.77
    15 November 20241.2M-20.6%396K3.14
    31 October 20241.6M+5.5%126K12.46
    15 October 20241.5M-2.6%256K5.80
    30 September 20241.5M-2.2%167K9.14
    13 September 20241.6M+6.0%281K5.54
    30 August 20241.5M+2.0%267K5.50
    15 August 20241.4M-3.7%361K3.98
    31 July 20241.5M-8.6%157K9.53
    15 July 20241.6M-0.7%145K11.31
    28 June 20241.6M+1.9%191K8.63
    14 June 20241.6M+8.5%210K7.70
    31 May 20241.5M-15.4%148K10.07
    15 May 20241.8M-7.2%286K6.15
    30 April 20241.9M+5.2%198K9.59
    15 April 20241.8M+5.7%205K8.80
    28 March 20241.7M+37.6%243K7.04
    15 March 20241.2M+7.7%185K6.70
    29 February 20241.2M-6.9%258K4.46
    15 February 20241.2M-0.9%195K6.35
    31 January 20241.2M-6.7%202K6.17
    12 January 20241.3M+8.3%207K6.45
    29 December 20231.2M-16.8%228K5.40
    15 December 20231.5M-12.6%310K4.79
    30 November 20231.7M-6.8%362K4.69
    15 November 20231.8M+11.0%642K2.84
    31 October 20231.6M+14.9%385K4.27
    13 October 20231.4M-18.7%506K2.82
    29 September 20231.8M-15.5%492K3.57
    15 September 20232.1M-4.0%329K6.33
    31 August 20232.2M-5.7%718K3.02
    15 August 20232.3M-24.3%781K2.94
    31 July 20233.0M+11.6%369K8.22
    14 July 20232.7M-6.6%451K6.04
    30 June 20232.9M-0.6%848K3.43
    15 June 20232.9M-1.6%679K4.31
    31 May 20233.0M-2.6%476K6.25
    15 May 20233.1M+27.3%965K3.17
    28 April 20232.4M+21.2%309K7.78
    14 April 20232.0M+25.7%434K4.56
    31 March 20231.6M-0.3%479K3.29
    15 March 20231.6M-7.0%336K4.70
    28 February 20231.7M-5.5%690K2.46
    15 February 20231.8M-14.4%218K8.24
    31 January 20232.1M+4.0%287K7.33
    13 January 20232.0M+21.8%236K8.56
    30 December 20221.7M-15.5%264K6.30
    15 December 20222.0M+9.5%285K6.89
    30 November 20221.8M-11.5%263K6.83
    15 November 20222.0M-18.2%898K2.26
    31 October 20222.5M+3.6%371K6.67
    14 October 20222.4M+0.1%335K7.15
    30 September 20222.4M+43.3%396K6.04
    15 September 20221.7M+62.9%717K2.33
    31 August 20221.0M-22.3%571K1.79
    15 August 20221.3M+39.8%732K1.80
    29 July 2022943K+1.5%340K2.77
    15 July 2022929K+16.6%244K3.81
    30 June 2022796K-31.2%502K1.59
    15 June 20221.2M+7.8%503K2.30
    31 May 20221.1M-20.0%401K2.68
    13 May 20221.3M-1.9%862K1.56
    29 April 20221.4M-0.2%552K2.48
    14 April 20221.4M-18.5%402K3.41
    31 March 20221.7M-5.3%590K2.85
    15 March 20221.8M-2.6%753K2.36
    28 February 20221.8M+8.3%680K2.68
    15 February 20221.7M-20.1%629K2.68
    31 January 20222.1M-35.8%2.5M1.00
    14 January 20223.3M+3.6%1.1M2.95
    31 December 20213.2M+18.3%654K4.84
    15 December 20212.7M+19.6%1.3M2.05
    30 November 20212.2M+6.7%1.7M1.36
    15 November 20212.1M+60.4%1.0M2.08
    29 October 20211.3M-6.5%2.1M1.00
    15 October 20211.4M+19.7%1.0M1.37
    30 September 20211.2M+99.8%1.2M1.00
    15 September 2021585K+49.6%925K1.00
    31 August 2021391K+256.5%742K1.00
    13 August 2021110K-65.4%485K1.00
    30 July 2021316K+98.0%242K1.31
    15 July 2021160K-65.9%364K1.00
    30 June 2021469K+257.6%746K1.00
    15 June 2021131K894K1.00
    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.