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USA Today Co., Inc. short interest

25.4M shares of USA Today Co. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (16.7M to 27.1M). Short sellers would need 7.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short25.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.2%+36% over a year
Days to cover7.69at 3.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue17.31%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 (16.7M to 27.1M), and the share price moved +23% 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 28 Nov 2025 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202625.4M-0.2%3.3M7.69
    30 September 202625.5M-6.1%2.1M12.05
    15 September 202627.1M+6.2%2.0M13.48
    31 August 202625.5M+22.9%2.8M9.00
    14 August 202620.8M+6.3%3.3M6.21
    31 July 202619.5M+0.7%1.6M12.56
    15 July 202619.4M+9.5%1.3M15.14
    30 June 202617.7M+6.1%1.7M10.46
    15 June 202616.7M-4.5%1.6M10.15
    29 May 202617.5M-2.0%1.5M11.87
    15 May 202617.9M+2.5%1.9M9.57
    30 April 202617.4M-2.4%1.6M10.96
    15 April 202617.9M-5.7%2.0M8.88
    31 March 202618.9M-0.0%2.0M9.54
    13 March 202618.9M-5.2%2.3M8.21
    27 February 202620.0M+5.0%1.6M12.19
    13 February 202619.0M+4.3%1.7M11.36
    30 January 202618.2M-0.9%1.1M16.01
    15 January 202618.4M-2.3%1.6M11.77
    31 December 202518.8M-1.0%900K20.91
    15 December 202519.0M+2.0%1.3M14.33
    28 November 202518.6M1.5M12.64
    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.