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TJX Companies Inc. short interest

16.4M shares of TJX Companies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 May 2026. Short sellers would need 2.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short16.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-10.0%+8% over a year
Days to cover2.11at 7.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.49%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 15 May 2026, and the share price moved -7% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202616.4M-10.0%7.8M2.11
    30 September 202618.2M-1.2%10.4M1.76
    15 September 202618.4M-15.2%8.0M2.31
    31 August 202621.7M+10.3%8.9M2.44
    14 August 202619.7M+1.2%5.1M3.85
    31 July 202619.5M+8.3%4.8M4.09
    15 July 202618.0M+6.6%5.1M3.52
    30 June 202616.9M-4.9%7.0M2.40
    15 June 202617.7M+0.8%5.9M2.99
    29 May 202617.6M+24.3%7.3M2.40
    15 May 202614.1M-6.5%6.0M2.36
    30 April 202615.1M+31.5%3.7M4.06
    15 April 202611.5M-9.7%4.3M2.67
    31 March 202612.7M+1.9%4.3M2.96
    13 March 202612.5M+2.4%4.8M2.58
    27 February 202612.2M-0.4%5.6M2.19
    13 February 202612.2M-1.3%5.8M2.12
    30 January 202612.4M-5.5%6.3M1.98
    15 January 202613.1M-0.8%5.0M2.64
    31 December 202513.2M-1.9%3.8M3.47
    15 December 202513.5M-3.0%5.1M2.64
    28 November 202513.9M-0.7%8.2M1.69
    14 November 202514.0M+5.1%4.9M2.87
    31 October 202513.3M-12.2%4.0M3.35
    15 October 202515.2M+4.7%4.9M3.07
    30 September 202514.5M-7.7%4.7M3.08
    15 September 202515.7M+6.9%4.7M3.31
    29 August 202514.7M+15.6%6.4M2.29
    15 August 202512.7M+10.8%4.7M2.67
    31 July 202511.5M-7.4%4.7M2.45
    15 July 202512.4M-3.3%4.5M2.75
    30 June 202512.8M-7.5%5.9M2.18
    13 June 202513.8M+6.6%4.7M2.97
    30 May 202513.0M-9.4%7.1M1.84
    15 May 202514.3M-3.2%4.8M2.97
    30 April 202514.8M+2.3%4.9M3.04
    15 April 202514.5M+19.5%8.8M1.64
    31 March 202512.1M-10.3%5.2M2.33
    14 March 202513.5M+3.8%5.8M2.33
    28 February 202513.0M-4.6%5.5M2.35
    14 February 202513.6M+8.3%4.1M3.35
    31 January 202512.6M-13.8%4.1M3.03
    15 January 202514.6M+25.1%4.6M3.16
    31 December 202411.7M-11.7%5.5M2.13
    13 December 202413.2M-9.1%5.0M2.67
    29 November 202414.5M+21.9%5.8M2.49
    15 November 202411.9M-7.5%5.4M2.21
    31 October 202412.9M-5.6%3.6M3.58
    15 October 202413.7M+23.5%5.4M2.52
    30 September 202411.1M+2.7%3.9M2.80
    13 September 202410.8M-11.6%4.8M2.25
    30 August 202412.2M-0.6%6.0M2.02
    15 August 202412.3M+8.4%5.4M2.28
    31 July 202411.3M-9.9%4.4M2.56
    15 July 202412.6M-10.6%4.3M2.94
    28 June 202414.0M-6.7%6.4M2.18
    14 June 202415.0M-3.0%5.7M2.64
    31 May 202415.5M+23.3%9.0M1.72
    15 May 202412.6M+34.6%5.2M2.41
    30 April 20249.3M-0.6%5.0M1.88
    15 April 20249.4M-24.0%5.1M1.85
    28 March 202412.4M-6.6%5.4M2.29
    15 March 202413.2M-2.3%5.7M2.32
    29 February 202413.6M+8.8%6.0M2.26
    15 February 202412.5M+14.8%4.6M2.71
    31 January 202410.9M-0.7%4.3M2.50
    12 January 202410.9M+1.7%4.5M2.42
    29 December 202310.8M+4.0%4.2M2.56
    15 December 202310.3M-4.2%5.5M1.87
    30 November 202310.8M-8.7%6.6M1.64
    15 November 202311.8M+36.8%6.6M1.78
    31 October 20238.6M-8.4%4.3M2.00
    13 October 20239.4M+4.3%4.1M2.32
    29 September 20239.0M-3.1%5.1M1.78
    15 September 20239.3M+6.9%5.0M1.86
    31 August 20238.7M-4.1%6.4M1.37
    15 August 20239.1M+30.7%4.4M2.07
    31 July 20237.0M+0.7%3.4M2.03
    14 July 20236.9M-9.0%4.5M1.54
    30 June 20237.6M+5.2%4.9M1.55
    15 June 20237.2M-8.4%5.0M1.45
    31 May 20237.9M+18.6%6.4M1.24
    15 May 20236.7M+1.4%4.1M1.61
    28 April 20236.6M-1.2%4.0M1.62
    14 April 20236.6M-1.2%4.1M1.63
    31 March 20236.7M+13.8%4.5M1.48
    15 March 20235.9M-10.2%5.3M1.12
    28 February 20236.6M+10.7%6.4M1.03
    15 February 20235.9M-2.6%5.6M1.07
    31 January 20236.1M-25.5%5.7M1.06
    13 January 20238.2M+11.6%4.9M1.68
    30 December 20227.3M-22.3%4.3M1.72
    15 December 20229.4M-21.2%5.6M1.70
    30 November 202212.0M+9.3%7.3M1.63
    15 November 202211.0M-2.6%5.4M2.02
    31 October 202211.3M+17.6%5.2M2.18
    14 October 20229.6M-15.7%4.8M2.00
    30 September 202211.4M-5.7%5.2M2.19
    15 September 202212.0M-3.0%4.5M2.67
    31 August 202212.4M+15.0%6.2M2.00
    15 August 202210.8M-25.0%4.7M2.27
    29 July 202214.4M+12.3%5.6M2.55
    15 July 202212.8M+15.0%5.9M2.18
    30 June 202211.1M-11.1%6.6M1.68
    15 June 202212.5M-2.9%5.1M2.45
    31 May 202212.9M+25.1%11.5M1.12
    13 May 202210.3M+30.9%7.2M1.43
    29 April 20227.9M-1.1%6.6M1.20
    14 April 20228.0M-17.6%6.6M1.20
    31 March 20229.7M+13.6%9.5M1.01
    15 March 20228.5M+2.2%7.3M1.17
    28 February 20228.3M+6.6%9.5M1.00
    15 February 20227.8M+11.0%5.0M1.54
    31 January 20227.0M-21.5%7.6M1.00
    14 January 20229.0M-8.6%5.7M1.56
    31 December 20219.8M-11.2%5.4M1.81
    15 December 202111.0M+32.6%6.9M1.60
    30 November 20218.3M+15.4%8.8M1.00
    15 November 20217.2M-20.6%6.9M1.04
    29 October 20219.1M-11.6%5.3M1.70
    15 October 202110.3M+9.3%7.1M1.44
    30 September 20219.4M-2.7%6.6M1.42
    15 September 20219.6M-2.6%6.0M1.61
    31 August 20219.9M-0.4%7.5M1.31
    13 August 20219.9M-15.7%4.8M2.05
    30 July 202111.8M-11.4%4.7M2.49
    15 July 202113.3M-1.3%5.0M2.65
    30 June 202113.5M+24.4%7.4M1.82
    15 June 202110.8M+4.2%6.7M1.62
    28 May 202110.4M+31.9%8.1M1.29
    14 May 20217.9M-12.3%5.2M1.53
    30 April 20219.0M-12.1%3.8M2.35
    15 April 202110.2M-11.2%4.4M2.35
    31 March 202111.5M-24.1%6.3M1.82
    15 March 202115.2M+6.9%8.0M1.90
    26 February 202114.2M+29.0%8.2M1.72
    12 February 202111.0M+11.9%5.1M2.15
    29 January 20219.8M-14.1%5.8M1.70
    15 January 202111.4M-16.7%5.0M2.27
    31 December 202013.7M+15.1%5.7M2.41
    15 December 202011.9M-13.0%6.2M1.92
    30 November 202013.7M+63.7%8.9M1.54
    13 November 20208.4M+0.0%7.1M1.18
    30 October 20208.4M-12.6%4.7M1.78
    15 October 20209.6M-11.0%4.3M2.22
    30 September 202010.8M-8.1%5.6M1.93
    15 September 202011.7M-7.4%6.3M1.85
    31 August 202012.7M+4.4%11.0M1.15
    14 August 202012.1M-17.3%5.6M2.16
    31 July 202014.7M+0.8%4.3M3.40
    15 July 202014.5M-5.4%6.0M2.44
    30 June 202015.4M-13.7%7.7M2.01
    15 June 202017.8M+14.5%8.7M2.04
    29 May 202015.6M+16.5%11.6M1.34
    15 May 202013.4M-5.6%7.6M1.75
    30 April 202014.1M+16.1%9.7M1.46
    15 April 202012.2M-5.1%9.7M1.26
    31 March 202012.8M-15.2%14.9M1.00
    13 March 202015.1M+17.3%9.6M1.57
    28 February 202012.9M+13.4%7.6M1.69
    14 February 202011.4M-1.3%4.1M2.79
    31 January 202011.5M-15.3%3.8M3.05
    15 January 202013.6M-17.3%4.0M3.38
    31 December 201916.4M+9.0%4.0M4.06
    13 December 201915.1M+29.2%4.3M3.49
    29 November 201911.7M-14.4%7.7M1.52
    15 November 201913.6M-1.4%3.8M3.63
    31 October 201913.8M-9.4%4.9M2.80
    15 October 201915.3M+21.2%4.5M3.37
    30 September 201912.6M-7.4%5.5M2.27
    13 September 201913.6M-11.5%4.9M2.75
    30 August 201915.4M+27.2%9.0M1.71
    15 August 201912.1M-0.4%6.6M1.82
    31 July 201912.1M-15.3%4.5M2.70
    15 July 201914.3M-3.8%4.6M3.12
    28 June 201914.9M+9.3%6.8M2.20
    14 June 201913.6M+9.6%5.9M2.30
    31 May 201912.4M+33.8%8.2M1.52
    15 May 20199.3M+20.3%4.9M1.88
    30 April 20197.7M-34.3%4.3M1.80
    15 April 201911.7M+8.7%4.8M2.45
    29 March 201910.8M-17.9%5.5M1.95
    15 March 201913.2M+18.7%6.7M1.97
    28 February 201911.1M-8.0%8.2M1.36
    15 February 201912.0M-43.3%5.7M2.10
    31 January 201921.2M+29.9%6.0M3.55
    15 January 201916.3M+15.2%7.1M2.30
    31 December 201814.2M-10.4%7.9M1.79
    14 December 201815.8M-4.4%8.8M1.79
    30 November 201816.6M-26.9%11.5M1.43
    15 November 201822.7M+126.4%14.2M1.60
    31 October 201810.0M-28.5%8.9M1.12
    15 October 201814.0M+12.1%6.2M2.27
    28 September 201812.5M+3.6%7.1M1.76
    14 September 201812.0M+4.8%8.1M1.48
    31 August 201811.5M-19.7%8.5M1.35
    15 August 201814.3M-6.2%5.8M2.49
    31 July 201815.3M-10.9%5.0M3.05
    13 July 201817.1M-2.5%5.6M3.06
    29 June 201817.6M-12.6%6.2M2.85
    15 June 201820.1M-11.7%7.3M2.76
    31 May 201822.8M-1.8%9.6M2.37
    15 May 201823.2M-14.2%6.0M3.90
    30 April 201827.0M-2.3%6.3M4.26
    13 April 201827.6M+4.7%7.9M3.51
    29 March 201826.4M-14.2%7.6M3.47
    15 March 201830.8M+5.0%10.3M3.00
    28 February 201829.3M-0.4%10.6M2.77
    15 February 201829.4M-6.6%10.4M2.83
    31 January 201831.5M+1.0%7.9M4.00
    12 January 201831.2M+2.6%7.5M4.15
    29 December 201730.4M6.3M4.85
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.