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Tyson Foods, Inc. short interest

9.9M shares of Tyson Foods were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (7.4M to 11.8M). Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short9.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+14.3%+9% over a year
Days to cover3.03at 3.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.83%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 (7.4M to 11.8M), and the share price moved +13% 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 20269.9M+14.3%3.3M3.03
    30 September 20268.7M-8.4%3.6M2.41
    15 September 20269.5M+9.7%4.2M2.28
    31 August 20268.7M+17.5%2.7M3.15
    14 August 20267.4M-13.8%3.1M2.35
    31 July 20268.5M-10.7%3.2M2.69
    15 July 20269.6M-6.5%2.6M3.64
    30 June 202610.2M+3.2%3.8M2.69
    15 June 20269.9M+1.5%4.4M2.26
    29 May 20269.8M-17.0%2.8M3.47
    15 May 202611.8M+9.7%3.2M3.69
    30 April 202610.7M+21.6%2.5M4.21
    15 April 20268.8M-6.9%2.3M3.88
    31 March 20269.5M-0.5%3.1M3.01
    13 March 20269.5M-6.7%3.3M2.89
    27 February 202610.2M+25.9%3.3M3.07
    13 February 20268.1M-6.8%2.8M2.89
    30 January 20268.7M-2.9%3.4M2.55
    15 January 20268.9M+0.9%2.8M3.24
    31 December 20258.9M-7.7%2.1M4.16
    15 December 20259.6M-9.9%3.6M2.68
    28 November 202510.7M+13.1%3.5M3.07
    14 November 20259.4M+6.9%3.7M2.53
    31 October 20258.8M-3.2%2.4M3.62
    15 October 20259.1M-8.7%3.0M3.06
    30 September 202510.0M+5.1%2.9M3.48
    15 September 20259.5M+10.6%2.5M3.77
    29 August 20258.6M-9.2%2.5M3.42
    15 August 20259.5M+10.7%3.1M3.03
    31 July 20258.5M-4.4%2.3M3.66
    15 July 20258.9M+2.0%2.6M3.44
    30 June 20258.8M+16.8%2.7M3.23
    13 June 20257.5M+28.4%2.5M3.05
    30 May 20255.8M-20.3%3.2M1.85
    15 May 20257.3M-2.6%4.6M1.60
    30 April 20257.5M+9.3%2.2M3.45
    15 April 20256.9M+11.3%2.5M2.70
    31 March 20256.2M+3.0%2.5M2.51
    14 March 20256.0M+8.3%2.5M2.39
    28 February 20255.5M-21.8%2.8M1.98
    14 February 20257.1M+10.1%2.6M2.77
    31 January 20256.4M+23.5%2.3M2.81
    15 January 20255.2M+3.3%2.5M2.12
    31 December 20245.0M-5.9%2.2M2.26
    13 December 20245.4M-4.3%2.0M2.74
    29 November 20245.6M+4.3%2.6M2.19
    15 November 20245.4M+22.0%2.9M1.87
    31 October 20244.4M+8.3%1.8M2.41
    15 October 20244.1M-10.1%1.6M2.54
    30 September 20244.5M-8.0%2.2M2.05
    13 September 20244.9M-19.5%2.4M2.04
    30 August 20246.1M+49.3%2.2M2.79
    15 August 20244.1M-3.1%2.9M1.41
    31 July 20244.2M-4.4%1.5M2.89
    15 July 20244.4M-0.0%1.4M3.08
    28 June 20244.4M-19.0%2.1M2.11
    14 June 20245.5M-3.9%2.0M2.68
    31 May 20245.7M+9.9%3.3M1.71
    15 May 20245.2M+50.7%3.4M1.50
    30 April 20243.4M-15.0%1.7M2.02
    15 April 20244.0M-16.4%2.2M1.83
    28 March 20244.8M-21.8%2.5M1.94
    15 March 20246.2M+8.1%4.4M1.39
    29 February 20245.7M+18.6%2.7M2.11
    15 February 20244.8M+2.6%4.0M1.21
    31 January 20244.7M-20.5%2.1M2.23
    12 January 20245.9M-12.5%2.4M2.45
    29 December 20236.7M-1.1%2.2M3.13
    15 December 20236.8M+15.3%3.3M2.04
    30 November 20235.9M+6.1%2.3M2.53
    15 November 20235.6M+3.4%3.5M1.57
    31 October 20235.4M-9.5%2.2M2.50
    13 October 20236.0M-2.9%2.5M2.43
    29 September 20236.1M+1.7%2.4M2.61
    15 September 20236.0M+10.7%3.2M1.90
    31 August 20235.4M+6.4%2.5M2.22
    15 August 20235.1M-3.7%3.5M1.44
    31 July 20235.3M+0.1%3.2M1.67
    14 July 20235.3M-8.1%2.7M2.00
    30 June 20235.8M-10.6%3.1M1.89
    15 June 20236.5M-26.4%3.0M2.12
    31 May 20238.8M+43.3%4.0M2.20
    15 May 20236.1M+32.4%6.9M1.00
    28 April 20234.6M+6.3%2.2M2.10
    14 April 20234.4M-1.3%2.6M1.67
    31 March 20234.4M-0.1%3.2M1.38
    15 March 20234.4M-27.1%3.1M1.43
    28 February 20236.1M+15.3%3.2M1.89
    15 February 20235.3M-7.6%4.6M1.14
    31 January 20235.7M-6.9%2.4M2.32
    13 January 20236.1M-4.5%2.5M2.44
    30 December 20226.4M+32.3%2.6M2.47
    15 December 20224.8M+21.3%3.0M1.62
    30 November 20224.0M+0.9%3.6M1.11
    15 November 20224.0M-7.4%3.4M1.17
    31 October 20224.3M-9.3%2.5M1.74
    14 October 20224.7M+2.9%2.7M1.73
    30 September 20224.6M+5.2%2.0M2.27
    15 September 20224.3M+1.9%2.2M1.98
    31 August 20224.3M-12.1%1.6M2.59
    15 August 20224.8M+1.9%2.5M1.95
    29 July 20224.8M-5.8%1.4M3.38
    15 July 20225.1M-17.0%1.9M2.62
    30 June 20226.1M+1.2%1.8M3.43
    15 June 20226.0M+5.4%1.7M3.46
    31 May 20225.7M+13.6%2.5M2.29
    13 May 20225.0M-1.6%2.4M2.11
    29 April 20225.1M-6.1%1.8M2.81
    14 April 20225.4M-9.9%1.9M2.91
    31 March 20226.0M-9.7%2.5M2.37
    15 March 20226.7M+54.0%3.9M1.74
    28 February 20224.3M+13.5%2.5M1.74
    15 February 20223.8M+12.8%3.4M1.13
    31 January 20223.4M-24.0%2.2M1.57
    14 January 20224.5M+2.2%2.1M2.08
    31 December 20214.4M-4.7%1.4M3.01
    15 December 20214.6M+21.1%2.5M1.81
    30 November 20213.8M-15.4%2.1M1.81
    15 November 20214.5M-4.8%1.6M2.79
    29 October 20214.7M+11.4%1.4M3.36
    15 October 20214.2M+45.6%1.5M2.83
    30 September 20212.9M-8.3%1.6M1.76
    15 September 20213.2M+41.8%1.9M1.65
    31 August 20212.2M-31.6%1.4M1.56
    13 August 20213.3M+24.4%2.4M1.37
    30 July 20212.6M-11.8%1.6M1.64
    15 July 20213.0M-12.6%1.5M1.92
    30 June 20213.4M+4.6%1.8M1.92
    15 June 20213.3M+40.0%1.6M2.02
    28 May 20212.3M-24.7%1.5M1.55
    14 May 20213.1M+26.1%2.3M1.32
    30 April 20212.4M-4.8%1.3M1.84
    15 April 20212.6M-25.3%1.5M1.72
    31 March 20213.4M+11.9%2.0M1.72
    15 March 20213.1M+19.2%2.4M1.27
    26 February 20212.6M-35.6%1.7M1.51
    12 February 20214.0M+6.6%2.3M1.75
    29 January 20213.8M-3.8%1.8M2.07
    15 January 20213.9M+27.8%2.2M1.81
    31 December 20203.1M-19.3%2.2M1.37
    15 December 20203.8M+53.1%2.5M1.53
    30 November 20202.5M-3.2%2.5M1.00
    13 November 20202.6M-41.9%2.1M1.21
    30 October 20204.4M-16.8%1.8M2.42
    15 October 20205.3M-12.0%1.9M2.77
    30 September 20206.0M+0.0%2.9M2.05
    15 September 20206.0M+51.0%3.2M1.87
    31 August 20204.0M-13.5%1.6M2.56
    14 August 20204.6M+31.8%2.9M1.58
    31 July 20203.5M+18.4%1.2M2.82
    15 July 20203.0M-17.9%2.3M1.30
    30 June 20203.6M-21.3%2.6M1.37
    15 June 20204.6M+17.6%4.4M1.05
    29 May 20203.9M-8.3%2.5M1.57
    15 May 20204.2M+15.3%4.5M1.00
    30 April 20203.7M-22.8%3.1M1.18
    15 April 20204.8M-12.0%2.7M1.76
    31 March 20205.4M+11.3%5.3M1.03
    13 March 20204.9M+2.4%3.6M1.36
    28 February 20204.8M+4.7%3.4M1.40
    14 February 20204.5M+2.7%3.0M1.49
    31 January 20204.4M-4.0%2.6M1.69
    15 January 20204.6M-7.7%2.5M1.83
    31 December 20195.0M+3.2%2.2M2.23
    13 December 20194.8M+22.3%1.8M2.66
    29 November 20194.0M-1.4%2.2M1.79
    15 November 20194.0M-11.4%3.0M1.35
    31 October 20194.5M+21.1%2.5M1.81
    15 October 20193.7M-33.0%2.3M1.65
    30 September 20195.6M+31.7%2.0M2.83
    13 September 20194.2M+6.2%3.7M1.14
    30 August 20194.0M-11.1%2.3M1.73
    15 August 20194.5M-4.2%3.5M1.29
    31 July 20194.7M-2.8%2.1M2.21
    15 July 20194.8M-21.6%2.1M2.31
    28 June 20196.1M+0.6%3.6M1.71
    14 June 20196.1M+14.2%2.9M2.07
    31 May 20195.3M-20.0%3.0M1.76
    15 May 20196.7M+19.5%3.1M2.18
    30 April 20195.6M-4.9%2.4M2.31
    15 April 20195.9M-10.1%2.2M2.68
    29 March 20196.5M+14.5%2.5M2.63
    15 March 20195.7M+23.8%3.2M1.80
    28 February 20194.6M-1.1%2.9M1.57
    15 February 20194.7M-31.8%3.3M1.43
    31 January 20196.8M+11.8%2.7M2.56
    15 January 20196.1M-14.9%2.8M2.16
    31 December 20187.2M+13.8%3.3M2.20
    14 December 20186.3M+49.1%3.2M1.99
    30 November 20184.2M-5.3%2.4M1.76
    15 November 20184.5M-26.0%3.4M1.33
    31 October 20186.0M-21.9%2.1M2.83
    15 October 20187.7M+24.0%2.7M2.82
    28 September 20186.2M-6.7%2.3M2.77
    14 September 20186.7M+2.9%1.9M3.49
    31 August 20186.5M+11.9%2.9M2.23
    15 August 20185.8M-21.8%3.4M1.72
    31 July 20187.4M+5.0%3.1M2.37
    13 July 20187.1M+1.9%2.1M3.31
    29 June 20186.9M-11.7%2.0M3.51
    15 June 20187.9M+3.4%2.1M3.80
    31 May 20187.6M+9.7%2.4M3.16
    15 May 20186.9M-11.2%2.3M3.07
    30 April 20187.8M-2.1%1.6M4.89
    13 April 20188.0M-6.4%2.6M3.13
    29 March 20188.5M-3.7%1.9M4.38
    15 March 20188.9M+25.0%2.2M4.06
    28 February 20187.1M+5.2%2.2M3.28
    15 February 20186.7M-4.5%2.7M2.46
    31 January 20187.1M+5.0%2.2M3.20
    12 January 20186.7M+24.6%1.9M3.54
    29 December 20175.4M1.6M3.29
    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.