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Textron Inc. short interest

7.5M shares of Textron were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (3.7M to 8.2M). Short sellers would need 4.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.9%+91% over a year
Days to cover4.12at 1.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.44%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 (3.7M to 8.2M), and the share price moved +1% 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 20267.5M-7.9%1.8M4.12
    30 September 20268.2M+11.2%2.0M4.16
    15 September 20267.3M-3.0%1.9M3.88
    31 August 20267.6M+3.1%1.4M5.41
    14 August 20267.3M+8.7%1.4M5.33
    31 July 20266.8M+3.8%2.1M3.17
    15 July 20266.5M+0.9%1.2M5.27
    30 June 20266.5M-6.9%2.0M3.22
    15 June 20266.9M+46.4%1.3M5.16
    29 May 20264.7M-10.0%1.2M4.04
    15 May 20265.3M+4.5%1.4M3.81
    30 April 20265.0M+8.2%1.5M3.41
    15 April 20264.7M-0.7%1.0M4.62
    31 March 20264.7M-18.8%1.8M2.63
    13 March 20265.8M+5.8%1.5M3.91
    27 February 20265.5M-12.2%1.5M3.67
    13 February 20266.2M+7.3%2.2M2.83
    30 January 20265.8M+7.4%2.2M2.61
    15 January 20265.4M+5.7%1.8M3.04
    31 December 20255.1M+7.3%1.5M3.48
    15 December 20254.7M+22.3%1.4M3.29
    28 November 20253.9M-0.5%1.2M3.35
    14 November 20253.9M+4.2%1.2M3.28
    31 October 20253.7M-5.0%1.7M2.17
    15 October 20253.9M+8.2%1.2M3.16
    30 September 20253.6M-21.6%1.5M2.42
    15 September 20254.6M+14.4%1.4M3.41
    29 August 20254.1M-8.0%1.1M3.76
    15 August 20254.4M-8.3%1.3M3.52
    31 July 20254.8M-10.3%2.3M2.08
    15 July 20255.4M+0.9%1.4M3.89
    30 June 20255.3M+4.9%1.9M2.80
    13 June 20255.1M+23.8%1.1M4.47
    30 May 20254.1M-18.7%1.2M3.55
    15 May 20255.0M+26.5%1.6M3.11
    30 April 20254.0M+9.8%1.7M2.38
    15 April 20253.6M+1.7%1.7M2.09
    31 March 20253.6M-16.5%1.7M2.06
    14 March 20254.3M+11.0%1.7M2.59
    28 February 20253.9M-1.0%1.2M3.10
    14 February 20253.9M+8.2%1.2M3.28
    31 January 20253.6M-2.5%1.5M2.34
    15 January 20253.7M-10.3%1.3M2.84
    31 December 20244.1M-6.7%1.3M3.18
    13 December 20244.4M+22.3%1.0M4.39
    29 November 20243.6M-1.5%1.0M3.49
    15 November 20243.7M-6.0%1.2M3.07
    31 October 20243.9M+6.5%1.3M2.96
    15 October 20243.7M-4.3%832K4.39
    30 September 20243.8M-11.5%1.2M3.20
    13 September 20244.3M+17.2%850K5.08
    30 August 20243.7M+6.8%643K5.72
    15 August 20243.4M+17.3%978K3.52
    31 July 20242.9M-15.1%1.1M2.61
    15 July 20243.5M-0.9%821K4.22
    28 June 20243.5M-26.0%1.2M2.86
    14 June 20244.7M+25.7%877K5.38
    31 May 20243.8M-8.9%898K4.18
    15 May 20244.1M-5.1%996K4.14
    30 April 20244.3M-7.3%1.7M2.57
    15 April 20244.7M-3.5%1.1M4.44
    28 March 20244.8M-16.7%1.1M4.53
    15 March 20245.8M+13.9%1.1M5.27
    29 February 20245.1M-16.9%1.1M4.65
    15 February 20246.2M-2.5%1.2M5.15
    31 January 20246.3M+8.9%1.5M4.31
    12 January 20245.8M-5.3%1.0M5.53
    29 December 20236.1M-10.6%933K6.57
    15 December 20236.9M+24.3%1.3M5.26
    30 November 20235.5M-0.1%1.1M5.03
    15 November 20235.5M+9.9%1.2M4.44
    31 October 20235.0M+14.6%1.6M3.07
    13 October 20234.4M+5.0%1.2M3.74
    29 September 20234.2M-31.1%1.8M2.37
    15 September 20236.1M+35.7%1.4M4.22
    31 August 20234.5M+9.3%1.0M4.43
    15 August 20234.1M-20.6%1.2M3.38
    31 July 20235.1M-6.1%1.6M3.30
    14 July 20235.5M+13.6%875K6.26
    30 June 20234.8M-5.0%1.2M3.99
    15 June 20235.1M-6.8%1.0M4.88
    31 May 20235.4M-6.0%1.2M4.61
    15 May 20235.8M+0.8%1.4M4.20
    28 April 20235.7M-12.2%1.6M3.62
    14 April 20236.5M+11.6%1.4M4.67
    31 March 20235.9M+22.7%1.5M4.03
    15 March 20234.8M+13.7%1.5M3.18
    28 February 20234.2M-11.0%1.3M3.13
    15 February 20234.7M+16.0%1.4M3.46
    31 January 20234.1M+7.8%1.8M2.29
    13 January 20233.8M+4.3%1.0M3.64
    30 December 20223.6M-9.2%1.3M2.86
    15 December 20224.0M+17.2%1.8M2.24
    30 November 20223.4M-1.7%1.0M3.31
    15 November 20223.5M+9.5%1.2M2.90
    31 October 20223.2M+3.6%1.5M2.05
    14 October 20223.0M-6.1%1.3M2.40
    30 September 20223.2M-6.7%1.6M1.97
    15 September 20223.5M+0.3%1.1M3.17
    31 August 20223.5M-11.6%935K3.71
    15 August 20223.9M-10.1%834K4.70
    29 July 20224.4M-13.2%1.0M4.32
    15 July 20225.0M-9.7%913K5.50
    30 June 20225.6M+7.8%1.4M3.99
    15 June 20225.2M+0.9%1.1M4.61
    31 May 20225.1M+3.1%1.3M3.82
    13 May 20225.0M-0.9%1.4M3.47
    29 April 20225.0M-16.3%1.4M3.70
    14 April 20226.0M+9.9%1.2M5.01
    31 March 20225.4M+2.4%1.2M4.40
    15 March 20225.3M+5.2%1.2M4.58
    28 February 20225.1M+3.9%1.5M3.27
    15 February 20224.9M+0.8%1.2M3.96
    31 January 20224.8M+21.8%1.6M2.96
    14 January 20224.0M-0.5%1.1M3.51
    31 December 20214.0M-18.1%1.0M3.97
    15 December 20214.9M+12.5%1.2M4.02
    30 November 20214.3M-3.4%1.0M4.30
    15 November 20214.5M-2.8%1.2M3.70
    29 October 20214.6M-5.7%1.1M4.33
    15 October 20214.9M+3.6%1.1M4.47
    30 September 20214.7M-1.7%1.3M3.73
    15 September 20214.8M+8.6%1.1M4.22
    31 August 20214.4M+14.8%1.0M4.25
    13 August 20213.8M-12.6%1.2M3.10
    30 July 20214.4M+8.5%1.2M3.71
    15 July 20214.1M-4.5%1.0M3.92
    30 June 20214.3M-10.5%1.4M3.12
    15 June 20214.7M+16.7%1.3M3.69
    28 May 20214.1M-6.7%1.2M3.48
    14 May 20214.4M+8.4%1.2M3.66
    30 April 20214.0M+2.8%1.0M3.94
    15 April 20213.9M+19.7%816K4.80
    31 March 20213.3M-43.7%989K3.30
    15 March 20215.8M+79.4%1.2M4.78
    26 February 20213.2M+15.4%990K3.27
    12 February 20212.8M-1.3%803K3.49
    29 January 20212.8M+2.8%1.2M2.33
    15 January 20212.8M-15.0%944K2.93
    31 December 20203.3M-6.0%791K4.11
    15 December 20203.5M+12.3%1.0M3.43
    30 November 20203.1M-5.5%1.1M2.92
    13 November 20203.3M-23.8%1.4M2.28
    30 October 20204.3M-15.4%1.2M3.49
    15 October 20205.1M-17.7%1.1M4.63
    30 September 20206.1M-2.8%1.3M4.81
    15 September 20206.3M-8.6%1.2M5.28
    31 August 20206.9M+6.0%907K7.63
    14 August 20206.5M+5.5%1.2M5.66
    31 July 20206.2M-2.5%1.1M5.80
    15 July 20206.3M-8.1%1.2M5.50
    30 June 20206.9M+20.2%1.7M4.18
    15 June 20205.7M+10.9%2.0M2.90
    29 May 20205.2M-2.1%1.4M3.63
    15 May 20205.3M+17.6%1.7M3.11
    30 April 20204.5M+12.7%1.4M3.14
    15 April 20204.0M+9.4%1.7M2.40
    31 March 20203.6M-28.7%3.1M1.17
    13 March 20205.1M+9.0%2.2M2.35
    28 February 20204.7M-10.8%1.9M2.51
    14 February 20205.3M-18.5%2.1M2.51
    31 January 20206.4M-2.9%1.8M3.60
    15 January 20206.6M-3.9%1.3M5.09
    31 December 20196.9M-4.4%1.6M4.29
    13 December 20197.2M+21.2%1.7M4.24
    29 November 20196.0M-0.6%1.5M4.09
    15 November 20196.0M+1.8%1.6M3.75
    31 October 20195.9M-0.4%1.7M3.45
    15 October 20195.9M-8.3%1.1M5.48
    30 September 20196.5M-5.7%1.4M4.47
    13 September 20196.8M+12.8%1.6M4.25
    30 August 20196.1M-4.4%1.3M4.71
    15 August 20196.3M-9.5%1.6M3.85
    31 July 20197.0M+34.2%2.3M3.07
    15 July 20195.2M+4.1%1.1M4.64
    28 June 20195.0M-3.6%1.5M3.45
    14 June 20195.2M-15.0%1.2M4.47
    31 May 20196.1M-9.6%1.4M4.30
    15 May 20196.8M-10.5%1.4M4.82
    30 April 20197.6M-2.8%2.3M3.26
    15 April 20197.8M-1.6%1.4M5.57
    29 March 20197.9M-4.5%1.5M5.41
    15 March 20198.3M+9.3%1.8M4.67
    28 February 20197.6M-8.0%1.3M5.96
    15 February 20198.2M+3.4%1.6M5.08
    31 January 20198.0M+17.0%2.5M3.16
    15 January 20196.8M+17.2%1.9M3.56
    31 December 20185.8M+2.1%2.6M2.26
    14 December 20185.7M+3.8%2.1M2.69
    30 November 20185.5M-6.1%1.3M4.35
    15 November 20185.8M-7.7%2.0M2.93
    31 October 20186.3M-2.4%3.7M1.70
    15 October 20186.5M-11.5%1.3M5.04
    28 September 20187.3M-0.3%1.5M4.82
    14 September 20187.4M+5.6%1.3M5.76
    31 August 20187.0M-6.2%1.5M4.68
    15 August 20187.4M+20.8%1.3M5.72
    31 July 20186.1M+16.8%2.4M2.52
    13 July 20185.3M-1.2%1.3M4.02
    29 June 20185.3M-13.3%1.7M3.19
    15 June 20186.1M+2.6%1.6M3.95
    31 May 20186.0M-9.3%1.2M5.12
    15 May 20186.6M+5.5%1.8M3.72
    30 April 20186.3M-9.8%2.8M2.22
    13 April 20186.9M+2.6%1.6M4.27
    29 March 20186.8M-9.2%1.5M4.61
    15 March 20187.4M-0.6%1.8M4.24
    28 February 20187.5M-1.4%1.7M4.51
    15 February 20187.6M+21.5%2.0M3.75
    31 January 20186.2M+1.1%1.4M4.38
    12 January 20186.2M+14.3%1.2M5.17
    29 December 20175.4M1.1M5.05
    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.