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Universal Health Services Inc. short interest

2.6M shares of Universal Health Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.8M to 3.4M). Short sellers would need 4.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.2%+40% over a year
Days to cover4.87at 542K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.58%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 (1.8M to 3.4M), and the share price moved -5% 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 20262.6M+3.2%542K4.87
    30 September 20262.6M-6.0%900K2.84
    15 September 20262.7M+5.6%654K4.16
    31 August 20262.6M+0.4%644K4.00
    14 August 20262.6M-14.5%660K3.88
    31 July 20263.0M-11.8%1.1M2.63
    15 July 20263.4M+12.6%900K3.78
    30 June 20263.0M+16.7%971K3.11
    15 June 20262.6M-14.2%1.1M2.36
    29 May 20263.0M-0.6%1.4M2.21
    15 May 20263.0M+8.3%1.0M2.90
    30 April 20262.8M+34.3%870K3.22
    15 April 20262.1M-1.4%555K3.76
    31 March 20262.1M+19.1%746K2.84
    13 March 20261.8M-12.1%875K2.03
    27 February 20262.0M+4.6%909K2.22
    13 February 20261.9M-4.1%721K2.68
    30 January 20262.0M+0.8%625K3.22
    15 January 20262.0M-3.2%834K2.39
    31 December 20252.1M+0.1%721K2.86
    15 December 20252.1M+10.6%719K2.87
    28 November 20251.9M-0.8%721K2.59
    14 November 20251.9M+2.6%609K3.08
    31 October 20251.8M-2.5%657K2.79
    15 October 20251.9M-14.5%568K3.31
    30 September 20252.2M-10.7%721K3.05
    15 September 20252.5M+2.6%671K3.67
    29 August 20252.4M+10.9%749K3.20
    15 August 20252.2M+3.4%769K2.81
    31 July 20252.1M-3.6%1.3M1.63
    15 July 20252.2M-0.7%722K3.00
    30 June 20252.2M+0.3%1.2M1.84
    13 June 20252.2M+1.3%764K2.85
    30 May 20252.1M-14.0%602K3.57
    15 May 20252.5M-1.4%831K3.01
    30 April 20252.5M+2.4%960K2.64
    15 April 20252.5M-7.6%808K3.06
    31 March 20252.7M-4.1%964K2.78
    14 March 20252.8M+43.3%1.2M2.33
    28 February 20251.9M+10.8%1.1M1.76
    14 February 20251.8M-1.4%532K3.30
    31 January 20251.8M+3.7%446K4.00
    15 January 20251.7M-5.2%515K3.34
    31 December 20241.8M-5.1%636K2.85
    13 December 20241.9M+25.4%518K3.69
    29 November 20241.5M-0.2%824K1.85
    15 November 20241.5M+23.9%757K2.02
    31 October 20241.2M-19.2%904K1.37
    15 October 20241.5M+8.5%810K1.89
    30 September 20241.4M-9.0%710K1.98
    13 September 20241.5M+24.9%666K2.32
    30 August 20241.2M-4.0%527K2.35
    15 August 20241.3M-22.9%756K1.71
    31 July 20241.7M+65.9%1.1M1.56
    15 July 20241.0M-29.5%631K1.60
    28 June 20241.4M-6.4%652K2.19
    14 June 20241.5M-9.3%589K2.59
    31 May 20241.7M-33.4%631K2.67
    15 May 20242.5M+12.7%727K3.48
    30 April 20242.2M+13.7%910K2.47
    15 April 20242.0M+35.2%587K3.36
    28 March 20241.5M-4.0%582K2.51
    15 March 20241.5M+9.0%599K2.54
    29 February 20241.4M-7.6%705K1.98
    15 February 20241.5M-4.1%391K3.86
    31 January 20241.6M+1.9%495K3.18
    12 January 20241.5M-8.9%482K3.21
    29 December 20231.7M+10.7%386K4.39
    15 December 20231.5M-6.7%533K2.88
    30 November 20231.6M-1.0%389K4.22
    15 November 20231.7M+2.7%535K3.10
    31 October 20231.6M+0.7%707K2.29
    13 October 20231.6M-9.1%568K2.83
    29 September 20231.8M-1.2%463K3.82
    15 September 20231.8M+1.1%589K3.04
    31 August 20231.8M+3.1%463K3.82
    15 August 20231.7M+0.0%787K2.18
    31 July 20231.7M-9.3%795K2.16
    14 July 20231.9M-3.3%628K3.01
    30 June 20232.0M+5.2%755K2.59
    15 June 20231.9M-10.9%635K2.93
    31 May 20232.1M+22.2%773K2.70
    15 May 20231.7M+3.8%531K3.21
    28 April 20231.6M-11.1%790K2.08
    14 April 20231.8M-1.9%526K3.51
    31 March 20231.9M+4.9%552K3.41
    15 March 20231.8M+2.8%928K1.94
    28 February 20231.7M+18.4%790K2.21
    15 February 20231.5M-14.0%442K3.33
    31 January 20231.7M-4.0%551K3.11
    13 January 20231.8M-22.1%681K2.62
    30 December 20222.3M+11.5%806K2.84
    15 December 20222.1M-7.7%702K2.93
    30 November 20222.2M+4.9%732K3.05
    15 November 20222.1M+2.5%735K2.89
    31 October 20222.1M-39.3%1.1M1.94
    14 October 20223.4M-1.3%563K6.07
    30 September 20223.5M+14.0%737K4.70
    15 September 20223.0M+15.2%688K4.42
    31 August 20222.6M+4.8%728K3.62
    15 August 20222.5M-22.3%463K5.43
    29 July 20223.2M+16.1%984K3.29
    15 July 20222.8M-9.2%664K4.20
    30 June 20223.1M-17.2%1.3M2.35
    15 June 20223.7M+3.0%898K4.13
    31 May 20223.6M+33.1%669K5.39
    13 May 20222.7M+14.5%669K4.05
    29 April 20222.4M+2.5%1.1M2.12
    14 April 20222.3M+6.6%606K3.81
    31 March 20222.2M-1.5%633K3.42
    15 March 20222.2M-19.1%609K3.61
    28 February 20222.7M+8.3%865K3.14
    15 February 20222.5M-2.3%559K4.49
    31 January 20222.6M+21.4%692K3.71
    14 January 20222.1M+28.4%748K2.83
    31 December 20211.6M-21.4%483K3.41
    15 December 20212.1M+1.3%794K2.64
    30 November 20212.1M+21.5%831K2.49
    15 November 20211.7M+15.2%636K2.68
    29 October 20211.5M-7.3%799K1.85
    15 October 20211.6M-10.0%674K2.36
    30 September 20211.8M-7.3%798K2.22
    15 September 20211.9M+14.7%612K3.12
    31 August 20211.7M+20.0%484K3.44
    13 August 20211.4M-32.3%506K2.74
    30 July 20212.1M+0.2%677K3.03
    15 July 20212.0M-5.4%650K3.15
    30 June 20212.2M-6.5%702K3.08
    15 June 20212.3M+18.8%593K3.90
    28 May 20211.9M-17.8%793K2.46
    14 May 20212.4M+6.6%489K4.85
    30 April 20212.2M+33.3%617K3.60
    15 April 20211.7M+11.0%408K4.09
    31 March 20211.5M+35.8%500K3.01
    15 March 20211.1M-33.2%591K1.87
    26 February 20211.7M-5.6%513K3.23
    12 February 20211.8M+32.9%496K3.54
    29 January 20211.3M-26.4%568K2.33
    15 January 20211.8M+60.9%582K3.09
    31 December 20201.1M-19.0%384K2.90
    15 December 20201.4M+3.2%507K2.71
    30 November 20201.3M-1.1%413K3.23
    13 November 20201.3M+3.1%741K1.82
    30 October 20201.3M+0.2%473K2.76
    15 October 20201.3M-4.0%472K2.77
    30 September 20201.4M-3.8%870K1.56
    15 September 20201.4M+6.8%555K2.55
    31 August 20201.3M-16.6%410K3.23
    14 August 20201.6M+15.0%565K2.81
    31 July 20201.4M-6.4%736K1.87
    15 July 20201.5M+38.3%593K2.48
    30 June 20201.1M-35.1%889K1.20
    15 June 20201.6M-15.2%706K2.32
    29 May 20201.9M-11.5%591K3.27
    15 May 20202.2M+7.1%549K3.98
    30 April 20202.0M-11.4%606K3.37
    15 April 20202.3M+40.4%716K3.22
    31 March 20201.6M-21.5%1.6M1.06
    13 March 20202.1M+13.2%944K2.22
    28 February 20201.8M-6.6%871K2.12
    14 February 20202.0M-13.2%443K4.46
    31 January 20202.3M-11.1%505K4.51
    15 January 20202.6M-6.5%445K5.77
    31 December 20192.7M+12.1%521K5.27
    13 December 20192.4M+2.7%463K5.29
    29 November 20192.4M-9.9%585K4.07
    15 November 20192.6M+12.2%529K4.99
    31 October 20192.4M-1.9%751K3.14
    15 October 20192.4M+3.4%541K4.44
    30 September 20192.3M-11.5%785K2.96
    13 September 20192.6M+9.3%801K3.27
    30 August 20192.4M+4.1%521K4.61
    15 August 20192.3M-5.0%615K3.75
    31 July 20192.4M-6.8%871K2.79
    15 July 20192.6M+4.0%437K5.96
    28 June 20192.5M-7.9%635K3.94
    14 June 20192.7M-3.8%677K4.01
    31 May 20192.8M+8.6%607K4.65
    15 May 20192.6M+2.9%812K3.20
    30 April 20192.5M+19.1%1.2M2.11
    15 April 20192.1M-3.3%596K3.56
    29 March 20192.2M-11.7%580K3.78
    15 March 20192.5M+8.4%754K3.30
    28 February 20192.3M-5.1%742K3.09
    15 February 20192.4M-23.0%583K4.14
    31 January 20193.1M-3.5%618K5.07
    15 January 20193.3M-12.7%820K3.97
    31 December 20183.7M-8.2%1.0M3.59
    14 December 20184.1M+11.5%1.0M3.92
    30 November 20183.6M+12.6%870K4.19
    15 November 20183.2M-0.4%606K5.34
    31 October 20183.2M-8.6%956K3.40
    15 October 20183.6M+4.9%610K5.82
    28 September 20183.4M-3.8%605K5.60
    14 September 20183.5M+3.5%618K5.70
    31 August 20183.4M-1.4%529K6.43
    15 August 20183.5M+1.8%671K5.14
    31 July 20183.4M-6.6%960K3.53
    13 July 20183.6M+16.2%695K5.22
    29 June 20183.1M+18.5%731K4.27
    15 June 20182.6M+1.4%964K2.73
    31 May 20182.6M-4.1%676K3.84
    15 May 20182.7M-7.5%871K3.11
    30 April 20182.9M+21.0%1.1M2.60
    13 April 20182.4M+6.0%713K3.39
    29 March 20182.3M-4.0%758K3.01
    15 March 20182.4M-4.4%1.0M2.28
    28 February 20182.5M-10.7%718K3.46
    15 February 20182.8M+11.4%682K4.08
    31 January 20182.5M+11.0%810K3.08
    12 January 20182.3M-23.0%1.1M2.11
    29 December 20172.9M667K4.39
    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.