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Valhi Inc. short interest

64K shares of Valhi were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (49K to 74K). Short sellers would need 7.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short64Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.2%+24% over a year
Days to cover7.68at 8K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.23%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 (49K to 74K), and the share price moved -4% 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 202664K-3.2%8K7.68
    30 September 202666K-9.3%13K5.03
    15 September 202673K-1.8%15K4.95
    31 August 202674K+12.6%24K3.08
    14 August 202666K+3.3%19K3.49
    31 July 202664K-4.5%6K11.26
    15 July 202667K+1.1%13K5.34
    30 June 202666K+11.3%15K4.27
    15 June 202659K+5.0%10K5.74
    29 May 202657K-1.5%21K2.68
    15 May 202657K-2.6%12K4.81
    30 April 202659K+13.2%16K3.71
    15 April 202652K-14.1%8K6.47
    31 March 202661K-10.1%16K3.87
    13 March 202667K+24.3%22K3.12
    27 February 202654K-15.5%22K2.46
    13 February 202664K+10.7%33K1.96
    30 January 202658K+3.6%33K1.77
    15 January 202656K+15.1%21K2.72
    31 December 202549K-10.4%21K2.32
    15 December 202554K-6.3%35K1.55
    28 November 202558K-1.9%10K5.61
    14 November 202559K+11.8%17K3.52
    31 October 202553K+2.2%8K6.21
    15 October 202552K-3.0%16K3.20
    30 September 202553K+6.1%9K5.93
    15 September 202550K-6.5%11K4.38
    29 August 202554K-7.2%11K5.01
    15 August 202558K+14.6%14K4.20
    31 July 202550K+1.2%10K4.96
    15 July 202550K-4.8%25K1.98
    30 June 202552K+5.6%25K2.09
    13 June 202550K-10.8%19K2.59
    30 May 202556K-4.3%10K5.59
    15 May 202558K+1.1%15K3.97
    30 April 202557K+12.7%11K5.41
    15 April 202551K-12.3%25K2.04
    31 March 202558K-9.4%24K2.40
    14 March 202564K+1.6%25K2.60
    28 February 202563K-2.2%26K2.40
    14 February 202565K-4.4%10K6.60
    31 January 202568K-14.0%26K2.60
    15 January 202579K-0.4%16K4.90
    31 December 202479K+10.4%27K2.97
    13 December 202471K+6.9%37K1.95
    29 November 202467K-1.1%26K2.56
    15 November 202468K+3.7%53K1.27
    31 October 202465K+3.4%24K2.72
    15 October 202463K+9.8%17K3.78
    30 September 202457K-17.3%25K2.29
    13 September 202469K+18.5%26K2.71
    30 August 202459K+24.7%42K1.39
    15 August 202447K-10.7%16K3.02
    31 July 202453K+13.5%35K1.51
    15 July 202446K+0.6%12K3.99
    28 June 202446K-2.1%10K4.80
    14 June 202447K+10.2%7K7.15
    31 May 202443K+4.4%8K5.16
    15 May 202441K-5.0%6K6.95
    30 April 202443K-11.8%4K11.17
    15 April 202449K+4.2%4K10.85
    28 March 202447K-5.3%7K6.86
    15 March 202449K+4.5%10K5.17
    29 February 202447K+23.1%8K5.90
    15 February 202438K-4.6%7K5.46
    31 January 202440K+0.2%6K7.29
    12 January 202440K+10.1%12K3.41
    29 December 202337K-15.6%9K3.86
    15 December 202343K-38.6%20K2.18
    30 November 202371K-1.2%7K9.94
    15 November 202371K+6.7%12K6.11
    31 October 202367K-6.0%13K5.19
    13 October 202371K-16.5%13K5.52
    29 September 202385K+3.2%17K4.89
    15 September 202383K-8.1%28K2.93
    31 August 202390K+40.6%12K7.72
    15 August 202364K-3.3%16K4.05
    31 July 202366K-12.2%9K6.99
    14 July 202375K+34.1%19K4.01
    30 June 202356K-11.8%21K2.70
    15 June 202364K-9.1%17K3.78
    31 May 202370K-13.3%11K6.53
    15 May 202381K-14.1%18K4.60
    28 April 202394K-8.9%13K7.18
    14 April 2023103K-9.2%12K8.30
    31 March 2023114K+15.8%25K4.64
    15 March 202398K+5.8%22K4.45
    28 February 202393K+3.9%16K5.71
    15 February 202390K-7.9%16K5.66
    31 January 202397K-9.7%19K5.18
    13 January 2023108K-6.1%20K5.34
    30 December 2022115K+17.4%29K3.91
    15 December 202298K+29.1%37K2.61
    30 November 202276K-3.1%16K4.73
    15 November 202278K+12.8%26K3.02
    31 October 202269K-16.5%16K4.27
    14 October 202283K+3.4%24K3.41
    30 September 202280K+9.8%33K2.40
    15 September 202273K-2.1%34K2.12
    31 August 202275K-17.8%41K1.81
    15 August 202291K+7.9%66K1.38
    29 July 202284K+1.3%31K2.72
    15 July 202283K+2.0%35K2.35
    30 June 202281K+25.6%40K2.03
    15 June 202265K-17.9%47K1.37
    31 May 202279K+16.3%67K1.17
    13 May 202268K+28.1%46K1.48
    29 April 202253K+32.9%36K1.48
    14 April 202240K+1.8%23K1.77
    31 March 202239K-1.5%22K1.75
    15 March 202240K+15.8%25K1.60
    28 February 202234K+9.2%22K1.59
    15 February 202231K+6.5%14K2.29
    31 January 202230K-6.0%24K1.23
    14 January 202231K-0.5%16K1.97
    31 December 202132K-11.3%14K2.30
    15 December 202136K+34.6%19K1.91
    30 November 202126K-4.0%19K1.42
    15 November 202128K-15.1%17K1.63
    29 October 202132K-8.7%8K4.19
    15 October 202136K-15.3%14K2.63
    30 September 202142K+3.5%12K3.44
    15 September 202141K-0.2%7K6.02
    31 August 202141K-5.8%11K3.62
    13 August 202143K-6.1%11K3.85
    30 July 202146K-16.6%12K3.97
    15 July 202155K-3.8%15K3.67
    30 June 202157K+414.2%47K1.21
    15 June 202111K-5.3%20K1.00
    28 May 202112K+22.6%33K1.00
    14 May 202110K-24.2%46K1.00
    30 April 202113K-37.0%19K1.00
    15 April 202120K+27.7%26K1.00
    31 March 202116K-46.5%20K1.00
    15 March 202129K+67.8%12K2.49
    26 February 202118K+68.3%13K1.38
    12 February 202110K-9.6%14K1.00
    29 January 202112K-2.7%5K2.33
    15 January 202112K+5.6%11K1.11
    31 December 202011K-20.1%23K1.00
    15 December 202014K-15.5%13K1.06
    30 November 202017K+67.1%16K1.04
    13 November 202010K-52.7%7K1.40
    30 October 202021K+88.4%8K2.50
    15 October 202011K-15.9%9K1.21
    30 September 202013K-46.2%11K1.18
    15 September 202025K-2.1%18K1.36
    31 August 202025K+107.4%34K1.00
    14 August 202012K-26.6%11K1.12
    31 July 202017K-39.0%12K1.33
    15 July 202027K-21.8%18K1.51
    30 June 202035K-70.5%67K1.00
    15 June 2020118K-86.5%59K1.98
    29 May 2020870K+71.2%204K4.26
    15 May 2020508K+37.1%206K2.46
    30 April 2020371K+26.9%204K1.81
    15 April 2020292K-1.3%165K1.77
    31 March 2020296K-38.8%232K1.28
    13 March 2020483K+18.5%114K4.24
    28 February 2020408K+17.5%163K2.51
    14 February 2020347K-12.7%78K4.44
    31 January 2020398K-12.0%82K4.83
    15 January 2020452K+28.5%173K2.61
    31 December 2019351K-25.0%254K1.39
    13 December 2019468K+5.3%104K4.50
    29 November 2019445K-12.2%77K5.75
    15 November 2019507K-8.6%117K4.35
    31 October 2019555K-6.6%75K7.37
    15 October 2019594K-16.2%86K6.87
    30 September 2019708K-14.8%69K10.22
    13 September 2019831K-6.0%127K6.54
    30 August 2019884K-3.0%89K9.88
    15 August 2019911K+12.1%130K7.00
    31 July 2019813K+9.2%152K5.36
    15 July 2019744K+2.3%156K4.78
    28 June 2019728K-10.7%208K3.49
    14 June 2019815K-14.8%144K5.65
    31 May 2019957K+1.3%264K3.63
    15 May 2019945K+8.7%148K6.37
    30 April 2019870K-8.6%228K3.81
    15 April 2019952K+18.0%283K3.37
    29 March 2019806K+8.3%384K2.10
    15 March 2019744K+18.9%555K1.34
    28 February 2019626K+27.9%394K1.59
    15 February 2019489K+0.9%235K2.09
    31 January 2019485K+17.9%580K1.00
    15 January 2019411K-28.8%378K1.09
    31 December 2018578K+19.3%221K2.61
    14 December 2018484K+5.9%250K1.94
    30 November 2018457K+13.5%155K2.96
    15 November 2018403K-6.0%191K2.11
    31 October 2018429K-4.6%215K2.00
    15 October 2018449K+45.1%242K1.86
    28 September 2018310K-8.6%242K1.28
    14 September 2018339K-5.4%122K2.78
    31 August 2018358K-14.1%140K2.56
    15 August 2018417K+26.1%225K1.86
    31 July 2018331K-13.1%126K2.62
    13 July 2018381K+9.2%154K2.47
    29 June 2018349K+11.2%269K1.30
    15 June 2018314K+57.4%255K1.23
    31 May 2018199K+9.3%259K1.00
    15 May 2018182K-40.8%279K1.00
    30 April 2018308K+144.6%429K1.00
    13 April 2018126K-1.0%110K1.14
    29 March 2018127K-13.7%230K1.00
    15 March 2018148K-1.2%144K1.02
    28 February 2018149K-27.8%106K1.41
    15 February 2018207K-13.7%170K1.21
    31 January 2018240K-34.8%163K1.47
    12 January 2018367K-18.1%266K1.38
    29 December 2017448K230K1.95
    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.