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Vulcan Materials Co. short interest

4.2M shares of Vulcan Materials were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 May 2026. Short sellers would need 3.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-20.0%+11% over a year
Days to cover3.64at 1.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.31%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.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.2M-20.0%1.2M3.64
    30 September 20265.3M-4.3%1.4M3.73
    15 September 20265.5M-1.3%1.1M5.12
    31 August 20265.6M-11.8%818K6.87
    14 August 20266.4M+4.0%912K6.98
    31 July 20266.1M-6.5%1.1M5.36
    15 July 20266.5M+9.0%1.0M6.51
    30 June 20266.0M+4.3%1.4M4.25
    15 June 20265.8M+14.9%1.3M4.58
    29 May 20265.0M+19.2%1.2M4.01
    15 May 20264.2M-4.8%966K4.35
    30 April 20264.4M-13.6%994K4.45
    15 April 20265.1M+0.6%1.1M4.85
    31 March 20265.1M+24.7%1.5M3.42
    13 March 20264.1M+6.0%1.6M2.53
    27 February 20263.8M-4.4%1.5M2.58
    13 February 20264.0M-14.3%1.3M3.18
    30 January 20264.7M-2.8%778K6.03
    15 January 20264.8M+1.1%1.0M4.66
    31 December 20254.8M+2.1%931K5.13
    15 December 20254.7M-1.0%862K5.43
    28 November 20254.7M+16.2%1.0M4.57
    14 November 20254.1M+5.3%1.4M2.88
    31 October 20253.9M+0.7%977K3.95
    15 October 20253.8M-2.4%685K5.59
    30 September 20253.9M+3.6%735K5.35
    15 September 20253.8M+3.0%772K4.91
    29 August 20253.7M-13.7%688K5.35
    15 August 20254.3M+15.5%998K4.27
    31 July 20253.7M+8.0%1.0M3.53
    15 July 20253.4M+6.4%858K3.98
    30 June 20253.2M+1.0%1.2M2.77
    13 June 20253.2M+3.2%788K4.04
    30 May 20253.1M-7.6%1.3M2.41
    15 May 20253.3M+0.5%937K3.56
    30 April 20253.3M+4.9%925K3.59
    15 April 20253.2M+52.3%1.8M1.78
    31 March 20252.1M+5.4%1.1M1.84
    14 March 20252.0M+14.2%1.9M1.04
    28 February 20251.7M-7.6%955K1.81
    14 February 20251.9M-13.4%801K2.33
    31 January 20252.2M-2.2%652K3.31
    15 January 20252.2M+10.6%661K3.34
    31 December 20242.0M+8.1%756K2.64
    13 December 20241.8M+4.4%741K2.49
    29 November 20241.8M-0.3%623K2.84
    15 November 20241.8M+27.8%988K1.80
    31 October 20241.4M-7.4%1.0M1.37
    15 October 20241.5M-5.6%839K1.79
    30 September 20241.6M-2.6%930K1.71
    13 September 20241.6M-7.6%1.1M1.53
    30 August 20241.8M+8.4%867K2.04
    15 August 20241.6M-9.4%1.2M1.39
    31 July 20241.8M-14.0%804K2.24
    15 July 20242.1M-10.0%702K2.98
    28 June 20242.3M-0.2%909K2.56
    14 June 20242.3M-15.8%618K3.77
    31 May 20242.8M+29.1%830K3.33
    15 May 20242.1M-1.7%723K2.96
    30 April 20242.2M-4.4%671K3.25
    15 April 20242.3M+13.4%612K3.72
    28 March 20242.0M+3.9%786K2.56
    15 March 20241.9M+22.7%907K2.14
    29 February 20241.6M-9.3%1.0M1.54
    15 February 20241.7M-14.2%942K1.85
    31 January 20242.0M+11.4%672K3.02
    12 January 20241.8M+3.6%654K2.78
    29 December 20231.8M-26.8%524K3.35
    15 December 20232.4M+5.9%737K3.25
    30 November 20232.3M+3.5%638K3.55
    15 November 20232.2M+16.7%956K2.29
    31 October 20231.9M-8.8%1.0M1.84
    13 October 20232.1M+3.9%807K2.55
    29 September 20232.0M+24.2%919K2.15
    15 September 20231.6M-3.4%720K2.21
    31 August 20231.6M+45.6%686K2.41
    15 August 20231.1M-13.0%793K1.43
    31 July 20231.3M-10.0%821K1.59
    14 July 20231.4M+3.4%830K1.74
    30 June 20231.4M+2.4%950K1.47
    15 June 20231.4M-3.4%773K1.77
    31 May 20231.4M+4.5%766K1.85
    15 May 20231.4M-7.7%897K1.51
    28 April 20231.5M+0.1%602K2.44
    14 April 20231.5M-11.7%799K1.83
    31 March 20231.7M+28.3%869K1.91
    15 March 20231.3M+8.2%811K1.59
    28 February 20231.2M+4.3%953K1.25
    15 February 20231.1M-11.5%861K1.33
    31 January 20231.3M-3.2%650K1.99
    13 January 20231.3M-3.2%622K2.15
    30 December 20221.4M+0.2%539K2.56
    15 December 20221.4M+11.5%670K2.06
    30 November 20221.2M-7.3%594K2.08
    15 November 20221.3M-17.4%960K1.39
    31 October 20221.6M-1.9%716K2.26
    14 October 20221.6M+17.2%628K2.62
    30 September 20221.4M-6.9%884K1.59
    15 September 20221.5M-3.4%709K2.13
    31 August 20221.6M-3.5%570K2.74
    15 August 20221.6M-0.1%757K2.14
    29 July 20221.6M-2.6%552K2.94
    15 July 20221.7M-0.6%705K2.36
    30 June 20221.7M+6.8%991K1.69
    15 June 20221.6M+5.8%647K2.43
    31 May 20221.5M+7.0%728K2.04
    13 May 20221.4M-10.0%1.0M1.33
    29 April 20221.5M-5.8%721K2.14
    14 April 20221.6M-3.7%650K2.52
    31 March 20221.7M+7.5%762K2.23
    15 March 20221.6M+6.4%858K1.84
    28 February 20221.5M+1.0%1.0M1.47
    15 February 20221.5M-4.4%823K1.78
    31 January 20221.5M-4.1%1.0M1.51
    14 January 20221.6M-0.9%927K1.73
    31 December 20211.6M-6.8%587K2.75
    15 December 20211.7M+2.7%759K2.28
    30 November 20211.7M-8.7%668K2.53
    15 November 20211.8M-10.9%1.0M1.84
    29 October 20212.1M+6.2%672K3.09
    15 October 20212.0M+16.8%856K2.28
    30 September 20211.7M-1.5%1.1M1.56
    15 September 20211.7M+9.2%837K2.03
    31 August 20211.6M+1.8%525K2.96
    13 August 20211.5M-0.7%772K1.98
    30 July 20211.5M+1.9%750K2.05
    15 July 20211.5M-3.8%736K2.05
    30 June 20211.6M+0.8%957K1.64
    15 June 20211.6M+33.7%970K1.61
    28 May 20211.2M-7.2%679K1.72
    14 May 20211.3M-3.9%712K1.76
    30 April 20211.3M-12.4%536K2.44
    15 April 20211.5M+6.1%632K2.36
    31 March 20211.4M+0.3%772K1.82
    15 March 20211.4M+21.0%753K1.86
    26 February 20211.2M+11.2%783K1.48
    12 February 20211.0M-4.7%528K1.97
    29 January 20211.1M-16.9%610K1.79
    15 January 20211.3M+4.1%912K1.44
    31 December 20201.3M-5.1%736K1.72
    15 December 20201.3M-4.9%712K1.87
    30 November 20201.4M-4.8%581K2.41
    13 November 20201.5M+2.2%1.4M1.05
    30 October 20201.4M-34.5%665K2.16
    15 October 20202.2M-16.9%1.1M2.06
    30 September 20202.6M-2.5%737K3.58
    15 September 20202.7M+4.7%777K3.49
    31 August 20202.6M-4.0%674K3.83
    14 August 20202.7M+8.5%1.0M2.59
    31 July 20202.5M+13.3%702K3.54
    15 July 20202.2M+6.5%1.0M2.17
    30 June 20202.1M-25.4%1.4M1.45
    15 June 20202.8M+32.9%1.4M2.00
    29 May 20202.1M-11.8%1.2M1.74
    15 May 20202.4M+0.7%1.3M1.82
    30 April 20202.3M+10.7%1.3M1.83
    15 April 20202.1M-9.6%1.8M1.20
    31 March 20202.3M+27.7%2.0M1.17
    13 March 20201.8M+48.9%1.5M1.25
    28 February 20201.2M-10.3%1.6M1.00
    14 February 20201.4M+0.9%822K1.67
    31 January 20201.4M-6.5%715K1.90
    15 January 20201.5M-1.9%761K1.91
    31 December 20191.5M-31.0%818K1.81
    13 December 20192.1M-15.5%648K3.31
    29 November 20192.5M+3.3%933K2.72
    15 November 20192.5M+14.7%1.2M1.98
    31 October 20192.1M-26.6%918K2.33
    15 October 20192.9M+0.3%863K3.38
    30 September 20192.9M+8.1%919K3.17
    13 September 20192.7M+0.7%1.0M2.61
    30 August 20192.7M-15.1%801K3.34
    15 August 20193.1M-11.6%780K4.03
    31 July 20193.6M-10.0%1.3M2.82
    15 July 20194.0M-13.8%800K4.94
    28 June 20194.6M-6.4%807K5.68
    14 June 20194.9M-3.5%1.1M4.61
    31 May 20195.1M-3.6%892K5.69
    15 May 20195.3M+2.3%1.3M4.12
    30 April 20195.1M-1.9%977K5.27
    15 April 20195.2M+2.2%888K5.91
    29 March 20195.1M+9.6%1.2M4.17
    15 March 20194.7M+4.1%1.2M3.98
    28 February 20194.5M-13.5%1.1M3.92
    15 February 20195.2M-2.8%1.9M2.80
    31 January 20195.4M-5.8%1.1M4.68
    15 January 20195.7M-1.5%950K5.99
    31 December 20185.8M-2.3%1.2M4.77
    14 December 20185.9M-2.7%1.3M4.61
    30 November 20186.1M+4.7%1.1M5.75
    15 November 20185.8M+12.5%1.8M3.18
    31 October 20185.2M-4.2%2.6M2.01
    15 October 20185.4M-13.2%1.4M3.93
    28 September 20186.2M+15.9%1.3M4.64
    14 September 20185.3M-2.1%1.0M5.13
    31 August 20185.5M+0.1%1.0M5.27
    15 August 20185.5M-7.7%1.1M4.80
    31 July 20185.9M-2.4%1.8M3.35
    13 July 20186.0M+4.0%1.0M5.89
    29 June 20185.8M+0.2%1.1M5.29
    15 June 20185.8M-2.1%956K6.07
    31 May 20185.9M-10.0%1.1M5.45
    15 May 20186.6M+15.2%1.7M3.83
    30 April 20185.7M-2.5%1.4M4.15
    13 April 20185.9M+9.0%1.3M4.41
    29 March 20185.4M+6.3%1.5M3.66
    15 March 20185.1M+7.2%1.2M4.26
    28 February 20184.7M-6.8%1.8M2.66
    15 February 20185.1M+11.0%1.8M2.90
    31 January 20184.6M+0.4%1.4M3.23
    12 January 20184.6M+7.4%1.4M3.29
    29 December 20174.2M1.1M3.83
    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.