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Viatris Inc. short interest

37.9M shares of Viatris were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (22.0M to 48.0M). Short sellers would need 4.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short37.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-9.8%+32% over a year
Days to cover4.57at 8.3M 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 near the middle of its range over the last year (22.0M to 48.0M), and the share price moved +100% 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 30 Nov 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202637.9M-9.8%8.3M4.57
    30 September 202642.0M+3.1%10.1M4.17
    15 September 202640.8M+5.6%7.3M5.57
    31 August 202638.6M+4.3%7.2M5.34
    14 August 202637.0M-19.0%12.5M2.96
    31 July 202645.7M-3.2%9.5M4.80
    15 July 202647.2M-1.7%9.1M5.20
    30 June 202648.0M+6.6%10.8M4.43
    15 June 202645.1M+9.6%8.9M5.07
    29 May 202641.1M+7.9%10.5M3.92
    15 May 202638.1M+0.9%15.5M2.47
    30 April 202637.8M+7.2%10.9M3.45
    15 April 202635.2M+9.7%7.5M4.68
    31 March 202632.1M+13.4%9.7M3.30
    13 March 202628.3M+0.2%11.9M2.37
    27 February 202628.3M+6.8%11.2M2.53
    13 February 202626.5M-5.0%11.5M2.29
    30 January 202627.8M+10.1%7.2M3.87
    15 January 202625.3M+15.1%9.6M2.62
    31 December 202522.0M-21.4%9.2M2.39
    15 December 202527.9M+6.4%7.4M3.76
    28 November 202526.3M+12.0%7.5M3.50
    14 November 202523.5M-9.8%11.2M2.10
    31 October 202526.0M-9.9%7.1M3.67
    15 October 202528.8M-6.4%7.4M3.87
    30 September 202530.8M-26.3%12.4M2.49
    15 September 202541.8M+3.1%10.0M4.19
    29 August 202540.5M+9.1%7.5M5.39
    15 August 202537.1M-0.1%11.3M3.30
    31 July 202537.2M-2.5%7.7M4.83
    15 July 202538.1M-4.3%8.8M4.32
    30 June 202539.8M-7.3%11.7M3.41
    13 June 202543.0M-13.0%13.8M3.11
    30 May 202549.4M-4.4%18.9M2.61
    15 May 202551.7M+6.1%16.0M3.23
    30 April 202548.7M+6.0%10.8M4.51
    15 April 202546.0M+2.6%15.4M2.98
    31 March 202544.8M-1.1%17.7M2.53
    14 March 202545.3M+70.0%17.4M2.60
    28 February 202526.6M-2.7%15.0M1.78
    14 February 202527.4M-9.1%8.3M3.31
    31 January 202530.1M-3.6%10.7M2.82
    15 January 202531.3M-9.0%9.3M3.35
    31 December 202434.3M+48.9%11.0M3.11
    13 December 202423.1M+12.0%7.1M3.23
    29 November 202420.6M-0.6%7.5M2.74
    15 November 202420.7M-15.4%9.0M2.29
    31 October 202424.5M+8.4%4.4M5.51
    15 October 202422.6M-14.1%5.3M4.29
    30 September 202426.3M-26.1%12.6M2.08
    13 September 202435.6M-10.0%7.6M4.68
    30 August 202439.6M+11.3%6.2M6.39
    15 August 202435.6M-8.2%9.4M3.78
    31 July 202438.7M-9.0%7.0M5.52
    15 July 202442.5M-16.5%9.1M4.67
    28 June 202451.0M-0.8%10.8M4.70
    14 June 202451.4M+33.0%7.9M6.47
    31 May 202438.6M-8.4%8.0M4.83
    15 May 202442.2M-6.1%8.6M4.92
    30 April 202444.9M+9.2%6.9M6.56
    15 April 202441.1M+13.1%6.4M6.40
    28 March 202436.4M-5.4%7.2M5.03
    15 March 202438.5M-9.5%10.0M3.85
    29 February 202442.5M+4.1%15.1M2.81
    15 February 202440.8M+21.1%7.8M5.24
    31 January 202433.7M+9.2%7.9M4.25
    12 January 202430.9M+1.3%13.6M2.27
    29 December 202330.5M-12.2%8.0M3.83
    15 December 202334.7M+7.4%9.7M3.59
    30 November 202332.3M+11.1%7.4M4.38
    15 November 202329.1M+3.2%9.5M3.06
    31 October 202328.2M+0.5%7.8M3.64
    13 October 202328.1M-20.5%10.9M2.58
    29 September 202335.3M+0.9%8.0M4.40
    15 September 202335.0M+4.2%10.5M3.34
    31 August 202333.6M+3.0%6.1M5.54
    15 August 202332.6M+33.8%9.7M3.34
    31 July 202324.4M-6.1%8.2M2.97
    14 July 202325.9M-10.7%7.9M3.30
    30 June 202329.0M+11.1%10.1M2.87
    15 June 202326.1M+6.3%9.5M2.76
    31 May 202324.6M+16.3%9.4M2.61
    15 May 202321.1M-1.0%11.5M1.84
    28 April 202321.3M-9.1%7.0M3.05
    14 April 202323.5M-4.4%10.0M2.34
    31 March 202324.5M+4.0%9.1M2.69
    15 March 202323.6M+14.7%10.2M2.31
    28 February 202320.6M+2.7%9.8M2.09
    15 February 202320.0M+4.5%8.0M2.49
    31 January 202319.2M-13.7%8.5M2.27
    13 January 202322.2M+10.1%10.8M2.05
    30 December 202220.2M+6.8%8.2M2.45
    15 December 202218.9M-4.8%6.9M2.73
    30 November 202219.8M-1.2%11.0M1.81
    15 November 202220.1M-8.4%11.3M1.78
    31 October 202221.9M-10.6%7.1M3.10
    14 October 202224.5M-15.4%10.8M2.28
    30 September 202229.0M+5.9%11.1M2.62
    15 September 202227.4M+15.4%9.7M2.81
    31 August 202223.7M-0.1%9.4M2.52
    15 August 202223.7M-11.6%14.1M1.69
    29 July 202226.8M-2.3%15.4M1.74
    15 July 202227.5M+18.5%8.0M3.42
    30 June 202223.2M-3.6%9.6M2.40
    15 June 202224.0M+4.3%9.2M2.61
    31 May 202223.0M-12.8%11.3M2.03
    13 May 202226.4M+30.8%17.3M1.52
    29 April 202220.2M-16.9%10.5M1.93
    14 April 202224.3M+3.6%11.4M2.13
    31 March 202223.5M-21.3%13.9M1.69
    15 March 202229.8M+54.6%22.2M1.34
    28 February 202219.3M+7.2%16.9M1.14
    15 February 202218.0M-0.6%7.9M2.26
    31 January 202218.1M-9.5%9.4M1.93
    14 January 202220.0M-6.2%10.0M2.00
    31 December 202121.3M-10.6%10.6M2.01
    15 December 202123.9M-3.4%9.9M2.41
    30 November 202124.7M-0.5%12.6M1.95
    15 November 202124.8M-19.7%9.9M2.49
    29 October 202130.9M+8.6%7.9M3.91
    15 October 202128.5M+8.6%6.1M4.63
    30 September 202126.2M-29.0%8.5M3.09
    15 September 202136.9M+60.1%8.1M4.57
    31 August 202123.1M-31.6%6.5M3.56
    13 August 202133.7M+4.6%8.0M4.23
    30 July 202132.2M+1.1%5.8M5.60
    15 July 202131.9M+5.8%6.6M4.81
    30 June 202130.1M+1.6%7.2M4.20
    15 June 202129.7M+44.0%5.5M5.37
    28 May 202120.6M-38.7%8.9M2.31
    14 May 202133.7M-2.8%12.5M2.68
    30 April 202134.6M-7.9%7.6M4.57
    15 April 202137.6M+39.4%9.0M4.18
    31 March 202127.0M+2.2%8.6M3.15
    15 March 202126.4M+10.9%12.0M2.20
    26 February 202123.8M-0.6%13.3M1.78
    12 February 202123.9M-24.8%7.6M3.16
    29 January 202131.8M-9.3%8.8M3.61
    15 January 202135.1M-7.4%11.6M3.03
    31 December 202037.9M-6.8%9.5M4.00
    15 December 202040.7M-12.1%13.1M3.11
    30 November 202046.3M23.9M1.94
    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.