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Verizon Communications Inc. short interest

83.3M shares of Verizon Communications were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (76.4M to 148.3M). Short sellers would need 2.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short83.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.3%-15% over a year
Days to cover2.75at 30.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.01%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 bottom of its range over the last year (76.4M to 148.3M), and the share price moved +13% 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 202683.3M-6.3%30.4M2.75
    30 September 202688.9M+5.7%23.9M3.72
    15 September 202684.1M+2.0%18.1M4.65
    31 August 202682.4M+8.0%17.2M4.79
    14 August 202676.4M-8.4%20.5M3.72
    31 July 202683.4M-2.7%28.4M2.93
    15 July 202685.7M-9.8%35.1M2.44
    30 June 202695.0M+5.6%36.0M2.64
    15 June 202689.9M+3.8%23.2M3.87
    29 May 202686.6M-1.0%21.8M3.97
    15 May 202687.5M-0.6%19.1M4.59
    30 April 202688.0M-1.9%26.2M3.36
    15 April 202689.7M+1.5%27.0M3.33
    31 March 202688.4M-7.2%29.1M3.04
    13 March 202695.3M-16.0%24.8M3.84
    27 February 2026113.5M-23.5%26.6M4.26
    13 February 2026148.3M+34.8%44.6M3.32
    30 January 2026110.1M-8.7%37.1M2.97
    15 January 2026120.6M+1.5%31.4M3.83
    31 December 2025118.8M+0.7%20.7M5.74
    15 December 2025118.0M+3.2%26.4M4.46
    28 November 2025114.3M+10.7%25.1M4.55
    14 November 2025103.2M+1.5%28.1M3.67
    31 October 2025101.7M+4.3%34.8M2.92
    15 October 202597.5M+11.3%31.4M3.11
    30 September 202587.6M-5.7%18.6M4.71
    15 September 202592.9M+3.6%17.6M5.29
    29 August 202589.7M+4.2%15.9M5.65
    15 August 202586.1M+5.2%15.2M5.66
    31 July 202581.8M-2.6%21.6M3.79
    15 July 202584.0M-2.7%18.1M4.64
    30 June 202586.3M+0.1%20.8M4.16
    13 June 202586.3M+1.7%13.9M6.20
    30 May 202584.8M-4.9%14.6M5.81
    15 May 202589.2M+1.6%15.4M5.78
    30 April 202587.8M+9.8%22.5M3.90
    15 April 202579.9M+10.6%31.1M2.57
    31 March 202572.2M-8.9%23.9M3.02
    14 March 202579.3M+22.2%34.3M2.31
    28 February 202564.9M-4.2%22.0M2.95
    14 February 202567.8M+7.6%17.1M3.96
    31 January 202563.0M+9.6%29.3M2.15
    15 January 202557.5M+0.5%23.3M2.47
    31 December 202457.2M-8.3%20.1M2.85
    13 December 202462.4M-3.2%15.2M4.10
    29 November 202464.4M+20.8%15.5M4.16
    15 November 202453.3M+5.7%18.2M2.93
    31 October 202450.5M+3.8%20.1M2.51
    15 October 202448.6M-5.3%12.8M3.79
    30 September 202451.3M-8.4%21.5M2.39
    13 September 202456.0M+21.9%25.2M2.23
    30 August 202446.0M-3.2%12.8M3.59
    15 August 202447.4M-1.1%16.5M2.88
    31 July 202448.0M-3.4%21.8M2.20
    15 July 202449.7M+6.9%15.1M3.28
    28 June 202446.5M-11.1%21.1M2.20
    14 June 202452.3M+12.6%13.5M3.89
    31 May 202446.4M+1.3%16.6M2.79
    15 May 202445.8M+1.1%15.3M3.00
    30 April 202445.3M+9.9%22.6M2.01
    15 April 202441.2M-14.0%16.7M2.47
    28 March 202448.0M-11.6%17.5M2.74
    15 March 202454.3M+5.2%19.4M2.79
    29 February 202451.6M-5.2%17.0M3.03
    15 February 202454.4M+8.1%17.5M3.10
    31 January 202450.3M+10.3%25.5M1.97
    12 January 202445.6M+17.1%24.1M1.89
    29 December 202339.0M-15.6%16.1M2.42
    15 December 202346.1M-10.2%25.0M1.85
    30 November 202351.4M-4.6%18.4M2.79
    15 November 202353.9M+11.2%19.2M2.81
    31 October 202348.5M+21.6%30.3M1.60
    13 October 202339.9M+6.9%22.5M1.77
    29 September 202337.3M-9.4%20.1M1.85
    15 September 202341.2M-3.3%22.3M1.84
    31 August 202342.6M-6.5%20.0M2.12
    15 August 202345.5M+0.4%20.7M2.20
    31 July 202345.4M-18.7%43.2M1.05
    14 July 202355.8M+17.2%23.9M2.33
    30 June 202347.6M+8.0%18.9M2.52
    15 June 202344.0M-12.6%23.3M1.89
    31 May 202350.4M+12.1%22.9M2.20
    15 May 202345.0M+2.9%14.8M3.04
    28 April 202343.7M+7.4%21.6M2.02
    14 April 202340.7M+17.1%16.6M2.45
    31 March 202334.7M-18.2%19.6M1.77
    15 March 202342.4M+18.2%22.2M1.91
    28 February 202335.9M-5.3%16.1M2.23
    15 February 202337.9M-7.8%16.2M2.34
    31 January 202341.1M-6.0%24.6M1.67
    13 January 202343.7M+24.1%23.4M1.87
    30 December 202235.2M+10.0%29.0M1.22
    15 December 202232.0M+4.9%24.7M1.30
    30 November 202230.5M-10.3%18.3M1.66
    15 November 202234.0M+7.0%22.0M1.55
    31 October 202231.8M-9.9%29.1M1.09
    14 October 202235.3M-4.3%26.6M1.33
    30 September 202236.9M+8.5%22.6M1.63
    15 September 202234.0M+17.2%22.7M1.50
    31 August 202229.0M+0.4%18.1M1.60
    15 August 202228.9M-25.9%18.1M1.59
    29 July 202239.0M-7.3%26.6M1.47
    15 July 202242.1M+7.2%14.6M2.88
    30 June 202239.3M+11.2%23.3M1.68
    15 June 202235.3M-3.6%16.3M2.17
    31 May 202236.6M-11.5%20.9M1.75
    13 May 202241.4M-8.2%24.6M1.68
    29 April 202245.1M+1.2%30.5M1.48
    14 April 202244.6M+12.6%24.7M1.80
    31 March 202239.6M-13.3%30.1M1.32
    15 March 202245.7M-8.3%24.2M1.89
    28 February 202249.8M-8.5%23.1M2.16
    15 February 202254.4M-9.6%18.8M2.90
    31 January 202260.2M+10.6%28.6M2.11
    14 January 202254.4M-4.1%21.5M2.54
    31 December 202156.7M-15.0%22.9M2.48
    15 December 202166.7M+27.9%24.9M2.67
    30 November 202152.2M+8.1%21.7M2.40
    15 November 202148.3M+3.6%16.3M2.96
    29 October 202146.6M-15.2%18.4M2.54
    15 October 202154.9M+2.7%24.3M2.26
    30 September 202153.5M-1.0%17.5M3.06
    15 September 202154.0M-2.9%15.2M3.55
    31 August 202155.6M+9.5%13.7M4.08
    13 August 202150.8M+1.2%12.4M4.09
    30 July 202150.2M-0.2%16.6M3.03
    15 July 202150.3M+5.1%13.7M3.67
    30 June 202147.8M+0.7%16.9M2.83
    15 June 202147.5M-1.9%13.3M3.58
    28 May 202148.4M+11.1%17.9M2.70
    14 May 202143.6M+8.5%15.1M2.89
    30 April 202140.2M-11.6%15.8M2.54
    15 April 202145.5M-4.3%13.2M3.45
    31 March 202147.5M+0.3%18.4M2.58
    15 March 202147.3M+0.2%20.3M2.33
    26 February 202147.3M+6.9%20.3M2.33
    12 February 202144.2M+5.6%15.1M2.92
    29 January 202141.8M+5.4%21.1M1.98
    15 January 202139.7M+9.7%17.9M2.21
    31 December 202036.2M+8.1%14.9M2.43
    15 December 202033.5M+6.2%12.4M2.70
    30 November 202031.5M-3.7%10.8M2.92
    13 November 202032.7M-2.2%15.2M2.16
    30 October 202033.5M+16.1%15.0M2.24
    15 October 202028.8M+6.7%13.2M2.19
    30 September 202027.0M-9.5%12.5M2.17
    15 September 202029.9M-0.7%15.6M1.91
    31 August 202030.1M-0.9%9.9M3.03
    14 August 202030.3M-4.0%10.1M3.00
    31 July 202031.6M+2.0%12.0M2.64
    15 July 202031.0M-7.8%13.3M2.33
    30 June 202033.6M+6.3%16.8M2.00
    15 June 202031.6M+10.0%15.3M2.07
    29 May 202028.8M-6.3%16.3M1.76
    15 May 202030.7M-4.4%12.4M2.47
    30 April 202032.1M-8.6%13.8M2.32
    15 April 202035.2M+2.3%16.6M2.12
    31 March 202034.4M-13.1%32.1M1.07
    13 March 202039.6M-7.2%25.3M1.57
    28 February 202042.6M+21.6%20.6M2.07
    14 February 202035.1M-5.5%13.1M2.68
    31 January 202037.1M+7.9%11.5M3.23
    15 January 202034.4M-11.1%12.9M2.67
    31 December 201938.7M+6.2%12.6M3.08
    13 December 201936.4M+3.0%8.3M4.38
    29 November 201935.3M+8.0%10.0M3.53
    15 November 201932.7M-7.0%10.8M3.02
    31 October 201935.2M-2.8%11.4M3.09
    15 October 201936.2M-4.0%11.5M3.14
    30 September 201937.7M+3.8%10.5M3.59
    13 September 201936.3M+5.0%10.8M3.36
    30 August 201934.6M+3.7%11.2M3.09
    15 August 201933.3M+0.2%14.1M2.37
    31 July 201933.3M+5.9%12.5M2.66
    15 July 201931.4M-4.1%11.7M2.68
    28 June 201932.7M+17.0%13.0M2.52
    14 June 201928.0M-1.3%13.1M2.13
    31 May 201928.3M+3.4%16.0M1.77
    15 May 201927.4M-3.3%12.1M2.26
    30 April 201928.3M+1.0%15.1M1.88
    15 April 201928.1M-27.4%11.1M2.53
    29 March 201938.7M+20.1%15.2M2.54
    15 March 201932.2M+13.2%14.0M2.30
    28 February 201928.4M+3.0%12.8M2.22
    15 February 201927.6M-10.0%12.7M2.18
    31 January 201930.7M-18.4%20.4M1.50
    15 January 201937.6M-1.4%15.8M2.39
    31 December 201838.1M-8.0%22.2M1.72
    14 December 201841.4M-4.7%19.3M2.15
    30 November 201843.5M+4.0%17.6M2.47
    15 November 201841.8M+9.3%15.3M2.72
    31 October 201838.2M-0.6%23.1M1.66
    15 October 201838.5M+15.8%16.5M2.33
    28 September 201833.2M-20.8%17.3M1.92
    14 September 201841.9M-0.6%13.3M3.15
    31 August 201842.2M+15.5%12.0M3.51
    15 August 201836.5M+4.5%10.6M3.44
    31 July 201835.0M-2.5%13.6M2.57
    13 July 201835.9M-0.8%11.0M3.25
    29 June 201836.2M+10.8%19.5M1.86
    15 June 201832.7M+4.9%17.0M1.92
    31 May 201831.1M+8.5%13.1M2.39
    15 May 201828.7M-16.5%16.0M1.80
    30 April 201834.4M+2.3%16.6M2.07
    13 April 201833.6M+1.5%13.9M2.42
    29 March 201833.1M+0.8%15.7M2.11
    15 March 201832.8M-29.2%15.5M2.11
    28 February 201846.4M+26.7%21.0M2.20
    15 February 201836.6M-0.2%20.3M1.80
    31 January 201836.6M+16.4%20.3M1.81
    12 January 201831.5M-5.2%15.0M2.10
    29 December 201733.2M11.1M2.99
    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.