Verizon Communications Inc. short interest
Short interest in Verizon Communications Inc. was 82.4 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, up 8.0% on the previous settlement, with 4.79 days to cover at an average daily volume of 17.2 million shares, as reported to FINRA.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Average daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | 82,444,862 | +8.0% | 17,220,509 | 4.79 |
| 14 August 2026 | 76,354,402 | -8.4% | 20,507,641 | 3.72 |
| 31 July 2026 | 83,388,266 | -2.7% | 28,432,771 | 2.93 |
| 15 July 2026 | 85,680,317 | -9.8% | 35,055,586 | 2.44 |
| 30 June 2026 | 94,985,050 | +5.6% | 35,973,316 | 2.64 |
| 15 June 2026 | 89,914,318 | +3.8% | 23,241,233 | 3.87 |
| 29 May 2026 | 86,615,694 | -1.0% | 21,839,523 | 3.97 |
| 15 May 2026 | 87,476,337 | -0.6% | 19,065,766 | 4.59 |
| 30 April 2026 | 88,027,837 | -1.9% | 26,206,525 | 3.36 |
| 15 April 2026 | 89,726,814 | +1.5% | 26,973,254 | 3.33 |
| 31 March 2026 | 88,438,006 | -7.2% | 29,074,670 | 3.04 |
| 13 March 2026 | 95,282,309 | -16.0% | 24,795,109 | 3.84 |
FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement. Days to cover is shares short over average daily volume. Short interest as a share of the float is not shown: the float is not in the public record.
Source
FINRA equity short interest data, the public dataset.
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