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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. short interest

Warner Bros. Discovery was bought by Skydance Corp on 6 October 2026 for $31.00 a share in cash, and its shares last traded on 5 October 2026. These figures are as published on 23 October 2026.

57.8M shares of Warner Bros. Discovery were sold short at the 30 September 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (47.7M to 106.4M). Short sellers would need 1.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short57.8Mat 30 Sep 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.6%-22% over a year
Days to cover1.00at 71.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.30%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 (47.7M to 106.4M), and the share price moved +38% 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 14 Apr 2022 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    30 September 202657.8M-2.6%71.5M1.00
    15 September 202659.3M-13.9%15.6M3.81
    31 August 202668.8M+22.2%17.9M3.85
    14 August 202656.3M-22.0%20.3M2.77
    31 July 202672.2M+11.1%26.2M2.76
    15 July 202665.0M-12.7%18.3M3.56
    30 June 202674.4M+13.0%24.5M3.03
    15 June 202665.8M+8.0%23.3M2.82
    29 May 202661.0M-4.5%18.5M3.29
    15 May 202663.8M+7.5%16.0M3.98
    30 April 202659.4M-0.1%18.8M3.17
    15 April 202659.5M+0.1%19.6M3.04
    31 March 202659.4M+24.5%30.2M1.97
    13 March 202647.7M-22.5%26.6M1.79
    27 February 202661.6M+2.9%25.0M2.47
    13 February 202659.9M+9.8%23.6M2.53
    30 January 202654.5M-29.6%21.9M2.49
    15 January 202677.5M-21.7%26.1M2.97
    31 December 202599.0M-7.0%49.3M2.01
    15 December 2025106.4M+15.8%75.7M1.41
    28 November 202591.9M+16.3%40.7M2.26
    14 November 202579.0M+6.0%36.4M2.17
    31 October 202574.5M-2.5%33.0M2.26
    15 October 202576.4M-23.9%26.6M2.87
    30 September 2025100.4M+8.7%61.5M1.63
    15 September 202592.4M-1.4%109.8M1.00
    29 August 202593.8M-0.5%41.3M2.27
    15 August 202594.3M-5.8%52.6M1.79
    31 July 2025100.1M-10.4%89.3M1.12
    15 July 2025111.7M-18.6%59.0M1.89
    30 June 2025137.3M+17.4%59.4M2.31
    13 June 2025117.0M+14.2%55.7M2.10
    30 May 2025102.4M-4.0%38.8M2.64
    15 May 2025106.6M+17.4%40.5M2.63
    30 April 202590.8M-2.1%36.2M2.51
    15 April 202592.8M+7.6%48.8M1.90
    31 March 202586.2M+23.7%42.4M2.03
    14 March 202569.7M+8.9%42.7M1.63
    28 February 202564.0M-4.9%50.1M1.28
    14 February 202567.4M-5.6%23.7M2.84
    31 January 202571.4M-7.5%25.1M2.85
    15 January 202577.1M-3.6%28.0M2.75
    31 December 202480.0M-15.5%24.9M3.21
    13 December 202494.8M-0.0%33.3M2.84
    29 November 202494.8M-9.5%30.7M3.08
    15 November 2024104.8M+5.2%39.6M2.64
    31 October 202499.6M-5.1%23.2M4.29
    15 October 2024105.0M+5.8%21.9M4.79
    30 September 202499.2M-2.5%29.6M3.36
    13 September 2024101.8M-11.0%36.9M2.75
    30 August 2024114.4M-17.6%29.4M3.89
    15 August 2024138.8M+20.7%41.7M3.33
    31 July 2024115.0M-13.6%32.3M3.56
    15 July 2024133.0M+3.3%22.4M5.93
    28 June 2024128.7M+7.6%27.1M4.75
    14 June 2024119.7M+1.0%24.5M4.89
    31 May 2024118.5M+4.9%31.5M3.76
    15 May 2024113.0M+6.3%34.1M3.32
    30 April 2024106.2M-6.6%27.7M3.84
    15 April 2024113.7M+2.8%28.9M3.94
    28 March 2024110.6M+9.1%27.0M4.10
    15 March 2024101.4M+7.2%32.3M3.14
    29 February 202494.6M+13.3%36.9M2.57
    15 February 202483.5M+1.0%23.7M3.52
    31 January 202482.7M-4.1%17.8M4.66
    12 January 202486.2M+1.6%19.8M4.36
    29 December 202384.8M-1.7%23.6M3.59
    15 December 202386.3M-4.9%24.5M3.52
    30 November 202390.8M-12.6%18.8M4.83
    15 November 2023103.9M+1.8%30.7M3.38
    31 October 2023102.0M+11.6%17.6M5.81
    13 October 202391.4M-4.7%19.0M4.80
    29 September 202395.9M-1.7%17.6M5.44
    15 September 202397.5M+6.1%29.0M3.36
    31 August 202391.9M+7.0%12.1M7.59
    15 August 202385.9M-5.9%19.4M4.43
    31 July 202391.2M+7.4%18.5M4.92
    14 July 202385.0M-9.2%15.7M5.42
    30 June 202393.6M+12.0%28.6M3.27
    15 June 202383.6M-9.2%26.7M3.13
    31 May 202392.0M+14.5%19.7M4.68
    15 May 202380.4M+29.2%21.4M3.76
    28 April 202362.2M-9.2%16.2M3.84
    14 April 202368.5M-2.0%20.3M3.37
    31 March 202369.9M+1.9%15.0M4.65
    15 March 202368.6M+1.4%15.9M4.32
    28 February 202367.6M+3.4%23.2M2.91
    15 February 202365.4M-16.0%17.5M3.74
    31 January 202377.9M-17.6%22.7M3.43
    13 January 202394.5M-16.3%29.5M3.20
    30 December 2022112.9M+7.4%41.2M2.74
    15 December 2022105.2M+3.5%28.3M3.72
    30 November 2022101.6M+7.4%17.6M5.79
    15 November 202294.6M+1.7%37.3M2.53
    31 October 202293.0M+12.6%21.3M4.37
    14 October 202282.6M+14.2%20.2M4.08
    30 September 202272.3M+4.7%24.7M2.92
    15 September 202269.0M+22.4%21.3M3.24
    31 August 202256.4M-7.0%25.7M2.20
    15 August 202260.7M+1.7%33.5M1.81
    29 July 202259.6M-2.3%17.7M3.36
    15 July 202261.1M-2.2%18.3M3.34
    30 June 202262.4M+13.5%25.9M2.41
    15 June 202255.0M+27.8%20.4M2.70
    31 May 202243.0M+7.3%19.6M2.20
    13 May 202240.1M+3.7%20.0M2.01
    29 April 202238.6M-37.1%32.5M1.19
    14 April 202261.4M21.5M2.86
    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.