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Waste Connections, Inc. short interest

5.2M shares of Waste Connections were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 2.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+33.4%+254% over a year
Days to cover2.72at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.09%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 most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20265.2M+33.4%1.9M2.72
    30 September 20263.9M+14.7%1.5M2.63
    15 September 20263.4M-10.8%929K3.68
    31 August 20263.8M+4.3%956K4.01
    14 August 20263.7M+14.9%1.2M3.10
    31 July 20263.2M+3.7%1.5M2.20
    15 July 20263.1M+3.8%1.2M2.57
    30 June 20263.0M+22.9%2.0M1.45
    15 June 20262.4M+23.0%2.1M1.18
    29 May 20262.0M+3.9%1.4M1.43
    15 May 20261.9M-2.6%1.8M1.04
    30 April 20261.9M-10.8%1.7M1.16
    15 April 20262.2M+3.5%1.4M1.58
    31 March 20262.1M+18.5%1.2M1.75
    13 March 20261.8M+12.0%1.5M1.21
    27 February 20261.6M-21.0%2.0M1.00
    13 February 20262.0M-12.5%2.0M1.02
    30 January 20262.3M+9.2%1.6M1.42
    15 January 20262.1M-29.6%1.9M1.12
    31 December 20253.0M+24.9%946K3.15
    15 December 20252.4M+9.0%971K2.46
    28 November 20252.2M+22.0%937K2.34
    14 November 20251.8M-7.4%1.3M1.40
    31 October 20251.9M+31.4%1.4M1.41
    15 October 20251.5M-8.6%975K1.51
    30 September 20251.6M-14.8%1.2M1.32
    15 September 20251.9M-14.0%1.3M1.50
    29 August 20252.2M-7.6%911K2.42
    15 August 20252.4M-9.1%989K2.41
    31 July 20252.6M+13.1%1.4M1.84
    15 July 20252.3M-3.4%1.5M1.52
    30 June 20252.4M+11.7%981K2.45
    13 June 20252.2M-0.3%738K2.91
    30 May 20252.2M+12.5%1.1M1.92
    15 May 20251.9M+28.9%1.1M1.68
    30 April 20251.5M-29.6%1.3M1.11
    15 April 20252.1M-1.9%1.8M1.16
    31 March 20252.2M-2.8%846K2.54
    14 March 20252.2M-1.5%1.1M1.94
    28 February 20252.2M-14.1%942K2.39
    14 February 20252.6M+20.3%1.1M2.38
    31 January 20252.2M+22.9%923K2.36
    15 January 20251.8M-7.6%943K1.88
    31 December 20241.9M-5.1%1.2M1.54
    13 December 20242.0M-9.0%946K2.13
    29 November 20242.2M+49.3%910K2.44
    15 November 20241.5M+29.9%955K1.55
    31 October 20241.1M-25.4%759K1.51
    15 October 20241.5M+26.7%706K2.17
    30 September 20241.2M-25.9%1.3M1.00
    13 September 20241.6M+1.1%693K2.36
    30 August 20241.6M-5.2%659K2.45
    15 August 20241.7M+4.3%846K2.01
    31 July 20241.6M+11.3%1.0M1.59
    15 July 20241.5M-5.4%901K1.63
    28 June 20241.6M+22.1%995K1.56
    14 June 20241.3M+19.6%989K1.29
    31 May 20241.1M+11.4%622K1.71
    15 May 2024955K-21.8%865K1.10
    30 April 20241.2M+10.0%1.1M1.10
    15 April 20241.1M+3.2%614K1.81
    28 March 20241.1M-15.1%600K1.79
    15 March 20241.3M-24.4%854K1.48
    29 February 20241.7M+3.6%1.1M1.58
    15 February 20241.6M+0.1%1.2M1.33
    31 January 20241.6M+45.0%1.1M1.45
    12 January 20241.1M-22.4%681K1.64
    29 December 20231.4M-34.1%736K1.95
    15 December 20232.2M-20.9%1.3M1.66
    30 November 20232.8M+3.5%1.1M2.49
    15 November 20232.7M-14.1%1.4M1.93
    31 October 20233.1M-17.5%1.4M2.24
    13 October 20233.8M+11.9%820K4.58
    29 September 20233.4M-3.1%687K4.88
    15 September 20233.5M+1.3%687K5.04
    31 August 20233.4M+18.1%742K4.60
    15 August 20232.9M+25.3%998K2.90
    31 July 20232.3M+50.6%881K2.62
    14 July 20231.5M-19.1%972K1.58
    30 June 20231.9M-26.0%817K2.32
    15 June 20232.6M+4.0%786K3.26
    31 May 20232.5M-2.2%722K3.41
    15 May 20232.5M+3.6%806K3.13
    28 April 20232.4M-23.8%1.3M1.88
    14 April 20233.2M+12.7%720K4.43
    31 March 20232.8M-10.7%792K3.57
    15 March 20233.2M+20.7%849K3.73
    28 February 20232.6M+29.8%1.2M2.25
    15 February 20232.0M-9.9%931K2.17
    31 January 20232.2M-23.8%926K2.42
    13 January 20232.9M+7.7%1.0M2.80
    30 December 20222.7M-8.5%665K4.11
    15 December 20223.0M-0.2%758K3.94
    30 November 20223.0M-25.4%839K3.57
    15 November 20224.0M+19.5%1.4M2.80
    31 October 20223.4M-14.8%1.1M3.04
    14 October 20223.9M+1.1%1.6M2.44
    30 September 20223.9M+13.0%1.1M3.63
    15 September 20223.4M+12.5%1.2M2.79
    31 August 20223.1M+4.2%635K4.83
    15 August 20222.9M+33.0%831K3.54
    29 July 20222.2M-15.0%722K3.07
    15 July 20222.6M-8.2%805K3.24
    30 June 20222.8M+37.8%917K3.10
    15 June 20222.1M+39.9%753K2.73
    31 May 20221.5M+11.2%1.2M1.27
    13 May 20221.3M+19.1%1.4M1.00
    29 April 20221.1M-0.1%962K1.15
    14 April 20221.1M+17.3%1.0M1.10
    31 March 2022949K-44.3%989K1.00
    15 March 20221.7M+42.7%1.5M1.17
    28 February 20221.2M-35.7%1.7M1.00
    15 February 20221.9M-11.6%1.3M1.39
    31 January 20222.1M+35.5%1.3M1.62
    14 January 20221.5M+3.8%1.2M1.34
    31 December 20211.5M+32.4%960K1.55
    15 December 20211.1M-5.6%797K1.41
    30 November 20211.2M+2.2%651K1.83
    15 November 20211.2M+20.0%698K1.67
    29 October 2021973K-38.1%897K1.09
    15 October 20211.6M-7.4%592K2.66
    30 September 20211.7M-8.0%767K2.21
    15 September 20211.8M+14.1%530K3.48
    31 August 20211.6M-3.4%512K3.15
    13 August 20211.7M-16.1%597K2.80
    30 July 20212.0M-6.2%633K3.15
    15 July 20212.1M+6.2%631K3.37
    30 June 20212.0M-3.1%615K3.26
    15 June 20212.1M-6.8%464K4.45
    28 May 20212.2M+21.8%751K2.95
    14 May 20211.8M-6.5%979K1.86
    30 April 20211.9M+8.9%767K2.54
    15 April 20211.8M+5.0%857K2.09
    31 March 20211.7M+41.8%1.0M1.63
    15 March 20211.2M-30.8%1.0M1.16
    26 February 20211.7M-21.7%1.1M1.62
    12 February 20212.2M+23.4%995K2.23
    29 January 20211.8M+7.0%1.0M1.72
    15 January 20211.7M+50.2%846K1.98
    31 December 20201.1M-13.4%787K1.42
    15 December 20201.3M-10.3%910K1.42
    30 November 20201.4M+20.2%594K2.42
    13 November 20201.2M+21.4%726K1.65
    30 October 2020986K-32.8%658K1.50
    15 October 20201.5M+22.3%430K3.42
    30 September 20201.2M+24.2%708K1.69
    15 September 2020967K-14.2%603K1.60
    31 August 20201.1M-8.5%477K2.36
    14 August 20201.2M-2.3%597K2.06
    31 July 20201.3M-36.3%620K2.03
    15 July 20202.0M+36.8%806K2.45
    30 June 20201.4M+13.1%701K2.06
    15 June 20201.3M-37.7%922K1.39
    29 May 20202.1M-20.4%724K2.84
    15 May 20202.6M+24.7%984K2.62
    30 April 20202.1M+21.6%913K2.27
    15 April 20201.7M+35.6%1.2M1.39
    31 March 20201.3M-36.2%2.7M1.00
    13 March 20202.0M+8.8%1.6M1.22
    28 February 20201.8M-0.2%1.1M1.63
    14 February 20201.8M-11.0%621K2.92
    31 January 20202.0M-1.2%618K3.29
    15 January 20202.1M+13.9%597K3.45
    31 December 20191.8M+2.4%722K2.51
    13 December 20191.8M-30.2%613K2.88
    29 November 20192.5M+130.2%1.3M1.92
    15 November 20191.1M-20.5%1.2M1.00
    31 October 20191.4M-16.2%978K1.41
    15 October 20191.7M+13.6%462K3.57
    30 September 20191.5M+19.6%902K1.61
    13 September 20191.2M-6.1%711K1.71
    30 August 20191.3M-4.7%516K2.50
    15 August 20191.4M-10.9%783K1.73
    31 July 20191.5M-12.5%899K1.69
    15 July 20191.7M+0.8%591K2.94
    28 June 20191.7M+2.7%748K2.31
    14 June 20191.7M-21.3%913K1.84
    31 May 20192.1M+50.3%1.0M2.10
    15 May 20191.4M-13.1%881K1.61
    30 April 20191.6M-26.0%852K1.92
    15 April 20192.2M+20.6%698K3.17
    29 March 20191.8M-0.4%942K1.94
    15 March 20191.8M+12.5%549K3.35
    28 February 20191.6M+17.7%636K2.57
    15 February 20191.4M-10.6%915K1.52
    31 January 20191.6M+37.8%675K2.30
    15 January 20191.1M-0.6%710K1.59
    31 December 20181.1M+28.6%891K1.27
    14 December 2018882K+2.0%925K1.00
    30 November 2018865K+3.5%796K1.09
    15 November 2018836K-28.1%657K1.27
    31 October 20181.2M-2.8%951K1.22
    15 October 20181.2M-19.4%732K1.64
    28 September 20181.5M-0.9%597K2.49
    14 September 20181.5M+13.0%694K2.16
    31 August 20181.3M-4.5%504K2.63
    15 August 20181.4M+1.3%510K2.72
    31 July 20181.4M+34.1%763K1.80
    13 July 20181.0M-20.8%579K1.77
    29 June 20181.3M-25.3%743K1.74
    15 June 20181.7M-11.7%823K2.10
    31 May 20182.0M-3.8%660K2.97
    15 May 20182.0M+32.2%698K2.91
    30 April 20181.5M+2.0%587K2.62
    13 April 20181.5M-8.1%839K1.80
    29 March 20181.6M-4.8%755K2.17
    15 March 20181.7M-22.2%677K2.55
    28 February 20182.2M+13.2%1.1M1.95
    15 February 20182.0M+18.3%1.2M1.59
    31 January 20181.7M+33.0%710K2.33
    12 January 20181.2M+8.9%852K1.46
    29 December 20171.1M756K1.51
    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.