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Workday, Inc. short interest

12.8M shares of Workday were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (8.1M to 29.6M). Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short12.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.1%+28% over a year
Days to cover5.98at 2.1M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (8.1M to 29.6M), and the share price moved -18% 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 202612.8M+1.1%2.1M5.98
    30 September 202612.6M-10.8%2.5M4.96
    15 September 202614.1M-17.0%2.6M5.42
    31 August 202617.0M-15.3%4.6M3.73
    14 August 202620.1M-20.6%5.2M3.86
    31 July 202625.3M-7.4%4.9M5.12
    15 July 202627.4M-7.7%4.1M6.67
    30 June 202629.6M+2.9%5.7M5.18
    15 June 202628.8M+6.5%4.9M5.83
    29 May 202627.0M+0.5%6.5M4.13
    15 May 202626.9M+2.9%4.4M6.16
    30 April 202626.1M+35.5%4.9M5.33
    15 April 202619.3M+17.0%5.1M3.80
    31 March 202616.5M+5.9%4.7M3.50
    13 March 202615.6M-0.5%5.1M3.07
    27 February 202615.6M+20.4%7.1M2.20
    13 February 202613.0M+34.0%5.7M2.28
    30 January 20269.7M+6.8%4.0M2.40
    15 January 20269.1M+5.6%2.9M3.13
    31 December 20258.6M+6.3%2.5M3.41
    15 December 20258.1M-17.1%2.8M2.93
    28 November 20259.8M-3.0%4.5M2.19
    14 November 202510.1M-10.9%2.3M4.37
    31 October 202511.3M+13.3%1.8M6.14
    15 October 202510.0M-2.5%2.3M4.29
    30 September 202510.2M+1.2%4.4M2.34
    15 September 202510.1M-3.3%2.8M3.60
    29 August 202510.4M+25.7%4.5M2.32
    15 August 20258.3M+6.6%3.5M2.35
    31 July 20257.8M+0.3%2.2M3.60
    15 July 20257.8M+10.6%2.4M3.22
    30 June 20257.0M+16.9%2.3M3.11
    13 June 20256.0M-0.4%1.7M3.59
    30 May 20256.0M-8.6%3.4M1.75
    15 May 20256.6M+7.9%1.4M4.81
    30 April 20256.1M-11.4%1.6M3.88
    15 April 20256.9M-17.1%3.3M2.08
    31 March 20258.3M+2.4%1.9M4.50
    14 March 20258.1M+7.1%2.1M3.96
    28 February 20257.6M-11.1%3.3M2.30
    14 February 20258.5M-7.9%2.2M3.94
    31 January 20259.3M+1.2%1.8M5.11
    15 January 20259.2M-12.9%2.1M4.29
    31 December 202410.5M+81.3%6.7M1.57
    13 December 20245.8M+12.8%4.0M1.45
    29 November 20245.1M+14.1%3.5M1.47
    15 November 20244.5M-4.4%1.9M2.41
    31 October 20244.7M+6.9%1.3M3.65
    15 October 20244.4M-4.5%1.8M2.48
    30 September 20244.6M-1.1%1.9M2.49
    13 September 20244.7M-4.3%1.8M2.62
    30 August 20244.9M-5.5%2.9M1.66
    15 August 20245.2M+8.0%2.2M2.36
    31 July 20244.8M-1.8%1.7M2.78
    15 July 20244.9M-12.4%1.8M2.72
    28 June 20245.6M+4.8%2.5M2.21
    14 June 20245.3M-8.2%2.5M2.12
    31 May 20245.8M+24.2%4.9M1.18
    15 May 20244.7M-7.9%2.3M2.00
    30 April 20245.1M+3.0%1.7M3.05
    15 April 20244.9M+21.0%1.4M3.63
    28 March 20244.1M+6.2%1.4M2.81
    15 March 20243.8M+23.6%3.2M1.21
    29 February 20243.1M-0.2%2.5M1.22
    15 February 20243.1M+9.2%1.3M2.35
    31 January 20242.8M-8.2%1.1M2.52
    12 January 20243.1M-4.9%1.5M2.11
    29 December 20233.2M-0.1%1.1M3.02
    15 December 20233.2M+23.7%2.4M1.33
    30 November 20232.6M-18.4%2.4M1.07
    15 November 20233.2M-8.7%1.4M2.26
    31 October 20233.5M-3.7%1.3M2.80
    13 October 20233.7M-11.8%1.9M1.94
    29 September 20234.1M+15.6%2.4M1.71
    15 September 20233.6M-10.3%1.3M2.73
    31 August 20234.0M+9.3%2.1M1.93
    15 August 20233.7M-17.8%1.2M2.97
    31 July 20234.5M+5.5%2.0M2.23
    14 July 20234.2M+4.8%1.7M2.55
    30 June 20234.0M-14.0%2.1M1.92
    15 June 20234.7M-3.1%2.1M2.26
    31 May 20234.8M-8.0%3.0M1.59
    15 May 20235.3M+2.0%1.8M2.96
    28 April 20235.2M+6.9%1.3M3.83
    14 April 20234.8M-2.7%2.0M2.41
    31 March 20235.0M+14.9%2.0M2.43
    15 March 20234.3M+6.1%1.9M2.24
    28 February 20234.1M-15.4%2.3M1.78
    15 February 20234.8M+12.4%1.9M2.48
    31 January 20234.3M-4.5%1.9M2.29
    13 January 20234.5M-3.5%2.0M2.22
    30 December 20224.6M+16.5%1.7M2.76
    15 December 20224.0M-12.7%2.4M1.65
    30 November 20224.6M+2.6%2.5M1.79
    15 November 20224.4M-23.8%2.7M1.63
    31 October 20225.8M-8.2%2.0M2.96
    14 October 20226.4M-4.8%1.7M3.64
    30 September 20226.7M-10.6%2.8M2.37
    15 September 20227.5M-3.4%2.7M2.77
    31 August 20227.7M-2.8%3.5M2.20
    15 August 20228.0M+13.4%2.3M3.50
    29 July 20227.0M-20.4%2.2M3.15
    15 July 20228.8M+2.7%2.4M3.63
    30 June 20228.6M-0.4%3.8M2.23
    15 June 20228.6M+0.3%3.1M2.74
    31 May 20228.6M+2.2%4.7M1.82
    13 May 20228.4M+2.8%3.3M2.54
    29 April 20228.2M-8.6%2.0M4.09
    14 April 20228.9M+3.2%1.6M5.53
    31 March 20228.7M-3.5%2.2M3.97
    15 March 20229.0M+3.4%2.9M3.08
    28 February 20228.7M+5.5%2.7M3.19
    15 February 20228.2M+6.4%1.9M4.41
    31 January 20227.7M+2.6%2.5M3.05
    14 January 20227.5M-4.4%2.5M3.00
    31 December 20217.9M-1.1%1.1M6.94
    15 December 20218.0M+7.3%1.7M4.68
    30 November 20217.4M+1.6%2.5M2.93
    15 November 20217.3M-1.7%1.3M5.84
    29 October 20217.4M-2.1%1.1M6.66
    15 October 20217.6M-5.5%1.4M5.60
    30 September 20218.0M+4.3%1.7M4.79
    15 September 20217.7M-3.9%1.3M6.05
    31 August 20218.0M+1.0%2.1M3.83
    13 August 20217.9M+2.9%1.2M6.45
    30 July 20217.7M-8.8%1.8M4.34
    15 July 20218.5M+3.0%1.3M6.28
    30 June 20218.2M+3.9%1.3M6.23
    15 June 20217.9M+6.7%1.6M5.02
    28 May 20217.4M+6.5%1.8M4.02
    14 May 20217.0M+3.1%1.5M4.57
    30 April 20216.8M-2.5%1.0M6.69
    15 April 20216.9M-4.9%1.1M6.54
    31 March 20217.3M-5.3%1.2M6.15
    15 March 20217.7M+12.0%2.0M3.84
    26 February 20216.9M+3.5%1.6M4.21
    12 February 20216.6M+13.4%2.3M2.85
    29 January 20215.9M-5.3%1.8M3.29
    15 January 20216.2M+1.3%1.8M3.45
    31 December 20206.1M-11.7%1.9M3.29
    15 December 20206.9M+5.2%1.8M3.85
    30 November 20206.6M+1.8%3.4M1.90
    13 November 20206.4M-9.9%1.4M4.64
    30 October 20207.2M+9.9%1.4M5.29
    15 October 20206.5M-0.8%1.4M4.69
    30 September 20206.6M-1.4%1.7M3.96
    15 September 20206.7M-5.3%2.1M3.16
    31 August 20207.0M-8.2%2.9M2.40
    14 August 20207.6M+3.3%1.0M7.53
    31 July 20207.4M+3.8%1.1M6.54
    15 July 20207.1M+6.6%1.6M4.48
    30 June 20206.7M+15.4%1.8M3.67
    15 June 20205.8M+6.5%1.7M3.43
    29 May 20205.4M-12.0%3.4M1.61
    15 May 20206.2M+9.9%1.8M3.47
    30 April 20205.6M+0.0%1.7M3.23
    15 April 20205.6M+10.7%3.0M1.90
    31 March 20205.1M-16.0%3.6M1.42
    13 March 20206.0M-2.1%2.5M2.40
    28 February 20206.2M-7.5%2.7M2.28
    14 February 20206.7M-1.9%1.3M5.17
    31 January 20206.8M+2.2%1.4M4.77
    15 January 20206.7M+4.2%1.7M3.84
    31 December 20196.4M-2.3%1.6M4.12
    13 December 20196.5M-7.7%2.5M2.60
    29 November 20197.1M-3.8%2.0M3.57
    15 November 20197.4M+5.1%1.4M5.20
    31 October 20197.0M-14.0%2.8M2.47
    15 October 20198.2M+3.6%1.8M4.61
    30 September 20197.9M+3.5%2.0M3.90
    13 September 20197.6M+8.1%2.3M3.26
    30 August 20197.0M+0.5%2.4M2.93
    15 August 20197.0M-6.3%1.5M4.64
    31 July 20197.5M-19.8%1.3M5.58
    15 July 20199.3M-1.8%1.4M6.67
    28 June 20199.5M-0.2%1.7M5.51
    14 June 20199.5M-4.0%1.9M5.07
    31 May 20199.9M+3.7%2.4M4.16
    15 May 20199.5M+9.5%1.3M7.24
    30 April 20198.7M-5.3%1.5M5.76
    15 April 20199.2M+4.9%1.5M6.15
    29 March 20198.8M-8.2%1.3M6.83
    15 March 20199.6M-0.1%2.7M3.55
    28 February 20199.6M-4.0%1.8M5.38
    15 February 201910.0M-1.2%1.7M5.80
    31 January 201910.1M-5.9%1.9M5.26
    15 January 201910.7M+13.0%2.3M4.74
    31 December 20189.5M-9.7%2.5M3.78
    14 December 201810.5M+4.6%3.3M3.22
    30 November 201810.1M-6.1%2.9M3.41
    15 November 201810.7M+1.1%2.0M5.24
    31 October 201810.6M-3.2%2.1M5.01
    15 October 201810.9M-9.4%2.3M4.81
    28 September 201812.1M+2.6%1.5M7.91
    14 September 201811.8M-17.1%2.5M4.77
    31 August 201814.2M+5.2%1.7M8.43
    15 August 201813.5M+0.3%1.5M9.11
    31 July 201813.5M-0.3%1.4M9.62
    13 July 201813.5M+7.1%2.0M6.84
    29 June 201812.6M-5.3%2.1M6.10
    15 June 201813.3M-7.7%2.7M4.95
    31 May 201814.4M+11.4%1.7M8.68
    15 May 201812.9M-3.2%1.3M9.87
    30 April 201813.4M-6.6%1.7M7.84
    13 April 201814.3M-4.1%1.3M11.28
    29 March 201814.9M-7.1%1.5M9.84
    15 March 201816.1M-1.3%2.0M8.10
    28 February 201816.3M+3.3%2.0M8.04
    15 February 201815.8M+3.9%1.7M9.27
    31 January 201815.2M+1.0%1.4M10.51
    12 January 201815.0M+2.3%1.8M8.45
    29 December 201714.7M1.3M11.67
    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.