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Williams Companies, Inc. short interest

26.6M shares of Williams Companies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (12.8M to 27.2M). Short sellers would need 3.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short26.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.1%+108% over a year
Days to cover3.35at 7.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.13%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 top of its range over the last year (12.8M to 27.2M), and the share price moved +0% 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 202626.6M-2.1%7.9M3.35
    30 September 202627.2M+13.1%7.6M3.59
    15 September 202624.0M-8.1%7.5M3.21
    31 August 202626.2M+8.5%7.8M3.36
    14 August 202624.1M-8.9%6.2M3.87
    31 July 202626.5M+29.4%6.6M3.99
    15 July 202620.5M-16.6%6.4M3.19
    30 June 202624.5M+4.0%9.8M2.50
    15 June 202623.6M+8.8%5.8M4.08
    29 May 202621.7M+6.8%6.9M3.13
    15 May 202620.3M+9.1%6.8M2.98
    30 April 202618.6M+7.7%5.9M3.15
    15 April 202617.3M+7.1%5.7M3.01
    31 March 202616.1M+4.2%6.5M2.48
    13 March 202615.5M+8.7%6.6M2.36
    27 February 202614.2M-7.1%6.7M2.12
    13 February 202615.3M-5.8%10.1M1.52
    30 January 202616.3M+7.4%7.4M2.20
    15 January 202615.2M-2.8%7.2M2.10
    31 December 202515.6M-1.4%5.8M2.70
    15 December 202515.8M+22.0%6.8M2.33
    28 November 202513.0M-15.7%6.8M1.89
    14 November 202515.4M+13.2%8.8M1.75
    31 October 202513.6M+6.4%7.6M1.79
    15 October 202512.8M-15.3%6.2M2.05
    30 September 202515.1M+14.5%7.9M1.91
    15 September 202513.2M+6.2%5.7M2.30
    29 August 202512.4M-12.1%5.5M2.23
    15 August 202514.1M-1.5%7.8M1.81
    31 July 202514.3M-3.1%6.3M2.27
    15 July 202514.8M+3.8%8.1M1.83
    30 June 202514.2M-6.9%10.8M1.31
    13 June 202515.3M-10.1%7.4M2.07
    30 May 202517.0M-11.9%7.6M2.24
    15 May 202519.3M-1.8%6.8M2.82
    30 April 202519.6M-0.0%5.6M3.47
    15 April 202519.6M-6.7%10.2M1.92
    31 March 202521.0M+9.0%7.1M2.96
    14 March 202519.3M+14.6%8.3M2.34
    28 February 202516.8M-6.5%8.1M2.07
    14 February 202518.0M+3.9%7.5M2.41
    31 January 202517.3M+0.1%8.4M2.06
    15 January 202517.3M-3.2%6.9M2.49
    31 December 202417.9M+4.6%6.6M2.71
    13 December 202417.1M+17.4%7.8M2.18
    29 November 202414.6M+0.8%7.2M2.01
    15 November 202414.4M-18.2%6.3M2.28
    31 October 202417.7M-15.4%5.6M3.17
    15 October 202420.9M-1.4%6.0M3.49
    30 September 202421.2M-21.9%5.6M3.82
    13 September 202427.1M+27.1%4.8M5.69
    30 August 202421.4M-1.6%4.5M4.78
    15 August 202421.7M-8.9%6.3M3.42
    31 July 202423.9M+19.7%7.5M3.19
    15 July 202419.9M-1.4%3.9M5.12
    28 June 202420.2M-10.2%7.2M2.81
    14 June 202422.5M+16.0%5.6M4.05
    31 May 202419.4M-15.8%5.7M3.41
    15 May 202423.0M+8.0%6.4M3.58
    30 April 202421.3M-17.4%6.2M3.46
    15 April 202425.8M+13.7%6.9M3.74
    28 March 202422.7M+1.8%6.7M3.40
    15 March 202422.3M+16.1%7.3M3.04
    29 February 202419.2M+6.7%8.2M2.35
    15 February 202418.0M+4.0%7.5M2.40
    31 January 202417.3M+2.2%6.3M2.73
    12 January 202416.9M-8.3%7.1M2.39
    29 December 202318.5M-18.6%4.9M3.81
    15 December 202322.7M-4.6%8.6M2.64
    30 November 202323.8M-6.8%6.2M3.84
    15 November 202325.5M+10.9%6.2M4.13
    31 October 202323.0M-2.3%6.5M3.55
    13 October 202323.6M-3.9%5.9M3.98
    29 September 202324.5M-1.2%5.7M4.30
    15 September 202324.8M+1.5%6.2M4.00
    31 August 202324.4M-7.6%5.4M4.56
    15 August 202326.4M-0.9%6.0M4.40
    31 July 202326.7M-13.1%5.4M4.96
    14 July 202330.7M+25.9%8.4M3.64
    30 June 202324.4M+12.3%9.3M2.62
    15 June 202321.7M+6.1%8.3M2.62
    31 May 202320.5M-6.1%7.0M2.92
    15 May 202321.8M+1.4%6.7M3.25
    28 April 202321.5M-8.0%4.8M4.50
    14 April 202323.4M+7.0%6.6M3.56
    31 March 202321.8M+9.1%7.3M2.98
    15 March 202320.0M-0.4%7.9M2.52
    28 February 202320.1M+6.7%8.0M2.52
    15 February 202318.8M+5.7%6.9M2.73
    31 January 202317.8M+4.9%7.5M2.37
    13 January 202317.0M-15.1%6.1M2.80
    30 December 202220.0M+1.7%5.7M3.50
    15 December 202219.7M+7.2%6.8M2.91
    30 November 202218.3M-6.0%6.5M2.84
    15 November 202219.5M-7.1%6.1M3.18
    31 October 202221.0M+10.0%6.8M3.08
    14 October 202219.1M-6.0%6.9M2.76
    30 September 202220.3M-16.8%8.9M2.29
    15 September 202224.4M+18.2%7.7M3.19
    31 August 202220.7M+3.1%6.5M3.20
    15 August 202220.0M-7.3%6.6M3.04
    29 July 202221.6M-2.5%6.1M3.51
    15 July 202222.2M+16.3%8.1M2.74
    30 June 202219.0M-0.2%12.3M1.55
    15 June 202219.1M-5.4%8.1M2.35
    31 May 202220.2M+0.3%8.3M2.44
    13 May 202220.1M+11.2%9.4M2.13
    29 April 202218.1M+4.7%7.9M2.28
    14 April 202217.3M-0.2%7.6M2.28
    31 March 202217.3M-10.1%8.3M2.08
    15 March 202219.2M-19.4%11.0M1.75
    28 February 202223.9M-10.4%9.8M2.44
    15 February 202226.7M+4.6%8.9M3.01
    31 January 202225.5M+0.6%11.6M2.20
    14 January 202225.3M+17.1%10.3M2.46
    31 December 202121.6M-6.9%6.6M3.29
    15 December 202123.2M-5.8%9.5M2.46
    30 November 202124.7M-4.7%7.2M3.41
    15 November 202125.9M+1.4%6.5M3.99
    29 October 202125.5M-23.4%8.0M3.18
    15 October 202133.3M+21.9%10.1M3.28
    30 September 202127.3M+14.8%9.0M3.05
    15 September 202123.8M+16.8%8.9M2.68
    31 August 202120.4M-18.5%7.2M2.84
    13 August 202125.0M-1.1%5.5M4.56
    30 July 202125.3M+0.6%6.8M3.74
    15 July 202125.1M+20.4%6.0M4.15
    30 June 202120.9M-10.1%7.0M2.97
    15 June 202123.2M-1.1%7.2M3.22
    28 May 202123.5M-3.0%6.7M3.52
    14 May 202124.2M+19.8%8.2M2.96
    30 April 202120.2M-9.2%6.0M3.34
    15 April 202122.3M+15.3%5.7M3.92
    31 March 202119.3M-19.2%8.8M2.19
    15 March 202123.9M+10.0%8.8M2.70
    26 February 202121.7M-4.9%7.9M2.75
    12 February 202122.8M+10.2%6.9M3.32
    29 January 202120.7M-14.1%8.4M2.46
    15 January 202124.1M-1.8%9.0M2.67
    31 December 202024.6M+6.0%7.3M3.36
    15 December 202023.2M+8.5%10.8M2.15
    30 November 202021.4M-0.4%8.5M2.53
    13 November 202021.5M-4.1%8.5M2.54
    30 October 202022.4M+1.2%7.4M3.01
    15 October 202022.1M-7.7%8.6M2.57
    30 September 202024.0M+31.9%11.4M2.10
    15 September 202018.2M+0.9%7.2M2.51
    31 August 202018.0M-3.5%5.6M3.23
    14 August 202018.7M+1.2%7.6M2.45
    31 July 202018.4M-2.0%6.6M2.79
    15 July 202018.8M+3.4%7.0M2.69
    30 June 202018.2M-6.0%9.8M1.86
    15 June 202019.4M-7.3%9.6M2.02
    29 May 202020.9M-1.9%7.5M2.79
    15 May 202021.3M-15.2%10.3M2.06
    30 April 202025.1M+5.7%12.4M2.02
    15 April 202023.7M+19.7%18.8M1.26
    31 March 202019.8M-12.7%21.6M1.00
    13 March 202022.7M-10.7%21.5M1.06
    28 February 202025.5M+3.1%16.5M1.55
    14 February 202024.7M-3.9%8.5M2.90
    31 January 202025.7M-0.2%11.5M2.23
    15 January 202025.8M-6.9%8.0M3.24
    31 December 201927.7M-11.4%11.0M2.51
    13 December 201931.2M+14.3%10.5M2.97
    29 November 201927.3M+6.5%11.5M2.37
    15 November 201925.7M+19.1%10.8M2.39
    31 October 201921.6M-10.3%9.5M2.27
    15 October 201924.0M-10.4%7.1M3.38
    30 September 201926.8M+9.1%6.9M3.87
    13 September 201924.6M+0.9%6.8M3.61
    30 August 201924.4M+7.2%7.7M3.17
    15 August 201922.7M-6.0%10.6M2.14
    31 July 201924.2M+2.8%9.4M2.57
    15 July 201923.5M-14.4%4.9M4.79
    28 June 201927.5M+18.6%7.6M3.60
    14 June 201923.1M+1.0%6.5M3.54
    31 May 201922.9M-4.4%7.1M3.23
    15 May 201924.0M-2.0%6.6M3.63
    30 April 201924.5M-10.5%5.1M4.80
    15 April 201927.3M-0.9%6.0M4.53
    29 March 201927.6M-4.8%7.8M3.54
    15 March 201929.0M-9.2%6.6M4.42
    28 February 201931.9M-4.6%6.7M4.74
    15 February 201933.4M-12.0%8.3M4.01
    31 January 201938.0M-7.6%8.6M4.40
    15 January 201941.1M+17.4%9.9M4.15
    31 December 201835.0M-8.3%13.6M2.58
    14 December 201838.2M-7.0%10.3M3.72
    30 November 201841.1M+18.1%9.7M4.25
    15 November 201834.8M+9.6%9.9M3.51
    31 October 201831.8M+8.3%9.6M3.30
    15 October 201829.3M-10.4%9.4M3.10
    28 September 201832.7M+7.9%12.2M2.69
    14 September 201830.3M-17.5%10.4M2.93
    31 August 201836.8M-18.5%9.9M3.70
    15 August 201845.1M+55.8%26.1M1.73
    31 July 201829.0M+24.9%8.8M3.27
    13 July 201823.2M+2.1%6.0M3.86
    29 June 201822.7M+2.8%8.7M2.61
    15 June 201822.1M-6.3%8.3M2.65
    31 May 201823.6M+40.4%9.9M2.39
    15 May 201816.8M-6.7%6.9M2.43
    30 April 201818.0M+4.0%5.7M3.17
    13 April 201817.3M+0.5%10.4M1.67
    29 March 201817.2M-24.2%9.9M1.74
    15 March 201822.7M+35.9%9.5M2.39
    28 February 201816.7M+4.3%5.7M2.91
    15 February 201816.0M-15.1%7.1M2.26
    31 January 201818.9M-7.4%5.5M3.45
    12 January 201820.4M+25.6%5.7M3.60
    29 December 201716.2M4.6M3.52
    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.