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Xylem Inc. short interest

10.3M shares of Xylem were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (2.7M to 10.9M). Short sellers would need 4.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.5%+285% over a year
Days to cover4.69at 2.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.50%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 (2.7M to 10.9M), and the share price moved -33% 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 202610.3M-0.5%2.2M4.69
    30 September 202610.4M-4.8%2.6M3.96
    15 September 202610.9M+35.7%2.9M3.76
    31 August 20268.0M+2.2%1.7M4.65
    14 August 20267.9M+1.7%1.4M5.44
    31 July 20267.7M+0.7%2.4M3.28
    15 July 20267.7M-2.5%1.7M4.49
    30 June 20267.9M-3.6%2.2M3.56
    15 June 20268.2M+7.2%1.8M4.66
    29 May 20267.6M-5.1%1.9M3.93
    15 May 20268.0M+32.0%2.0M3.98
    30 April 20266.1M+15.5%2.9M2.11
    15 April 20265.3M+7.9%2.2M2.38
    31 March 20264.9M+21.0%2.0M2.39
    13 March 20264.0M-16.5%1.9M2.15
    27 February 20264.8M+7.4%2.0M2.42
    13 February 20264.5M+8.0%2.5M1.82
    30 January 20264.2M+47.1%1.6M2.57
    15 January 20262.8M-14.1%1.2M2.36
    31 December 20253.3M+1.1%918K3.59
    15 December 20253.3M-5.4%1.4M2.37
    28 November 20253.5M+8.1%1.7M1.98
    14 November 20253.2M+7.5%1.2M2.63
    31 October 20253.0M+11.0%1.3M2.35
    15 October 20252.7M+1.3%1.1M2.37
    30 September 20252.6M-9.3%1.2M2.12
    15 September 20252.9M+27.6%1.3M2.32
    29 August 20252.3M-6.1%1.1M2.10
    15 August 20252.4M+6.4%1.1M2.16
    31 July 20252.3M+5.0%1.1M2.03
    15 July 20252.2M-7.2%1.0M2.08
    30 June 20252.4M+0.3%1.6M1.50
    13 June 20252.3M-19.4%1.1M2.21
    30 May 20252.9M+12.8%1.3M2.31
    15 May 20252.6M-17.0%1.4M1.85
    30 April 20253.1M+3.5%2.2M1.38
    15 April 20253.0M-10.8%2.4M1.23
    31 March 20253.4M+12.3%1.7M1.92
    14 March 20253.0M-12.1%1.5M2.00
    28 February 20253.4M-1.0%1.5M2.20
    14 February 20253.4M+11.6%1.7M2.08
    31 January 20253.1M-8.1%1.2M2.59
    15 January 20253.4M-7.7%1.3M2.63
    31 December 20243.6M+6.5%1.2M3.00
    13 December 20243.4M+0.6%1.4M2.36
    29 November 20243.4M+47.6%1.8M1.87
    15 November 20242.3M-7.6%1.7M1.39
    31 October 20242.5M-13.2%1.1M2.34
    15 October 20242.9M+8.5%921K3.12
    30 September 20242.6M-12.3%1.1M2.32
    13 September 20243.0M+1.7%1.3M2.33
    30 August 20243.0M-9.7%1.1M2.68
    15 August 20243.3M+8.2%1.2M2.77
    31 July 20243.0M-10.7%1.4M2.23
    15 July 20243.4M-8.9%976K3.49
    28 June 20243.7M-4.8%1.3M2.94
    14 June 20243.9M+7.0%1.1M3.57
    31 May 20243.7M-15.3%1.7M2.14
    15 May 20244.3M-0.8%1.3M3.30
    30 April 20244.4M+2.0%1.3M3.48
    15 April 20244.3M-0.9%938K4.56
    28 March 20244.3M-3.1%881K4.90
    15 March 20244.5M+2.7%1.0M4.36
    29 February 20244.3M-10.0%1.1M3.89
    15 February 20244.8M+16.5%1.8M2.72
    31 January 20244.1M-3.3%1.1M3.66
    12 January 20244.3M-2.0%1.1M3.95
    29 December 20234.4M-5.7%976K4.48
    15 December 20234.6M+4.4%1.6M2.99
    30 November 20234.4M-4.4%1.4M3.25
    15 November 20234.6M+9.2%1.5M3.12
    31 October 20234.3M+0.3%1.7M2.49
    13 October 20234.2M+5.9%1.3M3.38
    29 September 20234.0M-2.7%1.7M2.40
    15 September 20234.1M+2.1%1.9M2.13
    31 August 20234.0M-15.6%1.1M3.70
    15 August 20234.8M+18.7%1.7M2.84
    31 July 20234.0M+15.0%1.1M3.52
    14 July 20233.5M-14.7%1.1M3.15
    30 June 20234.1M-17.7%1.7M2.47
    15 June 20235.0M-39.8%1.9M2.64
    31 May 20238.3M-46.4%5.2M1.59
    15 May 202315.4M+12.1%1.7M8.82
    28 April 202313.8M+4.4%1.2M11.96
    14 April 202313.2M+8.3%1.5M8.56
    31 March 202312.2M+1.6%1.7M7.02
    15 March 202312.0M+19.9%1.3M8.90
    28 February 202310.0M-2.2%1.4M7.02
    15 February 202310.2M+28.7%1.7M6.04
    31 January 20238.0M+115.0%2.9M2.74
    13 January 20233.7M-0.8%886K4.18
    30 December 20223.7M-0.4%717K5.20
    15 December 20223.7M+3.1%786K4.76
    30 November 20223.6M-5.7%867K4.19
    15 November 20223.8M-3.7%1.0M3.68
    31 October 20224.0M+19.0%901K4.44
    14 October 20223.4M-6.1%869K3.86
    30 September 20223.6M+0.1%1.3M2.82
    15 September 20223.6M-0.6%1.0M3.43
    31 August 20223.6M-1.8%699K5.15
    15 August 20223.7M+10.9%1,000K3.66
    29 July 20223.3M-20.3%1.1M3.06
    15 July 20224.1M+20.4%679K6.10
    30 June 20223.4M-3.1%1.4M2.48
    15 June 20223.6M-8.7%757K4.69
    31 May 20223.9M-12.4%1.1M3.46
    13 May 20224.4M-5.2%1.4M3.21
    29 April 20224.7M-13.1%1.1M4.13
    14 April 20225.4M-2.7%1.4M3.92
    31 March 20225.5M+29.8%1.5M3.57
    15 March 20224.3M-0.0%1.4M3.07
    28 February 20224.3M+1.7%1.6M2.71
    15 February 20224.2M+5.6%1.8M2.37
    31 January 20224.0M+17.0%1.7M2.40
    14 January 20223.4M+2.7%995K3.41
    31 December 20213.3M-2.6%817K4.05
    15 December 20213.4M+0.3%1.3M2.61
    30 November 20213.4M-6.8%932K3.63
    15 November 20213.6M+0.4%659K5.51
    29 October 20213.6M-5.7%541K6.68
    15 October 20213.8M-7.5%790K4.86
    30 September 20214.1M+18.9%818K5.07
    15 September 20213.5M-2.8%740K4.71
    31 August 20213.6M-5.3%694K5.17
    13 August 20213.8M+0.6%759K4.99
    30 July 20213.8M+7.0%704K5.35
    15 July 20213.5M-7.2%814K4.32
    30 June 20213.8M+0.9%1.2M3.29
    15 June 20213.8M+6.3%662K5.69
    28 May 20213.5M+4.3%652K5.43
    14 May 20213.4M+7.4%737K4.61
    30 April 20213.2M+0.4%497K6.35
    15 April 20213.1M+6.3%575K5.48
    31 March 20213.0M+28.5%969K3.06
    15 March 20212.3M+6.2%772K2.99
    26 February 20212.2M-10.5%894K2.43
    12 February 20212.4M+47.3%1.4M1.76
    29 January 20211.6M-18.9%1.0M1.58
    15 January 20212.0M-6.1%1.1M1.91
    31 December 20202.2M-9.2%717K3.02
    15 December 20202.4M-9.8%807K2.95
    30 November 20202.6M+22.4%683K3.87
    13 November 20202.2M-19.6%817K2.64
    30 October 20202.7M-21.5%853K3.15
    15 October 20203.4M-5.9%594K5.76
    30 September 20203.6M-34.5%1.0M3.57
    15 September 20205.6M+7.3%781K7.11
    31 August 20205.2M+11.6%501K10.33
    14 August 20204.6M+0.5%740K6.27
    31 July 20204.6M-7.8%943K4.89
    15 July 20205.0M+3.8%1.1M4.35
    30 June 20204.8M+2.1%1.6M3.05
    15 June 20204.7M-12.2%1.1M4.30
    29 May 20205.4M+4.8%1.1M4.95
    15 May 20205.1M+16.2%1.4M3.75
    30 April 20204.4M+11.0%1.2M3.76
    15 April 20204.0M-4.8%1.3M2.95
    31 March 20204.2M-21.3%1.5M2.75
    13 March 20205.3M+0.4%1.7M3.14
    28 February 20205.3M-14.9%1.5M3.61
    14 February 20206.2M+25.0%1.8M3.40
    31 January 20205.0M+7.0%972K5.11
    15 January 20204.7M+2.1%900K5.17
    31 December 20194.6M-4.6%679K6.70
    13 December 20194.8M-3.7%845K5.65
    29 November 20195.0M-4.0%1.0M4.77
    15 November 20195.2M-9.0%1.1M4.55
    31 October 20195.7M+15.9%913K6.22
    15 October 20194.9M-4.7%703K6.97
    30 September 20195.1M+20.3%776K6.64
    13 September 20194.3M+1.4%728K5.88
    30 August 20194.2M+6.3%584K7.24
    15 August 20194.0M+5.8%896K4.43
    31 July 20193.8M+1.1%662K5.68
    15 July 20193.7M+0.0%774K4.80
    28 June 20193.7M+5.8%959K3.87
    14 June 20193.5M-14.5%702K5.00
    31 May 20194.1M+1.6%759K5.41
    15 May 20194.0M-7.0%1.1M3.52
    30 April 20194.3M-4.2%714K6.09
    15 April 20194.5M+20.0%842K5.39
    29 March 20193.8M-14.8%684K5.53
    15 March 20194.4M-4.8%791K5.61
    28 February 20194.7M+5.5%782K5.96
    15 February 20194.4M-0.1%1.0M4.40
    31 January 20194.4M-6.1%1.1M4.17
    15 January 20194.7M+1.4%950K4.96
    31 December 20184.6M+26.7%1.2M4.02
    14 December 20183.7M+1.4%1.1M3.41
    30 November 20183.6M+4.5%1.0M3.52
    15 November 20183.5M-34.1%1.1M3.06
    31 October 20185.2M+4.0%1.3M3.93
    15 October 20185.0M+10.1%1.2M4.28
    28 September 20184.6M+7.1%791K5.79
    14 September 20184.3M-12.5%980K4.37
    31 August 20184.9M-4.7%896K5.45
    15 August 20185.1M+6.2%1.1M4.71
    31 July 20184.8M-2.2%1.2M3.92
    13 July 20184.9M+5.4%1.2M4.01
    29 June 20184.7M-12.9%1.4M3.38
    15 June 20185.4M+2.0%1.1M5.08
    31 May 20185.3M-4.6%1.1M4.73
    15 May 20185.5M+19.4%1.7M3.35
    30 April 20184.6M+17.4%1.1M4.09
    13 April 20183.9M+18.3%901K4.38
    29 March 20183.3M+3.0%883K3.77
    15 March 20183.2M+18.1%994K3.26
    28 February 20182.7M-9.7%889K3.08
    15 February 20183.0M-10.8%1.7M1.84
    31 January 20183.4M+16.9%933K3.64
    12 January 20182.9M-11.9%764K3.80
    29 December 20173.3M623K5.30
    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.