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Yum! Brands, Inc. short interest

11.8M shares of Yum! Brands were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (5.6M to 12.4M). Short sellers would need 4.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short11.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.1%+100% over a year
Days to cover4.76at 2.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.39%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 (5.6M to 12.4M), and the share price moved +12% 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 202611.8M-5.1%2.5M4.76
    30 September 202612.4M+26.0%2.5M4.97
    15 September 20269.9M+10.7%2.0M4.90
    31 August 20268.9M+2.9%2.5M3.53
    14 August 20268.6M+14.2%2.4M3.55
    31 July 20267.6M-10.9%2.8M2.75
    15 July 20268.5M-3.3%2.9M2.94
    30 June 20268.8M+10.5%2.5M3.45
    15 June 20267.9M+10.3%2.2M3.65
    29 May 20267.2M+7.6%2.2M3.34
    15 May 20266.7M+3.0%1.7M3.99
    30 April 20266.5M-3.5%1.9M3.43
    15 April 20266.7M-6.1%1.2M5.43
    31 March 20267.2M+9.7%1.9M3.74
    13 March 20266.5M+1.2%1.6M4.02
    27 February 20266.5M+12.5%1.9M3.45
    13 February 20265.7M-18.0%2.4M2.42
    30 January 20267.0M-18.8%2.3M3.08
    15 January 20268.6M-3.9%1.8M4.84
    31 December 20259.0M+8.6%1.9M4.73
    15 December 20258.3M+21.7%2.4M3.51
    28 November 20256.8M+0.3%2.0M3.33
    14 November 20256.8M+20.5%2.7M2.47
    31 October 20255.6M-4.6%1.6M3.46
    15 October 20255.9M-5.6%1.7M3.51
    30 September 20256.2M+10.8%2.0M3.14
    15 September 20255.6M-21.3%1.9M2.98
    29 August 20257.2M+10.4%1.9M3.84
    15 August 20256.5M+10.7%2.5M2.63
    31 July 20255.9M+18.3%1.7M3.41
    15 July 20255.0M-9.3%1.7M2.91
    30 June 20255.5M+28.7%2.4M2.25
    13 June 20254.2M+0.7%1.6M2.62
    30 May 20254.2M-3.7%2.0M2.14
    15 May 20254.4M-0.6%1.8M2.43
    30 April 20254.4M-2.3%2.1M2.08
    15 April 20254.5M-27.0%3.4M1.34
    31 March 20256.2M-11.0%1.9M3.17
    14 March 20256.9M-1.0%2.3M2.96
    28 February 20257.0M-4.5%2.2M3.23
    14 February 20257.3M+17.3%2.7M2.67
    31 January 20256.2M+2.4%1.9M3.27
    15 January 20256.1M+1.2%2.0M3.01
    31 December 20246.0M-2.0%1.7M3.59
    13 December 20246.2M-11.5%1.4M4.53
    29 November 20247.0M+13.8%1.6M4.44
    15 November 20246.1M-6.1%2.4M2.58
    31 October 20246.5M-10.0%1.4M4.55
    15 October 20247.2M+3.4%1.5M4.80
    30 September 20247.0M-3.8%2.4M2.97
    13 September 20247.3M-11.3%1.9M3.78
    30 August 20248.2M-9.5%1.7M4.71
    15 August 20249.1M+1.6%2.1M4.39
    31 July 20248.9M-15.6%1.8M4.91
    15 July 202410.6M+3.0%2.0M5.36
    28 June 202410.2M-0.1%2.7M3.78
    14 June 202410.3M+28.7%1.7M6.10
    31 May 20248.0M-9.9%1.6M5.00
    15 May 20248.8M+2.4%2.3M3.82
    30 April 20248.6M+4.3%2.1M4.12
    15 April 20248.3M+16.6%2.0M4.23
    28 March 20247.1M+4.9%1.8M3.87
    15 March 20246.8M+1.3%2.3M2.94
    29 February 20246.7M+9.6%2.0M3.27
    15 February 20246.1M+13.5%2.4M2.58
    31 January 20245.4M-12.3%1.6M3.34
    12 January 20246.1M+3.5%1.5M4.19
    29 December 20235.9M+12.9%1.2M4.90
    15 December 20235.2M+17.2%2.0M2.68
    30 November 20234.5M+3.1%1.2M3.59
    15 November 20234.3M+14.1%1.5M2.85
    31 October 20233.8M+7.0%1.6M2.35
    13 October 20233.6M+8.2%1.7M2.07
    29 September 20233.3M-12.2%1.6M2.07
    15 September 20233.7M-2.4%1.4M2.64
    31 August 20233.8M-24.9%1.5M2.59
    15 August 20235.1M+7.8%1.4M3.52
    31 July 20234.7M-15.4%1.4M3.44
    14 July 20235.6M-1.7%1.4M4.10
    30 June 20235.7M+15.2%2.2M2.64
    15 June 20234.9M-2.7%1.8M2.68
    31 May 20235.1M+63.2%2.2M2.27
    15 May 20233.1M-15.8%1.5M2.09
    28 April 20233.7M+3.1%1.5M2.46
    14 April 20233.6M-2.9%1.3M2.76
    31 March 20233.7M-2.6%1.3M2.88
    15 March 20233.8M+12.8%1.4M2.73
    28 February 20233.4M+32.7%1.9M1.73
    15 February 20232.5M-12.7%1.9M1.31
    31 January 20232.9M+1.3%1.5M1.95
    13 January 20232.9M-4.5%1.4M2.11
    30 December 20223.0M-13.9%1.6M1.83
    15 December 20223.5M+10.1%1.8M1.95
    30 November 20223.2M+21.3%2.0M1.61
    15 November 20222.6M+2.2%2.1M1.25
    31 October 20222.6M-12.3%1.8M1.39
    14 October 20222.9M+3.2%1.7M1.76
    30 September 20222.8M+13.8%1.7M1.70
    15 September 20222.5M+25.3%1.7M1.41
    31 August 20222.0M-30.7%1.5M1.29
    15 August 20222.9M-0.0%1.9M1.52
    29 July 20222.9M-12.9%1.7M1.72
    15 July 20223.3M+30.8%1.1M3.03
    30 June 20222.5M+9.5%1.5M1.66
    15 June 20222.3M-12.5%1.2M1.91
    31 May 20222.6M+17.1%1.8M1.47
    13 May 20222.2M-8.8%1.8M1.24
    29 April 20222.4M-2.7%2.0M1.22
    14 April 20222.5M-4.2%2.0M1.23
    31 March 20222.6M-25.8%2.0M1.32
    15 March 20223.5M+27.8%2.0M1.76
    28 February 20222.8M+18.5%2.2M1.26
    15 February 20222.3M-18.2%2.3M1.01
    31 January 20222.9M-25.5%2.5M1.16
    14 January 20223.8M-23.4%1.5M2.64
    31 December 20215.0M+9.7%1.1M4.60
    15 December 20214.6M+27.3%1.6M2.88
    30 November 20213.6M-7.8%1.3M2.77
    15 November 20213.9M+10.2%1.1M3.59
    29 October 20213.5M-9.8%1.5M2.42
    15 October 20213.9M+4.7%1.5M2.55
    30 September 20213.7M-5.1%2.1M1.74
    15 September 20213.9M+2.8%1.4M2.91
    31 August 20213.8M-9.6%1.1M3.40
    13 August 20214.2M+0.9%1.2M3.48
    30 July 20214.2M+15.2%2.0M2.14
    15 July 20213.6M+1.2%1.1M3.29
    30 June 20213.6M-2.7%2.0M1.80
    15 June 20213.7M-6.4%1.6M2.30
    28 May 20214.0M+22.7%1.5M2.57
    14 May 20213.2M-8.3%1.3M2.50
    30 April 20213.5M-5.3%1.2M2.97
    15 April 20213.7M-13.4%1.2M3.05
    31 March 20214.3M-7.0%1.7M2.49
    15 March 20214.6M+10.5%1.7M2.67
    26 February 20214.2M-0.4%1.6M2.55
    12 February 20214.2M+15.2%1.8M2.36
    29 January 20213.6M-25.9%1.4M2.61
    15 January 20214.9M-20.5%1.4M3.53
    31 December 20206.2M+51.4%1.7M3.69
    15 December 20204.1M+10.3%1.3M3.09
    30 November 20203.7M-9.5%1.2M3.20
    13 November 20204.1M+17.5%1.6M2.53
    30 October 20203.5M-17.5%1.3M2.77
    15 October 20204.2M+26.4%1.2M3.50
    30 September 20203.3M+3.4%1.5M2.23
    15 September 20203.2M+0.2%1.5M2.16
    31 August 20203.2M+0.0%1.3M2.51
    14 August 20203.2M-13.0%1.2M2.75
    31 July 20203.7M-2.4%1.8M2.03
    15 July 20203.8M-3.0%1.4M2.63
    30 June 20203.9M+0.6%2.1M1.83
    15 June 20203.9M-35.2%2.3M1.71
    29 May 20206.0M+23.0%2.7M2.24
    15 May 20204.9M+26.2%1.9M2.62
    30 April 20203.9M-14.8%2.3M1.68
    15 April 20204.5M-0.9%2.9M1.54
    31 March 20204.6M+4.6%4.5M1.02
    13 March 20204.4M-8.7%2.7M1.60
    28 February 20204.8M+2.1%2.4M2.01
    14 February 20204.7M+10.5%1.8M2.67
    31 January 20204.2M-19.4%2.0M2.16
    15 January 20205.3M+3.1%1.4M3.83
    31 December 20195.1M+14.5%1.5M3.50
    13 December 20194.5M-13.1%1.6M2.81
    29 November 20195.1M+10.1%2.3M2.19
    15 November 20194.7M+5.9%2.6M1.76
    31 October 20194.4M-9.8%2.4M1.81
    15 October 20194.9M+5.5%1.3M3.78
    30 September 20194.6M-8.8%1.9M2.38
    13 September 20195.1M+4.4%1.8M2.90
    30 August 20194.9M-3.1%1.2M4.17
    15 August 20195.0M-8.0%1.9M2.70
    31 July 20195.5M+10.2%1.1M4.92
    15 July 20194.9M-2.5%1.3M3.89
    28 June 20195.1M-4.8%1.6M3.26
    14 June 20195.3M-5.7%1.6M3.39
    31 May 20195.6M+9.8%1.7M3.30
    15 May 20195.1M+12.9%1.6M3.30
    30 April 20194.6M+1.5%1.3M3.58
    15 April 20194.5M-0.7%1.2M3.86
    29 March 20194.5M-22.4%1.7M2.68
    15 March 20195.8M+1.5%2.0M2.94
    28 February 20195.7M+3.7%1.9M3.02
    15 February 20195.5M-11.8%2.0M2.76
    31 January 20196.3M+2.3%1.7M3.61
    15 January 20196.1M-6.6%2.2M2.78
    31 December 20186.6M+30.1%2.6M2.48
    14 December 20185.0M+23.7%2.8M1.78
    30 November 20184.1M+12.1%2.2M1.89
    15 November 20183.6M-20.0%2.4M1.49
    31 October 20184.5M-12.9%2.3M1.95
    15 October 20185.2M+3.9%1.6M3.22
    28 September 20185.0M-0.5%1.6M3.18
    14 September 20185.1M+7.4%1.7M2.99
    31 August 20184.7M+9.3%1.5M3.07
    15 August 20184.3M-9.0%1.9M2.25
    31 July 20184.7M-6.4%1.4M3.33
    13 July 20185.0M-16.7%1.3M3.88
    29 June 20186.1M-2.9%2.8M2.15
    15 June 20186.2M-7.4%2.5M2.46
    31 May 20186.7M-2.9%2.3M2.91
    15 May 20186.9M+1.1%2.9M2.42
    30 April 20186.9M-0.4%2.0M3.38
    13 April 20186.9M-10.3%2.0M3.45
    29 March 20187.7M+3.3%2.2M3.55
    15 March 20187.4M+19.9%2.2M3.41
    28 February 20186.2M+1.1%2.4M2.56
    15 February 20186.1M-4.1%3.1M1.95
    31 January 20186.4M+3.7%1.6M4.06
    12 January 20186.2M+17.2%1.7M3.67
    29 December 20175.3M1.2M4.51
    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.