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Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. short interest

8.0M shares of Zimmer Biomet Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 27 Feb 2026. Short sellers would need 3.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-18.3%+12% over a year
Days to cover3.94at 2.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.21%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 fewest since 27 Feb 2026, and the share price moved +6% 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 20268.0M-18.3%2.0M3.94
    30 September 20269.7M+13.6%2.2M4.39
    15 September 20268.6M-2.4%1.9M4.40
    31 August 20268.8M-0.1%1.4M6.48
    14 August 20268.8M-21.3%3.0M2.93
    31 July 202611.2M-7.3%2.3M4.87
    15 July 202612.1M+2.0%2.3M5.17
    30 June 202611.8M+1.1%2.6M4.63
    15 June 202611.7M+34.0%2.0M5.82
    29 May 20268.7M-4.9%2.3M3.78
    15 May 20269.2M-8.3%2.2M4.09
    30 April 202610.0M-0.9%3.1M3.22
    15 April 202610.1M+0.9%2.0M5.07
    31 March 202610.0M+24.8%2.0M5.09
    13 March 20268.0M+4.2%2.2M3.65
    27 February 20267.7M-8.6%2.0M3.81
    13 February 20268.4M-14.1%2.7M3.06
    30 January 20269.8M+3.5%2.1M4.72
    15 January 20269.5M-8.5%2.4M3.88
    31 December 202510.3M+33.0%1.7M6.15
    15 December 20257.8M-8.5%2.3M3.31
    28 November 20258.5M+12.6%2.0M4.27
    14 November 20257.5M+3.8%3.3M2.31
    31 October 20257.3M+1.9%1.3M5.61
    15 October 20257.1M+5.0%1.2M5.98
    30 September 20256.8M+3.4%1.6M4.31
    15 September 20256.6M+13.1%1.2M5.51
    29 August 20255.8M-16.5%1.3M4.62
    15 August 20257.0M+17.5%2.0M3.41
    31 July 20255.9M-19.2%1.6M3.81
    15 July 20257.3M-13.0%1.9M3.87
    30 June 20258.4M+31.4%2.5M3.33
    13 June 20256.4M+16.6%1.4M4.65
    30 May 20255.5M-7.5%2.7M2.07
    15 May 20256.0M-5.0%3.3M1.80
    30 April 20256.3M-0.2%1.9M3.34
    15 April 20256.3M-12.7%2.7M2.36
    31 March 20257.2M+15.6%1.6M4.56
    14 March 20256.2M-11.7%2.0M3.05
    28 February 20257.1M-0.3%1.9M3.78
    14 February 20257.1M-4.7%2.2M3.15
    31 January 20257.4M-2.7%1.8M4.21
    15 January 20257.6M+4.0%1.7M4.45
    31 December 20247.3M+8.4%1.7M4.27
    13 December 20246.8M+1.9%1.3M5.35
    29 November 20246.6M-3.3%1.5M4.54
    15 November 20246.9M+2.7%1.6M4.22
    31 October 20246.7M+16.2%1.5M4.51
    15 October 20245.8M-14.2%1.4M4.12
    30 September 20246.7M+15.8%1.6M4.17
    13 September 20245.8M-1.7%2.0M2.94
    30 August 20245.9M+1.7%964K6.11
    15 August 20245.8M-0.7%1.6M3.65
    31 July 20245.8M+0.3%1.5M4.00
    15 July 20245.8M+10.2%1.4M4.13
    28 June 20245.3M+14.2%2.0M2.58
    14 June 20244.6M+1.0%1.6M2.88
    31 May 20244.6M-18.9%1.4M3.35
    15 May 20245.6M+32.2%1.5M3.76
    30 April 20244.3M+0.6%1.2M3.52
    15 April 20244.2M-10.3%1.0M4.13
    28 March 20244.7M+3.1%1.2M3.98
    15 March 20244.6M-6.4%1.3M3.66
    29 February 20244.9M+17.5%1.5M3.19
    15 February 20244.2M-2.9%2.0M2.11
    31 January 20244.3M+4.5%1.6M2.71
    12 January 20244.1M-3.3%1.8M2.27
    29 December 20234.3M+32.9%1.6M2.63
    15 December 20233.2M+42.3%1.9M1.72
    30 November 20232.2M-9.8%1.7M1.35
    15 November 20232.5M+13.4%2.2M1.13
    31 October 20232.2M+4.1%1.4M1.53
    13 October 20232.1M-22.9%1.8M1.19
    29 September 20232.7M+22.5%1.8M1.53
    15 September 20232.2M+2.9%1.7M1.35
    31 August 20232.2M-20.3%2.0M1.09
    15 August 20232.7M-12.5%1.7M1.63
    31 July 20233.1M-11.7%1.2M2.56
    14 July 20233.5M-9.4%1.0M3.42
    30 June 20233.9M+2.2%1.3M2.95
    15 June 20233.8M+27.0%1.5M2.49
    31 May 20233.0M+11.8%1.8M1.65
    15 May 20232.7M-17.2%1.5M1.74
    28 April 20233.2M-6.2%1.3M2.41
    14 April 20233.5M+4.9%1.0M3.41
    31 March 20233.3M-1.7%989K3.33
    15 March 20233.3M+6.0%1.3M2.52
    28 February 20233.2M+4.9%1.2M2.70
    15 February 20233.0M+26.4%1.8M1.71
    31 January 20232.4M+1.8%1.6M1.50
    13 January 20232.3M-22.3%1.8M1.30
    30 December 20223.0M-0.1%1.0M2.95
    15 December 20223.0M+8.1%1.6M1.93
    30 November 20222.8M+23.3%940K2.97
    15 November 20222.3M-16.5%1.5M1.52
    31 October 20222.7M-2.2%1.1M2.51
    14 October 20222.8M+3.3%1.0M2.66
    30 September 20222.7M+5.3%1.2M2.28
    15 September 20222.5M+3.4%1.2M2.21
    31 August 20222.5M-1.4%727K3.39
    15 August 20222.5M+4.2%969K2.58
    29 July 20222.4M-10.1%1.4M1.71
    15 July 20222.7M-1.0%945K2.82
    30 June 20222.7M+4.7%1.4M1.93
    15 June 20222.6M+19.8%1.3M1.95
    31 May 20222.1M-14.6%992K2.16
    13 May 20222.5M-28.4%1.7M1.46
    29 April 20223.5M+7.1%1.3M2.62
    14 April 20223.3M-4.6%1.4M2.29
    31 March 20223.4M+30.3%1.8M1.92
    15 March 20222.6M+27.4%2.1M1.28
    28 February 20222.1M+1.0%1.6M1.26
    15 February 20222.0M-0.9%2.5M1.00
    31 January 20222.1M-28.5%2.1M1.00
    14 January 20222.9M-3.4%1.5M1.87
    31 December 20213.0M+54.7%1.9M1.55
    15 December 20211.9M-19.8%1.9M1.03
    30 November 20212.4M+17.9%1.5M1.56
    15 November 20212.0M-18.7%2.1M1.00
    29 October 20212.5M-0.4%869K2.90
    15 October 20212.5M-11.8%944K2.68
    30 September 20212.9M-13.2%1.4M1.98
    15 September 20213.3M+36.4%1.8M1.84
    31 August 20212.4M-14.8%1.4M1.75
    13 August 20212.8M+40.1%2.1M1.33
    30 July 20212.0M-6.4%1.2M1.72
    15 July 20212.2M+11.5%1.1M2.01
    30 June 20211.9M+4.8%1.5M1.34
    15 June 20211.9M-0.4%1.4M1.35
    28 May 20211.9M-6.0%843K2.21
    14 May 20212.0M-12.7%1.1M1.86
    30 April 20212.3M-9.7%866K2.63
    15 April 20212.5M-3.1%847K2.97
    31 March 20212.6M+22.1%795K3.27
    15 March 20212.1M-15.4%1.5M1.45
    26 February 20212.5M-10.9%1.0M2.49
    12 February 20212.8M+3.4%1.5M1.92
    29 January 20212.7M+1.5%1.1M2.50
    15 January 20212.7M+14.7%1.1M2.40
    31 December 20202.3M+7.0%726K3.22
    15 December 20202.2M+12.6%870K2.52
    30 November 20201.9M-3.9%1.0M1.89
    13 November 20202.0M-4.8%1.4M1.42
    30 October 20202.1M-16.7%967K2.20
    15 October 20202.6M-15.8%819K3.12
    30 September 20203.0M+9.8%960K3.16
    15 September 20202.8M-6.4%757K3.65
    31 August 20203.0M-8.0%768K3.84
    14 August 20203.2M+15.2%1.1M2.90
    31 July 20202.8M+0.4%994K2.80
    15 July 20202.8M-0.8%1.3M2.09
    30 June 20202.8M+11.1%1.7M1.66
    15 June 20202.5M-8.1%1.3M1.87
    29 May 20202.7M+21.7%1.5M1.86
    15 May 20202.2M-14.4%1.3M1.70
    30 April 20202.6M-2.0%1.5M1.78
    15 April 20202.7M+20.5%2.0M1.34
    31 March 20202.2M-20.6%2.7M1.00
    13 March 20202.8M+35.4%2.1M1.32
    28 February 20202.1M+3.1%1.5M1.36
    14 February 20202.0M-6.8%1.2M1.69
    31 January 20202.2M+7.5%750K2.87
    15 January 20202.0M+6.5%858K2.33
    31 December 20191.9M-12.6%879K2.14
    13 December 20192.2M+11.3%724K2.97
    29 November 20191.9M+1.8%775K2.50
    15 November 20191.9M-3.5%1.2M1.62
    31 October 20192.0M-8.3%728K2.71
    15 October 20192.1M-10.0%995K2.16
    30 September 20192.4M-13.0%1.1M2.17
    13 September 20192.7M-13.7%1.0M2.69
    30 August 20193.2M-1.2%913K3.48
    15 August 20193.2M+18.5%1.3M2.41
    31 July 20192.7M+29.7%1.6M1.71
    15 July 20192.1M-11.8%990K2.11
    28 June 20192.4M-2.4%1.4M1.74
    14 June 20192.4M+1.1%968K2.51
    31 May 20192.4M-12.3%1.1M2.23
    15 May 20192.7M+9.5%959K2.86
    30 April 20192.5M-8.2%1.8M1.43
    15 April 20192.7M-7.1%1.0M2.66
    29 March 20192.9M+25.9%1.3M2.28
    15 March 20192.3M-7.2%1.2M1.94
    28 February 20192.5M-15.2%962K2.61
    15 February 20193.0M+2.1%1.6M1.82
    31 January 20192.9M+6.0%1.2M2.52
    15 January 20192.7M-13.3%1.4M1.92
    31 December 20183.2M+7.8%1.8M1.79
    14 December 20182.9M+12.8%1.4M2.04
    30 November 20182.6M-4.9%1.0M2.52
    15 November 20182.7M-17.8%1.1M2.46
    31 October 20183.3M-1.1%1.4M2.35
    15 October 20183.4M-13.1%978K3.44
    28 September 20183.9M+5.4%990K3.91
    14 September 20183.7M+4.2%1.1M3.31
    31 August 20183.5M-0.7%922K3.83
    15 August 20183.5M-3.3%931K3.81
    31 July 20183.7M-2.1%1.4M2.56
    13 July 20183.7M+0.3%625K6.00
    29 June 20183.7M+2.7%1.1M3.53
    15 June 20183.6M+6.6%885K4.11
    31 May 20183.4M-20.1%990K3.45
    15 May 20184.3M+19.9%1.5M2.87
    30 April 20183.6M+4.9%1.6M2.26
    13 April 20183.4M-12.4%982K3.46
    29 March 20183.9M+22.9%1.3M3.08
    15 March 20183.2M+18.7%1.3M2.50
    28 February 20182.7M-5.0%773K3.44
    15 February 20182.8M-5.9%1.5M1.82
    31 January 20183.0M+7.9%1.6M1.89
    12 January 20182.8M+17.1%1.4M1.94
    29 December 20172.4M1.4M1.70
    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.