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$188.13 -2.08 (-1.09%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$51.81B
Shares
272.39M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

BDX Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 9,473,908 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.1% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
9,473,908 +1.1% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
59/100
Short interest 3.4% of shares — P63 Days to cover 4.8 — P67 Price vs VWAP +18.5% — P90 Short-volume trend -5.7% — P30 Short interest change -6.5% — P33 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P57

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 9,368,149 10,015,223 -647,074 4.80
2026-07-31 10,015,223 10,381,615 -366,392 5.73
2026-07-15 10,381,615 11,236,246 -854,631 5.82
2026-06-30 11,236,246 7,277,932 +3,958,314 2.90
2026-06-15 7,277,932 7,204,143 +73,789 3.60
2026-05-29 7,204,143 8,414,123 -1,209,980 2.41
2026-05-15 8,414,123 6,377,860 +2,036,263 2.28
2026-04-30 6,377,860 7,213,805 -835,945 2.05
2026-04-15 7,213,805 9,492,557 -2,278,752 2.94
2026-03-31 9,492,557 11,469,470 -1,976,913 4.16
2026-03-13 11,469,470 13,780,778 -2,311,308 4.27
2026-02-27 13,780,778 14,558,496 -777,718 4.70
2026-02-13 14,558,496 6,692,313 +7,866,183 3.75
2026-01-30 8,512,622 7,719,969 +792,653 3.45
2026-01-15 7,719,969 7,669,679 +50,290 3.64
2025-12-31 7,669,679 6,117,982 +1,551,698 3.20
2025-12-15 6,117,982 6,099,096 +18,885 2.46
2025-11-28 6,099,096 5,316,002 +783,094 2.36
2025-11-14 5,316,002 3,960,296 +1,355,707 1.15
2025-10-31 3,960,296 4,173,685 -213,389 1.45
2025-10-15 4,173,685 4,877,840 -704,155 2.75
2025-09-30 4,877,840 5,448,439 -570,599 2.68
2025-09-15 5,448,439 5,801,462 -353,023 2.41
2025-08-29 5,801,462 6,585,209 -783,747 2.68

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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