BDX
Becton Dickinson & CoCompany with tickers: BDX
CIK
10795
CUSIP
075887109
Shares Outstanding
275,540,427
Website
https://www.bd.com
Investor Relations
https://investors.bd.com/
13F Activity (30d)
64 filings
41 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
48/100
Short interest 2.6% of shares — P56
Days to cover 2.4 — P46
Short-volume trend -2.1% — P44
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Showing 1–5 of 5 settlements