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)
331 filings
304 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 |
| 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 | 6,692,313 | 6,069,158 | +623,155 | 3.45 |
| 2026-01-15 | 6,069,158 | 6,029,622 | +39,536 | 3.64 |
| 2025-12-31 | 6,029,622 | 4,809,734 | +1,219,888 | 3.20 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,809,734 | 4,794,887 | +14,847 | 2.46 |
| 2025-11-28 | 4,794,887 | 4,179,247 | +615,640 | 2.36 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,179,247 | 3,113,440 | +1,065,807 | 1.15 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,113,440 | 3,281,199 | -167,759 | 1.45 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,281,199 | 3,834,780 | -553,581 | 2.75 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,834,780 | 4,283,364 | -448,584 | 2.68 |
| 2025-09-15 | 4,283,364 | 4,560,898 | -277,534 | 2.41 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,560,898 | 5,177,051 | -616,153 | 2.68 |
| 2025-08-15 | 5,177,051 | 5,479,761 | -302,710 | 1.58 |
| 2025-07-31 | 5,479,761 | 4,685,009 | +794,752 | 2.07 |
| 2025-07-15 | 4,685,009 | 3,901,285 | +783,724 | 1.46 |
| 2025-06-30 | 3,901,285 | 3,213,975 | +687,310 | 1.27 |
| 2025-06-13 | 3,213,975 | 3,150,063 | +63,912 | 1.27 |
| 2025-05-30 | 3,150,063 | 3,260,445 | -110,382 | 1.28 |
| 2025-05-15 | 3,260,445 | 3,640,769 | -380,324 | 1.00 |
| 2025-04-30 | 3,640,769 | 4,072,992 | -432,223 | 1.71 |
| 2025-04-15 | 4,072,992 | 3,785,656 | +287,336 | 1.43 |
| 2025-03-31 | 3,785,656 | 2,872,360 | +913,296 | 1.85 |
| 2025-03-14 | 2,872,360 | 2,935,970 | -63,610 | 1.49 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2,935,970 | 3,720,332 | -784,362 | 1.80 |
| 2025-02-14 | 3,720,332 | 2,704,427 | +1,015,905 | 1.44 |
| 2025-01-31 | 2,704,427 | 3,463,339 | -758,912 | 1.48 |
| 2025-01-15 | 3,463,339 | 3,730,990 | -267,651 | 1.61 |
| 2024-12-31 | 3,730,990 | 2,628,372 | +1,102,618 | 1.81 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2,628,372 | 1,895,383 | +732,989 | 1.11 |
| 2024-11-29 | 1,895,383 | 2,111,177 | -215,794 | 1.13 |
| 2024-11-15 | 2,111,177 | 2,036,596 | +74,581 | 1.00 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2,036,596 | 2,411,737 | -375,141 | 2.21 |
| 2024-10-15 | 2,411,737 | 2,481,843 | -70,106 | 2.50 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2,481,843 | 2,734,404 | -252,561 | 1.74 |
| 2024-09-13 | 2,734,404 | 1,977,413 | +756,991 | 1.74 |
| 2024-08-30 | 1,977,413 | 1,475,297 | +502,116 | 2.14 |
| 2024-08-15 | 1,475,297 | 1,977,389 | -502,092 | 1.00 |
| 2024-07-31 | 1,977,389 | 2,155,922 | -178,533 | 1.34 |
| 2024-07-15 | 2,155,922 | 2,319,823 | -163,901 | 1.70 |
| 2024-06-28 | 2,319,823 | 1,967,239 | +352,584 | 1.55 |
| 2024-06-14 | 1,967,239 | 2,234,134 | -266,895 | 1.45 |
| 2024-05-31 | 2,234,134 | 1,974,449 | +259,685 | 1.22 |
| 2024-05-15 | 1,974,449 | 2,168,712 | -194,263 | 1.11 |
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