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)
63 filings
40 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 |
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