ESI
Element Solutions IncCompany with tickers: ESI
CIK
1590714
CUSIP
28618M106
Shares Outstanding
243,607,198
Investor Relations
https://ir.elementsolutionsinc.com/Investors/overview/default.aspx
13F Activity (30d)
11 filings
7 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
76/100
Short interest 6.1% of shares — P78
Days to cover 5.2 — P74
Short-volume trend +6.8% — P76
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-15 | 12,046,304 | 11,350,213 | +696,091 | 7.36 |
| 2020-01-31 | 11,934,268 | 12,046,304 | -112,036 | 6.84 |
| 2020-02-14 | 11,320,412 | 11,934,268 | -613,856 | 6.96 |
| 2020-02-28 | 11,823,396 | 11,320,412 | +502,984 | 4.54 |
| 2020-03-13 | 10,877,422 | 11,823,396 | -945,974 | 3.79 |
| 2020-03-31 | 9,212,795 | 10,877,422 | -1,664,627 | 3.29 |
| 2020-04-15 | 8,494,801 | 9,212,795 | -717,994 | 3.92 |
| 2020-04-30 | 7,536,974 | 8,494,801 | -957,827 | 4.01 |
| 2020-05-15 | 6,936,415 | 7,662,369 | -725,954 | 3.39 |
| 2020-05-29 | 6,683,024 | 6,936,415 | -253,391 | 3.64 |
| 2020-06-15 | 6,137,463 | 6,683,024 | -545,561 | 3.01 |
| 2020-06-30 | 5,817,882 | 6,137,463 | -319,581 | 2.80 |
| 2020-07-15 | 5,340,822 | 5,817,882 | -477,060 | 4.51 |
| 2020-07-31 | 5,545,332 | 5,340,822 | +204,510 | 2.42 |
| 2020-08-14 | 5,505,926 | 5,545,332 | -39,406 | 3.00 |
| 2020-08-31 | 5,775,335 | 5,505,926 | +269,409 | 4.42 |
| 2020-09-15 | 5,907,978 | 5,775,335 | +132,643 | 4.47 |
| 2020-09-30 | 4,811,322 | 5,907,978 | -1,096,656 | 3.49 |
| 2020-10-15 | 4,860,169 | 4,811,322 | +48,847 | 2.34 |
| 2020-10-30 | 4,778,440 | 4,860,169 | -81,729 | 3.87 |
| 2020-11-13 | 4,468,350 | 4,778,440 | -310,090 | 3.50 |
| 2020-11-30 | 5,891,130 | 4,468,350 | +1,422,780 | 3.43 |
| 2020-12-15 | 6,090,784 | 5,891,130 | +199,654 | 2.97 |
| 2020-12-31 | 6,462,467 | 6,090,784 | +371,683 | 3.81 |
| 2021-01-15 | 6,613,743 | 6,462,467 | +151,276 | 3.67 |
| 2021-01-29 | 3,830,358 | 6,613,743 | -2,783,385 | 2.13 |
| 2021-02-12 | 4,302,749 | 3,830,358 | +472,391 | 2.59 |
| 2021-02-26 | 3,102,040 | 4,302,749 | -1,200,709 | 2.19 |
| 2021-03-15 | 4,949,923 | 3,102,040 | +1,847,883 | 2.12 |
| 2021-03-31 | 5,020,071 | 4,949,923 | +70,148 | 2.98 |
| 2021-04-15 | 5,268,841 | 5,020,071 | +248,770 | 3.87 |
| 2021-04-30 | 5,482,898 | 5,268,841 | +214,057 | 4.48 |
| 2021-05-14 | 4,941,138 | 5,482,898 | -541,760 | 2.50 |
| 2021-05-28 | 4,490,177 | 4,941,138 | -450,961 | 4.56 |
| 2021-06-15 | 5,050,053 | 4,489,622 | +560,431 | 3.84 |
| 2021-06-30 | 4,778,251 | 5,050,053 | -271,802 | 3.56 |
| 2021-07-15 | 4,828,095 | 4,778,251 | +49,844 | 3.10 |
| 2021-07-30 | 4,396,241 | 4,828,095 | -431,854 | 2.87 |
| 2021-08-13 | 4,223,698 | 4,396,241 | -172,543 | 3.23 |
| 2021-08-31 | 4,074,303 | 4,223,698 | -149,395 | 4.35 |
| 2021-09-15 | 3,644,400 | 4,074,303 | -429,903 | 3.31 |
| 2021-09-30 | 3,635,811 | 3,644,400 | -8,589 | 2.56 |
| 2021-10-15 | 3,319,507 | 3,635,811 | -316,304 | 2.41 |
| 2021-10-29 | 3,284,721 | 3,319,507 | -34,786 | 2.24 |
| 2021-11-15 | 3,999,813 | 3,284,721 | +715,092 | 2.01 |
| 2021-11-30 | 3,512,073 | 3,999,813 | -487,740 | 2.44 |
| 2021-12-15 | 3,720,121 | 3,512,073 | +208,048 | 2.43 |
| 2021-12-31 | 3,723,930 | 3,720,121 | +3,809 | 3.62 |
| 2022-01-14 | 3,995,453 | 3,723,930 | +271,523 | 4.09 |
| 2022-01-31 | 4,099,663 | 3,995,453 | +104,210 | 3.43 |
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