ITW · Illinois Tool Works Inc
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers twice a month. Each reading settles on the 15th and the last business day of the month and is published seven business days later — the next scheduled dates are listed at the top of the table. Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-15). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2026-08-14
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
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2026-07-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 11
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| 2026-07-15 | 9,536,648 | 10,136,715 | -600,067 | 8.12 |
| 2026-06-30 | 10,136,715 | 9,514,135 | +622,580 | 5.95 |
| 2026-06-15 | 9,514,135 | 9,631,212 | -117,077 | 7.49 |
| 2026-05-29 | 9,631,212 | 9,386,842 | +244,370 | 6.14 |
| 2026-05-15 | 9,386,842 | 9,020,365 | +366,477 | 7.62 |
| 2026-04-30 | 9,020,365 | 8,961,212 | +59,153 | 6.53 |
| 2026-04-15 | 8,961,212 | 9,548,412 | -587,200 | 7.62 |
| 2026-03-31 | 9,548,412 | 8,816,732 | +731,680 | 7.34 |
| 2026-03-13 | 8,816,732 | 9,173,834 | -357,102 | 6.91 |
| 2026-02-27 | 9,173,834 | 8,899,669 | +274,165 | 6.14 |
| 2026-02-13 | 8,899,669 | 7,959,785 | +939,884 | 4.19 |
| 2026-01-30 | 7,959,785 | 7,677,067 | +282,718 | 6.53 |
| 2026-01-15 | 7,677,067 | 8,302,257 | -625,190 | 5.04 |
| 2025-12-31 | 8,302,257 | 7,564,429 | +737,828 | 7.33 |
| 2025-12-15 | 7,564,429 | 7,992,083 | -427,654 | 7.44 |
| 2025-11-28 | 7,992,083 | 7,509,398 | +482,685 | 6.50 |
| 2025-11-14 | 7,509,398 | 7,678,246 | -168,848 | 7.00 |
| 2025-10-31 | 7,678,246 | 6,908,781 | +769,465 | 4.95 |
| 2025-10-15 | 6,908,781 | 6,551,017 | +357,764 | 6.92 |
| 2025-09-30 | 6,551,017 | 6,420,519 | +130,498 | 7.37 |
| 2025-09-15 | 6,420,519 | 6,504,452 | -83,933 | 8.45 |
| 2025-08-29 | 6,504,452 | 6,580,703 | -76,251 | 7.13 |
| 2025-08-15 | 6,580,703 | 6,087,499 | +493,204 | 6.98 |
| 2025-07-31 | 6,087,499 | 6,118,884 | -31,385 | 5.53 |