SHEL
Shell plcCompany with tickers: SHEL, RYDAF
CIK
1306965
CUSIP
780259305
Shares Outstanding
5,689,891,670
Website
https://www.shell.com/
Investor Relations
https://www.shell.com/investors
13F Activity (30d)
52 filings
20 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
57/100
Short interest 0.5% of shares — P34
Days to cover 3.9 — P64
Short-volume trend +5.3% — P72
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 | 28,951,550 | 28,158,770 | +792,780 | 3.91 |
| 2026-05-15 | 28,158,770 | 21,220,132 | +6,938,638 | 3.58 |
| 2026-04-30 | 21,220,132 | 12,246,376 | +8,973,756 | 2.35 |
| 2026-04-15 | 12,246,376 | 11,960,280 | +286,096 | 1.59 |
| 2026-03-31 | 11,960,280 | 10,305,882 | +1,654,398 | 1.38 |
| 2026-03-13 | 10,305,882 | 8,754,533 | +1,551,349 | 1.28 |
| 2026-02-27 | 8,754,533 | 10,000,839 | -1,246,306 | 1.57 |
| 2026-02-13 | 10,000,839 | 9,923,198 | +77,641 | 1.36 |
| 2026-01-30 | 9,923,198 | 12,565,927 | -2,642,729 | 1.73 |
| 2026-01-15 | 12,565,927 | 11,986,673 | +579,254 | 1.91 |
| 2025-12-31 | 11,986,673 | 11,147,106 | +839,567 | 3.52 |
| 2025-12-15 | 11,147,106 | 9,547,582 | +1,599,524 | 3.05 |
| 2025-11-28 | 9,547,582 | 10,209,328 | -661,746 | 2.19 |
| 2025-11-14 | 10,209,328 | 11,040,431 | -831,103 | 2.56 |
| 2025-10-31 | 11,040,431 | 9,415,369 | +1,625,062 | 2.36 |
| 2025-10-15 | 9,415,369 | 9,026,261 | +389,108 | 2.69 |
| 2025-09-30 | 9,026,261 | 9,520,750 | -494,489 | 1.97 |
| 2025-09-15 | 9,520,750 | 9,696,836 | -176,086 | 2.14 |
| 2025-08-29 | 9,696,836 | 9,642,152 | +54,684 | 3.67 |
| 2025-08-15 | 9,642,152 | 10,784,490 | -1,142,338 | 2.59 |
| 2025-07-31 | 10,784,490 | 10,817,271 | -32,781 | 2.58 |
| 2025-07-15 | 10,817,271 | 10,684,548 | +132,723 | 2.75 |
| 2025-06-30 | 10,684,548 | 11,184,679 | -500,131 | 1.50 |
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