Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $91.92 +1.05 (+1.15%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.80 -0.12 (-0.13%) As of 05:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Colgate-Palmolive Short Interest DataColgate-Palmolive (CL) has a short interest of 12.13 million shares, representing 1.50% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.92% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 4.73 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,130,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.09 billionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares810,420,000 sharesFloat Size809,140,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.50%Today's Trading Volume4,533,186 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,733,238 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average96% Short Selling Colgate-Palmolive? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Colgate-Palmolive and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCL Short Interest Over TimeCL Days to Cover Over TimeCL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Colgate-Palmolive Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202512,130,000 shares $1.09 billion +0.9%1.5%2.2 $89.56 4/30/202512,020,000 shares $1.11 billion +4.9%1.5%2.2 $92.19 4/15/202511,460,000 shares $1.08 billion +3.8%1.4%2.1 $94.31 3/31/202511,040,000 shares $1.04 billion +3.5%1.4%2.1 $93.84 3/15/202510,670,000 shares $958.11 million -0.5%1.3%2.1 $89.80 2/28/202510,720,000 shares $978.38 million +18.6%1.3%2.2 $91.27 2/15/20259,040,000 shares $778.30 million -5.4%1.1%2 $86.10 1/31/20259,560,000 shares $828.24 million -5.2%1.2%2 $86.64 1/15/202510,080,000 shares $886.03 million +9.1%1.2%2.1 $87.90 12/31/20249,240,000 shares $840.01 million -0.5%1.1%2.1 $90.91 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Colgate-Palmolive and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/20249,290,000 shares $868.06 million +4.3%1.1%2 $93.44 11/30/20248,910,000 shares $860.97 million -20.5%1.1%2 $96.63 11/15/202411,200,000 shares $1.05 billion +7.5%1.4%2.5 $93.58 10/31/202410,420,000 shares $976.04 million +1.1%1.3%2.5 $93.67 10/15/202410,310,000 shares $1.05 billion +1.1%1.3%2.4 $101.59 9/30/202410,200,000 shares $1.06 billion +20.3%1.3%2.5 $103.80 9/15/20248,480,000 shares $896.59 million -2.5%1.0%2 $105.73 8/31/20248,700,000 shares $926.55 million +6.5%1.1%2.1 $106.50 8/15/20248,170,000 shares $828.93 million -8.3%1.0%2.1 $101.46 7/31/20248,910,000 shares $883.78 million -0.2%1.1%2.2 $99.19 7/15/20248,930,000 shares $868.53 million -13.7%1.1%2.2 $97.26 6/30/202410,350,000 shares $1.00 billion +4.6%1.3%2.4 $97.04 6/15/20249,900,000 shares $936.74 million +33.2%1.2%2.4 $94.62 5/31/20247,430,000 shares $690.69 million -27.4%0.9%1.8 $92.96 5/15/202410,230,000 shares $967.35 million -3.9%1.3%2.5 $94.56 4/30/202410,650,000 shares $978.74 million +13.1%1.3%2.5 $91.90 4/15/20249,420,000 shares $811.72 million -19.8%1.2%2.1 $86.17 3/31/202411,750,000 shares $1.06 billion +0.8%1.4%2.6 $90.05 3/15/202411,660,000 shares $1.03 billion -2.1%1.4%2.5 $88.46 2/29/202411,910,000 shares $1.03 billion +7.0%1.5%2.5 $86.51 2/15/202411,130,000 shares $930.25 million +10.3%1.4%2.3 $83.58 1/31/202410,090,000 shares $849.58 million +4.0%1.2%2.2 $84.20 1/15/20249,700,000 shares $784.83 million -1.4%1.2%2.1 $80.91 12/31/20239,840,000 shares $784.35 million -9.5%1.2%2.1 $79.71 12/15/202310,870,000 shares $836.77 million -0.3%1.3%2.3 $76.98 11/30/202310,900,000 shares $858.59 million -6.1%1.3%2.5 $78.77 11/15/202311,610,000 shares $876.21 million +24.6%1.4%2.7 $75.47 10/31/20239,320,000 shares $700.12 million +25.4%1.1%2.2 $75.12 10/15/20237,430,000 shares $527.16 million -15.2%0.9%1.8 $70.95 9/30/20238,760,000 shares $622.92 million -3.1%1.1%2.1 $71.11Trump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%? 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(Ad)If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... You should see this presentation about President Trump's Executive Order #14196. Legendary investor Louis Navellier believes it could soon not only save Social Security from collapse... But BOOST benefits for millions of retirees by up to 400%. No wonder the financial times called this new initiative...Click here to see the details because the stakes couldn't be any higher. 8/13/202111,010,000 shares $874.63 million +21.5%1.3%2.8 $79.44 7/30/20219,060,000 shares $720.27 million +48.5%1.1%2.3 $79.50 7/15/20216,100,000 shares $510.14 million -22.0%0.7%1.6 $83.63 6/30/20217,820,000 shares $636.16 million +4.0%0.9%2 $81.35 6/15/20217,520,000 shares $626.19 million -7.1%0.9%1.9 $83.27 5/28/20218,090,000 shares $677.78 million +11.9%1.0%1.9 $83.78 5/14/20217,230,000 shares $601.97 million -7.0%0.9%1.6 $83.26 4/30/20217,770,000 shares $620.20 million +14.3%0.9%1.7 $79.82 4/15/20216,800,000 shares $539.92 million -5.2%0.8%1.4 $79.40 3/31/20217,170,000 shares $568.80 million +6.4%0.9%1.4 $79.33 3/15/20216,740,000 shares $508.94 million -12.0%0.8%1.4 $75.51 2/26/20217,660,000 shares $587.45 million +9.7%0.9%1.8 $76.69 2/12/20216,980,000 shares $547.30 million -19.3%0.8%1.8 $78.41 1/29/20218,650,000 shares $684.65 million +29.9%1.0%2.1 $79.15 1/15/20216,660,000 shares $545.72 million -20.4%0.8%1.7 $81.94 12/31/20208,370,000 shares $709.19 million +3.6%1.0%2.4 $84.73 12/15/20208,080,000 shares $680.26 million -12.8%0.9%2.4 $84.19 11/30/20209,270,000 shares $787.02 million -2.1%1.1%2.7 $84.90 11/15/20209,470,000 shares $808.36 million +1.2%1.1%2.8 $85.36 10/30/20209,360,000 shares $717.63 million +23.2%1.1%2.8 $76.67 10/15/20207,600,000 shares $606.94 million -2.7%0.9%2.5 $79.86 9/30/20207,810,000 shares $602.54 million +1.4%0.9%2.5 $77.15 9/15/20207,700,000 shares $592.44 million -17.5%0.9%2.4 $76.94 8/31/20209,330,000 shares $739.50 million -0.9%1.1%2.7 $79.26 8/14/20209,410,000 shares $725.04 million -12.6%1.1%2.6 $77.05 7/31/202010,760,000 shares $830.67 million -3.0%1.3%2.8 $77.20 7/15/202011,090,000 shares $830.09 million -1.0%1.3%2.8 $74.85 6/30/202011,200,000 shares $811.22 million -10.8%1.3%2.7 $72.43 6/15/202012,560,000 shares $915.50 million -6.8%1.5%2.7 $72.89 CL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Colgate-Palmolive's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Colgate-Palmolive shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 12,130,000 shares of CL short. 1.50% of Colgate-Palmolive's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Colgate-Palmolive's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Colgate-Palmolive? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Colgate-Palmolive's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Colgate-Palmolive? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Colgate-Palmolive: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Maven Securities LTD, Raymond James Financial Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Delta Accumulation LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Genus Capital Management Inc., Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Colgate-Palmolive? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.50% of Colgate-Palmolive's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Colgate-Palmolive's short interest increasing or decreasing? Colgate-Palmolive saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,130,000 shares, an increase of 0.9% from the previous total of 12,020,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Colgate-Palmolive's float size? Colgate-Palmolive currently has issued a total of 810,420,000 shares. Some of Colgate-Palmolive's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Colgate-Palmolive currently has a public float of 809,140,000 shares. How does Colgate-Palmolive's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.50% of Colgate-Palmolive's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Colgate-Palmolive: Kimberly-Clark Co. (1.59%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (2.44%), The Clorox Company (4.10%), WD-40 (7.48%), Central Garden & Pet (1.34%), Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (9.23%), Oil-Dri Co. of America (1.03%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.84%), Haleon plc (0.44%), Kenvue Inc. (2.57%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Colgate-Palmolive stock? Short selling CL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Colgate-Palmolive as its price is falling. CL shares are trading up $1.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Colgate-Palmolive? A short squeeze for Colgate-Palmolive occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Colgate-Palmolive's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Kimberly-Clark Short Interest Data Church & Dwight Short Interest Data Clorox Short Interest Data WD-40 Short Interest Data Central Garden & Pet Short Interest Data Spectrum Brands Short Interest Data Oil-Dri Co. of America Short Interest Data Procter & Gamble Short Interest Data Haleon Short Interest Data Kenvue Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:CL) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. One altcoin is quietly po...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredSilicon Valley Gold RushA new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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