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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Delta Air Lines Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Delta Air Lines (DAL) had a short interest of 25.59 million shares sold short, representing 3.93% of the public float. This marks a 9.02% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, meaning it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 10.24 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
25,594,089 shares
Previous Short Interest
23,476,860 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
9.02%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.80 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
656,990,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.93%
Today's Trading Volume
2,421,402 shares
Average Trading Volume
10,243,143 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
24%
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Delta Air Lines Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202625,594,089 shares $1.80 billion +9.0%3.9%3.57 $70.28
4/30/202623,476,860 shares $1.60 billion +2.5%3.6%2.89 $68.10
4/15/202622,908,889 shares $1.65 billion -4.5%3.5%1.82 $71.98
3/31/202623,974,789 shares $1.59 billion +45.2%3.7%1.58 $66.46
3/13/202616,512,785 shares $970.70 million +7.5%2.6%0.97 $58.79
2/27/202615,362,648 shares $1.01 billion +5.4%2.4%1.9 $65.66
2/13/202614,575,194 shares $1.01 billion -8.5%2.3%1.61 $68.95
1/30/202615,936,395 shares $1.05 billion -19.8%2.5%2.1 $65.80
1/15/202619,874,723 shares $1.42 billion -11.3%3.1%2.25 $71.35
12/31/202522,407,820 shares $1.56 billion +0.7%3.5%3.62 $69.42
12/15/202522,243,724 shares $1.59 billion +19.5%3.4%2.56 $71.36
11/28/202518,608,712 shares $1.20 billion +12.7%2.9%2.56 $64.31
11/14/202516,510,050 shares $963.31 million -3.9%2.6%2.06 $58.35
10/31/202517,187,448 shares $985.51 million -2.6%2.7%2.2 $57.34
10/15/202517,650,000 shares $1.09 billion +4.9%2.7%2.2 $61.76
9/30/202516,830,000 shares $954.43 million -22.6%N/A1.9 $56.71
9/15/202521,740,000 shares $1.27 billion +16.6%N/A2.4 $58.38
8/31/202518,650,000 shares $1.15 billion -5.8%2.9%2 $61.84
8/15/202519,800,000 shares $1.19 billion +6.2%N/A2.1 $60.27
7/31/202518,640,000 shares $991.26 million -18.0%2.9%1.8 $53.18
7/15/202522,740,000 shares $1.27 billion +0.3%N/A2.1 $55.77
6/30/202522,670,000 shares $1.11 billion +3.0%3.5%1.9 $49.17
6/15/202522,020,000 shares $1.03 billion +0.6%3.4%1.9 $46.93
5/31/202521,900,000 shares $1.06 billion -6.5%3.4%1.7 $48.39
5/15/202523,410,000 shares $1.18 billion +5.5%3.7%1.8 $50.29
4/30/202522,190,000 shares $923.33 million +0.4%N/A1.8 $41.61
4/15/202522,110,000 shares $902.55 million -3.9%3.5%1.9 $40.82
3/31/202523,010,000 shares $1.00 billion +9.2%3.6%2 $43.62
3/15/202521,080,000 shares $982.29 million -20.4%3.3%2.2 $46.60
2/28/202526,480,000 shares $1.59 billion +0.3%4.1%3 $60.09
2/15/202526,410,000 shares $1.73 billion +3.2%4.1%3.4 $65.41
1/31/202525,580,000 shares $1.72 billion -16.1%N/A3.3 $67.24
1/15/202530,480,000 shares $1.99 billion -18.9%N/A3.8 $65.42
12/31/202437,560,000 shares $2.27 billion +4.0%N/A4.5 $60.50
12/15/202436,100,000 shares $2.22 billion +11.5%N/A4.3 $61.52
11/30/202432,390,000 shares $2.07 billion -8.0%N/A3.8 $63.82
11/15/202435,190,000 shares $2.25 billion +15.4%N/A3.9 $64.07
10/31/202430,500,000 shares $1.74 billion +6.3%N/A3.5 $57.20
10/15/202428,690,000 shares $1.51 billion -12.8%N/A3.3 $52.73
9/30/202432,900,000 shares $1.67 billion +2.7%N/A3.5 $50.78
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9/15/202432,040,000 shares $1.45 billion +4.9%N/A3.5 $45.18
8/31/202430,550,000 shares $1.30 billion -4.9%N/A3.4 $42.49
8/15/202432,120,000 shares $1.29 billion +5.3%N/A3.7 $40.20
7/31/202430,510,000 shares $1.31 billion +3.9%N/A3.6 $43.03
7/15/202429,360,000 shares $1.26 billion +11.8%N/A3.5 $43.00
6/30/202426,260,000 shares $1.25 billion +2.8%N/A3 $47.44
6/15/202425,540,000 shares $1.24 billion +35.4%N/A2.9 $48.72
5/31/202418,870,000 shares $963.12 million -2.2%N/A2.1 $51.04
5/15/202419,300,000 shares $1.03 billion +7.2%N/A2.1 $53.27
4/30/202418,010,000 shares $902.12 million -4.5%N/A1.8 $50.09
4/15/202418,860,000 shares $879.82 million +6.6%N/A1.9 $46.65
3/31/202417,690,000 shares $846.82 million +9.9%N/A1.7 $47.87
3/15/202416,100,000 shares $694.31 million +9.1%N/A1.6 $43.13
2/29/202414,760,000 shares $623.76 million -12.0%N/A1.5 $42.26
2/15/202416,770,000 shares $687.74 million -8.1%N/A1.6 $41.01
1/31/202418,250,000 shares $714.31 million +25.2%N/A1.8 $39.14
1/15/202414,580,000 shares $560.89 million +1.3%N/A1.4 $38.47
12/31/202314,390,000 shares $578.91 million -19.0%N/A1.4 $40.23
12/15/202317,760,000 shares $752.14 million +14.4%N/A1.8 $42.35
11/30/202315,520,000 shares $573.15 million -5.0%N/A1.6 $36.93
11/15/202316,330,000 shares $584.12 million +10.5%N/A1.7 $35.77
10/31/202314,780,000 shares $461.88 million +13.6%N/A1.6 $31.25
10/15/202313,010,000 shares $443.64 million -22.4%N/A1.5 $34.10
9/30/202316,760,000 shares $620.12 million +21.3%2.6%1.9 $37.00
9/15/202313,820,000 shares $551.42 million -1.4%2.2%1.5 $39.90
8/31/202314,010,000 shares $600.75 million -4.2%2.2%1.4 $42.88
8/15/202314,630,000 shares $629.24 million -4.7%2.3%1.4 $43.01
7/31/202315,350,000 shares $710.09 million -13.8%N/A1.4 $46.26
7/15/202317,810,000 shares $827.99 million -12.8%N/A1.6 $46.49
6/30/202320,430,000 shares $971.04 million -19.0%N/A1.8 $47.53
6/15/202325,230,000 shares $1.08 billion +0.2%N/A2.3 $42.89
5/31/202325,170,000 shares $914.43 million -0.7%N/A2.3 $36.33
5/15/202325,340,000 shares $854.46 million -1.7%N/A2.5 $33.72
4/30/202325,770,000 shares $884.17 million +1.0%N/A2.6 $34.31
4/15/202325,510,000 shares $861.47 million +12.5%N/A2.6 $33.77
3/31/202322,680,000 shares $791.99 million +15.4%3.6%2.2 $34.92
3/15/202319,660,000 shares $653.30 million -9.7%3.1%2 $33.23
2/28/202321,770,000 shares $834.66 million +5.0%3.4%2.3 $38.34
2/15/202320,730,000 shares $808.88 million -0.5%3.3%2.2 $39.02
1/31/202320,840,000 shares $814.84 million +9.3%3.3%2.2 $39.10
1/15/202319,070,000 shares $728.47 million -2.4%3.0%1.9 $38.20
12/30/202219,530,000 shares $641.76 million +21.9%3.1%2 $32.86
12/15/202216,020,000 shares $532.67 million -6.8%2.5%1.6 $33.25
11/30/202217,180,000 shares $607.66 million -5.3%2.7%1.7 $35.37
11/15/202218,150,000 shares $633.44 million +3.9%2.8%1.8 $34.90
10/31/202217,470,000 shares $592.76 million -12.5%2.7%1.7 $33.93
10/15/202219,960,000 shares $620.36 million +15.3%3.1%1.9 $31.08
9/30/202217,310,000 shares $485.72 million +2.4%2.7%1.6 $28.06
9/15/202216,900,000 shares $562.43 million +1.8%2.7%1.5 $33.28
8/31/202216,610,000 shares $516.07 million +6.7%2.6%1.3 $31.07
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8/15/202215,570,000 shares $544.95 million -15.1%2.4%1.2 $35.00
7/31/202218,330,000 shares $582.89 million -17.9%2.9%1.3 $31.80
7/15/202222,330,000 shares $671.91 million +8.7%3.5%1.5 $30.09
6/30/202220,550,000 shares $595.33 million -4.0%3.2%1.4 $28.97
6/15/202221,410,000 shares $684.26 million +5.9%N/A1.4 $31.96
5/31/202220,220,000 shares $842.97 million +22.0%3.2%1.4 $41.69
5/15/202216,580,000 shares $635.51 million -5.2%2.6%1 $38.33
4/30/202217,490,000 shares $752.59 million -16.6%2.7%1.1 $43.03
4/15/202220,970,000 shares $888.29 million +17.4%3.3%1.3 $42.36
3/31/202217,870,000 shares $707.12 million -12.3%2.8%1.2 $39.57
3/15/202220,380,000 shares $710.45 million +10.9%3.2%1.3 $34.86
2/28/202218,380,000 shares $733.73 million +1.9%2.9%1.2 $39.92
2/15/202218,040,000 shares $802.60 million +2.0%2.8%1.2 $44.49
1/31/202217,680,000 shares $701.72 million -10.7%2.8%1.2 $39.69
1/15/202219,800,000 shares $798.14 million -12.0%3.1%1.4 $40.31
12/31/202122,490,000 shares $878.91 million +1.8%3.5%1.7 $39.08
12/15/202122,090,000 shares $808.71 million -8.0%3.5%1.6 $36.61
11/30/202124,020,000 shares $869.52 million +21.3%3.8%1.8 $36.20
11/15/202119,810,000 shares $839.55 million +5.2%3.1%1.8 $42.38
10/29/202118,830,000 shares $736.82 million -14.4%3.0%1.7 $39.13
10/15/202122,000,000 shares $901.78 million -0.9%3.5%1.9 $40.99
9/30/202122,200,000 shares $945.94 million +29.9%3.5%1.8 $42.61
9/15/202117,090,000 shares $677.45 million -8.1%2.7%1.4 $39.64
8/31/202118,600,000 shares $752.18 million -11.1%2.9%1.6 $40.44
8/13/202120,910,000 shares $834.31 million +4.2%3.3%1.8 $39.90
7/30/202120,060,000 shares $800.39 million +0.3%3.2%1.7 $39.90
7/15/202120,010,000 shares $827.41 million -4.9%3.1%1.8 $41.35
6/30/202121,050,000 shares $910.62 million +51.9%3.3%1.9 $43.26
6/15/202113,860,000 shares $631.05 million +9.1%2.2%1.3 $45.53

DAL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Delta Air Lines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 25,594,089 shares of DAL short. 3.93% of Delta Air Lines' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Delta Air Lines' current short interest.

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. DAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.6. Learn More on Delta Air Lines's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Delta Air Lines: Hsbc Holdings PLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 3.93% of Delta Air Lines' floating shares are currently sold short.

Delta Air Lines saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,594,089 shares, an increase of 9.0% from the previous total of 23,476,860 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.

3.93% of Delta Air Lines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Delta Air Lines: American Airlines Group Inc. (12.88%), Allegiant Travel Company (10.28%), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (4.19%), JetBlue Airways Corporation (17.81%), SkyWest, Inc. (3.24%), United Airlines Holdings Inc (4.35%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (19.45%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (11.34%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (3.99%), Southwest Airlines Co. (4.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Delta Air Lines as its price is falling. DAL shares are trading up $0.86 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.

A short squeeze for Delta Air Lines occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DAL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like DAL:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:DAL) was last updated on 5/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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