International Business Machines (IBM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $222.30 -0.45 (-0.20%) Closing price 05/19/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$222.40 +0.10 (+0.05%) As of 05/19/2026 07:59 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock International Business Machines Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, International Business Machines (IBM) had a short interest of 22.47 million shares sold short, representing 2.40% of the public float. This marks a 1.35% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, meaning it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 7.26 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest22,472,892 sharesPrevious Short Interest22,172,935 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month1.35%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.20 billionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares939,890,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.40%Today's Trading Volume5,934,293 sharesAverage Trading Volume7,261,485 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% Short Selling International Business Machines? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for International Business Machines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartIBM Short Interest Over TimeIBM Days to Cover Over TimeIBM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time International Business Machines Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202622,472,892 shares $5.20 billion +1.4%2.4%2.7 $231.23 4/15/202622,172,935 shares $5.43 billion -4.8%2.4%5.27 $245.08 3/31/202623,287,661 shares $5.64 billion +5.0%2.5%4.46 $242.00 3/13/202622,177,166 shares $5.46 billion +3.8%2.4%3.67 $246.37 2/27/202621,365,595 shares $5.12 billion +8.7%2.3%2.6 $239.78 2/13/202619,654,683 shares $5.16 billion +5.3%2.1%2.83 $262.33 1/30/202618,658,931 shares $5.72 billion -6.0%2.0%3.44 $306.48 1/15/202619,858,300 shares $5.92 billion +1.3%2.1%5.09 $297.88 12/31/202519,612,003 shares $5.81 billion -0.8%2.1%5.08 $296.07 12/15/202519,765,710 shares $6.11 billion +0.7%2.1%6.05 $308.94 Get the Latest News and Ratings for IBM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for International Business Machines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/202519,626,620 shares $6.06 billion +5.5%2.1%4.85 $308.68 11/14/202518,607,288 shares $5.68 billion +3.1%2.0%3.76 $305.35 10/31/202518,050,081 shares $5.55 billion +13.9%1.9%2.34 $307.24 10/15/202515,850,000 shares $4.45 billion -2.2%1.7%2.9 $280.97 9/30/202516,200,000 shares $4.57 billion +10.7%N/A3.1 $282.19 9/15/202514,630,000 shares $3.75 billion +2.5%N/A3.1 $256.29 8/31/202514,280,000 shares $3.48 billion -3.1%1.5%3 $243.59 8/15/202514,730,000 shares $3.53 billion -5.7%N/A3.2 $239.75 7/31/202515,620,000 shares $3.95 billion -13.6%1.7%3.5 $252.88 7/15/202518,080,000 shares $5.11 billion -6.2%N/A4.2 $282.62 6/30/202519,280,000 shares $5.68 billion +1.9%2.1%4.6 $294.64 6/15/202518,930,000 shares $5.24 billion -4.3%2.0%4.3 $276.84 5/31/202519,780,000 shares $5.12 billion -7.2%2.1%4.3 $258.88 5/15/202521,310,000 shares $5.68 billion +3.7%2.3%4.4 $266.55 4/30/202520,550,000 shares $4.97 billion -2.1%N/A4.2 $241.87 4/15/202520,990,000 shares $5.05 billion +6.7%2.3%3.9 $240.73 3/31/202519,670,000 shares $4.90 billion +5.6%2.1%3.9 $249.19 3/15/202518,620,000 shares $4.62 billion +10.0%2.0%4 $248.15 2/28/202516,930,000 shares $4.28 billion -6.6%1.8%3.7 $252.63 2/15/202518,120,000 shares $4.72 billion -7.7%2.0%4.1 $260.65 1/31/202519,620,000 shares $5.01 billion -6.7%N/A4.5 $255.48 1/15/202521,030,000 shares $4.63 billion -3.7%N/A5.1 $220.07 12/31/202421,840,000 shares $4.80 billion -5.6%N/A5.4 $219.83 12/15/202423,140,000 shares $5.34 billion +9.4%N/A5.5 $230.82 11/30/202421,150,000 shares $4.81 billion -1.5%N/A5 $227.41 11/15/202421,480,000 shares $4.40 billion +2.4%N/A5.1 $204.99 10/31/202420,980,000 shares $4.34 billion -11.4%N/A5.5 $206.72 10/15/202423,690,000 shares $5.52 billion +4.3%N/A6.3 $233.00 9/30/202422,710,000 shares $5.02 billion -1.9%N/A6.1 $221.07 9/15/202423,160,000 shares $4.97 billion +12.4%N/A6.4 $214.79I was right about SpaceX (Ad)Jeff Brown predicted Bitcoin before it climbed as high as 52,400%, Tesla before 2,150%, and Nvidia before 32,000%. 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The public filing could drop any day.See how to claim your stake in SpaceX before the public can 8/31/202420,610,000 shares $4.17 billion +0.8%N/A5.8 $202.13 8/15/202420,440,000 shares $3.97 billion -1.0%N/A5.9 $194.01 7/31/202420,650,000 shares $3.97 billion -4.0%N/A5.6 $192.14 7/15/202421,510,000 shares $3.93 billion +1.3%N/A5.5 $182.88 6/30/202421,240,000 shares $3.67 billion +3.8%N/A5.4 $172.95 6/15/202420,460,000 shares $3.46 billion +4.1%N/A5.2 $169.21 5/31/202419,650,000 shares $3.28 billion -2.6%N/A4.8 $166.87 5/15/202420,180,000 shares $3.40 billion -1.4%N/A4.6 $168.29 4/30/202420,460,000 shares $3.40 billion -8.9%N/A4.5 $166.19 4/15/202422,450,000 shares $4.07 billion -3.6%N/A4.5 $181.25 3/31/202423,290,000 shares $4.45 billion -0.2%N/A4.6 $190.96 3/15/202423,330,000 shares $4.46 billion +6.1%N/A4.6 $191.09 2/29/202422,000,000 shares $4.07 billion +1.8%N/A4.3 $184.78 2/15/202421,610,000 shares $4.04 billion -8.1%N/A4.4 $186.87 1/31/202423,510,000 shares $4.32 billion -5.6%N/A4.9 $183.59 1/15/202424,910,000 shares $4.13 billion -3.2%N/A5.8 $165.80 12/31/202325,720,000 shares $4.21 billion -6.0%N/A6.2 $163.55 12/15/202327,370,000 shares $4.44 billion +1.3%N/A6.4 $162.26 11/30/202327,020,000 shares $4.28 billion +3.0%N/A6.4 $158.54 11/15/202326,240,000 shares $4.00 billion +1.2%N/A6.6 $152.62 10/31/202325,940,000 shares $3.75 billion -10.5%N/A6.5 $144.64 10/15/202328,990,000 shares $4.01 billion +0.7%N/A7.4 $138.46 9/30/202328,780,000 shares $4.04 billion -0.4%N/A7.2 $140.30 9/15/202328,890,000 shares $4.22 billion +4.9%N/A7.4 $145.99 8/31/202327,540,000 shares $4.04 billion -1.3%N/A6.7 $146.83 8/15/202327,890,000 shares $3.96 billion +5.9%N/A6.3 $141.87 7/31/202326,330,000 shares $3.80 billion +2.8%N/A5.9 $144.18 7/15/202325,610,000 shares $3.42 billion -4.6%N/A5.8 $133.40 6/30/202326,850,000 shares $3.59 billion -0.5%N/A6.1 $133.81 6/15/202326,990,000 shares $3.74 billion +10.9%N/A5.9 $138.42 5/31/202324,330,000 shares $3.13 billion -6.4%N/A4.8 $128.64 5/15/202325,980,000 shares $3.20 billion -0.5%N/A5.4 $123.36 4/30/202326,110,000 shares $3.30 billion +5.8%N/A5.4 $126.41 4/15/202324,680,000 shares $3.16 billion +3.6%N/A4.7 $128.14 3/31/202323,820,000 shares $3.12 billion -7.3%N/A4.7 $131.09 3/15/202325,700,000 shares $3.17 billion -1.1%N/A5.2 $123.28 2/28/202325,980,000 shares $3.36 billion +1.1%N/A6 $129.30 2/15/202325,690,000 shares $3.50 billion -10.2%N/A5.8 $136.40 1/31/202328,620,000 shares $3.86 billion -5.0%N/A6.2 $134.73 1/15/202330,110,000 shares $4.39 billion +1.7%N/A6.7 $145.89 12/30/202229,620,000 shares $4.17 billion -3.6%N/A6.5 $140.89 12/15/202230,720,000 shares $4.37 billion +2.7%N/A6.4 $142.36 11/30/202229,920,000 shares $4.46 billion -1.8%N/A6.4 $148.90 11/15/202230,470,000 shares $4.40 billion +5.2%N/A6.6 $144.34 10/31/202228,960,000 shares $4.00 billion +8.0%N/A6.6 $138.29 10/15/202226,820,000 shares $3.22 billion +3.7%N/A6.3 $120.04 9/30/202225,870,000 shares $3.07 billion +0.4%N/A5.6 $118.81 9/15/202225,760,000 shares $3.23 billion +8.1%N/A5.5 $125.49 8/31/202223,820,000 shares $3.06 billion +5.2%N/A5 $128.45 8/15/202222,640,000 shares $3.05 billion -2.0%N/A4.5 $134.93I was right about SpaceX (Ad)Jeff Brown predicted Bitcoin before it climbed as high as 52,400%, Tesla before 2,150%, and Nvidia before 32,000%. Now he says SpaceX is shaping up to be the biggest IPO of the decade - and three key milestones just confirmed it. In the past 21 days: SpaceX crossed 10,000 active satellites, Elon filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC, and another rocket launched 25 more satellites. Two-thirds of every satellite in orbit now belongs to one company. The public filing could drop any day.See how to claim your stake in SpaceX before the public can 7/31/202223,110,000 shares $3.02 billion +3.1%N/A4.2 $130.79 7/15/202222,410,000 shares $3.14 billion +0.9%N/A3.9 $139.92 6/30/202222,210,000 shares $3.14 billion +4.2%2.5%4.2 $141.19 6/15/202221,310,000 shares $2.92 billion +8.8%2.4%4.1 $137.06 5/31/202219,580,000 shares $2.72 billion +2.6%N/A4 $138.84 5/15/202219,090,000 shares $2.55 billion -11.8%N/A3.8 $133.60 4/30/202221,650,000 shares $2.86 billion +2.0%N/A4.4 $132.21 4/15/202221,230,000 shares $2.69 billion -2.1%N/A4 $126.56 3/31/202221,680,000 shares $2.82 billion -6.2%N/A4.1 $130.02 3/15/202223,120,000 shares $2.90 billion -9.7%N/A4.2 $125.64 2/28/202225,610,000 shares $3.14 billion -7.8%N/A4.4 $122.51 2/15/202227,790,000 shares $3.61 billion +8.3%N/A4.7 $129.94 1/31/202225,650,000 shares $3.43 billion +6.0%N/A4.3 $133.57 1/15/202224,200,000 shares $3.25 billion +0.9%N/A4 $134.21 12/31/202123,990,000 shares $3.21 billion +4.5%N/A3.9 $133.66 12/15/202122,950,000 shares $2.83 billion +0.7%N/A3.9 $123.11 11/30/202122,800,000 shares $2.67 billion -5.7%N/A4.1 $117.10 11/15/202124,180,000 shares $2.87 billion -7.7%N/A4.8 $118.87 10/29/202126,200,000 shares $3.28 billion +2.8%N/A5.5 $125.10 10/15/202125,490,000 shares $3.69 billion -1.2%N/A5.9 $144.61 9/30/202125,810,000 shares $3.59 billion +1.4%N/A6.7 $138.93 9/15/202125,460,000 shares $3.49 billion +1.5%N/A6.4 $137.20 8/31/202125,090,000 shares $3.52 billion -2.0%N/A6.4 $140.34 8/13/202125,600,000 shares $3.67 billion -0.1%N/A6.2 $143.18 7/30/202125,620,000 shares $3.61 billion -2.2%N/A5.8 $140.96 7/15/202126,190,000 shares $3.68 billion +7.5%2.9%5.5 $140.45 6/30/202124,370,000 shares $3.57 billion -4.7%2.7%4.8 $146.59 6/15/202125,580,000 shares $3.82 billion +3.7%2.9%5.2 $149.36 5/28/202124,660,000 shares $3.54 billion -1.9%2.8%4.9 $143.74 IBM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is International Business Machines' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of International Business Machines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 22,472,892 shares of IBM short. 2.40% of International Business Machines' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on International Business Machines' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for International Business Machines? 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. IBM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.7. Learn More on International Business Machines's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting International Business Machines? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of International Business Machines: Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, and CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for International Business Machines? 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. 2.40% of International Business Machines' floating shares are currently sold short. Is International Business Machines' short interest increasing or decreasing? International Business Machines saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,472,892 shares, an increase of 1.4% from the previous total of 22,172,935 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. How does International Business Machines' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.40% of International Business Machines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to International Business Machines: Amazon.com, Inc. (0.93%), Alphabet Inc. (0.37%), Alphabet Inc. (0.71%), Intel Corporation (2.76%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.33%), Microsoft Corporation (1.07%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.21%), Tesla, Inc. (2.55%), Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (10.34%), Oracle Corporation (1.84%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short International Business Machines stock? Short selling IBM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from International Business Machines as its price is falling. IBM shares are trading down $0.45 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 International Business Machines? A short squeeze for International Business Machines 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 IBM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is International Business Machines' 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 IBM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do IBM's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like IBM: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. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Amazon.com Short Squeeze Alphabet Short Squeeze Alphabet Short Squeeze Intel Short Squeeze Meta Platforms Short Squeeze Microsoft Short Squeeze NVIDIA Short Squeeze Tesla Short Squeeze Kyndryl Short Squeeze Oracle Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:IBM) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. From Our PartnersI’m sounding the alarmMeta is cutting 10% of its workforce. Microsoft offered voluntary retirement to 7% of U.S. employees. 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