KeyCorp (KEY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.07 -0.14 (-0.64%) Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.10 +0.03 (+0.12%) As of 10/23/2026 07:30 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest KeyCorp Short Interest OverviewAs of September 30, 2026, KeyCorp (KEY) had a short interest of 31.70 million shares sold short, representing 2.99% of the public float. This marks a -6.72% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, meaning it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 17.69 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest31,695,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest33,978,169 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.72%Dollar Volume Sold Short$636.60 millionShort Interest Ratio1.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2026Outstanding Shares1,067,130,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.99%Today's Trading Volume18,614,540 sharesAverage Trading Volume17,686,396 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average105% Short Selling KeyCorp? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for KeyCorp 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 ChartKEY Short Interest Over TimeKEY Days to Cover Over TimeKEY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time KeyCorp 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 9/30/202631,695,500 shares $636.60 million -6.7%3.0%1.92 $20.09 9/15/202633,978,169 shares $737.16 million -4.2%3.2%2.51 $21.70 8/31/202635,459,458 shares $766.99 million +24.0%3.3%3.73 $21.63 8/14/202628,588,494 shares $666.25 million -13.5%2.7%3.53 $23.31 7/31/202633,052,085 shares $747.27 million +10.1%3.1%2.83 $22.61 7/15/202630,021,584 shares $706.86 million -3.2%2.8%2.96 $23.55 6/30/202631,008,803 shares $714.69 million -15.4%2.9%2.59 $23.05 6/15/202636,640,529 shares $820.75 million +10.3%3.4%2.7 $22.40 5/29/202633,225,250 shares $708.66 million +20.9%3.1%3.2 $21.33 5/15/202627,473,584 shares $578.43 million +11.2%2.5%2.54 $21.05 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KEY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for KeyCorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202624,697,216 shares $546.67 million +15.0%2.3%2.02 $22.14 4/15/202621,471,327 shares $463.16 million -9.4%2.0%1.49 $21.57 3/31/202623,690,568 shares $474.81 million -2.1%2.2%1.5 $20.04 3/13/202624,207,280 shares $456.91 million +28.6%2.2%1.42 $18.88 2/27/202618,826,139 shares $389.85 million -9.5%1.7%0.94 $20.71 2/13/202620,798,968 shares $450.61 million -6.2%1.9%1.37 $21.67 1/30/202622,180,752 shares $477.00 million +1.9%2.0%1.32 $21.51 1/15/202621,773,848 shares $461.82 million +4.3%2.0%1.38 $21.21 12/31/202520,877,338 shares $430.91 million -1.2%1.9%1.93 $20.64 12/15/202521,121,539 shares $432.25 million -26.8%1.9%1.05 $20.47 11/28/202528,852,758 shares $590.47 million -0.5%2.7%1.87 $20.47 11/14/202529,007,172 shares $510.99 million -15.2%2.7%1.39 $17.62 10/31/202534,224,128 shares $602.86 million +1.7%3.1%1.92 $17.62 10/15/202533,640,000 shares $596.34 million -8.9%3.1%1.2 $17.73 9/30/202536,920,000 shares $689.67 million -9.2%N/A1.3 $18.68 9/15/202540,640,000 shares $765.45 million +3.1%N/A1.5 $18.84 8/31/202539,430,000 shares $764.31 million +7.4%3.6%1.6 $19.38 8/15/202536,710,000 shares $662.62 million +9.2%N/A1.6 $18.05 7/31/202533,630,000 shares $602.31 million +4.7%3.1%1.7 $17.91 7/15/202532,110,000 shares $574.26 million +15.6%N/A2 $17.88 6/30/202527,780,000 shares $484.76 million +13.0%2.5%1.9 $17.45 6/15/202524,590,000 shares $384.22 million -0.4%2.3%1.8 $15.63 5/31/202524,680,000 shares $391.18 million +15.5%2.5%1.7 $15.85 5/15/202521,360,000 shares $352.01 million +12.0%2.2%1.4 $16.48 4/30/202519,070,000 shares $283.00 million -13.2%N/A1.3 $14.84 4/15/202521,960,000 shares $312.97 million -5.3%2.2%1.4 $14.25 3/31/202523,200,000 shares $371.32 million -11.5%2.4%1.5 $16.01 3/15/202526,210,000 shares $410.84 million +4.3%2.7%1.9 $15.68 2/28/202525,140,000 shares $435.68 million -1.4%2.6%2.1 $17.33 2/15/202525,500,000 shares $451.99 million +18.0%2.6%2.3 $17.73Elon Musk’s One Stock Retirement Plan (Ad)Stanley Druckenmiller once said you don't get rich diversifying into 50 mediocre assets - you get rich finding two or three asymmetric home runs. Analyst Jeff Brown says he has identified a new one, a single stock he calls Elon Musk's One Stock Retirement Plan.Click here to see Jeff Brown's full stock breakdown now 1/31/202521,620,000 shares $389.27 million +16.2%N/A2 $18.01 1/15/202518,610,000 shares $337.77 million +0.4%N/A1.8 $18.15 12/31/202418,530,000 shares $317.60 million +8.1%N/A1.9 $17.14 12/15/202417,150,000 shares $310.93 million +8.1%N/A1.8 $18.13 11/30/202415,860,000 shares $308.95 million -2.3%N/A1.7 $19.48 11/15/202416,230,000 shares $310.97 million -7.7%N/A1.6 $19.16 10/31/202417,580,000 shares $303.26 million +13.8%N/A1.5 $17.25 10/15/202415,450,000 shares $270.53 million +4.1%1.6%1.2 $17.51 9/30/202414,840,000 shares $248.57 million -11.1%1.6%1.1 $16.75 9/15/202416,690,000 shares $268.54 million -22.3%1.8%1.1 $16.09 8/31/202421,470,000 shares $366.28 million +12.1%2.3%1.4 $17.06 8/15/202419,160,000 shares $310.39 million -15.5%2.0%1.3 $16.20 7/31/202422,680,000 shares $365.83 million -14.5%2.4%1.7 $16.13 7/15/202426,520,000 shares $411.06 million -11.3%2.8%2 $15.50 6/30/202429,890,000 shares $424.74 million -18.0%3.2%2.3 $14.21 6/15/202436,430,000 shares $486.70 million +23.0%3.9%2.9 $13.36 5/31/202429,620,000 shares $425.64 million +20.7%3.2%2.4 $14.37 5/15/202424,540,000 shares $382.09 million +13.7%2.6%1.9 $15.57 4/30/202421,590,000 shares $312.84 million +2.6%2.3%1.5 $14.49 4/15/202421,050,000 shares $303.65 million -24.8%2.3%1.3 $14.43 3/31/202428,000,000 shares $442.68 million +5.3%3.0%1.7 $15.81 3/15/202426,590,000 shares $384.89 million +12.2%2.9%1.6 $14.48 2/29/202423,690,000 shares $337.35 million -11.9%2.6%1.4 $14.24 2/15/202426,880,000 shares $381.96 million -13.4%2.9%1.6 $14.21 1/31/202431,050,000 shares $451.16 million +14.7%3.3%1.9 $14.53 1/15/202427,070,000 shares $384.39 million -7.7%2.9%1.7 $14.20 12/31/202329,330,000 shares $422.35 million -23.6%3.2%1.9 $14.40 12/15/202338,380,000 shares $549.60 million +15.1%4.1%2.5 $14.32 11/30/202333,360,000 shares $413.33 million -17.5%3.6%2.2 $12.39 11/15/202340,440,000 shares $492.96 million -16.4%4.3%2.8 $12.19 10/31/202348,390,000 shares $494.55 million -5.8%5.2%3.4 $10.22 10/15/202351,360,000 shares $537.23 million +15.1%5.5%3.5 $10.46 9/30/202344,630,000 shares $480.22 million -2.8%4.8%2.8 $10.76 9/15/202345,900,000 shares $538.18 million -7.8%4.9%2.8 $11.73 8/31/202349,800,000 shares $564.23 million +22.8%5.3%2.9 $11.33 8/15/202340,540,000 shares $431.35 million -0.7%4.4%2.2 $10.64 7/31/202340,830,000 shares $502.62 million -21.0%4.4%2.1 $12.31 7/15/202351,680,000 shares $525.07 million +12.1%5.6%2.3 $10.16 6/30/202346,110,000 shares $425.83 million +21.7%5.0%2 $9.24 6/15/202337,890,000 shares $381.74 million +11.4%4.1%1.6 $10.08 5/31/202334,000,000 shares $317.56 million -7.9%3.7%1.2 $9.34 5/15/202336,920,000 shares $354.06 million +20.0%4.0%1.3 $9.59 4/30/202330,770,000 shares $346.47 million +5.4%3.3%1.2 $11.26 4/15/202329,190,000 shares $352.91 million +5.9%3.2%1.2 $12.09 3/31/202327,570,000 shares $345.18 million -2.4%3.0%1.3 $12.52 3/15/202328,260,000 shares $332.06 million +34.8%3.0%1.5 $11.75 2/28/202320,960,000 shares $383.36 million -11.5%2.3%1.8 $18.29 2/15/202323,680,000 shares $456.08 million +15.1%2.6%2.2 $19.26 1/31/202320,580,000 shares $394.93 million +3.7%2.2%1.8 $19.19 1/15/202319,850,000 shares $360.87 million +0.1%2.1%1.8 $18.18You haven't downloaded this yet (Ad)Bill Poulos's Top 10 Stocks to Buy This Quarter report is still available free, but not for long. 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Investors who want a current snapshot of his picks should grab a copy now and save it before the switch happens.Download your free copy before the new quarter's list replaces it 12/30/202219,840,000 shares $345.61 million +2.7%2.1%1.8 $17.42 12/15/202219,310,000 shares $324.60 million +10.2%2.1%1.7 $16.81 11/30/202217,530,000 shares $329.74 million -1.8%1.9%1.5 $18.81 11/15/202217,850,000 shares $342.18 million -1.5%1.9%1.6 $19.17 10/31/202218,120,000 shares $323.80 million +0.5%2.0%1.7 $17.87 10/15/202218,030,000 shares $297.13 million -5.4%1.9%1.7 $16.48 9/30/202219,050,000 shares $305.18 million +16.0%2.1%1.9 $16.02 9/15/202216,430,000 shares $296.89 million -1.1%1.8%1.7 $18.07 8/31/202216,610,000 shares $293.83 million +11.1%1.8%1.7 $17.69 8/15/202214,950,000 shares $290.78 million +14.3%1.6%1.5 $19.45 7/31/202213,080,000 shares $239.36 million -24.1%1.4%1.3 $18.30 7/15/202217,230,000 shares $301.87 million +5.4%1.9%1.7 $17.52 6/30/202216,350,000 shares $281.71 million -8.8%1.8%1.6 $17.23 6/15/202217,930,000 shares $318.08 million -16.5%N/A1.7 $17.74 5/31/202221,480,000 shares $428.74 million +7.5%2.3%2.2 $19.96 5/15/202219,990,000 shares $372.21 million +13.8%2.2%2 $18.62 4/30/202217,570,000 shares $339.28 million +8.1%1.9%1.8 $19.31 4/15/202216,260,000 shares $333.00 million +5.7%1.8%1.7 $20.48 3/31/202215,380,000 shares $344.20 million +2.2%1.7%1.6 $22.38 3/15/202215,050,000 shares $358.79 million -6.7%1.6%1.7 $23.84 2/28/202216,130,000 shares $404.38 million +14.2%1.8%1.9 $25.07 2/15/202214,120,000 shares $374.60 million -3.6%1.5%1.7 $26.53 1/31/202214,640,000 shares $366.88 million +6.5%1.6%1.8 $25.06 1/15/202213,750,000 shares $371.39 million -6.7%1.5%1.8 $27.01 12/31/202114,740,000 shares $340.94 million -5.6%1.6%2.1 $23.13 12/15/202115,610,000 shares $360.75 million -12.7%1.7%2.1 $23.11 11/30/202117,880,000 shares $401.23 million -24.3%1.9%2.3 $22.44 11/15/202123,630,000 shares $565.23 million -3.9%2.6%3.3 $23.92 10/29/202124,600,000 shares $572.44 million -5.7%2.7%3.4 $23.27 KEY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is KeyCorp's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of KeyCorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 31,695,500 shares of KEY short. 2.99% of KeyCorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KeyCorp's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for KeyCorp? 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. KEY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.9. Learn More on KeyCorp's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for KeyCorp? 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. 2.99% of KeyCorp's floating shares are currently sold short. Is KeyCorp's short interest increasing or decreasing? KeyCorp saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 31,695,500 shares, a decrease of 6.7% from the previous total of 33,978,169 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 KeyCorp's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.99% of KeyCorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to KeyCorp: East West Bancorp, Inc. (3.20%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (2.74%), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (4.45%), BankUnited, Inc. (5.20%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (4.06%), Regions Financial Corporation (7.47%), Truist Financial Corporation (2.48%), M&T Bank Corporation (3.54%), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (4.92%), Banco De Chile (0.24%), 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 ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short KeyCorp stock? Short selling KEY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KeyCorp as its price is falling. KEY shares are trading down $0.14 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 KeyCorp? A short squeeze for KeyCorp 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 KEY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is KeyCorp'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 KEY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026. What do KEY's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like KEY: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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