Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY) short interest & short volume · 0.1% of float short
Imperial Brands PLC official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
IMBBY short interest rose 309.2% to 374K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (0.1% of float, 1.0 days to cover).
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 374K
- prior 91K
- % of float
- 0.1%
- float 773.6M
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 685K
- Change vs prior report
- +309.2%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 374K | $14.0M | +309.2% | 0.1% | 1.0 | $37.39 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 91K | $3.0M | +382.7% | 0.0% | 1.0 | $32.45 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 19K | $641K | -5.5% | 0.0% | 1.0 | $33.89 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 20K | $683K | +65.6% | 0.0% | 1.0 | $34.15 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 12K | $427K | -16.7% | 0.0% | 1.0 | $35.34 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15K | $549K | -91.9% | 0.0% | 1.0 | $37.81 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
% of float uses the current float for every report (no float was stored with older reports).
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
No FINRA daily short volume on file for IMBBY yet.
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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IMBBY short interest FAQ
What is IMBBY's short interest?
Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY) had 374K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report, 0.1% of its 773.6M-share float.
How many days to cover does IMBBY have?
1.0 days: 374K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 685K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is IMBBY short interest rising or falling?
IMBBY short interest rose (+309.2%) from 91K to 374K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is IMBBY a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores IMBBY 18 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: short interest % of float 0.1/40, days to cover 2.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 15/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What is IMBBY's market cap?
Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY) market cap is $31.63B on the latest cached fundamentals snapshot.
Where is IMBBY short volume listed?
Cached FINRA short volume for Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY) is listed at https://lician.com/short-interest/imbby.
Not investment advice. Figures as filed or reported, not a live feed.