BTI short interest
British American Tobacco p.l.c. · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco · settlement date 2026-09-30
| Shares short | 2,891,202 |
|---|---|
| Change vs prior report | 186,596 (+6.9%) |
| Change over six months | -77.8% |
| Days to cover | 1.00 (sector: 3.68) |
| Average daily volume | 4,270,930 |
| Rank in Consumer Defensive | #159 of 185 by days to cover |
BTI short interest, last 12 months
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover | Avg daily volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2,891,202 | +6.9% | 1.00 | 4,270,930 |
| 2026-09-15 | 2,704,606 | -5.0% | 1.00 | 6,387,193 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2,847,962 | -26.6% | 1.00 | 4,476,450 |
| 2026-08-14 | 3,879,532 | -37.3% | 1.00 | 3,897,260 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6,183,718 | -10.1% | 1.34 | 4,605,892 |
| 2026-07-15 | 6,875,973 | +8.5% | 1.93 | 3,558,558 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6,334,764 | +8.6% | 1.24 | 5,120,081 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,835,258 | +61.2% | 1.33 | 4,372,967 |
| 2026-05-29 | 3,620,239 | -40.4% | 1.09 | 3,316,724 |
| 2026-05-15 | 6,068,684 | -14.6% | 1.35 | 4,496,664 |
| 2026-04-30 | 7,109,395 | -11.2% | 2.04 | 3,485,926 |
| 2026-04-15 | 8,004,220 | -38.5% | 1.77 | 4,512,344 |
| 2026-03-31 | 13,003,562 | +97.9% | 2.77 | 4,688,246 |
| 2026-03-13 | 6,569,362 | +21.0% | 1.12 | 5,869,099 |
| 2026-02-27 | 5,430,502 | -8.6% | 1.00 | 5,434,449 |
| 2026-02-13 | 5,938,638 | +2.3% | 1.05 | 5,652,992 |
| 2026-01-30 | 5,806,224 | +4.6% | 1.11 | 5,234,020 |
| 2026-01-15 | 5,552,124 | -3.6% | 1.63 | 3,408,438 |
| 2025-12-31 | 5,762,078 | -20.1% | 2.57 | 2,241,607 |
| 2025-12-15 | 7,212,709 | +18.7% | 1.86 | 3,870,539 |
| 2025-11-28 | 6,076,768 | +8.5% | 1.56 | 3,886,492 |
| 2025-11-14 | 5,599,729 | +21.8% | 1.33 | 4,207,785 |
| 2025-10-31 | 4,597,761 | -3.0% | 1.28 | 3,592,686 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,742,481 | +2.3% | 1.21 | 3,921,792 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4,635,505 | -36.5% | 1.09 | 4,252,691 |
import finzdata as yf
yf.Ticker("BTI").short_interest # every report since 2017
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