Vertical Aerospace Ltd. | EVTL | NYSE | Latest report: February 27, 2026
At the latest settlement date of February 27, 2026, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL) showed reported short interest of 5,766,563 shares. That compared with 5,146,145 shares in the prior report, a change of 620.4K shares, or +12.1%. The latest reported days to cover was 6.3, based on average daily volume of 916.0K.
The historical data currently tracked for EVTL includes 98 reported entries from December 31, 2021 to February 27, 2026. During that span, reported short interest ranged between 46.3K and 5.8M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | 5,766,563 | 5,146,145 | 620.4K | +12.1% | 916.0K | 6.3 |
| February 13, 2026 | 5,146,145 | 5,845,300 | -699.2K | -12.0% | 1.2M | 4.31 |
| January 30, 2026 | 5,845,300 | 5,077,992 | 767.3K | +15.1% | 1.6M | 3.72 |
| January 15, 2026 | 5,077,992 | 4,865,969 | 212.0K | +4.4% | 1.9M | 2.72 |
| December 31, 2025 | 4,865,969 | 4,630,633 | 235.3K | +5.1% | 1.3M | 3.79 |
| December 15, 2025 | 4,630,633 | 3,920,634 | 710.0K | +18.1% | 3.4M | 1.37 |
| November 28, 2025 | 3,920,634 | 4,004,426 | -83.8K | -2.1% | 1.5M | 2.61 |
| November 14, 2025 | 4,004,426 | 3,057,193 | 947.2K | +31.0% | 1.7M | 2.42 |
| October 31, 2025 | 3,057,193 | 2,787,076 | 270.1K | +9.7% | 1.7M | 1.82 |
| October 15, 2025 | 2,787,076 | 3,461,288 | -674.2K | -19.5% | 2.2M | 1.28 |
| September 15, 2025 | 2,938,240 | 2,571,851 | 366.4K | +14.2% | 945.7K | 3.11 |
| August 29, 2025 | 2,571,851 | 2,321,041 | 250.8K | +10.8% | 882.7K | 2.91 |
| August 15, 2025 | 2,321,041 | 1,911,961 | 409.1K | +21.4% | 1.1M | 2.03 |
| July 31, 2025 | 1,911,961 | 2,664,047 | -752.1K | -28.2% | 2.8M | 1 |
| July 15, 2025 | 2,664,047 | 1,843,152 | 820.9K | +44.5% | 2.7M | 1 |
| June 30, 2025 | 1,843,152 | 1,945,587 | -102.4K | -5.3% | 829.1K | 2.22 |
| June 13, 2025 | 1,945,587 | 1,348,015 | 597.6K | +44.3% | 1.0M | 1.9 |
| May 30, 2025 | 1,348,015 | 1,308,173 | 39.8K | +3.0% | 597.9K | 2.25 |
| May 15, 2025 | 1,308,173 | 849,680 | 458.5K | +54.0% | 344.8K | 3.79 |
| April 30, 2025 | 849,680 | 738,529 | 111.2K | +15.1% | 132.6K | 6.41 |
| April 15, 2025 | 738,529 | 718,860 | 19.7K | +2.7% | 224.2K | 3.29 |
| March 31, 2025 | 718,860 | 641,094 | 77.8K | +12.1% | 233.9K | 3.07 |
| February 28, 2025 | 561,550 | 612,695 | -51.1K | -8.3% | 321.4K | 1.75 |
| February 14, 2025 | 612,695 | 492,062 | 120.6K | +24.5% | 467.2K | 1.31 |
| January 31, 2025 | 492,062 | 315,431 | 176.6K | +56.0% | 994.4K | 1 |
| January 15, 2025 | 315,431 | 246,597 | 68.8K | +27.9% | 336.0K | 1 |
| December 31, 2024 | 246,597 | 148,259 | 98.3K | +66.3% | 340.2K | 1 |
| December 13, 2024 | 148,259 | 150,486 | -2.2K | -1.5% | 179.5K | 1 |
| November 29, 2024 | 150,486 | 85,331 | 65.2K | +76.4% | 261.5K | 1 |
| November 15, 2024 | 85,331 | 65,378 | 20.0K | +30.5% | 87.1K | 1 |
| October 31, 2024 | 65,378 | 46,336 | 19.0K | +41.1% | 46.4K | 1.41 |
| October 15, 2024 | 46,336 | 58,278 | -11.9K | -20.5% | 18.6K | 2.48 |
| September 30, 2024 | 58,278 | 904,924 | -846.6K | -93.6% | 71.1K | 1 |
| September 13, 2024 | 904,924 | 331,940 | 573.0K | +172.6% | 448.6K | 2.02 |
| August 30, 2024 | 331,940 | 295,427 | 36.5K | +12.4% | 186.9K | 1.78 |
| August 15, 2024 | 295,427 | 206,046 | 89.4K | +43.4% | 234.1K | 1.26 |
| July 31, 2024 | 206,046 | 131,659 | 74.4K | +56.5% | 308.2K | 1 |
| July 15, 2024 | 131,659 | 162,351 | -30.7K | -18.9% | 248.4K | 1 |
| June 28, 2024 | 162,351 | 336,941 | -174.6K | -51.8% | 182.6K | 1 |
| June 14, 2024 | 336,941 | 442,596 | -105.7K | -23.9% | 111.4K | 3.03 |
| May 31, 2024 | 442,596 | 459,184 | -16.6K | -3.6% | 227.1K | 1.95 |
| May 15, 2024 | 459,184 | 414,181 | 45.0K | +10.9% | 214.7K | 2.14 |
| April 30, 2024 | 414,181 | 483,446 | -69.3K | -14.3% | 224.2K | 1.85 |
| April 15, 2024 | 483,446 | 587,689 | -104.2K | -17.7% | 382.8K | 1.26 |
| March 28, 2024 | 587,689 | 451,307 | 136.4K | +30.2% | 916.4K | 1 |
| March 15, 2024 | 451,307 | 384,656 | 66.7K | +17.3% | 196.4K | 2.3 |
| February 29, 2024 | 384,656 | 260,004 | 124.7K | +47.9% | 408.7K | 1 |
| February 15, 2024 | 260,004 | 503,513 | -243.5K | -48.4% | 221.0K | 1.18 |
| January 31, 2024 | 503,513 | 347,792 | 155.7K | +44.8% | 527.6K | 1 |
| December 29, 2023 | 2,395,517 | 551,170 | 1.8M | +334.6% | 1.2M | 1.96 |
| December 15, 2023 | 551,170 | 358,520 | 192.7K | +53.7% | 458.0K | 1.2 |
| November 30, 2023 | 358,520 | 384,671 | -26.2K | -6.8% | 398.6K | 1 |
| November 15, 2023 | 384,671 | 222,076 | 162.6K | +73.2% | 265.5K | 1.45 |
| October 31, 2023 | 222,076 | 500,909 | -278.8K | -55.7% | 368.7K | 1 |
| October 13, 2023 | 500,909 | 274,452 | 226.5K | +82.5% | 328.3K | 1.53 |
| September 29, 2023 | 274,452 | 253,313 | 21.1K | +8.3% | 515.7K | 1 |
| September 15, 2023 | 253,313 | 278,307 | -25.0K | -9.0% | 532.9K | 1 |
| August 31, 2023 | 278,307 | 265,810 | 12.5K | +4.7% | 468.2K | 1 |
| August 15, 2023 | 265,810 | 459,306 | -193.5K | -42.1% | 292.7K | 1 |
| July 31, 2023 | 459,306 | 568,017 | -108.7K | -19.1% | 425.6K | 1.08 |
| July 14, 2023 | 568,017 | 437,964 | 130.1K | +29.7% | 436.4K | 1.3 |
| June 30, 2023 | 437,964 | 585,743 | -147.8K | -25.2% | 537.1K | 1 |
| June 15, 2023 | 585,743 | 968,044 | -382.3K | -39.5% | 338.2K | 1.73 |
| May 31, 2023 | 968,044 | 986,392 | -18.3K | -1.9% | 299.2K | 3.24 |
| May 15, 2023 | 986,392 | 1,013,668 | -27.3K | -2.7% | 201.8K | 4.89 |
| April 28, 2023 | 1,013,668 | 1,082,281 | -68.6K | -6.3% | 178.6K | 5.68 |
| April 14, 2023 | 1,082,281 | 942,102 | 140.2K | +14.9% | 392.8K | 2.76 |
| March 31, 2023 | 942,102 | 474,021 | 468.1K | +98.8% | 1.3M | 1 |
| March 15, 2023 | 474,021 | 646,562 | -172.5K | -26.7% | 287.0K | 1.65 |
| February 28, 2023 | 646,562 | 604,447 | 42.1K | +7.0% | 306.6K | 2.11 |
| February 15, 2023 | 604,447 | 626,690 | -22.2K | -3.5% | 504.9K | 1.2 |
| January 31, 2023 | 626,690 | 536,136 | 90.6K | +16.9% | 816.7K | 1 |
| January 13, 2023 | 536,136 | 450,581 | 85.6K | +19.0% | 357.0K | 1.5 |
| December 30, 2022 | 450,581 | 537,144 | -86.6K | -16.1% | 470.2K | 1 |
| December 15, 2022 | 537,144 | 834,082 | -296.9K | -35.6% | 273.5K | 1.96 |
| November 30, 2022 | 834,082 | 792,396 | 41.7K | +5.3% | 258.4K | 3.23 |
| November 15, 2022 | 792,396 | 829,667 | -37.3K | -4.5% | 266.7K | 2.97 |
| October 31, 2022 | 829,667 | 1,505,872 | -676.2K | -44.9% | 397.6K | 2.09 |
| October 14, 2022 | 1,505,872 | 631,292 | 874.6K | +138.5% | 565.2K | 2.66 |
| September 30, 2022 | 631,292 | 427,363 | 203.9K | +47.7% | 1.2M | 1 |
| September 15, 2022 | 427,363 | 515,031 | -87.7K | -17.0% | 116.3K | 3.68 |
| August 31, 2022 | 515,031 | 695,244 | -180.2K | -25.9% | 185.1K | 2.78 |
| August 15, 2022 | 695,244 | 1,029,457 | -334.2K | -32.5% | 482.0K | 1.44 |
| July 29, 2022 | 1,029,457 | 239,942 | 789.5K | +329.0% | 8.3M | 1 |
| July 15, 2022 | 239,942 | 280,526 | -40.6K | -14.5% | 7.4M | 1 |
| June 30, 2022 | 280,526 | 323,970 | -43.4K | -13.4% | 66.0K | 4.25 |
| June 15, 2022 | 323,970 | 297,667 | 26.3K | +8.8% | 127.1K | 2.55 |
| May 31, 2022 | 297,667 | 325,953 | -28.3K | -8.7% | 45.1K | 6.6 |
| May 13, 2022 | 325,953 | 422,918 | -97.0K | -22.9% | 60.0K | 5.44 |
| April 29, 2022 | 422,918 | 1,249,276 | -826.4K | -66.2% | 163.8K | 2.58 |
| April 14, 2022 | 1,249,276 | 367,927 | 881.3K | +239.5% | 2.2M | 1 |
| March 31, 2022 | 367,927 | 422,668 | -54.7K | -12.9% | 67.9K | 5.42 |
| March 15, 2022 | 422,668 | 556,226 | -133.6K | -24.0% | 84.3K | 5.01 |
| February 28, 2022 | 556,226 | 565,204 | -9.0K | -1.6% | 118.9K | 4.68 |
| February 15, 2022 | 565,204 | 620,767 | -55.6K | -8.9% | 118.1K | 4.79 |
| January 31, 2022 | 620,767 | 482,295 | 138.5K | +28.7% | 1.3M | 1 |
| January 14, 2022 | 482,295 | 390,413 | 91.9K | +23.5% | 1.2M | 1 |
| December 31, 2021 | 390,413 | 0 | 390.4K | +100.0% | 617.4K | 1 |