NIQ Global Intelligence plc | NIQ | NYSE | Latest report: February 27, 2026
At the latest settlement date of February 27, 2026, NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) showed reported short interest of 7,205,940 shares. That compared with 6,722,569 shares in the prior report, a change of 483.4K shares, or +7.2%. The latest reported days to cover was 7.07, based on average daily volume of 1.0M.
This page tracks 63 reported short interest entries for NIQ from June 15, 2021 through February 27, 2026. Over that period, reported short interest ranged from 3.5K to 7.2M shares.
Reported short interest can change for many reasons, including shifts in sentiment, trading activity, and company-specific events.
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 | 7,205,940 | 6,722,569 | 483.4K | +7.2% | 1.0M | 7.07 |
| February 13, 2026 | 6,722,569 | 6,034,546 | 688.0K | +11.4% | 2.1M | 3.21 |
| January 30, 2026 | 6,034,546 | 5,942,848 | 91.7K | +1.5% | 984.8K | 6.13 |
| January 15, 2026 | 5,942,848 | 6,547,685 | -604.8K | -9.2% | 1.1M | 5.26 |
| December 31, 2025 | 6,547,685 | 5,331,248 | 1.2M | +22.8% | 934.0K | 7.01 |
| December 15, 2025 | 5,331,248 | 5,448,487 | -117.2K | -2.1% | 736.1K | 7.24 |
| November 28, 2025 | 5,448,487 | 5,523,724 | -75.2K | -1.4% | 1.8M | 3.09 |
| November 14, 2025 | 5,523,724 | 6,079,988 | -556.3K | -9.2% | 2.1M | 2.63 |
| October 31, 2025 | 6,079,988 | 5,269,456 | 810.5K | +15.4% | 1.1M | 5.55 |
| October 15, 2025 | 5,269,456 | 7,466,849 | -2.2M | -29.4% | 1.6M | 3.24 |
| September 15, 2025 | 5,765,790 | 4,934,670 | 831.1K | +16.8% | 963.2K | 5.99 |
| August 29, 2025 | 4,934,670 | 6,143,922 | -1.2M | -19.7% | 951.9K | 5.18 |
| August 15, 2025 | 6,143,922 | 3,280,113 | 2.9M | +87.3% | 1.8M | 3.45 |
| July 31, 2025 | 3,280,113 | 0 | 3.3M | +100.0% | 3.4M | 1 |
| June 15, 2023 | 15,043 | 98,978 | -83.9K | -84.8% | 87.1K | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | 98,978 | 61,994 | 37.0K | +59.7% | 48.8K | 2.03 |
| May 15, 2023 | 61,994 | 21,219 | 40.8K | +192.2% | 29.0K | 2.14 |
| April 28, 2023 | 21,219 | 18,354 | 2.9K | +15.6% | 29.8K | 1 |
| April 14, 2023 | 18,354 | 20,952 | -2.6K | -12.4% | 42.0K | 1 |
| March 31, 2023 | 20,952 | 10,064 | 10.9K | +108.2% | 50.2K | 1 |
| March 15, 2023 | 10,064 | 14,242 | -4.2K | -29.3% | 78.8K | 1 |
| February 28, 2023 | 14,242 | 25,966 | -11.7K | -45.1% | 87.2K | 1 |
| February 15, 2023 | 25,966 | 44,637 | -18.7K | -41.8% | 75.0K | 1 |
| January 31, 2023 | 44,637 | 46,819 | -2.2K | -4.7% | 28.0K | 1.59 |
| January 13, 2023 | 46,819 | 55,271 | -8.5K | -15.3% | 23.3K | 2.01 |
| December 30, 2022 | 55,271 | 39,558 | 15.7K | +39.7% | 39.4K | 1.4 |
| December 15, 2022 | 39,558 | 37,705 | 1.9K | +4.9% | 42.6K | 1 |
| November 30, 2022 | 37,705 | 51,814 | -14.1K | -27.2% | 23.3K | 1.62 |
| November 15, 2022 | 51,814 | 38,882 | 12.9K | +33.3% | 26.9K | 1.93 |
| October 31, 2022 | 38,882 | 42,221 | -3.3K | -7.9% | 26.0K | 1.49 |
| October 14, 2022 | 42,221 | 42,426 | -205 | -0.5% | 31.0K | 1.36 |
| September 30, 2022 | 42,426 | 32,644 | 9.8K | +30.0% | 28.1K | 1.51 |
| September 15, 2022 | 32,644 | 31,945 | 699 | +2.2% | 12.9K | 2.53 |
| August 31, 2022 | 31,945 | 19,486 | 12.5K | +63.9% | 14.3K | 2.23 |
| August 15, 2022 | 19,486 | 19,813 | -327 | -1.6% | 16.5K | 1.18 |
| July 29, 2022 | 19,813 | 17,580 | 2.2K | +12.7% | 23.8K | 1 |
| July 15, 2022 | 17,580 | 17,198 | 382 | +2.2% | 15.1K | 1.16 |
| June 30, 2022 | 17,198 | 18,099 | -901 | -5.0% | 34.4K | 1 |
| June 15, 2022 | 18,099 | 19,962 | -1.9K | -9.3% | 23.0K | 1 |
| May 31, 2022 | 19,962 | 20,349 | -387 | -1.9% | 28.0K | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | 20,349 | 23,002 | -2.7K | -11.5% | 29.0K | 1 |
| April 29, 2022 | 23,002 | 31,494 | -8.5K | -27.0% | 30.1K | 1 |
| April 14, 2022 | 31,494 | 44,474 | -13.0K | -29.2% | 30.1K | 1.05 |
| March 31, 2022 | 44,474 | 23,072 | 21.4K | +92.8% | 26.2K | 1.7 |
| March 15, 2022 | 23,072 | 25,519 | -2.4K | -9.6% | 15.2K | 1.52 |
| February 28, 2022 | 25,519 | 23,700 | 1.8K | +7.7% | 30.6K | 1 |
| February 15, 2022 | 23,700 | 30,837 | -7.1K | -23.1% | 18.6K | 1.28 |
| January 31, 2022 | 30,837 | 13,743 | 17.1K | +124.4% | 31.3K | 1 |
| January 14, 2022 | 13,743 | 11,886 | 1.9K | +15.6% | 26.1K | 1 |
| December 31, 2021 | 11,886 | 21,405 | -9.5K | -44.5% | 17.9K | 1 |
| December 15, 2021 | 21,405 | 10,834 | 10.6K | +97.6% | 23.0K | 1 |
| November 30, 2021 | 10,834 | 19,355 | -8.5K | -44.0% | 22.8K | 1 |
| November 15, 2021 | 19,355 | 21,698 | -2.3K | -10.8% | 20.8K | 1 |
| October 29, 2021 | 21,698 | 12,557 | 9.1K | +72.8% | 16.5K | 1.31 |
| October 15, 2021 | 12,557 | 9,791 | 2.8K | +28.2% | 19.7K | 1 |
| September 30, 2021 | 9,791 | 3,918 | 5.9K | +149.9% | 19.0K | 1 |
| September 15, 2021 | 3,918 | 5,361 | -1.4K | -26.9% | 26.9K | 1 |
| August 31, 2021 | 5,361 | 3,465 | 1.9K | +54.7% | 17.5K | 1 |
| August 13, 2021 | 3,465 | 12,868 | -9.4K | -73.1% | 14.7K | 1 |
| July 30, 2021 | 12,868 | 5,373 | 7.5K | +139.5% | 15.8K | 1 |
| July 15, 2021 | 5,373 | 8,592 | -3.2K | -37.5% | 22.8K | 1 |
| June 30, 2021 | 8,592 | 3,504 | 5.1K | +145.2% | 17.3K | 1 |
| June 15, 2021 | 3,504 | 8,522 | -5.0K | -58.9% | 17.3K | 1 |