ICLR Short Interest

ICON Public Limited Company (ICLR) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry, with a market capitalization near $8.96B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 41,250 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. Led by Barry Balfe, public since 1998-05-15.

Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.

Settlement Date
2026-04-30
Short Interest
2.7M
Previous Short Interest
3.1M
Change
-13.44%
Days to Cover
1.48
Avg Daily Volume
1.8M
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
2.23

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Frequently asked ICLR short interest questions

What is the current ICLR short interest?
As of the Apr 30, 2026 settlement, ICON Public Limited Company (ICLR) short interest is 2.7M shares, a -13.44% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
What is the ICLR days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 1.48, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
How does ICLR short interest affect options pricing?
High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.