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Bausch & Lomb (BLCO)

Bausch & Lomb on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, planned sales, 13F holders, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as ophthalmic goods.

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3.0M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

9.8

Days to cover

+2.1 days vs prior

69.5%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

2,619

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-14

Wed 28 Oct

Next earnings

estimated date

-$1.2M

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 3 sells

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in BLCO is 2,958,359 shares, down 449,495 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 967,275 shares (15 November 2024) to 4,395,786 shares (15 June 2026). At the reported average volume of 301K shares a day that is 9.8 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-09-302,958,359-6.5%300,6549.84
2026-09-153,164,899-7.1%408,5977.75
2026-08-313,407,854+7.2%430,1627.92
2026-08-143,180,547+4.8%311,20110.22
2026-07-313,033,594-20.2%514,7605.89
2026-07-153,800,176-4.6%370,51610.26
2026-06-303,985,273-9.3%403,8929.87
2026-06-154,395,786+8.2%497,0398.84
2026-05-294,063,241+62.3%397,22710.23
2026-05-152,503,101-30.7%533,2784.69
2026-04-303,613,800-2.6%484,0817.47
2026-04-153,710,571+2.7%341,52510.86
2026-03-313,613,386-9.8%472,0647.65
2026-03-134,006,617+50.7%422,7939.48
2026-02-272,659,462-15.9%592,0814.49
2026-02-133,163,577-5.9%349,5429.05
2026-01-303,363,449-8.7%277,35412.13
2026-01-153,684,134+15.0%401,0919.19
2025-12-313,204,188+1.8%296,87210.79
2025-12-153,148,843-3.5%396,2347.95
2025-11-283,263,198+1.4%419,0067.79
2025-11-143,219,362-7.7%546,2895.89
2025-10-313,486,151+2.7%482,7547.22
2025-10-153,393,025+7.3%490,5656.92

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of BLCO volume is 69.5%, up 5.3 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 32.4% (21 September 2026) to 84.7% (16 September 2026). The latest reading is 12.1 points above the 30-session average of 57.5%, on 77K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-10-0953K77K69.5%0
2026-10-0874K96K77.3%0
2026-10-0778K146K53.4%0
2026-10-0698K144K67.9%1,959
2026-10-05101K183K55.2%0
2026-10-02122K190K64.3%0
2026-10-01121K251K48.1%0
2026-09-3046K91K50.7%0
2026-09-2978K96K81.6%0
2026-09-2880K169K47.7%0
2026-09-2531K56K54.7%0
2026-09-2437K57K64.6%0
2026-09-2370K134K52.4%0
2026-09-2264K115K55.6%0
2026-09-2165K201K32.4%0
2026-09-1862K133K46.7%0
2026-09-17131K243K54.0%0
2026-09-1651K61K84.7%0
2026-09-15101K133K76.0%0
2026-09-1462K84K73.8%0
2026-09-11107K198K54.1%0
2026-09-10118K272K43.4%0
2026-09-09115K249K46.3%0
2026-09-08124K171K72.7%0
2026-09-0486K216K39.7%0
2026-09-0377K132K58.7%0
2026-09-0292K152K60.4%0
2026-09-01147K360K40.8%0
2026-08-31109K329K33.1%0
2026-08-28138K215K64.4%0

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 14 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in BLCO is 2,619 shares, up 2,355 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 12 shares (5 August 2026) to 22,177 shares (28 May 2026).

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-09-142,619$17.25$45K
2026-09-09264$17.73$5K
2026-09-08127$18.04$2K
2026-09-04561$18.14$10K
2026-09-033,123$18.00$56K
2026-09-0214,270$17.88$255K
2026-09-0119,235$17.48$336K
2026-08-27719$17.25$12K
2026-08-26294$17.25$5K
2026-08-25294$17.32$5K
2026-08-1298$16.87$2K
2026-08-1198$16.83$2K
2026-08-10199$16.78$3K
2026-08-0512$16.68$200
2026-08-031,029$16.91$17K
2026-07-311,017$16.99$17K
2026-07-3059$16.20$956
2026-07-2997$16.61$2K
2026-07-142,056$16.21$33K
2026-07-01199$16.56$3K
2026-06-228,088$14.87$120K
2026-06-095,614$15.18$85K
2026-06-086,314$15.46$98K
2026-06-031,010$14.98$15K
2026-06-014,325$15.65$68K
2026-05-2822,177$15.72$349K
2026-05-19494$16.11$8K
2026-05-181,887$16.09$30K
2026-05-132,500$16.03$40K
2026-05-124,100$16.03$66K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Insiders at BLCO reported 3 open-market sells worth $1.2M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Latest filing: Trebbi Barbara (Director) on 2026-08-12.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-08-12Trebbi BarbaraDirectorGrant12K$0.00$012K
2026-08-12PAUL LAURENCE EDirectorGrant12K$0.00$012K
2026-08-12Chersi Robert JDirectorGrant12K$0.00$012K
2026-08-10Munsch FrederickSVP, Controller and CAOSell53K$16.78$888K46K
2026-08-07VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C.DirectorSell6K$16.58$100K64K
2026-08-06VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C.DirectorSell13K$16.50$206K70K
2026-08-05Stewart Andrew J.President, GPICGrant17K$0.00$0103K
2026-08-05Munsch FrederickSVP, Controller and CAOGrant9K$0.00$099K
2026-08-05Hashad YehiaEVP of R&D and CMOGrant21K$0.00$0187K
2026-08-05Eldessouky SamEVP and CFOGrant50K$0.00$0394K
2026-08-05Bonnefoy LucPresident, SurgicalGrant17K$0.00$0104K
2026-08-05SAUNDERS BRENT LChairman of the Board and CEOGrant282K$0.00$01.3M
2026-08-05SAUNDERS BRENT LChairman of the Board and CEOTax withholding4K$16.76$71K974K
2026-08-05Bailey A Robert DEVP & Chief Legal OfficerGrant34K$0.00$0264K
2026-06-12Bonnefoy LucPresident, SurgicalTax withholding1K$15.08$15K87K
2026-05-26VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C.DirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K87K
2026-05-26Ross Thomas W. Sr.DirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K85K
2026-05-26ROBERTSON RUSSEL CDirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K94K
2026-05-26Paulson JohnDirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K90K
2026-05-26Ling KarenDirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K62K
2026-05-26KAVANAGH SARAH BDirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K70K
2026-05-26COLLIS STEVEN HDirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K42K
2026-05-26Bernier Nathalie D.DirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K86K
2026-05-26Alfonso EduardoDirectorGrant16K$15.78$250K31K
2026-05-22SAUNDERS BRENT LChairman of the Board and CEOTax withholding3K$15.92$46K978K
2026-05-05Eldessouky SamEVP and CFOTax withholding64K$16.00$1.0M343K
2026-05-05Hashad YehiaEVP of R&D and CMOTax withholding14K$16.00$219K166K
2026-05-05Munsch FrederickSVP, Controller and CAOTax withholding9K$16.00$139K90K
2026-05-05Bonnefoy LucPresident, SurgicalTax withholding12K$16.00$192K88K
2026-04-30ROBERTSON RUSSEL CDirectorGrant2K$15.90$26K78K
2026-04-30Paulson JohnDirectorGrant1K$15.90$22K74K
2026-04-30COLLIS STEVEN HDirectorGrant1K$15.90$22K26K
2026-04-30Alfonso EduardoDirectorGrant1K$15.90$22K15K
2026-04-24Stewart Andrew J.President, GPICTax withholding4K$15.82$67K86K
2026-04-24Bailey A Robert DEVP & Chief Legal OfficerTax withholding16K$15.82$250K231K
2026-03-06Eldessouky SamEVP and CFOGrant4K$0.00$0407K
2026-03-06Eldessouky SamEVP and CFOBuy4K$17.13$69K403K
2026-03-06SAUNDERS BRENT LCEO and Chairman of the BoardGrant15K$0.00$0981K
2026-03-06SAUNDERS BRENT LCEO and Chairman of the BoardBuy15K$17.14$252K967K
2026-03-06Bailey A Robert DEVP & Chief Legal OfficerGrant15K$0.00$0246K
2026-03-06Bailey A Robert DEVP & Chief Legal OfficerBuy15K$17.15$250K232K
2026-03-03Ross Thomas W. Sr.DirectorGrant5K$0.00$069K
2026-03-03Ross Thomas W. Sr.DirectorBuy5K$17.68$80K65K
2026-03-02Alfonso EduardoDirectorGrant4K$0.00$014K
2026-03-02Alfonso EduardoDirectorBuy4K$17.90$77K10K
2026-02-27Munsch FrederickSVP, Controller and CAOTax withholding6K$18.30$104K98K
2026-02-27Munsch FrederickSVP, Controller and CAOTax withholding2K$18.30$45K104K
2026-02-27Stewart Andrew J.President, GPICTax withholding2K$18.30$37K91K
2026-02-27Bonnefoy LucPresident, SurgicalTax withholding9K$18.30$169K100K
2026-02-27Bonnefoy LucPresident, SurgicalTax withholding4K$18.30$79K109K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

5 Form 144 notices on file for BLCO worth $2.2M at the prices reported; 5 in the last 90 days worth $2.2M. Latest: Ling Karen filed on 2026-09-28 to sell 4,500 shares ($76K) from 2026-09-28.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-09-28Ling KarenFormer Director5K$76K0.001%2026-09-28Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-08-11Munsch FrederickOfficer53K$888K0.015%2026-08-10Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-08-10Munsch FrederickFormer Officer53K$888K0.015%2026-08-10Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-08-07VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C.Former Director6K$100K0.002%2026-08-07Wells Fargo Clearing Services
2026-08-06VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C.Former Director13K$206K0.003%2026-08-06Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

13F holders

Tracked managers holding BLCO at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held BLCO at their latest 13F, $137.4M in total at quarter-end prices. Icahn Capital is the largest at $58.0M (0.7% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 2 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Icahn Capital2026-06-303.5M$58.0M0.70%0
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-303.3M$55.0M0.03%+172K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-30988K$16.4M0.00%+283K
Millennium Management2026-06-30177K$2.9M0.00%-126K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30176K$2.9M0.00%-107K
Third Point2026-06-3085K$1.4M0.03%new
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3051K$848K0.00%+37K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

Bausch & Lomb in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Bausch & Lomb (BLCO), SEC CIK 1860742, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as ophthalmic goods. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-14.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144Source: SEC.New notices appear shortly after the SEC posts them; a notice is filed on or before the sale. Latest 2026-09-28.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates
SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-07-29.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-08-12.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 1860742Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of BLCO is sold short?
2,958,359 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 9.8 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is BLCO's daily short volume?
On 2026-10-09, 53,216 of the 76,536 BLCO shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 69.5% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does BLCO have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 2,619 BLCO shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are BLCO insiders buying or selling?
Insiders at BLCO reported 3 open-market sells worth $1.2M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Latest filing: Trebbi Barbara (Director) on 2026-08-12.
Have BLCO insiders filed to sell?
5 Form 144 notices on file for BLCO worth $2.2M at the prices reported; 5 in the last 90 days worth $2.2M. Latest: Ling Karen filed on 2026-09-28 to sell 4,500 shares ($76K) from 2026-09-28.
Which tracked 13F managers own BLCO?
7 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held BLCO shares at their latest filing, $137.4M in all. The largest: Carl Icahn's Icahn Capital (3.5M shares, $58.0M), D. E. Shaw & Co. (3.3M shares, $55.0M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (988K shares, $16.4M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (177K shares, $2.9M), Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management (176K shares, $2.9M), Dan Loeb's Third Point (85K shares, $1.4M). The table above lists all 7.

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