Costco Wholesale (COST) Options Chain

NASDAQ: COSTConsumer DiscretionaryDepartment/Specialty Retail StoresUSD

946.92-1.00 (-0.11%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Jun 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 249
Share price: $946.92
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.11
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.64
ATM implied volatility: 23.8%
Expected move: ±$185.91
Open interest (C / P): 4.54K / 5.03K

COST options summary

The COST options chain for the June 17, 2027 expiration lists 56 call and 38 put contracts, with 249 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,537 calls and 5,026 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.11, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $940.00 strike is 23.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$185.91 (19.6%) in Costco Wholesale stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $1,200.00 call (394 contracts) and the $880.00 put (604 contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

COST options chain · June 17, 2027

COST calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
2	1	52.5%	369.64	379.60	387.55	580.00	0.39	2.05	0.98	31.1%	11	96
9	1	50.4%	363.09	359.90	368.50	600.00	0.32	2.72	1.70	30.6%	2	17
0	2	—	354.00	0.00	0.00	620.00	0.61	3.05	1.98	29.4%	3	46
0	5	—	334.65	0.00	0.00	640.00	0.00	3.50	3.95	28.2%	2	33
0	3	—	316.39	0.00	0.00	660.00	1.16	4.35	5.95	27.6%	19	98
1	—	27.1%	323.70	265.00	272.50	680.00	2.52	4.65	5.06	26.1%	1	280
24	1	40.6%	225.00	267.95	274.30	700.00	3.80	5.45	3.98	25.1%	1	454
24	20	39.0%	217.20	249.15	256.15	720.00	5.30	6.40	7.95	24.1%	3	34
13	2	37.9%	210.55	232.40	239.05	740.00	5.85	7.65	7.54	23.3%	1	237
8	1	36.4%	194.04	213.70	221.50	760.00	7.40	9.75	9.20	22.9%	4	304
4	2	35.3%	177.21	197.90	204.90	780.00	9.35	13.45	11.60	23.2%	36	64
21	1	34.1%	169.76	180.50	188.25	800.00	12.90	16.70	14.75	22.8%	2	438
30	46	32.1%	153.91	165.30	170.05	820.00	16.50	18.70	17.95	21.6%	5	222
38	2	31.9%	150.36	150.05	156.75	840.00	21.30	24.70	22.33	21.9%	1	249
35	1	30.7%	140.50	133.90	141.25	860.00	25.30	27.95	26.50	20.8%	24	384
49	2	29.8%	116.26	120.55	126.95	880.00	31.30	34.80	32.40	20.8%	4	604
176	8	29.3%	109.36	108.30	114.40	900.00	37.85	40.45	39.80	20.1%	3	298
171	3	28.4%	101.50	96.85	101.35	920.00	44.25	49.25	49.35	20.1%	2	440
85	5	27.9%	90.00	83.60	90.10	940.00	52.55	57.85	55.23	19.7%	3	153
COST $946.92
203	1	27.1%	76.10	74.65	78.70	960.00	62.25	67.05	66.45	19.2%	1	152
115	2	26.5%	68.47	66.05	68.70	980.00	73.50	79.25	78.00	19.3%	1	78
188	7	26.6%	61.50	57.60	61.30	1,000.00	84.55	89.35	96.75	18.4%	9	136
175	5	26.4%	50.60	50.20	53.80	1,020.00	98.35	101.80	126.00	17.9%	1	52
72	2	26.1%	43.75	42.35	46.65	1,040.00	110.05	116.30	129.75	17.8%	2	68
257	9	25.9%	38.09	37.45	40.55	1,060.00	125.40	130.90	150.35	17.4%	1	14
70	10	25.5%	35.32	33.95	36.95	1,070.00	132.65	138.90	154.00	17.4%	—	2
275	10	26.0%	32.30	31.25	35.85	1,080.00	141.20	145.55	162.55	16.6%	2	24
11	5	25.4%	33.00	29.05	32.05	1,090.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
292	5	25.1%	28.40	26.85	29.10	1,100.00	158.45	163.05	161.40	16.7%	1	24
5	1	25.1%	27.35	25.00	27.25	1,110.00	166.70	170.25	189.30	15.8%	—	1
109	8	25.4%	24.58	22.30	26.10	1,120.00	174.10	182.35	200.20	17.6%	10	17
3	—	25.7%	17.25	19.80	25.00	1,130.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
142	3	25.1%	20.90	19.70	21.85	1,140.00	0.00	0.00	201.07	—	1	0
5	2	25.8%	19.05	18.20	21.95	1,150.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
359	3	24.9%	17.85	17.25	18.55	1,160.00	241.90	249.00	217.00	32.3%	2	7
1	—	25.8%	12.75	15.45	19.00	1,170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
163	1	25.4%	16.60	14.10	16.90	1,180.00	0.00	0.00	167.45	—	—	0
394	2	25.5%	14.85	12.40	14.75	1,200.00	280.75	288.70	262.01	35.0%	1	0
200	1	25.5%	13.30	10.20	12.65	1,220.00	0.00	0.00	274.17	—	3	0
4	4	26.1%	8.45	9.80	12.70	1,230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
66	1	26.4%	9.00	8.00	12.25	1,240.00	0.00	0.00	300.00	—	—	0
43	3	26.1%	8.09	6.85	10.25	1,260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
82	8	26.4%	7.84	6.90	9.15	1,280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
60	2	25.7%	5.75	5.60	7.00	1,300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	13	26.0%	5.05	4.95	6.35	1,320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	8	26.1%	4.93	4.10	5.50	1,340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1	26.5%	8.75	3.70	5.10	1,360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	3	27.3%	3.50	3.15	5.05	1,380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
72	1	29.0%	3.58	0.84	5.95	1,400.00	0.00	0.00	316.00	—	1	0
10	1	31.5%	3.90	0.32	7.80	1,420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	2	28.6%	2.64	1.84	4.25	1,440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	1	30.6%	3.31	0.21	5.25	1,460.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	5	29.7%	4.35	0.75	3.95	1,480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
71	2	29.1%	2.72	0.45	3.10	1,500.00	507.00	517.00	464.91	—	—	0
16	14	28.5%	1.84	0.24	2.34	1,520.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
197	1	28.3%	1.82	1.10	1.95	1,540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the COST put/call ratio?

For the June 17, 2027 expiration, the COST put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.11 (5,026 puts vs 4,537 calls), and 0.64 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is COST's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for COST options expiring June 17, 2027 is about 23.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Costco Wholesale stock to move.

How many COST option expiration dates are there?

COST has 18 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.