Dollar General (DG) Options Chain

NYSE: DGConsumer DiscretionaryDepartment/Specialty Retail StoresUSD

127.23+2.96 (+2.38%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 7
Share price: $127.23
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.51
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.21
ATM implied volatility: 37.3%
Expected move: ±$6.57
Open interest (C / P): 5.13K / 2.62K

DG options summary

The DG options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 33 call and 30 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,128 calls and 2,620 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.51, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $127.00 strike is 37.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.57 (5.2%) in Dollar General stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $125.00 call (1.89K contracts) and the $110.00 put (427 contracts).

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

DG options chain · October 16, 2026

DG 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	75.00	0.00	2.13	0.10	258.3%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	80.00	0.00	2.13	0.07	231.8%	—	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	90.00	0.00	2.13	0.32	183.0%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	95.00	0.00	2.13	0.03	160.2%	7	222
0	1	84.4%	19.87	26.15	28.50	100.00	0.00	0.32	0.01	91.8%	1	136
—	—	—	—	—	—	105.00	0.00	0.85	0.37	92.1%	1	270
—	—	—	—	—	—	106.00	0.00	2.14	0.23	112.4%	—	17
0	30	68.2%	12.25	19.15	21.60	107.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	316	65.1%	11.30	18.15	20.60	108.00	0.00	0.05	0.04	50.0%	12	1
0	341	62.1%	10.25	17.15	19.60	109.00	0.00	2.16	0.03	100.0%	13	14
109	274	54.9%	8.46	15.85	18.80	110.00	0.00	0.08	0.05	53.3%	1	427
104	274	93.9%	7.59	14.90	17.40	111.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
255	251	79.0%	4.98	11.30	13.50	115.00	0.05	0.33	0.07	52.5%	6	194
—	—	—	—	—	—	116.00	0.00	0.31	0.39	48.3%	1	184
—	—	—	—	—	—	117.00	0.02	0.20	0.24	40.3%	4	10
17	4	71.7%	7.38	8.40	10.80	118.00	0.00	0.38	0.50	43.8%	56	109
262	250	64.0%	2.47	7.45	9.65	119.00	0.10	0.50	0.55	43.6%	3	82
31	15	64.0%	7.43	6.65	8.90	120.00	0.17	0.35	0.29	35.5%	92	313
2	8	59.0%	6.20	5.65	7.90	121.00	0.08	0.50	0.44	35.8%	29	32
13	3	51.4%	6.00	5.50	6.75	122.00	0.39	0.64	0.45	34.9%	18	51
41	18	47.1%	5.24	4.75	5.80	123.00	0.57	0.81	0.65	33.9%	14	21
79	38	45.8%	4.20	3.20	5.05	124.00	0.66	1.01	0.99	32.7%	151	158
1,886	103	42.4%	3.85	2.94	4.20	125.00	1.00	1.49	1.56	35.1%	34	204
21	29	40.6%	3.11	2.71	3.50	126.00	1.11	1.83	2.10	34.2%	2	1
53	61	40.4%	2.29	2.20	2.95	127.00	1.62	2.29	2.12	34.2%	13	8
DG $127.23
35	146	39.0%	2.09	1.71	2.38	128.00	2.09	3.45	2.65	43.3%	1	49
41	13	38.0%	1.69	1.32	1.90	129.00	2.51	4.05	10.07	43.6%	8	23
339	46	35.7%	1.12	0.96	1.39	130.00	3.10	4.30	4.06	37.9%	1	63
10	18	51.0%	1.02	0.49	2.06	131.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	7	39.5%	0.67	0.47	1.06	132.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	11	51.3%	0.59	0.44	1.50	133.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	2	39.4%	0.22	0.00	0.65	134.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
560	5	41.3%	0.35	0.01	0.58	135.00	6.90	8.80	13.00	50.9%	5	19
57	32	40.1%	0.25	0.01	0.41	136.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
71	1	59.7%	0.21	0.00	2.21	137.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
181	12	53.2%	0.33	0.00	0.45	140.00	11.70	13.90	19.02	70.6%	10	7
478	4	84.8%	0.09	0.00	2.13	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
305	3	81.8%	0.22	0.00	1.02	150.00	21.50	23.90	20.50	100.9%	3	0
48	2	112.5%	0.32	0.00	2.13	155.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	1	125.0%	0.27	0.00	2.13	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	—	104.1%	0.07	0.00	0.59	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	170.00	41.45	43.90	47.90	150.1%	—	0

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 DG put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the DG put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.51 (2,620 puts vs 5,128 calls), and 0.21 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is DG's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for DG options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 37.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Dollar General stock to move.

How many DG option expiration dates are there?

DG has 15 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.