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: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $127.23
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.83
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.24
ATM implied volatility: 41.5%
Expected move: ±$22.77
Open interest (C / P): 6.81K / 5.65K

DG options summary

The DG options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 33 call and 23 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 6,814 calls and 5,649 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.83, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $125.00 strike is 41.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$22.77 (17.9%) in Dollar General stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $110.00 call (1.35K contracts) and the $75.00 put (1.24K contracts).

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

DG options chain · December 18, 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
0	1	114.0%	68.90	75.65	79.70	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.32	50.0%	20	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	55.00	0.00	0.00	0.52	50.0%	20	0
0	1	—	62.49	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.26	0.19	77.5%	1	51
0	1	310.7%	62.14	82.00	86.00	65.00	0.00	2.15	0.04	101.0%	4	53
2	2	57.8%	49.10	54.35	57.30	70.00	0.06	0.34	0.05	66.9%	5	211
4	2	—	44.73	49.25	51.55	75.00	0.00	0.37	0.13	59.3%	4	1,236
0	2	—	44.43	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	0.42	0.21	53.9%	1	35
0	3	—	37.15	0.00	0.00	85.00	0.04	0.50	0.20	55.8%	4	50
10	2	56.6%	34.00	37.05	39.30	90.00	0.14	0.54	0.33	49.9%	1	784
44	4	52.6%	29.59	32.30	34.55	95.00	0.37	0.71	1.15	46.1%	70	211
42	2	59.6%	25.15	27.70	30.00	100.00	0.70	0.93	0.86	42.4%	12	428
102	2	50.6%	21.82	23.75	26.05	105.00	1.25	1.62	1.82	42.3%	3	438
1,352	2	51.0%	13.69	19.20	21.25	110.00	2.01	2.42	2.18	40.8%	86	496
134	1	55.3%	15.02	15.90	18.70	115.00	2.97	3.55	4.28	39.4%	1	507
116	1	46.3%	12.05	12.95	13.95	120.00	4.00	6.30	5.75	44.3%	1	591
244	2	45.1%	7.54	9.85	11.00	125.00	6.45	7.20	9.55	37.8%	1	235
DG $127.23
178	4	42.7%	7.95	7.20	8.20	130.00	9.05	9.75	11.89	37.2%	2	103
334	6	42.2%	6.00	4.80	6.20	135.00	11.90	13.20	13.20	38.6%	148	163
978	3	41.8%	4.15	4.00	4.60	140.00	15.25	16.55	13.90	37.7%	53	57
341	7	42.6%	3.17	2.75	3.55	145.00	0.00	0.00	38.50	—	5	0
1,043	1	41.2%	1.64	1.70	2.40	150.00	0.00	0.00	32.67	—	5	0
341	24	40.5%	1.57	1.37	1.63	155.00	0.00	0.00	52.40	—	2	0
149	1	41.8%	0.70	0.81	1.28	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
72	1	42.5%	0.99	0.41	0.96	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	10	43.4%	0.55	0.21	0.75	170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
509	10	45.6%	0.39	0.23	0.67	175.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
193	6	43.6%	0.30	0.02	0.38	180.00	0.00	0.00	34.82	—	4	0
31	12	57.4%	0.15	0.00	2.23	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
94	1	47.1%	0.20	0.01	0.30	190.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	35	46.6%	0.08	0.01	0.20	195.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
356	39	48.8%	0.52	0.01	0.20	200.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	5	60.7%	0.07	0.00	0.95	210.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	8	75.4%	0.16	0.00	2.13	220.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	25.0%	0.48	0.00	0.00	230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 DG put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the DG put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.83 (5,649 puts vs 6,814 calls), and 2.24 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 December 18, 2026 is about 41.5%, 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.