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: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $127.23
Put/call ratio (OI): 2.57
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.87
ATM implied volatility: 40.6%
Expected move: ±$34.06
Open interest (C / P): 925 / 2.38K

DG options summary

The DG options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 28 call and 22 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 925 calls and 2,380 puts, a put/call ratio of 2.57, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $125.00 strike is 40.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$34.06 (26.8%) in Dollar General stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $130.00 call (480 contracts) and the $115.00 put (735 contracts).

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

DG options chain · March 19, 2027

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
—	—	—	—	—	—	55.00	0.04	0.13	0.15	53.3%	1	48
1	—	—	45.39	55.90	58.20	60.00	0.00	0.24	0.20	50.4%	7	78
0	1	—	43.10	0.00	0.00	65.00	0.00	0.34	0.21	53.1%	10	77
0	3	—	58.65	0.00	0.00	70.00	0.04	1.03	0.48	52.0%	2	68
0	—	—	34.05	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.19	0.81	0.60	50.8%	4	54
6	3	52.5%	51.30	47.50	49.90	80.00	0.41	0.86	0.90	46.2%	1	28
2	4	47.8%	48.53	41.45	43.80	85.00	0.76	1.21	0.96	44.6%	1	102
3	1	55.5%	37.65	38.25	40.85	90.00	1.27	1.89	1.99	44.8%	1	63
1	—	—	24.92	26.75	29.60	95.00	1.66	2.69	3.10	44.3%	21	40
6	2	68.0%	32.11	35.55	37.70	100.00	2.61	2.97	2.88	40.2%	11	38
2	3	64.5%	31.75	31.50	33.85	105.00	3.55	4.35	3.75	40.8%	8	17
22	11	46.5%	21.80	22.35	24.70	110.00	4.85	5.25	5.20	38.3%	27	41
38	3	46.4%	17.36	20.15	21.70	115.00	6.40	7.30	7.00	39.1%	10	735
20	1	44.1%	15.36	16.20	18.25	120.00	7.40	9.60	12.35	39.6%	1	111
105	2	43.9%	12.84	14.65	15.70	125.00	10.45	11.30	11.40	37.3%	1	234
DG $127.23
480	4	42.6%	12.50	12.20	13.10	130.00	12.90	14.35	16.13	38.1%	12	471
42	1	41.7%	9.20	9.95	10.85	135.00	14.80	17.50	17.35	38.4%	55	163
23	1	41.1%	8.50	8.25	8.95	140.00	0.00	0.00	30.00	—	—	0
17	5	43.3%	5.55	6.65	8.20	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	5	40.7%	3.35	5.25	6.15	150.00	0.00	0.00	30.25	—	5	0
24	1	43.2%	2.80	3.20	5.80	155.00	29.60	31.35	30.37	35.1%	—	8
5	5	43.5%	2.30	2.88	4.95	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	39.8%	1.94	2.56	3.25	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	1	40.3%	4.50	2.02	2.75	170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	1	42.3%	3.39	1.47	2.64	175.00	53.35	55.95	61.27	59.5%	—	4
9	1	42.1%	1.43	1.25	2.14	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	1	42.3%	1.19	0.96	1.80	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1	41.3%	0.99	0.74	1.33	190.00	0.00	0.00	78.50	—	—	0
1	—	41.6%	0.69	0.53	1.13	195.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 March 19, 2027 expiration, the DG put/call ratio based on open interest is 2.57 (2,380 puts vs 925 calls), and 2.87 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 March 19, 2027 is about 40.6%, 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.