Darden Restaurants (DRI) Options Chain

NYSE: DRIConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsUSD

200.52-0.97 (-0.48%)

At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

After hours: 200.52 0.00%

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 8
Share price: $200.52
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.62
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.69
ATM implied volatility: 35.8%
Expected move: ±$10.64
Open interest (C / P): 5.65K / 3.49K

DRI options summary

The DRI options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 14 call and 23 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,647 calls and 3,490 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.62, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $200.00 strike is 35.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$10.64 (5.3%) in Darden Restaurants stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $230.00 call (1.63K contracts) and the $195.00 put (633 contracts).

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

DRI options chain · October 16, 2026

DRI 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	125.00	0.00	0.75	0.17	154.7%	—	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	130.00	0.00	2.15	0.41	174.8%	5	15
—	—	—	—	—	—	140.00	0.00	0.35	0.59	108.0%	—	5
—	—	—	—	—	—	145.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	50.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	150.00	0.00	0.10	0.08	75.8%	1	59
—	—	—	—	—	—	155.00	0.00	0.10	0.03	68.0%	2	10
—	—	—	—	—	—	160.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	55.9%	1	191
1	10	85.1%	35.85	35.00	37.60	165.00	0.00	2.15	0.10	92.0%	3	408
—	—	—	—	—	—	170.00	0.00	0.95	0.03	66.7%	5	63
—	—	—	—	—	—	175.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	38.7%	2	190
—	—	—	—	—	—	180.00	0.00	0.20	0.16	39.7%	1	332
—	—	—	—	—	—	185.00	0.10	1.25	0.39	50.7%	2	509
17	32	34.4%	10.70	9.70	11.40	190.00	0.35	2.25	0.60	50.1%	11	324
26	2	30.9%	5.90	4.40	7.20	195.00	1.20	2.65	1.50	39.8%	5	633
184	3	29.8%	2.90	1.65	4.00	200.00	2.75	5.00	3.40	41.9%	10	419
DRI $200.52
569	1	26.1%	0.42	0.00	0.55	210.00	9.90	12.10	11.35	48.6%	10	279
873	12	30.5%	0.07	0.00	0.10	220.00	19.20	22.20	20.06	53.8%	5	19
1,629	1	38.3%	0.10	0.00	0.05	230.00	29.20	32.20	31.12	70.4%	3	23
1,305	1	48.4%	0.03	0.00	0.05	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
834	1	57.8%	0.05	0.00	0.10	250.00	49.10	52.10	40.80	97.0%	—	3
169	1	61.7%	0.03	0.00	0.05	260.00	58.90	62.10	46.07	107.3%	—	3
34	33	75.0%	0.25	0.00	0.10	270.00	68.90	72.50	60.30	123.5%	1	1
4	2	131.2%	0.08	0.00	2.15	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	141.6%	0.08	0.00	2.15	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	300.00	98.90	101.50	82.00	140.5%	—	1
1	—	148.8%	1.00	0.00	1.00	320.00	118.90	122.00	102.00	166.6%	—	1

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 DRI put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the DRI put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.62 (3,490 puts vs 5,647 calls), and 0.69 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is DRI's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for DRI options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 35.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Darden Restaurants stock to move.

How many DRI option expiration dates are there?

DRI has 9 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.

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.