Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Options Chain

NYSE: ELConsumer DiscretionaryPackage Goods/CosmeticsUSD

98.05+3.73 (+3.95%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $98.05
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.01
Put/call ratio (volume): 3.21
ATM implied volatility: 48.8%
Expected move: ±$20.65
Open interest (C / P): 6.39K / 6.44K

EL options summary

The EL options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 28 call and 26 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 6,390 calls and 6,441 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.01, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $100.00 strike is 48.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$20.65 (21.1%) in Estee Lauder Companies stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $110.00 call (1.81K contracts) and the $75.00 put (1.47K contracts).

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

EL options chain · December 18, 2026

EL 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
1	1	—	39.80	44.00	47.90	35.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	156.2%	9	21
—	—	—	—	—	—	40.00	0.00	0.15	0.21	87.9%	10	11
2	1	—	43.65	33.70	37.40	45.00	0.00	0.45	0.05	90.1%	3	23
35	5	187.0%	36.00	52.30	56.20	50.00	0.00	0.10	0.10	64.1%	3	190
1	1	74.5%	47.27	41.80	45.00	55.00	0.00	0.20	0.18	60.9%	1	504
6	1	89.4%	42.47	36.40	39.50	60.00	0.05	0.40	0.22	59.8%	5	311
0	2	—	22.14	0.00	0.00	65.00	0.05	0.55	0.55	54.0%	6	449
37	1	70.7%	32.60	27.20	29.80	70.00	0.35	0.65	0.65	50.7%	1	416
137	4	62.1%	19.90	22.50	25.00	75.00	0.70	1.05	1.20	51.1%	2	1,468
85	3	51.5%	17.20	19.50	20.50	80.00	1.15	1.95	1.55	51.5%	1	180
135	1	54.0%	13.25	15.10	16.60	85.00	2.15	2.65	2.30	46.9%	1	395
206	6	51.4%	12.50	10.50	13.00	90.00	3.40	4.10	3.70	45.7%	1	233
201	5	46.5%	9.00	7.40	9.40	95.00	4.50	6.10	5.90	45.0%	1	520
EL $98.05
541	12	46.9%	6.56	5.60	7.10	100.00	7.70	9.70	8.30	50.7%	6	542
634	5	50.3%	4.50	3.10	5.80	105.00	10.50	12.80	12.40	50.6%	2	649
1,806	15	48.4%	3.20	2.80	4.00	110.00	14.20	16.20	20.07	50.0%	400	278
880	1	52.8%	2.05	1.60	3.50	115.00	18.10	20.40	12.70	52.5%	35	66
241	1	47.6%	0.90	0.90	1.95	120.00	22.30	24.70	30.60	54.1%	2	12
212	1	44.3%	0.90	0.60	1.05	125.00	26.50	28.50	33.70	49.6%	15	84
982	21	43.7%	0.30	0.40	0.65	130.00	31.50	33.80	36.10	57.8%	8	89
32	4	50.3%	0.60	0.25	0.80	135.00	36.40	38.60	42.96	60.7%	2	0
28	10	53.7%	0.30	0.00	0.75	140.00	41.10	43.50	42.77	64.2%	30	0
28	3	52.9%	0.60	0.05	0.50	145.00	46.20	47.90	51.90	60.7%	5	0
85	56	55.3%	0.21	0.00	0.45	150.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	1	51.3%	0.17	0.00	0.40	155.00	76.90	80.80	64.85	214.9%	—	0
13	2	74.9%	0.54	0.00	2.35	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	2	63.5%	0.26	0.00	0.80	165.00	0.00	0.00	69.71	—	—	0
3	1	70.7%	0.60	0.00	1.15	170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	5	65.1%	0.19	0.00	0.55	175.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	—	—	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 EL put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the EL put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.01 (6,441 puts vs 6,390 calls), and 3.21 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is EL's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for EL options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 48.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Estee Lauder Companies stock to move.

How many EL option expiration dates are there?

EL has 13 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.