Elbit Systems (ESLT) Options Chain

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655.74-9.35 (-1.41%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $655.74
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.50
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.55
ATM implied volatility: 79.3%
Expected move: ±$224.36
Open interest (C / P): 999 / 500

ESLT options summary

The ESLT options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 72 call and 58 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 999 calls and 500 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.50, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $660.00 strike is 79.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$224.36 (34.2%) in Elbit Systems stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $850.00 call (208 contracts) and the $1,040.00 put (50 contracts).

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

ESLT options chain · December 18, 2026

ESLT 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
17	3	249.0%	446.10	390.60	398.60	340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	11	241.4%	471.64	380.80	388.80	350.00	0.00	0.00	4.50	25.0%	—	0
0	14	—	411.00	0.00	0.00	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	400.00	0.00	3.40	0.94	61.4%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	410.00	0.00	0.00	9.50	25.0%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	420.00	0.00	0.00	8.00	25.0%	30	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	430.00	0.00	0.00	8.00	25.0%	20	0
8	16	322.3%	310.00	394.50	399.50	450.00	9.70	14.50	14.00	77.7%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	460.00	0.00	0.00	14.88	12.5%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	470.00	0.00	0.00	14.94	12.5%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	480.00	0.55	6.20	2.65	55.4%	2	14
—	—	—	—	—	—	490.00	0.00	4.80	3.05	49.2%	2	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	500.00	0.90	8.60	3.18	54.7%	1	40
—	—	—	—	—	—	510.00	0.00	0.00	5.00	12.5%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	520.00	4.00	13.30	14.68	56.6%	1	19
1	—	153.8%	311.82	222.00	229.20	530.00	3.70	10.60	9.20	49.3%	1	29
—	—	—	—	—	—	540.00	2.40	10.90	5.80	46.7%	7	17
—	—	—	—	—	—	550.00	4.00	12.50	9.77	46.0%	10	38
1	1	50.5%	173.60	105.00	114.10	560.00	0.00	0.00	10.48	6.3%	4	0
3	—	295.1%	365.77	333.70	342.00	570.00	7.00	15.20	12.90	43.3%	10	10
—	—	—	—	—	—	580.00	11.10	18.90	23.80	44.4%	2	36
2	—	134.9%	278.25	175.00	182.70	590.00	12.10	18.60	17.51	40.7%	1	12
3	1	44.2%	150.18	74.20	81.00	600.00	15.00	22.10	17.55	41.0%	1	11
0	2	—	319.00	0.00	0.00	610.00	0.00	0.00	15.30	3.1%	1	0
0	1	282.4%	133.10	308.00	316.00	620.00	21.00	28.70	20.73	40.1%	1	9
0	13	—	246.74	0.00	0.00	630.00	34.30	43.20	33.56	49.5%	4	14
—	—	—	—	—	—	640.00	22.70	31.00	41.30	34.2%	10	18
1	1	120.6%	216.35	134.00	141.90	650.00	34.10	42.40	18.53	40.0%	10	15
ESLT $655.74
1	1	118.9%	281.90	128.00	136.20	660.00	39.00	47.30	20.85	39.6%	40	23
2	—	170.6%	178.71	180.40	189.00	670.00	35.00	42.70	23.70	30.6%	1	13
2	—	167.2%	172.38	173.20	182.00	680.00	50.00	58.20	39.30	38.9%	2	7
0	2	3.1%	130.01	0.00	0.00	690.00	0.00	0.00	49.00	—	1	0
3	1	41.7%	64.00	22.20	30.00	700.00	63.00	71.20	44.60	38.9%	1	16
4	4	42.1%	37.70	19.10	27.30	710.00	43.30	50.00	54.20	—	1	1
0	1	3.1%	108.00	0.00	0.00	720.00	77.00	85.60	64.90	39.1%	1	7
17	4	43.9%	20.04	14.40	23.60	730.00	85.00	92.80	58.80	38.8%	1	1
13	4	42.6%	17.87	12.70	19.90	740.00	93.00	101.20	48.10	39.5%	2	9
9	1	44.8%	18.49	10.70	19.80	750.00	77.20	85.40	72.25	—	1	12
5	1	45.1%	40.40	10.90	18.00	760.00	109.00	117.90	64.00	40.2%	1	12
1	—	210.1%	299.07	193.10	202.00	770.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	30	6.3%	58.60	0.00	0.00	780.00	0.00	0.00	79.30	—	4	0
3	1	46.5%	27.48	5.00	14.00	790.00	0.00	0.00	71.00	—	2	0
43	1	47.1%	35.70	4.20	13.00	800.00	145.00	153.20	88.00	41.6%	2	27
4	1	63.2%	92.03	20.80	29.70	810.00	120.10	129.00	86.80	—	—	1
0	1	79.2%	64.80	34.90	43.00	820.00	128.20	137.10	87.75	—	1	2
1	1	96.5%	118.00	50.70	59.00	830.00	0.00	0.00	134.42	—	1	0
0	2	12.5%	58.40	0.00	0.00	840.00	144.30	152.00	118.90	—	1	21
208	2	49.7%	4.45	1.25	9.00	850.00	0.00	0.00	120.00	—	1	0
120	1	76.5%	53.55	24.80	33.10	860.00	129.00	134.00	173.00	—	—	1
0	1	12.5%	48.15	0.00	0.00	870.00	132.30	140.00	140.10	—	—	1
26	1	61.4%	57.10	9.40	18.20	880.00	138.20	146.00	146.20	—	1	2
3	1	152.2%	125.60	99.60	107.00	890.00	144.30	152.00	160.48	—	1	1
40	1	55.2%	16.25	0.05	8.00	900.00	0.00	0.00	169.45	—	1	0
6	6	56.3%	13.15	0.05	7.90	910.00	0.00	0.00	155.00	—	—	0
23	2	55.9%	12.16	0.95	7.00	920.00	0.00	0.00	134.80	—	1	0
1	1	53.3%	4.60	0.05	5.20	930.00	0.00	0.00	146.00	—	1	0
21	1	54.3%	9.00	0.05	5.10	940.00	159.00	165.60	129.00	—	1	0
5	3	73.2%	39.35	10.50	19.50	950.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	3	112.4%	51.37	43.90	51.00	960.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	12.5%	24.70	0.00	0.00	970.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	9	12.5%	23.30	0.00	0.00	980.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	12.5%	14.81	0.00	0.00	990.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	2	53.0%	2.22	0.00	4.90	1,000.00	197.00	203.80	148.00	—	—	1
10	12	71.8%	25.30	5.10	14.00	1,010.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	5	25.0%	17.66	0.00	0.00	1,020.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	55.9%	4.60	0.00	4.90	1,030.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	1	56.9%	4.20	0.00	4.90	1,040.00	304.00	311.70	217.20	—	—	50
0	1	59.8%	29.22	0.45	5.50	1,050.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	1	71.4%	16.69	2.70	10.80	1,060.00	0.00	0.00	247.00	—	—	0
1	1	154.5%	124.30	68.70	76.70	1,080.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	25.0%	27.07	0.00	0.00	1,100.00	0.00	0.00	287.00	—	11	0
0	1	25.0%	64.34	0.00	0.00	1,120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	8	25.0%	47.96	0.00	0.00	1,140.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	18	100.9%	26.06	12.40	21.80	1,160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1	68.8%	1.00	0.00	4.90	1,180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	1	70.4%	1.94	0.00	4.90	1,200.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	40	25.0%	31.06	0.00	0.00	1,220.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	8	98.8%	23.60	7.00	16.20	1,240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	54	78.2%	7.90	0.40	6.00	1,260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	24	25.0%	29.90	0.00	0.00	1,280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	2.94	0.00	0.00	1,300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	22	89.3%	24.14	1.00	9.10	1,320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	24.80	0.00	0.00	1,340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	22.04	0.00	0.00	1,360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	18.86	0.00	0.00	1,380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
97	3	85.6%	4.00	0.00	5.40	1,400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
118	1	88.3%	4.60	0.00	6.00	1,420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 ESLT put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the ESLT put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.50 (500 puts vs 999 calls), and 0.55 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is ESLT's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for ESLT options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 79.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Elbit Systems stock to move.

How many ESLT option expiration dates are there?

ESLT has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.

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.