HCA Healthcare (HCA) Options Chain

NYSE: HCAHealth CareHospital/Nursing ManagementUSD

445.01+5.84 (+1.33%)

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

After hours: 445.01 0.00%

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 8
Share price: $445.01
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.29
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.31
ATM implied volatility: 31.9%
Expected move: ±$21.04
Open interest (C / P): 3.94K / 5.08K

HCA options summary

The HCA options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 41 call and 45 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,941 calls and 5,084 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.29, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $445.00 strike is 31.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$21.04 (4.7%) in HCA Healthcare stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $460.00 call (617 contracts) and the $375.00 put (1.05K contracts).

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

HCA options chain · October 16, 2026

HCA 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	280.00	0.00	3.50	2.20	173.6%	1	1
1	—	—	98.10	142.60	147.50	285.00	0.00	4.90	0.05	179.9%	3	4
—	—	—	—	—	—	290.00	0.00	3.50	3.00	162.4%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	295.00	0.00	3.50	3.60	156.9%	—	1
0	5	—	129.50	0.00	0.00	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	—	102.5%	102.90	138.20	142.20	305.00	0.00	3.40	0.18	145.3%	2	2
0	1	—	64.50	117.90	122.50	310.00	0.00	3.60	0.15	141.7%	6	11
—	—	—	—	—	—	315.00	0.00	3.30	0.40	134.0%	1	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	320.00	0.00	2.80	0.10	124.7%	6	11
20	—	—	88.00	79.70	83.10	325.00	0.00	2.10	2.22	113.3%	1	1
0	1	—	79.10	0.00	0.00	330.00	0.00	3.60	2.49	121.1%	2	9
6	—	—	50.00	94.00	97.00	335.00	0.00	2.30	0.30	105.9%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	340.00	0.00	2.05	0.25	99.1%	1	3
8	24	—	45.20	84.10	87.90	345.00	0.00	0.00	3.20	25.0%	1	0
11	1	70.8%	72.10	93.30	97.20	350.00	0.00	0.55	0.46	72.2%	1	35
7	14	—	39.00	74.60	78.20	355.00	0.00	2.90	0.30	92.0%	6	15
16	29	—	36.00	70.00	73.20	360.00	0.00	2.30	0.47	83.2%	1	58
38	25	—	55.80	43.10	46.00	365.00	0.00	2.90	0.60	82.8%	6	243
46	2	59.4%	68.00	73.40	77.30	370.00	0.00	0.60	0.39	58.3%	1	445
1	1	58.1%	59.57	68.40	72.50	375.00	0.10	0.60	0.20	56.0%	26	1,054
148	4	70.7%	54.50	63.50	66.60	380.00	0.00	1.15	0.51	57.0%	10	45
4	4	—	41.80	26.80	30.20	385.00	0.00	3.70	0.89	68.7%	3	87
0	3	—	30.00	0.00	0.00	390.00	0.15	0.70	0.41	51.1%	1	81
2	1	61.3%	51.51	48.50	52.10	395.00	0.00	0.75	0.37	47.8%	6	566
75	6	59.5%	39.69	43.60	47.50	400.00	0.20	0.75	0.54	43.7%	4	73
108	4	49.4%	43.35	38.70	41.80	405.00	0.05	1.05	0.40	42.9%	18	53
41	2	50.1%	35.20	33.80	37.60	410.00	0.00	3.70	1.90	56.8%	3	880
67	1	48.0%	26.80	29.60	33.10	415.00	0.00	2.30	0.96	43.2%	303	272
52	1	42.0%	21.38	24.90	28.00	420.00	0.55	4.00	1.88	47.3%	2	52
273	12	36.5%	15.50	20.00	23.00	425.00	0.20	3.30	1.75	38.1%	6	316
539	181	36.7%	14.01	16.60	19.30	430.00	2.20	3.00	2.60	30.9%	52	537
149	4	33.1%	14.00	12.10	15.00	435.00	3.00	5.10	4.20	33.6%	2	154
286	1	32.4%	10.05	8.80	11.70	440.00	4.60	6.80	5.75	32.8%	1	47
98	36	29.8%	8.30	5.70	8.30	445.00	6.20	9.50	7.90	34.1%	1	19
HCA $445.01
375	18	29.8%	6.30	4.00	6.10	450.00	9.30	12.50	26.30	35.0%	—	2
176	4	30.9%	4.62	2.30	4.60	455.00	50.20	52.80	65.00	164.8%	1	1
617	1	30.8%	1.90	1.25	3.20	460.00	0.00	0.00	38.50	—	53	0
144	1	30.9%	2.00	1.20	2.20	465.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
223	3	35.8%	1.65	0.65	2.25	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	6	49.5%	0.50	0.00	4.00	475.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1	58.6%	0.41	0.00	4.90	480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	1	56.9%	2.24	0.00	3.70	485.00	38.50	42.10	52.80	47.3%	—	0
14	1	61.1%	0.45	0.00	3.70	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	6	52.9%	2.28	0.00	3.70	495.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
334	1	57.7%	0.33	0.00	2.00	500.00	70.20	74.00	132.00	130.5%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	505.00	74.90	78.50	120.00	133.8%	—	0
1	1	62.9%	0.18	0.00	3.60	510.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	25.0%	1.06	0.00	0.00	525.00	94.00	98.00	123.20	149.4%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	530.00	98.90	102.90	127.82	153.3%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	535.00	103.50	108.50	132.90	158.0%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	580.00	148.50	153.40	189.50	192.4%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	590.00	158.50	163.30	181.00	199.1%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	595.00	163.50	168.30	204.50	202.5%	1	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 HCA put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the HCA put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.29 (5,084 puts vs 3,941 calls), and 1.31 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is HCA's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for HCA options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 31.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects HCA Healthcare stock to move.

How many HCA option expiration dates are there?

HCA has 9 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.