HCA Healthcare (HCA) Options Chain

NYSE: HCAHealth CareHospital/Nursing ManagementUSD

451.09+6.08 (+1.37%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $451.09
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.44
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.78
ATM implied volatility: 42.1%
Expected move: ±$97.45
Open interest (C / P): 4.98K / 2.19K

HCA options summary

The HCA options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 47 call and 42 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,982 calls and 2,192 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.44, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $450.00 strike is 42.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$97.45 (21.6%) in HCA Healthcare stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $310.00 call (1.30K contracts) and the $350.00 put (406 contracts).

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

HCA options chain · January 15, 2027

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
1	1	255.3%	326.45	332.50	337.50	150.00	0.00	0.00	0.57	50.0%	2	0
0	1	103.5%	283.80	295.10	299.40	155.00	0.00	3.50	1.53	110.8%	1	2
1	—	—	165.80	167.50	172.50	160.00	0.00	0.00	0.85	50.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	165.00	2.50	7.50	5.00	129.2%	1	6
—	—	—	—	—	—	170.00	4.20	5.80	7.60	125.7%	1	22
—	—	—	—	—	—	180.00	5.50	10.50	5.90	133.7%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	185.00	0.00	3.10	1.10	91.9%	—	0
2	2	343.0%	296.26	344.50	349.50	190.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	200.00	8.60	12.20	12.01	129.4%	—	2
1	—	—	141.80	110.60	115.00	210.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	3	—	141.00	153.50	157.50	220.00	0.00	0.00	1.88	25.0%	14	0
3	1	—	132.80	167.10	171.50	230.00	0.00	0.00	2.57	25.0%	—	0
1	2	—	153.34	189.50	194.00	240.00	0.00	3.60	1.92	69.3%	1	1
9	1	69.1%	189.65	201.30	205.70	250.00	0.05	2.75	0.10	62.4%	1	28
0	—	—	115.50	123.50	128.00	260.00	0.15	3.90	2.75	63.0%	2	42
5	10	—	164.80	101.50	104.90	270.00	0.30	1.75	3.45	52.3%	2	10
30	28	—	106.50	151.60	155.60	280.00	0.00	0.00	1.96	12.5%	5	0
5	4	—	97.90	141.60	146.50	290.00	0.10	2.95	1.62	56.5%	1	58
6	1	—	98.10	132.70	136.60	300.00	0.00	2.50	1.21	51.0%	1	56
1,302	2	51.5%	127.50	142.30	146.90	310.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	12.5%	1	0
0	3	—	115.50	0.00	0.00	320.00	0.00	3.90	2.14	49.2%	3	66
28	3	51.3%	102.55	123.40	127.00	330.00	0.05	1.80	2.64	38.1%	3	74
10	1	—	86.10	74.60	78.00	340.00	0.45	2.90	3.93	39.2%	1	62
18	1	46.8%	86.00	104.50	108.30	350.00	0.30	4.40	3.21	40.3%	1	406
71	1	45.1%	81.20	95.40	99.30	360.00	1.05	4.70	6.18	37.6%	1	85
66	1	43.4%	75.50	86.40	90.50	370.00	2.35	6.00	10.20	37.0%	2	42
25	1	40.4%	68.00	77.90	81.00	380.00	3.40	7.50	5.75	36.3%	10	197
62	3	40.3%	54.65	70.00	73.50	390.00	5.10	9.00	9.10	35.0%	1	91
93	2	38.8%	54.61	62.40	65.40	400.00	7.50	10.50	9.34	33.5%	14	229
33	1	37.3%	41.20	54.80	57.50	410.00	9.70	13.50	11.55	33.5%	11	125
22	6	36.5%	39.35	47.50	50.50	420.00	12.70	16.00	14.87	32.4%	10	155
52	2	35.8%	36.50	41.50	44.00	430.00	16.20	19.50	22.20	31.9%	34	141
339	4	35.1%	36.00	35.00	38.00	440.00	20.20	23.50	22.47	31.4%	3	51
205	17	34.5%	32.00	29.40	32.50	450.00	42.60	45.40	87.60	49.7%	6	64
HCA $451.09
106	4	34.5%	22.00	24.50	28.00	460.00	29.90	33.00	54.50	30.3%	1	25
276	1	33.9%	14.30	20.50	23.50	470.00	35.60	39.00	70.00	30.2%	1	62
82	1	33.9%	18.25	16.00	20.00	480.00	42.00	45.00	44.32	29.5%	1	25
90	1	33.4%	10.10	12.80	16.50	490.00	86.30	89.80	84.56	69.5%	1	38
401	2	33.6%	12.09	10.20	14.00	500.00	0.00	0.00	130.15	—	1	0
368	1	33.2%	5.50	6.00	9.40	520.00	158.10	161.90	64.56	125.0%	6	17
340	20	34.3%	3.71	2.95	7.00	540.00	0.00	0.00	144.75	—	1	0
263	3	34.4%	2.75	1.45	4.80	560.00	87.80	91.40	63.40	—	1	8
143	10	36.6%	1.65	0.45	4.10	580.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
105	3	33.7%	1.10	0.30	1.90	600.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
224	4	35.9%	0.85	0.00	1.70	620.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
67	4	31.6%	0.35	0.00	0.50	640.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
88	3	42.1%	0.40	0.00	1.90	660.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	2	51.0%	1.61	0.00	3.70	680.00	0.00	0.00	139.53	—	1	0
10	3	46.2%	0.05	0.00	1.70	700.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	56.2%	5.70	0.00	3.70	720.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	740.00	0.00	0.00	208.00	—	—	0
11	10	55.7%	4.80	0.15	4.40	760.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	16	25.0%	1.25	0.00	0.00	820.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 HCA put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the HCA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.44 (2,192 puts vs 4,982 calls), and 0.78 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 January 15, 2027 is about 42.1%, 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.