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: Jun 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 250
Share price: $451.09
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.51
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.03
ATM implied volatility: 33.0%
Expected move: ±$123.37
Open interest (C / P): 973 / 501

HCA options summary

The HCA options chain for the June 17, 2027 expiration lists 36 call and 31 put contracts, with 250 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 973 calls and 501 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.51, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $450.00 strike is 33.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$123.37 (27.3%) in HCA Healthcare stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $470.00 call (169 contracts) and the $400.00 put (173 contracts).

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

HCA options chain · June 17, 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
4	1	—	198.00	184.50	189.50	200.00	0.00	4.10	1.38	55.4%	3	3
2	3	62.5%	214.00	235.00	239.20	220.00	0.65	3.70	2.41	50.1%	1	1
0	2	—	137.38	0.00	0.00	250.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	12.5%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	260.00	0.00	0.00	4.80	12.5%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	270.00	0.00	0.00	5.70	12.5%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	280.00	0.55	4.20	4.87	40.7%	20	10
0	—	—	129.00	0.00	0.00	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	—	123.75	0.00	0.00	300.00	1.55	5.30	4.60	38.1%	1	3
0	1	—	120.70	110.70	115.00	310.00	0.00	0.00	10.55	6.3%	1	0
1	1	—	119.75	125.50	130.00	320.00	3.50	7.50	6.94	36.9%	1	2
0	1	—	101.50	0.00	0.00	330.00	0.00	0.00	15.27	6.3%	1	0
3	1	—	69.60	76.00	80.50	340.00	6.10	9.90	13.00	35.1%	1	3
6	3	43.7%	105.00	117.90	121.40	350.00	7.80	11.50	11.94	34.4%	1	9
2	1	42.6%	100.86	110.00	113.40	360.00	9.50	13.00	13.91	33.5%	2	7
60	2	42.0%	91.20	101.80	106.00	370.00	11.60	15.40	14.91	33.2%	1	19
47	2	41.0%	82.90	94.70	98.50	380.00	14.00	17.40	22.30	32.4%	9	22
27	1	40.3%	81.05	87.60	91.40	390.00	15.90	20.00	23.00	31.8%	1	34
103	1	39.5%	72.22	80.50	84.50	400.00	19.50	23.00	25.22	31.4%	1	173
0	1	—	53.43	0.00	0.00	410.00	23.00	26.00	41.20	30.7%	5	20
8	1	37.7%	59.50	67.80	71.00	420.00	26.60	30.00	28.90	30.6%	2	22
9	2	37.5%	61.60	62.60	65.50	430.00	30.60	34.00	45.35	30.2%	2	16
9	2	37.0%	52.00	57.00	60.00	440.00	35.00	38.00	39.00	29.5%	3	44
157	1	36.7%	47.40	51.70	55.00	450.00	39.70	43.00	43.30	29.4%	1	30
HCA $451.09
27	2	36.3%	37.80	46.80	50.00	460.00	44.80	48.00	61.70	28.9%	5	19
169	2	35.9%	38.80	41.60	45.50	470.00	50.20	53.30	68.16	28.5%	1	30
30	8	35.8%	34.00	37.50	41.50	480.00	0.00	0.00	58.10	—	—	0
6	3	35.4%	33.61	33.90	37.50	490.00	117.50	122.00	121.00	64.6%	1	1
0	26	3.1%	24.80	0.00	0.00	500.00	87.00	90.50	102.50	40.4%	20	2
84	1	34.6%	22.62	24.10	27.50	520.00	102.00	105.50	110.60	41.0%	20	22
55	9	34.4%	16.20	18.50	22.40	540.00	97.20	101.00	118.30	26.2%	2	2
149	1	34.1%	15.30	14.70	18.00	560.00	113.30	117.00	135.78	25.2%	12	7
4	1	34.2%	5.80	7.80	12.00	600.00	0.00	0.00	98.00	—	—	0
0	1	6.3%	8.10	0.00	0.00	620.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	30	6.3%	3.80	0.00	0.00	640.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	1	31.8%	7.25	0.50	4.70	660.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	2	49.4%	33.00	14.00	18.50	680.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	12.5%	30.00	0.00	0.00	700.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	48.9%	24.80	9.00	14.00	720.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	39.0%	3.60	0.50	5.00	740.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 June 17, 2027 expiration, the HCA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.51 (501 puts vs 973 calls), and 1.03 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 June 17, 2027 is about 33.0%, 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.