Hormel Foods (HRL) Options Chain
NYSE: HRLConsumer StaplesMeat/Poultry/FishUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:02 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Pre-market: 19.44 +0.10%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 9, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 0
- Share price
- $19.42
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.20
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.05
- Expected move
- ±$0.0318
- Open interest (C / P)
- 3.07K / 611
HRL options summary
The HRL options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 21 call and 22 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 3,073 calls and 611 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.20, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $19.50 strike is 3.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.0318 (0.2%) in Hormel Foods stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $21.00 call (1.32K contracts) and the $19.50 put (487 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
HRL options chain · October 9, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 9.45 | — | — | 10.00 | — | — | 0.74 | |||||
| 8.31 | — | — | 11.00 | — | — | 1.40 | |||||
| 7.31 | — | — | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | |||||
| 6.39 | — | — | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | |||||
| 5.38 | — | — | 14.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 4.44 | — | — | 15.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 4.20 | — | — | 16.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.52 | — | — | 17.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.66 | — | — | 18.50 | — | — | 0.01 | |||||
| 0.60 | — | — | 19.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.32 | |||||
| 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.65 | |||||
| 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | |||||
| — | — | — | 22.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.13 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.80 | |||||
| 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.31 | |||||
| — | — | — | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 | |||||
| — | — | — | 28.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.60 | |||||
| — | — | — | 29.00 | — | — | 8.87 | |||||
| — | — | — | 30.00 | — | — | 10.05 | |||||
| — | — | — | 31.00 | — | — | 11.00 | |||||
| — | — | — | 32.00 | — | — | 12.05 | |||||
| — | — | — | 33.00 | — | — | 12.98 | |||||
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 HRL put/call ratio?
For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the HRL put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.20 (611 puts vs 3,073 calls), and 1.05 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is HRL's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for HRL options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 3.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Hormel Foods stock to move.
How many HRL option expiration dates are there?
HRL has 12 listed expiration dates, from Oct 9, 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.