James Hardie Industries (JHX) Options Chain
NYSE: JHXIndustrialsBuilding MaterialsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $25.12
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.10
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 21.32
- Expected move
- ±$6.94
- Open interest (C / P)
- 574 / 634
JHX options summary
The JHX options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 10 call and 7 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 574 calls and 634 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.10, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $25.00 strike is 64.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.94 (27.6%) in James Hardie Industries stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (383 contracts) and the $20.00 put (498 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
JHX options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 12.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| — | — | — | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.13 | |||||
| 10.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 0.30 | |||||
| 5.15 | 4.50 | 7.30 | 22.50 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 1.08 | |||||
| 2.80 | 1.50 | 2.90 | 25.00 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 1.60 | |||||
| 1.85 | 0.40 | 2.10 | 27.50 | 2.90 | 4.10 | 2.00 | |||||
| 1.05 | 0.35 | 2.20 | 30.00 | 5.10 | 6.00 | 5.40 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 32.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 35.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 40.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 42.50 | — | — | — | |||||
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 JHX put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the JHX put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.10 (634 puts vs 574 calls), and 21.32 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is JHX's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for JHX options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 64.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects James Hardie Industries stock to move.
How many JHX option expiration dates are there?
JHX has 7 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.
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.