Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Options Chain

NYSE: JNJHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD

261.44+4.96 (+1.93%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $261.44
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.89
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.34
ATM implied volatility: 37.7%
Expected move: ±$11.55
Open interest (C / P): 33.38K / 29.67K

JNJ options summary

The JNJ options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 46 call and 39 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 33,380 calls and 29,669 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.89, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $262.50 strike is 37.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$11.55 (4.4%) in Johnson & Johnson stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $280.00 call (7.55K contracts) and the $210.00 put (7.49K contracts).

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

JNJ options chain · October 16, 2026

JNJ 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
28	6	244.9%	123.22	114.80	117.15	145.00	0.00	0.25	0.04	190.6%	150	150
5	30	235.3%	122.45	109.70	112.20	150.00	0.00	0.21	0.25	176.9%	14	14
0	30	230.5%	117.35	104.70	107.35	155.00	0.00	0.71	0.02	197.1%	3	21
0	20	222.7%	112.35	99.70	102.45	160.00	0.00	0.21	0.11	158.2%	14	0
0	20	199.7%	107.20	94.70	97.20	165.00	0.00	0.22	0.25	150.0%	2	62
20	10	195.0%	84.90	89.70	92.35	170.00	0.00	0.75	0.13	167.3%	1	41
0	130	179.8%	97.30	84.60	87.25	175.00	0.00	0.71	0.25	156.1%	4	194
0	275	171.0%	92.65	79.75	82.30	180.00	0.00	0.71	0.09	146.4%	3	155
0	3,637	158.5%	87.60	74.75	77.25	185.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	50.0%	8	0
5	2	149.9%	79.20	69.85	72.30	190.00	0.00	0.20	0.18	106.6%	7	578
0	3	—	76.60	0.00	0.00	195.00	0.00	0.71	0.03	118.8%	3	923
40	1	139.8%	60.10	59.85	62.65	200.00	0.00	0.01	0.47	67.2%	10	927
130	1	110.2%	43.06	49.90	52.30	210.00	0.00	0.04	0.02	63.3%	3	7,485
—	—	—	—	—	—	215.00	0.00	0.73	0.04	84.7%	1	43
171	1	91.0%	39.70	39.80	42.30	220.00	0.01	0.03	0.04	50.8%	9	3,066
—	—	—	—	—	—	225.00	0.00	0.32	0.15	58.9%	19	95
598	2	75.2%	30.10	29.90	32.45	230.00	0.05	0.10	0.06	47.9%	20	2,884
—	—	—	—	—	—	235.00	0.01	0.23	0.13	47.0%	80	91
916	17	57.3%	21.00	20.75	22.55	240.00	0.20	0.27	0.21	40.5%	252	2,751
—	—	—	—	—	—	242.50	0.23	0.45	0.37	40.9%	18	141
605	1	51.2%	16.50	15.85	17.85	245.00	0.46	0.68	0.59	40.8%	131	365
606	15	47.5%	12.20	13.25	15.50	247.50	0.62	0.86	0.76	38.7%	99	358
3,131	54	48.1%	12.60	11.50	13.60	250.00	1.00	1.16	1.05	37.4%	188	2,223
95	13	42.4%	10.42	9.50	11.15	252.50	1.41	1.67	1.55	37.3%	116	660
252	123	39.0%	8.46	8.20	9.00	255.00	1.94	2.15	2.21	35.5%	118	1,239
341	59	38.0%	7.00	6.60	7.25	257.50	2.65	3.25	3.25	37.5%	92	200
3,728	425	37.1%	5.42	5.15	5.70	260.00	3.65	4.40	4.15	38.2%	1,164	3,471
JNJ $261.44
224	110	36.7%	4.13	3.85	4.40	262.50	4.75	5.75	5.38	38.8%	26	164
478	790	36.6%	3.07	2.78	3.35	265.00	5.90	7.40	7.37	40.4%	34	104
215	253	36.4%	2.28	2.08	2.48	267.50	7.60	9.60	10.55	45.1%	9	59
4,531	513	36.9%	1.56	1.40	1.85	270.00	9.70	10.95	10.60	41.8%	46	875
226	125	36.6%	1.00	0.94	1.30	272.50	11.30	13.25	16.00	45.5%	5	113
801	721	37.8%	0.80	0.67	1.00	275.00	13.35	15.35	15.10	46.8%	1	26
191	33	37.7%	0.50	0.41	0.68	277.50	15.75	18.30	26.00	56.4%	2	2
7,555	225	35.4%	0.33	0.25	0.35	280.00	18.30	20.55	24.93	58.6%	2	188
248	15	38.9%	0.22	0.12	0.35	282.50	20.25	23.05	13.67	63.2%	—	0
379	27	40.9%	0.28	0.05	0.30	285.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
66	6	51.1%	0.13	0.05	0.59	287.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,933	123	41.9%	0.10	0.06	0.15	290.00	27.80	30.45	22.35	54.1%	1	1
93	1	53.1%	0.34	0.00	0.78	292.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
166	1	51.6%	0.31	0.00	0.49	295.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,505	12	49.8%	0.06	0.00	0.10	300.00	37.50	40.40	32.48	62.4%	1	0
58	1	67.3%	0.10	0.00	0.72	305.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
647	20	69.4%	0.23	0.00	0.54	310.00	0.00	0.00	38.18	—	—	0
10	1	78.2%	0.15	0.00	0.71	315.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
914	21	50.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
135	4	73.4%	0.03	0.00	0.12	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
122	10	78.1%	0.10	0.00	0.08	340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
93	1	89.5%	0.12	0.00	0.12	350.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
119	1	93.0%	0.04	0.00	0.08	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 JNJ put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the JNJ put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.89 (29,669 puts vs 33,380 calls), and 0.34 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is JNJ's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for JNJ options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 37.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Johnson & Johnson stock to move.

How many JNJ option expiration dates are there?

JNJ has 16 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.