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: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $261.44
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.10
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.27
ATM implied volatility: 26.0%
Expected move: ±$29.33
Open interest (C / P): 27.81K / 30.52K

JNJ options summary

The JNJ options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 42 call and 41 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 27,809 calls and 30,525 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.10, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $260.00 strike is 26.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$29.33 (11.2%) in Johnson & Johnson stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $310.00 call (5.68K contracts) and the $250.00 put (5.98K contracts).

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

JNJ options chain · December 18, 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
0	5	89.1%	197.91	184.95	187.95	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	50.0%	3	0
0	2	—	76.70	81.30	84.50	80.00	0.00	0.74	0.18	124.7%	400	384
—	—	—	—	—	—	85.00	0.00	0.46	0.21	111.4%	10	20
0	5	—	144.76	0.00	0.00	90.00	0.00	0.71	0.05	112.3%	4	37
0	25	—	83.80	84.60	86.25	95.00	0.00	0.67	0.01	106.1%	4	62
8	2	87.8%	154.50	160.10	163.00	100.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	75.8%	1	55
0	1	—	96.49	98.65	102.50	105.00	0.00	0.72	0.14	97.3%	1	38
0	—	—	116.45	121.25	125.00	110.00	0.00	0.55	0.02	89.3%	1	71
0	1	—	96.25	102.30	106.50	115.00	0.00	0.00	0.06	50.0%	1	0
4	2	—	118.90	104.95	108.90	120.00	0.00	0.11	0.01	67.0%	7	381
0	1	—	104.07	0.00	0.00	125.00	0.00	0.61	0.12	78.1%	1	103
0	5	—	127.22	0.00	0.00	130.00	0.00	0.00	0.49	25.0%	2	0
96	1	69.9%	132.55	125.25	128.20	135.00	0.00	0.72	0.04	72.4%	3	92
160	2	67.2%	135.00	120.25	123.25	140.00	0.00	0.76	0.52	69.3%	2	435
0	1	—	128.05	0.00	0.00	145.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	25.0%	2	0
287	5	62.5%	117.49	110.40	113.25	150.00	0.00	0.10	0.10	52.3%	1	424
68	1	59.2%	119.10	105.35	108.30	155.00	0.00	0.71	0.05	58.5%	6	101
137	3	58.5%	113.33	100.40	103.50	160.00	0.00	0.72	0.08	55.5%	80	200
400	1	53.9%	105.10	95.40	98.35	165.00	0.00	0.73	0.15	52.5%	1	429
281	3	68.1%	83.87	90.15	93.40	170.00	0.00	0.05	0.30	38.3%	20	907
261	2	61.9%	86.50	85.25	88.10	175.00	0.00	0.25	0.05	44.0%	5	447
529	5	58.7%	80.60	80.50	83.15	180.00	0.05	0.19	0.10	39.6%	3	417
628	3	57.8%	83.13	75.55	78.50	185.00	0.00	0.30	0.15	39.6%	5	986
898	2	54.9%	80.07	70.65	73.60	190.00	0.04	0.26	0.20	36.1%	5	1,286
277	1	51.6%	75.79	65.70	68.65	195.00	0.01	0.56	0.29	38.2%	1	760
886	2	47.0%	57.25	60.70	63.45	200.00	0.10	0.50	0.18	34.7%	6	2,369
627	1	40.8%	45.50	50.95	53.55	210.00	0.19	0.54	0.40	29.7%	2	5,232
985	2	35.8%	42.27	41.45	43.90	220.00	0.82	1.10	1.02	28.7%	48	1,145
1,954	4	32.3%	32.48	32.40	34.75	230.00	1.78	2.11	2.05	27.6%	9	1,224
1,602	13	29.3%	24.80	24.35	26.15	240.00	3.40	4.00	3.65	27.2%	8	2,115
3,134	27	27.8%	18.10	17.55	18.80	250.00	5.85	6.55	6.32	25.8%	15	5,984
1,634	52	26.3%	11.70	11.80	12.55	260.00	9.75	10.80	10.32	25.6%	537	3,492
JNJ $261.44
1,596	39	25.8%	7.50	7.60	8.00	270.00	15.40	16.35	16.75	25.3%	17	631
2,297	19	25.4%	4.50	4.35	4.80	280.00	22.25	24.30	19.33	27.8%	3	633
1,485	261	25.3%	2.40	2.39	2.76	290.00	30.25	31.65	27.05	26.4%	50	59
1,167	40	25.6%	1.53	1.16	1.58	300.00	38.50	41.05	33.50	29.3%	1	6
5,680	4	25.7%	0.77	0.58	0.85	310.00	48.45	50.80	48.09	32.8%	4	0
270	3	26.6%	0.24	0.09	0.52	320.00	85.70	89.70	92.45	108.0%	2	0
184	2	27.3%	0.31	0.05	0.31	330.00	93.75	97.20	85.30	108.4%	—	0
167	1	28.8%	0.05	0.06	0.23	340.00	77.75	80.40	70.01	42.4%	2	0
74	7	31.2%	0.12	0.00	0.22	350.00	122.20	126.05	114.25	138.4%	2	0
21	4	38.3%	0.05	0.00	0.51	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	2	38.1%	0.09	0.00	0.32	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the JNJ put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.10 (30,525 puts vs 27,809 calls), and 2.27 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 December 18, 2026 is about 26.0%, 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.