Kohl's (KSS) Options Chain

NYSE: KSSConsumer DiscretionaryDepartment/Specialty Retail StoresUSD

20.35+0.24 (+1.19%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $20.35
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.84
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.21
ATM implied volatility: 60.5%
Expected move: ±$1.44
Open interest (C / P): 12.85K / 10.80K

KSS options summary

The KSS options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 35 call and 31 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 12,854 calls and 10,802 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.84, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $20.50 strike is 60.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.44 (7.1%) in Kohl's stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $18.00 call (3.74K contracts) and the $15.00 put (3.28K contracts).

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

KSS options chain · October 16, 2026

KSS 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	1	659.4%	11.40	14.65	16.25	5.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	509.4%	9.30	12.65	14.25	7.00	0.00	0.10	0.06	453.1%	2	502
1	1	50.0%	11.80	11.75	12.95	8.00	0.00	0.01	0.08	300.0%	4	530
—	—	—	—	—	—	9.00	0.00	0.08	0.13	340.6%	4	649
1	1	548.4%	9.80	9.65	10.95	10.00	0.00	0.95	0.02	510.9%	1	601
7	1	293.8%	9.56	9.05	9.80	11.00	0.00	0.95	0.04	453.9%	4	875
1	3	285.2%	8.10	8.05	8.90	12.00	0.00	0.50	0.10	335.2%	10	665
2	1	184.4%	7.34	7.15	7.60	13.00	0.00	0.31	0.01	260.9%	20	180
—	—	—	—	—	—	13.50	0.00	0.75	0.05	307.8%	—	0
34	1	50.0%	6.10	5.75	6.95	14.00	0.01	0.06	0.02	167.2%	4	270
—	—	—	—	—	—	14.50	0.00	0.75	0.04	266.4%	2	11
142	2	204.7%	5.19	5.15	5.95	15.00	0.00	0.25	0.02	181.3%	15	3,277
2	2	173.4%	4.07	4.65	5.35	15.50	0.00	0.51	0.03	201.2%	2	5
259	3	222.7%	3.58	3.70	4.80	16.00	0.00	0.51	0.02	183.6%	3	314
10	2	96.1%	3.75	3.65	4.10	16.50	0.00	0.75	0.27	189.8%	1	43
1,065	28	113.3%	3.40	3.00	3.45	17.00	0.01	0.04	0.02	84.4%	17	551
667	12	99.2%	2.95	2.55	2.95	17.50	0.00	0.10	0.06	83.6%	15	195
3,741	403	100.0%	2.50	2.14	2.52	18.00	0.00	0.26	0.05	91.8%	5	787
155	223	87.9%	1.89	1.69	2.04	18.50	0.01	0.30	0.07	81.6%	6	255
1,526	185	55.5%	1.57	1.32	1.57	19.00	0.09	0.38	0.14	78.1%	10	305
155	469	52.3%	1.17	0.88	1.17	19.50	0.17	0.40	0.41	66.6%	6	222
939	227	71.1%	0.80	0.73	0.99	20.00	0.39	0.53	0.40	65.8%	205	419
KSS $20.35
171	260	60.5%	0.47	0.44	0.57	20.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
574	109	64.5%	0.30	0.30	0.40	21.00	0.93	1.21	0.96	72.3%	24	46
55	26	65.8%	0.18	0.18	0.27	21.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
679	38	61.7%	0.11	0.07	0.15	22.00	1.55	2.41	2.43	94.3%	1	16
82	36	81.6%	0.08	0.03	0.28	22.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
783	17	65.6%	0.06	0.03	0.05	23.00	2.67	2.95	2.68	94.1%	31	7
225	38	85.2%	0.04	0.02	0.07	24.00	3.25	4.45	5.40	123.0%	75	75
1,277	200	103.1%	0.03	0.00	0.10	25.00	4.40	5.45	8.65	157.4%	6	1
116	15	193.8%	0.09	0.00	0.74	26.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	6	212.5%	0.21	0.00	0.74	27.00	6.35	7.65	10.13	209.0%	2	0
24	5	229.3%	0.01	0.00	0.73	28.00	7.35	8.70	8.64	231.3%	2	1
28	1	247.7%	0.58	0.00	0.75	29.00	8.35	9.65	12.10	243.0%	—	0
32	10	241.4%	0.01	0.00	0.54	30.00	9.35	10.80	12.72	272.7%	2	0
40	1	278.1%	0.03	0.00	0.75	31.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	3	292.6%	0.03	0.00	0.75	32.00	11.15	13.55	15.45	350.0%	2	0
54	1	203.1%	0.01	0.00	0.05	35.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 KSS put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the KSS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.84 (10,802 puts vs 12,854 calls), and 0.21 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is KSS's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for KSS options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 60.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Kohl's stock to move.

How many KSS option expiration dates are there?

KSS 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.