Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Options Chain

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42.36+0.43 (+1.03%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $42.36
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.34
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.64
ATM implied volatility: 51.2%
Expected move: ±$2.54
Open interest (C / P): 15.90K / 5.47K

KTOS options summary

The KTOS options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 43 call and 38 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 15,897 calls and 5,469 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.34, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $42.50 strike is 51.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.54 (6.0%) in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $52.50 call (3.83K contracts) and the $45.00 put (649 contracts).

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

KTOS options chain · October 16, 2026

KTOS 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	34.00	0.00	0.50	0.09	126.8%	—	1
13	2	128.9%	7.90	6.10	9.40	35.00	0.00	0.05	0.08	71.9%	10	556
20	152	184.4%	7.00	4.70	7.70	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1	75.4%	5.60	3.70	7.30	37.00	0.00	0.15	0.15	65.6%	10	89
36	6	53.1%	4.40	3.60	6.20	37.50	0.05	0.10	0.12	60.2%	11	149
4	6	90.7%	3.95	3.20	6.40	38.00	0.00	0.25	0.15	61.9%	1	26
—	—	—	—	—	—	39.00	0.00	0.35	0.22	55.5%	3	27
37	3	51.6%	2.65	1.20	4.10	40.00	0.30	0.35	0.35	53.9%	154	516
—	—	—	—	—	—	41.00	0.25	0.70	0.55	59.4%	34	106
55	9	76.3%	1.61	1.00	2.10	41.50	0.55	0.80	0.55	55.1%	61	81
235	17	52.6%	1.34	1.10	1.55	42.00	0.80	1.05	0.90	50.8%	101	319
KTOS $42.36
438	339	50.4%	1.09	0.90	1.15	42.50	0.95	1.45	1.14	52.0%	61	402
177	61	57.0%	0.67	0.50	0.95	43.00	1.10	1.90	1.37	52.7%	169	138
230	11	58.8%	0.61	0.10	0.80	43.50	1.30	2.30	1.86	52.0%	44	442
163	121	51.5%	0.55	0.45	0.55	44.00	1.10	2.65	2.24	77.3%	31	74
47	54	52.7%	0.40	0.20	0.40	44.50	1.15	3.80	2.81	116.8%	1	11
378	100	51.1%	0.25	0.25	0.30	45.00	1.90	3.30	2.83	74.2%	37	649
94	9	54.9%	0.25	0.10	0.25	45.50	3.10	3.90	3.65	62.7%	1	13
237	177	54.1%	0.16	0.15	0.20	46.00	2.90	5.10	4.00	68.4%	13	244
194	101	53.9%	0.15	0.10	0.15	46.50	3.00	5.60	4.40	57.4%	55	310
224	63	55.3%	0.13	0.05	0.15	47.00	4.50	6.10	4.85	99.1%	35	289
334	45	62.7%	0.07	0.05	0.20	47.50	4.50	6.40	5.45	80.5%	4	476
152	15	59.8%	0.10	0.00	0.15	48.00	4.50	7.00	5.79	65.0%	4	75
26	2	63.7%	0.10	0.00	0.15	48.50	5.40	7.30	6.68	80.7%	1	1
158	53	67.6%	0.07	0.00	0.15	49.00	4.70	8.60	7.20	194.5%	4	8
54	5	82.4%	0.10	0.00	0.30	49.50	7.00	8.80	7.45	132.8%	13	43
1,635	17	69.5%	0.05	0.00	0.10	50.00	6.40	9.00	7.85	71.9%	10	222
34	2	81.6%	0.05	0.00	0.15	51.00	6.60	10.50	8.57	212.6%	—	30
248	2	74.2%	0.12	0.00	0.05	52.00	8.70	11.40	10.00	129.9%	5	13
3,825	2	96.9%	0.10	0.00	0.20	52.50	9.30	11.90	8.93	138.5%	6	29
359	15	100.4%	0.10	0.00	0.20	53.00	8.60	12.70	9.30	71.9%	—	0
77	40	101.6%	0.10	0.00	0.15	54.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,229	2	100.8%	0.06	0.00	0.10	55.00	11.40	13.90	13.00	81.3%	1	12
58	16	119.5%	0.05	0.00	0.20	56.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	1	143.0%	0.05	0.00	0.40	57.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,977	4	114.8%	0.02	0.00	0.10	57.50	14.20	16.40	14.47	139.8%	1	118
1,248	19	135.9%	0.02	0.00	0.15	60.00	16.10	19.30	16.61	131.3%	58	0
182	1	161.7%	0.01	0.00	0.25	62.50	18.10	21.90	15.53	310.4%	7	0
151	6	151.6%	0.05	0.00	0.10	65.00	21.30	24.00	22.11	125.0%	1	0
148	3	202.7%	0.15	0.00	0.40	67.50	23.10	27.20	21.34	134.4%	1	0
258	2	183.6%	0.05	0.00	0.15	70.00	26.50	28.80	20.20	143.8%	1	0
72	4	255.5%	0.01	0.00	0.60	75.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	1	285.2%	0.09	0.00	0.70	80.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	282.8%	0.05	0.00	0.45	85.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	2	315.6%	0.20	0.00	0.60	90.00	45.60	49.70	35.70	206.3%	1	0
0	—	50.0%	0.25	0.00	0.00	95.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 KTOS put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the KTOS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.34 (5,469 puts vs 15,897 calls), and 0.64 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is KTOS's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for KTOS options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 51.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock to move.

How many KTOS option expiration dates are there?

KTOS has 12 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.