Lowe's Companies (LOW) Options Chain

NYSE: LOWConsumer DiscretionaryRETAIL: Building MaterialsUSD

186.00-2.85 (-1.51%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $186.00
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.40
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.64
ATM implied volatility: 31.3%
Expected move: ±$6.82
Open interest (C / P): 38.98K / 15.59K

LOW options summary

The LOW options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 41 call and 35 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 38,985 calls and 15,589 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.40, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $185.00 strike is 31.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.82 (3.7%) in Lowe's Companies stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $192.50 call (11.38K contracts) and the $195.00 put (6.53K contracts).

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

LOW options chain · October 16, 2026

LOW 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	135.00	0.00	0.10	0.03	102.3%	1	8
1	2	111.3%	41.57	44.30	48.10	140.00	0.00	1.15	0.05	134.5%	1	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	145.00	0.00	0.55	0.45	104.9%	1	12
—	—	—	—	—	—	150.00	0.00	0.95	0.03	102.8%	6	42
2	1	124.4%	29.20	29.30	32.70	155.00	0.00	1.15	0.10	93.8%	20	22
4	1	106.4%	24.20	24.20	27.60	160.00	0.00	1.15	0.11	80.6%	1	45
—	—	—	—	—	—	162.50	0.00	1.15	0.01	74.0%	2	4
12	1	61.9%	21.00	20.10	22.70	165.00	0.00	0.20	0.05	53.7%	2	484
—	—	—	—	—	—	167.50	0.00	1.15	0.08	60.9%	2	8
3	2	78.2%	14.50	14.30	17.80	170.00	0.05	0.15	0.12	40.2%	20	257
0	—	70.0%	14.96	12.00	15.30	172.50	0.00	0.40	0.12	43.3%	16	107
3	11	41.5%	11.32	11.10	11.60	175.00	0.20	0.35	0.25	35.6%	79	267
—	—	—	10.89	—	—	177.50	0.25	0.50	0.34	32.6%	32	135
124	18	44.1%	6.90	6.10	7.80	180.00	0.70	0.85	0.75	31.2%	124	3,174
78	30	38.0%	4.96	4.50	5.60	182.50	1.20	1.60	1.52	32.2%	53	143
162	69	31.3%	3.40	3.30	3.50	185.00	2.15	2.50	2.31	31.4%	68	1,822
LOW $186.00
217	1,560	32.4%	2.27	2.05	2.40	187.50	3.40	3.80	3.58	31.3%	415	145
819	145	32.8%	1.35	1.25	1.55	190.00	5.00	5.40	5.30	31.0%	38	952
11,382	169	32.4%	0.78	0.65	0.90	192.50	5.80	8.50	7.17	46.8%	1	12
525	194	36.9%	0.50	0.25	0.75	195.00	9.00	10.10	10.00	42.4%	10	6,525
310	10	34.7%	0.20	0.05	0.35	197.50	10.40	13.00	10.02	55.3%	11	11
630	33	41.3%	0.18	0.10	0.40	200.00	13.40	15.10	14.87	55.5%	2	1,219
11,087	121	47.9%	0.07	0.05	0.45	202.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,702	108	49.9%	0.07	0.05	0.35	205.00	17.70	20.80	22.60	79.4%	1	0
143	1	57.8%	0.05	0.00	0.90	207.50	20.20	23.30	19.20	51.0%	10	0
1,126	4	51.8%	0.15	0.00	0.35	210.00	23.30	24.80	24.00	71.9%	3	102
47	46	64.6%	0.08	0.00	0.75	212.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,117	1	69.0%	0.10	0.00	0.75	215.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1	53.1%	0.15	0.00	0.05	217.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,193	32	52.0%	0.05	0.00	0.05	220.00	33.20	35.30	31.70	71.8%	349	41
1	—	85.5%	0.22	0.00	0.75	225.00	38.00	40.80	43.52	86.6%	15	0
855	3	93.3%	0.03	0.00	0.75	230.00	42.40	45.80	41.90	75.6%	108	17
—	—	—	—	—	—	235.00	47.40	50.90	53.82	86.9%	24	0
1,311	2	80.9%	0.10	0.00	0.10	240.00	52.60	55.30	51.90	139.3%	218	26
446	5	110.2%	0.05	0.00	0.40	250.00	62.80	65.80	68.66	117.3%	1	1
1,173	1	117.4%	0.05	0.00	0.30	260.00	72.50	76.10	78.56	129.9%	15	0
123	2	112.5%	0.03	0.00	0.10	270.00	51.10	54.30	68.50	—	3	0
95	4	190.4%	0.55	0.00	2.15	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	0.46	0.00	0.00	290.00	0.00	0.00	58.18	—	1	0
91	2	214.6%	0.08	0.00	2.15	300.00	112.70	115.80	104.80	169.5%	—	0
149	1	225.8%	0.96	0.00	2.15	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	2	237.5%	0.52	0.05	2.15	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	262.6%	1.74	0.85	2.15	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	199.8%	0.25	0.00	0.40	340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	50.0%	2.00	0.00	0.00	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	50.0%	0.18	0.00	0.00	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	—	257.0%	0.20	0.00	0.40	420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 LOW put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the LOW put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.40 (15,589 puts vs 38,985 calls), and 0.64 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is LOW's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for LOW options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 31.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Lowe's Companies stock to move.

How many LOW option expiration dates are there?

LOW has 14 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.