Lowe's Companies (LOW) Options Chain

NYSE: LOWConsumer CyclicalHome Improvement RetailUSD

186.00-2.85 (-1.51%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $186.00
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.56
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.28
ATM implied volatility: 37.2%
Expected move: ±$29.83
Open interest (C / P): 8.36K / 13.07K

LOW options summary

The LOW options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 42 call and 32 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 8,359 calls and 13,075 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.56, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $185.00 strike is 37.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$29.83 (16.0%) in Lowe's Companies stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $230.00 call (1.02K contracts) and the $170.00 put (6.15K contracts).

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

LOW options chain · December 18, 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
31	1	56.3%	76.23	74.20	78.20	110.00	0.00	0.75	0.13	62.1%	1	239
0	1	—	100.50	0.00	0.00	115.00	0.00	1.90	0.55	68.2%	2	89
17	1	75.9%	69.00	64.10	68.10	120.00	0.00	0.20	0.13	48.0%	1	48
28	1	50.2%	60.72	59.90	63.00	125.00	0.00	0.20	0.22	44.0%	1	25
47	1	61.2%	57.00	54.90	57.70	130.00	0.05	0.25	0.28	41.6%	7	18
0	1	—	81.10	0.00	0.00	135.00	0.00	0.55	0.52	43.5%	1	20
55	98	192.9%	82.10	77.40	80.20	140.00	0.20	0.60	0.48	40.0%	1	36
0	2	—	70.10	0.00	0.00	145.00	0.30	0.95	0.62	39.8%	5	67
80	1	47.2%	42.81	35.30	38.60	150.00	0.85	1.35	0.95	38.8%	3	69
60	1	114.7%	60.00	50.00	52.50	155.00	1.35	1.75	1.60	37.0%	2	137
112	25	42.4%	30.95	27.00	29.70	160.00	2.00	2.30	2.06	35.4%	1	91
62	5	40.3%	21.40	22.50	25.50	165.00	3.00	3.30	3.10	35.1%	10	163
122	100	39.5%	16.46	19.10	21.80	170.00	4.10	4.60	4.33	34.9%	10	6,151
22	2	38.4%	15.41	15.80	18.30	175.00	5.30	6.10	6.40	34.3%	4	772
113	3	34.8%	13.98	13.30	14.30	180.00	7.60	8.10	8.30	34.2%	2	698
57	7	37.9%	12.90	10.40	12.70	185.00	9.40	11.20	10.34	36.4%	5	552
LOW $186.00
227	15	34.3%	9.15	8.20	9.30	190.00	12.50	13.10	12.50	33.7%	22	538
374	10	34.0%	6.90	6.80	7.30	195.00	15.10	16.80	18.70	35.6%	5	426
337	24	34.0%	5.30	5.20	5.70	200.00	18.60	20.60	17.40	37.0%	3	555
684	65	33.3%	3.10	2.90	3.20	210.00	25.80	28.20	30.98	37.3%	5	312
769	4	34.0%	1.54	1.15	1.90	220.00	35.10	36.40	36.00	36.6%	19	918
1,019	21	33.3%	0.85	0.35	0.95	230.00	44.40	46.90	45.75	45.3%	15	246
558	6	34.2%	0.40	0.25	0.55	240.00	54.20	57.00	39.60	51.5%	1	317
462	2	35.5%	0.20	0.05	0.35	250.00	63.60	66.80	69.52	55.8%	2	326
787	1	34.6%	0.10	0.10	0.15	260.00	73.90	76.70	79.00	50.3%	1	229
439	1	39.4%	0.20	0.00	0.20	270.00	83.60	86.20	71.74	50.5%	3	26
272	1	41.0%	0.10	0.00	0.15	280.00	61.60	64.20	76.65	—	1	1
475	2	44.0%	0.15	0.00	0.15	290.00	0.00	0.00	75.10	—	1	0
641	1	46.7%	0.10	0.00	0.15	300.00	30.75	33.80	41.57	—	1	6
185	1	49.4%	0.08	0.00	0.15	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
124	7	52.0%	0.05	0.00	0.15	320.00	0.00	0.00	43.15	—	2	0
0	11	25.0%	0.50	0.00	0.00	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	10	86.1%	1.43	1.10	3.10	340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
99	4	66.0%	0.05	0.00	0.70	350.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	17	25.0%	1.02	0.00	0.00	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	0.70	0.00	0.00	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	16	80.5%	0.10	0.00	1.40	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	1	84.2%	0.05	0.00	1.55	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	6	25.0%	0.25	0.00	0.00	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	3	25.0%	0.75	0.00	0.00	410.00	0.00	0.00	195.80	—	—	0
52	5	95.5%	0.10	0.00	2.15	420.00	182.50	186.85	174.20	—	2	0
2	3	98.4%	0.10	0.00	2.25	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the LOW put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.56 (13,075 puts vs 8,359 calls), and 0.28 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 December 18, 2026 is about 37.2%, 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.