Monster Beverage (MNST) Options Chain

NASDAQ: MNSTConsumer StaplesBeverages (Production/Distribution)USD

43.64-0.01 (-0.02%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $43.64
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.93
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.19
ATM implied volatility: 32.0%
Expected move: ±$6.03
Open interest (C / P): 13.29K / 12.35K

MNST options summary

The MNST options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 53 call and 47 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 13,287 calls and 12,351 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.93, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $43.75 strike is 32.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.03 (13.8%) in Monster Beverage stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $50.00 call (1.98K contracts) and the $37.50 put (6.13K contracts).

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

MNST options chain · December 18, 2026

MNST 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
16	1	251.7%	33.50	29.20	32.60	12.50	—	—	0.29	—	—	—
—	—	—	17.49	—	—	15.00	—	—	0.15	—	—	—
—	—	—	17.90	—	—	17.50	—	—	0.12	—	—	—
—	—	—	15.05	—	—	20.00	—	—	0.04	—	—	—
16	1	145.5%	19.60	19.30	22.60	22.50	0.00	1.45	0.03	117.9%	—	36
150	1	226.9%	22.32	22.10	26.10	25.00	0.00	0.20	0.05	66.8%	4	714
—	—	—	20.00	—	—	26.25	—	—	0.14	—	—	—
65	1	68.1%	21.50	15.10	17.70	27.50	—	—	0.23	—	—	—
28	3	69.6%	16.20	13.80	16.80	28.75	0.00	0.00	0.12	25.0%	—	0
80	10	97.4%	14.80	11.90	15.20	30.00	0.00	2.15	0.08	85.1%	2	122
79	20	65.2%	11.00	12.20	13.00	31.25	0.00	2.15	0.25	78.3%	—	24
714	2	57.8%	11.42	11.00	11.70	32.50	0.00	0.20	0.15	44.4%	10	167
—	—	—	11.00	—	—	33.75	0.05	0.20	0.16	39.8%	1	323
218	40	51.8%	9.95	8.60	9.40	35.00	0.15	0.30	0.22	39.0%	1	221
486	2	49.3%	12.43	7.50	8.30	36.25	0.20	0.35	0.30	35.7%	1	197
386	60	42.4%	7.70	6.60	7.00	37.50	0.35	0.50	0.45	34.6%	3	6,125
18	4	42.8%	5.19	5.30	6.10	38.75	0.60	0.85	0.65	36.4%	3	208
853	6	38.8%	4.80	4.60	5.00	40.00	0.70	0.95	0.90	32.2%	4	537
56	3	38.7%	3.00	3.50	4.20	41.25	1.10	1.30	1.25	31.3%	3	176
403	1	36.1%	2.65	2.95	3.30	42.50	1.60	1.75	1.70	30.5%	2	1,216
MNST $43.64
253	14	34.4%	2.40	2.30	2.55	43.75	2.20	2.30	2.30	29.6%	18	293
839	8	32.8%	1.85	1.55	1.90	45.00	2.60	3.10	2.97	30.7%	1	119
244	2	33.4%	1.35	1.30	1.50	46.25	3.60	3.90	4.30	30.4%	3	185
613	5	33.5%	1.10	1.00	1.15	47.50	3.50	4.90	5.10	31.8%	2	124
275	4	33.3%	0.80	0.70	0.85	48.75	5.30	6.00	7.40	33.9%	18	87
1,975	26	39.1%	0.52	0.15	0.95	50.00	6.50	6.90	7.30	31.5%	2	106
1,266	8	33.8%	0.30	0.00	0.35	52.50	8.60	9.50	10.03	40.6%	3	79
269	1	36.5%	0.15	0.10	0.25	55.00	11.00	12.00	12.50	47.0%	1	0
61	2	54.2%	0.13	0.00	1.40	57.50	12.60	15.20	13.00	67.1%	1	0
480	10	59.0%	0.05	0.00	1.35	60.00	14.50	17.70	11.40	73.1%	4	0
144	2	52.7%	0.05	0.00	0.30	62.50	13.90	17.80	0.50	—	2	0
0	1	25.0%	23.80	0.00	0.00	65.00	16.20	20.30	0.45	—	5	0
10	4	83.7%	0.25	0.00	2.20	67.50	0.65	3.30	2.90	—	1	161
2	2	71.4%	0.17	0.00	0.95	70.00	21.30	25.30	0.60	—	5	0
243	16	359.2%	10.06	17.90	21.60	72.50	0.00	0.00	1.75	—	1	0
194	10	25.0%	18.75	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	1.07	—	1	130
8	2	25.0%	21.30	0.00	0.00	77.50	0.00	0.00	1.70	—	1	28
411	20	25.0%	17.50	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	—	7	44
35	20	25.0%	15.15	0.00	0.00	82.50	0.00	0.00	2.25	—	4	23
140	1	25.0%	10.65	0.00	0.00	85.00	0.00	0.00	2.78	—	2	542
40	3	25.0%	13.80	0.00	0.00	87.50	0.00	0.00	4.19	—	2	115
166	1	25.0%	7.58	0.00	0.00	90.00	0.00	0.00	4.55	—	3	37
67	6	50.0%	6.46	0.00	0.00	92.50	0.00	0.00	6.16	—	3	34
95	2	50.0%	4.90	0.00	0.00	95.00	0.00	0.00	7.05	—	1	48
44	4	50.0%	3.75	0.00	0.00	97.50	0.00	0.00	8.40	—	9	44
1,021	8	50.0%	3.35	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	11.20	—	5	43
437	382	50.0%	1.95	0.00	0.00	105.00	0.00	0.00	13.90	—	5	43
48	3	50.0%	1.20	0.00	0.00	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	2	50.0%	0.80	0.00	0.00	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
242	1	50.0%	0.50	0.00	0.00	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
73	1	50.0%	0.25	0.00	0.00	125.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	35	50.0%	0.50	0.00	0.00	135.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	50.0%	0.33	0.00	0.00	140.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 MNST put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the MNST put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.93 (12,351 puts vs 13,287 calls), and 0.19 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is MNST's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for MNST options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 32.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Monster Beverage stock to move.

How many MNST option expiration dates are there?

MNST has 9 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.