Altria Group (MO) Options Chain

NYSE: MOHealth Care Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products USD

71.68+0.26 (+0.36%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:02 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $71.68
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.51
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.24
ATM implied volatility: 24.4%
Expected move: ±$7.56
Open interest (C / P): 36.96K / 18.69K

MO options summary

The MO options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 26 call and 26 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 36,957 calls and 18,686 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.51, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $72.50 strike is 24.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$7.56 (10.5%) in Altria Group stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $70.00 call (5.74K contracts) and the $65.00 put (3.81K contracts).

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

MO options chain · December 18, 2026

MO 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
18	2	98.4%	39.44	40.60	43.05	30.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	50.0%	4	0
0	335	132.5%	38.35	36.50	40.20	32.50	0.00	0.00	0.09	50.0%	9	0
0	127	120.2%	36.85	34.00	37.65	35.00	0.00	0.26	0.03	81.3%	2	51
0	130	111.8%	34.20	31.25	35.20	37.50	0.00	0.40	0.01	79.5%	3	37
0	240	102.5%	32.00	28.85	32.70	40.00	0.00	0.02	0.05	52.7%	1	32
1	1	69.4%	28.10	28.20	30.70	42.50	0.00	0.46	0.02	67.5%	2	233
15	56	61.7%	24.48	25.65	28.20	45.00	0.02	0.07	0.02	50.2%	5	47
0	350	—	16.80	0.00	0.00	47.50	0.00	0.08	0.23	45.9%	2	167
10	10	54.1%	21.05	20.85	23.25	50.00	0.04	0.09	0.06	41.6%	1	315
0	100	48.0%	19.32	17.95	19.55	52.50	0.01	0.12	0.04	38.5%	1	593
1	1	63.5%	15.53	16.15	18.20	55.00	0.08	0.13	0.09	34.0%	155	1,192
6	1	50.2%	10.50	14.25	15.30	57.50	0.11	0.17	0.17	30.7%	154	2,674
3,308	2	41.9%	12.10	12.15	12.70	60.00	0.20	0.47	0.32	33.0%	2	2,785
566	34	37.8%	9.91	9.60	10.40	62.50	0.36	0.41	0.38	26.1%	15	3,202
2,848	2	34.6%	8.09	7.50	8.25	65.00	0.65	0.75	0.69	25.2%	61	3,814
1,597	24	31.3%	5.88	5.65	6.20	67.50	1.14	1.25	1.17	23.9%	42	1,795
5,737	79	27.4%	4.25	4.00	4.25	70.00	1.91	2.04	1.95	23.0%	41	1,000
MO $71.68
2,786	129	26.1%	2.76	2.71	2.85	72.50	3.05	3.25	3.04	22.7%	29	404
5,640	71	25.4%	1.81	1.71	1.82	75.00	4.50	4.80	5.00	22.5%	1	297
3,511	77	25.3%	0.85	1.04	1.13	77.50	6.20	6.80	6.80	23.7%	15	45
2,454	12	25.3%	0.69	0.60	0.68	80.00	7.85	9.25	11.79	28.3%	1	1
683	10	26.1%	0.43	0.38	0.44	82.50	10.20	12.00	11.25	35.9%	1	2
2,724	1	27.0%	0.28	0.15	0.29	85.00	12.70	14.00	13.24	33.8%	2	0
4,309	15	30.5%	0.09	0.06	0.18	90.00	17.20	19.65	22.60	50.5%	1	0
243	4	32.7%	0.04	0.01	0.10	95.00	22.20	24.65	23.70	57.9%	1	0
500	500	36.3%	0.05	0.00	0.08	100.00	—	—	31.70	—	—	—

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 MO put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the MO put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.51 (18,686 puts vs 36,957 calls), and 0.24 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is MO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for MO options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 24.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Altria Group stock to move.

How many MO option expiration dates are there?

MO has 13 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.