Pfizer (PFE) Options Chain

NYSE: PFEHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD

28.28+0.46 (+1.65%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:01 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $28.28
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.40
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.20
ATM implied volatility: 24.4%
Expected move: ±$0.8081
Open interest (C / P): 155.23K / 62.08K

PFE options summary

The PFE options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 39 call and 34 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 155,233 calls and 62,076 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.40, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $28.50 strike is 24.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.8081 (2.9%) in Pfizer stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $28.00 call (32.84K contracts) and the $27.00 put (16.84K contracts).

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

PFE options chain · October 16, 2026

PFE 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
1	5	282.0%	14.10	14.10	14.35	14.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	218.8%	3	4
17	15	335.2%	12.78	12.60	14.50	15.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	577.5%	9.00	10.05	14.20	16.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	178.1%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	17.00	0.00	0.02	0.04	162.5%	1	31
19	1	253.1%	10.07	9.75	10.55	18.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	143.8%	10	26
8	40	304.7%	6.05	8.15	10.00	19.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	128.1%	5	78
106	2	188.7%	8.50	7.65	9.30	20.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	106.3%	1	401
42	10	123.4%	6.79	6.65	8.00	21.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	98.4%	1	1,743
—	—	—	6.25	—	—	21.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
259	14	208.6%	5.73	5.65	6.90	22.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	84.4%	2	1,290
—	—	—	5.22	—	—	22.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
500	1	111.3%	5.03	4.85	5.40	23.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	65.6%	50	5,283
—	—	—	4.30	—	—	23.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,283	5	93.0%	4.12	4.05	4.40	24.00	0.00	0.01	0.02	53.1%	1	5,773
—	—	—	3.36	—	—	24.50	0.00	0.08	0.01	65.6%	16	325
4,277	13	65.6%	3.28	3.20	3.35	25.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	50.8%	5	10,965
33	7	59.0%	2.54	2.25	2.86	25.50	0.00	0.09	0.03	51.6%	10	10
5,930	143	55.1%	2.27	2.23	2.39	26.00	0.01	0.03	0.01	40.2%	92	10,234
151	34	30.1%	1.80	1.61	1.80	26.50	0.01	0.03	0.02	32.8%	18	832
12,407	2,369	37.7%	1.31	1.27	1.40	27.00	0.03	0.04	0.04	26.9%	1,046	16,845
8,239	549	26.6%	0.86	0.80	0.89	27.50	0.08	0.10	0.08	25.6%	454	1,603
32,844	7,253	23.7%	0.48	0.44	0.50	28.00	0.20	0.23	0.21	24.5%	723	3,754
PFE $28.28
18,477	6,366	22.7%	0.23	0.22	0.23	28.50	0.42	0.50	0.45	26.2%	209	1,160
30,397	1,223	22.9%	0.09	0.08	0.09	29.00	0.77	0.96	0.92	35.7%	73	836
3,100	223	25.0%	0.04	0.03	0.04	29.50	1.19	1.84	1.45	51.0%	62	148
20,039	731	30.1%	0.02	0.01	0.03	30.00	1.67	2.04	1.87	63.1%	10	386
1,432	2	33.6%	0.01	0.00	0.02	30.50	2.15	2.82	2.82	67.2%	1,014	343
4,869	20	35.2%	0.01	0.00	0.01	31.00	2.67	4.00	3.72	107.4%	2	1
8	1	44.5%	0.01	0.00	0.02	31.50	3.15	4.45	4.00	113.7%	2	1
1,994	28	45.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	32.00	3.65	4.95	4.70	122.5%	2	0
—	—	—	0.01	—	—	32.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,857	1	50.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	33.00	4.65	5.95	5.30	139.1%	1	0
—	—	—	0.02	—	—	33.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
654	2	62.5%	0.01	0.00	0.02	34.00	5.65	7.05	6.18	159.2%	3	0
1,581	35	65.6%	0.01	0.00	0.01	35.00	6.65	8.05	7.18	173.6%	3	0
247	30	79.7%	0.02	0.00	0.02	36.00	7.65	9.10	8.50	189.8%	2	0
0	61	50.0%	0.02	0.00	0.00	37.00	8.00	8.85	11.55	132.0%	2	0
64	1	87.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	38.00	9.65	11.05	10.41	212.7%	3	3
2,380	2	103.1%	0.01	0.00	0.02	39.00	10.65	12.05	10.50	224.4%	4	0
1,018	2	100.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	40.00	11.65	13.05	11.32	235.7%	2	0

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 PFE put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the PFE put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.40 (62,076 puts vs 155,233 calls), and 0.20 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is PFE's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for PFE options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 24.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Pfizer stock to move.

How many PFE option expiration dates are there?

PFE has 15 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.