Options Skew Analytics

ABBV options analytics

ABBV · Stock

Data as of 24 September 2026 (end of day)

ABBV options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 27.5%, a move of about ±7.9% over the next month. That is higher than 78% of the 225 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 2.67 volatility points more than the calls, around the middle of its own range for the past year.

Its next earnings report is 2026-10-06 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 6 reports the options market priced an average move of ±4.1% and ABBV moved 3.7% on average, staying inside the priced band 4 times out of 6.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
27.48%

Prices a move of about ±7.9% over 30 days, or ±1.7% on a typical day.

Higher than 78% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+2.67

Puts carry 2.67 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 58% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
-0.18

The wings carry 0.18 volatility points less than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.049

90-day volatility is 5% above 30-day.

Higher than 55% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 225 prior sessions (one-year window)

27.5% — 78th percentile
17.8%51.5%
IV percentile, 1 year
78%
IV rank, 1 year
29%
IV percentile, 2 years
78%
IV rank, 2 years
29%

Rank is the position between the lowest and highest readings in the window, so a single past extreme pins everything after it near one end. Percentile is the share of sessions below the current reading and is unaffected by how far that extreme reached. Both are withheld when the window holds fewer than 180 sessions.

Session detail

Underlying close
$265.12
30-day implied forward
$264.68
60-day ATM IV
29.82%
90-day ATM IV
28.83%
180-day ATM IV
28.61%
Expirations used
13
Total open interest
191,652
Put / call open interest
0.50

The forward is derived from put-call parity on the strikes nearest the money, not taken from the underlying close. It is what every moneyness and delta on this page is measured against.

30-day at-the-money implied volatility

Last 237 sessions

10%20%30%40%50%60%26 Aug19 Nov18 Feb12 May24 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2427.48%+2.671.049$265.12
2026-09-2326.25%+1.811.100$265.08
2026-09-2225.96%+2.941.078$265.21
2026-09-2126.05%+2.811.085$264.48
2026-09-1825.95%+2.711.105$263.96
2026-09-1725.87%+2.621.100$264.02
2026-09-1626.92%+1.831.084$262.51
2026-09-15———$263.04
2026-09-1426.54%+1.901.085$261.77
2026-09-11———$257.12
2026-09-1026.19%+3.581.096$255.00
2026-09-0924.78%+1.071.142$250.91
2026-09-08———$248.78
2026-09-0425.00%+0.791.139$256.46
2026-09-03———$260.21
2026-09-0224.88%+1.791.124$261.72
2026-09-0124.99%+1.751.158$259.99
2026-08-3126.60%+2.121.070$256.42
2026-08-2823.97%+2.351.179$255.48
2026-08-2724.12%+1.711.168$258.15
2026-08-2624.53%+2.131.173$262.90
2026-08-2525.00%+1.321.155$265.79
2026-08-2425.17%+2.391.131$264.52
2026-08-2124.24%+0.911.169$264.96
2026-08-2025.37%+1.331.087$261.83
2026-08-1925.17%+1.671.121$265.97
2026-08-1824.38%+1.771.134$258.92
2026-08-1724.77%+1.581.111$250.33
2025-06-3027.45%+3.200.923$185.62
2025-06-27———$182.31
2025-06-2625.56%+3.601.004$186.79
2025-06-2524.64%+3.641.027$185.39
2025-06-2426.72%+4.410.959$185.55
2025-06-2325.98%+4.471.026$183.76
2025-06-2026.84%+3.571.025$185.30
2025-06-1827.01%+3.441.038$185.49
2025-06-1727.38%+3.991.024$185.48
2025-06-1627.18%+4.351.005$190.86
2025-06-1327.33%+5.031.024$191.08
2025-06-1226.11%+4.091.068$192.42
2025-06-1126.80%+4.501.022$191.50
2025-06-1027.26%+4.861.027$189.50
2025-06-0926.52%+2.431.059$189.16
2025-06-0625.67%+3.571.082$189.83
2025-06-0527.08%+4.081.036$187.47
2025-06-0426.41%+2.851.056$187.34
2025-06-0327.24%+3.921.039$187.25
2025-06-0227.64%+4.961.022$186.99
2025-05-3027.51%+3.881.026$186.11
2025-05-2929.04%+4.291.007$185.62
2025-05-2831.52%+3.760.941$183.09
2025-05-2727.02%+3.451.036$185.72
2025-05-2327.70%+4.311.048$183.26
2025-05-2227.17%+3.841.047$182.54
2025-05-2127.43%+1.911.066$181.80
2025-05-2026.73%+3.071.033$184.85
2025-05-1926.85%+3.501.037$185.71
2025-05-1629.51%+3.120.975$184.02
2025-05-1529.90%+4.030.975$181.68
2025-05-1432.58%+5.870.935$177.44
2025-05-1329.14%+2.920.974$188.00
2025-05-1228.27%+4.620.992$190.07
2025-05-0932.45%+4.020.923$184.60
2025-05-0831.94%+4.890.918$185.58
2025-05-0733.39%+3.870.904$188.09
2025-05-0632.49%+5.100.938$187.15
2025-05-0526.68%+4.631.040$196.07
2025-05-0223.85%+2.311.118$198.47
2025-05-0126.07%+2.851.078$193.34
2025-04-3026.43%+3.221.033$195.10
2025-04-2926.10%+3.901.084$193.51
2025-04-2826.82%+2.441.042$192.34
2025-04-2524.79%+2.641.099$186.06
2025-04-2437.35%+2.790.849$180.37
2025-04-2334.93%+5.320.891$177.05
2025-04-2236.56%+5.450.892$173.78
2025-04-2140.09%+7.400.835$170.16
2025-04-1733.88%+5.090.966$172.99
2025-04-1636.36%+5.360.868$171.68
2025-04-1535.14%+3.160.859$176.80
2025-04-1437.23%+9.610.851$179.10
2025-04-1145.04%+14.270.820$175.05
2025-04-1049.52%+12.520.791$174.20
2025-04-0942.20%+10.060.787$179.84
2025-04-0851.48%+12.380.821$175.67
2025-04-0741.39%+14.050.901$186.55
2025-04-0441.21%+6.850.869$186.96
2025-04-03———$201.64
2025-04-0228.92%+1.110.867$205.19
2025-04-0129.89%+3.450.859$206.27
2025-03-3128.57%+4.380.875$209.52
2025-03-2826.62%+3.000.923$205.29
2025-03-2724.85%+4.670.943$202.72
2025-03-2625.79%+4.820.926$201.30
2025-03-2526.78%+2.640.912$201.34
2025-03-2421.57%+2.401.028$209.17
2025-03-2122.96%+3.171.007$210.01
2025-03-2023.92%+1.560.964$211.96
2025-03-1923.62%+3.181.001$212.25
2025-03-1822.95%+2.570.990$213.85
2025-03-1721.98%+2.091.048$214.47
2025-03-1421.51%+2.071.107$211.77
2025-03-1324.25%+2.711.045$211.55
2025-03-1224.25%+1.781.057$212.06
2025-03-1124.79%+1.841.044$213.59
2025-03-1024.39%+3.511.084$216.66
2025-03-0722.69%+3.181.036$214.29
2025-03-0623.69%+2.401.071$210.75
2025-03-0521.89%+3.091.074$211.54
2025-03-0423.18%+2.371.058$207.76
2025-03-0322.58%+1.571.126$211.48
2025-02-2820.45%+1.441.045$209.03
2025-02-27———$205.02
2025-02-2619.66%+3.051.158$203.01
2025-02-2520.58%+0.281.074$204.14
2025-02-2420.06%+1.201.113$204.08
2025-02-2119.52%+1.531.109$202.08
2025-02-2018.57%+1.961.155$200.88
2025-02-1918.80%+1.971.156$197.35
2025-02-1818.89%+2.101.147$196.25

The chart covers every session in the archive, 237 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 237 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.020.026 Aug19 Nov18 Feb12 May24 Sep

The dashed line marks zero, where the 25-delta put and call carry the same implied volatility.

Skew curve

Implied volatility by delta, front expirations

Implied volatility by delta

8d (2026-10-02) · 15d (2026-10-09) · 22d (2026-10-16)

24%25%26%27%28%29%2026-10-02 (8d) — 15Δ C — IV 24.99%2026-10-02 (8d) — 20Δ C — IV 24.81%2026-10-02 (8d) — 25Δ C — IV 24.91%2026-10-02 (8d) — 30Δ C — IV 24.60%2026-10-02 (8d) — 35Δ C — IV 24.51%2026-10-02 (8d) — 40Δ C — IV 24.72%2026-10-02 (8d) — 45Δ C — IV 24.93%2026-10-02 (8d) — ATM — IV 25.14%2026-10-02 (8d) — 45Δ P — IV 25.16%2026-10-02 (8d) — 40Δ P — IV 24.94%2026-10-02 (8d) — 35Δ P — IV 24.89%2026-10-02 (8d) — 30Δ P — IV 25.11%2026-10-02 (8d) — 25Δ P — IV 25.50%2026-10-02 (8d) — 20Δ P — IV 26.22%8d2026-10-09 (15d) — 20Δ C — IV 25.33%2026-10-09 (15d) — 25Δ C — IV 25.98%2026-10-09 (15d) — 30Δ C — IV 26.44%2026-10-09 (15d) — 35Δ C — IV 26.50%2026-10-09 (15d) — 40Δ C — IV 26.39%2026-10-09 (15d) — 45Δ C — IV 26.43%2026-10-09 (15d) — ATM — IV 26.71%2026-10-09 (15d) — 45Δ P — IV 27.08%2026-10-09 (15d) — 40Δ P — IV 27.30%2026-10-09 (15d) — 35Δ P — IV 27.48%2026-10-09 (15d) — 30Δ P — IV 27.82%2026-10-09 (15d) — 25Δ P — IV 28.28%2026-10-09 (15d) — 20Δ P — IV 28.37%15d2026-10-16 (22d) — 20Δ C — IV 25.06%2026-10-16 (22d) — 25Δ C — IV 25.01%2026-10-16 (22d) — 30Δ C — IV 25.14%2026-10-16 (22d) — 35Δ C — IV 25.10%2026-10-16 (22d) — 40Δ C — IV 25.89%2026-10-16 (22d) — 45Δ C — IV 25.95%2026-10-16 (22d) — ATM — IV 26.28%2026-10-16 (22d) — 45Δ P — IV 26.58%2026-10-16 (22d) — 40Δ P — IV 26.42%2026-10-16 (22d) — 35Δ P — IV 26.37%2026-10-16 (22d) — 30Δ P — IV 26.56%2026-10-16 (22d) — 25Δ P — IV 26.81%2026-10-16 (22d) — 20Δ P — IV 27.22%2026-10-16 (22d) — 15Δ P — IV 27.64%2026-10-16 (22d) — 10Δ P — IV 28.39%22d10Δ C25Δ CATM25Δ P10Δ Pout-of-the-money calls ← delta → out-of-the-money puts

The axis is call delta. Readings to the right of the dashed centre line are taken from the out-of-the-money put at that strike, which is the contract whose quote the volatility was solved from. Points are only plotted where surviving quotes bracket the delta on both sides; nothing is extrapolated past the last traded strike.

Show the underlying numbers
Delta8d15d22d
15Δ call24.99%——
20Δ call24.81%25.33%25.06%
25Δ call24.91%25.98%25.01%
30Δ call24.60%26.44%25.14%
35Δ call24.51%26.50%25.10%
40Δ call24.72%26.39%25.89%
45Δ call24.93%26.43%25.95%
ATM25.14%26.71%26.28%
45Δ put25.16%27.08%26.58%
40Δ put24.94%27.30%26.42%
35Δ put24.89%27.48%26.37%
30Δ put25.11%27.82%26.56%
25Δ put25.50%28.28%26.81%
20Δ put26.22%28.37%27.22%
15Δ put——27.64%
10Δ put——28.39%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-10-028$265.5525.14%25.50%24.91%+0.59+0.0610
2026-10-0915$265.7326.71%28.28%25.98%+2.30+0.4212
2026-10-1622$264.7226.28%26.81%25.01%+1.80-0.3718
2026-10-2329$264.6727.29%28.45%25.57%+2.88-0.289
2026-10-3036$264.7028.36%29.53%27.79%+1.74+0.309
2026-11-2057$265.2229.94%31.10%28.53%+2.56-0.1211
2026-12-1885$266.1129.13%30.57%27.94%+2.63+0.1313
2027-01-15113$266.0727.77%29.83%27.72%+2.12+1.0013
2027-02-19148$266.3929.14%30.92%28.14%+2.78+0.3913
2027-03-19176$267.1428.56%30.91%27.90%+3.01+0.8419
2027-05-21239$267.7129.16%31.71%28.26%+3.45+0.8212
2027-06-17266$268.6829.28%31.15%27.93%+3.22+0.2622
2027-09-17358$269.9729.28%30.62%27.94%+2.69-0.0028

Each curve above is one expiration. The vertical position is implied volatility; the horizontal position is the delta of the contract it was read from. For US equities the curve normally slopes upward to the right, meaning out-of-the-money puts carry higher implied volatility than equidistant calls.

The 25-delta risk reversal summarises that slope as a single number: the 25-delta put volatility minus the 25-delta call volatility. The butterfly summarises the curvature: the average of the two wings minus the at-the-money reading.

Term structure

At-the-money implied volatility by expiration

At-the-money implied volatility by expiration

13 listed expirations produced a usable reading

24%26%28%30%32%2026-10-02 — 8 days — at-the-money IV 25.14%2026-10-09 — 15 days — at-the-money IV 26.71%2026-10-16 — 22 days — at-the-money IV 26.28%2026-10-23 — 29 days — at-the-money IV 27.29%2026-10-30 — 36 days — at-the-money IV 28.36%2026-11-20 — 57 days — at-the-money IV 29.94%2026-12-18 — 85 days — at-the-money IV 29.13%2027-01-15 — 113 days — at-the-money IV 27.77%2027-02-19 — 148 days — at-the-money IV 29.14%2027-03-19 — 176 days — at-the-money IV 28.56%2027-05-21 — 239 days — at-the-money IV 29.16%2027-06-17 — 266 days — at-the-money IV 29.28%2027-09-17 — 358 days — at-the-money IV 29.28%306090180days to expiration

The horizontal axis is the square root of days to expiration, which is the scale volatility lives on. A curve that is flat in variance terms plots as a straight line here rather than bending sharply through the front week.

Show the underlying numbers
ExpirationDaysForwardATM IVATM strikeQuotes used
2026-10-028 days$265.5525.14%$265.7310
2026-10-0915 days$265.7326.71%$266.1212
2026-10-1622 days$264.7226.28%$265.2818
2026-10-2329 days$264.6727.29%$265.469
2026-10-3036 days$264.7028.36%$265.759
2026-11-2057 days$265.2229.94%$267.0811
2026-12-1885 days$266.1129.13%$268.7513
2027-01-15113 days$266.0727.77%$269.2713
2027-02-19148 days$266.3929.14%$271.0113
2027-03-19176 days$267.1428.56%$272.4519
2027-05-21239 days$267.7129.16%$275.2712
2027-06-17266 days$268.6829.28%$277.2122
2027-09-17358 days$269.9729.28%$281.5728

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
27.48%
60 days
29.82%
90 days
28.83%
180 days
28.61%

Interpolation is linear in total variance, not in volatility. Interpolating volatility directly implies a forward variance that can be negative between two expirations. A tenor beyond the longest listed expiration is reported as unavailable rather than extrapolated.

Term structure slope

Last 237 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4026 Aug19 Nov18 Feb12 May24 Sep

The dashed line marks 1.00, where the 90-day and 30-day at-the-money volatilities are equal. Above it the longer tenor carries the higher volatility.

The term structure is the at-the-money implied volatility of each listed expiration, plotted against how far away that expiration is. Its usual shape for a calm underlying slopes gently upward, because a longer horizon admits more uncertainty.

It inverts when the market prices a dated event: an expiration that captures a scheduled announcement carries the variance of that event on top of ordinary trading, so a shorter contract can print a higher volatility than a longer one.

Earnings

What the options priced in before each report, and what happened

Next report

2026-10-06Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 6 reports

Landed inside the implied band
4 of 6
67% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
4.1%
Mean move that happened
3.7%
absolute

Reports

Newest first. The implied move is one standard deviation, priced from the session before the release.

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-07-31Before the open———
2026-07-06After the close———
2026-04-29Before the open———
2026-04-03After the close———
2026-02-04Before the open———
2026-01-07After the close———
2025-10-31Before the open———
2025-10-03After the close———
2025-07-31Before the open———
2025-07-03Time not stated———
2025-04-25Before the open7.1%+3.2%0.44×
2025-04-03After the close3.1%-7.3%2.38×
2025-01-31Before the open6.5%+4.7%0.73×
2025-01-06After the close2.0%-0.3%0.16×
2024-10-30Before the open4.9%+6.4%1.29×
2024-10-03After the close1.2%-0.6%0.49×
2024-07-25Before the open———
2024-07-03Time not stated———
2024-04-26Before the open———
2024-04-03After the close———
2024-02-02Before the open———
2024-01-05After the close———
2023-10-27Before the open———
2023-10-04After the close———

The implied move is read from the at-the-money straddle on the first expiration strictly after the report date, converted to a one-standard-deviation move and divided by the forward. Realised moves are the close-to-close return across the event, measured from the session before the release to the session after it.

Report dates that have already happened come from the company’s own 8-K filing and are exact. A date still in the future is either one the company has announced, or an estimate from its reporting cadence.