Options Skew Analytics

FDX options analytics

FDX · Stock

Data as of 22 September 2026 (end of day)

FDX options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 27.7%, a move of about ±8.0% over the next month. That is higher than 45% of the 220 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 0.55 volatility points more than the calls, closer together than on 95% of the past year.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 20% above 30-day.

Its next earnings report is 2026-12-22 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 5 reports the options market priced an average move of ±9.5% and FDX moved 22.1% on average, staying inside the priced band 1 times out of 5.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
27.74%

Prices a move of about ±8.0% over 30 days, or ±1.7% on a typical day.

Higher than 45% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+0.55

Puts carry 0.55 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 5% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.51

The wings carry 0.51 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.203

90-day volatility is 20% above 30-day.

Higher than 62% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 220 prior sessions (one-year window)

27.7% — 45th percentile
19.3%63.3%
IV percentile, 1 year
45%
IV rank, 1 year
19%
IV percentile, 2 years
45%
IV rank, 2 years
19%

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
$295.94
30-day implied forward
$297.39
60-day ATM IV
35.26%
90-day ATM IV
33.35%
180-day ATM IV
33.42%
Expirations used
12
Total open interest
25,704
Put / call open interest
1.60

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 226 sessions

0%20%40%60%80%3 Sep21 Nov13 Feb5 May22 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2227.74%+0.551.203$295.94
2026-09-2127.96%+0.581.195$295.79
2026-09-1826.91%+1.781.232$303.65
2026-09-1727.90%+1.791.197$305.88
2026-09-1628.77%+1.171.215$301.72
2026-09-15———$308.26
2026-09-1427.13%+1.401.225$312.57
2026-09-1126.89%+2.451.188$311.99
2026-09-1028.56%+1.861.173$311.80
2026-09-09———$309.19
2026-09-0829.29%-0.091.130$314.13
2026-09-0426.34%+0.901.176$322.52
2026-09-0326.84%+1.131.162$324.31
2026-09-0227.55%-0.391.130$316.54
2026-09-01———$324.88
2026-08-31———$327.40
2026-08-2824.98%+1.811.191$330.88
2026-08-2725.20%+0.561.217$331.41
2026-08-2625.51%+1.141.184$335.99
2026-08-2526.43%+2.811.156$333.71
2026-08-2426.11%+1.201.149$334.05
2026-08-21———$325.08
2025-06-3024.79%+1.501.219$227.31
2025-06-2723.15%+1.681.328$228.91
2025-06-2624.51%+2.521.239$221.07
2025-06-2524.96%+2.501.208$222.00
2025-06-2440.10%-2.670.916$229.51
2025-06-2341.47%+4.760.909$229.23
2025-06-2043.78%+4.300.906$226.04
2025-06-1843.45%+3.950.873$223.30
2025-06-1743.78%+3.770.878$222.53
2025-06-1643.55%+4.080.869$226.77
2025-06-1343.18%+5.400.887$224.38
2025-06-1242.52%+3.790.884$225.00
2025-06-1142.65%+4.450.876$224.00
2025-06-1044.40%+0.640.846$227.96
2025-06-0943.40%+5.360.857$222.18
2025-06-0642.48%+4.590.892$219.61
2025-06-0543.21%+2.100.878$216.73
2025-06-0442.34%+4.020.884$218.89
2025-06-0342.42%+4.590.870$219.78
2025-06-0241.74%+3.030.885$217.89
2025-05-3042.54%+3.520.881$218.10
2025-05-2941.93%+4.410.870$220.26
2025-05-2842.70%+5.870.878$217.15
2025-05-2741.60%+5.650.893$219.76
2025-05-2335.32%+3.231.104$216.61
2025-05-2231.59%+1.781.166$218.81
2025-05-2130.04%+2.121.238$216.81
2025-05-2028.72%+2.211.251$221.14
2025-05-1928.27%+3.001.253$226.12
2025-05-1627.68%+2.651.284$229.51
2025-05-1528.77%+4.111.210$231.11
2025-05-1429.07%+3.011.211$231.80
2025-05-1327.71%+2.821.232$231.15
2025-05-1227.72%+3.941.244$232.95
2025-05-0930.52%+5.171.214$217.83
2025-05-0830.13%+4.031.218$219.21
2025-05-0731.75%+3.791.192$215.56
2025-05-0631.09%+3.321.195$213.41
2025-05-0531.63%+5.071.177$216.99
2025-05-0231.09%+3.771.170$219.72
2025-05-0131.64%+5.601.176$210.06
2025-04-3031.14%+5.121.189$210.33
2025-04-2930.46%+4.991.182$209.85
2025-04-2831.89%+3.921.140$211.50
2025-04-2532.71%+4.811.099$211.56
2025-04-2433.12%+8.211.088$215.69
2025-04-2335.30%+5.921.074$211.04
2025-04-2237.34%+7.451.045$206.57
2025-04-2138.50%+3.361.020$205.12
2025-04-1736.41%+6.741.030$207.55
2025-04-1639.29%+8.290.996$203.56
2025-04-1535.91%+8.111.020$207.35
2025-04-1437.18%+8.141.017$210.45
2025-04-1143.20%+6.370.922$207.77
2025-04-1045.75%+12.090.908$206.40
2025-04-0937.57%+7.690.962$217.94
2025-04-0856.98%+14.750.839$198.07
2025-04-0750.18%+15.210.859$205.23
2025-04-0446.37%+8.870.871$210.12
2025-04-0338.26%+6.350.925$215.86
2025-04-0226.16%+4.681.021$245.17
2025-04-0125.09%+2.361.066$241.98
2025-03-3126.28%+2.071.019$243.78
2025-03-2825.45%+2.321.031$241.71
2025-03-2723.87%+2.451.049$243.92
2025-03-2623.81%+2.891.045$243.67
2025-03-2523.67%+2.901.030$241.07
2025-03-2425.28%+3.581.001$242.32
2025-03-2125.32%+3.260.996$230.33
2025-03-2043.76%+2.720.736$246.21
2025-03-1945.59%+4.820.714$247.12
2025-03-1845.82%+4.030.725$245.80
2025-03-1745.87%+4.030.730$245.30
2025-03-1446.16%+4.590.738$242.20
2025-03-1346.61%+6.520.761$240.98
2025-03-1248.14%+4.270.740$243.51
2025-03-1148.87%+5.600.739$242.96
2025-03-1047.51%+3.670.747$246.51
2025-03-0743.79%+4.100.743$253.92
2025-03-0644.05%+5.370.748$249.79
2025-03-0541.33%+7.080.760$250.41
2025-03-0442.88%+3.830.757$247.74
2025-03-0343.62%+4.770.732$258.77
2025-02-2841.53%+4.400.749$262.90
2025-02-2744.08%+5.930.728$258.54
2025-02-2642.62%+5.180.736$256.12
2025-02-2541.62%+4.450.749$256.48
2025-02-2443.89%+2.850.712$253.54
2025-02-2145.11%+2.590.706$254.19
2025-02-2037.37%+2.440.775$268.46
2025-02-1937.10%+1.790.768$266.87
2025-02-1834.97%+2.320.818$267.45
2025-02-1426.90%+1.601.067$267.77
2025-02-1324.19%+1.301.203$263.12
2025-02-1222.21%+1.431.321$262.65
2025-02-1122.52%+1.981.280$261.26
2025-02-1023.46%+1.791.256$258.23
2025-02-0723.84%+1.991.258$256.08

The chart covers every session in the archive, 226 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 226 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.020.03 Sep21 Nov13 Feb5 May22 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

3d (2026-09-25) · 10d (2026-10-02) · 17d (2026-10-09)

26%28%30%32%34%36%2026-09-25 (3d) — 10Δ C — IV 31.62%2026-09-25 (3d) — 15Δ C — IV 31.01%2026-09-25 (3d) — 20Δ C — IV 30.27%2026-09-25 (3d) — 25Δ C — IV 29.56%2026-09-25 (3d) — 30Δ C — IV 29.14%2026-09-25 (3d) — 35Δ C — IV 28.93%2026-09-25 (3d) — 40Δ C — IV 28.83%2026-09-25 (3d) — 45Δ C — IV 28.77%2026-09-25 (3d) — ATM — IV 29.18%2026-09-25 (3d) — 45Δ P — IV 30.58%2026-09-25 (3d) — 40Δ P — IV 31.20%2026-09-25 (3d) — 35Δ P — IV 31.17%2026-09-25 (3d) — 30Δ P — IV 31.14%2026-09-25 (3d) — 25Δ P — IV 31.24%2026-09-25 (3d) — 20Δ P — IV 31.50%2026-09-25 (3d) — 15Δ P — IV 32.57%2026-09-25 (3d) — 10Δ P — IV 33.71%3d2026-10-02 (10d) — 20Δ C — IV 29.15%2026-10-02 (10d) — 25Δ C — IV 28.70%2026-10-02 (10d) — 30Δ C — IV 28.61%2026-10-02 (10d) — 35Δ C — IV 28.74%2026-10-02 (10d) — 40Δ C — IV 28.66%2026-10-02 (10d) — 45Δ C — IV 28.65%2026-10-02 (10d) — ATM — IV 28.65%2026-10-02 (10d) — 45Δ P — IV 28.64%2026-10-02 (10d) — 40Δ P — IV 28.78%2026-10-02 (10d) — 35Δ P — IV 28.99%2026-10-02 (10d) — 30Δ P — IV 29.09%2026-10-02 (10d) — 25Δ P — IV 29.07%2026-10-02 (10d) — 20Δ P — IV 28.64%2026-10-02 (10d) — 15Δ P — IV 29.90%2026-10-02 (10d) — 10Δ P — IV 29.82%10d2026-10-09 (17d) — 20Δ C — IV 27.84%2026-10-09 (17d) — 25Δ C — IV 27.57%2026-10-09 (17d) — 30Δ C — IV 27.55%2026-10-09 (17d) — 35Δ C — IV 27.90%2026-10-09 (17d) — 40Δ C — IV 27.91%2026-10-09 (17d) — 45Δ C — IV 27.98%2026-10-09 (17d) — ATM — IV 27.93%2026-10-09 (17d) — 45Δ P — IV 28.70%2026-10-09 (17d) — 40Δ P — IV 27.98%2026-10-09 (17d) — 35Δ P — IV 28.27%2026-10-09 (17d) — 30Δ P — IV 27.79%2026-10-09 (17d) — 25Δ P — IV 28.14%2026-10-09 (17d) — 20Δ P — IV 28.54%2026-10-09 (17d) — 15Δ P — IV 29.06%17d10Δ 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
Delta3d10d17d
10Δ call31.62%——
15Δ call31.01%——
20Δ call30.27%29.15%27.84%
25Δ call29.56%28.70%27.57%
30Δ call29.14%28.61%27.55%
35Δ call28.93%28.74%27.90%
40Δ call28.83%28.66%27.91%
45Δ call28.77%28.65%27.98%
ATM29.18%28.65%27.93%
45Δ put30.58%28.64%28.70%
40Δ put31.20%28.78%27.98%
35Δ put31.17%28.99%28.27%
30Δ put31.14%29.09%27.79%
25Δ put31.24%29.07%28.14%
20Δ put31.50%28.64%28.54%
15Δ put32.57%29.90%29.06%
10Δ put33.71%29.82%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-09-253$296.7429.18%31.24%29.56%+1.68+1.2211
2026-10-0210$296.6028.65%29.07%28.70%+0.37+0.2414
2026-10-0917$296.8827.93%28.14%27.57%+0.56-0.0715
2026-10-1624$297.2527.90%28.56%27.53%+1.03+0.1520
2026-10-2331$297.4227.71%28.52%28.03%+0.49+0.5614
2026-10-3038$297.9937.73%39.31%36.60%+2.70+0.2215
2026-11-2059$298.6235.36%37.08%35.09%+1.99+0.7212
2026-12-1887$298.6133.45%34.82%33.26%+1.56+0.5916
2027-01-15115$299.0132.72%34.81%32.20%+2.61+0.7816
2027-03-19178$300.8233.45%34.30%32.66%+1.64+0.0313
2027-04-16206$302.0533.10%34.76%32.88%+1.87+0.7213
2027-06-17268$304.6233.13%34.56%32.60%+1.96+0.4519

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

12 listed expirations produced a usable reading

25%30%35%40%2026-09-25 — 3 days — at-the-money IV 29.18%2026-10-02 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 28.65%2026-10-09 — 17 days — at-the-money IV 27.93%2026-10-16 — 24 days — at-the-money IV 27.90%2026-10-23 — 31 days — at-the-money IV 27.71%2026-10-30 — 38 days — at-the-money IV 37.73%2026-11-20 — 59 days — at-the-money IV 35.36%2026-12-18 — 87 days — at-the-money IV 33.45%2027-01-15 — 115 days — at-the-money IV 32.72%2027-03-19 — 178 days — at-the-money IV 33.45%2027-04-16 — 206 days — at-the-money IV 33.10%2027-06-17 — 268 days — at-the-money IV 33.13%7306090180days 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
2026-09-253 days$296.7429.18%$296.8411
2026-10-0210 days$296.6028.65%$296.9314
2026-10-0917 days$296.8827.93%$297.4215
2026-10-1624 days$297.2527.90%$298.0120
2026-10-2331 days$297.4227.71%$298.3914
2026-10-3038 days$297.9937.73%$300.2115
2026-11-2059 days$298.6235.36%$301.6512
2026-12-1887 days$298.6133.45%$302.6216
2027-01-15115 days$299.0132.72%$304.1016
2027-03-19178 days$300.8233.45%$309.1413
2027-04-16206 days$302.0533.10%$311.5313
2027-06-17268 days$304.6233.13%$317.1519

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
27.74%
60 days
35.26%
90 days
33.35%
180 days
33.42%

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 226 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.401.603 Sep21 Nov13 Feb5 May22 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

2026-12-22Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 5 reports

Landed inside the implied band
1 of 5
20% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
9.5%
Mean move that happened
22.1%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-09-22Time not stated———
2026-07-21After the close———
2026-06-23After the close———
2026-03-19After the close———
2025-12-18After the close———
2025-09-18After the close———
2025-06-24After the close9.1%+41.6%4.55×
2025-03-20After the close10.3%+32.0%3.10×
2024-12-19After the close16.4%+17.8%1.09×
2024-09-19After the close9.2%+8.2%0.89×
2024-09-03After the close2.6%+10.8%4.18×
2024-06-25After the close———
2024-03-21After the close———
2023-12-19After the close———
2023-09-20After 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.