Options Skew Analytics

KR options analytics

KR · Stock

Data as of 22 September 2026 (end of day)

KR options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 26.6%, a move of about ±7.6% over the next month. That is higher than 60% of the 188 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 1.53 volatility points more than the calls, around the middle of its own range for the past year.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 5% above 30-day.

Its next earnings report is 2026-12-11 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 6 reports the options market priced an average move of ±7.1% and KR moved 4.3% on average, staying inside the priced band 5 times out of 6.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
26.62%

Prices a move of about ±7.6% over 30 days, or ±1.7% on a typical day.

Higher than 60% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+1.53

Puts carry 1.53 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 41% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.49

The wings carry 0.49 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.051

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

Higher than 55% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 188 prior sessions (one-year window)

26.6% — 60th percentile
18.0%40.6%
IV percentile, 1 year
60%
IV rank, 1 year
38%
IV percentile, 2 years
60%
IV rank, 2 years
38%

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
$58.56
30-day implied forward
$58.92
60-day ATM IV
26.29%
90-day ATM IV
27.97%
180-day ATM IV
28.09%
Expirations used
12
Total open interest
66,555
Put / call open interest
1.33

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 225 sessions

10%20%30%40%50%3 Sep12 Nov18 Feb7 May22 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2226.62%+1.531.051$58.56
2026-09-2126.41%-0.211.077$59.69
2026-09-1825.40%+0.921.126$60.00
2026-09-1725.67%+0.731.141$60.75
2026-09-1626.22%+0.701.143$61.14
2026-09-15———$62.25
2026-09-1426.37%+1.791.122$60.91
2026-09-1129.96%+0.771.018$58.49
2026-09-1040.61%+0.620.839$56.95
2026-09-0934.66%+0.140.919$56.44
2026-09-0837.42%+0.750.892$57.20
2026-09-0436.08%+2.710.871$58.59
2026-09-03———$58.51
2026-09-02———$58.22
2026-09-01———$57.94
2026-08-31———$57.54
2026-08-28———$57.72
2026-08-27———$56.93
2026-08-26———$58.51
2026-08-2533.92%+0.320.934$58.45
2026-08-2434.81%+0.760.932$59.08
2025-06-30———$71.73
2025-06-27———$71.42
2025-06-2619.45%+1.451.236$71.28
2025-06-2519.76%+1.791.221$72.22
2025-06-2419.56%+2.231.235$73.42
2025-06-2322.44%+1.971.150$74.00
2025-06-2022.46%-0.221.149$71.97
2025-06-1831.41%+3.980.823$65.52
2025-06-1730.31%+2.400.924$65.95
2025-06-1630.15%+2.190.930$66.01
2025-06-1330.74%+3.100.906$65.56
2025-06-1229.38%+4.680.974$65.06
2025-06-1129.94%+1.340.912$64.62
2025-06-1030.38%+2.440.927$65.43
2025-06-0932.24%+3.680.822$65.49
2025-06-0630.32%+1.930.896$66.15
2025-06-0530.32%+3.220.941$66.24
2025-06-0430.43%+1.850.909$66.34
2025-06-0330.08%+3.420.924$67.08
2025-06-0231.90%+3.790.842$68.20
2025-05-3029.53%+3.530.875$68.23
2025-05-2933.03%+3.480.823$66.95
2025-05-2830.42%+3.740.890$67.69
2025-05-2729.14%+4.780.915$67.83
2025-05-2329.95%+4.760.895$68.59
2025-05-2229.34%+3.620.892$67.95
2025-05-2129.66%+3.600.890$68.90
2025-05-2028.68%+3.810.904$69.50
2025-05-1927.93%+3.450.909$68.96
2025-05-1623.73%+3.541.050$68.85
2025-05-1522.74%+3.311.123$67.60
2025-05-1427.34%+3.620.942$66.34
2025-05-1324.79%+4.141.038$67.49
2025-05-1224.00%+3.421.037$69.04
2025-05-0922.92%+2.771.128$71.87
2025-05-0822.30%+4.301.163$71.81
2025-05-0724.79%+3.331.039$72.38
2025-05-0622.78%+2.651.141$72.97
2025-05-0523.85%+3.921.089$72.88
2025-05-0222.24%+3.861.138$72.02
2025-05-0123.70%+4.001.099$72.18
2025-04-3021.76%+5.041.254$72.21
2025-04-2923.06%+3.481.111$71.38
2025-04-2825.71%+4.111.003$70.37
2025-04-2522.76%+3.151.093$70.00
2025-04-2424.17%+4.641.014$71.35
2025-04-2324.49%+4.501.077$72.00
2025-04-2225.70%+4.661.019$72.98
2025-04-2127.84%+4.500.977$72.31
2025-04-17———$71.22
2025-04-1626.92%+4.591.009$69.01
2025-04-1520.79%+6.831.152$68.14
2025-04-14———$69.08
2025-04-11———$68.22
2025-04-10———$67.90
2025-04-09———$65.83
2025-04-08———$66.37
2025-04-07———$66.46
2025-04-04———$67.18
2025-04-0327.07%+2.051.003$70.74
2025-04-0222.07%+0.381.126$67.27
2025-04-0123.61%+2.771.052$68.14
2025-03-3124.65%+4.021.042$67.69
2025-03-2821.80%+2.571.080$66.72
2025-03-2721.12%+2.201.181$66.14
2025-03-2621.66%+1.971.111$66.03
2025-03-2521.60%+2.111.140$64.34
2025-03-24———$65.40
2025-03-2123.57%+2.731.028$65.40
2025-03-2021.34%+2.131.010$64.72
2025-03-1922.96%+1.581.062$65.48
2025-03-1823.25%+2.891.066$65.99
2025-03-1722.57%+4.101.088$66.39
2025-03-1423.79%+3.541.049$65.10
2025-03-1325.94%+2.620.996$66.10
2025-03-1224.74%+5.371.079$64.99
2025-03-1125.32%+2.841.047$66.55
2025-03-1027.45%+1.530.966$67.72
2025-03-0724.30%+1.111.021$66.70
2025-03-0624.68%+2.040.992$63.78
2025-03-0536.03%+1.020.870$62.53
2025-03-0433.84%+1.160.831$63.18
2025-03-0332.41%+1.030.841$62.89
2025-02-2832.87%+2.740.875$64.82
2025-02-2733.42%+1.850.831$63.93
2025-02-2631.80%+3.240.864$63.80
2025-02-2531.74%+3.100.834$65.47
2025-02-2431.31%+1.130.830$64.88
2025-02-2131.86%+2.850.834$65.06
2025-02-2031.54%+1.870.859$64.39
2025-02-1923.97%+1.421.029$65.45
2025-02-1830.98%+1.210.852$65.26
2025-02-1423.86%+0.571.073$65.13
2025-02-1329.55%+2.770.861$65.63
2025-02-12———$65.80
2025-02-1123.57%+1.571.039$65.05
2025-02-1028.98%+2.511.057$65.28
2025-02-0724.95%+0.861.030$65.00
2025-02-0624.51%+1.051.028$64.91

The chart covers every session in the archive, 225 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 225 sessions

-4.0-2.00.02.04.06.08.03 Sep12 Nov18 Feb7 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

10d (2026-10-02) · 17d (2026-10-09) · 24d (2026-10-16)

22%24%26%28%30%2026-10-02 (10d) — 25Δ C — IV 25.92%2026-10-02 (10d) — 30Δ C — IV 25.50%2026-10-02 (10d) — 35Δ C — IV 25.26%2026-10-02 (10d) — 40Δ C — IV 25.07%2026-10-02 (10d) — 45Δ C — IV 24.97%2026-10-02 (10d) — ATM — IV 24.99%2026-10-02 (10d) — 45Δ P — IV 25.09%2026-10-02 (10d) — 40Δ P — IV 25.24%2026-10-02 (10d) — 35Δ P — IV 25.42%2026-10-02 (10d) — 30Δ P — IV 25.68%2026-10-02 (10d) — 25Δ P — IV 26.03%2026-10-02 (10d) — 20Δ P — IV 26.42%2026-10-02 (10d) — 15Δ P — IV 26.93%2026-10-02 (10d) — 10Δ P — IV 27.67%10d2026-10-09 (17d) — 20Δ C — IV 26.32%2026-10-09 (17d) — 25Δ C — IV 25.89%2026-10-09 (17d) — 30Δ C — IV 25.61%2026-10-09 (17d) — 35Δ C — IV 25.42%2026-10-09 (17d) — 40Δ C — IV 25.30%2026-10-09 (17d) — 45Δ C — IV 25.22%2026-10-09 (17d) — ATM — IV 25.19%2026-10-09 (17d) — 45Δ P — IV 25.20%2026-10-09 (17d) — 40Δ P — IV 25.23%2026-10-09 (17d) — 35Δ P — IV 25.37%2026-10-09 (17d) — 30Δ P — IV 25.76%2026-10-09 (17d) — 25Δ P — IV 26.26%2026-10-09 (17d) — 20Δ P — IV 26.93%2026-10-09 (17d) — 15Δ P — IV 27.49%17d2026-10-16 (24d) — 5Δ C — IV 28.20%2026-10-16 (24d) — 10Δ C — IV 26.92%2026-10-16 (24d) — 15Δ C — IV 25.73%2026-10-16 (24d) — 20Δ C — IV 24.47%2026-10-16 (24d) — 25Δ C — IV 24.32%2026-10-16 (24d) — 30Δ C — IV 24.21%2026-10-16 (24d) — 35Δ C — IV 24.09%2026-10-16 (24d) — 40Δ C — IV 24.06%2026-10-16 (24d) — 45Δ C — IV 24.11%2026-10-16 (24d) — ATM — IV 24.14%2026-10-16 (24d) — 45Δ P — IV 24.09%2026-10-16 (24d) — 40Δ P — IV 24.04%2026-10-16 (24d) — 35Δ P — IV 24.06%2026-10-16 (24d) — 30Δ P — IV 24.52%2026-10-16 (24d) — 25Δ P — IV 24.73%2026-10-16 (24d) — 20Δ P — IV 24.97%2026-10-16 (24d) — 15Δ P — IV 25.67%24d10Δ 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
Delta10d17d24d
5Δ call——28.20%
10Δ call——26.92%
15Δ call——25.73%
20Δ call—26.32%24.47%
25Δ call25.92%25.89%24.32%
30Δ call25.50%25.61%24.21%
35Δ call25.26%25.42%24.09%
40Δ call25.07%25.30%24.06%
45Δ call24.97%25.22%24.11%
ATM24.99%25.19%24.14%
45Δ put25.09%25.20%24.09%
40Δ put25.24%25.23%24.04%
35Δ put25.42%25.37%24.06%
30Δ put25.68%25.76%24.52%
25Δ put26.03%26.26%24.73%
20Δ put26.42%26.93%24.97%
15Δ put26.93%27.49%25.67%
10Δ put27.67%——

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-10-0210$58.7424.99%26.03%25.92%+0.11+0.986
2026-10-0917$58.8025.19%26.26%25.89%+0.37+0.888
2026-10-1624$58.8324.14%24.73%24.32%+0.41+0.3813
2026-10-2331$58.9426.92%28.26%26.59%+1.66+0.5011
2026-10-3038$58.9926.54%27.91%26.94%+0.97+0.8911
2026-11-2059$58.8326.18%27.07%25.80%+1.28+0.257
2026-12-1887$58.9028.11%28.51%27.86%+0.65+0.078
2027-01-15115$59.1727.01%28.05%27.02%+1.03+0.5311
2027-03-19178$59.5228.08%29.07%27.92%+1.16+0.4111
2027-04-16206$59.8228.16%29.25%27.74%+1.50+0.3410
2027-06-17268$60.0527.46%30.37%27.23%+3.14+1.3414
2027-09-17360$60.5528.33%30.65%27.81%+2.84+0.9113

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

22%24%26%28%30%2026-10-02 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 24.99%2026-10-09 — 17 days — at-the-money IV 25.19%2026-10-16 — 24 days — at-the-money IV 24.14%2026-10-23 — 31 days — at-the-money IV 26.92%2026-10-30 — 38 days — at-the-money IV 26.54%2026-11-20 — 59 days — at-the-money IV 26.18%2026-12-18 — 87 days — at-the-money IV 28.11%2027-01-15 — 115 days — at-the-money IV 27.01%2027-03-19 — 178 days — at-the-money IV 28.08%2027-04-16 — 206 days — at-the-money IV 28.16%2027-06-17 — 268 days — at-the-money IV 27.46%2027-09-17 — 360 days — at-the-money IV 28.33%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
2026-10-0210 days$58.7424.99%$58.796
2026-10-0917 days$58.8025.19%$58.898
2026-10-1624 days$58.8324.14%$58.9513
2026-10-2331 days$58.9426.92%$59.1211
2026-10-3038 days$58.9926.54%$59.2111
2026-11-2059 days$58.8326.18%$59.167
2026-12-1887 days$58.9028.11%$59.468
2027-01-15115 days$59.1727.01%$59.8611
2027-03-19178 days$59.5228.08%$60.6711
2027-04-16206 days$59.8228.16%$61.1710
2027-06-17268 days$60.0527.46%$61.7414
2027-09-17360 days$60.5528.33%$62.9913

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
26.62%
60 days
26.29%
90 days
27.97%
180 days
28.09%

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 225 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.403 Sep12 Nov18 Feb7 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

2026-12-11Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 6 reports

Landed inside the implied band
5 of 6
83% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
7.1%
Mean move that happened
4.3%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-09-11Before the open6.8%+2.7%0.40×
2026-06-18Before the open———
2026-03-05Before the open———
2025-12-04Before the open———
2025-09-11Before the open———
2025-06-20Before the open7.3%+9.8%1.35×
2025-03-06Before the open6.2%+2.0%0.32×
2025-03-03Before the open7.6%-3.0%0.39×
2024-12-05Before the open7.1%+1.3%0.19×
2024-09-12Before the open7.6%+7.2%0.94×
2024-06-20Before the open———
2024-03-07Before the open———
2023-11-30Before the open———
2023-09-08Before the open———

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.