Options Skew Analytics

MKC options analytics

MKC · Stock

Data as of 22 September 2026 (end of day)

No metrics could be computed for this session

Its next earnings report is 2026-10-01, before the open.

Across its last 4 reports the options market priced an average move of ±7.3% and MKC moved 2.4% on average, staying inside the priced band 4 times out of 4.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
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25-delta risk reversalⓘ
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25-delta butterflyⓘ
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Term structure slopeⓘ
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Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Window not yet long enough

Not enough history in this window to place the current reading.

IV percentile, 1 year
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IV rank, 1 year
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IV percentile, 2 years
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IV rank, 2 years
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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
$49.42
30-day implied forward
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60-day ATM IV
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90-day ATM IV
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180-day ATM IV
32.79%
Expirations used
2
Total open interest
27,816
Put / call open interest
0.74

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

Not enough history to plot.
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-22———$49.42
2026-09-21———$48.89
2026-09-18———$48.72
2026-09-17———$49.70
2026-09-16———$50.06
2026-09-15———$49.86
2026-09-14———$50.39
2026-09-11———$51.32
2026-09-10———$51.10
2026-09-09———$51.48
2026-09-08———$51.90
2026-09-04———$52.08
2026-09-03———$52.58
2026-09-02———$53.80
2026-09-01———$54.26
2026-08-31———$54.22
2026-08-28———$55.33
2026-08-27———$54.54
2026-08-26———$55.10
2026-08-25———$54.48
2026-08-24———$56.20
2025-06-30———$75.82
2025-06-27———$76.31
2025-06-26———$77.57
2025-06-25———$73.64
2025-06-24———$74.71
2025-06-23———$74.89
2025-06-20———$73.06
2025-06-18———$73.20
2025-06-17———$72.96
2025-06-16———$73.87
2025-06-13———$74.01
2025-06-12———$75.81
2025-06-11———$75.63
2025-06-10———$75.58
2025-06-09———$75.22
2025-06-06———$74.23
2025-06-05———$72.91
2025-06-04———$73.24
2025-06-03———$73.35
2025-06-02———$73.44
2025-05-30———$72.73
2025-05-29———$72.55
2025-05-28———$71.38
2025-05-27———$71.80
2025-05-23———$71.11
2025-05-22———$71.31
2025-05-21———$72.54
2025-05-20———$74.21
2025-05-19———$74.40
2025-05-16———$75.40
2025-05-15———$74.74
2025-05-14———$73.56
2025-05-13———$74.80
2025-05-12———$76.49
2025-05-09———$76.07
2025-05-08———$76.22
2025-05-07———$74.96
2025-05-06———$74.73
2025-05-05———$75.30
2025-05-02———$76.02
2025-05-01———$75.11
2025-04-30———$76.66
2025-04-29———$76.03
2025-04-28———$74.71
2025-04-25———$74.54
2025-04-24———$75.01
2025-04-23———$76.60
2025-04-22———$75.74
2025-04-21———$74.67
2025-04-17———$75.32
2025-04-16———$73.54
2025-04-15———$75.27
2025-04-14———$77.60
2025-04-11———$75.98
2025-04-10———$75.54
2025-04-09———$75.90
2025-04-08———$72.21
2025-04-07———$73.92
2025-04-04———$76.46
2025-04-03———$80.84
2025-04-02———$81.29
2025-04-01———$82.25
2025-03-31———$82.31
2025-03-28———$81.46
2025-03-27———$81.63
2025-03-26———$80.87
2025-03-25———$80.23
2025-03-24———$80.34
2025-03-21———$80.17
2025-03-20———$80.70
2025-03-19———$81.34
2025-03-18———$81.30
2025-03-17———$81.86
2025-03-14———$80.33
2025-03-13———$80.73
2025-03-12———$81.55
2025-03-11———$83.18
2025-03-10———$84.19
2025-03-07———$82.62
2025-03-06———$81.85
2025-03-05———$82.73
2025-03-04———$82.36
2025-03-03———$84.73
2025-02-28———$82.61
2025-02-27———$81.64
2025-02-26———$80.16
2025-02-25———$82.80
2025-02-24———$81.22
2025-02-21———$80.14
2025-02-20———$79.21
2025-02-19———$78.66
2025-02-18———$75.92
2025-02-14———$76.96
2025-02-13———$77.51
2025-02-12———$76.86
2025-02-11———$77.20
2025-02-10———$76.67
2025-02-07———$78.35
2025-02-06———$77.31

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

Not enough history to plot.

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

115d (2027-01-15) · 360d (2027-09-17)

30%32%34%36%38%2027-01-15 (115d) — 15Δ C — IV 30.90%2027-01-15 (115d) — 20Δ C — IV 31.56%2027-01-15 (115d) — 25Δ C — IV 32.01%2027-01-15 (115d) — 30Δ C — IV 32.25%2027-01-15 (115d) — 35Δ C — IV 32.34%2027-01-15 (115d) — 40Δ C — IV 32.40%2027-01-15 (115d) — 45Δ C — IV 32.46%2027-01-15 (115d) — ATM — IV 32.54%2027-01-15 (115d) — 45Δ P — IV 32.69%2027-01-15 (115d) — 40Δ P — IV 32.90%2027-01-15 (115d) — 35Δ P — IV 33.12%2027-01-15 (115d) — 30Δ P — IV 33.32%2027-01-15 (115d) — 25Δ P — IV 33.46%2027-01-15 (115d) — 20Δ P — IV 33.57%2027-01-15 (115d) — 15Δ P — IV 33.70%2027-01-15 (115d) — 10Δ P — IV 34.06%2027-01-15 (115d) — 5Δ P — IV 35.76%115d2027-09-17 (360d) — 25Δ C — IV 31.86%2027-09-17 (360d) — 30Δ C — IV 31.26%2027-09-17 (360d) — 35Δ C — IV 31.26%2027-09-17 (360d) — 40Δ C — IV 31.71%2027-09-17 (360d) — 45Δ C — IV 32.27%2027-09-17 (360d) — ATM — IV 33.00%2027-09-17 (360d) — 45Δ P — IV 33.70%2027-09-17 (360d) — 40Δ P — IV 34.04%2027-09-17 (360d) — 35Δ P — IV 34.28%2027-09-17 (360d) — 30Δ P — IV 34.30%2027-09-17 (360d) — 25Δ P — IV 34.03%2027-09-17 (360d) — 20Δ P — IV 33.86%2027-09-17 (360d) — 15Δ P — IV 34.54%360d10Δ 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
Delta115d360d
15Δ call30.90%—
20Δ call31.56%—
25Δ call32.01%31.86%
30Δ call32.25%31.26%
35Δ call32.34%31.26%
40Δ call32.40%31.71%
45Δ call32.46%32.27%
ATM32.54%33.00%
45Δ put32.69%33.70%
40Δ put32.90%34.04%
35Δ put33.12%34.28%
30Δ put33.32%34.30%
25Δ put33.46%34.03%
20Δ put33.57%33.86%
15Δ put33.70%34.54%
10Δ put34.06%—
5Δ put35.76%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2027-01-15115$49.0432.54%33.46%32.01%+1.44+0.196
2027-09-17360$49.8433.00%34.03%31.86%+2.17-0.057

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

2 listed expirations produced a usable reading

32%33%33%33%33%2027-01-15 — 115 days — at-the-money IV 32.54%2027-09-17 — 360 days — at-the-money IV 33.00%180days 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
2027-01-15115 days$49.0432.54%$49.866
2027-09-17360 days$49.8433.00%$52.597

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
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60 days
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90 days
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180 days
32.79%

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

Not enough history to plot.

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

2026-10-01Before the openAnnounced

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 4 reports

Landed inside the implied band
4 of 4
100% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
7.3%
Mean move that happened
2.4%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-06-25Before the open———
2026-03-31Before the open———
2026-01-22Before the open———
2025-10-07Before the open———
2025-06-26Before the open7.5%+5.3%0.71×
2025-03-25Before the open7.4%-0.1%0.02×
2025-01-23Before the open7.3%+2.1%0.28×
2024-10-01Before the open7.1%+2.2%0.31×
2024-06-27Before the open———
2024-03-26Before the open———
2024-01-25Before the open———
2023-10-03Before 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.