Options Skew Analytics

STZ options analytics

STZ · Stock

Data as of 23 September 2026 (end of day)

STZ options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 35.5%, a move of about ±10.2% over the next month. That is higher than 77% of the 196 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 0.58 volatility points more than the calls, closer together than on 96% of the past year.

The term structure is inverted: 90-day volatility is 12% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Its next earnings report is 2026-10-05 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 3 reports the options market priced an average move of ±6.6% and STZ moved 16.2% on average, staying inside the priced band 0 times out of 3.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
35.47%

Prices a move of about ±10.2% over 30 days, or ±2.2% on a typical day.

Higher than 77% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+0.58

Puts carry 0.58 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 4% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.42

The wings carry 0.42 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.884

90-day volatility is 12% below 30-day.

Higher than 21% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 196 prior sessions (one-year window)

35.5% — 77th percentile
18.8%54.0%
IV percentile, 1 year
77%
IV rank, 1 year
47%
IV percentile, 2 years
77%
IV rank, 2 years
47%

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
$116.57
30-day implied forward
$116.52
60-day ATM IV
32.91%
90-day ATM IV
31.37%
180-day ATM IV
31.80%
Expirations used
10
Total open interest
40,571
Put / call open interest
2.83

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 222 sessions

10%20%30%40%50%60%6 Sep21 Nov13 Feb2 May23 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2335.47%+0.580.884$116.57
2026-09-2235.90%+1.310.888$117.59
2026-09-2135.66%+2.400.888$118.39
2026-09-1835.31%+1.820.865$118.97
2026-09-1734.18%+1.460.908$122.45
2026-09-1634.75%+1.460.878$123.03
2026-09-1535.09%+1.600.888$123.62
2026-09-1435.43%+0.550.881$125.00
2026-09-11———$122.45
2026-09-10———$123.81
2026-09-09———$121.55
2026-09-0835.61%+2.170.897$120.98
2026-09-04———$128.18
2026-09-03———$129.09
2026-09-02———$129.35
2026-09-01———$130.63
2026-08-3130.44%+0.941.024$130.62
2026-08-2827.50%+1.031.067$130.69
2026-08-27———$131.43
2026-08-2628.27%+0.491.081$134.45
2025-06-3037.02%+7.030.876$162.68
2025-06-2736.31%+3.390.891$161.33
2025-06-2637.22%+3.740.914$161.32
2025-06-2537.25%+3.950.856$161.53
2025-06-2436.83%+2.190.862$164.49
2025-06-2338.36%+2.420.874$163.30
2025-06-2039.40%+4.200.868$162.40
2025-06-1840.28%+3.020.858$160.00
2025-06-1739.43%+3.370.882$160.56
2025-06-1639.13%+3.800.854$162.81
2025-06-1337.24%+2.230.871$164.88
2025-06-1235.87%+1.800.865$169.81
2025-06-1136.26%+2.470.864$169.04
2025-06-1035.22%+4.960.918$171.55
2025-06-0935.61%+4.700.910$171.13
2025-06-0636.15%+3.760.870$171.93
2025-06-0536.67%+1.670.883$170.60
2025-06-0436.38%+4.820.860$176.97
2025-06-0331.84%+2.440.993$176.67
2025-06-0234.22%+3.300.926$174.17
2025-05-3029.04%+4.081.057$178.29
2025-05-2933.81%+4.120.901$179.71
2025-05-2829.96%+3.071.040$178.73
2025-05-2728.75%+3.741.061$185.91
2025-05-2327.13%+2.931.134$184.42
2025-05-2226.74%+3.851.131$184.76
2025-05-2127.82%+0.101.081$185.70
2025-05-2025.16%+2.791.155$189.37
2025-05-1925.54%+2.081.116$192.91
2025-05-1623.68%+2.561.186$195.62
2025-05-15———$190.65
2025-05-14———$186.76
2025-05-1323.88%+2.881.197$187.67
2025-05-1223.16%+3.961.181$189.90
2025-05-0924.50%+4.521.169$190.07
2025-05-0824.94%+4.621.150$191.39
2025-05-0725.92%+4.831.135$189.79
2025-05-0626.18%+4.041.169$187.07
2025-05-0526.45%+4.931.136$187.44
2025-05-0225.94%+5.001.158$186.97
2025-05-0125.87%+4.661.185$185.44
2025-04-3025.81%+4.161.186$187.54
2025-04-2923.73%+5.181.278$186.28
2025-04-2826.99%+4.661.146$185.75
2025-04-2525.56%+4.311.157$185.35
2025-04-2426.06%+3.591.123$187.50
2025-04-2326.46%+3.721.124$187.28
2025-04-2228.19%+4.281.092$187.00
2025-04-21———$187.26
2025-04-1727.50%+6.331.099$186.63
2025-04-1630.75%+6.681.044$183.03
2025-04-1528.19%+7.461.055$183.86
2025-04-14———$187.27
2025-04-11———$185.63
2025-04-10———$184.75
2025-04-0941.03%+7.730.859$183.40
2025-04-0852.61%+10.320.762$170.96
2025-04-0754.04%+10.220.747$172.59
2025-04-0450.07%+8.630.815$173.86
2025-04-0345.01%+4.580.823$181.49
2025-04-0241.41%+4.640.822$182.73
2025-04-0143.89%+4.180.785$184.81
2025-03-3143.30%+3.010.793$183.52
2025-03-2842.02%+4.520.804$183.74
2025-03-2739.70%+3.600.816$184.31
2025-03-2639.78%+3.590.798$184.11
2025-03-2540.14%+5.510.799$178.36
2025-03-2438.40%+4.770.782$180.28
2025-03-2140.60%+3.500.796$177.42
2025-03-2040.79%+3.550.780$178.88
2025-03-1940.89%+3.560.797$179.00
2025-03-1842.11%+1.830.794$179.35
2025-03-17———$183.61
2025-03-1442.18%+3.140.799$181.33
2025-03-1343.31%+3.330.803$181.59
2025-03-1242.48%+3.080.801$183.85
2025-03-1145.76%+4.250.791$185.26
2025-03-1044.13%+5.140.832$189.47
2025-03-0735.60%+3.920.963$186.25
2025-03-0638.33%+6.680.942$178.95
2025-03-0536.26%+2.510.940$174.18
2025-03-0435.22%+2.080.988$172.56
2025-03-0334.56%+5.231.004$175.28
2025-02-2834.56%+2.600.993$175.50
2025-02-2731.98%+3.561.042$173.24
2025-02-2634.23%+3.760.977$178.35
2025-02-2533.97%+3.750.967$178.02
2025-02-2433.36%+2.101.009$178.97
2025-02-2130.15%+1.961.108$175.97
2025-02-2029.07%+1.331.145$172.33
2025-02-1927.59%+6.041.205$172.42
2025-02-1827.59%+4.421.231$169.38
2025-02-1429.52%+4.471.096$162.94
2025-02-1326.64%+3.271.216$163.20
2025-02-1229.85%+3.381.075$161.05
2025-02-1128.58%+4.091.135$164.74
2025-02-1028.99%+3.311.078$165.00
2025-02-0728.48%+4.771.085$169.00
2025-02-0627.62%+2.781.093$170.97
2025-02-0525.93%+2.211.171$172.86

The chart covers every session in the archive, 222 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 222 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.06 Sep21 Nov13 Feb2 May23 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

9d (2026-10-02) · 16d (2026-10-09) · 23d (2026-10-16)

25%30%35%40%45%50%2026-10-02 (9d) — 25Δ C — IV 29.17%2026-10-02 (9d) — 30Δ C — IV 28.53%2026-10-02 (9d) — 35Δ C — IV 27.68%2026-10-02 (9d) — 40Δ C — IV 27.38%2026-10-02 (9d) — 45Δ C — IV 27.24%2026-10-02 (9d) — ATM — IV 27.51%2026-10-02 (9d) — 45Δ P — IV 28.04%2026-10-02 (9d) — 40Δ P — IV 27.32%2026-10-02 (9d) — 35Δ P — IV 27.73%2026-10-02 (9d) — 30Δ P — IV 29.76%2026-10-02 (9d) — 25Δ P — IV 29.70%2026-10-02 (9d) — 20Δ P — IV 30.33%9d2026-10-09 (16d) — 20Δ C — IV 41.44%2026-10-09 (16d) — 25Δ C — IV 40.94%2026-10-09 (16d) — 30Δ C — IV 40.94%2026-10-09 (16d) — 35Δ C — IV 40.77%2026-10-09 (16d) — 40Δ C — IV 40.45%2026-10-09 (16d) — 45Δ C — IV 40.58%2026-10-09 (16d) — ATM — IV 40.53%2026-10-09 (16d) — 45Δ P — IV 40.65%2026-10-09 (16d) — 40Δ P — IV 42.39%2026-10-09 (16d) — 35Δ P — IV 42.29%2026-10-09 (16d) — 30Δ P — IV 43.75%2026-10-09 (16d) — 25Δ P — IV 44.13%2026-10-09 (16d) — 20Δ P — IV 43.81%2026-10-09 (16d) — 15Δ P — IV 43.57%16d2026-10-16 (23d) — 10Δ C — IV 37.30%2026-10-16 (23d) — 15Δ C — IV 38.22%2026-10-16 (23d) — 20Δ C — IV 37.36%2026-10-16 (23d) — 25Δ C — IV 37.21%2026-10-16 (23d) — 30Δ C — IV 37.30%2026-10-16 (23d) — 35Δ C — IV 37.49%2026-10-16 (23d) — 40Δ C — IV 37.60%2026-10-16 (23d) — 45Δ C — IV 37.59%2026-10-16 (23d) — ATM — IV 36.88%2026-10-16 (23d) — 45Δ P — IV 36.70%2026-10-16 (23d) — 40Δ P — IV 37.45%2026-10-16 (23d) — 35Δ P — IV 37.13%2026-10-16 (23d) — 30Δ P — IV 38.31%2026-10-16 (23d) — 25Δ P — IV 37.97%2026-10-16 (23d) — 20Δ P — IV 38.87%2026-10-16 (23d) — 15Δ P — IV 37.23%23d10Δ 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
Delta9d16d23d
10Δ call——37.30%
15Δ call——38.22%
20Δ call—41.44%37.36%
25Δ call29.17%40.94%37.21%
30Δ call28.53%40.94%37.30%
35Δ call27.68%40.77%37.49%
40Δ call27.38%40.45%37.60%
45Δ call27.24%40.58%37.59%
ATM27.51%40.53%36.88%
45Δ put28.04%40.65%36.70%
40Δ put27.32%42.39%37.45%
35Δ put27.73%42.29%37.13%
30Δ put29.76%43.75%38.31%
25Δ put29.70%44.13%37.97%
20Δ put30.33%43.81%38.87%
15Δ put—43.57%37.23%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-10-029$116.5027.51%29.70%29.17%+0.54+1.9310
2026-10-0916$116.7040.53%44.13%40.94%+3.19+2.0018
2026-10-1623$116.6036.88%37.97%37.21%+0.76+0.7126
2026-11-2058$116.2133.11%33.14%32.88%+0.26-0.1111
2026-12-1886$116.4631.13%32.14%31.74%+0.40+0.8110
2027-01-15114$116.9832.40%33.89%32.18%+1.71+0.6311
2027-03-19177$117.2531.78%33.05%30.94%+2.12+0.2116
2027-04-16205$117.8531.92%33.58%31.03%+2.56+0.3915
2027-06-17267$117.9432.01%33.25%30.32%+2.93-0.2320
2027-09-17359$118.7531.45%32.56%31.37%+1.20+0.5220

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

10 listed expirations produced a usable reading

25%30%35%40%45%2026-10-02 — 9 days — at-the-money IV 27.51%2026-10-09 — 16 days — at-the-money IV 40.53%2026-10-16 — 23 days — at-the-money IV 36.88%2026-11-20 — 58 days — at-the-money IV 33.11%2026-12-18 — 86 days — at-the-money IV 31.13%2027-01-15 — 114 days — at-the-money IV 32.40%2027-03-19 — 177 days — at-the-money IV 31.78%2027-04-16 — 205 days — at-the-money IV 31.92%2027-06-17 — 267 days — at-the-money IV 32.01%2027-09-17 — 359 days — at-the-money IV 31.45%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
2026-10-029 days$116.5027.51%$116.6110
2026-10-0916 days$116.7040.53%$117.1218
2026-10-1623 days$116.6036.88%$117.1026
2026-11-2058 days$116.2133.11%$117.2211
2026-12-1886 days$116.4631.13%$117.8010
2027-01-15114 days$116.9832.40%$118.9111
2027-03-19177 days$117.2531.78%$120.1516
2027-04-16205 days$117.8531.92%$121.2715
2027-06-17267 days$117.9432.01%$122.4420
2027-09-17359 days$118.7531.45%$124.6620

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
35.47%
60 days
32.91%
90 days
31.37%
180 days
31.80%

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 222 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.406 Sep21 Nov14 Feb5 May23 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

2026-10-05Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 3 reports

Landed inside the implied band
0 of 3
0% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
6.6%
Mean move that happened
16.2%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-06-30After the close———
2026-04-08After the close———
2026-01-07After the close———
2025-10-06After the close———
2025-09-02Before the open———
2025-07-01After the close———
2025-04-09After the close10.5%-26.7%2.55×
2025-01-10Before the open5.2%-17.1%3.27×
2024-10-03Before the open4.2%-4.7%1.13×
2024-09-03Before the open———
2024-07-03Before the open———
2024-04-11Before the open———
2024-01-05Before the open———
2023-10-05Before 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.