Options Skew Analytics

Stock · Options analytics

ZM options analytics

Data as of 10 November 2026 (end of day)

Underlying close
$90.91
30D ATM IV
56.09%

▼ -2.29 pts vs prior

IV percentile · 1Y
98th
25Δ risk reversal
+1.38
Term slope 90/30
0.801

In brief

ZM options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 56.1%, a move of about ±16.1% over the next month. That is higher than 98% of the 249 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 1.38 volatility points more than the calls, around the middle of its own range for the past year.

The term structure is inverted: 90-day volatility is 20% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Its next earnings report is 2026-11-23, after the close.

Across its last 4 reports the options market priced an average move of ±11.3% and ZM moved 12.2% on average, staying inside the priced band 1 times out of 4.

01 · Readings

Current readings

The 30-day surface as of the latest session, each placed in its own history.

Headline readings · 30-day tenor

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
56.09%

Prices a move of about ±16.1% over 30 days, or ±3.5% on a typical day.

Higher than 98% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+1.38

Puts carry 1.38 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 48% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
-0.44

The wings carry 0.44 volatility points less than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.801

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

Higher than 8% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 249 prior sessions (one-year window)

56.1% — 98th percentile
23.1%58.4%
IV percentile, 1 year
98%
IV rank, 1 year
94%
IV percentile, 2 years
98%
IV rank, 2 years
81%

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
$90.91
30-day implied forward
$91.19
60-day ATM IV
47.31%
90-day ATM IV
44.94%
180-day ATM IV
44.52%
Expirations used
12
Total open interest
140,998
Put / call open interest
0.54

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.

02 · History

How the readings got here

Every session in the archive window, one point per close.

30-day at-the-money implied volatility

Last 300 sessions

0%20%40%60%80%30 Sep21 Jan9 May26 Aug10 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-1056.09%+1.380.801$90.91
2026-11-0958.39%+0.440.764$91.71
2026-11-0652.72%+4.240.863$89.88
2026-11-0558.04%+3.020.783$88.82
2026-11-0453.47%+3.040.831$91.84
2026-11-0357.70%+2.450.802$91.84
2026-11-0257.75%-0.750.806$91.98
2026-10-3054.58%+0.630.864$95.50
2026-10-2947.07%-0.910.967$97.66
2026-10-2854.31%+1.870.851$100.26
2026-10-2744.69%+1.481.005$97.40
2026-10-2644.53%+0.551.000$98.04
2026-10-2342.49%+1.261.046$95.77
2026-10-2245.96%+2.840.926$96.20
2026-10-2141.10%+1.981.070$99.44
2026-10-2042.90%+0.621.021$97.46
2026-10-1941.95%+1.341.054$97.59
2026-10-1643.23%-0.361.129$94.19
2026-10-1542.54%-0.041.045$98.51
2026-10-1441.16%+0.341.060$94.47
2026-10-1339.72%-1.121.081$98.16
2026-10-0940.87%-2.321.040$97.74
2026-10-0838.28%-0.921.089$94.67
2026-10-0739.69%-1.941.071$94.77
2026-10-0637.85%-0.391.104$94.20
2026-10-0537.64%+0.401.139$93.62
2026-10-0239.79%+0.501.088$92.88
2026-10-0140.03%-0.051.102$93.80
2026-09-3038.52%-2.411.136$90.77
2026-09-2937.94%+0.071.108$88.36
2026-09-2838.80%-1.871.093$87.30
2026-09-2540.04%-1.161.090$89.71
2026-09-2439.26%-0.411.105$90.35
2026-09-2340.99%-1.691.044$91.90
2026-09-2240.08%-1.331.076$90.95
2026-09-2140.12%-1.021.079$90.90
2025-10-22———$82.01
2025-10-2130.56%+2.611.107$83.61
2025-10-2029.84%+3.321.150$81.91
2025-10-1729.05%+1.791.154$80.01
2025-10-1632.26%+2.221.070$79.83
2025-10-1533.38%+2.631.069$79.51
2025-10-1433.64%+0.091.030$79.32
2025-10-1033.52%+3.011.039$80.28
2025-10-0929.54%+0.851.133$82.70
2025-10-0829.33%-0.071.138$79.85
2025-10-0730.03%+0.281.101$79.49
2025-10-0628.54%+2.601.150$81.03
2025-10-0327.27%+0.341.172$80.96
2025-10-0228.24%+0.081.125$82.24
2025-10-0128.08%+0.341.121$81.28
2025-09-3027.16%+0.721.143$82.50
2025-09-2926.10%+0.691.173$83.60
2025-09-2625.36%+0.641.190$84.51
2025-09-2527.60%-0.701.139$83.99
2025-09-2427.68%+0.341.117$83.01
2025-09-2326.98%+1.021.119$82.58
2025-09-2226.53%+0.651.135$83.53
2025-09-1925.96%+0.871.124$84.16
2025-09-1826.82%-0.071.099$86.83
2025-09-1727.30%+0.771.088$86.30
2025-09-1628.07%+0.211.069$85.20
2025-09-1527.72%-0.421.063$84.63
2025-09-1226.40%+0.311.080$83.98
2025-09-1127.07%-1.321.056$84.75
2025-09-1026.51%+0.721.061$83.77
2025-09-0925.91%+0.801.083$85.62
2025-09-0826.05%+0.681.075$85.08
2025-09-0525.41%+1.061.082$83.68
2025-09-0426.14%+0.831.031$82.79
2025-09-0326.45%+1.301.050$83.49
2025-09-0225.53%+1.851.052$81.94
2025-08-2924.45%+1.221.068$81.42
2025-08-2824.93%+1.181.054$80.83
2025-08-2725.85%+1.861.031$80.96
2025-08-2626.63%+1.830.992$78.81
2025-08-2527.03%+0.951.005$81.35
2025-08-2227.56%+0.130.973$82.47
2025-08-2146.45%-0.710.757$73.17
2025-08-2046.51%+1.190.745$72.16
2025-08-1943.10%+1.950.797$72.19
2025-08-1841.02%+1.510.807$73.64
2025-08-1542.27%+1.870.823$73.14
2025-08-1444.17%+1.960.847$71.86
2025-08-1339.94%+1.120.821$72.39
2025-08-1239.77%+2.880.824$69.96
2025-08-1141.54%+0.990.804$69.77
2025-08-0839.47%+3.920.831$71.57
2025-08-0740.22%+3.870.829$71.60
2025-08-0638.63%+1.920.815$73.17
2025-08-0538.14%+2.770.818$71.70
2025-08-0437.57%+1.420.774$72.06
2025-08-0139.13%+1.700.807$70.97
2025-07-3138.95%+2.210.799$74.05
2025-07-3029.51%-0.021.010$74.24
2025-07-2930.49%+1.560.938$74.51
2025-07-2829.59%+1.431.007$75.39
2025-07-2531.15%+1.720.936$74.82
2025-07-2428.21%+1.181.079$75.63
2025-07-2327.52%+1.321.081$76.05
2025-07-2227.34%+1.561.119$75.21
2025-07-2127.55%+1.931.118$74.48
2025-07-1826.10%+1.391.164$74.85
2025-07-1724.84%+1.421.229$74.60
2025-07-1625.73%+1.641.213$74.44
2025-07-1526.78%+1.801.178$74.73
2025-07-1425.33%+1.681.213$74.83
2025-07-1124.33%+2.491.269$73.40
2025-07-1024.69%+2.171.241$75.05
2025-07-0925.16%+1.901.202$77.38
2025-07-0825.37%+0.431.221$77.42
2025-07-0725.43%+2.891.193$77.17
2025-07-0325.33%+1.781.194$78.58
2025-07-0224.31%+2.441.286$77.59
2025-07-0124.12%+1.121.245$77.57
2025-06-3023.94%-0.111.244$77.98
2025-06-2723.36%+2.491.267$78.38
2025-06-2623.37%+3.061.103$76.96
2025-06-2523.72%+1.961.251$76.62
2025-06-2423.05%+3.721.303$76.45

The chart covers every session in the archive, 300 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 300 sessions

-10.00.010.020.030 Sep21 Jan9 May26 Aug10 Nov

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

03 · Skew

Skew curve

Implied volatility by delta, front expirations

Implied volatility by delta

3d (2026-11-13) · 10d (2026-11-20) · 17d (2026-11-27)

40%50%60%70%2026-11-13 (3d) — 5Δ C — IV 58.27%2026-11-13 (3d) — 10Δ C — IV 55.54%2026-11-13 (3d) — 15Δ C — IV 54.55%2026-11-13 (3d) — 20Δ C — IV 53.79%2026-11-13 (3d) — 25Δ C — IV 52.94%2026-11-13 (3d) — 30Δ C — IV 53.15%2026-11-13 (3d) — 35Δ C — IV 53.23%2026-11-13 (3d) — 40Δ C — IV 53.01%2026-11-13 (3d) — 45Δ C — IV 52.78%2026-11-13 (3d) — ATM — IV 52.60%2026-11-13 (3d) — 45Δ P — IV 52.61%2026-11-13 (3d) — 40Δ P — IV 52.66%2026-11-13 (3d) — 35Δ P — IV 53.02%2026-11-13 (3d) — 30Δ P — IV 53.63%2026-11-13 (3d) — 25Δ P — IV 54.46%2026-11-13 (3d) — 20Δ P — IV 54.87%3d2026-11-20 (10d) — 5Δ C — IV 54.16%2026-11-20 (10d) — 10Δ C — IV 51.63%2026-11-20 (10d) — 15Δ C — IV 47.15%2026-11-20 (10d) — 20Δ C — IV 47.73%2026-11-20 (10d) — 25Δ C — IV 48.28%2026-11-20 (10d) — 30Δ C — IV 47.37%2026-11-20 (10d) — 35Δ C — IV 48.16%2026-11-20 (10d) — 40Δ C — IV 46.09%2026-11-20 (10d) — 45Δ C — IV 47.79%2026-11-20 (10d) — ATM — IV 47.10%2026-11-20 (10d) — 45Δ P — IV 47.92%2026-11-20 (10d) — 40Δ P — IV 48.61%2026-11-20 (10d) — 35Δ P — IV 48.26%2026-11-20 (10d) — 30Δ P — IV 48.79%2026-11-20 (10d) — 25Δ P — IV 50.42%2026-11-20 (10d) — 20Δ P — IV 50.47%10d2026-11-27 (17d) — 15Δ C — IV 61.79%2026-11-27 (17d) — 20Δ C — IV 61.86%2026-11-27 (17d) — 25Δ C — IV 61.93%2026-11-27 (17d) — 30Δ C — IV 64.48%2026-11-27 (17d) — 35Δ C — IV 62.77%2026-11-27 (17d) — 40Δ C — IV 62.61%2026-11-27 (17d) — 45Δ C — IV 63.15%2026-11-27 (17d) — ATM — IV 63.76%2026-11-27 (17d) — 45Δ P — IV 63.43%2026-11-27 (17d) — 40Δ P — IV 65.40%2026-11-27 (17d) — 35Δ P — IV 62.46%2026-11-27 (17d) — 30Δ P — IV 65.46%2026-11-27 (17d) — 25Δ P — IV 66.51%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
5Δ call58.27%54.16%—
10Δ call55.54%51.63%—
15Δ call54.55%47.15%61.79%
20Δ call53.79%47.73%61.86%
25Δ call52.94%48.28%61.93%
30Δ call53.15%47.37%64.48%
35Δ call53.23%48.16%62.77%
40Δ call53.01%46.09%62.61%
45Δ call52.78%47.79%63.15%
ATM52.60%47.10%63.76%
45Δ put52.61%47.92%63.43%
40Δ put52.66%48.61%65.40%
35Δ put53.02%48.26%62.46%
30Δ put53.63%48.79%65.46%
25Δ put54.46%50.42%66.51%
20Δ put54.87%50.47%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-133$90.9652.60%54.46%52.94%+1.51+1.1013
2026-11-2010$91.0547.10%50.42%48.28%+2.13+2.2521
2026-11-2717$91.0563.76%66.51%61.93%+4.58+0.4622
2026-12-0424$91.0360.17%60.43%59.48%+0.95-0.2218
2026-12-1838$91.4252.41%52.65%50.85%+1.79-0.6615
2026-12-2444$91.1651.45%53.08%51.75%+1.34+0.9710
2027-01-1566$92.2246.22%49.72%45.44%+4.28+1.3616
2027-02-19101$92.2744.55%46.00%42.95%+3.06-0.0817
2027-03-19129$92.3045.64%46.93%46.40%+0.53+1.0220
2027-05-21192$92.9344.34%45.70%43.61%+2.09+0.3119
2027-06-17219$93.3745.19%46.27%44.70%+1.57+0.2927
2027-09-17311$94.5345.26%46.03%44.51%+1.52+0.0128

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.

04 · Term structure

Term structure

At-the-money implied volatility by expiration

At-the-money implied volatility by expiration

12 listed expirations produced a usable reading

40%50%60%70%2026-11-13 — 3 days — at-the-money IV 52.60%2026-11-20 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 47.10%2026-11-27 — 17 days — at-the-money IV 63.76%2026-12-04 — 24 days — at-the-money IV 60.17%2026-12-18 — 38 days — at-the-money IV 52.41%2026-12-24 — 44 days — at-the-money IV 51.45%2027-01-15 — 66 days — at-the-money IV 46.22%2027-02-19 — 101 days — at-the-money IV 44.55%2027-03-19 — 129 days — at-the-money IV 45.64%2027-05-21 — 192 days — at-the-money IV 44.34%2027-06-17 — 219 days — at-the-money IV 45.19%2027-09-17 — 311 days — at-the-money IV 45.26%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
2026-11-133 days$90.9652.60%$91.0613
2026-11-2010 days$91.0547.10%$91.3221
2026-11-2717 days$91.0563.76%$91.9222
2026-12-0424 days$91.0360.17%$92.1218
2026-12-1838 days$91.4252.41%$92.7415
2026-12-2444 days$91.1651.45%$92.6210
2027-01-1566 days$92.2246.22%$94.0216
2027-02-19101 days$92.2744.55%$94.8417
2027-03-19129 days$92.3045.64%$95.7620
2027-05-21192 days$92.9344.34%$97.8619
2027-06-17219 days$93.3745.19%$99.2727
2027-09-17311 days$94.5345.26%$103.1528

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
56.09%
60 days
47.31%
90 days
44.94%
180 days
44.52%

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 300 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4030 Sep21 Jan9 May26 Aug10 Nov

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.

05 · Earnings

Earnings

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

Next report

2026-11-23After the closeAnnounced

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 4 reports

Landed inside the implied band
1 of 4
25% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
11.3%
Mean move that happened
12.2%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-08-25After the close———
2026-05-21After the close———
2026-02-25After the close———
2025-11-24After the close———
2025-08-21After the close9.9%+24.2%2.44×
2025-05-21After the close8.8%+10.5%1.19×
2025-02-24After the close11.7%+12.1%1.03×
2024-11-25After the close14.8%+2.1%0.14×
2024-08-21After the close———
2024-05-20After the close———
2024-02-26After the close———
2023-11-20After 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.