NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC) Open Interest

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC) has 11,892 call contracts and 13,923 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 1.17. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where NOC positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$548.58
52-week range
$496.17 – $764.97
ATM IV (30d)
24.4%
IV rank
62 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$35.02 (±6.4%)
Put/call OI
1.17
Max pain
$550
↑ 0.3% above close
Next earnings
Oct 25, 2026

NOC Open Interest by Strike

0445.7891.31.3KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall420470495530555580610640

NOC open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest11,892
Total put open interest13,923
Put/call OI ratio1.17
Open interest rank (31 day)0 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$600
Put wall (largest put OI)$530
Top volume strike$580
Volume / OI ratio0.14

NOC Open Interest Trend

7.9K10.6K13.3K16K18.7KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

NOC total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.760.870.981.101.21Feb '26May '26Aug '26

NOC put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 1.17 means calls and puts are outstanding in roughly typical proportions. In total, 11,892 call contracts and 13,923 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 1.03 in Feb '26 to 1.17 today.

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NOC Options FAQ

What is NOC's put/call ratio?

NOC's put/call open interest ratio is 1.17 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 13,923 put contracts and 11,892 call contracts outstanding.

Which NOC strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $600 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $530 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is NOC open interest unusually high right now?

NOC's total open interest ranks 0 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 2026 — toward the bottom of its recent range, so positioning is comparatively light.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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