UNIFIRST CORP (UNF) Open Interest

UNIFIRST CORP (UNF) has 1,327 call contracts and 4,293 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 3.24. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where UNF positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$260.89
52-week range
$150.08 – $302.77
ATM IV (30d)
22.5%
IV rank
25 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$8.13 (±3.1%)
Put/call OI
3.24
Put-heavy
Max pain
$270
↑ 3.5% above close
Next earnings
Nov 1, 2026

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UNF Open Interest by Strike

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

Total call open interest1,327
Total put open interest4,293
Put/call OI ratio3.24
Open interest rank (31 day)100 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$260
Put wall (largest put OI)$250
Top volume strike$280
Volume / OI ratio0.01

UNF Open Interest Trend

02.2K4.4K6.6K8.9KCall OIPut OIFeb '26Jun '26Oct '26

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

0.006.3312.6618.9925.32Feb '26Jun '26Oct '26

UNF put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 3.24 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 1,327 call contracts and 4,293 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.20 in Feb '26 to 3.24 today.

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UNF Options FAQ

What is UNF's put/call ratio?

UNF's put/call open interest ratio is 3.24 as of Oct 9, 2026, with 4,293 put contracts and 1,327 call contracts outstanding.

Which UNF strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Oct 9, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $260 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $250 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is UNF open interest unusually high right now?

UNF's total open interest ranks 100 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Oct 9, 2026 — toward the top of its recent range, so positioning is unusually heavy.

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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