Microsoft Options Price a 5.3% Stock Move Ahead of Earnings

Options expiring Friday on Microsoft were pricing a roughly 5.3% share move around earnings, using an Oct. 26 snapshot ahead of the company’s fiscal 2027 first-quarter results.

Microsoft is scheduled to release its results after the market closes Wednesday, Oct. 28. Its earnings webcast is set for 5:30 p.m. ET (21:30 UTC).

At 3:59:59 p.m. ET (19:59:59 UTC) Oct. 26, Microsoft shares had a $532.28 bid and $532.63 ask, producing a $532.455 midpoint. The Oct. 30 $532.50 call was quoted at $14.05 bid and $14.35 ask, for a $14.20 midpoint. The put at the same strike had a $13.60 bid and $14 ask, for a $13.80 midpoint.

Together, the options’ $28 in premiums equaled about 5.3% of the share-price midpoint. The figure captures options pricing at that time; it is not a prediction of the eventual share move and does not indicate a direction. The snapshot predates the earnings release and does not establish how the options were priced on Oct. 27.