LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) right now?

Over a 4-week expiry window, LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH). What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 10 recent news items, 10 active legal filings, 1 recent SEC event and 27 clinical-trial catalysts, all landing inside the 4-week window. A HIGH reading (70+) means LH has a dated event inside the window, so an option sold here carries gap risk that time decay alone will not pay for. The score ranks event exposure, not the likely direction of the move.

LH shows an IV Rank of 38, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 33%. IV Rank answers how LH options are priced against their own history, which is the starting point for choosing between selling and buying premium.

The 2026-10-28 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for LH, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes.

LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) current implied volatility and IV Rank

The most recent read on LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) puts its IV Rank at 38 with implied volatility around 33%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. That is toward the bottom of its 12-month range, so premium is thin. Selling here pays poorly for the risk taken; if you expect a move, buying the move is the cheaper side.

For what this number does and does not tell you about LH's options, see IV Rank explained.

LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) next earnings date — 2026-10-28

LABCORP HOLDINGS INC. (LH) reports earnings on 2026-10-28 — about 7 days away, which falls inside a typical options expiry window. LH's IV Rank is currently 38. Earnings are the single biggest scheduled catalyst for an overnight gap: implied volatility usually runs up into the report and collapses immediately after (the IV crush). Selling premium into the event captures that crush but exposes you to the gap; buying premium needs a move large enough to beat the elevated IV you paid.

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