KKR options flow: unusual options activity in KKR & Co. Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 71 unusual options prints in KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), $7.3M of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $3.9M against $2.0M bearish; $4.4M went into calls and $2.9M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.66. The largest print was $1.8M of KKR 21 Jan 2028 $115 puts on 22 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 5 prints and $359K of premium. KKR closed at $96.67 on 25 September 2026, up 1.1%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 5 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | KKR 21 Jan 2028 $115 puts | Sweep | 751 | 1,063 | $1.8M | At bid | Bullish | Whale |
| 22 Sep 2026 | KKR 21 Jan 2028 $115 calls | Sweep | 762 | 56 | $1.1M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 19 Jan 2029 $85 calls | Sweep | 73 | 1 | $244K | At ask | Neutral | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | KKR 21 Jan 2028 $80 puts | Trade | 200 | 628 | $154K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 17 Sep 2027 $85 calls | Trade | 63 | 0 | $146K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 19 Jan 2029 $85 calls | Sweep | 42 | 1 | $141K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 19 Jan 2029 $85 calls | Sweep | 42 | 1 | $137K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 17 Dec 2027 $90 puts | Sweep | 114 | 76 | $128K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 17 Sep 2027 $92.50 calls | Trade | 64 | 0 | $122K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 17 Sep 2027 $92.50 calls | Trade | 64 | 0 | $122K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 19 Jan 2029 $85 calls | Sweep | 35 | 1 | $115K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | KKR 19 Jan 2029 $85 calls | Sweep | 34 | 1 | $112K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2028 | 3 | $3.0M | 36% | +$861K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 34 | $2.5M | 100% | +$519K |
| 17 Sep 2027 | 7 | $583K | 88% | +$511K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 12 | $492K | 0% | +$25K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 5 | $211K | 86% | +$150K |
| 17 Dec 2027 | 2 | $176K | 0% | -$176K |
The most premium, $3.0M, is aimed at the 21 Jan 2028 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 16 Oct 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | KKR 21 Jan 2028 $80 puts | Trade | 200 | 628 | $154K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | KKR 2 Oct 2026 $93 puts | Trade | 1,000 | 62 | $75K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | KKR 17 Jun 2027 $90 puts | Sweep | 59 | 1,787 | $50K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | KKR 17 Dec 2027 $150 puts | Trade | 9 | 131 | $48K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | KKR 15 Jan 2027 $110 puts | Sweep | 20 | 337 | $32K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open KKR in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $123, 27.2% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About KKR & Co. Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Trading
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, New York
- Website
- kkr.com
KKR & Co. Inc. is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It specializes in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts and credit special situations. The firm considers investments in all industries with a focus on software, security, semiconductors, consumer electronics, internet of things (iot), internet, information services, financial technology, energy and infrastructure, real estate, services industry.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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