GNRC Covered Call Strategy
GNRC (Generac Holdings Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Industrial - Machinery industry), listed on NYSE.
Generac Holdings Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells power generation equipment, energy storage systems, and other power products for the residential, and light commercial and industrial markets worldwide. The company offers engines, alternators, batteries, electronic controls, steel enclosures, and other components. It also provides residential automatic standby generators ranging in output from 7.5kW to 150kW; air-cooled engine residential standby generators ranging from 7.5kW to 26kW; liquid-cooled engine generators with outputs ranging from 22kW to 150kW; and Mobile Link, a remote monitoring system for home standby generators. In addition, the company offers various portable generators ranging in size from 800W to 17.5kW; outdoor power equipment, such as trimmers, field and brush mowers, log splitters, stump grinders, chipper shredders, lawn and leaf vacuums, pressure washers, and water pumps; and clean energy solution under the PWRcell and PWRview brands. Further, it provides light towers, mobile generators, and mobile energy storage systems; commercial mobile pumps and dust-suppression equipment; various gaseous-engine control systems and accessories; light-commercial standby generators ranging from 22kW to 150kW and related transfer switches providing three-phase power for small and mid-sized businesses; and industrial generators ranging in output from 10kW to 3,250kW used as emergency backup for healthcare, telecom, datacom, commercial office, retail, municipal, and manufacturing markets. Additionally, the company sells aftermarket service parts and product accessories to dealers.
GNRC (Generac Holdings Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Industrial - Machinery, with a market capitalization of approximately $15.73B, a trailing P/E of 82.61, a beta of 1.94 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 118.09-273.57, average daily share volume of 955K, a public-listing history dating back to 2010, approximately 9K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GNRC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.94 indicates GNRC has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 82.61 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.
What is a covered call on GNRC?
A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.
Current GNRC snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $263.85, ATM IV 45.11%, IV rank 47.82%, expected move 12.93%. The covered call on GNRC below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 28-day expiry.
Why this covered call structure on GNRC specifically: GNRC IV at 45.11% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a GNRC covered call sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.93% (roughly $34.12 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GNRC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GNRC should anchor to the underlying notional of $263.85 per share and to the trader's directional view on GNRC stock.
GNRC covered call setup
The GNRC covered call below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GNRC near $263.85, the first option leg uses a $275.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GNRC chain at a 28-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 GNRC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $263.85 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $275.00 | $9.00 |
GNRC covered call risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$25,485.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $2,015.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$25,484.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $254.85
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.079
Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.
GNRC covered call payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on GNRC. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -100.0% | -$25,484.00 |
| $58.35 | -77.9% | -$19,650.24 |
| $116.69 | -55.8% | -$13,816.48 |
| $175.02 | -33.7% | -$7,982.72 |
| $233.36 | -11.6% | -$2,148.96 |
| $291.70 | +10.6% | +$2,015.00 |
| $350.04 | +32.7% | +$2,015.00 |
| $408.37 | +54.8% | +$2,015.00 |
| $466.71 | +76.9% | +$2,015.00 |
| $525.05 | +99.0% | +$2,015.00 |
When traders use covered call on GNRC
Covered calls on GNRC are an income strategy run on existing GNRC stock positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
GNRC thesis for this covered call
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GNRC extends from approximately $229.73 on the downside to $297.97 on the upside. A GNRC covered call collects premium on an existing long GNRC position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether GNRC will breach that level within the expiration window. Current GNRC IV rank near 47.82% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the covered call thesis on GNRC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, GNRC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GNRC-specific events.
GNRC covered call positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. GNRC positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GNRC alongside the broader basket even when GNRC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on GNRC carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical GNRC earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current GNRC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a covered call on GNRC?
- A covered call on GNRC is the covered call strategy applied to GNRC (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With GNRC stock trading near $263.85, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GNRC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GNRC covered call max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the GNRC covered call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 45.11%), the computed maximum profit is $2,015.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$25,484.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a GNRC covered call?
- The breakeven for the GNRC covered call priced on this page is roughly $254.85 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current GNRC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.93%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a covered call on GNRC?
- Covered calls on GNRC are an income strategy run on existing GNRC stock positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
- How does current GNRC implied volatility affect this covered call?
- GNRC ATM IV is at 45.11% with IV rank near 47.82%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.