Max pain is the price where the total value of all open calls and puts would be lowest at expiration, so option buyers as a group would lose the most. Some traders watch it as a level the stock may drift toward near expiration, because option sellers, often market makers, hedge their positions in ways that can pull the price toward heavily traded strikes. It is a theory, not a guarantee.

As of the Nov 4, 2026 close, max pain for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions options about one week from expiration was $45.12. The chart above shows the exact max pain for each expiration date.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions closed above its near-term max pain on 9 of the last 20 trading days. On Nov 4, 2026 it closed at $45.22, close to max pain of $45.12.

Over the last 20 trading days, near-term max pain for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions ranged from $45.00 to $47.52. It went from $47.52 on Oct 8, 2026 to $45.12 on Nov 4, 2026. See the ZWS max pain history for a longer view.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp is a growth-oriented, pure-play water management business that designs, procures, manufactures, and markets the broadest sustainable product portfolio of specification-driven water management solutions to improve health, hydration, human safety and the environment.