Employee Stock Option Probability Calculator

Estimate the chance an employee stock option is in the money at a future liquidity event using strike price, current share price, vesting stage, and expected volatility.

Last updated: 2026-03-27

How the employee-option probability model works

The calculator estimates the chance the future share price lands above the strike at the selected liquidity horizon, then pairs that probability with your current intrinsic spread and vesting stage.

This keeps the output focused on employee-equity planning rather than retail option trading. Company-specific tender discounts, taxes, and exercise-window constraints can still change the real decision materially.

Stock option probability FAQs

Use the output as a planning screen, not as a tax or exercise recommendation.

How is probability in the money estimated?

The calculator uses a simplified log-normal price-distribution model based on your current share price, expected volatility, and time to liquidity. It is a planning shortcut, not a company-specific fair-value model.

Does this work for ISOs and NSOs?

The probability math is the same here because the page is not modeling taxes. ISO and NSO exercise decisions can differ materially once you add AMT, withholding, and holding-period rules.

Why show vesting stage?

Because a grant that looks attractive on paper may still have limited realized value if only part of it is vested today. The vested overlay helps separate total upside from currently exercisable exposure.

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Disclaimer

This calculator is for educational planning only and is not financial, tax, legal, or compensation advice.

Employee equity decisions can depend on taxes, company tender rules, lockups, and exercise-window deadlines that are not modeled here.