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Aluminium Futures to Cotton Ratio
The aluminium futures to cotton ratio is 3672 — Aluminium Futures at $3,231.73 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Aluminium Futures to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of aluminium futures = 3,672.4 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/AL-FUT): 0.0002723 — one Pound of cotton buys that much aluminium futures.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Aluminium Futures
$3,231.73
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of aluminium futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:35 GMT.
1Y average
4426
median 4426
1Y low
3533
Aug 20, 2026
1Y high
5391
Mar 5, 2026
Normal band
4050–4802
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.00σ
240 observations
Aluminium Futures to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the AL-FUT/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Aluminium Futures / Cotton price chart below.
AL-FUT/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Aluminium Futures buys, over 1Y.
AL-FUT/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the AL-FUT/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Aluminium Futures and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the aluminium futures to cotton ratio
Aluminium Futures to Cotton ratio = Aluminium Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of aluminium futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,231.73 ÷ $0.8800 = 3672. The inverse is 0.0002723.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the aluminium futures to cotton ratio today?
The aluminium futures to cotton ratio is 3672 — Aluminium Futures at $3,231.73 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the aluminium futures to cotton ratio?
Divide the aluminium futures price per Metric Ton by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of aluminium futures.
What is the inverse of the aluminium futures to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to aluminium futures, is 0.0002723 — how many Metric Tons of aluminium futures one Pound of cotton buys.