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Aluminium Futures to Copper Futures Ratio
The aluminium futures to copper futures ratio is 490.8 — Aluminium Futures at $3,229.15 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Aluminium Futures to Copper Futures ratio
1.000 T of aluminium futures = 490.752 Lb of copper futures
Inverse (HG-FUT/AL-FUT): 0.002038 — one Pound of copper futures buys that much aluminium futures.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Aluminium Futures
$3,229.15
per Metric Ton
Copper Futures
$6.58
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of aluminium futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:38:02 GMT.
1Y average
551.5
median 551.0
1Y low
477.2
Aug 5, 2026
1Y high
638.6
Apr 1, 2026
Normal band
517.3–585.8
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.77σ
330 observations
Aluminium Futures to Copper Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the AL-FUT/HG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Aluminium Futures / Copper Futures price chart below.
AL-FUT/HG-FUT ratio line
How many Lb of Copper Futures one T of Aluminium Futures buys, over 1Y.
AL-FUT/HG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the AL-FUT/HG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Aluminium Futures and Copper Futures 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 copper futures ratio
Aluminium Futures to Copper Futures ratio = Aluminium Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Copper Futures price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of aluminium futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,229.15 ÷ $6.58 = 490.8. The inverse is 0.002038.
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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 copper futures ratio today?
The aluminium futures to copper futures ratio is 490.8 — Aluminium Futures at $3,229.15 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the aluminium futures to copper futures ratio?
Divide the aluminium futures price per Metric Ton by the copper futures price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of aluminium futures.
What is the inverse of the aluminium futures to copper futures ratio?
The inverse, copper futures to aluminium futures, is 0.002038 — how many Metric Tons of aluminium futures one Pound of copper futures buys.