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Coal to Cotton Ratio
The coal to cotton ratio is 147.8 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of coal = 147.753 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/COAL): 0.006768 — one Pound of cotton buys that much coal.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:11:04 GMT.
1Y average
170.5
median 166.6
1Y low
145.0
Aug 20, 2026
1Y high
215.4
Mar 20, 2026
Normal band
155.3–185.7
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.49σ
250 observations
Coal to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Cotton price chart below.
COAL/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal 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 coal to cotton ratio
Coal to Cotton ratio = Coal 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 coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $0.8900 = 147.8. The inverse is 0.006768.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to cotton ratio today?
The coal to cotton ratio is 147.8 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to cotton ratio?
Divide the coal 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 coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to coal, is 0.006768 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Pound of cotton buys.