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Coal to Copper Futures Ratio
The coal to copper futures ratio is 19.95 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Copper Futures ratio
1.000 T of coal = 19.954 Lb of copper futures
Inverse (HG-FUT/COAL): 0.05011 — one Pound of copper futures buys that much coal.
Below its 1 year average. (21th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Copper Futures
$6.59
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:35:09 GMT.
1Y average
21.37
median 21.07
1Y low
17.21
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
28.07
Mar 22, 2026
Normal band
19.49–23.26
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.75σ
332 observations
Coal to Copper Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/HG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Copper Futures price chart below.
COAL/HG-FUT ratio line
How many Lb of Copper Futures one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/HG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/HG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal 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 coal to copper futures ratio
Coal to Copper Futures ratio = Coal 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 coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $6.59 = 19.95. The inverse is 0.05011.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to copper futures ratio today?
The coal to copper futures ratio is 19.95 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to copper futures ratio?
Divide the coal 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 coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to copper futures ratio?
The inverse, copper futures to coal, is 0.05011 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Pound of copper futures buys.