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Coal to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Ratio
The coal to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.1099 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.1099 T of hot-rolled coil steel
Inverse (HRC-STEEL/COAL): 9.103 — one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys that much coal.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (10th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,197.06
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:57 GMT.
1Y average
0.1213
median 0.1201
1Y low
0.1057
Aug 18, 2026
1Y high
0.1449
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.1133–0.1294
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.43σ
354 observations
Coal to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/HRC-STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price chart below.
COAL/HRC-STEEL ratio line
How many T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/HRC-STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/HRC-STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel ratio
Coal to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $1,197.06 = 0.1099. The inverse is 9.103.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 coal to hot-rolled coil steel ratio today?
The coal to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.1099 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
The inverse, hot-rolled coil steel to coal, is 9.103 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys.