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Coal to Palladium Ratio
The coal to palladium ratio is 0.09721 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Palladium at $1,352.70 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Palladium ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.09721 T.oz of palladium
Inverse (PA/COAL): 10.29 — one Troy Ounce of palladium buys that much coal.
Above its 1 year average. (73th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Palladium
$1,352.70
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of palladium per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:06 GMT.
1Y average
0.08547
median 0.08572
1Y low
0.05028
Jan 26, 2026
1Y high
0.1267
Jun 10, 2026
Normal band
0.06917–0.1018
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.72σ
311 observations
Coal to Palladium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/PA ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Palladium price chart below.
COAL/PA ratio line
How many T.oz of Palladium one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/PA ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/PA ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Palladium 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 palladium ratio
Coal to Palladium ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Palladium price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of palladium per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $1,352.70 = 0.09721. The inverse is 10.29.
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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 coal to palladium ratio today?
The coal to palladium ratio is 0.09721 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Palladium at $1,352.70 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to palladium ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the palladium price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of palladium per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to palladium ratio?
The inverse, palladium to coal, is 10.29 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Troy Ounce of palladium buys.