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Coal to Platinum Ratio
The coal to platinum ratio is 0.06985 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Platinum at $1,882.54 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Platinum ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.06985 T.oz of platinum
Inverse (PL/COAL): 14.32 — one Troy Ounce of platinum buys that much coal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (57th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Platinum
$1,882.54
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of platinum per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:17:39 GMT.
1Y average
0.06747
median 0.06792
1Y low
0.03728
Jan 26, 2026
1Y high
0.09266
Jun 11, 2026
Normal band
0.05619–0.07874
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.21σ
311 observations
Coal to Platinum ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/PL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Platinum price chart below.
COAL/PL ratio line
How many T.oz of Platinum one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/PL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/PL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Platinum 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 platinum ratio
Coal to Platinum ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Platinum price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of platinum per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $1,882.54 = 0.06985. The inverse is 14.32.
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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 platinum ratio today?
The coal to platinum ratio is 0.06985 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Platinum at $1,882.54 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to platinum ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the platinum 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 platinum per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to platinum ratio?
The inverse, platinum to coal, is 14.32 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Troy Ounce of platinum buys.