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Coal to Soybean Oil Ratio
The coal to soybean oil ratio is 194.0 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Soybean Oil at $0.6777 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Soybean Oil ratio
1.000 T of coal = 194.039 Lb of soybean oil
Inverse (ZL/COAL): 0.005154 — one Pound of soybean oil buys that much coal.
Below its 1 year average. (29th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Soybean Oil
¢0.6777
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of soybean oil per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:13 GMT.
1Y average
202.3
median 204.6
1Y low
173.4
May 6, 2026
1Y high
226.4
Dec 19, 2025
Normal band
189.5–215.0
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.65σ
250 observations
Coal to Soybean Oil ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/ZL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Soybean Oil price chart below.
COAL/ZL ratio line
How many Lb of Soybean Oil one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/ZL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/ZL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Soybean Oil 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 soybean oil ratio
Coal to Soybean Oil ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Soybean Oil price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of soybean oil per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $0.6777 = 194.0. The inverse is 0.005154.
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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 soybean oil ratio today?
The coal to soybean oil ratio is 194.0 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Soybean Oil at $0.6777 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to soybean oil ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the soybean oil price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of soybean oil per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to soybean oil ratio?
The inverse, soybean oil to coal, is 0.005154 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Pound of soybean oil buys.