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Cobalt to Chromium Ratio
The cobalt to chromium ratio is 5.361 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Chromium at $10,500.01 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cobalt to Chromium ratio
1.000 T of cobalt = 5.361 T of chromium
Inverse (CHROM/COB): 0.1865 — one Metric Ton of chromium buys that much cobalt.
Cobalt
$56,290.00
per Metric Ton
Chromium
$10,500.01
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of chromium per Metric Ton of cobalt. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:11:20 GMT.
Cobalt to Chromium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COB/CHROM ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cobalt / Chromium price chart below.
COB/CHROM ratio line
How many T of Chromium one T of Cobalt buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for COB/CHROM over 1Y. Try a longer range.
COB/CHROM ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COB/CHROM ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for COB/CHROM over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Cobalt and Chromium prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cobalt to chromium ratio
Cobalt to Chromium ratio = Cobalt price per Metric Ton ÷ Chromium 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: $56,290.00 ÷ $10,500.01 = 5.361. The inverse is 0.1865.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cobalt to chromium ratio today?
The cobalt to chromium ratio is 5.361 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Chromium at $10,500.01 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cobalt to chromium ratio?
Divide the cobalt price per Metric Ton by the chromium 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 chromium per Metric Ton of cobalt.
What is the inverse of the cobalt to chromium ratio?
The inverse, chromium to cobalt, is 0.1865 — how many Metric Tons of cobalt one Metric Ton of chromium buys.