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Cobalt to Coal Ratio
The cobalt to coal ratio is 428.1 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cobalt to Coal ratio
1.000 T of cobalt = 428.061 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/COB): 0.002336 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much cobalt.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (48th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cobalt
$56,290.00
per Metric Ton
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Metric Ton of cobalt. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:59 GMT.
1Y average
426.7
median 430.5
1Y low
298.8
Aug 24, 2025
1Y high
526.6
Jan 7, 2026
Normal band
373.7–479.7
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.03σ
363 observations
Cobalt to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COB/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cobalt / Coal price chart below.
COB/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one T of Cobalt buys, over 1Y.
COB/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COB/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cobalt and Coal 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 coal ratio
Cobalt to Coal ratio = Cobalt price per Metric Ton ÷ Coal 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 ÷ $131.50 = 428.1. The inverse is 0.002336.
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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 cobalt to coal ratio today?
The cobalt to coal ratio is 428.1 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cobalt to coal ratio?
Divide the cobalt price per Metric Ton by the coal 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 coal per Metric Ton of cobalt.
What is the inverse of the cobalt to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to cobalt, is 0.002336 — how many Metric Tons of cobalt one Metric Ton of coal buys.