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Cobalt to Cotton Ratio
The cobalt to cotton ratio is 63247 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cobalt to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of cobalt = 63,247.2 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/COB): 0.00001581 — one Pound of cotton buys that much cobalt.
Below its 1 year average. (15th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cobalt
$56,290.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of cobalt. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:25 GMT.
1Y average
72734
median 73104
1Y low
48312
Aug 25, 2025
1Y high
90790
Feb 6, 2026
Normal band
61795–83674
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.87σ
250 observations
Cobalt to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COB/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cobalt / Cotton price chart below.
COB/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Cobalt buys, over 1Y.
COB/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COB/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cobalt and Cotton 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 cotton ratio
Cobalt to Cotton ratio = Cobalt price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of cobalt — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $56,290.00 ÷ $0.8900 = 63247. The inverse is 0.00001581.
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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 cotton ratio today?
The cobalt to cotton ratio is 63247 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cobalt to cotton ratio?
Divide the cobalt price per Metric Ton by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of cobalt.
What is the inverse of the cobalt to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to cobalt, is 0.00001581 — how many Metric Tons of cobalt one Pound of cotton buys.