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Cobalt to Hides Ratio
The cobalt to hides ratio is 992.9 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Hides at $56.69 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cobalt to Hides ratio
1.000 T of cobalt = 992.944 lbs of hides
Inverse (HIDE/COB): 0.001007 — one Pound of hides buys that much cobalt.
Cobalt
$56,290.00
per Metric Ton
Hides
¢56.69
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ US Cents per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of hides per Metric Ton of cobalt. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:22:57 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and US Cents). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
Cobalt to Hides ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COB/HIDE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cobalt / Hides price chart below.
COB/HIDE ratio line
How many lbs of Hides one T of Cobalt buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for COB/HIDE over 1Y. Try a longer range.
COB/HIDE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COB/HIDE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cobalt and Hides 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 hides ratio
Cobalt to Hides ratio = Cobalt price per Metric Ton ÷ Hides price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of hides per Metric Ton of cobalt — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $56,290.00 ÷ $56.69 = 992.9. The inverse is 0.001007.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cobalt to hides ratio today?
The cobalt to hides ratio is 992.9 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Hides at $56.69 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cobalt to hides ratio?
Divide the cobalt price per Metric Ton by the hides price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of hides per Metric Ton of cobalt.
What is the inverse of the cobalt to hides ratio?
The inverse, hides to cobalt, is 0.001007 — how many Metric Tons of cobalt one Pound of hides buys.