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Cotton to Cobalt Ratio
The cotton to cobalt ratio is 0.00002087 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Cobalt at $41,200.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 17, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Cobalt ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.00002087 T of cobalt
Inverse (COB/CT): 47907 — one Metric Ton of cobalt buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8600
per Pound
Cobalt
$41,200.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of cobalt per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:49:48 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.00001396
median 0.00001368
1Y low
0.00001101
Feb 6, 2026
1Y high
0.00002112
Sep 15, 2026
Normal band
0.00001176–0.00001616
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+3.14σ
250 observations
Cotton to Cobalt ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/COB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Cobalt price chart below.
CT/COB ratio line
How many T of Cobalt one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/COB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/COB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Cobalt prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cotton to cobalt ratio
Cotton to Cobalt ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Cobalt price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of cobalt per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ $41,200.00 = 0.00002087. The inverse is 47907.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.89 |
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| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1299.20 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to cobalt ratio today?
The cotton to cobalt ratio is 0.00002087 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Cobalt at $41,200.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to cobalt ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the cobalt 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 cobalt per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to cobalt ratio?
The inverse, cobalt to cotton, is 47907 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of cobalt buys.