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Cotton to Platinum Ratio
The cotton to platinum ratio is 0.0004792 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Platinum at $1,794.77 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Sep 16, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Platinum ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0004792 T.oz of platinum
Inverse (PL/CT): 2087 — one Troy Ounce of platinum buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (80th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8600
per Pound
Platinum
$1,794.77
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of platinum per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:49:40 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.0003996
median 0.0004081
1Y low
0.0002193
Jan 26, 2026
1Y high
0.0005422
Sep 1, 2026
Normal band
0.0003258–0.0004734
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.08σ
252 observations
Cotton to Platinum ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Platinum price chart below.
CT/PL ratio line
How many T.oz of Platinum one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Platinum 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 platinum ratio
Cotton to Platinum ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Platinum price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of platinum per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ $1,794.77 = 0.0004792. The inverse is 2087.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4283.59 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 63.37 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 101.53 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 105.05 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.89 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1770.16 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1293.80 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to platinum ratio today?
The cotton to platinum ratio is 0.0004792 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Platinum at $1,794.77 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to platinum ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the platinum price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of platinum per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to platinum ratio?
The inverse, platinum to cotton, is 2087 — how many Pounds of cotton one Troy Ounce of platinum buys.