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Cotton to Zinc Ratio
The cotton to zinc ratio is 0.0002251 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Zinc at $3,820.13 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 15, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Zinc ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0002251 T of zinc
Inverse (ZINC/CT): 4442 — one Metric Ton of zinc buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (70th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8600
per Pound
Zinc
$3,820.13
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of zinc per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:46:31 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.0002176
median 0.0002195
1Y low
0.0001828
Feb 11, 2026
1Y high
0.0002565
May 4, 2026
Normal band
0.0002036–0.0002316
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.54σ
251 observations
Cotton to Zinc ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/ZINC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Zinc price chart below.
CT/ZINC ratio line
How many T of Zinc one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/ZINC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/ZINC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Zinc 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 zinc ratio
Cotton to Zinc ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Zinc price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of zinc per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ $3,820.13 = 0.0002251. The inverse is 4442.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1293.80 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to zinc ratio today?
The cotton to zinc ratio is 0.0002251 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Zinc at $3,820.13 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to zinc ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the zinc 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 zinc per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to zinc ratio?
The inverse, zinc to cotton, is 4442 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of zinc buys.