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Cotton to Cobalt Ratio
The cotton to cobalt ratio is 0.00001581 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 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 = 0.00001581 T of cobalt
Inverse (COB/CT): 63247 — one Metric Ton of cobalt buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (86th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Cobalt
$56,290.00
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 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:24 GMT.
1Y average
0.00001411
median 0.00001368
1Y low
0.00001101
Feb 6, 2026
1Y high
0.00002070
Aug 25, 2025
Normal band
0.00001163–0.00001660
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.68σ
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: $0.8900 ÷ $56,290.00 = 0.00001581. The inverse is 63247.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 cotton to cobalt ratio today?
The cotton to cobalt ratio is 0.00001581 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 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 63247 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of cobalt buys.