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Cotton to Palladium Ratio
The cotton to palladium ratio is 0.0006593 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Palladium at $1,349.90 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Palladium ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0006593 T.oz of palladium
Inverse (PA/CT): 1517 — one Troy Ounce of palladium buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (98th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Palladium
$1,349.90
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of palladium per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:17:32 GMT.
1Y average
0.0005051
median 0.0004916
1Y low
0.0002958
Jan 26, 2026
1Y high
0.0006971
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
0.0004060–0.0006043
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.55σ
252 observations
Cotton to Palladium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PA ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Palladium price chart below.
CT/PA ratio line
How many T.oz of Palladium one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PA ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PA ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Palladium 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 palladium ratio
Cotton to Palladium ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Palladium price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of palladium per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $1,349.90 = 0.0006593. The inverse is 1517.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 palladium ratio today?
The cotton to palladium ratio is 0.0006593 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Palladium at $1,349.90 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to palladium ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the palladium 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 palladium per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to palladium ratio?
The inverse, palladium to cotton, is 1517 — how many Pounds of cotton one Troy Ounce of palladium buys.