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Copper Futures to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Ratio
The copper futures to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.005497 — Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Copper Futures to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio
1.000 Lb of copper futures = 0.005497 T of hot-rolled coil steel
Inverse (HRC-STEEL/HG-FUT): 181.9 — one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys that much copper futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (40th percentile of the last 1 year)
Copper Futures
$6.58
per Pound
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,197.06
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of copper futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:38:25 GMT.
1Y average
0.005671
median 0.005615
1Y low
0.004897
Mar 22, 2026
1Y high
0.006680
Oct 5, 2025
Normal band
0.005305–0.006037
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.48σ
332 observations
Copper Futures to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HG-FUT/HRC-STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Copper Futures / Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price chart below.
HG-FUT/HRC-STEEL ratio line
How many T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel one Lb of Copper Futures buys, over 1Y.
HG-FUT/HRC-STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HG-FUT/HRC-STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Copper Futures and Hot-Rolled Coil Steel prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the copper futures to hot-rolled coil steel ratio
Copper Futures to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio = Copper Futures price per Pound ÷ Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of copper futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $6.58 ÷ $1,197.06 = 0.005497. The inverse is 181.9.
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| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the copper futures to hot-rolled coil steel ratio today?
The copper futures to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.005497 — Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the copper futures to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
Divide the copper futures price per Pound by the hot-rolled coil steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of copper futures.
What is the inverse of the copper futures to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
The inverse, hot-rolled coil steel to copper futures, is 181.9 — how many Pounds of copper futures one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys.