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Copper Futures to Zinc Ratio
The copper futures to zinc ratio is 0.001717 — Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound divided by Zinc at $3,839.20 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Copper Futures to Zinc ratio
1.000 Lb of copper futures = 0.001717 T of zinc
Inverse (ZINC/HG-FUT): 582.6 — one Metric Ton of zinc buys that much copper futures.
Below its 1 year average. (28th percentile of the last 1 year)
Copper Futures
$6.59
per Pound
Zinc
$3,839.20
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of zinc per Pound of copper futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:57 GMT.
1Y average
0.001739
median 0.001751
1Y low
0.001506
Sep 14, 2025
1Y high
0.001901
Jan 13, 2026
Normal band
0.001673–0.001805
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.34σ
332 observations
Copper Futures to Zinc ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HG-FUT/ZINC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Copper Futures / Zinc price chart below.
HG-FUT/ZINC ratio line
How many T of Zinc one Lb of Copper Futures buys, over 1Y.
HG-FUT/ZINC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HG-FUT/ZINC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Copper Futures 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 copper futures to zinc ratio
Copper Futures to Zinc ratio = Copper Futures 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 copper futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $6.59 ÷ $3,839.20 = 0.001717. The inverse is 582.6.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | 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 zinc ratio today?
The copper futures to zinc ratio is 0.001717 — Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound divided by Zinc at $3,839.20 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the copper futures to zinc ratio?
Divide the copper futures 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 copper futures.
What is the inverse of the copper futures to zinc ratio?
The inverse, zinc to copper futures, is 582.6 — how many Pounds of copper futures one Metric Ton of zinc buys.