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Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Coal Ratio
The hot-rolled coil steel to coal ratio is 9.103 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton divided by Coal at $131.50 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.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Coal ratio
1.000 T of hot-rolled coil steel = 9.103 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/HRC-STEEL): 0.1099 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much hot-rolled coil steel.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (90th percentile of the last 1 year)
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,197.06
per Metric Ton
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:57 GMT.
1Y average
8.277
median 8.324
1Y low
6.902
Aug 24, 2025
1Y high
9.457
Aug 18, 2026
Normal band
7.729–8.825
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.51σ
354 observations
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HRC-STEEL/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Hot-Rolled Coil Steel / Coal price chart below.
HRC-STEEL/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel buys, over 1Y.
HRC-STEEL/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HRC-STEEL/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the hot-rolled coil steel to coal ratio
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Coal ratio = Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $1,197.06 ÷ $131.50 = 9.103. The inverse is 0.1099.
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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 hot-rolled coil steel to coal ratio today?
The hot-rolled coil steel to coal ratio is 9.103 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the hot-rolled coil steel to coal ratio?
Divide the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton by the coal 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 coal per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel.
What is the inverse of the hot-rolled coil steel to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to hot-rolled coil steel, is 0.1099 — how many Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel one Metric Ton of coal buys.