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Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cobalt Ratio
The hot-rolled coil steel to cobalt ratio is 0.02127 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cobalt ratio
1.000 T of hot-rolled coil steel = 0.02127 T of cobalt
Inverse (COB/HRC-STEEL): 47.02 — one Metric Ton of cobalt buys that much hot-rolled coil steel.
Above its 1 year average. (82th percentile of the last 1 year)
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,197.06
per Metric Ton
Cobalt
$56,290.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of cobalt per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:34:51 GMT.
1Y average
0.01956
median 0.01921
1Y low
0.01657
Oct 19, 2025
1Y high
0.02493
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.01742–0.02169
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.80σ
354 observations
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cobalt ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HRC-STEEL/COB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Hot-Rolled Coil Steel / Cobalt price chart below.
HRC-STEEL/COB ratio line
How many T of Cobalt one T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel buys, over 1Y.
HRC-STEEL/COB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HRC-STEEL/COB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel to cobalt ratio
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cobalt ratio = Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Cobalt 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 ÷ $56,290.00 = 0.02127. The inverse is 47.02.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 cobalt ratio today?
The hot-rolled coil steel to cobalt ratio is 0.02127 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the hot-rolled coil steel to cobalt ratio?
Divide the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel.
What is the inverse of the hot-rolled coil steel to cobalt ratio?
The inverse, cobalt to hot-rolled coil steel, is 47.02 — how many Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel one Metric Ton of cobalt buys.