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Lead Futures to Cotton Ratio
The lead futures to cotton ratio is 2171 — Lead Futures at $1,910.08 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lead Futures to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of lead futures = 2,170.5 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/LEAD-FUT): 0.0004607 — one Pound of cotton buys that much lead futures.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lead Futures
$1,910.08
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of lead futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:20 GMT.
1Y average
2784
median 2943
1Y low
2110
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
3274
Nov 12, 2025
Normal band
2456–3113
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.87σ
240 observations
Lead Futures to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LEAD-FUT/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lead Futures / Cotton price chart below.
LEAD-FUT/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Lead Futures buys, over 1Y.
LEAD-FUT/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LEAD-FUT/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lead Futures and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lead futures to cotton ratio
Lead Futures to Cotton ratio = Lead Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of lead futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,910.08 ÷ $0.8800 = 2171. The inverse is 0.0004607.
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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 lead futures to cotton ratio today?
The lead futures to cotton ratio is 2171 — Lead Futures at $1,910.08 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lead futures to cotton ratio?
Divide the lead futures price per Metric Ton by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of lead futures.
What is the inverse of the lead futures to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to lead futures, is 0.0004607 — how many Metric Tons of lead futures one Pound of cotton buys.