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Naphtha to Cotton Ratio
The naphtha to cotton ratio is 850.8 — Naphtha at $757.20 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 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.
Naphtha to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of naphtha = 850.787 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/NAPHTHA): 0.001175 — one Pound of cotton buys that much naphtha.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (49th percentile of the last 1 year)
Naphtha
$757.20
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of naphtha. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:00 GMT.
1Y average
915.1
median 851.6
1Y low
742.0
Jan 7, 2026
1Y high
1384
Apr 7, 2026
Normal band
770.9–1059
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.45σ
248 observations
Naphtha to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NAPHTHA/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Naphtha / Cotton price chart below.
NAPHTHA/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Naphtha buys, over 1Y.
NAPHTHA/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NAPHTHA/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Naphtha 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 naphtha to cotton ratio
Naphtha to Cotton ratio = Naphtha 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 naphtha — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $757.20 ÷ $0.8900 = 850.8. The inverse is 0.001175.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the naphtha to cotton ratio today?
The naphtha to cotton ratio is 850.8 — Naphtha at $757.20 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the naphtha to cotton ratio?
Divide the naphtha 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 naphtha.
What is the inverse of the naphtha to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to naphtha, is 0.001175 — how many Metric Tons of naphtha one Pound of cotton buys.