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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.

Metric Ton

Naphtha to Cotton ratio

850.8+3.29% / 1Y

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.

Naphtha to Cotton Ratio — 850.8 Today | CommodityPriceAPI