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Natural Gas Futures to Steel Ratio
The natural gas futures to steel ratio is 0.0009198 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.82 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas Futures to Steel ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas futures = 0.0009198 T of steel
Inverse (STEEL/NG-FUT): 1087 — one Metric Ton of steel buys that much natural gas futures.
Below its 1 year average. (19th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas Futures
$2.82
per Million British Thermal Units
Steel
¥3,066.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of steel per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:24:57 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.001081
median 0.001012
1Y low
0.0007906
Apr 24, 2026
1Y high
0.002176
Jan 25, 2026
Normal band
0.0008664–0.001296
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.75σ
312 observations
Natural Gas Futures to Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-FUT/STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas Futures / Steel price chart below.
NG-FUT/STEEL ratio line
How many T of Steel one MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures buys, over 1Y.
NG-FUT/STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-FUT/STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas Futures and Steel prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the natural gas futures to steel ratio
Natural Gas Futures to Steel ratio = Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of steel per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.82 ÷ $3,066.00 = 0.0009198. The inverse is 1087.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the natural gas futures to steel ratio today?
The natural gas futures to steel ratio is 0.0009198 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.82 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas futures to steel ratio?
Divide the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units by the steel 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 steel per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures.
What is the inverse of the natural gas futures to steel ratio?
The inverse, steel to natural gas futures, is 1087 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures one Metric Ton of steel buys.