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Palladium to Cotton Ratio
The palladium to cotton ratio is 1517 — Palladium at $1,349.90 per Troy Ounce divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Palladium to Cotton ratio
1.000 T.oz of palladium = 1,516.7 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/PA): 0.0006593 — one Pound of cotton buys that much palladium.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Palladium
$1,349.90
per Troy Ounce
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Troy Ounce of palladium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:17:34 GMT.
1Y average
2063
median 2034
1Y low
1435
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
3381
Jan 26, 2026
Normal band
1633–2492
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.27σ
252 observations
Palladium to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PA/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Palladium / Cotton price chart below.
PA/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T.oz of Palladium buys, over 1Y.
PA/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PA/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Palladium 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 palladium to cotton ratio
Palladium to Cotton ratio = Palladium price per Troy Ounce ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Troy Ounce of palladium — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,349.90 ÷ $0.8900 = 1517. The inverse is 0.0006593.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the palladium to cotton ratio today?
The palladium to cotton ratio is 1517 — Palladium at $1,349.90 per Troy Ounce divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the palladium to cotton ratio?
Divide the palladium price per Troy Ounce 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 Troy Ounce of palladium.
What is the inverse of the palladium to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to palladium, is 0.0006593 — how many Troy Ounces of palladium one Pound of cotton buys.