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Platinum to Cotton Ratio
The platinum to cotton ratio is 2120 — Platinum at $1,887.05 per Troy Ounce divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Platinum to Cotton ratio
1.000 T.oz of platinum = 2,120.3 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/PL): 0.0004716 — one Pound of cotton buys that much platinum.
Below its 1 year average. (25th percentile of the last 1 year)
Platinum
$1,887.05
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 platinum. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:08 GMT.
1Y average
2602
median 2451
1Y low
1913
Jul 24, 2026
1Y high
4560
Jan 26, 2026
Normal band
2061–3142
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.89σ
252 observations
Platinum to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PL/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Platinum / Cotton price chart below.
PL/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T.oz of Platinum buys, over 1Y.
PL/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PL/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Platinum 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 platinum to cotton ratio
Platinum to Cotton ratio = Platinum 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 platinum — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,887.05 ÷ $0.8900 = 2120. The inverse is 0.0004716.
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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 platinum to cotton ratio today?
The platinum to cotton ratio is 2120 — Platinum at $1,887.05 per Troy Ounce divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the platinum to cotton ratio?
Divide the platinum 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 platinum.
What is the inverse of the platinum to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to platinum, is 0.0004716 — how many Troy Ounces of platinum one Pound of cotton buys.