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Platinum to Lumber Futures Ratio
The platinum to lumber futures ratio is 3.285 — Platinum at $1,885.38 per Troy Ounce divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Platinum to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T.oz of platinum = 3.285 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/PL): 0.3044 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much platinum.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (60th percentile of the last 1 year)
Platinum
$1,885.38
per Troy Ounce
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Troy Ounce of platinum. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:09 GMT.
1Y average
3.169
median 3.084
1Y low
2.208
Aug 26, 2025
1Y high
4.918
Jan 26, 2026
Normal band
2.613–3.725
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.21σ
311 observations
Platinum to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PL/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Platinum / Lumber Futures price chart below.
PL/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T.oz of Platinum buys, over 1Y.
PL/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PL/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Platinum and Lumber Futures 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 lumber futures ratio
Platinum to Lumber Futures ratio = Platinum price per Troy Ounce ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Troy Ounce of platinum — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,885.38 ÷ $574.00 = 3.285. The inverse is 0.3044.
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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 lumber futures ratio today?
The platinum to lumber futures ratio is 3.285 — Platinum at $1,885.38 per Troy Ounce divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the platinum to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the platinum price per Troy Ounce by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Troy Ounce of platinum.
What is the inverse of the platinum to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to platinum, is 0.3044 — how many Troy Ounces of platinum one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.