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Soda Ash to Cobalt Ratio
The soda ash to cobalt ratio is 0.01830 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soda Ash to Cobalt ratio
1.000 T of soda ash = 0.01830 T of cobalt
Inverse (COB/SODASH): 54.65 — one Metric Ton of cobalt buys that much soda ash.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (6th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
per Metric Ton
Cobalt
$56,290.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of cobalt per Metric Ton of soda ash. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:23:22 GMT.
1Y average
0.02358
median 0.02153
1Y low
0.01830
Aug 4, 2026
1Y high
0.03672
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.01881–0.02835
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.11σ
314 observations
Soda Ash to Cobalt ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SODASH/COB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soda Ash / Cobalt price chart below.
SODASH/COB ratio line
How many T of Cobalt one T of Soda Ash buys, over 1Y.
SODASH/COB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SODASH/COB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soda Ash and Cobalt prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the soda ash to cobalt ratio
Soda Ash to Cobalt ratio = Soda Ash price per Metric Ton ÷ Cobalt price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $1,030.00 ÷ $56,290.00 = 0.01830. The inverse is 54.65.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 soda ash to cobalt ratio today?
The soda ash to cobalt ratio is 0.01830 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soda ash to cobalt ratio?
Divide the soda ash price per Metric Ton by the cobalt 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 cobalt per Metric Ton of soda ash.
What is the inverse of the soda ash to cobalt ratio?
The inverse, cobalt to soda ash, is 54.65 — how many Metric Tons of soda ash one Metric Ton of cobalt buys.