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Tin to Cobalt Ratio
The tin to cobalt ratio is 0.9929 — Tin at $55,891.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Tin to Cobalt ratio
1.000 T of tin = 0.9929 T of cobalt
Inverse (COB/TIN): 1.007 — one Metric Ton of cobalt buys that much tin.
Above its 1 year average. (86th percentile of the last 1 year)
Tin
$55,891.00
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 tin. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:04 GMT.
1Y average
0.8924
median 0.8949
1Y low
0.7205
Mar 24, 2026
1Y high
1.077
Oct 6, 2025
Normal band
0.8002–0.9845
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.09σ
363 observations
Tin to Cobalt ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the TIN/COB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Tin / Cobalt price chart below.
TIN/COB ratio line
How many T of Cobalt one T of Tin buys, over 1Y.
TIN/COB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the TIN/COB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Tin 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 tin to cobalt ratio
Tin to Cobalt ratio = Tin 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: $55,891.00 ÷ $56,290.00 = 0.9929. The inverse is 1.007.
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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 tin to cobalt ratio today?
The tin to cobalt ratio is 0.9929 — Tin at $55,891.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the tin to cobalt ratio?
Divide the tin 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 tin.
What is the inverse of the tin to cobalt ratio?
The inverse, cobalt to tin, is 1.007 — how many Metric Tons of tin one Metric Ton of cobalt buys.