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US ULSD Retail to Ethanol Ratio
The us ulsd retail to ethanol ratio is 2.571 — US ULSD Retail at $5.45 per Gallon divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US ULSD Retail to Ethanol ratio
1.000 gal of us ulsd retail = 2.571 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/ULSD-RETAIL-US): 0.3890 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much us ulsd retail.
Below its 1 year average. (30th percentile of the last 1 year)
US ULSD Retail
$5.45
per Gallon
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Gallon of us ulsd retail. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:45 GMT.
1Y average
2.617
median 2.665
1Y low
2.385
Jul 6, 2026
1Y high
2.751
Jul 27, 2026
Normal band
2.487–2.747
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.35σ
10 observations
US ULSD Retail to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ULSD-RETAIL-US/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US ULSD Retail / Ethanol price chart below.
ULSD-RETAIL-US/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one gal of US ULSD Retail buys, over 1Y.
ULSD-RETAIL-US/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ULSD-RETAIL-US/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
US ULSD Retail and Ethanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the us ulsd retail to ethanol ratio
US ULSD Retail to Ethanol ratio = US ULSD Retail price per Gallon ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $5.45 ÷ $2.12 = 2.571. The inverse is 0.3890.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the us ulsd retail to ethanol ratio today?
The us ulsd retail to ethanol ratio is 2.571 — US ULSD Retail at $5.45 per Gallon divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us ulsd retail to ethanol ratio?
Divide the us ulsd retail price per Gallon by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Gallon of us ulsd retail.
What is the inverse of the us ulsd retail to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to us ulsd retail, is 0.3890 — how many Gallons of us ulsd retail one Gallon of ethanol buys.